This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers(young people aged from13~19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

   Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

   Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

   Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

   “Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

   At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In    Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

This year ________teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A. twenty-three hundred

B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand

D. less than two thousand

The whole exchange programme is mainly to__________.

A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teenagers learn new languages

Fred and Mike agree that__________.

A. America food tasted better than German food

B. German schools were harder than American schools

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

D. There were more cars on the streets in America

What is particular in American schools is that________.

A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B. there are a lot of after-school activities

C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D. students go out side to enjoy themselves in a car

Which of the following is not true according to this passage?

A. There were few outside activities in Germany.

B. Fred had his own car when he was in America.

C. Subjects seemed easy for Mike in the USA.

D. All family activities were around the individual in Germany.

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

You work from 9:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?

　　A. Global English Centre and Modern Language School.

　　B. Global English Centre and the International House of English.

　　C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century English Training.

　　D. The 21st Century English Training Center and the International House of English.

The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three schools in that.

　　A. its teaching quality is better          B. it is nearest to the city centre

　　C. its courses are more advanced        D. it requires an entrance examination

You’ll probably prefer to go to the International House of English because it.

　　A. offers free sightseeing and social activities

　　B. has a special course in spoken English

　　C. costs less than the other schools

　　D. has native English teachers

If you take the evening classes at the International House  of English, you’ll pay about      yuan.

　　A.60          B.240　     　C.720         D.960

I know        John Lennon, but not        famous one.

春节即将到来，人们往往在此期间休息调整、休闲娱乐、走亲访友举行家庭聚会，但也往往忽略健康、环保以及安全问题。请你作为《二十一世纪报》的编辑写一封至全体中学生的公开信，呼吁他们注意以下问题。

适当休息，完成作业，养成良好的生活习惯

提醒亲友（1）勿抽烟、饮酒过度等，晓其以弊

（2）日常生活和外出如何做到环保、节能、低碳，以及防火、防灾。

要求：（1）公开信应包括以上要点，可适当增加

（2）字数：120词左右（开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）

Dear friends,

       It’s so nice that the winter vocation is drawing near, announcing the approach of the Spring Festival. As we know, the Spring Festival is a time for us Chinese to have a good rest as well as a family get-together. But at the same time people may forget the problem of health, environment protection and safety. Here I have some suggestions for all of you.

       As for yourselves, __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

       Wish all of you a happy, healthy and green Spring Festival！

The Editor

So difficult did I find ___ to work out the problem that I decided to ask my partner for help.

      A. myself                 B. us                       C. it                       D. that

Do you ________ much importance to what he just said ?

   A. attach         B. think         C. pay           D. devote

—Father, you promised!  

       —Well, _____.But it was you who didn’t keep your word first.

       A. so was I                   B. so did I                    C. so I was                   D. so I did

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1-10的相应位置。

Last year , my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病).

It is still hard to write that word.    is even harder to say it out loud, because it feels like that will make it more real. Although I wish I could either change the diagnosis 

deny it altogether, this is what we’re facing. Every time we think about what her tiny body is doing to her, it     (break) our heart a little bit more. This is my worst nightmare.

But my husband and I are saying many thanks to God that her disease is the  (much)

common form of all the childhood blood cancers, which comes with an 85~90% cure rate. We believe that she is in that 90%, but we know there’s still a long road ahead   us.

  (thank), she’s not in any pain, other than a little soreness from a recent procedure. And since she’s 4, she doesn’t quite understand     is happening at all. She is in good spirits,      helps us cope more than we realized it would. It also helps that she is in such     great hospital, specifically for children. They have done a great job, saving my daughter’s life and     (make) us go through the hard time as well.

—Keep ____ in mind that you have to be home by 10 o’clock.

—Ok, I will.

A. it    B. this     C. one      D. these

She won the first prize；though none of us    it.

A. expected        B. had expected

C. was expected     D. would expect