Better urban life
For many young people, the dream of a lifetime is to travel the world, explore different cultures and landscapes, taste new foods and flavors(口味), and listen to the distinctive sounds of international music and languages. Unfortunately, 1 young people have the money or freedom to make this dream come true. 2 if you can’t go out into the world, surely 3 best is to let the world come to you. And this year’s Shanghai World Expo is exactly 4 that’s happening.
From May 1 to October 31, there will be 194 5 and 50 international organizations on display at the 5-square-km Expo site. Seventy million domestic and international visitors are 6 to visit it by the end October. So, if you can go, you’11 be 7 by people with a wide range of backgrounds, nations, and cultures. You may find that you can learn 8 much from striking up a conversation with a 9 as you can at an exhibition or performance.
The Expo’s theme(主题) is “Better City, Better Life”. The United Nations estimates(估计) that, this year, 55 percent of the people will live in city 10. This causes a dilemma for the world’s 11: How can they accommodate such a large number of people in a 12way? Can they remain places of natural beauty and cultural importance? Young people will have the opportunity to take part in forums to discuss themes 13 new technology, green energy and conservation etc.
A trip to the Expo is guaranteed to be much less 14 than a trip around the world. Still, the costs can 15. However, young people can save money by purchasing group or student tickets, which may be available at 16 rates. Many of the participating pavilions(参展场馆) offer free sample and treats for the visitors. 17 handing out free chocolates, the Belgian pavilion will 18 a free diamond each week to a visitor who can answer questions related to Belgium.
If you’re planning to head to the Shanghai Expo between May and October, don’t forget to 19 a camera, a notebook, and an open mind. For nearly 6 months, representatives of the world are coming together to 20 their best and latest ideas for the future. It’s certain to be a memorable experience.

1.
1. A.
  some
2. B.
  many
3. C.
  few
4. D.
  several
2.
1. A.
  For
2. B.
  But
3. C.
  However
4. D.
  Still
3.
1. A.
  first
2. B.
  second
3. C.
  far
4. D.
  rather
4.
1. A.
  where
2. B.
  how
3. C.
  why
4. D.
  when
5.
1. A.
  places
2. B.
  governments
3. C.
  cities
4. D.
  countries
6.
1. A.
  determined
2. B.
  devoted
3. C.
  expected
4. D.
  wanted
7.
1. A.
  interviewed
2. B.
  surrounded
3. C.
  met
4. D.
  bothered
8.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  that
4. D.
  too
9.
1. A.
  Chinese
2. B.
  foreigner
3. C.
  stranger
4. D.
  friend
10.
1. A.
  settings
2. B.
  chambers
3. C.
  areas
4. D.
  services
11.
1. A.
  organizations
2. B.
  counties
3. C.
  areas
4. D.
  cities
12.
1. A.
  correct
2. B.
  considerable
3. C.
  continuous
4. D.
  significant
13.
1. A.
  like
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  in
14.
1. A.
  cheap
2. B.
  expensive
3. C.
  high
4. D.
  low
15.
1. A.
  get up
2. B.
  stay up
3. C.
  add up
4. D.
  turn up
16.
1. A.
  reduced
2. B.
  varied
3. C.
  listed
4. D.
  announced
17.
1. A.
  Except for
2. B.
  regardless of
3. C.
  In addition to
4. D.
  Instead of
18.
1. A.
  set out
2. B.
  give away
3. C.
  put away
4. D.
  give off
19.
1. A.
  bring
2. B.
  carry
3. C.
  fetch
4. D.
  take
20.
1. A.
  learn
2. B.
  study
3. C.
  share
4. D.
  absorb

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 1 for hours as the farmer tried to think out 2 to do. Finally, he decided the animal was 3, and the well needed to be 4 up anyway; it just wasn’t 5 it to save the donkey. He invited all his 6 to come over and help him. They all grabbed(握起)a shovel(铁锹)and began to shovel 7 into the well. At first, the donkey 8 what was happening and cried horribly(惊恐的,害怕的). Then, to everyone’s 9 he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked 10 the well. He was surprised at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. As the farmer’s neighbours 11to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would 12 it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily ran off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. If you want to get out of the well, the 13 is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone(垫脚石). We can get out of the 14 wells just by not stopping, never 15! Shake it off and take a step up.

