Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in 5 minutes.

A. adaptable                 B. comfortable             C. convenient               D. available

I had _________good lunch at ________ restaurant __________ we met for the first time.

  A. a, a, which      B. the, the, where   C. a, the, where    D. \, the, that

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There's a catch however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can't leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

  Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are  treated. His goal was  to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food.

He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

  To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviewed and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Para, a 24-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum.

  The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn't stand up without hanging their heads. They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”

   Finally it was over, and Para and Eric appeared from their cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage,  Eric  came  out,  changed  into  clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It's great to be able to stand up,” he said. Para just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she

didn't want to talk to anyone.

What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

   A. He is curious about people's personal life.

   B. He is kind-hearted to animals.

   C. He hates people around.

   D. He likes to help poor people.

The underlined word “catch” probably means _____.

   A. unsolved problem                                  B. surprising wonder

   C. unbelievable fact                                    D. hidden difficulty

Rob offered the money because he wanted _____ .

   A. to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

   B. to show the public how terrible animals' life could be

   C. to make more money by publishing the recorded videotapes

   D. to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   A. Easy Way to Earn $ 2,500.                     B. Do Not Feed the Humans.

   C. Living Like a Chicken.                   D. Getting Along Well Anyway.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^), 在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

The winter holiday is coming, which makes me very exciting．                

I have been looking forward to relax myself and I'd like                            

to go fishing, climb high mountain and ride my bicycle．                         

I think I can play football and play the chess with my father                      

as well．How wonderful days 1 will have during the winter                    

holiday! But my father has differently opinions．He doesn't                      

want me to go out．He's afraid that I'll be knocked on by                        

a truck, fall into rivers, fell off a tree or fight with others．                      

What's worse, he's afraid I will get lost．1 hate being treated                      

like a bird kept in a cage．I need freedom but I will try to                     

persuade my father．

— _______ ?

  — She is slim.

A. How do you like about the girl  

B. What personality does the girl have    

C. What kind of person is the girl       

D. What’s the girl like

I insisted that the boy          his hands before having supper.

A. washes              B. washed              C. had washed        D. (should) wash

One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time．” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life．Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back．You cannot buy it．It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value．

       When you see an opportunity, take it．You might not get it back．Never let an opportunity pass．And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity．

       Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when.You can only decide how you' re going to live．Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow．Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future. Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it．

       Every single living thing has a purpose in life．"The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byre．

       Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life．We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: （1） by doing a deed; （2） by experiencing a value; （3） by suffering．Life．

56．The underlined part suggests that___________．

       A．If life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess

       B．If life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players

       C．If life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player

       D．If time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players

57．According to the author, what can you decide?

       A．How you die．                B．When you die．

       C．How you live．                D．When you succeed．

58．This article is most probably from__________．

       A．an explanation of time in the universe

       B．an essay about time and life

       C．an argument that time is the most important thing in life

       D．a description of an important class

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

—Hello, darling. I have done all your shopping for you.

—My shopping?        

—I saw the shopping list you left beside the telephone.

—Oh, dear.     It’s a list of the things I am not supposed to eat.

—       

—Yes. I went to my doctor yesterday and he sent me to a local hospital for tests. _________

—I’m sorry, dear. _______

—Well, no problem. I do appreciate what you did, and of course, you can eat all those things.

—That’s true! I sure can!

A.I meant to help.

B. How did you know what I wanted to buy?

C. You promised me a surprise.

D. That’s not a shopping list.

E. Because of your skin problem?

F. He called me today and gave me the list.

G. What’s wrong with you, dear?

His brother is naughty, ________ he is quite shy.

       A. when                B. while                C. for                    D. though.

Without more wood ____ the fire, it would soon go out.

   A. added to     B. adding to    C. added up       D. adding up