—Have you been watching TV? Don’t           valuable time running.

—I’m not. I’m tired now and only am taking a short break.


  1. A.
    give
  2. B.
    waste
  3. C.
    cost
  4. D.
    spare

---Tell Jack I will wait for him at the school gate.

---______ he doesn’t come?


  1. A.
    How about
  2. B.
    What if
  3. C.
    If only
  4. D.
    Whatever

It is reported that China’s ______ first Mars probe Yinghuo-1 will be launched with the help of _____ Russian launch vehicle in Oct. 2009. 


  1. A.
    不填;a
  2. B.
    the; a
  3. C.
    不填; the
  4. D.
    the; the

---You don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?

---No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.


  1. A.
    eventually
  2. B.
    constantly
  3. C.
    occasionally
  4. D.
    frequently

―Why? Where is the key to the sound lab?

―Dear me! You _______ it in the taxi！


  1. A.
    have never left
  2. B.
    never left
  3. C.
    haven’t left
  4. D.
    didn’t leave

— Why does he never pick up the waste paper on the ground?

— Maybe because he thinks it’s beneath his         to do so．


  1. A.
    honesty
  2. B.
    dignity
  3. C.
    property
  4. D.
    quality

You have been badly injured in a car accident. It is necessary to give you a blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident. However, special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own, the transfusion could kill you.
There are four basic types of blood; A, B, AB, and O. A simple test can make sure of a person's blood type. Everybody is born with one of these four types of blood. Blood type, like hair color and height, is received from parents.
The four groups must be transfused carefully. A and B cannot be mixed. A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. O can give to any other group; therefore, it is often called the universal donor (万能捐赠者). For the opposite reason, AB is sometimes called the universal recipient（接受者）. However, because so many reactions (反应) can happen in transfusions（输血）, patients usually receive only salt of plasma (liquid part of blood) until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a hospital. In this way, it is possible to prevent the transfusion from any bad reactions.

  1. 1.

    People with type A blood can receive type     .

    1. A.
      AB          
    2. B.
      B      
    3. C.
      O                   
    4. D.
      all of the three
  2. 2.

    If you need a blood transfusion, the best and safest blood for you is    .

    1. A.
      a mixture of type A and type B
    2. B.
      a mixture of salt, plasma and type O
    3. C.
      type AB
    4. D.
      exactly the same type as your own
  3. 3.

    The phrase "universal recipient" means a person who    .

    1. A.
      can receive blood of type A or B
    2. B.
      can receive blood of any other type
    3. C.
      can give blood to anybody
    4. D.
      cannot give blood to others
  4. 4.

    A good title for this article is    .

    1. A.
      Getting Enough Blood
    2. B.
      Differences Between Blood Types
    3. C.
      Man's Four Types of Blood
    4. D.
      How to Give Blood Transfusion
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statement is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Carelessness in a blood transfusion may lead to death. 
    2. B.
      AB is the mixture of A and B
    3. C.
      AB is called the universal recipient because it can receive any other group.
    4. D.
      In transfusions, patients usually receive only salt of plasma at first.

There were red faces at one of Britain’s biggest banks recently. They had accepted a telephone order to buy ￡100,000 worth of shares from a 15-year-old schoolboy (they thought he was 21). The shares fell in value and the schoolboy was unable to pay up. The bank lost ￡20,000 on the deal which it cannot get back, because, for one thing, the young boy does not have the money, for another, being under 18, he is not legally liable for his debts. If the shares had risen in value by the same amount that they fell, he would have pocketed ￡20,000 profit. It certainly is better than delivering the morning newspaper. In another case, a boy of 14 found, in his grandmother’s house, a suitcase full of foreign banknotes. But they were now not used in their country of origin or anywhere else. This young boy headed straight to the nearest bank with his pockets filled with notes. The cashiers did not realize the country in question had reduced the value of its currency by 90%. They exchanged the notes at their face value at the current exchange rate. In three days, before he was found out, he took ￡200,000 from nine different banks. Amazingly, he had already spent more than half of this before the police caught up with him. Because he is also under 18 the banks have kissed goodbye to a lot of money, and several cashiers have lost their jobs.
Should we admire these youngsters for being enterprising and showing initiative or condemn them for their dishonesty? Maybe they had managed for years with tiny amounts of pocket money that they got from tight-fisted parents. Maybe they had done Saturday jobs for peanuts. It is hardly surprising, given the expensive things that young people want to buy, such as fashionable running shoes and computer games, if they sometimes think up more imaginative ways of making money than delivering newspapers. These youngsters saw the chance to make a lot of money and took it.
Another recent story which should give us food for thought is the case of the man who paid his six-year-old daughter￡300 a week pocket money. He then charged her for the food she ate a few coins for her piggy bank（存钱灌）“She will soon learn the value of money, ” he said. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything has to be paid for and the sooner she learns that the better.” At the other extreme there are fond parents who provide free bed and board for their grown-up children, While even the most hard-hearted parents might hesitate to throw their children out on the streets, we all know of people in their twenties who still shamelessly live off their parents. Surely there comes a time when everyone has to leave the parental nest, look after themselves and pay their own way in life. But when is it?

