----Young people shouldn’t always change their jobs.

  　　 -----_____________. Young people should seek for more challenges.

  　A．　It’s all the same to me. 　　　　 B. You have a point there.

C．　That’s not the way I see it.　 　  D.I believe so.

Excuse me. I _____ I was blocking your way.

A. didn’t realize   B. don’t realize   C. haven’t realized   D. won’t realize

Talking to Teachers—Teachers are just people．Behind that desk, is a living, breathing human being．And just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to them．Teachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for class．And, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciated．The next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.

Talking to Parents—Parents can be very supportive if their children ask for help．If you think there’s something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask them．Very often, parents want very much to help, but really don’t know what to do．Pick a quiet time of the day and ask to talk．Tell them how you feel．Maybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.

This Stranger Thing—This is always a tough one．How do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your street—situations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parents．The answer to these questions will vary from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are different．Some folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “what’s done”．Then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they don’t know．If you’re having trouble with this and always feel awkward in these kinds of situations, you might want to talk to your parents or a teacher about it．Where do they think you should draw the line? When is silence rude and when is it wise?

From the first paragraph we may learn that teachers dislike____ .

       A．being talked to nicely                                 

       B．their students to be serious with the schoolwork

       C．the students’ appreciation

       D．the students who are not ready for classes

If your parents are not supportive and you are not getting along quite well with your parents, who or what is to blame?

       A．Your parents.          B．Yourself.               

       C．Lack of communication.        D．Your teachers.

The underlined word in the third paragraph is close in meaning to____.

       A．afraid       B．puzzled     C．strange     D．familiar

The passage doesn’t say but it implies that in daily communication____.

       A．arguments often happen between kids and parents

       B．we should talk to the neighbors and other people according to different cultures

       C．city people and country people greet in the same way

       D．we should fit our words with proper situations

根据汉语提示写出正确单词，每空一词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

We are looking for someone who is __________ (可靠的) and hard-working.

We should remain __________ (冷静的) even in face of danger.

It took a long time for him to __________ (恢复) from a bad cold.

She speaks __________ (流利的) though not very correct English.

All these goods here will be __________ (运输) abroad by ship within 3 days.

When people use words and __________ (词语；表达) different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.

He __________ (毕业) from Harvard University last year.

Now she’s planning our __________ (时间表) for the trip.

He went __________ (直接) to Shanghai, without stopping in Beijing.

Everyone should take a positive __________ (态度) towards life.

单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

Both of them studied law at college and became __________(律师) after graduation.

I would really __________(感激) it if you would turn the music down.

He said he _________(遗憾) for the choice he had made.

Direction means objectives. You can get __________(无处) without an objective in life.

Having defeated all the other competitors, he became the world __________（冠军）.

He could never have __________(预见) that one day he would live in such a big house.

Many stars __________(在头顶上) are invisible to the naked eye.

These books are for your __________(参考). I hope you’ll find them helpful.

There is still much to discuss. We shall, __________(因此), return to this item next time.

In my opinion, Tom was __________ (不适宜的) for the job that the company offered.

It is difficult for us to           conversation with all this noise around us.

       A．come up       B．put up          C．carry on         D．get on

A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet  36   anything about the Chinese   37  . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was                                                                                                                                                       38   given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not   39   and she also found this type of tea rather   40  . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it   41   so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not   42   , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host   43   giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had   44    , but it seemed to have no   45   . Her cup kept being   46  , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her   47  , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just  48   the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her  49   culture, she felt it too   50   to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!

TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．

    According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig.Com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.

    The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

    A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig.Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

    At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.

More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.

      A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

      B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

      C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

      D．there are many famous universities for them to choose

Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.

      A．could receive better education      B．could learn more about the policy there

      C．could do well in the business operations    D．could make more friends there

The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.

A．Netbig.Com                             B．a Chinese education on the mainland

C．the Chinese job market         D．the university

The author wrote the article to tell us ______________.

      A. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

B. the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

      C. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

      D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.

Which is true according to the passage?

      A. Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland

B. The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.

C. Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland

      D. Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

Americans eat __________ vegetables per person today as they did in the 1980s.

Jack took the boxes off the little table to make _______ for the new computer.

A. area           B. room             C. field           D. position