He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette．

A．to stop          B．stopped          C．having stopped          D．stopping

— Was it there _______ you were away to answer the phone?

— There is no doubt about it．

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

Miss Li ______ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it．

A．served           B．has served            C．had served           D．serves

“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker．“You can work along with a partner．”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other．We always worked on projects   1  ．

The   2   of the Challenge was simple — to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when   3   the stadium wall．

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie．  4   the butter-cream gave me an idea．

“I have a brilliant design for our   5   container!” I said when Cassie arrived．“We can   6    the egg with some butter-cream．”

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute （降落伞）   7   ?” Cassie rolled her eyes．“The parachute is better than that stupid idea．”

I couldn’t believe it．Of course we’d had our little   8    in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “  9  ” before．

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

  10    words had been out, our friendship was challenged．

When Friday finally arrived, I had to   11    Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good．  12   , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific．We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall．Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived  13   three more steps and dropped them again．This would go on till the last egg broke．

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were  14   ．I let go of my box．I heard someone say “ew” after seconds．Had my egg broken? I raced down the   15   ．The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells from those   16    drops．Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream．

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said．She was holding her Egg Force One．My   17    raced．Had she won? I looked at her basket．  18  ．

“My egg bounced   19  ,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell．

“A tie （平局）,” Mr. Baker said．

Cassie looked at me, and her glare  20   ．I laughed．She smiled…

1．A．patiently                B．silently                C．together              D．alone

2．A．function               B．goal                    C．reason                 D．result

3．A．rolled down           B．pushed against     C．thrown at            D．dropped over

4．A．Spreading             B．Boiling                C．Baking                D．Holding

5．A．butter                   B．sandwich             C．cream                D．egg

6．A．protect                  B．replace                C．carry                  D．mix

7．A．followed               B．covered              C．attached             D．supported

8．A．ideas                     B．fights                  C．worries               D．challenges

9．A．wrong                  B．stupid                  C．brilliant               D．scientific

10．A．Since                  B．While                  C．But                     D．And

11．A．explain                B．deny                   C．admit                 D．prove

12．A．Therefore            B．Anyway              C．Otherwise           D．Besides

13．A．paced down         B．turned around      C．walked up           D．went back

14．A．left                     B．wanted                C．chose                 D．discovered

15．A．steps                   B．way                    C．wall                    D．sidewalk

16．A．intended              B．unexpected          C．failed                  D．desired

17．A．eyes                    B．hands                 C．feet                    D．heart

18．A．Lost                   B．Dirty                  C．Broken                D．Empty

19．A．around                B．out                      C．in                       D．down

20．A．returned              B．remained             C．increased             D．softened

"How come the boys always get to go somewhere but we have to stay here?" Toby, my cousin, complained．Soon we had an idea of finding a hidden treasure, but we had to find out how to make this happen．We went upstairs to my parents' bedroom which was always tidy and smelled like my mother's perfume．Opening the silver lid of the glass jar, we looked nervously inside and removed my mother's pretty pearl ring and diamond ring．Mom only wore them when she got dressed up to go somewhere, so Toby believed she wouldn't miss them．We wrapped them up tightly in toilet paper and quickly ran out into the big field where we often pretended to ride wild horses．

We brought along a big kitchen spoon to dig a hole and buried the rings．"Don't tell anyone．" Toby made me promise．For some unknown reason we forgot to go back later．

It was almost a week before my mother realized her rings were missing and she was driven mad．The look on my face must have been a dead give-away and it wasn't long before I told the whole story about my adventure with Toby．Only then did I realize the seriousness of my crime．

"Show me where," my mother demanded．So off we went for the rings．But I couldn't remember exactly where! We dug in several places without success．Eventually we gave up, and amazingly my mother didn't shout at me．

One day about six years later, a farmer found a pearl ring in the soil and he kindly handed it over to my mother, who was overjoyed．This discovery started an exciting new search．But the other was never discovered．

Many years later, I noticed my sister wearing the pearl ring．When I asked my mother how, she answered, "Well, I always planned to give my good rings to my daughters someday and you were supposed to get the diamond one!"

1．The author and Toby decided to find a hidden treasure, because _______．

       A．they wanted to do something exciting

       B．they were told the author’s mom had hidden some

       C．they had found somewhere suitable for hiding treasure

       D．Toby was wise enough to know where to find a hidden treasure

2．Probably, the author's mother _______．

       A．was not strict with her children

       B．had quite a lot of jewelry

       C．was not very wealthy

       D．had a pair of valuable jars

3．The best title for the passage could be _______．

       A．Just Punishment                              B．Hidden Memory

       C．Happy Childhood                           D．Serious Crime

Western New Bridge Library Announcement

2008-3-10

1．To attend the annual Children’s Gathering, one has to _______．

       A．buy a ticket

       B．apply in advance

       C．make a reservation

       D．contact the call-down service

2．According to the passage, Enzo Monfre will _______．

       A．show the children around a zoo

       B．tell stories to children over seven

       C．be present at the science show in person

       D．lead the children to the Ellen DeGenerse Show

3．The Help Desk in this library supplies service _______．

       A．only during the daytime

       B．in case of emergency

       C．till the end of the Spring Break

       D．after 22:00 p．m．every day

4．We can learn from the passage that children can _______．

       A．attend all the activities with their parents

       B．borrow some relevant books for the activities

       C．participate in the activities from 8:00 a．m．to 4:00 p．m．

       D．choose only one of the activities according to their interest

Most young architects — particularly those in big cities — can only dream about working in a building of their own．And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell．Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta．From the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting （生锈的）walls．

