I do all housework every day ______ my husband Bob just washes the dishes now and then.

 —I hate cities . The roads are dirty and they are always crowded.

—Do you know the world’s population has grown to_________？

Our supply of food is ________ now . We’d better store some .

 ________around Tiananmen Square , the tourists were taken to see the Palace Museum.

 —Guess what ! I have got A for my term paper .

—Great ! You ________ read widely and put a lot of work into it .

 The traffic was _________when the car accident happened .

The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room , I was the nurse on duty . When I felt sad about having to_36_on Christmas Day , a woman and four small children showed up at my desk .

“ Are you all sick ?” I asked. “ Yes,” the woman said _37_and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their_38_ ,things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing _39_ with their body.

Why did they tell a _40_that they were all sick? I did not say anything but _41_ that it might be a little time before a doctor could _42_ them . The mother said,“Take your time.We can _43_ here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart , I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they _44_ ?

I looked at the _45_ around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and _46_ to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and say something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of _47_ but only for warmth.

I went back to the nurses’ station and _48_ the homeless family. The nurses, _49_ about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to _50_.

We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and _51_ a big dinner for our guests. We needed _52_. So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the _53_, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be _54_ on Christmas Day.

Later, as the family was to _55 _ , the youngest child ran to me and said,“Thank you very much. Good bye.’

1.A choose               B work              C shop             D clean

2.A angrily              B joyfully          C weakly           D loudly

3.A plans                B jobs              C habits           D problems

4.A wrong                B new               C special          D strange

5.A story                B lie               C joke             D secret

6.A explained            B agree          C promised     D replied

7.A visit                B educated       C see          D encouraged

8.A sleep                B eat               C dance            D wait

9.A careless             B homeless          C impolite         D unhappy

10.A family               B team              C class            D police

11.A seemed               B wanted            C decided          D happened

12.A fun              B hunger            C illness     D tiredness

13.A introduced        B mentioned         C reported         D greeted

14.A writing    B learning          C worrying         D complaining

15.A leave                B stop              C watch            D help

16.A prepared             B cooked            C ordered          D started

17.A vegetables           B materials         C presents         D fruits

18.A doctors             B patients           C leaders           D nurses

19.A satisfied           B excited            C warm              D full

20.A watch              B sing               C win               D leave

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难).

There are countries between these two extremes that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(缺乏) –bread, vegetables and other things – not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities, “just for fear that something bad should happen.”

Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough plan and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital education or helping the old.

1.According to the writer, Britain is a country____.

2.The arrival of snow in Britain affects all of the following except____

3.After a few hours’ snowing there are often shortages of food because______

4.The first reason why the British don’t buy snow ploughs is that______

Are there fastest ways to lose weight? Yes, there are! This is no magic trick or miracle. It just needs sensible actions.

●Drink water

No, you don’t have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don’t substitute for juice. With adequate water intake your body will be able to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat more effectively. And if you have a glass of water 10-15 minutes before your meal, you will feel full once you start eating. Another fun fact, did you know that you can lose 62 calories by drinking ice cold water?

●Eat 5 times a day

Start with breakfast. The more you eat for breakfast, the less food you will want to eat at night. Please don’t skip this meal as you’ll end up swallowing everything in sight for the rest of the day. You don’t need to gobble up 5 large meals. Eat sensibly so your body doesn’t crave for food.

●Use weights

Needless to say, exercise is crucial to weight loss. You can’t expect to sit on the sofa all day, sip water and lose weight. Join a good gym that lets you work with weights. It will help you build muscle and your metabolism rate will increase. You’ll soon see the fat come off and in its place muscle will develop.

●Smaller bowls

It’s better to substitute the huge bowls you usually use for small ones – when food starts to fall off, you’ll know it’s enough. Try to get these new bowls in dark colors. Dark blue will be your best choice since it is the number one color that fights off the appetite. Avoid red/orange/yellow colors in your dining area – they are the ones making your appetite go sky high.

●Read between lines

Food and drink products are all out to get you. They scream “Buy me! Buy me!” They could be “fat free” but they could still have a lot of calories. You need to analyze the nutrition label on the cover. Find out what’s good for you and what isn’t. Knowing in advance can help you stay away from products that are calorie-enriched.

●Don’t punish yourself

Go easy on yourself at least one day in a week. If you begin to dislike your diet then there’s something wrong. Find a diet that suits your body type and your lifestyle.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

2.If you are going to run a restaurant, which colors will you choose to paint the dining area?

3. Which of the following belongs to “weights” mentioned in the text?

4.In order to lose weight quickly, you can do the following except_____.

Olivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty. Jack has been top for 14 years since it took over from Thomas.

Grace — made famous by the Hollywood star Grace Kelly — slipped back into third place behind Ruby, the name of singer Charlotte Church’s daughter.

Summer climbed 28 places from 44th to 16th. Ava — the name of singer Myleene Klass’s daughter — also leapt 15 places to 19th.

The troubles of the singer Amy Winehouse perhaps had an effect on the popularity of the name. It dropped three places to 23rd. Rebecca is also on the wane(变弱), ranking 48th. So is Courtney, which ranked 88th.

Theo, obviously inspired by England’s teenage football hero Theo Walcott, is among the biggest climbers in the boy’s list, rising from 70th to 58th.

An employee of Bounty said, “Baby names have witnessed the biggest changes over the last decade as parents are increasingly influenced by celebrities. The Bounty baby name poll also shows parents are continuing to be creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children. Some parents want a name that’s totally unique, and names such as Zebedee, Selim and Zenon are now emerging and growing in popularity. Others are simply breaking with convention and becoming bolder in their choice of names.”

“While politicians’ names may be growing in popularity in America, British politicians don’t influence our choice of names in the UK. Traditional royal names continue to be supreme(最高的) in the boys’ top 100,” The employee said.

1.Which of the following girl names ranks the second?

2.Baby names changed a lot mainly because of the influence of ______.

3.What kind of names covers the most in the top 100 boys’ names?

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.