The consulting room is in a mess; I wonder why the doctor didn’t get everything _______before starting to see his patients.

A. in place               B. in relief                     C. in surprise                    D. in detail

The opportunities available will depend on your__________work experience and qualifications.

A. previous                     B. instant            C. nationwide                  D. temporary

His friends were ___________and encouraged him to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious.

A. technical                      B. official            C. educated         D. enthusiastic

Your task will be to examine the___________ of constructing a new factory in the United Kingdom.

A. motivation                    B. appointment              C. adjustment        D. possibility

We have to admit that the biggest___________ facing the ecosystem is limited resources and the worsening environment.

A. mission                       B. challenge                 C. scale                        D. contribution

Mrs. Green always helps her mother even though going to work _________most of her day.

A. takes out                      B. takes down               C. takes up                     D. takes off   

Carly Zalenski’s eyes were filled with tears as the dusty bus ran down a dirt road in southern Vietnam. She and her parents had travelled to Ho Chi Minh City by plane from Canton, Ohio of the USA. As they became     to the village, hundreds of cheering      stood in lines at the      to the Hoa Lac School, a two-story building that Carly had      money for.

  Carly started helping      when she was eight. She often walked about to send Thanksgiving baskets at church to families in need. When she saw one girl      very little in a snowy day and others didn’t have warm     , she went door-to-door asking for      coats, hats, gloves, and scarves, then handed them     to the poor families with the baskets.

  However, Carly wanted to do     more—she wanted to “change these children’s     with her efforts”. She remembered that her grandmother’s Rotary club had collected money to build a     in Vietnam a few years ago. She wanted to build a school,      .

  She put together a short show on the people and culture of Vietnam to his audience.    her new braces(脚支架) made it      to make the speech, she was full of enthusiasm, “I want to give them a place to     their lives better.”

  That summer, Carly     with her family across Ohio, visiting three or four Rotary clubs a week. “We travelled like      people to all these meetings,” said her mother. In two years, Carly had raised $50,000. At the donation    in Hoa Lac, the school principal was deeply    by the little girl. “How wonderful it is,” he said, “that a girl at her age wants to do something for kids so far away.”

1.A. farther                     B. closer                C. higher                        D. faster

2.A. adults                       B. farmers                       C. workers                  D. children

3.A. entrance        B. centre                    C. top               D. exit

4.A. collected                   B. borrow                      C. saved             D. earned

5.A. another          B. the others                     C. others            D. the other

6.A. wearing                    B. putting on                     C. dressing           D. taking off

7.A. houses           B. beds                          C. clothes                     D. food

8.A. new                        B. beautiful                      C. used              D. broken

9.A. out              B. up                            C. back               D. over

10.A. anything        B. something                    C. everything                  D. nothing

11.A. moods         B. works                        C. studies                      D. lives

12.A. church        B. village                 C. library                        D. school

13.A. either                   B. also                   C. too                         D. neither

14.A. Because                 B. Unless                C. Although                    D. When

15.A. hard           B. funny                 C. easy                        D. happy

16.A. remain        B. make                         C. turn                         D. allow

17.A. set off                    B. take off                        C. turn off                      D. pay off

18.A. sick                       B. disabled              C. crazy              D. friendly

19.A. ceremony    B. tradition                       C. currency          D. condition

20.A. surprised                B. pleased                       C. excited            D. touched

Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy threw a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he’s received an answer.

  A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something lying in the sand.

  “I saw that bottle and it looked interesting,” Korotkikh told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “it looked like a German beer bottle and there was a message inside. ”

  It said, “My name is Frank, and I’m five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.” The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld.

  The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29. His parents still live at the letter’s address.

  The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet video link. The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea. He believed it had been hidden under the sand where he found it for a long time.

  Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany. “It‘s really a wonderful story,” he said. “And who knows? Perhaps one day we will actually be able to arrange a meeting in person. ”

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Traveling on a ship.                                             B. A beautiful beer bottle.

C. Message in a bottle.                                           D. Meeting an old friend.

2.When the German boy threw the bottle into the sea, ________________.

A. he was going back home.

B. he was traveling to Denmark by ship with his dad.

C. he was walking with his parents on a beach.

D. he was already 29 years old.

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Korotkikh’s parents still live in the town of Coesfeld.