In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End．Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down．But the price was right, so Yocum bought it．He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition （排除）, pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building．The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there — the walls, the rust, the light．” Yocum said．“Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops．It’s like an art installation （装置） in there — a slow-motion show．”

Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof．The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife．A sort of buffer （缓冲） zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond．

Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work．It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less．

1．According to the passage, it is _______ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own．

       A．easy                    B．unnecessary        C．unrealistic            D．common

2．Yocum bought the old building because _______．

       A．it was a bargain to him

       B．it was still in good condition

       C．it was located in the city center

       D．it looked attractive from the outside

3．Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell _______．

       A．pulled rubbish out through the roof

       B．removed the skylights from the bathroom

       C．presented a slow-motion show in an art gallery

       D．built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

4．It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell _______．

       A．benefited a lot from pulling down the roof

       B．turned more old buildings into art galleries

       C．got inspiration from decorating their old building

       D．paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery

5．The main idea of the passage is that _______．

       A．people can learn a lot from their failures

       B．it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

       C．people should not judge things by their appearance

       D．creative people can make the best of what they have

You’re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns （打哈欠）．Suddenly, you’re yawning with him, though you’re not tired．

This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans．Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious （有感染力的） yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly without words．

Hugo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold．According to Critchley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling．“Emotions are closely linked with states of internal （内部的） responses,” he explained．“There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expression．When we’re in a group, these signals can spread to another person．For example, there’s the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure．

Hugo Critchley further explained, “Our bodies synchronize and when we like the other person, we even copy his behavior．Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’re sitting — it’s pretty likely that you will be the same．Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that we’re partners．Through body language, humans give each other very subtle （微妙的） but clear signals that show emotions．”

So, what lessons can we learn from this? “Spend time with happy people — otherwise your health could suffer,” said Critchley．“When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode．But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive．So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us．”

1．According to Hugo Critchley, ________．

       A．emotions are as visible as facial expressions

       B．we yawn more frequently when we have a cold

       C．emotions are connected with states of internal responses

       D．the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions

2．The underlined word “synchronize” in Paragraph 4 means “_______”．

       A．move slowly                                       B．change rapidly

       C．relax temporarily                                 D．respond accordingly

3．From the passage we can learn _______．

       A．sadness is as contagious as happiness

       B．anger is less contagious than friendliness

       C．surprise is more contagious than smile

       D．surprise is the most contagious among emotions

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

       A．Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans．

       B．Children like copying the actions of fellow humans．

       C．Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning．

       D．People tend to communicate more with body language．

Celebrity （名人） has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture．Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product．Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous faces．As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others’ products to developing their own．

Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses．Today they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands．The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style．As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life．

However, for every success story, there’s a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal．No matter how famous the product’s origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing．And once the initial attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty returning to tried-and-true labels．

Today, celebrities face ever more severe embarrassment．The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well．Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears．Still, the ego’s（自我的）potential for expansion is limitless．Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered．As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand．Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion — like celebrity — has always been temporary．

1．Fashion magazines today _______．

       A．seldom put models on the cover

B．no longer put models on the cover

       C．need not worry about celebrities’ market potential

       D．judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly

2．A change in the consumer market can be found today in that _______．

       A．price rather than brand name is more concerned

       B．producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisements

       C．producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements

       D．quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned

3．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly _______．

       A．decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his products

       B．damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public

       C．cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show business

       D．influence the price of a celebrity’s products

4．The passage is mainly about _______．

       A．celebrity and personal style                B．celebrity and market potential

       C．celebrity and fashion design               D．celebrity and clothing industry

阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Late in September, a photo show was held in our school．

It lasted a week and was a great success! All the photos were t                       1．__________

by the students themselves．They were ______ （大多数） color photos, but  2．__________

some are black-and -white ones, p        our school life, the beauty                3．__________

of nature, festival activities and so on．All the _____ （作品） of art were       4．__________

on show in the ______（图书馆）on the second floor．Every day a large          5．__________

number of students went to enjoy ______, and they were surprised to　　          6．__________

find the photos were so wonderful ______ some teachers also were                   7．__________

present．Those w      photos were chosen the best were given different      8．__________

prizes．In short, this photo show really made our life more ______（多彩）．　    9．__________

We hope we will have more activities like this in the f      ．　　                   10．__________