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I’d like to recommend some new computer programs _______ for home buildings．

A． designing B． designed

C． to design D． design

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THANK-you cards--heartfelt expressions of gratitude for gifts, services and general kindness--seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reduce human interaction.

Although our society has changed greatly over the past century, the etiquette of thank-you notes has not.

While most people would agree that thank-you notes under these circumstances are a necessity, there are still those who forever postpone or are forgetful for unknown reasons.

And at no time of the year are thank-you notes more visible (or lacking) than June, the month of graduations, and the beginning of summer parties.

"It's a must-do thing. A real thank you does not come by e-mail. It comes in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to handle and to pass around for everyone to read," said etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige.

Don't think for a second that Baldrige is old-fashioned. Handwritten thank-you notes--any handwritten correspondence, for that matter- have taken on an air of extra importance and dignity (庄重) in this e-hyper (电子狂躁的) world.

Baldrige remains hopeful that the art may be enjoying a renaissance (复兴,再生).

More than simply obeying rules of etiquette, thank-you cards are a sign of caring.

"They're more important now than ever," expert Peter Post says. "You are building a relationship. And part of building that relationship is that you acknowledge when someone has done something nice for you. "

"The payoff," Post says, "can be huge. The more we do it, the more it comes back to us, and it's a benefit to us all. It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in. "

1.Nowadays thank-you cards seem to be rare mainly because ______.

A. people think that they are out of fashion

B. it is quicker to say thanks by e-mail

C. the Internet has reduced people's contact

D. people are too busy to remember these things

2.From the context, the word "etiquette" in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. old objects for sale

B. rules for people to obey

C. hand-made articles

D. customs for polite behavior

3.The author implies in this article that ______.

A. old-fashioned people take a negative attitude to e-mails

B. the changing society is making people impolite and lazy

C. modern technology is driving people apart

D. the e-hyper world is not a nice place to live in

4.What’s Baldrige’s attitude towards handwritten thank-you cards?

A. Regretful to disappear

B. Promising to come back

C. Old-fashioned to keep

D. Unnecessary between friends

Death is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases --- clinical or temporary death and biological death．Clinical death occurs when the vital organs, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage．The organism can still be revived(复活)．Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and tissues．Death is then unchangeable and final．
Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs．The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic sleep．By slowing down the body’s metabolism(新陈代谢), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death．
To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta． The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic． Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature．When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery．The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in．For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state．Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees．At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing．After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more．After fifteen minutes, spontaneous(自发的)breathing began, and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head． After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe and ran with it around the room．Her behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal．
1.For a person who suffers from the clinical death, _________．
A． his most important organs are damaged．
B． he still has the possibility of getting back to life．
C． he can not avoid final death．
D． he is still very much alive
2.Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order to __________．
A． slow down the body’s metabolism．
B． bring vital cells and tissues back to active life．
C． cool the organism．
D． delay the coming of biological death．
3. How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death?
A． By putting her to sleep, lowering her temperature and draining her blooD．
B． By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood．
C． By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating．
D． By draining her blood, lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing．
4. All of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state except the fact that__________．
A． her heart beat again．
B． she regained her normal breath．
C． she rejected a penicillin injection．
D． she acted as lively as a healthy monkey．

—The game last night was so good.

—Yeah! Our school team won _______ two points!

A． by B． at

C． in D． to

The Entropia Universe

The Entropia Universe is a virtual world on the Internet, which seems very like our real life．It is set in a distant future and based on a planet called Calypso．Entropia was the brainchild of a group of Swedish computer lovers who decided to see if they could create a three dimensional (维度的) virtual world that could be placed on the Internet．They did manage after they received the financial backing they needed．

The game can be played for free, but nearly all in-game activities require personal resources that you have available to use．Although there are various activities to keep you busy on Calypso, what most people do first is to find themselves a profession, such as hunting the fierce animals on Calypso, mining the precious minerals and making tools．Then they can think about buying their virtual house or paying a visit to a virtual nightclub or doing any of the other activities that make life bearable．