1.
1. A.
  sadly
2. B.
  happily
3. C.
  excitedly
4. D.
  fiercely
2.
1. A.
  how
2. B.
  what
3. C.
  that
4. D.
  which
3.
1. A.
  painful
2. B.
  old
3. C.
  rare
4. D.
  powerful
4.
1. A.
  drowned
2. B.
  solved
3. C.
  covered
4. D.
  emptied
5.
1. A.
  important
2. B.
  possible
3. C.
  necessary
4. D.
  worth
6.
1. A.
  neighbours
2. B.
  relatives
3. C.
  friends
4. D.
  family
7.
1. A.
  dust
2. B.
  dirt
3. C.
  waste
4. D.
  soil
8.
1. A.
  doubted
2. B.
  recognized
3. C.
  realized
4. D.
  admitted
9.
1. A.
  sorrow
2. B.
  joy
3. C.
  fear
4. D.
  amazement
10.
1. A.
  down
2. B.
  around
3. C.
  through
4. D.
  over
11.
1. A.
  pretended
2. B.
  continued
3. C.
  stopped
4. D.
  determined
12.
1. A.
  wash
2. B.
  blow
3. C.
  wipe
4. D.
  shake
13.
1. A.
  trick
2. B.
  trap
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  tradition
14.
1. A.
  longest
2. B.
  largest
3. C.
  deepest
4. D.
  widest
15.
1. A.
  having fun
2. B.
  watching over
3. C.
  giving up
4. D.
  dying out

You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person B’s doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that no one’s there. After the1thing is repeated several times, this is called “ding dong ditch”.
Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC News that she2a “ding dong ditch” when she 3to her door at 1:00 am last night.
“My doorbell started ringing, 4I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was5at the door. I went back in the house. I got ten or twenty 6and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, still nobody at the door.” She got 7and stepped outside, shouting, “Who’s that? What on earth are you going to do?” There was just8.
But after Sharon returned to the house, she9something. Smoke! Sharon quickly 10her kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she 11how bad the fire was. The12of the house fell down; the house was quickly 13by flames. The smoke detectors(探测器) had never14: they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell.
The 15is who had rung it. 16found that the flames has fused(熔化) the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But17, the fire had nothing to do with the doorbell wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didn’t spread to the nearby18, where the children and Sharon were sleeping.19, they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and20Sharon to avoid danger.
Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel.

1.
1. A.
  special
2. B.
  same
3. C.
  important
4. D.
  serious
2.
1. A.
  experienced
2. B.
  followed
3. C.
  learned
4. D.
  practiced
3.
1. A.
  fell
2. B.
  turned
3. C.
  responded
4. D.
  returned
4.
1. A.
  though
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  and
5.
1. A.
  somebody
2. B.
  nobody
3. C.
  something
4. D.
  nothing
6.
1. A.
  miles
2. B.
  centimeters
3. C.
  feet
4. D.
  kilometers
7.
1. A.
  tired
2. B.
  angry
3. C.
  worried
4. D.
  interested
8.
1. A.
  cry
2. B.
  noise
3. C.
  silence
4. D.
  laugh
9.
1. A.
  hit
2. B.
  touched
3. C.
  heard
4. D.
  smelled
10.
1. A.
  gathered
2. B.
  settled
3. C.
  comforted
4. D.
  frightened
11.
1. A.
  wonder
2. B.
  dream
3. C.
  realize
4. D.
  agree
12.
1. A.
  paintings
2. B.
  roof
3. C.
  lights
4. D.
  floor
13.
1. A.
  covered
2. B.
  separated
3. C.
  blocked
4. D.
  stopped
14.
1. A.
  moved off
2. B.
  left off
3. C.
  taken off
4. D.
  gone off
15.
1. A.
  fact
2. B.
  opinion
3. C.
  mistake
4. D.
  question
16.
1. A.
  Nurses
2. B.
  Firefighters
3. C.
  Teachers
4. D.
  Doctors
17.
1. A.
  fortunately
2. B.
  strangely
3. C.
  honestly
4. D.
  clearly
18.
1. A.
  kitchen
2. B.
  hall
3. C.
  bathroom
4. D.
  bedroom
19.
1. A.
  Instead
2. B.
  Therefore
3. C.
  Thus
4. D.
  Then
20.
1. A.
  ordering
2. B.
  encouraging
3. C.
  warning
4. D.
  advising

