The Olympic mascots are the Olympic flame, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow, _______ a close group of friends.

       A. to represent                     B. representing                     C. represented               D. represent

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______. 

A. are growing in numbers              

B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

C. watch too much television during the day 

D. suffer problems from being left alone

Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.

D. They were house keys.

The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______. 

A. tiredness       B. freedom      C. loneliness       D. fear

We may draw a conclusion that _______. 

A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

With a lot of problem ________, the newly – elected president is having a hard time.

  A. settled     B. settling     C. to settle       D. being settled     

—Anything more about the Anna's family life?

         —Well, she makes ______ a rule to go shopping once a week．

         A．this          B．that       C．herself   D．it

Come and see me whenever ______.

       A. you are convenient                                       B. you will be convenient

       C. it is convenient to you                                  D. it will be convenient to you

Fans from miles around crowded into the stadium for the concert of Jay Chou on September 4^th, 2010,____ are popular with teenagers.

A. many of his songs   B. many of whose songs  C. many of which songs  D. and many of whose songs

  Fifteen people were killed and 38 others injured in a road accident early Wednesday morning in Enshi， Central China's Hubei Province．

  The bus， travelling from Wanzhou in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong Province， had 53 passengers on board， three more than permitted．

  At around 1 am on Wednesday， the bus increased speed gradually on a curve（弯路）and plunged（往前冲） more than 30 metres into a valley below． Thirteen people， including one of the two drivers， died at once． Two others died on the way to hospital．

  Although the cause of the accident is still unclear， the local police said the driver paid no attention to the official warning signs on the expressway(高速公路)．

  It hit a section which had been closed as a result of snow．

  Because of the cold weather and icy roads，the expressway had been closed by police since Tuesday morning． But the bus drivers took the dangerous route， paying no attention to the warnings．

  The rescue team， which included more than 30 medical workers and 120 local villagers，joined together and rushed to the scene at the news of the accident． By 5 am， all of the injured had been sent to three local hospitals for emergency treatment． A hospital source said most of the patients were in a stable（稳定的）condition but a few were still in danger．

  According to a 2009 national public opinion poll， traffic accidents ranked as people's third biggest security（安全） concern．

When the accident took place， ＿＿＿＿．

   A． the bus was on the way to Shenzhen 

B． most of the passengers were sound asleep

   C． all the passengers were given immediate rescue         

D． it was snowing hard

The expressway was closed to ＿＿＿＿．

   A． protect the passengers from being frozen       

B． make the police have a good rest

   C． stop cars traveling around     

D． avoid（避免） the happening of traffic accidents

What the local villagers did showed that they were ＿＿＿＿．

   A． curious（好奇的）        B． warm  hearted

   C． frightened               D． simple  minded

That was the last time I saw my father before he _____.

A. pass on   B. pass away   C. pass off  D. pass down

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉；在该行右边横线写下该词，并也用斜线划掉；

morning, I had a dry breakfast. We have no water to drink because      ________

the water supply had cut off. The water had come back in the          ________

evening. I did maths then. I didn’t stop after 12 o’clock. After a        ________

short lunch I had the break. Then I went to my Sunday English class.    ________

After a long and tired class for more than two hours, I went            ________

at home. Some work had been done but some hadn’t. I must          ________

review all my subject such as the Sciences, the Humanities,            ________

which include Chinese, English, Politics and History as              ________

Well. That’s terribly! Especially when there was no water.            ________

--- Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students?

    ---_______, I do. I think it’s a great idea.

A. Really        B. Obviously    C. Actually    D. Generally