I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the ——青夏教育精英家教网—

I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team．

After the long and exciting week，we had a chance to 1 the place where we were assigned（指定）．We 2 the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold 3 for your life as you cross it．1 was so afraid of 4 ，especially here, and I think most of US were not 5 to crossing so high a bridge． 6 ，our team leader told US that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other 7

“As you cross this bridge，think about 8 difficult，but it is possible．”

Many times in our lives we face 9 that we don’t expect—broken relationships，betrayal（背叛）of a friend，etc，and all we do is 10 . But I noticed that life must go on，and all the burdens must be 11 through forgiveness—forgiveness of yourself and others．

I didn’t understand my cousin 12 she told me I should 13 all those unfriendly guys with 14 ．But as I grow older，I realize that lying in the past 15 and guilt will not serve me well．

Once I forgave serious 16 ，I noticed that I couldn't forget them but every time I remembered them，I 17 There are no more pains brought just by the thought of them．

After all，life is good． 18 all the hardships, pains and difficulties, life teaches me to be 19 in facing any adversity（逆境）while at the same time it makes me 20 to those who suffer．If somebody does something terrible to me，I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness —difficult but possible．

1．A．admire B．recognize C．explore D．expose

2．A．came upon B．set aside C．built up D．broke down

3．A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly

4．A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．1engths

5．A．devoted B．1imited C．opposed。 D．accustomed

6．A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway

7．A．side B．hand C．way D．direction

8．A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment

9．A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations

10．A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh

11．A．stopped B．unloaded C．added D．charged

12．A．when B．until C．unless D．before

13．A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value

14．A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence

15．A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes

16．A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences

17．A．ached B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted

18．A．Apart from B．Rather than C．Instead of D．Regardless of

19．A．strong B．aggressive C．inspired D．aware

20．A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．since

Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1 840．Her father made a great deal of money in the trade．During school，her parents took her to Italy to explore the country’s many cultural treasures．

One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her．She wrote to her friends about her dream of owning a house one day with an art collection like the one she had seen in Italy．

In Paris，Isabella became close friends with one of her classmates，Julia Gardner，whose family was from Boston．Julia would later introduce Isabella to her brother，Jack．In 1 860，Isabella Stewart married Jack Gardner．

The couple had too much art to fit inside their home．So they decided to start planning a museum．Mrs. Gardner didn’t like the cold and empty．spaces of many museums during her time．She wanted a warm museum filled with light．She once said that she decided years ago that the greatest need in her country was art．America was a young country developing quickly in other areas．But the country needed more chances for people to See beautiful examples of art．

After her husband’s death in 1 898．Isabella knew she had no time to lose in building her museum．She bought land，hired a building designer，and supervised（监督）every detail of her museum’s construction．

Mrs. Gardner opened her museum on January 1，1 903，which was then called Fenway Court．She invited her friends that night for a special musical performance．The next month，she opened the museum to the public．At first，visits were limited to twenty days out of the year．Visitors paid one dollar to enter．

Isabella Stewart Gardner died in 1 924 in Boston。In her will，she left the museum a million dollars and a series of requirements about how it should be managed, one that the permanent collection cannot be changed．

1．The text is mainly about ．

A．how Isabella Gardner realized her dream of being an artist

B．how Mr. and Mrs. Gardner added to their collections of art

C．how Isabella’s museum was opened

D．Isabella Stewart Gardner and her museum

2．By saying“the greatest need in her country was art”in Paragraph 4．Mrs. Gardner meant that ．

A．America was still a young developing country

B．there were no museums in America at that time

C．art fell far behind other fields of the American society

D．Americans had no chance to enjoy the beautiful art

3．In order to achieve her dream of owning an arts museum，Mrs. Gardner ．

A．raised money from her friends and relatives

B．sold out all her land and houses

C．held special musical performances for money

D．watched over the process of building the museum

4．Which statement is NOT true according to the text?

A．Isabella-and Jack were classmates when studying in Paris．

B．The museums at that time was not comfortable。

C．Isabella opened the museum about five years after Jack’s death．

D．Great as the museum was，visitors had to wait and pay to enter．

5．From the passage，we can learn that the museum ．

A．helps earn much money for its collections of art

B．is called Fenway Court by the visitors

C．was opened to the public on January 1st，1903

D．is still affected by Isabella Gardner in management now

We answer some questions this week in our series on getting into an American college or university．

The first question has to do with our recent discussion of English language tests．Vo Ngoc Toan from Vietnam would like to know about the TOEIC，which is designed to men—sure skills in English as spoken in the workplace．People may be required to take it if they apply for jobs with companies or other employers．But TOEIC scores aren’t used for college admission in the United States．