What can you do to make sure your car isn't stolen? Well, first and most obviously, 1 the car when you leave it. That includes locking the boot for luggage and closing all the windows. Even a 2 break allows a thief to insert a wire to force open the lock button. Of course, don't leave the keys hanging in the ignition (点火器). And don't hide a 3 key inside or outside the car — thieves know all the hiding places. If your car 4, lock up before you go for help. 5 you can't start the car, a thief may be able to.
Now since dusk to mid-evening are the 6hours for car thieves, make sure you park in a 7 area, where there are plenty of passers-by, 8, near a busy store or a restaurant. Avoid leaving your keys with a garage or parking-lot assistant: choose the place you park 9.
Keep your driver's license in your wallet or purse, 10 in some small separate divisions of your car. You should also have a record of your car's 11 statistics both in your wallet and 12 at home. This can help with recovery 13 stealing.
And finally, it's a good idea to 14 some kind of safety equipment. There is a 15 available from alarm systems that set off a siren (警报) if an 16 is made to force open the car 17 any way, to fuel shut-off systems and time delay ignition systems. A warning sign will also help 18 would-be thieves. They don't want to waste time on trying to steal a 19 car.
So, help yourself put car thieves out of 20 by always locking your car, fixing anti-stealing systems and co-operating with the police by reporting any attempt at stealing.

1.
1. A.
  start
2. B.
  open
3. C.
  lock
4. D.
  stop
2.
1. A.
  big
2. B.
  tiny
3. C.
  cosy
4. D.
  long
3.
1. A.
  useful
2. B.
  special
3. C.
  different
4. D.
  spare
4.
1. A.
  breaks down
2. B.
  breaks up
3. C.
  breaks in
4. D.
  breaks out
5.
1. A.
  Only if
2. B.
  If only
3. C.
  Even if
4. D.
  As if
6.
1. A.
  tiresome
2. B.
  golden
3. C.
  dangerous
4. D.
  nervous
7.
1. A.
  well-organized
2. B.
  well-known
3. C.
  well-educated
4. D.
  well-lighted
8.
1. A.
  say
2. B.
  speak
3. C.
  tell
4. D.
  talk
9.
1. A.
  oneself
2. B.
  itself
3. C.
  yourself
4. D.
  himself
10.
1. A.
  nor
2. B.
  not
3. C.
  or
4. D.
  either
11.
1. A.
  extra
2. B.
  accurate
3. C.
  common
4. D.
  vital
12.
1. A.
  somewhere
2. B.
  anywhere
3. C.
  everywhere
4. D.
  nowhere
13.
1. A.
  instead of
2. B.
  in case of
3. C.
  on account of
4. D.
  for fear of
14.
1. A.
  clean
2. B.
  stick
3. C.
  fix
4. D.
  repair
15.
1. A.
  category
2. B.
  design
3. C.
  branch
4. D.
  range
16.
1. A.
  announcement
2. B.
  attempt
3. C.
  expression
4. D.
  explanation
17.
1. A.
  in
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  by
4. D.
  with
18.
1. A.
  encourage
2. B.
  inspect
3. C.
  inspire
4. D.
  discourage
19.
1. A.
  protected
2. B.
  decorated
3. C.
  furnished
4. D.
  examined
20.
1. A.
  control
2. B.
  sight
3. C.
  business
4. D.
  order

When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to1with you one of my favorites.
Once, there was a young boy. He was very2because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father3this was so. His father4replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that5one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the6.” The curious boy did7he was told and soon he made fence(篱笆) out of the wood.
“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”
“Well, Son, each time you say something8to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”
The boy9this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out10two. On the third day he took out11more. Finally he had12all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the13in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”
“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to14your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to15for it, there will always be a scar(伤痕) in his16.”
From that day on, the boy was very17of his words and actions and he18hurt his friends’ feelings again.
I always keep this story close to my heart. It has19me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to20.

