—The warranty（保修）on these phones is one year.         I am covered if it’s broken?

—That’s right,         it’s damaged.

A．And ;if            B．So ;unless           C．But ;before           D．For; when

I have been keeping the portrait ________I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my childhood in Paris.

A．since            B．where         C．as          D．if

—I wonder if I can use your camera．

—I don’t have__________．But my roommate does．He bought __________last month．

A．one；one              B．it；one               C．it；it                 D．one；it

Mr．Andrews has not yet given me those reports，but once_________，I’ll mail them to you.

A．he does              B．he will                 C．they do              D．they will

The driver began to speed up to ________________ for the hour he’d lost in the traffic jam.

A．keep up         B．take up 　      C．catch up 　     D．make up

You are being given an opportunity that a lot of others would be dying for, but that doesn’t mean it is the best path for you to take．Since you have already been to  1  , you know what to expect． 2   I think you have pretty good grounds to decide for   3  which you would prefer to do---go or stay．All I would like to do is to   4   you of some of the advantages and disadvantages of going to live abroad．Some of these come from my own personal  experience of living in China．The   5   of going to America would include things like better living  6  ; access to the most up-to-date technologies in the workplace and for entertainment; the opportunity to learn about a different   7  ; and you could see new places and  8  your English．If you were to return to China after several years, I’m sure all of these skills would   9   you in a position to be very successful   10   whatever career you choose to pursue．You have some   11  and friends in America already, so you have someone to turn   12  when you need help or are feeling   13  ．

Here are some of the   14  of living in a foreign country．The most obvious one for you is the language barrier, and the number of jobs you can apply for will be   15  . Food. You won’t be able to eat the food you are used to,   16   your relatives cook authentic Chinese dishes every day．Racial prejudice．This you could meet with at work in the   17   of lower wages for example, and in many social situations．

By  18   advantages and disadvantages in this way, it becomes clearer which choice would be better for you．Just remember, both outcomes will have their advantages and once you make the decision don’t look   19  ．

Put all your positive energy into the   20  you choose．You are a bright young person, so I’m sure you will do well no matter what you choose．

1．China                         B．England                  C．America                D．abroad

2．A．so                           B．but                        C．and                       D．still

3．A．myself                     B．oneself                   C．himself                  D．yourself

4．A．warn                    B．remind                   C．ask                        D．inform

5．A．interests                B．benefits               C．profits                   D．points

6．A．things                      B．room                     C．places                    D．conditions

7．A．culture                     B．places                    C．countries             D．language

8．A．learn                     B．increase                 C．perfect                   D．succeed

9．A．take                      B．send                      C．put                      D．give

10．A．to                          B．from                      C．in                          D．with

11．A．classmates              B．relatives                 C．family                   D．teachers

12．A．on                         B．up                         C．down                     D．to

13．A．tired                      B．happy                    C．pleased                  D．homesick

14．A．disadvantages        B．advantages             C．suggestions            D．advice

15．A．enough                  B．given                     C．limited                   D．offered

16．A．unless                    B．until              C．if                           D．now that

17．A．charge                   B．form                      C．honor                    D．front

18．A．explaining               B．listing                     C．talking                   D．discussing

19．A．up                         B．for                         C．down                     D．back

20．A．work                     B．country                  C．path                       D．place

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket（彩票）at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash.

The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci,58, was changing a tyro on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to " help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire（里拉） prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity（匿名） guaranteed."

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied: “I couldn't because it's not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.

1. The sentence " Then he began a battle with his conscience." In paragraph 3 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of punishing the robber

  D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money　　

2. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ______.

A. wanted to make fun of him        B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was         D. lost the lottery ticket　　

3. The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by ______.

A. accepting          B. claiming         C. rejecting        D. canceling

4. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

A. A Thief's Lucky Day              B. A Popular Maths Professor

C. A Magic Lottery 　　             D. A Reward of Honesty

Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do —especially in today’s tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “It’s amazing how many candidates cross out themselves,” he says.

“Resumes （简历）arrive with all kinds of faults. Some candidates don’t bother to spell the company’s name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I cross out the candidates,” Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job ?”

Can we pay too much attention to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees,” says Charles Garfield, the professor at the university of California, San Francisco, “We must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t, we should drop them and move to something else.”

Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo moon launch was slightly off course 90 percent of the time,” says Garfield. “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.” Knowing where to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake .

Too often we believe what accounts for other’s success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.

1．According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected because ________.

