Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and a ￡10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:

Dear Sir,

In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.

My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. At the time the ring cost ￡2 so I reckon (估计) that is about ￡10 at today’s price. And I am sending you that amount.

Yours truly,

A customer

“Well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!”

1.Why didn’t the secretary open the letter? Because _______.

A. he was very busy

B. it was a personal letter

C. there was a ￡10 note in it

D. the letter was unimportant

2. What was true about the assistant?

A. She lost her job.

B. She was short of money.

C. She was called away while serving the customer.

D. She put one of the rings in her pocket.

3. What happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?

A. He married a girl.

B. He was out of work for six months and short of money.

C. He lost a ring.

D. His parents died.

4.The best headline for this article would be _______.

A. A Customer Pays His Bill B. An Old Jeweler’s Shop

C. The Manager and the Letter D. A Letter with ￡2

“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Li Ping, a middle school student in Hunan. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?

One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choices of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don’t call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.

1. What does the writer think we should do if we go back home later than usual? We should___________.

A. tell our friends

B. tell the teacher

C. say sorry to our parents

D. make a telephone call to our parents

2.The writer thinks___________.

A. it’s wrong of parents to worry about their children too much

B. some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C. children should do everything as their parent say

D. parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Responsibility

B. How to Get on with Parents

C. Zhang Hua’s Problem

D. What Are Parents Worrying about

Career education is instruction intended to help young people identify, choose, and prepare for a career. Such instruction may focus on a person’s role in work, leisure, or family life. Career education differs from vocational education, which is designed to teach specific occupational skills.

Career education includes the formal and informal learning that occurs in the family, in the community, and in schools. In schools, career education consists of instructive activities included in many courses. These activities are designed to improve the attitudes, knowledge, and skills important for work roles. Career education helps students develop self- understanding and use it to plan their education and working life.

A complete career education program in school begins in kindergarten and continues at least through high school. Many colleges and universities also offer career education through their counseling(咨询) programs. In kindergartens and elementary schools, youngsters learn about different types of work. In middle schools or junior high school, children begin to explore the occupations and leisure activities that interest them most. In high school, students get more specific information about occupations and life styles. They may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions where they learn how to make career decisions. They also should obtain the skills they need for further study or for a job after graduation. Counselors provide information on such matters as how to locate and apply for jobs and how to be successful in interviews. Teachers and counselors use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films about occupations or industries. Children may invite parents or other adults to come to school and describe their jobs. A student may accompany a worker on the job. Cooperative education combines classroom study with practical work experience.

1.According to the passage, which statement is true?

A. Career education is carried out in primary schools only.

B. Career education is carried out in middle schools only.

C. Career education is carried out in colleges only.

D. Career education is carried out in the whole process of people’s education—from kindergarten to university.

2. It may be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. not only teachers but also parents are responsible for youngsters’ career education

B. in high schools, students know more specific information about occupations

C. career education may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions

D. teachers use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films

3.A child may get career education in all the following places EXCEPT _________.

A. schools B. homes

C. communities D. public places

4.The underlined word “combine” in the last paragraph means “to ________”.

A. connect B. force

C. provide D. attempt

阅读下列材料，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合小题的最佳选项。

Everyone has their own values or beliefs on how to manage their finances（理财）. Experts put them in four categories（类别）: the ant, the cricket(蟋蟀), the snail and the pig. Read the following descriptions and make the right choice.

A. Jim lives with his parents, no work and of course no money. But he is happy because he can stay long enough in bed and enjoy anything delicious his parents prepare for him every day.

B. Tom will retire from work next year. Over the past few years, he has worked day and night and saved every penny he earned so that he could enjoy life when he gets old and retires.

C. Mike has not much money but wants to live a good life. He takes big long-term loans（贷款）from the bank in order to buy things such as expensive house, car and so on. He is happy to take big loans even though he is not sure if he can afford it.

D. Ann earns a lot but has little savings. She wants to get everything she likes without thinking about the future. She even borrows money when she really wants to get something.

E. Rick likes to make friends a lot. He always visit the English corner so as to gets many foreign friends. In his spare time, he surfs the net and chat with his on-line fellows.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的适当形式。

1.Jenny was u________ about not being welcomed at school.

2.After the big fire, the forest was completely d__________.

3.The government thought highly of the event and many leaders also e___________ their care sincerely.

4.After the battle they b____________ the dead.

5.Both English and French are o languages in Canada.

6.He is so stubborn that no one can p__________ him to do anything.

7.We decide to take him outdoors in order that he will r__________ from his illness quickly.

8.We haven’t seen for many years, but I r__________ him at my first sight.

9.I’m really p_________ of you for your great success.

10.After g________ from college, he went to work in the poor area.

近来，中国不少城市受到雾霾天气(haze)的影响，这给人们的日常生活带来了严重的影响。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。

1．描述这一现象及其成因（私家车越来越多，工厂污染严重……）；

2．带来的危害（交通事故频繁，身体问题多……）；

3．我们应该……

注意：1. 开头已给出，不计入总数；

2. 词数：100字左右；

3. 必须包括提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯。

4. 参考词汇：污染 pollution

Recently, haze has become very common in some major cities in China.

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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I had a interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I took part in a race. At first, I could not to run very fast and fell behind. So I didn’t lose heart and kept running. All the students on the playground cheer me on. “Coming on!” I was so encouraged that I ran faster and fast till I caught up all the other runners. I felt as if I were flying like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line first. I won the race. I felt very proudly of myself. Many of my classmate threw me up into the air. Just at that time I woke up and found me still in bed!

阅读下面短文，用适当的词填空。每空只能填写一个单词。

Ban the Band?

Every year, our school has a dance for all the students. It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful dresses, instead of the usual school _____.

Most of us think the dance is great fun---even the teachers enjoy being there. _____, two weeks ago someone said that there would be no live band this year---only CDs.

“I don’t believe it!” Amy cried out during the lunch break.

“Someone said the school couldn’t _____ a band, and they think it’s too noisy anyway,” added Daniel.

“Well, I don’t think it’s good enough _____ a band!” declared Angela, “and I’m going to see what can be done.”

Angela was as good as her word. In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster, who agreed to give the situation some more thought. And he suggested that one possibility for having a band was to increase the _____ of each ticket from $5 to $10. Angela had to find out whether the students would like to do that.

“I need all of you to help me,” she announced to our group before school the next day. “Mr. Berry gave me a list of all the names, and suggested we ask each one their opinions about the band and _____ cost.”

During the day we asked around _____ Angela suggested, and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much support there was for the band and everyone agreed to _____ the extra $5.

“I’m surprised,” smiled Mr. Berry, when we gave him the result. “I really thought that only a few people wanted their band and that the cost would be too high. OK, Angela, your next ____ is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”

Angela was all smiles and _____ the news to Amy and Daniel. “You are amazing,” smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.

The children _____long wool coats stopped to look at us.

A.dressed in B.dressing in

C.dressed D.were dressed in

Keeping ______ hours does good to your _______.

A.common,health B.regular,health

C.familiar,healthy D.usual,healthy