The doctor advised her to ______ eating food rich in fat to lose weight.

   A. give in    B. give up   C. give away   D. give out

Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to _______.

A. give out     B. give in       C. give away   D. give off

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful works..

A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for tolerating her constant words. Disturbed by their noise, I moved on.

I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift store doing some shopping when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He turned it into a long cane (手杖) and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.

And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away arm in arm.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. The husband was doing all the talking when the couple viewed the works.             

B. The husband tapped his way to the coatroom to get his jacket.   

C. The husband was considered a brave man by the clerk at the store.             

D. The husband allowed blindness to change his life.

The underlined word “encountered” in the passage means “________”.

A. saw    B. met     C. talked        D. argued

At first the author’s attitude towards the wife of the couple was _________.

A. positive     B. neutral           C. bored      D. admiring

What can be inferred from the passage is ___________. 

A. the man had his eyes blinded in a fight

B. the man must be a painter before

C. the woman was very devoted to his husband

D. the man often killed time by visiting exhibitions

Sooner or later, many families will face the situation of moving. The experience can be very bad for kids, who may not be a part of the decision to move and may not understand it. You can take steps to make the whole process (过程) easier for everyone.

Many kids like to stay in familiar places. So as you consider a move, weigh the benefits (好处) of that change against the comfort that neighborhood, school, and social life give your kids. If your family has recently dealt with a big life change, such as death, you may want to put off a move to give your children time to accept the fact.

The decision to move may be out of your hands, perhaps because of a new job or money problems. Even if you’re not happy about the move, try to keep a positive (积极的) attitude to it. During the move, a parent’s attitude can greatly influence kids.

No matter what the results are, the most important way to prepare kids to move is to talk about it. Try to give your children as much information about the move as possible. You can ask kids to join in the planning such as house-hunting or the search for a new school. This can make the change feel less like it’s being forced (被迫) on them. If you’re moving across town, try to take your children to visit the new house and the new neighborhood.

A move can have many problems, but good things also come from this kind of change. Your family might grow closer and you may learn more about each other by going through it together.

According to the text, a move can be a bad experience for kids because ________.

A. they may feel they’re forced to do so      B. they often feel lonely in a new school

C. they don’t like their busy parents     D. they are tired of the moving process

In which situation does the author advise to put off a move?

A. The child’s birthday is coming. B. A family member has died.

C. The new neighborhood isn’t safe.     D. The parents have money problems.

Which is the most important when making the move easier for children?

A. Allowing them to choose a school by themselves.

B. Trying not to show them the bad parts of a move.

C. Offering them as much information as possible.

D. Promising to choose a new house with them.

The author wrote this text mainly to tell us ________.

A. what we should do before a move

B. how to prepare children for a move

C. how a move can change the family

D. why parents should talk to children often

据报道，2004年全球学习汉语的外国人约二千五百万，到2009年这一数字已经超过四千万。请你根据这一信息，以“More and More Foreigners Are Learning Chinese”为题, 用英语按以下要点为你们校报写一篇100-120个词的短文。

1. 描述以上有关外国人学汉语的信息；

2. 分析原因(如经济发展、文化交流……)；

3. 简短评论。

注意：短文的标题已给出（不计词数）。

More and More Foreigners Are Learning Chinese

_______ the house is empty, memories flood my mind of a time when it was filled with life.

  A. Since                   B. Unless                      C. As if                       D. Even though

— 苊500, but that is my last offer.

— OK, it is a          .

A. cost            B. price            C. reward         D. deal

I am very sorry we made such a _____ decision, but there was really no time left for us.

   A. precise             B. worthy                  C. casual           D. tight

Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life's lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .

"I grew   40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."

"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."

Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.

"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.

When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his   51  from junior school.

Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "'Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn't last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.

"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.

A. shared          B. completed         C. escaped           D. experienced

A. has scared    B. has taught         C. has held             D. has warned

A. realistic        B. real                 C. true                 D. authentic

A. something   B. everything                   C. nothing             D. anything

A. frightened    B. excited            C. delighted         D. overconfident

A. against      B. to                  C. down              D. over

A. come out      B. come up             C. come true          D. come across

A. fight        B. left                 C. suit              D. wrong

A. stop         B. perform            C. work             D. stay

A. created       B. written              C. made             D. composed

A. tells         B. reads                    C. suggests            D. goes

A. teenage      B. youth               C. mid-aged            D. old

A. considered   B. dreamed            C. suggested           D. tried

A. gentle       B. cold              C. depressed            D. explosive

A. lead         B. pop              C. proper             D. first

A. workers        B. strangers          C. classmates          D. colleagues

A. bagged       B. accepted           C. beat               D. finished

A. broke into    B. broke in          C. broke up            D. broke down

A. improving    B. doubting           C. wondering           D. considering

A. reach         B. have               C. adapt              D. contribute

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri (MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with energy density (密度),” said Jae kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, recently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro/nano-electromechanical systems (M/NEWS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said. “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor (半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure (晶格结构) of the solid semiconductor, ” Kwon said. “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that the battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

A. He teaches chemistry at MU.                 

B. He developed a chemical battery.

C. He is working on a nuclear energy source.     

D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4 ________.

A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied

B. to indicate nuclear batteries can be safely used

C. to describe a nuclear-powered system            

D. to introduce various energy sources.

Liquid semiconductor is used to ________ .

A. get rid of the radioactive waste             

B. test the power of nuclear batteries

C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries      

D. reduce the damage to lattice structure

According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery ________.

A. uses a solid semiconductor                        B. will soon replace the present ones

C. could be extremely thin                                D. has passed the final test

The text is most probably a ________.

A. science news report                                     B. book review

C. newspaper ad                                              D. science fiction story