The thief stole the light,         the stair even darker.

A. made       B. to make       C. making        D. and made

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children’s toys that he was looking to give away. She knew I had a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would 36   it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn’t otherwise have been able

to  37  .

When I met her father, he began to explain that he was 38   once too and that he would hate to  39   things that could be very 40  . At first, he thought of taking everything to the Salvation Army but then he  41  to see if anyone he knew could use them first.

  When he was  42  me around, I saw a bed, a slide(滑板)，a kitchen set and many other things that made me surprised. As my eyes were wide and beginning to tear up a bit, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was  43  him by getting rid of them.

  As I was looking around, I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty because he told me to. Every time I tried to  44  him for giving my daughter all these  45  things, he would thank me right back and was grateful that these toys would be put to good use.

  So, sometimes when we are helped by others, the others that helped us are helped as a side –effect. In the  46  of charity , it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal, I know we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter  47  enjoys all these nice things!

A. wear                     B. repair                C. appreciate       D. check

A. believe           B. afford            C. see                    D. spare

A. handsome       B. young            C. poor                 D. healthy

A. throw away     B. hand out            C. add up                  D. pick out

A. suitable          B. expensive          C. useful            D. dangerous

A. continued              B. forgot            C. had                   D. decided

A. driving           B. showing            C. turning              D. sending

A. helping           B. saving            C. troubling           D. guiding

A. praise             B. move                C. call                   D. thank

A. wonderful       B. cheap                C. strange              D. foreign

A. habit                     B. end                   C. eyes                  D. corners

A. sadly              B. hardly            C. secretly             D. really

Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context .

Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be shocking experience .It is said     some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats . And when a button is pushed , the seat will give you an electric shock . These taxi drivers don’t this   fun . They do it to tourists   argue about the unreasonable fares they charge . Some drivers charge as as ten times the legal fare .

They have a secret switch which makes the meters much faster . you refuse to pay , you are really in for a shock .

In one case , a German woman had no choice    to pay  ＄120 for a  ＄ 20 ride from the airport . She said that she was “ really taken for a ride , ” but what could she do ? Besides the electric shock , she was threatened with physical violence . She has only one piece of advice for tourists , “Take the bus   stay at home . ”

PEOPLE who have had a painful experience may wish they could wipe the memory from their minds. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, US, say that this may someday be possible.

A drug remains far off, but researchers have laid a foundation with their discovery that proteins can be removed from the brain’s fear center to cut memories forever.

Previous research had already shown that a special behavior therapy (治疗) could cut painful memories. But relapse (复发) was possible because the memory hadn’t necessarily disappeared.

By looking at that process, Richard Huganir and Roger Clem, two researchers from Johns Hopkins University, discovered a “window of vulnerability (脆弱的窗口)” when proteins are created. The proteins help signals travel within the brain as painful memories are made. Because the proteins are unstable, they can be easily removed with drugs or behavior therapy to cut memories.

Researchers used mice to find the window, but think the process would be the same in humans. They used electric shocks to make the mice fear a certain sound. The sound triggered (触发) the creation of the proteins, called calcium-permeable (钙通透性) AMPARS, which formed for a day or two in the fear centers of the mice’s brains.

The researchers are working on ways to reopen the window by recalling (唤醒) the painful memory and using drugs to remove the protein. They published their report online last month in Science Express.

Their research has drawn interest and concern from experts in mental healthcare.

Kate Farinholt, a mental health expert with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Maryland, US, said many people suffering from a painful event might benefit from erasing a memory. “Erasing a memory and then everything bad built on that is an amazing idea, and I can see all sorts of potential ,” she said.

But there are a lot of unanswered questions, too.

“Completely deleting a memory is a little scary. How do you remove a memory without removing a part of someone’s life,” Farinholt said. “And is it best to do that, considering that people grow and learn from their experiences?”

What have researchers at Johns Hopkins University found recently?  

A. A new drug to erase painful memories from human brains.

B. A special behavior therapy to erase painful memories.

C. Removing certain proteins from the brain can wipe painful memories.

D. Erasing memory damages a patient’s brain functions.

What makes it possible to erase painful memories according to Paragraph 4? 

