She won the first prize in the speech contest and __________surprised us.?

A.which                B.it                       C.as                      D.who?

Let's face it-English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant (茄子) nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple(菠萝). English muffins (松饼) weren't invented in England nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes (似是而非的说法),we find that quicksand(流沙) can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers "praught"? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can a person be "pretty ugly"?

You will be very surprised at the unique lunacy(荒谬) of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on. Why is a "crazy man" an insult(侮辱), while to insert a comma and say "crazy, man" is a compliment (as when clapping for a Jazz performance).

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all). That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. A wise man is similar in meaning to a wise guy.

B. "An alarm clock goes on" and"An alarm clock goes off" are opposite.

C. Boxing rings are square rather than round.

D. Sweetmeats are sweet meat while sweetbreads are not sweet at all.

Which of the following pairs contains expressions that are opposite in meaning?

A. "A fat chance"and "a slim chance".

B. "To fill in a form"and "to fill out a form".

C. "Crazy man" and "crazy, man".

D. "Quite a lot" and "quite a few".

Which of the following statements about the English language is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It is a crazy language.

B. It reflects the creativity of the human race.

C. It was invented by the British people.

D. It can be quite irregular.

Mrs Green didn’t realize there was a gap ______(存在) between her and her son.

These toy bricks are _______ different sizes, shapes and colors, but they are exactly the same _________.

A. in; in weights   B. in; of weight

C. of; in weight    D. of; of weights

Anger is good for you，as long as you control it，according to new psychology research．A new study from Carnegie Mellon University shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier．

    “Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger，”said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon．“The more people display anger，the lower their stress responses．’’

    Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6，200．They must say out loud every thirteenth number．Researchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questions．If they made any mistakes，they had to restart from the very beginning．Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry．

    Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test. The researchers describe their reactions as fear，anger and disgust．

    Other researchers recorded the students’ blood pressure，pulse and production of a high—stress hormone(荷尔蒙)called cortis01．People whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone．Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes(糖尿病)，heart disease，depression and extra weight gain．

    When people feel fear，negative impacts increase, but when they get angry，those negatives go down，according to the study．

    “Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is a

 maddening(令人发狂的)situation，”Lerner said．

    Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9／11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident．She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic．These people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event．So in maddening situations，anger is not a bad thing to have．It’s a healthier response than fear．

6. What is the story mainly about?

  A．The findings of new psychology research．

  B．What you can do with anger in certain cases．

  C．Different effects produced by anger and fear．

  D．Healthier responses in maddening situations。

7．Which statement will Jennifer Lerner agree with?

    A．It’s better to be angry than to be frightened．

    B．Different reactions reflect different outlooks on life．

    C．Don’t control your anger and it makes you powerful．

D．Pessimistic people are generally healthier than optimistic people．

8. What does the underlined word “both” refer to according to the passage?

    A．Fear and anger．

    B．Blood pressure and pulse．

    C．Blood pressure and cortis01．

D．Higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone．

9．In what ways can anger-be beneficial to people7

A．By showing their optimistic side．

B．By reducing their stress．

C．By reducing high blood pressure．

D．By taking the place of fear．

10．The researchers irritated(激怒)the students by     .

A．recording their performance secretly

B．asking them to count to 6，200 again and again

C．disturbing them and making them start all over again

 D．criticizing them when they made mistakes

There is plenty of rain in the south__________there is little in the north.?

A.while                 B.as                      C.when                 D.so?

—Where is my blue shirt?

—It’s in the washing machine.You have to wear_________different one.

A.any                    B.the                     C.a                       D.other

Do you know_________speaker of_________Chinese language also has difficulty in learning

_________Japanese?

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

Last summer we visited the West Lake，__________Hangzhou is famous in the world.?

A.for which                                       B.for that

C.in which                                         D.what?

Hai Yan is a famous Chinese novelist, __________writings are thought highly of.

A.whose               B.who                   C.which                D.whom?