You can use a large plastic bottle, _____cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.

A. the top is            B. whose top             C. the top of it is         D. whose top is

She hesitated at the gate of the canteen, _________ whether to enter or not.

A. to wonder           B. wondered         C. wondering          D. wonder

-VIP member service? But what does VIP ____?

   ---It is short for very important person, sir.

A. call for  B. look for  C. seek for  D. stand for

My mother always gets a bit _____ if we don’t arrive home on time.

  A. curious  B. anxious  C. conscious  D. eager

We were about to go out for a walk ________ it began to rain.

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

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Who buy the presents? How much should we spend? Questions about money like these ___50___ during the holidays, and they can turn this wonderful season into the most ___51___ time of the year.

The ___52___ cause of holiday stress is money issues, according to a recent poll by the American Psychological Association (APA). The survey found that 61 percent of Americans ___53___ lack of money as the top cause of family tensions, holiday blues and depression.

“People believe that they can go out and buy gifts because it’s the holidays, ___54___they can’t afford to do so,” says Dorothy Cantor, a noted psychologist and former APA president. “Not only is it stressful to feel that you have to buy everyone an expensive gift, but you will also be stressed for the rest of the year trying to pay your ___55___. You can show love and caring by giving something that you know is meaningful and ___56___ that doesn’t have to cost a lot.”

While managing money issues during the holiday season can be a ___57___, financial experts agree that you can ___58___ pressure by planning ahead, exhibiting patience and managing expectations to make the holiday season enjoyable and worry-free.

For starters, make an agreement with family members to discuss holiday spending and finances before you make any ___59___. The goal here is to learn one another’s thoughts and feelings about priorities and wishes. Be realistic, decide together on a budget and only use cash, rather than using credit cards. Avoid getting ___60___ unreasonable expectations. It makes no ___61___ to buy gifts you can not afford and put additional financial and emotional stress on yourself and your family that will cause problems long after the holidays are over.

Other ways to ___62___ the burden of money-related holiday blues include an understanding that everyone faces money problems at one time or another. It’s important to keep your ___63___ situation in perspective, to learn from experience and then to proceed with your life.

And lastly, make focusing on financial solutions a part of your New Year’s resolution. It’s the perfect time to take a __64___ approach by doing some soul-searching, forgiving yourself, letting go of the past and dealing with your financial problems in a businesslike manner each day.

A. break up        B. pop up           C. put out          D. wipe out

A. ridiculous      B. inconvenient C. stressful        D. mysterious

   A. immediate        B. social   C. hidden           D. leading

   A. listed           B. felt             C. resisted     D. charged

   A. as if            B. even if      C. as long as       D. if only

A. price           B. life             C. rates            D. bills

A. resistant       B. random           C. personal     D profitable

A. success     B. reminder         C. pleasure     D. challenge

A. polish          B. postpone         C. minimize     D. preserve

A. excuses     B. purchases        C. statements       D. inquiries

A. caught up in    B. ended up with C. put up in   D. made up for

   A. efforts      B. revenge          C. desire           D. sense

A. ease            B. resign           C. launch           D. transfer

   A. inadequate       B. financial    C. internal     D. private

A. reverse     B. tender               C. grand            D. positive

What is a dream?

For centuries, people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep.      However, they have been valued as necessary to a person's health and happiness.

Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person's character.     He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.

The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung's compensation theory. Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.     Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may  dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.

Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that  dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. ,     Until they reach age  five, they can not express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults,  there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance,

The characters that appear in the dreams of men are often  other men, and often involve physical aggression.

The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand.     If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.

A．Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.

B．However, people should not take their dreams as reality.

C．They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.

D．It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.

E．Children do not dream as much as adults.

F．They think their mind is trying to tell them something.

G．First, there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.

—We have two seats free here. Which one would you like?

—        ! My mother is coming to see the film with me.

    A．None B．Neither  C．All  D．Both

The  book has been  translated into thirty languages since it        on the market in 1973.

A.had come      B. has come      C. came     D.comes

Some young people in America are expected to leave ______ could be life’s most important decision---marriage--- entirely up to luck.

A. which                B. that                        C. what                     D. as