The Educational Testing Service administrates the TOEIC．It says the test measures the language skills of people working in an international environment．But，American colleges and universities accept scores from the TOEFL and often the IELTS．If you missed our report on these tests．you can find it at our website www．unsv．com．

Tahir Mahmood from Pakistan asks how to improve his English before taking these kinds of tests．Well，you can start by looking for ways to use English as much as you can．Watch American movies and TV shows and read books in English．Look for English speakers to talk to．

The Internet has many free materials for English t learners．Visitors to www．unsv．com，for example，can read, listen and watch programs on many，different subjects。The US。Department of Education recently launched a flee website designed to help immigrants learn English．The site is called USA Learns at usalearns．org，like chinadaily．com．cn in China．Next，a question from Turkey：Hasan Eker asks about。getting a postdoctoral（博士后的） position in the United States．This is work generally done by a person who recently earned a PhD．The National Postdoctoral Association in Washington has information about international postdocs on its website nationalpostdoc.org．

And，finally，we have questions from Iran，Afghanistan and Indonesia about how to pay for an education through jobs．There’re rules that restrict the kinds of jobs that foreign students can have while studying。in the United States．

1．The purpose of the passage is ．

A．to ask some questions on entering American universities

B．to introduce readers the TOEIC

C．to attract more people to click the websites

D．to help do with some puzzles on entering American colleges

2．What do we know about TOEIC?

A．It is a must for those who go to American universities．

B．Those who apply for a job with companies have to take it．

C．It is to test a person’s language skills in the workplace．

D．It’s a test designed for students to graduate from universities．

3．How many questions are answered in this passage?

A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5

4．If you want to learn English, you can go to the following websites EXCEPT ．

A．www．unsv．com B．www．nationalpostdoc.org

C．www．usalearns．org D．www．chinadaily．com．cn

5．We can conclude from the passage that

A．foreign students are not permitted to do whatever jobs they like in the US

B．IELTS is also necessary for job application like TOEIC。

C．every graduate from colleges can get a postdoctoral position if they want to

D．students from Iran aren’t allowed to have jobs in America

A new Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity could be in place by 2010，with large cash prizes for emerging（新兴的）artists in dance，music，theatre and visual arts．

The prize is the idea of Tony Gagliano and David Pecaut，founders of the Luminato festival，wh0 were probably able to convince the federal government to back it．The federal budget has allocated$．25 million to support the awards open to emerging artists that have the prestige（声望）of a Nobel Prize.

“When you think about the major prizes of the world—the Nobel Prize．in Sweden，the Kyoto prizes in Japan or the Booker Prize in the U．K．一the bring great，honor and opportunity to the countries that award them，” Pecaut said．“The．idea here is that every year，the Canada prizes will be awarded to the very．best promising emerging artists around the world in those four fields．”

A jury（评委会）of international experts would judge the 12 finalists，who would come to Canada and perform or show their work in public to win。the Canada prizes．The performances would be televised，allowing Canadians across the country．to see it．

The federal government liked the idea of such an international prize that would advance Canada’s brand，draw tourists and arts professionals from around the world．For the Canadian arts people．one of the greatest challenges is connecting to that international arts world to come up with CO—productions and foreign investment（投资）and touring chances．

A group is working toward establishing the prize by 2010，with potential for semi-final rounds to take place：about the same time as the Vancouver Olympic Games．“Thirty or forty years from now，the future outstanding dancers and performers will look back and say。‘I broke out on the world scene in Toronto—that’s where 1 was discovered’”

1．Why did David Pecaut have the idea of founding a new Ganada Prize?

A．To enlarge the content of the Luminato festival．

B．To consider his own benefits from the prize．

C．To advance Canada’s honor and opportunities．

D．To make more Canadians get world prizes．

2．According to David Pecaut , the new Canada Prize will

A．be divided into four detailed parts

B．have at least twelve winners

C．be held every four years in Canada

D．offer every winner about$25 million

3．Those participating the final round of the new Canada Prize

A．needn’t experience semi—final rounds

B．will have their performances broadcast on the TV

C．need to have their performances made into films

D．must accept the judge from Canadian experts

4．Towards the founding of the Canada Prize，David Pecaut is ．

A．unconcerned B．doubtful C．hopeless D．optimistic

5．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Canada—the Capital of the World in Arts

B．A Canada Prize for Arts May Take Place by 2010

C．The Nobel Prize in Arts will Come into Being

D．David Pecaut Takes Charge of a Canada Prize for Arts

Plastic is one of the most important technological discoveries of the 20th century．How ever．it may soon be replaced．The new development——liquid wood——can replace plastics in a11 branches of modern—day industries．

