On the afternoon before his wedding day this fall, Hamid was sitting in an empty teahouse holding a glass of green tea between his fingers, his brow folded in worry and anxiety .That’s the cost of his wedding. In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, bridegrooms are expected to pay not only for their weddings, but also all the related expenses, including several huge pre-wedding parties and money for the bride’s family, known as the bride price. The bridegroom is also responsible for jewelry, flowers, and two dresses for the bride, two suits for himself, a visit to the beauty salon for the bride and her closest female relatives, as well as a sound system for the wedding, a photographer and a video team with a pair of cameramen. All that can run a middle-class Afghan man on average $ 20,000.

       Hamid, a midlevel bureaucrat in the Afghan government who supports his six-member family on a salary of $ 7,200 per year, said his bill was going to top $ 12,000. And by Afghan standards, that would be considered normal, or even a bargain.

       “Sometimes it’s difficult to think about it,” said Hamid, 30, “It’s a lot of responsibility. “After that the bridegrooms and their families are left with bills that put them into heavy debts .Even the poor must do that. A laborer, for instance, making about the average income of $ 350 per year, may well spend more than $ 2,000 for his wedding.

       Hamid’s wedding ceremony opened at the East Diamond Wedding Hall in Kabul, in two vast banquet rooms, one for the men and the other for the women. Islamic custom dictates that the sexes be separated .Dressed in a white suit, he was smiling and seemed happy. “In our country, the wedding is a big problem—until you’re done with it. “Hamid’s father, a lifetime civil servant who makes $ 100 a month, also seemed relieved and joyful .Asked how he felt about the money 30 times his monthly salary, he replied: “It was good! I’m extremely happy!” The payment, he explained, allowed the marriage to happen. “Only a memory is left,” he said. “A memory of happiness.”

       Like most Afghan bridegrooms, Hamid had to empty his savings, borrow money. They had all saved in anticipation of the event, much like a Chinese family might prepare years in advance for college tuitions. After the wedding, he was going to be left with $ 2,000 in debt ,which he expected to pay off within five months .But it is not so easy for many other young Afghan men.

1．What’s the best title of the passage?

       A．Happiness and sadness of a young man named Hamid in Afghanistan.

       B．Happy big weddings in Afghanistan.

       C．A bridegroom’s worry in Afghanistan.

       D．Big weddings wring Afghans joy and debt

2．What are bridegrooms in Afghanistan expected to pay for?

       A．Their weddings and several huge pre-wedding parties.

       B．Money for the bridegroom’s family.

       C．Jewelry, flowers, two dresses for the closet relatives.

       D．A visit to the beauty salon for the bridegroom.

3．How does Hamid’s feel when asked about the big wedding?

       A．hatred                 B．dislike                 C．happy                 D．happy and worry

4．What do you think the write will write in the continued passage?

       A．an example of a common young Afghan man who has to pay off the debts after a long time.

       B．an example of a rich Afghan man who has no debts.

       C．an example of an Afghan bridegroom who has a simple wedding.

       D．an example of an Afghan bride’s big wedding ceremony.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A：My wife and I are going to the exhibition of Chinese painting this afternoon, Henry.   1 

B：Thanks.   2   I haven’t been there .You know I don’t much about Chinese painting. I just have an interest in it.

A：That’s good enough for us . We know almost nothing about it.

B：   3  .

A：Well ,why not come and have lunch with us? We’ll have an early lunch and then go there by bike together.

B：   4   You see, some of my students said that they would be coming over Sunday morning.

      5    I’ll come at about one thirty .Will that be too late?

A：Well, but come earlier if you can.

       A．Thanks, but I’m afraid not.

       B．Would you like to come with us?

       C．That would be nice.

       D．We’ll wait until you arrive.

       E．I don’t know when they are leaving.

       F．When and where shall I meet you?

       G．I learned something about it at school.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．Don’t you know what disease it is? I thought you had        （咨询）the doctor.

2．If you were to come tomorrow ,I would        （款待） you to dinner.

3．The project has only been under way for three months ,so it’s too early to      （评估）its success.

4．My grandfather is as     （有活力的）as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

5．Newspapers can keep us well         （获悉）about what is happening all over the world.

6．Tom’s teacher       （指责）him of cheating in the exam.

7．After finishing writing the letter ,Linda folded it and put it in the        （信封）.

8．Her rich experience gave her an        （优势）over the other people applying for the job.

9．Go to see your parents as often as possible if it is        （方便）to you.

10．The government has taken many        （措施）to improve the living standard of laid—off workers.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

       I’m the only daughter of my parents ,but they are worried                      1．___________

about everything I do. For example ,when I rode my bike ,my                      2．___________

parents won’t let me ride by myself. They were afraid I might                    3．___________

drop from my bike and be hurt myself. They took great trouble to                 4．___________

support the bike ,and my mother even carried first-aid kit.                       5．___________

I wasn’t free to ride and I said angry, “Why not let me ride alone?”                 6．___________

Now , most family have one child . Parents want to do everything                 7．___________

for their children ,which do no good to them. Too much love from                8．___________

parents may prevent children from being independent. In their opinion,            9．___________

we children should be encouraging to do what they should do themselves.              10．___________

—Kitty, how was your weekend？

—I had a great time. I went skiing with my friends.

—Wow! ________

A．How interesting you are!                             B．Cheers!

C．Sounds really cool!                                     D．I’ll go there, too.

Much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the Japanese government refuses to admit ________   crime they did in ________ World War II.

A．the ; the                                                     B．不填；the

C．不填；不填                                               D．the ; 不填

Nobody but doctors and those ________ by Dr Zhang ________to enter the patient’s room.

A．invited; is allowed                                       B．are invited; are allowed

C．being invited; is allowed                               D．being invited; are allowed

________ from him so far, she felt a little worried.

A．Having not heard                                        B．Not having heard

C．Not hearing                                                D．Not to hear

Why! I have nothing to confess. ________ you want me to say?

A．What is it that                                             B．What it is that

C．How is it that                                             D．How it is that

The money collected should be made good use ________the people who suffered a lot in the snowstorm.

A．of helping                   B．to helping            C．to help                D．of to help