一How did you manage to succeed?

一It is only after we've lost everything __________we're free to do anything.

A．when????? B．that?????? C．which????????? D．what

The speech from the new government is a __________ that major changes are on the way．

A．notice???? B．feature???? C．signal????????? D．mark

Between the lectures is a 20 minutes’break，__________the students can get relaxed.

A．that?????? B．which???? C．where????????? D．when

Beijing has struggled with smog for years，which has__________ the sun and affected the health and quality of life of millions.

A．driven away????? B．pushed out???? C．broken off???????? D．blocked off

T0 be a“tough girl” means you are not only __________tough, but also mentally independent.

A．extremely??????? B．partly???????? C．physically???????? D．practically

It is not immediately clear __________ the housing price will go down.

A．how??????????? B．what????????? C．that????????????? D．whether

The plan worked out well so that the majority voted ________it.

A．in favor of?????? B．in light of????? C．in honor of??????? D．in praise of

It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was ?? ? ?? the students on important things in life and about?? ? ? ourselves to what is important to us．This is?? ? ? the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the?? ? ?? and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．

He did this every single?? ? ? for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the?? ? ? any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers?? ? ?? the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of?? ? ? all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police ?? ? ?? the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n)?? ? ? ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．

When he arrived home that evening，he was?? ? ? by one of the officers who told him that

there was no need for him to beg any more ?? ? ?? he was a rich man now. He said?? ? ?? ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up ?? ? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and?? ? ?? to beg.

?? ? ?? , this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything?? ? ?? for his life．We learn nothing from this story?? ? ?? staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain ?? ? ?? to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment ?? ? ?? wealth

1.A．scolding???????? B．consulting????????? C．addressing?????? D．advising

2.A．exposing??????? B．committing???????? C．comparing?????? D．connecting

3.A．how??????????? B．why?????????????? C．where?????????? D．when

4.A．market????????? B．office????????????? C．subway????????? D．shelter

5.A．hour??????????? B．day??????????????? C．week??????????? D．month

6.A．smell?????????? B．house?????????????? C． man?????????? D．police

7.A．knocked at?????? B．knocked over??????? C．broke up???????? D．broke into

8.A．money????????? B．waste?????????????? C．food??????????? D．fish

9.A．kept??????????? B．took??????????????? C．counted???????? D．presented

10.A．beggar????????? B．thief??????????????? C．officer????????? D．millionaire

11.A．caught????????? B．met??????????????? C．warned????????? D．questioned

12.A．though????????? B．unless????????????? C．until??????????? D．as

13.A．nothing????????? B．anything?????????? C．something??????? D．everything

14.A．as well????????? B．as early???????????? C．as usual???????? D．as much

15.A．determined?????? B．continued?????????? C．managed??????? D．hesitated

16.A．Eventually?????? B．Fortunately????????? C．Generally?????? D．Obviously

17.A．precious???????? B．complex??????????? C．available??????? D．significant

18.A．rather than?????? B．other than?????????? C．more than?????? D．less than

19.A．honest????????? B．open?????????????? C．true??????????? D．equal

20.A．attracts???????? B．keeps?????????????? C．loses?????????? D．possesses

The kindly“Chinese Fortune Grandpa”wearing? Han Chineseclothing and holding a fortune bag debuted (亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas．The final imageof the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design competitionagainst“Santa Claus”，according to a report by Guangming Daily．

Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights，Christmas songs，Christmas trees，and the images of“Santa Claus”in recent days．As a matter of fact，foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people，particularly the youth.“Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings，”said noted writer Feng Jicai．More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and Christmas．However，many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines(小糖人)，and have never heard suona music．Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival，Tomb Sweeping Day，and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared．Under such circum-stances，even the“Chinese Fortune Grandpa”is unlikely to defeat“Santa Claus”．

However，it is not a bad thing to some extent．It constantly reminds people to restore the“true

face”of traditional festivals．China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day，Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays，which brings more paid leaves to the public，and helps to awake the public awareness of traditional festivals．

In modern society，festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largelydepends on their understandings and usages by people．Compared with foreign festivals，traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior (次于) in cultural meanings，but lack of fashion sought by modern people．If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals，and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important，the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance (继承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off．

1.The second paragraph implies that______________________.

A．traditional festivals should co-exist with foreign festivals

B．all the Chinese festivals are disappearing in the near future

C．western festivals are constantly impacting on our festivals

D．the Chinese people have the public awareness of traditional festivals

2.We can learn from the passage that______________.

A．an image designed by the Chinese people will be displayed

B．many foreigners know nothing about Chinese festivals

C．the Chinese gift-giver was intended to symbolize traditional culture

D．the Chinese are beginning to exchange gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival

3.Many Chinese youth dislike traditional festivals because they think______________.

A．traditional festivals are out of fashion now

B．the historical culture is more difficult to understand

C．western festivals contain more cultural meanings

D．the inheritance will cut off their contact with western festivals

4.What would be the best title of the passage?

A．Gone are Chinese Traditional Festivals

B．True Face of Chinese Traditional Culture

C．Foreign Festivals Popular with Chinese

D．Chinese Fortune Grandpa VS．Santa Claus

This year the selfie earned its place as the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 Word Of The Year．It has taken over our culture-and our smartphones．The rise of the selfie has become universal-between presidents，celebrities(名人)and citizens alike-and the trend is only continuing to grow.

A recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet＆American Life Project found that 54 percent of Internet have posted original photos online．And of those hundreds of millions of photos， many are of selfie photos．

For example，currently there are nearly 62 million posted selfie

photos on Instagram，the social media tool that has? significantly contributed to the personal photo’s popularity．That figure，which continues to rise every day, does not even begin to include the selfies shared? on Facebook and Twitter.

What makes the selfie so attractive-and why do we feel it a must to take one? According to Dr．Pamela Rutledge，psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center，the desire to take，post and get“likes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior of all humans．

“ I think it influences our sense of social connection in the same way as it does when you go

to a party and people say‘Oh I love your dress，’” Rutledge told The Huffington Post.“Biological，social recognition is a real need and there is even an area of the brain that contributes to social activity．”

There is a way to adapt to the growing selfie culture．Whether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced poster，there are always things to be mindful of when you’re posting，Rutledge advises.

She offered two main principles to follow when it comes to posting on social media:

1．The Grandmother Rule

“Don't post anything online，whether text or visual，that you don't want grandmother or future

employer to see，” Rutledge said．“Selfies especially．”

2．The Elevator Rule

“You wouldn’t say something in an elevator that you or no one else wants to hear—the whole

world of social media is an elevator，” Rutledge said．“Be aware of the breadth of platform．It's easy to think you’re sharing a photo with a few people，but Instagram is public and people can come across things．”???

1.What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．The selfie is taking the lead．???

B．Many people are fond of smartphones．

C．The selfie will take over everything．

D．The selfie is an important new word．

2.According to the passage，people like“selfie”so much，because they___________.

A．need to be acknowledged in social life

B．want to show off their new dresses

C．desire to share good things

D．mean to amuse the public

3.The underlined word“novice”in Paragraph 6 probably means“___________”.

A．publisher??? B．greenhand??? C．novelist???? D．celebrity

4.When it comes to posting on social media，Rutledge advises people to___________.

A．share photos only on Instagram

B．talk about their photos in an elevator

C．be cautious in posting things online

D．follow rules set by their grandmothers