Plastic as a material enjoys the biggest demand in the modern world，but it does have a number of drawbacks．First and foremost，plastic isn’t recyclable．Secondly，it contains toxins（毒物）helping develop cancerous diseases．Finally，it's made of oil and oil reserves aren’t endless．

The liquid wood technology is likely to replace plastic and providing mankind with new materials for many years ahead．Norbert Eisenfreich, a senior researcher at the Faunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology in Germany（ICT），said that arboform，the new material，is made of lignin（木质素），which can be obtained from soft tissues of wood．Once mixed with several other materials，it turns into solid and nontoxic alternative for plastics．

ICT team leader Emilia Regina Inone——Kauffmann said the wood-working industry separates wood into three basic components，including lignin．Lignin isn’t used for the production of paper．Specialists of ICT mixed lignin with several natural materials and thus invented the material which could be melted（熔化）and molded（铸型）．

When solid，arboform looks like plastic and possesses the qualities of polished wood．It can be used for the production of any items．Arboform is already used for the production of car parts which require extra strength．In addition，liquid wood can be recycled repeatedly．he material preserved all of its qualities even if it’s reprocessed ten times．

However，the new invention doesn’t enjoy an extensive use due to the high content of sulphur（硫）in it．German researchers are sure to reduce the amount of sulphur by 90 percent very soon to make arboform usable for ho，me needs．

1．According to the passage，plastics ．

A．does harm to our society in some way

B．helps to protect our environment in some way

C．has been replaced by the newly discovered material

D．helps US to reduce the use of petrol

2．The underlined word“alternative”in Paragraph 3 refers to ．

A．hgnin or arboform B．plastics

C．mixture of several materials D．soft tissues of wood

3．What’s the advantage of arboform over plastic?

A．It is easier made from natural oil．

B．It is more widely used in household．

C．It is recyclable and friendly to environment．

D．It contains no poisonous materials．

4．It can be concluded that German researchers will focus their future work firstly on ．

A．the material’s extensive use B．the content of sulphur in arboform

C．the production cost of arboform D．the qualities of liquid wood

5．The main purpose of the text is to ．

A．advertise the new material——arboform

B．introduce liquid wood which will replace plastic

C．advertise new products made of arboform

D．show readers how to produce arboform

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Most people think that spending extra money on travel during the holiday season is traveling may be the right thing to do，that doesn’t mean it has to be the expensive thing to do．Traveling contains many hidden costs that, once you're aware of them, are easy to start your trip on a sparing foot.

Consider transportation fees first．If you’re driving, fill up the gas tank before driving on the highway，where it's much costlier．

For those choosing to fly，there’re several ways to avoid extra fees．First，if you’re driving to the airport，park in the long-term lot．While the short—term lot is usually closer it costs to check a bag．Most airlines are charging for every checked bag．If you can manage to pack everything into a carry—on．You’ll save at least$15．

And when it comes to your actual destination，don’t assume that hotels are going to cut back on fees simply because they’re desperate to draw customers．They won’t be adding or increasing fees，but_____________________

The best defense against these fees is to read about the hotel’s rates online before you make a reservation. Be aware of extra fees and tip fees for everything．Some hotels even fix a sensor，charging guests for simply touching the items，let alone eating or drinking them．The main rule at hotels is to be aware of every small detail．When you examine your bill at the end of your stay，don’t be afraid to challenge a charge if you believe。it's unjust．

1．What’s the purpose of the text?（Please answer within 10 words．）

2．To avoid your transportation fees，what should you do according to the，text? （ Please answer within 25 words．）

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②

③

3．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning the following one?

Before you check out, be aware of any expense you’re unsure of．

4．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．（Please answer within 8 words．）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1．into Chinese．

假如你的名字是李华，最近你听到有关我国部分地区许多希望学校被荒废的新闻报道后，很是伤心。于是，你决定向一家英文报社写一封信，表达你的看法，内容包括：

◆希望学校对我国教育的贡献；

◆荒废的原因：缺乏规划和预测、社会的发展变化等；．

◆如何处理荒废的学校。

注意：1．词数120—150；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯充实；

3．文章的开头与结尾已经给出（不包括在词数内）。

Dear Sir／Madam，

Recently I have heard about some news that many Hope Schools in many areas have

been deserted．

Sincerely yours，

Li Hua

Although the medicine can cure you your illness, it has a bad effect you.

A．for; in B．for; on C．of; on D．of; at

The policeman said nothing, with his eyes fixed on the person near the window.

A．having seated B．seating C．to seat D．seated

We are kept of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.

A．to inform B．to be informed C．informing D．informed

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