1.
1. A.
  argue
2. B.
  discuss
3. C.
  share
4. D.
  compare
2.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  upset
3. C.
  friendly
4. D.
  frightened
3.
1. A.
  what
2. B.
  how
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  why
4.
1. A.
  just
2. B.
  hardly
3. C.
  also
4. D.
  once
5.
1. A.
  leaves
2. B.
  pleases
3. C.
  hurts
4. D.
  amuses
6.
1. A.
  wall
2. B.
  ground
3. C.
  field
4. D.
  door
7.
1. A.
  that
2. B.
  which
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  as
8.
1. A.
  surprising
2. B.
  interesting
3. C.
  nice
4. D.
  bad
9.
1. A.
  did
2. B.
  made
3. C.
  refused
4. D.
  said
10.
1. A.
  other
2. B.
  another
3. C.
  the other
4. D.
  others
11.
1. A.
  few
2. B.
  some
3. C.
  any
4. D.
  no
12.
1. A.
  removed
2. B.
  repeated
3. C.
  replanted
4. D.
  recycled
13.
1. A.
  sand
2. B.
  dirt
3. C.
  holes
4. D.
  sticks
14.
1. A.
  make
2. B.
  meet
3. C.
  keep
4. D.
  stay
15.
1. A.
  turn up
2. B.
  take up
3. C.
  bring up
4. D.
  make up
16.
1. A.
  heart
2. B.
  face
3. C.
  neck
4. D.
  hand
17.
1. A.
  afraid
2. B.
  careful
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  fond
18.
1. A.
  always
2. B.
  ever
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  already
19.
1. A.
  found
2. B.
  taught
3. C.
  lent
4. D.
  saved
20.
1. A.
  avoid
2. B.
  admire
3. C.
  respect
4. D.
  lose

I once had a friend who grew to be close to me. Once when we were sitting on the edge of a swimming pool, she 1the palm (手掌) of her hand with some water and 2it before me, saying, “You see the water 3contained in my hand? It stands for love.”
This was how I saw it: 4you keep your hand carefully open and allow it to 5there, it will always be there. However, if you 6to close your fingers round it and try to 7it, it will spill through the first cracks(缝隙) it8.
Now I see this is the biggest 9that people make when they meet 10…they try to possess(拥有，占用) it, they demand, they 11…and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will12 from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot 13its nature even in your lifetime. If there are people you love, allow them to be 14beings.
Give, but don’t expect. Advise, but don’t 15. Ask, but never demand.
It might sound 16, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to 17. It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel 18expectations from those who you love.
If you love something, set it free; if it 19, it’s yours; if it doesn’t, it 20was.

1.
1. A.
  washed
2. B.
  painted
3. C.
  filled
4. D.
  wetted
2.
1. A.
  poured
2. B.
  held
3. C.
  spilled
4. D.
  threw
3.
1. A.
  constantly
2. B.
  carefully
3. C.
  hurriedly
4. D.
  nervously
4.
1. A.
  Though
2. B.
  Before
3. C.
  Once
4. D.
  If
5.
1. A.
  leave
2. B.
  remain
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  fall
6.
1. A.
  attempt
2. B.
  fail
3. C.
  refuse
4. D.
  agree
7.
1. A.
  watch
2. B.
  protect
3. C.
  possess
4. D.
  drink
8.
1. A.
  loses
2. B.
  digs
3. C.
  breaks
4. D.
  finds
9.
1. A.
  choice
2. B.
  decision
3. C.
  joke
4. D.
  mistake
10.
1. A.
  love
2. B.
  hope
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  failure
11.
1. A.
  give
2. B.
  expect
3. C.
  suggest
4. D.
  allow
12.
1. A.
  escape
2. B.
  suffer
3. C.
  learn
4. D.
  hear
13.
1. A.
  test
2. B.
  observe
3. C.
  keep
4. D.
  change
14.
1. A.
  valuable
2. B.
  free
3. C.
  secret
4. D.
  private
15.
1. A.
  order
2. B.
  imagine
3. C.
  remind
4. D.
  invite
16.
1. A.
  possible
2. B.
  important
3. C.
  simple
4. D.
  complex
17.
1. A.
  express
2. B.
  describe
3. C.
  think
4. D.
  practice
18.
1. A.
  other
2. B.
  no
3. C.
  many
4. D.
  some
19.
1. A.
  comes back
2. B.
  stands up
3. C.
  drops in
4. D.
  leaves off
20.
1. A.
  seldom
2. B.
  often
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  always

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large1across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would2his taxi on the road. I3 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home4work, leave his taxi and go out for his5affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6.
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I7to be outside one evening two weeks8, when the garage door was9and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 10I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But11inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n)12. He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n)14.
We go to bed every night and15every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17. We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we18the social ladder(阶梯)—how much bigger and better a19we have. And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20we are than what we do!