B. The German boy did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.

C. Frank Uesbeck and Daniil Korotkikh have met each other in person.

D. Daniil Korotkikh and Frank Uesbeck have got in touch with each other.

4.Why was Uesbeck very happy when he got the information of the 24 years’ beer bottle?

A. Because he could have a new friend.

B. Because the two boys could surf the internet together.

C. Because he could have a positive influence on a life of a young person.

D. Because he finally got what he had lost.

I spend a lot of time backpacking and hiking the outdoors and there are two pieces of equipment that are with me on each trip: an Adventure Medical Kits Weekender and an Adventure Medical Kits Suture Syringe Kit. Both proved very helpful on my most recent adventures to the Wrangell in Alaska.

On that day, we were “blessed” with rain, making our water crossing on the Dixie Pass very difficult. Our party of 12 had almost reached our destination when I slipped, severely gashing(划伤) my knee open in the process. While I could not see the wound at first because of the rain pants I was wearing, I knew it was severe.

  Blood was running freely and I made those standing nearby aware of the damage. They quickly came over to assist, pulled my pack off and removed the Weekender First Aid Kit and Suture Kit from it. Fortunately, one of my partners is a doctor called William, who has often performed this type of work in the operating room, not out in the wild.

  I seriously think he was more nervous about all this than me! I, of course, was more than happy that I did not have to stitch(缝合) myself up. As a marine, I’ve had to do it before. Fortunately, the sky had cleared up about two hours before, so we had great sunlight to work with. The doctor worked quickly with the assistance of another fellow camper acting as a nurse and placed seven stitches into my knee once the wound had been cleaned up.

  Later that evening we used a syringe(注射器) we set aside loaded with Iodine(抗炎药) to clean the wound and then bandaged it again. The doctor was very impressed with the kits contents!

  I’ve already ordered another Suture Syringe Kit. I have to say the kits are worth their weight in gold! Thanks for the contents in the kits!

1.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. the wound              B. the rain                 C. the kit                               D. the knee

2.Why did the author think that William was more nervous while performing the first aid than himself?

A. Because William didn’t know how to use the kits.

B. Because the author didn’t trust William.

C. Because the author hurt himself severely.

D. Because William had no experience of doing it in the wild.

3.From the passage, we can infer that the kits are__________.

A. useless                 B. extremely useful   C. troublesome             D. not essential

4.What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A. How first aid kits saved a backpacker in Alaska.

B. How a doctor did the operation in the wild.

C. How the author with 12 fellow campers hike the outdoors.

D. How the author hurt himself.

When was the last time you were late and expected someone to understand? How about the time you left your dishes on the table for someone else to clean up? Or perhaps you left the lid on the peanut butter jar loose, and the person after you opened the jar to find it dry and not fresh.

  Often, we are eager to ignore our own faults. But we have higher standards when it comes to our expectations of someone else who has the same expectations. We need to as equally understand the weaknesses of others and excuse them just as we excuse ourselves.

  Two of my strengths are punctuality(准时) and organization. I like to meet deadlines when they are due and keep the space around my computer neat and orderly. But sometimes things happen, and I slip from being perfect. When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone else makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself. If it can happen to me, then I should be willing to realize that it can happen to someone else as well.

  I am not suggesting that we should not work on improving our faults, or that it should be right to be late or leave a mess behind us. Although we should always be working towards self-improvement, we shouldn’t have a double standard that says we are excused from our own mistakes but we cannot excuse someone else. If we are not 100-percent perfect, we shouldn’t expect others to be.

  Mercy shows an understanding heart. If we are blind to our own faults, we will not be very merciful towards others. Showing a little mercy goes a long way when life’s little mistakes take place. When the tables are turned, showing mercy towards someone’s shortcomings could cause us to receive some in return.

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that________________.

A. we all make a mess sometimes

B. we all need private space

C. we should accept others’ help with gratitude

D. we should not open the lid on the peanut butter jar

2.How does the author develop the third paragraph?

A. By raising questions.                                           B. By giving examples.

C. By analyzing opinions.                                         D. By showing research findings

3.The underlined part,       “When the tables are turned” in the last paragraph, can be best replaced by____________.

A. “When good luck comes”                                  B. “When benefits increase”

C. “When our mistakes happen”                           D. “When the situation is changed”

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Changing Bad Daily Habits                                  B. Excusing Our Own Faults

C. Being Merciful Toward Others                          D. Working Toward Self-improvement