To________the global financial crisis，our country has worked out a string of forceful measures over the past months.

A．deal with　B．agree with

C．turn out　D．put out

With economy getting worse，we have reached the point________we have to cut down our daily expenses.

A．that　B．which

C．when　D．where

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into____about stress in work and life.Offering his____coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and___with a large pot of coffee and a____of cups—porcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plain?looking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to ____themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have____，all the nice?looking expensive cups have been____，leaving behind the plain and____ones.Of course，____it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the ____of your problems and stress.”

“It is sure that the cup itself____no quality to the coffee.____ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we____.”

“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went____for the best cups.And then you began____each other’s cups.”

“Now consider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，__1_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to____and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor____the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we____to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！”

Don’t let the cups ____you.Enjoy the coffee instead.

1.A．information　　 B．complaints

C．surprises 　D．satisfaction

2.A.friends 　B．customers

C．guests 　D．fellows

3.A.carried 　B．returned

C．arrived 　D．brought

4.A.kind 　B．set

C．variety 　D．group

5.A.devote 　B．expose

C．help 　D．provide

6.A.seen 　B．discovered

C．recognized 　D．noticed

7.A.taken in 　B．taken back

C．taken out 　D．taken up

8.A.cheap 　B．dear

C．pretty 　D．fantastic

9.A.if 　B．while

C．because 　D．since

10.A.resource 　B．source

C．result 　D．point

11.A.increases 　B．expands

C．extends 　D．adds

12.A.At no time　B．In most cases

C．In no case 　D．At times

13.A.drink 　B．desire

C．eat 　D．want

14.A.happily 　B．strangely

C．consciously 　D．surprisingly

15.A.suspecting 　B．envying

C．considering　D．eyeing

16.A.money 　B．love

C．friendship 　D．death

17.A.offer 　B．take

C．live 　D．hold

18.A.exchange 　B．raise

C．change 　D．create

19.A.have 　B．hesitate

C．forget 　D．fail

20.A.defeat 　B．drive

C．decide 　D．puzzle

Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite?based systems provide turn?by?turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times，the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.

Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm，Sweden.He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS?equipped car to use during his stay.Mr Brown says，“They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And，then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address in.So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”

Mr Brown says this is a common human error，but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings，or failures，of GPS equipment.He says，“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn，sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”

Mr Brown says，“One of the things that struck us，perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS.There are these new skills that people have developed.There are these new competencies (资格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”

Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers，passengers and GPS systems work together.

1.According to Barry Brow，in most cases，________are blame for the problems.

A．human errors

B．GPS errors

C．errors caused by both drivers and GPS

D．errors caused by putting in a wrong address

2.The example of Barry Brown’s friend is used to show that________.

A．GPS is nothing but garbage

B．GPS is still not accurate enough

C．it is difficult for drivers to use GPS equipment

D．sometimes drivers are responsible for the problem

3.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________.

A．it’s impossible to drive from the east to the west in the US

B．Barry Brown’s friend went to Stockholm，Sweden by plane

C．given wrong instructions，the GPS will produce wrong results

D．GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills

4.Which of the followings is one of the shortcomings of GPS equipment?

A．It just tells the driver to turn once at a time.

B．It gives the driver the overview.

C．Its screen is too small to be seen clearly.

D．It is only suitable for passive drivers.

5.What’s the main idea of the text?

A．GPS systems are helpful for drivers.

B．Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate (导航)．

C．Drivers should understand how GPS systems work.

D．Drivers should learn to use GPS systems correctly.

(2014·陕西五校二模)His explanation that he is at________loss what to do next doesn’t hold________water.

A．a；/　　　　　　　　B．a；the

C．the；/　D．/；/

(2014·银川一中质检)Little Johnny felt the bag，curious to know what it________.

A．collected　　　　　　　　　B．contained

C．loaded　D．saved

(2014·焦作质检)The film Lost in Thailand________a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.

A．appreciated　B．seized

C．won　D．enjoyed

(2014·福建高三第二次联考)China’s labor supply will continue to rise，despite the fact that the working?age population________.

A．has decrease 　B．was decreasing

C．will be decreasing　D． is decreasing

(2014·山东实验中学一模)With his attention________on his mobile phone，he didn’t notice his headteacher’s appearance.

A．fixed　B．having fixed

C．fixing　D．to fix

(2014·安徽新余市模拟)Recently stock prices have been falling________because of the influence of the global financial crisis.

A．sharply　B．absolutely

C．narrowly　D．universally