– It is said that Frank is very rich and is always changing his private cars .What is he?

–_______ of a manager, I am not sure.

A. Somebody B. Anyone C. Something D. Anything

–Why do you look so upset?

–The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay _______ unfinished since.

A. was leftB. has leftC. leftD. has been left

–Would you like me to make these calls for you?

–_______. I should have made them a while ago, but I have been at meeting all day.

A. I’d really appreciate it.B. Thanks. I can manage it.

C. It’s a piece of cake.D. Take it easy, please.

_______ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged as classics.

A. AdaptingB. Having adaptedC. AdaptedD. To be adapted

The new supermarket announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day_______ get a big prize.

A. mustB. willC. shallD. need

Such a fright _______ that he dropped his bag and ran away.

A. did the man getB. the man gotC. got the manD. the man did get

Jenny has got _______ it takes to be a good actress. In other words, she has the potential to become famous.

A. whenB. whatC. thatD. how

–I don’t know what I _______ without the suitcase you lent me.

–Glad to have been of some help to you.

A. should have doneB. would doC. would have doneD. should do

It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.

Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”

Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.

____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.

____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”

1.A. anxiousB. proud C. contentD. active

2.A. rideB. driveC. workD. study

3.A. signsB. curesC. fundsD. ways

4.A. his B. herC. oursD. its

5.A. similarly B. definitelyC. differentlyD. exactly

6.A. beyondB. onC. likeD. within

7.A. refer toB. work outC. make sureD. give up

8.A. safestB. largest C. wildestD. farthest

9.A. shopB. hotelC. restaurantD. hospital

10.A. villagers B. patientsC. friends D. doctors

11.A. preventB. restrict C. warnD. stop

12.A. WhileB. OnceC. Unless D. If

13.A. examine B. considerC. meetD. ignore

14.A. walkB. seeC. leaveD. concern

15.A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. SomehowD. However

16.A. putB. turned C. givenD. thrown

17.A. effortsB. advantagesC. plansD. emotions

18.A. settledB. knockedC. broke D. held

19.A. Exciting B. ChallengingC. DisappointingD. Attracting

20.A. thinkB. dream C. hearD. talk

The 2nd World Cup Live Painting Competition

Brief Introduction

The 2nd Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition is a global charity event hosted by Canada Youth Arts Development Foundation and supported by UNICEF. It is a global painting Olympic of the world’s children and youth, and also a global charity event aiming to help poor children worldwide.

We don't have ready formulas, but we believe in action. The Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition aims to change things for the better. The competition will be a platform to raise awareness for the welfare of poor children. We hope that this annual competition and charity event will grow into an annual celebration of painting, the Olympic of cultural and artistic exchange.

All participants are separated into four groups

●Children Group 1 (Age 4-7)

●Children Group 2 (Age 8-12)

●Youth Group 1 (Age 13-17)

●Youth Group 2 (Age 18-25)

Main categories for this edition are

●Friendship

●Dream

●Environmental Protection

Tools

Pen, pencil, oil, water color, any painting tools and materials are welcome.

Size

A3 size (43cm x 28cm)

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility(资格)

This competition is open to anyone worldwide aged 4-25 years old.

Deadline

June 30, 2014

Prize

●The Committee will issue one First Award (Gold Medal), three Second Awards (Silver Medals), six Third Awards (Bronze Medals), and Best Innovation (革新) Award, Best Color Award, Best Structure Award, Best Method Award, Best Quality Award.

●First Award will receive the Golden Cup and $500 CAD, Second Award—Silver Cup and $300 CAD, Third Award—Bronze Cup and $100 CAD.

●All winners of the First Award, Second Award and Third Award from each group will have the opportunities to attend the final competition for live painting competition, which is to be held in Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, Canada on August 12th, 2014. All participants in the final competition will receive a certificate, which will be delivered directly from the Organizing Committee.

1.Which of the following can we know from the Brief Introduction?

a. The competition’s goal.

b. The competition’s history.

c. The competition’s sponsor.

d. The competition’s participants.

A. abcB. acdC. bcdD. abd

2.According to the passage, the competition _________.

A. is a global painting Olympic for students worldwide

B. is a platform to find out children who have a gift for painting

C. is held once every four years like the Olympic Games

D. aims to help poor children throughout the world

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Contact information.

B. Main categories.

C. Entry requirements.

D. The prize types.

4.It can be known from the passage that ________.

A. there are no given themes for all the participants

B. participants must use special tools to paint their entries

C. the groups are divided by the age of the participants

D. the larger the painting is, the more welcomed it is

5.If you took part in the competition and won the second prize, what will you get?

A. A silver medal, $300 CAD and certification

B. A certificate, $300 CAD and painting materials

C. $100 CAD, a certificate and a silver cup

D. Final qualification, certification and a bronze medal