A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

    She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said: “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas (睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”

The writer describes the beautiful sunset to show Jennifer’s ______.

   A. love of the natural beauty               B. desire of getting back home         

C. intention of becoming independent        D. depression of being alone

What does the underlined phrase “This thought” most probably mean?

A. The idea of going back home.            

B. Her anxiety about her parents.

C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

D. The feeling of getting back home safely.

Her father didn’t take care of the garden because ______.

   A. he was busy looking for her

B. he had to look after his wife

C. he was not strict with his job

D. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

What can we infer from this passage?

A. In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for several days.

B. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong.

C. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

D. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her.

"But Ijust paid 1．69 for this bottle of wine last week．How is it that the price is 2.25?"

There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise．All haveto do with the supply and demand factors of economics．

    The first factor is that people are drinking more wine than ever before．This demand formore wine has increased wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year．

    The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which meansthat the same number of bottles is produced each year．Wine producers are trying to open upnew land to grow more grapes．But in at least three wine producing areas of the world-France,Germany, and California --- new vineyards （葡萄园）will not be useable in the near future．Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Argentine,Australia, Austria, and Chile．And these wines will be seen more often on the American market．But none of these countries will be able to fill the good wines．

    The third factor is that costs of wine production are soaring．The workers who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive．

    When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up．When productioncosts, meaning the price of labor and machinery rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine．For these reasons, that bottle of wine now costs 2．25 instead of 1．69．

What is the main idea of this passage?

        A．Every year people drink more wine．

        B．Countries won't be able to fill the demand for good wines．

        C．The prices of things go up when the demand for them is greater than the supply．

        D．The supply of wine will always be less than demand．

This passage is written to ．

    A．describe where wine is produced 

    B．persuade people drink more beer

        C．explain why the price of wine is rising

        D．describe why wine is a favorite drink to many Americans

The underlined word "soaring" means"   .

    A．adding quickly       B．reducing fast   

    C．demanding badly D．increasing fast

Directions： Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

根据图画写一篇短文，叙述某天小明与其妈妈发生的故事。

要求：

1．不仅要表述出图中的内容，还要就此现象要发表自己的感想； 

2．字数：120以上；

3．开头已给出。

       One day, Xiao Ming saw a little girl fall over.…

It is reported that there is still possibility _______ the bad weather will continue.

A. A. what          B.that              C. when             D. whether

It’s only six o’clock now; Little Tom should be up ,though, because he _____ for nine hours.

A. has been sleeping    B. had been sleeping    C. has slept            D. had slept

His suggestion made me angry, but _______.

A. making others happy             B. to make others happy

C. others happy                    D. his advice others happy

So hard-working _____ that he sets a good example to all the other classmates．

   A． he is       B． is he  C． does he     D． he does

—Why are you so depressed?

    —I _____ my MP4 player on the bus．

   A． had lost   B． am lost     C． have lost       D． was lost

The Adventure Guides Program

New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program （ for children aged 4—12）

What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?

The objectives of the program are:

● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child

● Increased understanding of one another

● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body

● Great memories

● Fun!!!

Parent and Child Will Be Joining…

The nationwide affilicated（隶属的） program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s

A smaller group of families called a “circle”

What Is the Time Commitment?

● Program runs from October to May （ending with the Memorial Day Parade）

● One “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates）

 Additional all participant activities （scheduled by Wilton Family Y） —additional fees and registration required．

Outing Dates: To Be Announced

What Do I Do Now?

● Registration is on-going． Registration forms are available online under “Registration”．

● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is．

● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place．

Fees:

Participant: Full Child or Family member $110．00 / Program member $200．00

Sibling: Full child or Family member $75．00 / Program member $150．00

Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125．00

Wilton Family Y Contact Information:

Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext．224

E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca． org

Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed． Director762-8384 ext．214

E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca． org

Which of the following is true about “circle”?

   A． You and your children will make up a “circle”．

   B． A “circle” activity will be held once a month．

   C． You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader．

    D． You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”．

What information can you get from the passage？

    A． There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities．

   B． The program will be held only in October and May

    C． You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext．224．

   D． It has not been decided yet when you will go out．

The passage is mainly written for _____．

    A． parents and their children

    B． adventurous travelers

   C． international students

    D． children with bad memories

根据上下文及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。（满分10分，每空1分）

Smoking is a very bad habit. First of all, Cigarettes       

are expensive. Smokers have to        a lot of money        1.           

buying them. That is a          (浪费) of money.            2.           

Smoking is bad for smokers’ h         . It may be         3.           

responsible for many d       . Even worse, it is harmful        4.           

to people        them. It is said that smoking is one           5.           

of the ways to     (引起) cancer. Second, there can be          6.           

fires       can result in a great loss of life                 7.           

and property because of a smoker’s        (粗心).          8.           

        , we are teenagers and have no income. We have     9.           

no right to do that. It will be even worse if we f      into   10.           

bad habits.