Emanuel’s father liked to declare he’d spent ages by the sea, breathing seawater. Now, away from the sea, in the hospital, his body just looked like a beached fish. His condition went from bad to worse. The doctor came from saying, “He’ll be home in a day,” “He’ll be home in a week,” to “He will be home in a month.”
When Emanuel was a teenager, if he ever seemed bored with the pier(码头), his father would shout, “What ? This isn’t good enough for you?” And later, when he suggested Emanuel take a job at the pier after high school, the boy almost laughed, and his father again said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?” And before Emanuel went to war, when he talked of marrying Maggie and becoming an engineer, his father said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?”
And now, here he was, Emanuel helped out at the pier, working evenings after his taxi job, doing his father’s labor.
Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later that children understand: their stories and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers.
One night his father, lying in hospital, was practically too weak to speak. Others comforted him. “Your old man will pull through. He’s the toughest man we’ve ever seen.”
When the news came that his father had died, Emanuel felt heart-broken.
In the following weeks, Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there .She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two .One night, when Emanuel offered to help with the dishes, she said. “Your father will put them away.” Emanuel put a hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said softly, “Dad’s gone.”
“Gone where?” murmured Mum

  1. 1.

    Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
    a．Emanuel’s father fell ill.         
    b．Emanuel helped out at pier.
    c．Emanuel went to the war.
    d．Emanuel wished to be an engineer.
    e.  Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state

    1. A.
      bacde
    2. B.
      dcabe
    3. C.
      bceda
    4. D.
      decba
  2. 2.

    In Paragraph 4, the writer inplies that______.

    1. A.
      Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them
    2. B.
      Children wouldn’t have achieved so much without their parents’ support
    3. C.
      Children often feel regretful because they leave their parents
    4. D.
      Children like moving away from their parents
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “pull through” can probably be replaced by______.

    1. A.
      wake up
    2. B.
      give up
    3. C.
      pick up
    4. D.
      get up
  4. 4.

    The last paragraph mainly tells us that______.

    1. A.
      Emanuel’s mother was at a loss at her husband’s death
    2. B.
      Emanuel often helped his mother to wash the dishes
    3. C.
      Emanuel lived with his mother and often comforted her
    4. D.
      Emanuel’s mother doesn’t like to listen to the radio

England has been the birthplace of most of the great English-language theater written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright(剧作家) with several famous plays.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalog(目录) of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard Ⅲ and Henry Ⅴ are very famous.
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw
Several hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde’s plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaw’s plays are loved so much that an entire theater company is devoted to performing his work in Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario.
Harold Pinter
The plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known

  1. 1.

    The writer wrote this passage to______.

    1. A.
      advise us to spend more time enjoying plays
    2. B.
      explain why England has so many wonderful plays
    3. C.
      tell us about some famous British playwrights and their works
    4. D.
      tell us the differences among some British playwrights
  2. 2.

    What do the works in the underlined part in Paragraph 2 have in common?

    1. A.
      They are all Shakespeare’s early works
    2. B.
      They are all tragedies written by Shakespeare
    3. C.
      They are all Shakespeare’s famous comedies
    4. D.
      They all belong to the history category of Shakespeare’s plays
  3. 3.

    Which of the following plays were most probably written in the same period of time?

    1. A.
      The Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance
    2. B.
      Richard Ⅲ and A Woman of No Importance
    3. C.
      An Ideal Husband and Candida
    4. D.
      Candida and Betrayal
  4. 4.

    Who was mentioned in this passage that he had received the Nobel Prize because of his writing?

    1. A.
      William Shakespeare
    2. B.
      Oscar Wilde
    3. C.
      George Bernard Shaw
    4. D.
      Harold Pinter

Every Saturday or Sunday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter. My family and I have been doing this for several months.
We all get together in the kitchen and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches, cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom prepares a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people.
I like to write special notes on the bags like “God loves you.” Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family prayer. A lot of people misunderstand homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice. Some of them just had bad things that happened to them.
At first when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their trust. A lot of people are unkind to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week, they trust us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people that have feelings. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food, and thank us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.
We have become really close with this man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal belongings in shopping carts. After meeting with them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Harvard University and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish. He lost his job after the economic crisis began.
After we get done feeding the homeless, it makes me appreciate what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad, and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone’s life

  1. 1.

    The following statements are all right except______.

    1. A.
      we feed the homeless every Saturday or Sunday night
    2. B.
      I write some encouraging words on the food
    3. C.
      we offer food for about 30 or more people every Saturday or Sunday night
    4. D.
      my family and I have been feeding the poor for several months
  2. 2.

    What do many people think of the homeless in America?

