_______ to wait a long time at the dentist’s, Mike decided to take along a magazine to read.

    A. Expected            B. Not expected       C. Expecting          D. Not expecting

There          more than one member who      against the plan．

       A．is; is  B．is; are       C．are; is       D．are; are

–I wonder if you’d like to go to the cinema with me.

—Well,      , if you don’t mind.

A．it’s a good idea     B．I’d rather not

C．that’s all right      D．never mind

   Send us your joke, anecdote or story, and if we publish it in the magazine, we’ll pay as follows:

My Story $500

   Personal stories beyond the call of daily life. They must be unpublished, original and less than 1000 words. Click here to read more stories.

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You Said It

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Is It Just Me

Can you be humorous about the trials and mysteries of modern life? Get it off your chest in 500 words. Click here to read more stories.

60. This passage is written to ________.

A. offer some wonderful stories to readers

B. encourage people to write something

C. show that making money is not difficult

D. remind people that life is full of joy

61. The underlined word “karma” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. wish                           B. explanation         C. luck                            D. imagination

62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The magazine is mainly intended for entertainment.

B. The more words you write, the more money you get.

C. Anecdotes and Jokes isn’t paid much attention to.

D. New jokes can be sent in for Life’s Like That.

63. Where can you most probably see this passage?

A. In a library.         B. In a magazine.        C. In a story book.      D. On a website.

请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文后71～80的空格里填上适当的单词。（每空1词）

 A great life doesn’t happen by accident．A great life is the result of arranging wisely Your time，energy，thoughts，and hard work towards what you want your life to be．A great life is the result of using what you get in a creative and thoughtful way，instead of just what comes next．Make these”secrets”to fit your own needs and style，and start creating your own great life today!

    Simplify．People don’t interpret what simplify means in a correct way．It’s not a way to

remove work from your life．When you focus on simplifying your life，you free up energy and

time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here．

  Effort．Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments．It may mean

re．evaluating how you spend your time，or choosing to spend your money in a different way．

It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy．Life will reward your best effort．

  Create priorities．It’s easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets

your attention，instead of intentionally using the time，energy and money you have in a way

that’s important to you．Focus on getting rid of the obstacles that get in the way of you making

sure you are honoring your priorities．

  Reserves．A great life is the result of having reserves--reserves of things，time，space，

energy，money．Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences，and that

allows you to make decisions that are based on what you really want instead of what the fear

decides for you．

  Eliminate distractions．Look around at someone’s life you admire．Ask them how they did

it．Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you．

  Thoughts．A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and

allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! People who have specific goals

look for ways to achieve them．Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you

meet with year after year is really important to creating a life that you love．

    Start．There’s the old saying everyone’s familiar with”a journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single step．”There’s no better time to start than today．Today，right now，is the

right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’s desires．It’s what you do

TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow．

“A Red，Red Rose”，_____romantic poem，is written by Robert Bums，quite a few of whose

  works are involved in _______ nature．

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

John is to attend the meeting _______ the manager, who has come down with a bad cold.

A. in case of          B. in favour of              C. in honour of      D. in place of

I hated it when people don’t ___________ their promises.

A. carry out      B. look out        C. run out        D. find out

I can speak only a little Japanese. I _____some words when I was there.

     A. picked out                                            C. picked off

       C. picked up                                                    D. picked at

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

某天，你班贴出了一张通知。请根据通知内容要点和要求写一篇英语发言稿。

　　 内容要点：

　　 ● 你对“周五读报活动”的看法； ● 陈述你的理由…… (可举例说明)；

　　 ● 你的具体建议 ……

　　要求：

1. 短文字数不少于120，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

2. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯,可根据内容要点适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；

3. 书写须清楚、工整。

Notice

　　 Our monitor suggests that we have “Friday News Hour”. But some classmates do not agree. We will have a class meeting in English tomorrow afternoon to discuss this suggestion. Please prepare your talk and take an active part.

　　May 6th, 2008

　Dear fellow students ，

Our monitor suggests that we have “Friday news hour”。