But she had to ___ the company and ____a man in order to get a job.

A. lie to; pretended to be B. lie; pretended to be

C. lie to; pretended being D. lie; pretended as

After so long a walk, he was too _____ further.

A. tired for walk B. tire to walk

C. tiring to go D. tired to go

What _____ time it is to listen to a speech having nothing to do with you!

A. waste B. wastes C. a waste of D. a waste for

We are just _____ calling you up _____ you come in.

A. about; when B. on the point of; while

C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as

  Eat healthier. Exercise twice a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions(决心) every year, but most of us fail, dying out after only a few days or , at best, weeks. Even the most successful among us crash and burn when it comes to personal change. President-elect Barack Obama struggles to remove his cigarette habit.

 Professionals who help people make changes in their lives suggest the change is determined not by one's surroundings, but one's mind. Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a bigger payoff later, they say. But they caution that the experience is different for everyone.

"People are more likely to make positive changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do," said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard University. "People are better able to make changes in their lives - lose weight, quit smoking, become happy - when they do this with a large number of other people, and so taking advantage of your social network ties can result in a magnification of your own efforts."

    Jhonny Augustin understands that well. His resolution for 2008 was to shed 30 pounds from his 237-pound frame. But the change didn't come easily. He said,"I'm a huge procrastinator, I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didn't get to do it until the summer." However , Augustin got inspired when he saw his older brother working out. Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds.

“Of course, change can happen only if people don't set their expectations too high or try to tackle too many changes at once; one of the biggest mistakes we make is setting unrealistic goals, ”said Dalia Llera, a psychologist and associate professor of counseling and psychology at Lesley University. "You can't accomplish in a few weeks what you haven't accomplished in a few years," said Llera.

46.From the first paragraph we can infer that      .

A.change for a person is challenging

B.famous people have great determination

C.most people don’t want to change themselves

D.personal change is beyond belief

47.It is known from Nicholas christkis that      .

A. making a change is easier with support from a cheerful group of friends

B. social networks have great effect on one’s change

C. people who have the same attitude often get together

D. people’s mood can contribute to their efforts

48.The word “procrastinator” in Paragraph 4 refers to those who      .

A. have great determination to make a change

B. have no desire to do something great

C. put off work especially because of laziness

D. have habitual carelessness and laziness

49.According to the passage, Dalia Liera suggested that      .

A. people should understand their goals well

B. people should try their best to change themselves

C. people should have confidence and positive habits

D. people should start with setting small goals to meet

50.The passage is mainly about      .

A. the reason why losing weight is so hard

B. the effect of the positive change

C. the attitudes towards change in life

D. the ways of making a change

The HOPE IS A GAME--CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.

Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”，which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.

I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.

Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.

This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children in the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.

59．In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that        .

A．kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world

B．the balls sent to kids should be of good quality

C．young kids can not overcome the difficulties

D．kids intend to break their toys into pieces

60． How may Bobby feel about Mosie?

A．He was very proud of Mosie’s bravery.

B．He felt sorry for Mosie’s ruined childhood.

C．He thought money could solve Mosie’s problem.

D．He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.

61．Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?

A．It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.

B．The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.

C．Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.

D．It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.

62．The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means        .

A．starting the first step as a baby does

B．taking an active action from now on

C．making great changes step by step

D．doing some small but good deeds

His family was poor, but his parents _________to send him to a key middle school where he felt happy and did quite well.

   A. tried                   B. do try             C. did manage         D. do managed

—Mary, I have got a new cell phone number!

—Oh, hold on. I’ll put it down just_____.

A. in deed          B. in case       C. in time             D. in use  

30. Exercise is ______ as any other to lose unwanted weight.

　 A. so useful a way  B. as a useful way　 C. as useful a way 　 D. such useful way

 It’s on the festival occasions ______ the family get together______ he misses his late father.

   A. where; that      B. which; when       C. when; which       D. that; that