1.
1. A.
  window
2. B.
  garage
3. C.
  door
4. D.
  yard
2.
1. A.
  park
2. B.
  stop
3. C.
  check
4. D.
  repair
3.
1. A.
  knew
2. B.
  understood
3. C.
  asked
4. D.
  wondered
4.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  out of
3. C.
  without
4. D.
  from
5.
1. A.
  business
2. B.
  national
3. C.
  personal
4. D.
  public
6.
1. A.
  wasteful
2. B.
  meaningful
3. C.
  wonderful
4. D.
  plentiful
7.
1. A.
  appeared
2. B.
  intended
3. C.
  expected
4. D.
  happened
8.
1. A.
  later
2. B.
  more
3. C.
  ago
4. D.
  before
9.
1. A.
  broken
2. B.
  fine
3. C.
  shut
4. D.
  open
10.
1. A.
  once
2. B.
  before
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  until
11.
1. A.
  far
2. B.
  deep
3. C.
  long
4. D.
  little
12.
1. A.
  driver
2. B.
  engineer
3. C.
  father
4. D.
  son
13.
1. A.
  called
2. B.
  made
3. C.
  elected
4. D.
  turned
14.
1. A.
  experience
2. B.
  earning
3. C.
  life
4. D.
  position
15.
1. A.
  stay up
2. B.
  wake up
3. C.
  stay home
4. D.
  go home
16.
1. A.
  competition
2. B.
  performance
3. C.
  debate
4. D.
  party
17.
1. A.
  family
2. B.
  company
3. C.
  team
4. D.
  whole
18.
1. A.
  build
2. B.
  climb
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  lay
19.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  garage
3. C.
  car
4. D.
  taxi
20.
1. A.
  who
2. B.
  what
3. C.
  which
4. D.
  where

Whohasdeprivedthechildren'shappinessoflearning???
Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about1around them. They are2to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many3 that they keep on asking. They can bore the4all day long with many5questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their6, perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But7, they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring8for them, especially after school has become a9of their life, especially when they have to10teachers who tell them again and again to11 to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially12 they realize school is not what they once13to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to14a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a15, which they are forced or16 to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy17on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been18 of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.
Therefore, my19to the students’ learning is that they20 enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.

1.
1. A.
  nothing
2. B.
  anything
3. C.
  everything
4. D.
  something
2.
1. A.
  curious
2. B.
  proud
3. C.
  nervous
4. D.
  eager
3.
1. A.
  questions
2. B.
  reactions
3. C.
  problems
4. D.
  troubles
4.
1. A.
  students
2. B.
  adults
3. C.
  parents
4. D.
  teachers
5.
1. A.
  funny
2. B.
  boring
3. C.
  bored
4. D.
  practical
6.
1. A.
  ability
2. B.
  excuse
3. C.
  characteristic
4. D.
  nature
7.
1. A.
  gradually
2. B.
  eventually
3. C.
  however
4. D.
  therefore
8.
1. A.
  duty
2. B.
  exercise
3. C.
  task
4. D.
  remark
9.
1. A.
  pleasure
2. B.
  part
3. C.
  occasion
4. D.
  success
10.
1. A.
  face
2. B.
  follow
3. C.
  escape
4. D.
  imitate
11.
1. A.
  repeat
2. B.
  copy
3. C.
  report
4. D.
  reply
12.
1. A.
  before
2. B.
  since
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  when
13.
1. A.
  forbidden
2. B.
  attracted
3. C.
  intended
4. D.
  expected
14.
1. A.
  require
2. B.
  achieve
3. C.
  earn
4. D.
  indicate
15.
1. A.
  promise
2. B.
  service
3. C.
  must
4. D.
  choice
16.
1. A.
  pleased
2. B.
  recommended
3. C.
  obliged
4. D.
  experienced
17.
1. A.
  burden
2. B.
  confidence
3. C.
  difficulty
4. D.
  challenge
18.
1. A.
  informed
2. B.
  deprived
3. C.
  accused
4. D.
  approved
19.
1. A.
  Encouragement
2. B.
  persuation
3. C.
  suggestion
4. D.
  decision
20.
1. A.
  must
2. B.
  should
3. C.
  might
4. D.
  could

Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was1 and hardly talked with us . Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work2 every day.
Of course, she had to spend a lot of 3on this, She decided to have her own car, and began to4 how to drive two months ago . Now she was able to drive, but had to5 a license before she could buy a car. It took her a week to6 the traffic regulations. She was sure she would7 the examinations.
It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn’t come to work. We8 she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our9 she came here by taxi and didn’t tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the10 but her face clearly showed she had11 in the exams.
This afternoon one of our workmates told us12 had happened to the girl when she was13. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a14 .For example,“Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the15 ?”
“Of course I’d run over the dog ,sir”, Miss Lovely answered without16 .
“I’m sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely,”the examiner shook his17 and said ,“you have to take the examination again!”
“I don’t think my answers were18 ,sir”the girl said in a hurry.“I19run over a man, you know!”
“Ｉagree with your20, Miss Lovely,”the chief examiner said with a smile,“but why not brake(刹车)？”