    1. A.
      They are homeless because of taking drugs
    2. B.
      They are bad people against the society
    3. C.
      They must have done something bad
    4. D.
      All of above
  3. 3.

    Why do the homeless believe in the author and his family?

    1. A.
      They don’t ask the homeless to do something bad
    2. B.
      They always bring more food every time
    3. C.
      They often give food to them at fixed time
    4. D.
      They never ask about the names of the homeless
  4. 4.

    What made Tony lose his job?

    1. A.
      The falling economy across the whole country
    2. B.
      He hasn’t got a suitable university degree
    3. C.
      He graduated from a common university
    4. D.
      He doesn’t like the teaching of the French language
  5. 5.

    The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to______.

    1. A.
      the loss of the job of Tony
    2. B.
      the poverty of the author’s family
    3. C.
      the feeding of the homeless
    4. D.
      the leaving from the homeless

Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact，he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result，he had put on a lot of weight，and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick（恶作剧）had worked. Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings（积蓄）, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her. What could she do now?

  1. 1.

    The sentence “…he drowned his feeling with food” means “______”

    1. A.
      he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely
    2. B.
      he asked for a lot of food from his classmates
    3. C.
      he brought his food to his classmates
    4. D.
      he had a lot of food to put on weight
  2. 2.

    What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

    1. A.
      Jess would go on the camping trip himself
    2. B.
      Jess's family would be angry with Cindy
    3. C.
      Cindy might have trouble with her friends
    4. D.
      Jess would be thankful to his classmates
  3. 3.

    If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, ______.

    1. A.
      everyone else would also buy one
    2. B.
      it would be the best in the class
    3. C.
      Cindy would pay for it
    4. D.
      he would have it for no use
  4. 4.

    From the story we can guess ______.

    1. A.
      everybody would go camping in the class
    2. B.
      Jess had few friends in the class
    3. C.
      Cindy was Jess’s best friend in the class
    4. D.
      Jess joined in many out-of-school activities
  5. 5.

    Choose the best title for this passage

    1. A.
      Jess and His School
    2. B.
      Jess and His Friends
    3. C.
      An Invitation for Jess
    4. D.
      Jess and His Camping Trip

In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example． We’re planting more and more trees． We’ve built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．

  1. 1.

    In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．

    1. A.
      a third
    2. B.
      half
    3. C.
      two thirds
    4. D.
      a fourth
  2. 2.

    A lot of good land has gone with ______．

    1. A.
      sand
    2. B.
      water
    3. C.
      wind
    4. D.
      forests
  3. 3.

    The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．

    1. A.
      7,000 kilometers
    2. B.
      1,700 kilometers
    3. C.
      7,000 meters
    4. D.
      400 kilometers
  4. 4.

    Trees must be grown in ______

    1. A.
      China
    2. B.
      the USA
    3. C.
      some countries
    4. D.
      every part of the world
  5. 5.

    _____ will make the world better．

    1. A.
      The Great Wall
    2. B.
      Tall buildings
    3. C.
      Great Green Walls
    4. D.
      Flowers and grass

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Museum:   Children’s Museum,   Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235
Story   time: Children’s Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30 a.m -5:00p.m. 66599624
Sports:     Soccer   Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643
  Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632
Cinema:    New films for   children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354
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  Hospital: 68787451
  Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847
  Taxi: 79210583
  Visitor Hotel Information: 800-739-7302

  1. 1.

    It’s Friday afternoon，you can go to______.

    1. A.
      visit the museum
    2. B.
      play soccer
    3. C.
      play basketball
    4. D.
      read children’s stories
  2. 2.

    If children want to watch new films，they should go to______.

    1. A.
      16 Yangtze Road
    2. B.
      89 North Main Street
    3. C.
      106 Green Street
    4. D.
      99 Brick Road
  3. 3.

    If you dial (拨号)66387901，you can ______.

    1. A.
      ask for some hotel information
    2. B.
      do some shopping
    3. C.
      have a good story time
    4. D.
      order fast food in a restaurant
  4. 4.

    Lily’s father is ill．She should dial______.

    1. A.
      800-120-9847
    2. B.
      79210583
    3. C.
      6878745 l
    4. D.
      96725643

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  1. 1.

    All of the following must be submitted(提交) EXCEPT your ______.

    1. A.
      phone number
    2. B.
      English teacher’s name
    3. C.
      school address
    4. D.
      time of birth
  2. 2.

    We can conclude from the passage that Teen Ink is a ______.

    1. A.
      magazine
    2. B.
      publishing house
    3. C.
      research centre
    4. D.
      advertising company
  3. 3.

    What can be learned from the passage?

    1. A.
      They must ask for your permission before having your work published
    2. B.
      The copyrights will be shared by Teen Ink and Pepsi
    3. C.
      They only accept your written work
    4. D.
      The Pepsi Company sponsors(赞助) Teen Ink
  4. 4.

