Hey there,

So you’re about to spend four years of your life and tens of dollars of your parents’ money, and all you really know about college is that all of your friends are going. Do you ever stop to wonder why you’re going?

Relax. You’re making the right decision. First of all, you’ll discover what interests you by taking courses in many subjects. For example, it’s hard to decide if you want to be a painter if you’ve never painted any pictures; once you’re in a drawing-room on campus, you’ll know one way or the other. College is also a lot of fun — after you graduate, you’ll be working every weekday for 50 or so years. And remember that college graduate earn about twice the income of those who never attended college.

Finding the right college can be difficult. Fortunately, Johnson Review is here to help you every step of the way.

* Researching Schools. To us. the most important decision you’ll make is to choose the school that really fits you best — not the once that is the most competitive（有竞争力的）or has the best-equipped rooms.

* Applying to School. On JohnsonReview.com.  you’ll find hundreds of actual college application（申请）and links to many more.

* Raising Your Scores. American College Test is one of the most difficult parts of the admission（录取）course. It’s not the most important, though, and not everyone needs to prepare for the best. But, if you can do better, find the right course for better scores.

*Paying for School. Most families need financial aid for the high cost of college. The problem is that financial aid seems difficult to get and many families get caught up in the price of college rather than learning the ways to get financial aid. If you really do your research, you’ll learn that you can afford to attend any college, no matter the cost.

For more information, call 600-3681 or visit JohnsonReview.com. Wherever you go.  have a nice trip !

Johnson Smith

Founder and CEO

Johnson Review

1.How many reasons for going to college does the author mention in the text?

A. 2        B. 3        C. 4       D. 5

2.The author thinks you should choose the college that is          .

A. well-equipped      B. competitive   C. suitable  D. famous

3.What does the author advise you to do to pay the high cost of college ?

A. To ask the family for help.           B. To make a study of financial courses.

C. To do research on the price of college  D. To get to know how to ask for financial aid.

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this text.?

A. To suggest ways to prepare for college learning.

B. To help readers find the right college.

C. To make Johnson Review popular.

D. To introduce college life.

5.Where may the article be taken from?

A. A Journalist Book   B. A Travel  Book  C. A Grammar Book   D. An Advice Book

A small car is big enough for a family of three ____ you need more space for baggage.

A. once                 B. because              C. if                   D. unless

Apples are usually sold by ______weight, and eggs are sometimes sold by ______ dozen.

    A. the; the        B. 不填; a        C. 不填; the        D. the; a

If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the ______.

    A. designs         B. signs       C. ways             D. points    

Which of the two computer games did you prefer?

—Actually I didn’t like ______.

A. both of them    B. either of them        C. none of them    D. neither of them

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't   1   it to be blue - the name has nothing to   2   the color of our closest celestial（天体） neighbor.

A full moon   3   on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the   4   moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.

The New Year's Eve blue moon will be   5   in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up  6   New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.

However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse（月蚀） on New Year's Eve when  7   of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The   8   will not be visible in the Americas.

A full moon occurs   9   29.5 days, and most years have 12.  10  , an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The   11   time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't   12    again until 2028.

Blue moons have no astronomical   13   , said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

"`Blue moon' is just a   14   in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.

The popular definition of blue moon   15   after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misunderstood the Maine Farmer's Calendar and marked a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the calendar   16   a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.

Though Sky & Telescope corrected the  17   decades later, the definition caught on. For purists（语言纯正癖者）, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a   18   moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.

In a tongue-in-cheek essay   19   on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm    20  celebrating, I'll take a peek（眯着眼睛看） at that brilliant orb（天体） as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."

(   ) 1. A. wish                  B. wait                        C. hope               D. expect

(   ) 2. A. deal with            B. do with                   C. develop with     D. form into

(   ) 3. A. occurred            B. came                      C. ran                   D. went

(   ) 4. A. full                   B. half                         C. bright               D. part

(   ) 5. A. out of sight               B. visible                     C. big                   D. clear

(   ) 6. A. until                  B. when                      C. before              D. since

(   ) 7. A. part                   B. all                           C. any                  D. none

(   ) 8. A. moon                 B. eclipse                     C. sun                  D. shadow

(   ) 9. A. each                  B. every                             C. either                      D. all

(   ) 10. A. On the whole    B. Generally speaking   C. On average       D. In addition

(   ) 11. A. last                  B. next                        C. other               D. another

(   ) 12. A. go                   B. see                          C. come               D. look

(   ) 13. A. point               B. evident                    C. theory              D. significance

(   ) 14. A. name                      B. object                      C. phenomenon     D. tradition

(   ) 15. A. created             B. came about              C. made               D. copied

(   ) 16. A. named              B. called                      C. introduced               D. defined

(   ) 17. A. error               B. name                      C. reality              D. number

(   ) 18. A. blue                 B. red                          C. yellow              D. grey

(   ) 19. A. published        B. posted                     C. printed             D. written

(   ) 20. A. in                    B. out                          C. away               D. on

Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你班将组队参加学校组织的集体舞比赛（group dancing cooipetition)，班长希望大家积极参加。对此谈谈你的看法。

你的文章必须包括以下内容：

·你是否会参加比赛

·你做出该决定的具体理由

假设你叫王平，现在在英国工作，你的朋友陈立写信告诉你他打算赴英留学， 想知道初到英国可能会遇到的困难。请你用英语给他写一封回信，信的内容应包括：

1.    可能会遇到的困难：语言方面的障碍，饮食的不习惯，想家孤独等；

2.    鼓励他并表示愿意帮助他。

注意：1. 词数100个左右。2. 信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Chen Li,

   I’m glad to hear from you. You asked me about the difficulties you may meet with when you get here in UK.

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假设你是李华，奥运会期间你和你的同学们参加了志愿者工作。请根据下图提示，给你的英国笔友Peter写一封信，介绍你们当志愿者的经历并简单谈谈你的感受。

       注意：

       1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。 2．词数不少于60。