David was bad at his studies, so when I was told he did well in the final exam this time, I found it really ______.

A．unbelievable       B．harmful           C．rude             D．fundamental

I almost didn’t recognize Jane when I came across her in the street. She had become so _____ after losing twenty pounds .

A．raw              B．slim              C．protective         D．independent

Mr. Smith had a headache that was killing him, so he _____ his doctor to find the cause.

A．consulted         B．charged           C．allowed           D．admired

Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you ______ weight.

A．put on            B．put up            C．get up            D．get on

Over the past week a new TV show has _____ a heated discussion among many young Chinese on the Internet.

A．called off          B．set off            C．cut down          D．taken down

The manager looked around the meeting room and said,“_____ everybody has arrived, let’s begin our meeting.”

A．As if             B．Only if            C．Now that          D．In case

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list 1. : I was very thin; I wasn’t a 2. student; I talked too much; I was too 3., always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. 4., I became very angry. I ran to my father with 5. in my eyes.

He listened to me 6. , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder 7. you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s 8. . Go and 9.a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 10. . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did11.he told me. To my great 12., I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t 13. (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly 14. picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He 15.to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said，“You know 16. than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to 17., not just close your ears in anger, feeling 18. when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your 19.. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has always 20. to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

21.               A．collected       B．added          C．grew D．continued

22.               A．good          B．bad            C．short D．greedy

23.               A．silly            B．friendly        C．dull  D．proud

24.               A．In other words   B．Above all       C．As a result D．At last

25.               A．tears          B．happiness       C．promises  D．wishes

26.               A．coldly          B．quietly         C．eagerly    D．happily

27.               A．who           B．how           C．what  D．that

28.               A．excuse         B．opinion         C．talk   D．advice

29.               A．take           B．make          C．create D．receive

30.               A．wrong         B．correct         C．big   D．true

31.               A．as             B．so             C．before    D．till

32.               A．joy            B．pleasure        C．surprise   D．anger

33.               A．say            B．like            C．do   D．change

34.               A．wonderful      B．clear           C．interesting D．beautiful

35.               A．promised       B．refused        C．expected  D．agreed

36.               A．wider          B．higher         C．better D．worse

37.               A．listen          B．stand          C．speak D．share

38.               A．hurt           B．sad            C．shy   D．excited

39.               A．words          B．mouths         C．eyes  D．ears

40.               A．returned       B．gone           C．appeared  D．happened

I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”

The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.

After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.

They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”

Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

1.From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.

A．buy a plaque for their school .

B．help those who suffered from cancer.

C．first plant a tree in memory of their friend.

D．put a plaque near their friend’s home

2.From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____.

A. kind-hearted but lonely          B. brave and popular with his classmates

C. shy and sensitive               D. a boy you can get a good impression of

3.What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

A．new             B．dirty             C．good-looking       D．ordinary

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

A．Teenagers Today                        B．A Special Day

C．My view on Teenagers                    D．An Exciting Experience