    Choose a suitable title for this piece of advertisement

    1. A.
      JOIN TEEN INK
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    3. C.
      SEND US YOUR WORK
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America’s  No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”
It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was making them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”\
The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”
What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a  common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

  1. 1.

    What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?

    1. A.
      He wanted to talk about health problems in America
    2. B.
      He meant to introduce the topic of stress
    3. C.
      He hoped to emphasize the stress in America
    4. D.
      He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress
  2. 2.

    Which of the followings is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS
    2. B.
      Stress is always from working and living pressure
    3. C.
      Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism
    4. D.
      A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the last paragraph that ______

    1. A.
      Asian people are more willing to develop their countries
    2. B.
      the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress
    3. C.
      some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress
    4. D.
      Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe
  4. 4.

    It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______

    1. A.
      Popular Science
    2. B.
      New York Medical News
    3. C.
      Daily Health Report
    4. D.
      Medicine and Healthcare Journal
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title for this passage ?

    1. A.
      America’s No.1 Health Problem
    2. B.
      How to Deal with Stress
    3. C.
      Attacked by Stress
    4. D.
      Working Stress around the World

From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her body. And that same life------many years later------ comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket( 吊桶) .  The expression to kick the bucket is almost 200 years old.  One belief is that it started when an English stableman(马夫) killed himself by hanging  while standing on a bucket. He put a rope around his neck and tied it to a beam(梁柱) in the ceiling, and then kicked the bucket away from under him.
Another old expression that comes from England is to kick over the traces. Traces were the chains（链子） that held at horse or mule to a wagon(货运马车)or plow. Sometimes, an animal refused to obey and kicked over the traces.
Kick around is an expression that is heard often in American English. A person who is kicked around is someone who is treated badly. Usually he is not really being kicked by somebody's foot. He is just not being treated with the respect that all of us want. A person who has kicked around for most of his life is someone who has spent his life moving from place to place. In this case, kicking around means moving often from one place to another. Kick around has another meaning when you use it with the word idea. When you kick around an idea, you are giving that idea some thought.
There is no physical action when you kick a person upstairs, although the pain can be as strong .You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.
Still another meaning of the word kick is to free oneself of a bad habit, such as smoking cigarettes. Health campaigns urge smokers to kick the habit

  1. 1.

    It is clear that the author wants to help readers ______.

    1. A.
      know English has a long history
    2. B.
      understand the development of English
    3. C.
      enjoy the interest of English idioms（习语）
    4. D.
      learn English expressions with Kick
  2. 2.

    What does the idiom "kick over the traces" in "All kids seem to want to kick over the traces and do what they like to" means ______.

    1. A.
      disobey the commands
    2. B.
      obey the traditions
    3. C.
      ride a horse or mule
    4. D.
      punish animals strictly
  3. 3.

    Mr. Smith always kicked his sons around with no excuse, in other words, his sons______.

    1. A.
      expressed their ideas freely
    2. B.
      were looked after well
    3. C.
      moved their family often
    4. D.
      were treated badly
  4. 4.

    How many different kinds of meanings are talked about on;'kick around' in the text?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      Four
  5. 5.

    Though Tom got raised to a better position by his boss, he had no power, we can say______.

    1. A.
      the boss kicked Tom upstairs
    2. B.
      Tom kicked the bucket
    3. C.
      Tom kicked the bad habit
    4. D.
      Tom kicked around an idea

The entertainment profession or “show business" attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and successful. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business .Without a good manager ,a performer can never hope to succeed .Fashion is important in this business, too. The best tailor in the world will never be a success if he makes old-fashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his “act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all singers.
“Pop" stands for “popular" and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular .He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the “fans”. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singers. They buy his records, they go to his concerts and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm get so hysterical that they do anything to get a “souvenir"（纪念品）. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart or at any rate different. He must have a luxurious car. And — most important — he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public

  1. 1.

    Why must a pop singer have a good manager?

    1. A.
      To protect him from his fans
    2. B.
      To look after his business interests
    3. C.
      To help him to change his “act"
    4. D.
      So that he can relax
  2. 2.

    Why must a pop singer work even harder when he has become famous?

    1. A.
      Because he wants to attract the attention of the public
    2. B.
      Because he wants to sell more records
    3. C.
      Because he wants to become popular
    4. D.
      Because he wants to stay popular
  3. 3.

    For a pop singer , the most important advantage of having fans is that______.

    1. A.
      they buy his CDs or VCDs. They go to his concerts, and watch his MTV
    2. B.
      they watch him and report everything he does
    3. C.
      they shout and cry very loudly during the performance
    4. D.
      they make him rich and famous
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