1.
1. A.
  old
2. B.
  foolish
3. C.
  clever
4. D.
  kind
2.
1. A.
  by taxi
2. B.
  by train
3. C.
  on foot
4. D.
  by plane
3.
1. A.
  time
2. B.
  money
3. C.
  energy
4. D.
  room
4.
1. A.
  teach
2. B.
  plan
3. C.
  operate
4. D.
  learn
5.
1. A.
  find
2. B.
  apply for
3. C.
  look for
4. D.
  make
6.
1. A.
  learn
2. B.
  forget
3. C.
  teach
4. D.
  break
7.
1. A.
  take
2. B.
  prepare
3. C.
  explain
4. D.
  pass
8.
1. A.
  suggested
2. B.
  described
3. C.
  thought
4. D.
  replied
9.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  joy
3. C.
  anger
4. D.
  pleasure
10.
1. A.
  name
2. B.
  reason
3. C.
  rule
4. D.
  notice
11.
1. A.
  believed
2. B.
  heard
3. C.
  found
4. D.
  failed
12.
1. A.
  why
2. B.
  how
3. C.
  what
4. D.
  when
13.
1. A.
  ill
2. B.
  alone
3. C.
  in
4. D.
  out
14.
1. A.
  few
2. B.
  several
3. C.
  all
4. D.
  lot
15.
1. A.
  room
2. B.
  playground
3. C.
  hospital
4. D.
  road
16.
1. A.
  asking
2. B.
  thinking
3. C.
  discussing
4. D.
  advising
17.
1. A.
  foot
2. B.
  nose
3. C.
  ears
4. D.
  head
18.
1. A.
  wrong
2. B.
  correct
3. C.
  right
4. D.
  true
19.
1. A.
  can
2. B.
  needn’t
3. C.
  can’t
4. D.
  need
20.
1. A.
  car
2. B.
  opinion
3. C.
  fact
4. D.
  purpose

It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子) bites.Right before1Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma2me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the3like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the4you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood5to the mosquitoes.”Not6it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!”
Well,less than a week7my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a8of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being9，but they all proved useless.
Late one10in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the11of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I12my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being13she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously(妒忌地)14her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would
15on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed(惊奇的),I ran to others’16,only to find they were all sleeping17as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites,I came to18my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a(n)19mind about those strange old wives’ tales20they do have some truth to them.

1.
1. A.
  leaving
2. B.
  passing
3. C.
  visiting
4. D.
  finding
2.
1. A.
  persuaded
2. B.
  reminded
3. C.
  warned
4. D.
  informed
3.
1. A.
  students
2. B.
  foreigners
3. C.
  passengers
4. D.
  visitors
4.
1. A.
  earlier
2. B.
  longer
3. C.
  sooner
4. D.
  later
5.
1. A.
  grows
2. B.
  goes
3. C.
  flows
4. D.
  remains
6.
1. A.
  expecting
2. B.
  understanding
3. C.
  recognizing
4. D.
  believing
7.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  before
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  as
8.
1. A.
  shade
2. B.
  pile
3. C.
  cloud
4. D.
  blanket
9.
1. A.
  touched
2. B.
  bitten
3. C.
  defeated
4. D.
  discovered
10.
1. A.
  morning
2. B.
  afternoon
3. C.
  evening
4. D.
  night
11.
1. A.
  noise
2. B.
  hit
3. C.
  pain
4. D.
  effect
12.
1. A.
  woke up
2. B.
  shouted at
3. C.
  looked for
4. D.
  dropped on
13.
1. A.
  blamed
2. B.
  interrupted
3. C.
  moved
4. D.
  frightened
14.
1. A.
  having
2. B.
  watching
3. C.
  making
4. D.
  helping
15.
1. A.
  land
2. B.
  fly
3. C.
  fall
4. D.
  wait
16.
1. A.
  houses
2. B.
  flats
3. C.
  rooms
4. D.
  homes
17.
1. A.
  joyfully
2. B.
  anxiously
3. C.
  soundlessly
4. D.
  worriedly
18.
1. A.
  tell
2. B.
  know
3. C.
  remember
4. D.
  accept
19.
1. A.
  open
2. B.
  active
3. C.
  clear
4. D.
  honest
20.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  until

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