Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she          since her marriage to Father．

A．shoulders           B．shouldered        C．is shouldering      D．has been shouldering

The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister         she would stay for an hour．

A．where              B．who                C．which              D．what

There were many talented actors out there just waiting         ．

A．to discover              B．to be discovered         C．discovered       D．being discovered

Not until he left his home          to know how important the family was for him．

A．did he begin            B．had he begun           C．he began          D．he had begun

Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients          name, not case number．

A．of                   B．as                 C．by                   D．with

Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200,000,

a（n）________of 40,000 per year．

A．average                   B．number                   C．amount                   D．quantity

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous．She was certainly not afraid of the dark．  1  , it was only a 15-minute ride home．But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so   2  ．

       As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly   3   cold－very cold．Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride．

       With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move   4   that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her．She stopped by the road．The big black car also   5 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down．Alice held her breath．In the soft light inside the car, something   6  ．Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady．“Hello, dear,” said the old lady． “I need   7  ．I’m afraid I’m lost．I need to find the nearest airport．I must be there in the next five minutes. ”

       “Airport? You   8   are lost,” Alice said．“You need to go back five kilometers   9  you reach the T-junction．Turn left and  10  for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway．From there, just follow the  11  to the airport．But I’m afraid there’s no  12  you’ll get there in five minutes!”

       “Thank you very much, dear ”replied the old lady．“Don’t worry-I’ll  13  in time．”

       The  14  up and the car started off．A little way ahead, it  15  and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice．But then, something  16  happened．The car began changing. First, its color  17  from black to slivery grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,  18  just above the ground．As the car  19  into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly．With a faint whistling   20  , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1．A．However                  B．Besides            C．Therefore               D．Otherwise

2．A．brave                       B．excited             C．curious                   D．stubborn

3．A．fell                          B．seemed            C．proved                    D．grew

4．A．aside                       B．around           C．forward                D．backward

5．A．arrived                     B．stopped            C．stayed                    D．started

6．A．gathered                   B．existed             C．dropped                  D．moved

7．A．help                         B．gas                  C．rest                        D．water

8．A．necessarily                B．normally          C．basically                 D．certainly

9．A．if                             B．until                 C．unless                     D．as

10．A．drive                      B．walk                C．follow                    D．march

11．A．address                   B．signs               C．notices                   D．guidance

12．A．doubt                     B．room               C．time                       D．way

13．A．have it                    B．get it                C．make it                  D．finish it    

14．A．door                       B．window           C．headlight                 D．wheel

15．A．passed                    B．rushed             C．turned                    D．continued

16．A．strange                   B．sensitive           C．imaginable        D．horrible

17．A．developed               B．appeared          C．spread                    D．landed

18．A．rolling                     B．floating            C．drawing                  D．flashing

19．A．pointed                   B．returned           C．broke                            D．rose

20．A．tune                       B．voice               C．sound                     D．tone

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him．He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him．

       He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present．He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens．What he saw shocked and terrified him． A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him．

       With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously he sped     down the rough road．As the bees came closer, his panic increased．Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings（蜇）．The last sting had landed him in hospital-and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days．Suddenly, his father’s words came to him．“When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic．Use your brain and think your ways out of it．”

       On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards form the chimney of the Nelson family home．“Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought．“They couldn’t get into the house．”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground．Andy knew he could not reach the house in time．He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon．

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden．Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects． After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees has gone．Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell．Mr. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother．

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover, ” laughed his mother with relief．“Thank goodness you didn’t panic.” But Andy did not hear her．He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow．

1．Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A．He was riding to school．

B．He was listening to a strange sound．

C．He was going fishing with his father．

D．He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip．

2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A．They crowded like a black cloud．

B．They shocked and terrified Andy．

C．They tried to attack Andy in a mass．

D．They made Andy stay in hospital for two days．

3．How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A．He asked Mr. Nelson for help．

B．He hid himself under the water．

C．He rushed into the Nelson house．

D．He rode off in the opposite direction．

4．Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A．No pain no gains．

B．Once bitten, twice shy

C．Where there is a will, there is a way．

D．In time of danger, one’s mind works fast．

Kong Zi called Confucius（551-479 B．C．） and Socrates（469 B．C．）lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of there great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these in turn, shaped their societies．

       Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China．The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban．The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical（激进的）than Confucius．Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively．Thus Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went on to government service.

       Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life :“Do not do to others what you would not want others to you．”He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart．Socrates focused on individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom．He believed that some had more potential to develop their reason than others did．Like Confucius, he believed that the superior class should rule the inferior（下层的）classes．

       For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern．For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations．

       Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes．

1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

       A．Socrates and Confucius had much in common．

       B．Confucius had much influence on Socrates ideas．

       C．The societies were influenced by the philosophers ideas．

       D．There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece．

2．Socrates shared with Confucius the idea the         ．

       A．all men were equal when they were born

       B．the low classes should be ruled by the upper class

       C．the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

       D．people should not ask others to do what they did not want to

3．What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

       A．Family             B．Potential                  C．Knowledge                     D．Community

4．This passage is organized in the pattern of        ．

       A．time and events

       B．comparison and contrast

       C．cause and effect

D．definition and classification

Modern inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly．Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour．Aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed．Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending．Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹嘘）of saving precious seconds in handling tasks．

       All this saves time, but at a price．When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so．We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again spending too long at computers results in painful wrist and fingers．Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about．

       However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax or so it seems．We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time．Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world．

       There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle．No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern．There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this．Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone．Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence．

1．The new products become more and more time-saving because       ．

       A．our love of speed seems never-ending

       B．time is limited

       C．the prices are increasingly high

       D．the manufacturers boast a lot

2．What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

       A．Imaginary life

       B．Simple life in the past

       C．Times of inventions

       D．Time for constant activity

3．What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology?

       A．Critical

       B．Objective

       C．Optimistic

       D．Negative

4．What does the passage mainly discuss?

       A．The present and past times

       B．Machinery and human beings

       C．Imaginations and inventions

       D．Modern technology and its influence