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Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 51

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.    52    Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.     53

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.  54

  Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with

the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 55 Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

A． They can save it for future use.

B Timing is another consideration.

C． As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E．Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F．One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

G．By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget（预算）.

If you rank _______ second in the race, you’ll get _____ qualification to compete for the next round.         

At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ________.

    A．has been reached      B．had been reached     C．has made    D．signed

_______ here in time, he came _______ all the way.

   A. Getting; running     B. To be getting; to run   C. To get; running        D. To get; to run

The wonders of Virtual Reality (VR) (虚拟现实) can now take you back into a world that no person has ever seen. In this amazing new VR game, you will go back __1__ 100 million years, and live among the dinosaurs (恐龙).

You will __2__ dinosaurs eat, sleep and fight. You will admire the great __3__ of the strange flowers and huge trees.

You will __4__ a huge, friendly dinosaur with your hands. You will glide- through the __5__ on the back of a flying dinosaur and look down on the land and seas far __6__ you.

You will watch a terrifying struggle, as two of the world’s most __7__ and dangerous dinosaurs fight each other right in front of you. You will __8__ down into the deep seas, and discover mysterious dinosaurs __9__.

Remember that, as in all VR games, you will enjoy all these experiences in complete __10__. This is an excellent, exciting and educational game which brings the world of the dinosaurs to life as never before.

A. at age      B. in time       C. for      D. to

A. see   B. watch  C. stare   D. glance at

A. beauty     B. smell  C. bloom D. figure

A. feed B. train   C. catch   D. rescue

A. land B. water  C. air      D. sea

A. under      B. above  C. below D. behind

A. fierce      B. tame   C. talented      D. naughty

A. jump       B. drop   C. fall     D. dive

A. in the past       B. on the ground    C. under the water  D. in the forest

A. loneliness      B. danger       C. happiness   D. safety

There is an obvious           between the cultures of the West and East.

A. contract B. contrast C. content  D. contact

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Only one woman is responsible for my success：my mom. Don' t  36  me—I'm like anyone else，and have issues with my mother. However，I'm  37   enough to realize that what she taught me when I was young positioned me for my later  38   .

My mom taught me that life，like dinner，doesn't require a recipe.  39  she cooked the most complicated meals，she  40  cooked from a recipe. It was like a kind of free-form jazz， and she taught me to improvise (即兴发挥)， and to add ingredients according to  41  .It's no wonder that my media business has grown so amazingly; I'm not  42  anyone else's recipe.

When I was in the ninth grade，my mom decided she wanted something  43  being a mother and a wife. She wanted to start her own  44  .But in order to accomplish this，she had no  45   but to get a loan. It all happened in  46  motion. The bank manager   47  my father call him，but my mom said stubbornly，"Why? It's my loan." "Well，I can't give you a loan unless he co-signs，" replied the manager. But my mom didn't  48  hope，and responded sincerely，"I see. Then can you do me a favor，if he does? I' d   49  it if you'd put together the paperwork quickly. I need a shop in order to support my family."

Moved by her  50  ，the manager agreed to do as she asked. So  51  was I that I included that day into my DNA.

Through her influence，I've become someone who   52   what she wants until she gets it. If something or someone is in my way，I   53   how to overcome the difficulties. It's really that  54  . It's not about getting angry. It's about getting what you want，being very， competitive，but also extremely  55  . I learned this in the ninth grade from my mom， and it burned itself into my brain.

36. A. suspect         B. misunderstand   C. scold              D. interrupt

37. A. curious                    B. innocent          C. intelligent               D. straight forward

38. A. circumstances               B. dilemmas（窘境） C. achievements    D. difficulties

39. A. Unless          B. If        C. Since             D. While

40. A. rarely             B. increasingly       C. cautiously       D. flexibly

41. A. feature                   B. process           C. motivation       D. taste

42. A. undertaking                    B. reflecting         C. recommending    D. following

43. A. instead of               B. rather than        C. more than               D. regardless of

44.A. business         B. marriage          C. research         D. interview

45.A. substitute        B. alternative         C. procedure       D. possibility

46.A. brief       B. slow                C. admirable        D. urgent

47.A. ordered          B. indicated         C. insisted              D. stressed

48.A. switch           B. abandon          C. adjust                D. escape

49.A. reward          B. relieve                C. celebrate        D. appreciate

50.A. determination       B. requirement        C. significance          D. encouragement

51.A. patient B. sensitive           C. trustworthy          D. impressed

52.A. benefits         B. explores           C. compromises    D. pursues

53.A. turn out         B. stick out           C. figure out       D. watch out

54.A. simple   B. upset             C. unconscious           D. uncertain

55.A. embarrassing        B. likeable           C. casual       D. confusing

96. It is reported that the thirty-ninth president of America Jimmy Carter has won the Nobel Prize _____ peace in the year of 2002.

A.in                             B. on                           C. at                                   D. For

76. He cut the apple ________, and gave the big to his little sister.

 A.into half                    B. into halves             C. in halves               D. in the half

56. In the college entrance examination, one of my students did very well _____ poor handwriting.

A. except                      B. except for                 C. except that                D. but for