____ the great efforts we had made three years before, we failed to carry our plan through.

A. Regardless of                 B. In case of

C. In spite of                    D. On account of

What do you think would happen if there ______ no sunlight on the earth?

  A. was  B. were  C. will be  D. would be

Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, didn't tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

    My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she couldn't read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

    As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

    As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

What did the writer do last summer?

    A. She worked in the supermarket.

    B. She helped someone to learn to read.

    C. She helped some single mothers.

    D. She was trained by a literacy volunteer.

Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

    A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

    B. Because she didn't have a bus schedule.

    C. Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket.

    D. Because she couldn't find the right bus.

How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

    A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

    B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

    C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

    D. She remembered the names of the goods.

Which of the statements is TRUE about Marie?

    A. She could do many things she had not been able to before.

    B. She was able to read stories with the help of her son.

    C. She decided to continue her studies in school.

    D. She helped to build up my self-confidence.

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

In order to present the best presentation and eliminate room for error, you need to keep in mind certain guidelines. Here's are some of my ideas for presenting quality presentation that demand genuine attention from your listeners.

Picking out a topic is the hard part, when it comes to choosing from a list of presentation subjects. It has to be interesting, impactful and unique, therefore it is crucial to choose something you care about rather than randomly selecting one. Ask yourself if it covers angles －is it informative? Will it keep my listeners hooked? Will it create an air of boredom? Will I be able to get all my facts and research done? Is it appealing to me, but not to them?

There's nothing more annoying than have someone blabber on about a topic he/she hasn't done extensive research on. It is obvious from the way they speak, how monotonous their tones sound and how robotic their movement and gestures are. So don't be that someone. Take the effort to learn as much as you can. Make it matter to you, and remember how it can impact your listeners, and enlighten them on things they didn't know about at all.

No one is perfect, and there are bound to be mistakes or circumstances that you didn’t count on and couldn’t avoid. You could stutter with a word, mix up slides, or forget some important sheets of your presentation and so on. Straighten up. Crack a minor joke in your defense. In other words improvise and don't beat yourself up about it or else your presentation will end in disaster. Don't let it ruin the rest of it, and finish the presentation as planned, so that people think more of how well it ended.

The best thing about presenting a topic is eye contact. If you are able to say it by heart, and not by looking at a piece of paper, you will have mastered the most effective presentation technique. Memorize your lines, and points, and only glance at your notes occasionally if you think you may forget something. In the end, if you think that you are well prepared to answer questions, then by all means invite them.

— Do you often talk with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?

    — _______. I like using QQ.

    A. None             B. Either               C. Any              D. Neither

—Have you read today’s report about your performance?

—I don’t care what      about me.

    A．will be written  B．writes   C．wrote    D．is written

In China ,the number of cities increasing     development is  recognized across the world.

A.where      B. which     C. whose     D.that

After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane _______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out          B. took over         C. took up           D. set up  

Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ______ avoided.

A. will be         B. can be              C. has been         D. is to be 

The apartments for sales,40 minutes’ walk to the gold coast beach, on the ground floor is a private patio(天井), fully fitted kitchen, resting room with feature fireplace and a second reception room which could be used as a dinning room or third downstairs bedroom. On the first floor are two double bedrooms, one of which leads onto a sunny terrace(阳台), fully tiled bathroom with bath and shower. The property is in excellent condition throughout and is ready to move straight into Sky TV, telephone and broadband are connected.

Status: Available                                 Price: EUR￠115,000

Telephone: 00351-981888988         Location: Mollina Malaga Province Spain

Apartment furnished for sale at an unbelievable price. The apartment is part of a small complex with swimming pool and a public resting-room with TV, relaxing area, changing areas, etc. The apartment is on the market fully furnished, air conditioning, with good environment to all divisions of the apartment. If you are thinking tapping into the rental market while the property is empty during the year, this property could be your best bet at the best possible price.

Number of Bedrooms: 2

Status: Available                                 Price: EUR￠147,000

Telephone: 00331-961777017                     Location: Sao Leiria Portugal

Nice villa for sale. The villa has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Beach at walking distance. Outside there is a swimming pool. The villa is just outside inland coast in a small villa of 20 houses.

 Status: Available                               Price: EUR￠340,000

Telephone: 04811-961999018                     Location: Inland Costal Area

The apartments in the first advertisement have the following advantages Except ________.

   A. the rest room has a fire fireplace

   B. the bathroom has bath and shower

   C. the apartments are ready to move straight into

   D. it has a public resting-room with TV

If you want to buy an apartment with a public relaxing area, you should dial ________.

   A. 00351-981888988                            B. 00331-961777017  

C. 04811-961999018                                 D. 05355-941445535

What’s the meaning of the underlined part in the second advertisement?

   A. Knocking into.    B. Putting into.      C. Taking advantages of.    D. Getting into.

From the advertisements we can know the apartments ________.   

   A. are in different areas                        B. are in the same developing area

   C. are of the same price                        D. belong to the same developing company