I failed in the last exam and only then __________ the importance of studies.

    A. I realized     B. I had realized     C. had I realized     D. did I realize

Last week, Linda got her right hand burnt. She was just given first aid because the ______ wasn’t serious.

    A. injury        B. harm          C. wound          D. cut

    — Why was Fred forced to leave school?

— Because he was _____ of cheating in the English exam.

A. blamed      B. accused        C. charged           D. caught

If you had come here earlier, the work_______ yesterday.

 A. would have been done                 B. would be done

 C. were to do                               D. were done

—I have some trouble with my life.

—______. Everything will be fine.

A. That’s fine     B. All right        C. Take it easy      D. Just in case

Some teenagers think that parents ____ a full understanding of their children.

A. lack in        B. lacking of       C. lack of          D. lack

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It seemed like an everyday moment, but now I realize that when he introduced himself to me, it was the beginning of a life-changing experience.

I met him at a summer  1.

  , and although I met hundreds of people every day, I became his   2.

  . We talked, like everyone else, about our   3.

  and hobbies. We were not  4.

   at all, but we really had a lot in common. By the end of the camp, we were   5.

 stories and laughs, and promised to   6.

  .

When I returned home, I   7.

   that I had lost the paper with his e-mail address on it. I looked through all my stuff (东西), but without   8.

  . One day, I thought to look him up on the online network that was set up for the campers.  9.

   I was online, an instant message suddenly appeared on the   10.

   . It was the boy who I had just tried to   11.

   a moment before.

     A series of very meaningful conversations   12.

   then. I don’t know   13.

, but for some reason we started to  14.

   our deepest feelings in   15.

   , and learned from each other’s pain and experiences. It was a very new  16.

   for me，and it was extremely beneficial to my heart and my soul. 17.

  I had found someone who was willing to  18.

   me without prejudice (偏见).

     I have only known him for three months, but the  19.

  in me is great．I love, I live, and I believe in my life. I  20.

  cry every night because of the  happiness inside me. I dearly hope that he has also benefited from our exchanges even though we are hundreds of miles apart and can only communicate by messaging.

21.A．class               B．party              C．camp          D．pub

22.A．classmate        B．friend              C．partner           D．colleague

23.A．schools          B．homes       C．interests     D．teachers

24.A．familiar      B．strange         C．different     D．similar

25.A．sparing          B．telling             C．sharing           D．showing

26.A．have a party    B．keep in touch    C．get along     D．have fun

27.A．knew            B．announced       C．regretted     D．realized

28.A．reason            B．1uck               C．doubt         D．pity

29.A．Before       B．Although        C．When          D．Since

30.A．screen       B．desk               C．board         D．computer

31.A．1ook up          B．find out        C．call on           D．hear from

32.A．heard               B．started         C．appeared      D．existed

33.A．why             B．where           C．what          D．which

34.A．create           B．express         C．hide             D．refuse

35.A．writing          B．working         C．displaying     D．listing

36.A．treatment        B．solution        C．experience     D．way

37.A．Rapidly          B．Finally         C．Shortly           D．Hardly

38.A．thank               B．help               C．understand     D．support

39.A．1ove            B．hope               C．respect           D．anger

40.A．always          B．no longer       C．sometimes     D．often

England is the largest country in Britain. Its capital is London, which is on the Thames. The port of London is one of the greatest ports in the world. Ships from all countries go up and down the Thames. They bring food to the people of Britain. Then they take British machines and other things back to the ports from which they come.

There are many scenic spots in the West of England. The lakes here are the most beautiful in England. There are trees, flowers and green grass round them.

The water is almost always very still，and you can see the green hills ,the brown mountains and everything else round the lake upside-down in the water. There are boats on all the larger lakes, which take people from one side to the other. There are always a lot of boats on the lakes in summer.

Travelers from many countries of the world go to the west of England in summer. There are boat races on the largest lakes, and people from many places in Great Britain and Europe come to see them. Young people travel from one place to another on their bicycles, or walk from one lake to another.

1. The port of London       .

A. only takes business within the country

B. is greater than the others in the world

C. is the busiest in the world

D. plays an important part in transportation

2. The upside-down scenes can be seen in the lakes because       .

A. the water is very still                  B. you have a good sight

C. there is a good light                   D. you stand near them

3. Young Londoners go to see       .

A. beautiful lakes on foot                 B. boat races by bicycle

C. the port of London in their cars          D. the still water in the lake by air

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

   Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

   He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

   “I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”

   Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

   When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

   Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.

   The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.

   “I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”

1. Why was Duret in New York?

   A. To meet his girlfriend.               B. To spend his holiday.

   C. To work as an engineer.              D. To visit the Andersons.

2. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

   A. He was interviewed by a newspaper.

   B. He went to the hospital in the ambulance.

   C. He disappeared from the spot quickly.

   D. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.

3. Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?

   A. David Anderson     B. A passer-by   C. His girlfriend    D. A taxi driver

4. What is probably the headline of this news report?

   A. A Careless Father                   B. A Poor Girl

   C. Warm-hearted Onlookers             D. Brave Frenchman Found

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. 

So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. 

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at that time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying:

Sorry, I’m still alive!

1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A. She is miserable and unhappy.

B. She is cheerful and humorous.

C. She would like to live much longer.

D. She feels she is going to die very soon.

2. Jeanne Calment has a long life because of _______.

A. smoking only a little every day

B. her giving up smoking and drinking

C. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day

D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises

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

  A. The Japanese man died earlier than Jeanne Calment by one day.

  B. Jeanne Calment is tired of living so long a life.

  C. Jeanne Calment’s husband, children and grandchildren have all died.

  D. One of Jeanne Calment’s legs was once broken.

4.Which could best replace the underlined word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A. deal         B. trick            C. march        D. sport

5. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?

A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

D. Because the house she rented to the lawyer isn’t worth the money he has already paid.