A. The way the brain cells are created.

B. The unstable character of the proteins in the brain.

C. The strength of the signals the proteins send.

D. The drugs that can stop the formation of memories.

Which of the following shows the stages of the process done on mice? 

a. removal of fear proteins            b. making mice fear a certain sound

c. fear proteins created in mice brains   d. making mice recall painful memories

A. a-b-c-d    B. d-a-c-b    C. b-c-d-a    D. c-b-d-a

What is Kate Farinholt’s opinion of the research? 

A. People may lose the chance to learn from their bad experiences.

B. The research will be a great breakthrough in treating painful memories.

C. People could suffer long-term memory loss.

D. People could forget happy memories as well.

假如你叫李明，你的英国笔友Mike在上次来信中谈到了低碳生活这个话题。最近几个月学校倡导学生过低碳生活、过节约生活、做有责任感的公民，引导学生从出行、购物、用水、家电和餐具使用方面反省自己的生活方式。请你用英文给Mike回信。

要求：

1．你对低碳生活的理解

2．你校开展的活动

3．你最近生活方式的改变（至少选取三个方面）

注意：

1．词数为100左右；

2．参考词汇  低碳生活   low – carbon life (style)

3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）

Dear Mike,

How are things going? In your last letter you talked about low carbon life. Now I’d like to share my understanding of it and my experience in the past few months.

I’m really glad to communicate with you about this topic.

Yours

Li Ming

Mum, please let us, Lily and me, go to visit the new provincial museum tomorrow,        ?

       A．can you    B．will you    C．shall we    D．may we

Mother arranged an appointment ____ me ____ the dentist.

A. for; with     B. with; for         C. for; to           D. to; for

This had a great ____ the future of both mother and son.

A. affect on  B. affect in  C. effect upon   D. effect to

To switch or not to switch, that is the question．Google’s announcement of its Nexus One smartphone（智能手机） happened over a week ago and I’m still receiving lots of e-mails from readers asking the same question: Should they give up their iPhone for the Nexus One?

       Some people with iPhones, disappointed by American Telephone&Telegraph’s inadequate service and the high monthly cost, are wondering if they have really got something to replace it．Does the Nexus One offer the functions that Apple has led them to expect?

       I’m on the fence myself, even though I never thought I’d be interested in anything but the iPhone．From my experience using the Nexus One, and from talking to people who have made the change, it’s not necessarily about the differences between the iPhone and the Nexus One．The phones are extremely similar in design and general feel．Instead, the decision can be made based on the software（软件） services you use on your desktop．

       My friend Chad Dickerson received a pre-launch Nexus One from Google three weeks ago．He said Google’s phone feels connected to certain services on the Web in a way the iPhone doesn’t．“Compared to the iPhone, the Google phone feels like it’s part of the Internet to me,” he said．“If you live in a Google world, you have that world in your pocket in a way that’s cleaner and more connected than the iPhone．”

       Personally, the phones work perfectly with their own software, but both of them don’t make an effort to play well with other services．

Why are some iPhone users expecting a new type of phone?

     A．Because their old ones are out of date．

     B．Because they accept Google’s announcement．

     C．Because of the limited service and high cost．

     D．Because of the terrible software they can use．．

What’s the author’s attitude towards the new phones in the third paragraph?

       A．Negative       B．Neutral              C．Indifferent          D．Positive

In Chad Dickerson’s opinion, the Nexus One is ________ the iPhone．

     A．better than     B．worse than     C．as good as      D．as bad as

The best title of the passage might be ________．

       A．Apple’s New Smartphone             

       B．Torn Between Two Phones

      C．Good Services Matter     

       D．Google’s New Smartphone

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A. develop closer relations                       B. share the same culture

C. get to know each other                        D. keep each other company

The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches

B. too many words are of no use

C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

D. even talk and silence can be culturally different

According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By sharing different ways of life.            B. By accepting different habits.

C. By recognizing different values.             D. By speaking each other’ s languages.

What would be the best title for the text?

A. Multicultural Environment.                 B. Cross-Cultural Differences.

C. How to Understand Each Other.             D. How to Build Up a Relationship.