       A．they failed to present resumes that are free of mistakes

       B．they failed to give a detailed description of their background

       C．they cross out their names from the applicants list themselves

       D．their handwriting on the resume was hard to recognize

2．The third paragraph is intended to state that _________.

       A．trees are as important as forests

       B．we should pay much attention to details

       C．we shouldn’t go too far in details to lose our goals

       D．perfectionists are capable of achieving perfect results

3．Which of the following is likely to agree with the author’s attitude ?

       A．Those who are successful must have some special talents or good luck.

       B．Attention to details shouldn’t be overlooked .

       C．Don’t forget details before we move to something else .

       D．Be aware of the details of a task before undertaking it .

4．The example of Apollo II moon launch is given to show that ________ .

      A．minor mistakes can be ignored     

B．failure is the mother of success

       C．adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work

       D．keeping one’s goal in mind helps decide which details can be overlooked

Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night.

Boys are found everywhere – on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face. BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.

When you are busy, a boy is a trouble – maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.

A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion （消化力） of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs （拇指） on each hand.

He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water （in its natural habitat）, large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.

Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.

A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”

1．The whole passage is in a tone（调子） of          .

       A．humor and affection                             B．respect and harmony

       C．ambition and expectation                      D．confidence and imagination

2．Could you figure out the meaning of the underlined sentence?

       A．He has altogether five fingers.               B．He is slow, foolish and clumsy.

       C．He becomes clever and smart.               D．He cuts his hand with a knife.

3．According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except          .

       A．ice cream                                            B．comic books       

       C．Saturday mornings                               D．Sunday schools

4．What does the writer feel about boys?

       A．He feels curious about their noise.         B．He is fed up with these creatures.

       C．He is amazed by their naughtiness.         D．He feels unsafe staying with them.

John McCain and Barack Obama call for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation on trade, the environment and nuclear proliferation （扩散）in the upcoming issue of an American business group's magazine. They do so in an unusual effort to court voters abroad.

Both articles appeared Sunday on the website of the American Chamber of Commerce（商会） in China, and will be published in China Brief, the chamber's monthly magazine, on September 22.

Both stress that the countries should work more closely to ease trade friction（摩擦）, fight global warming, improve military exchanges, and block the spread of nuclear weapons to such countries as Iran and North Korea.

"Cooperation on the key, enduring global challenges, such as climate change, can deepen understanding and enhance confidence. ""We also need to deepen high-level dialogues on a sustained basis on economic, security and global political issues", said Obama in the article.

McCain agreed that the cooperation with China would be essential in addressing issues of global concern. "The United States shares common interests with China that can form the basis of a strong partnership on issues of global concern, including climate change, trade and proliferation," he added. “and I hope to see our relationship develop in a manner that benefits both countries and, in turn, the Asia-Pacific region and the world,” he noted.

Both candidates（候选人） were impressed by China's economic success.

"China has achieved extraordinary, sustained growth over the past three decades. Hundreds of millions of people in China live better now than most thought possible even two decades ago," Obama said.

"China's double-digit growth rates have brought hundreds of millions out of poverty, energized the economies of its neighbors and produced many new economic opportunities," McCain said.

Gao Wenhuan, 21st Century Online's special reporter, interviewed Marshall M. Bouton, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. "My guess is, regardless of who is elected in November, you will hear basically the same description that China is a strategic partner and competitor," said Bouton.

A survey conducted by the Council in July 2008 found that the majority of respondents clearly admired China’s accomplishments, but some Americans viewed China’s rising global power as a threat. According to the survey, China now is seen as the most influential country in the world following the U.S..

1．The underlined word “court “in paragraph one most likely means_______.

A．try to get something you want, especially support from other people

B．try to get a woman to marry you

C．try to persuade someone to make a speech

D. try to show concern about someone

2. Both MaCain and Obama agree with each other in the following issues except ________.

 A．cooperation between China and the US can strengthen understanding

 B．problems like the environment and nuclear proliferation are the global concern

C．China’s rising global power is a threat to its neighboring countries

D．China's economic success is really great

3. Which of the following is Not TRUE according to the passage?

A．China Brief is the monthly magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce

 B．Obama and McCain have recognised China's economic success

 C．People in China were once not considered to be able to live as well as today

 D．Gao Wenhuan had an interview with the winner of the election

4. This passage mainly talks about__________.

A．closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation

B．serious trade friction combat global warming

C．high-level dialogues on economic, security and global political issues

D．China’s rising global power