Entropia has its very own economy (经济) and its own currency, the PED (Project Entropia Dollars)．Players move real world money into PED which they then use to pay for their life on Calypso．However, the virtual things inside Entropia do have a real value in the outside world, and careful business deals mean that players can actually make real money there．PED can be changed into dollars any time at a rate of 10PED to 1US$．

What’s so impressive about The Entropia Universe is the number of players; currently more than 600,000 representing over 220 countries from planet Earth．A number of players insist that it’s a good way to make money．However, the reality of Entropia’s economic system is that most people end up paying more than they earn and it’s not uncommon to find players who are paying up to $200 a month into their PED account．This might not be the most economical way of spending one’s free time．However, some people say that for them the fact that they can escape the realities of the earthbound life and become a different person with a completely different life for a few hours every week is worth the use of money, even if they don’t get any interest rates on it．

1.What can we learn about The Entropia Universe?

A． It costs nothing to join．

B． It focuses on business plans．

C． It is designed for computer lovers．

D． It presents what life is like on other planets．

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A． What people do on Calypso．

B． When people buy houses there．

C． How people make life bearable．

D． Why people often find a job first．

3.According to the author, playing on The Entropia Universe ______．

A． may be very annoying

B． can be quite expensive

C． is a cheap way to kill time

D． is a good way to earn money

4.What can be inferred about The Entropia Universe?

A． It is technical．

B． It is satisfying．

C． It is ridiculous．

D． It is educational．

请阅读下面短文，并按要求以Our Life Rests on Our Choice为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Life is a matter of choice．Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具体的) things．But in fact, it means choosing a way of life．Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about．

Hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease --- SARS．Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic．Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood．And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING．” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships．

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes．

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day．

写作内容：

1. 用约30个单词写出上文的概要；

2. 用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：

（1）简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；

（2）请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度；

（3）简要叙述你这样选择的理由。（至少2点）

写作要求：

1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接饮用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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--- I am really struck by your spoken English．You speak so fluently．Have you been abroad?

---Yes．I ______ in London for two years．

A． have stayed B． stayed

C． had stayed D． have been staying

______ the rain yesterday，we _____ such fresh air now．

A． Were it not for; couldn’t enjoy

B． Had it not been for; couldn’t enjoy

C． But for; can’t have enjoyed

D． Without; couldn’t have enjoyed

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B． WANTED

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Rent fee below $ 800 per month．Call Tony at 38363688

C． SINGLE CLUB

A club for singles who are looking for new friends．

Ages: 25-4 S

Activities: parties，meals，swimming，concerts，dances…

Time: We meet every Thursday at 8:30 p．m．

Address: 19 Jiangnan Road．

Tele: 34283488

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Children and pets are welcome．

Meet at the No．I Super Market at 2 p．m．

Call at 68484866

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Please call Laura at 55558888

F．GREEN TEAHOUSE

This teahouse is designed for couples--most of the tables are for two．And all the tables look different．Good music and excellent atmosphere．The food is a little expensive，but the service is the best．Free car parking．

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请阅读以下读者的相关信息，然后匹配他／她感兴趣的广告。

1.Adam has just graduated from Beijing University recently，He would like to be a newspaperman．

2.Summer holiday is coming．Silvia is looking for a book．She likes reading true stories which people have written about themselves．She's particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives．

3.It is Mr．Brown and his wife's third wedding anniversary．He plans to invite his wife out to a romantic place to celebrate．

4.Anthony is on a business trip to Brighton．His wife and the five-year-old daughter are coming with him．They will stay there for 3 months．They figure it would be cheaper to rent a house than live in a hotel．They want to find a house with convenient transportation in the center of the city．

5.Susan is a famous dancer with attractive figure．She is putting on weight these days，though．She is anxious to take some efficient action．

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