She just looks like her sister _____ her sister has shorter hair.

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

The shop assistants there were not friendly to me because of ____ .

       A. I was badly dressed   B. the clothes I was having on

       C. what I was wearing   D. what I dressed

 It’s hard to finish the work in a day. You’d better ____ your friends to help you.

       A. call for      B. call on       C. call at D. call up

 The company has turned ____ e-commerce.

       A. did     B. does    C. to do   D. to doing

In every language, there are words or phrases that have some interesting stories behind them. The word “sandwich”, for example, is very common in English. If we want to know the story behind it, we must know something about an English nobleman (贵族) called Sandwich.

Sandwich lived in the 18th century. He liked to play cards for money. He often played for twenty four hours, and not even stop to have his meal. He ordered his servants to bring some meat and bread, and he played while eating. He put the meat between two pieces of bread, and he held the food in his left hand while he played with his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea and began to eat bread and meat in this way.

From the name of the man Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” today.

1 Sandwich is very popular food today, which comes from ____ .

       A. a man’s name    B. people’s idea      C. a servant’s name D. a nobleman’s play

2 What did Sandwich play cards for?

       A. Pleasure.    B. Living.       C. Food.  D. Pounds.

3Which of the following can best explain the reason why Sandwich did not stop to have his meals?

       A. He played cards with his right hand.

       B. He put the meat between two pieces of bread.

       C. He played cards for twenty four hours.

       D. He played cards while eating.

4 The best title for the passage should be “____”.

       A. How Sandwich Played Cards

       B. How the Word “Sandwich” Came into Use

       C. A Bright Idea

       D. An Interesting Story

“What is your good friend like?” “He is ____ .”

       A. rich    B. poor   C. honest D. ill

 It ______ at the crossroads ______ he was killed in the accident the other day.

       A. is; that                    B. was; that         C. is; where                D. was; where

 ----Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

     ----I’m tired. I __________the living room all day.

A. painted       B. had been painting      C. have been painting     D. have painted

We have raised some money and heavy clothes for the survivors in the earthquake________

    they can go through the coming winter safely．

A．on condition that    B．so that                C．now that              D．in that

Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．

    The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．

    Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．

    Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．

    When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”

One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they       

   A. believe in early development in children

   B. are too busy to take care of their children

   C. don't want their children to lag behindw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   D. want to repeat what their parents did to them

The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to      .

   A. denying them what they need

   B. controlling children in a flexible way

   C. developing a keen interest in children

   D. letting children do whatever they want

The best way to encourage children to work hard is           .

   A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests

   B. to consider the matter from parents' standpointw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

   D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.

   A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone

   B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

   C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development

   D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age