—Do you know Tom came _____ third in the marathon held yesterday?

   —Yeah！And it was _____ 18-hour bicycle marathon.

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

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.       

B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents pass away before children grow up.

D. Parents educate children to be good persons.

What do you know from the passage?

A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B. Not all the children respect their parents.

C. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A. It only has two kinds of color.

B. It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in June.

D. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

What do you think “florists” do?

A. They sell flowers.                  

B. They made bread.

C. They offer enough room for having family parties.

D. They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

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请阅读下列有关颜色偏好和性格关系的应用文：

GOLD

A. According to the True Colors system people who choose gold as their primary color like to fit in or belong. They tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. Things like tradition, home are very important to them. They need order and structure. They don’t like waste or change.

ORANGE

B. People who choose orange as their primary color need a lot of variety and freedom. They take pride in being highly skilled. They enjoy “hand-on” work and often are good in a crisis. They are risk taker, seeking challenges.

YELLOW

C. People who choose yellow as their primary color are curious about everything. They are confident and knowledgeable. They love sports very much and they work high efficiently.

GREEN

D. People who choose green as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. They are analytical and enjoy solving problems and developing systems. They love intelligence and logic. They are often critical of themselves and others.

BLUE

E. People who choose blue as their primary color enjoy close relationships. Harmony and integrity are very important. These people are often very creative or they enjoy the creative work of others.

RED

F. People who choose red as their primary color are always full of vigor and they tend to be confident all the time. It seems like they are ready to do anything and they will be successful. And they have a strong desire for power.

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Creating a warm and personal working atmosphere; establishing a peaceful working environment and trying to avoid conflict; allowing them the freedom to express their feeling; praising their creative approach to the job; praising them with their good jobs.

Assigning work which needs detailed planning; defining the tasks in clear terms; providing a stable work environment and avoiding sudden change; giving standard rules and regulations and setting a good examples; praising them with their good jobs.

Assigning work which needs analytical thinking and problem solving; encouraging them to think independently and taking their ideas to the next step; praising them with their good jobs.

Assigning work which is action-packed; providing opportunities to be skillful and adventurous; allowing them the freedom to the job in their own ways; praising them with their good jobs.

Assigning work which needs full energy; providing opportunities for job competition; if he does well, let him know he is very likely to get promotion; praise them with their good jobs.

– Do you like watching soccer game?          – ______? I don’t quite follow you.

  A. Why not      B. What’s wrong      C. What’s up      D. Pardon．

I failed in the final exam last term and only then ______ the importance of studies.

A. I realized    B. I had realized    C. had I realized    D. did I realize

A caring mother is the single most important factor in preventing teenagers from abusing(滥用)drugs and alcohol，researchers said on Friday. An international study showed that teenagers living with both parents are less likely to suffer from alcohol and drug problems，and a strong maternal bond is the most effective way to fight against them.

  “These findings suggest that living with both parents may prevent drug use．”said Dr.McArdle，of Newcastle University in northern England, who led the study. “They also suggest that attachment(感情眷念)，particularly to mothers，is a more effective factor and that this is truly across cultures and substances.” The report, which is published in the journal Addiction, involved nearly 4,000 teenagers in England，Ireland，Italy，Germany and the Netherlands. They were questioned about their use of several kinds of drugs and alcohol. The teenagers also filled in questionnaires about their relationship with their parents and grandparents, how well they were supervised(监护)after school and whether they were allowed to meet friends at home.

  “Both the quality of family relationships and the structure of families have significant influences on youth drug use,” McArdle said in a statement. But he added that a strong maternal bond offered the greatest protection against developing drug habits. The rate of drug abuse among teenagers living with both parents and who had a good relationship with their mother was 16.6 percent. If either factor was missing, the drug abuse rate rose to 32 percent．More than 42 percent of teenagers living in one parent families who did not have a strong bond with their mother used drugs．

  Drug prevention campaigns in British schools and on television warn teenagers about the danger of drugs and alcohol but McArdle said no one is dealing with the problem of their parents’ responsibility                            

The phrase“maternal bond” appears twice in this passage. Guess its meaning__________．

A.物质的奖励             B.母亲的约束             C．法律的制裁            D.学校的指导

According to McArdle,which is most likely to have the drug abuse problem_________?

A.16-year-old Tom from a happy big family             

B.17-year-old Kate supervised by her single mother．

C.18-year-old Juliet living with her single father．      

D.19-year-old Mark cared by his parents.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage__________?

A. Teenagers with both parents won’t have the drug use problem.

B. Teenagers from several countries filled in the questionnaire.

C. Teenagers were asked about their relationship with parents．

D. Teenagers in British schools are warned against drugs abuse.

The last paragraph suggests that________.

A. schools should answer for the drug problem             

B. television and media are to blame

C. parents and the society are responsible for the drug problem

D. mothers are the cause of youth drug use．

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Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday party in Saturday morning. I’d like to

come and I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They were very old and unluckily

they are not in a good health recently. My mother has already made a telephone calling to them

and promised visit them with me this Saturday. My mother said we will stay at my grandparents’

the whole weekend. So I’m real sorry I can’t attend your party. I do hope you will understand all

this. Here I wish you a lot fun on your birthday and many happy returns of the day.

---Let’s discuss the questions raised last night, shall we?

   ---There is no hurry for that. I_________ for a conference.

   A. headed            B. am heading      C. was heading       D. have headed

Yesterday morning he got up earlier than ______, for it was not a(n) ______ day.

   A. common; usual      B. common; ordinary C. usual; normal       D. usual; ordinary

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was    36   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of   37   houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A   38   woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   39   on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   40   her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a   41   answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while   42  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   43   her sitting by the fire.

The woman   44   old and tired under the bright electric light,   45   she was only in her early thirties. She sat   46   for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   47   . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   48  up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his   49  . The man at once recognized the woman as his    50  . They had   51   touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

  52   words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other   53   the boy stared at them, puzzled. k*s*5u

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   54  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   55  .

A. pouring                 B. falling                   C. dropping                D. flooding

A. poor                      B. black                   C. faraway                    D. nearby

A. rich                       B. beautiful                  C. poor                      D. ugly

A. crying                   B. wandering               C. struggling               D. wondering

A. striking                 B. hitting                     C. flowing                    D. beating

A. boy                       B. girl                          C. woman                     D. man

A. out                        B. near                         C. outside                     D. inside

A. made                     B. left                          C. asked                     D. told

A. became                  B. showed                    C. appeared                D. sounded

A. so                         B. and                          C. however                 D. though

A. straight                  B. thirsty                     C. hungry                     D. still

A. room                     B. house                      C. picture                          D. fire

A. picked                   B. stood                       C. came                      D. looked

A. father                    B. mother                           C. friend                    D. brother

A. wife                      B. sister                        C. mother                      D. girlfriend

A. kept                      B. got                          C. made                     D. lost

A. Much                    B. Many                    C. No                           D. Not

A. as                         B. while                       C. when                       D. since

A. disappointed         B. sorry                        C. happy                      D. sad

A. began                    B. stopped                    C. ended                       D. wanted