In my opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant _____.

       A. dealing with             B. dealt with          C. to deal with            D. to be dealt with

Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.

       Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."

       But what he _____5_____ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."

       Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."

A. rich          B. lovely       C. close        D. large

A. surprisingly    B. nervously   C. kindly      D. proudly

A. dearest         B. smallest      C. latest       D. youngest

A. ordering        B. selling     C. expecting   D. improving

A. hated           B. enjoyed      C. cared        D. hoped

A. crazily         B. excitedly    C. curiously    D. directly

A. counting       B. naming      C. showing     D. reaching

A. Immediately   B. Carefully    C. Angrily      D. Easily

A. saw          B. missed       C. forget     D. left

A. truth          B. story       C. adventure   D. accident

A. lecture         B. house       C. office       D. activity

A. even if       B. apart from  C. so that       D. except that

A. troublesome  B. careless      C. active      D. quiet

A. found        B. caught     C. punished    D. wounded

A. goes to        B. belongs to  C. works     D. plays

The reason _____ he gave for not coming to your birthday party is ______ his mother was ill.

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

This is _______ I have come to Yuanyang.

   A. for the first time   B. the first time    C. every time    D. the time

It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.

      A. other than                    B. more than         C. rather than           D. less than

----Will we see him again?

   ----- Yes. It will be not long _______ he comes back.

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

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We __36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried __37__ we would attend different colleges in the fall.

Our first term of university life was __38__. We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very __39__. These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.

When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She __41__ a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I __42__ her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the __43__ within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44__ to accept it. I didn’t understand __45__ the people I loved most couldn’t love each other.

Becky left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was __46__. She saw me with my new friends and __47__ that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having __48__ her and wished she could be a part of it. She wished she could be in their __49__.

I wrote a letter to Becky __50__ she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest __51__. Becky wrote me back soon. She was in __52__ and felt sorry about what she had done.

I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it. __53__ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of __54__. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, __55__ to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

A. showed        B. developed        C. protected         D. shared

A. because        B. unless       C. although         D. while

A. modern        B. peaceful          C. hard                 D. normal

A. anxious       B. comfortable       C. familiar        D. strange     

A. figure        B. make       C. pour            D. hold

A. brought        B. returned    C. donated          D. recommended

A. admitted       B. introduced  C. mentioned        D. referred  

A. concern       B. doubt      C. curiosity         D. hurt  

A. ashamed       B. cautious          C. unwilling        D. calm

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

A. aggressive          B. discouraged       C. proud           D. jealous 

A. regretted     B. argued      C. promised         D. proved

A. for           B. from        C. without         D. across

A. expectation   B. position      C. reception       D. relation   

A. recognizing  B. predicting  C. assuming         D. explaining 

A. gift               B. spirit       C. achievement      D. sign

A. sympathy          B. agreement  C. surprise          D. confusion 

A. Nothing      B. Anything    C. Something      D. Everything

A. success            B. happiness   C. research         D. life

A. choosing     B. planning  C. waiting          D. demanding

A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords (声带) can heal.

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia.com.

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record–singing for 80 hours straight–is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Granted , I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name– and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (混合曲) of pop songs.

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.

To all of these enterprising (有进取心的) souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you–with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.

After all, records are made to be broken.

From the text, we can learn that the author         .

      A．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

       B．feels it is a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

       C．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

       D．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to         .

       A．become an international celebrity

       B．know all about Guinness record

       C．practice a great deal

       D．bear great stress for fear of injury

We can infer from the article that        .

       A．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

       B．Burbure’ wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

       C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

       D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

The author’s attitude to the Guinness world records mentioned in the passage is         .

       A．positive           B．impressed

       C．negative           D．touched

What is the best title for the passage?

       A．What Was the Point?

       B．Records Are Made to be Broken

       C．A New Indian Guinness Record

       D．The Guinness Book Is Boring

第四部分 根据短文的内容和首写字母填上适当的单词(10’)

Dear Jin Jing,

    Your problem is a c_ _____ one among middle school students. Maybe the following a______ can help you. First of all, b____ in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you lack self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to s______ at your classmates. One smile speaks louder about your wish to make friends than any words. Your smile will s_ that you are f______ to them.. Next, t_______ talking with a student who is as shy as you or who s______ the same interest as you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate and you can talk about your h_____ as well. If anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as p__. 

Yours

Lily

It was along the Mississippi River      Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

A. how         B. which      C. that           D. where