They ______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ____ on it as no good results have come out so far.

Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

-Oh! I thought they _______ without me.

Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ____ ?

Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __11__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

__12__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _13__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __14__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __15__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __16__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _17__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __18_ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __19__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __20__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请根据语境或按照括号内的具体要求完成语法填空。

Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no    21   of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to   22   (动词) his own real estate agency(房地产公司).

He found a nice office,    23   (buy) some new furniture and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming    24   the door of his office.

“It’s my first customer!” he thought. He quickly picked up    25   (冠词) telephone and pretended to be very busy    26   an important call from someone in New York    27   wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.

The man knocked at the door    28  this was going on, came in and waited   29   (polite) for the agent to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m from the telephone company, and I   30   (send) here to connect your telephone.”

Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends . A new device called Bow-Lingual “translates” dog barks into English , Korea or Japanese.

Bow-Lingual’s Japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barks . They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions : happiness , sadness , frustration , anger , assertion and desire .

Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog’s collar . The other part is a handle-held unit for the owner . When the dogs barks , the unit displays translated phrases .

Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual. “Who would pay US$ 120 to read a dog’s mind?” they ask .

But those who have purchased Bow-Lingual praise the device . Pet owner Keiko Egawa , of Japan , says it helps her empathize with her dog , Harry . “Before we go to the park , he always says he wants to play,” says Egawa , “and after a walk , he always says he is hungry.”

Bow –Lingual is not yet available in Chinese . So you’d better keep studying Studio Classroom , or soon your dog may know more English than you do !

1.This passage is mainly talking about         .

2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage ?

3.What does “scoffed at” mean in the 3rd paragraph ?

4.How do you understand the sentence “Bow-Lingual is not yet available in Chinese” in the last paragraph ?

5.The writer of this passage is most likely to be         .

Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.

Briggs?            

2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means       .

3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs        .

4.What was it that surprised the manager?   

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?      

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My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"

"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.

This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.

It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.

"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” “It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."

1.The house the writer's family lived in was ________.

2.His father sold his Roils-Royce because ________.

3.The writer's father enjoyed being different as long as ________.

4.What was the writer's reaction to the idea of going to Eton?

5.We can know from the passage that ________.

 阅读下面相关信息介绍，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下面的旅游路线信息。

Here is a selection of the tours organized for the coming year.

A. 8 days mountaineering trip --- climb Yunnan’s third highest peak, the Haba snow mountain. This is ideal for people loving adventure. You need to be fit and healthy.

B. 8 days cycling tour from Qiaotou Town--- visit the spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge. It is a leisurely tour suitable for anyone who is reasonably fit and healthy. No previous cycling experience is necessary and all our routes are on flat land.

C. 8 days river rafting—white water adventure on the Yangtze from the old town of Lijiang. This adults-only tour is exclusively for good swimmers, physically fit.

D. 10 days rainforest trek--- spend 5 days in the forest and meet the local people. This is a walking tour and no previous experience is needed, just a curious mind and an interest in traditional cultures.

E. 10 days horse trekking tour—visit authentic Tibetan villages of Shangri-la. The ultimate horse-riding experience in a spectacular mountain environment. This trip is for confirmed riders only. Don’t expect three-star hotels on this trip

F. 7 days camping--- backpacking is the top activity at this camp, including classes in backpacking stove operation, back country first aid, water purification, and map and compass skills.

请阅读下面有出游意向的人的要求，然后匹配出相应的路线。

46. The Smiths: a family of four, including parents, a sixteen-year-old son and a thirteen-year-old daughter, who are looking for a fun holiday. All four are good riders.

47. Mr. and Mrs. Green: a retired couple who are reasonably fit and who want to find out more about ethnic minorities’ cultures.

48. A group of four young adults: they are into all extreme sports and looking for something with plenty of excitement. They are more interested in the scenery than in the life of the locals.

49. The Simpsons: a family of five including a ten-year-old girl. They have many different interests and they are looking for a relaxing holiday.

50. Robert and Lisa: a honeymoon couple who want the holiday of a lifetime. They are both sporty types and love water sports.

人名                                路线

46 .The Smiths                          A. 8 days mountaineering trip

47 .Mr. and Mrs. Green               B. 8 days cycling tour from Qiaotou Town

48. A group of four young adults         C. 8 days river rafting

49. The Simpsons                     D. 10 days rainforest trek

50. Robert and Lisa                    E. 10 days horse trekking tour

F. 7 days camping

完成句子：(共15分)

1.只有当你把注意力集中在学习上，你才能考试及格。（ concentrate on, 倒装句）

Only if __________________________________________________________-

2.法律一旦被制订，就应该被认真执行。（carry out）

Laws__________ ___________ ___________ __________seriously once ________.

3.如果昨天我们能找到一些绷带，他就不会去医院了。（put one’s hands on 虚拟语气）

If we _________ _________ ________ ___________ _________ some bandages yesterday,he _________ ___________ been to hospital.

4.我父亲很希望他自己上过大学。（wish. 虚拟语气）

5.关于现代艺术，她比我知道的多得多。

She knows ____________ ______________ _____________ more about _________________ art than I do.