I _____ all the cooking for my family, but recently I’ve been too busy to do it．

       A．will do    B．do  C．am doing        D．had done

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would __36__ what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __37__ was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."  She said, "No. Many people are __38__. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

       Several years passed __39__ she asked me again. Since making my first __40__, I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are __41__ fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

      __42__ the years, Mother asked me a couple more __43__ and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting __44__ every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

       I was __46__ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a __47__ between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really __49__ your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your __50__."  I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is __51__ on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry __53__ when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.

A. notice          B. believe in   C. doubt      D. guess at

A. love         B. health       C. sound      D. sight

A. blind           B. deaf        C. invisible     D. thoughtful

A. while          B. once       C. after       D. before

A. discovery     B. decision     C. attempt      D. suggestion

A. learning       B. thinking     C. growing     D. changing

A. Before         B. Till         C. Beyond      D. Over

A. ways           B. things     C. questions    D. times

A. stronger       B. taller       C. smarter      D. nicer

A. duty          B. turn        C. pity        D. chance

A. shocked     B. satisfied     C. interested   D. excited

A. game         B. test         C. match       D. secret

A. worry        B. puzzlement C. regret       D. pain

A. enjoyed     B. found      C. disliked      D. lived

A. shoulders   B. feet         C. hands        D. hair

A. how          B. because      C. why        D. whether

A. respect       B. favor      C. love        D. fun

A. by          B. on          C. above      D. for

A. valuable     B. useful     C. selfish      D. precious

A. others        B. the deaf      C. Grandpa     D. the blind

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．

    “Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，hut I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet .When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．

    “Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

    “Sure．”said the doctor

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes'．As she was once more entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．

    “This is Dr．Sterne，”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round right away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”

    At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．

    “She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”

    Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．

    “My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”

What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？   

    A．To walk her dog．                   B．To see her doctor．

    C．To attend a club meeting．              D．To play tennis with her friends．

Joanne wanted to get back to her home again            ．

      A．to dress up for the meeting              B．to phone the police station

      C．to catch the badly hurt burglar     D．to wait for her dog to be cured  

From the passage，we can infer that          ．

      A．Sheba fought against the burglar

      B．the police found the burglar had broken in

      C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

      D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

In this passage，the writer intends to tell us that the dog is            ．

      A．clever           B．friendly         C．frightening           D．devoted

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Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life. One such expression is fall guy. A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.

The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money. At the end of the 19^th century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States. Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities but also at country fairs and traveling shows. As wrestling gained in popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were arranged in advance. The wrestlers knew -----before the match ----- which one of them would be the winner.

The goal in wrestling is to hold the shoulders of your opponent down against the floor. This is called a fall. Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall. He would agree ____________ ---the fall guy.

Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else. There are fall guys in many situations --- people who publicly take the blame when something goes wrong.

A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal. He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did. He may have something to do with the situation, but is not the person who should be blamed.

The word rap has meant blame for several hundred years. The expression to take the rap was first used about one hundred years ago. Another similar expression is bum rap. A person receives a bum rap if he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent.

What does the expression “ a fall guy” refer to according to Paragraph 1? (within 15 words)

  ___________________________________________________________________________

Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

   However, as the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport, as many of the matches were fixed.

      ________________________________________________________________________

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 5 words)

   ___________________________________________________________________________

What does it mean if someone receives a bum rap? (within 15 words)

   ___________________________________________________________________________

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

   ___________________________________________________________________________

My friend Mary is _____ beautiful girl and _____ girl everyone likes to work with.?

A. a, a         B. a, the        C. the, a           D. the, the?

The ___ morning, the father came into the lonely house, ___ by his naughty boy.

A. following, following           B. followed, followed

C. following, followed            D. followed, following

----_______an earthquake happens in Quanzhou when we are having a lesson ?

   ---- I’m afraid most of us will be trapped.

     A．If only    B．What if        C．As if       D．Even if

_______, I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week．

       A．However the story is amusing

       B．No matter amusing the story is

       C．However amusing the story is

       D．No matter how the story is amusing

Though ________ experience, he soon got a higher pay by working hard.

A. lacked       B. lacking of     C. lacking        D. lacked in

One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle of income tax (收入税).

“You see ,” she began , speaking slowly and carefully , “each person who works must pay part of his or her salary (薪水) to the government . If you make a high salary , your taxes are high . If you don’t make much money , your taxes are low .”

“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?” The students nodded.

Are there any questions?” she asked. The students shook their heads.

“Very good!” she said.” “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short paragraph on the subject of income tax.”

Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition:

Once I had a dog. His name was Tax.

I opened the door and in come Tax.

The teacher was trying to explain        one day.

       A. the basic principles of the income tax

       B. how the government works

       C. everyone should pay income tax

       D. how much tax one should pay for his income

After the teacher’s explanation,       .

       A. all the students shook their heads

       B. many of the students were still puzzled

       C. Most students understood the meaning of income tax

       D. Some students didn’t understand their teacher

The students were asked       .

       A. to say something about income tax

       B. to answer some questions on income tax

       C. to write a composition on “income tax”

D. to explain the principle of income tax

Little Joey      .

       A. was clear about the subject          B. grasped what income tax meant

       C. wrote a paragraph about his dog      D. did as what he was told to do