. ---–I really appreciate _______ to holiday with you on this nice island.

   -----It’s my pleasure.

       A. have time          B. having time             C. to have time          D. to having time

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It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."

However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.

(   ) 1. A. chance                B. opinion                    C. viewpoint                 D. experience

(   ) 2. A. run                            B. set                           C. controlled                 D. found

(   ) 3. A. with                   B. for                           C. as                            D. like

(   ) 4. A. sense                  B. practice                    C. phenomenon             D. use

(   ) 5. A. even                   B. ever                         C. hardly                      D. never

(   ) 6. A. wrong                B. adequate                   C. true                         D. real

(   ) 7. A. helping with        B. doing with             C. dealing with             D. comparing with

(   ) 8. A. shown                B. put                          C. faced                       D. exposed

(   ) 9. A. similar                B. alike                        C. different                   D. opposite

(   ) 10. A. did                   B. should                      C. might                       D. would

High unemployment _____ the government billions of pounds in lost taxes.

A. spends               B. takes

C. uses                 D. costs

I _____ him not to go abroad, but he wouldn’t listen.

A. persuaded                       B. tried to persuade

C. have persuaded                   D. was persuaded

    Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful（有压力的）conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

    Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移注意力）us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

1. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______.

A.  make people live more easily

B. smooth away daily problems

C. deal with life changes

D. cure types of illnesses

2. The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______.

A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?

A. takes place of                                     B. makes up of

C. lessens the effect of                          D. gets rid of

4. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of _______.

A. instrumental support                      B. informational support

C. social companionship                            D. the strengthening of self-respect

   I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   21   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd   22   ?" Just when I started to   23  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  24   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  25   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't   26  . Somebody had thought   27   of me to bring me a gift.

     Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   28   Christmas there special and memorable, I   29   remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   30   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

     So I   31   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   32   with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.  33  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   34   them that they couldn't open their presents   35   every child had come forward. Finally the   36   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   37   up the room. The   38   in the room was obvious, and   39   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   40   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

21. A. sending          B. receiving          C. making            D. exchanging

22. A. found           B. prepared           C. got               D. expected

23. A. doubt           B. hope              C. suggest            D. accept

24. A. broke in         B. settled down        C. turned up          D. showed off

25. A. relief           B. loss               C. achievement        D. justice

26. A. blamed         B. loved              C. forgotten           D. affected

27. A. highly          B. little               C. poorly             D. enough

28. A. present         B. first                C.. recent            D. previous

29. A. hardly          B. instantly            C. regularly          D. occasionally

30. A. strength        B. independence         C. importance        D. safety

31. A. kept up with     B. caught up with       C. came up with       D. put up with

32. A. none           B. few                C. some              D. each

33. A. fine            B. special              C. helpful            D. normal

34. A. reminded       B. guaranteed           C. convinced          D. promised

35. A. after           B. until                C. when              D. since

36. A. chance         B. gift                 C. moment            D. reward

37. A. lit             B. took                C. burned             D. cheered

38. A. atmosphere      B. sympathy           C. calmness           D. joy

39. A. it              B. such               C. something          D. everybody

40. A. by             B. till                 C. for                D. from

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请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇短文，阐述手机给人们的生活带来的利与弊。

快捷方便，人们可随时随地联系；

功能越来越全，可满足不同人群的需求，如发短信、上网等；

电磁辐射有害健康；

接到打错的电话也要付费。

注意：1.  可适当增加内容、使内容连贯；

  2． 词数：100左右

  3.   参考词汇： 辐射 radiation ; 上网 surf the Internet

 Jack , I’d like to go to see the moive this evening. Will you please _______me company ?

A. keep            B.share          C. take         D. join

．From what we get，we can ________ a living；what we give，however，makes a life．

A．get         B．make       C．take       D． have

— Have you known each other for long?

— Not very, ________we started to work in the ABC Motor Company.

A. before　          B. since           C. when             D. after