  1. 1.

    Recently one of Britain’s biggest banks _____.

    1. A.
      bought a lot of shares for a customer and brought him a great loss
    2. B.
      lost money as its young customer had no money to pay his debts
    3. C.
      lost much money because the shares they bought fell in value
    4. D.
      received a telephone order to buy shares for a 21-year-old boy
  2. 2.

    The author’s attitude to the example of the two boys who cheated the banks is _____.

    1. A.
      objective
    2. B.
      subjective
    3. C.
      questioning
    4. D.
      negative
  3. 3.

    The man paid his daughter ￡300 a week pocket money and then required her to pay for her living expenses because _____.

    1. A.
      he wanted her to know making money was not easy
    2. B.
      he wanted to save money for her future education
    3. C.
      he thought it useful for family members to bear life hardships together
    4. D.
      he wanted her to learn the value of money
  4. 4.

    It can be concluded from the passage that the author believes that _____.

    1. A.
      children should leave the parental nest as soon as possible
    2. B.
      grown-up children should live on their own
    3. C.
      children should be taught not to cheat others
    4. D.
      parents should give more pocket money to their children

Iceland has the highest birth rate in Europe, the highest divorce rate, and the highest percentage of women working outside the home. Such statistics are often evidence of a miserable, chaotic（混乱的）society, with loads of children, broken homes and absent mothers. But Iceland is the exception – its citizens are the happiest in the world.
Perhaps the country's geographic location contributes to Icelanders' happiness. Located in the middle of the North Atlantic, with Greenland as its nearest neighbor, Iceland is free from the taboos（禁忌）that cause so much trouble elsewhere. For instance, people who divorce are not looked down upon by society.
Icelanders are offsprings（后代）of the Vikings, a north European people who invaded European coasts from the 8th through the 10th century. This tradition of getting out into the world lives on in modern-day Iceland. Practically all Icelanders have studied or worked abroad, and most speak English.
Perhaps as a result, Iceland's economic policies blend the best of those from Europe with the US to create its own welfare system.
"Many of us have lived in the US, and studied there," said the Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde. "We have both taken from them and found that naturally we share the can-do attitude—— that if you work hard, anything can be done."
Indeed, the country is rich in writers, painters, film makers and musicians. There's Sigur Ros, a post-rock band, and also a national symphony orchestra that plays to the highest standards all over the world. Half the population appears to have written a book.
"Iceland has harsh（恶劣的） nature, with its bitter ever-changing weather,” said Haraldur Jonsson, a painter, sculptor and video and performance artist. “We cannot escape it. So we find ways________. We have to have a rich internal（内在的）life to fill the empty spaces."

  1. 1.

    It is commonly believed that high birth rate and divorce rate will bring about ________.

    1. A.
      social problems            
    2. B.
      happiness
    3. C.
      a unique welfare system   
    4. D.
      modern way of life
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "blend" in the fourth paragraph means            .

    1. A.
      combine     
    2. B.
      correct        
    3. C.
      compare     
    4. D.
      compete
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for Icelanders’ happiness?

    1. A.
      Geographic location.      
    2. B.
      A rich internal life.
    3. C.
      National pride.    
    4. D.
      Freedom from taboos.
  4. 4.

    The most suitable phrase to fill in the blank in the last paragraph is             .

    1. A.
      to get rid of it  
    2. B.
      to have it changed 
    3. C.
      to get away from it      
    4. D.
      to live with it

Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have.
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately。is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy，take a good look at how you spend your time.Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life.Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?   
If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over.committed because you never say“No”to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so，why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities.Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you.
If you really want to keep friends in your lire，make a space in your schedule，and a space in your heart for them.

  1. 1.

    In this passage the author mainly discusses       .

    1. A.
      how to balance friendship and work
    2. B.
      how to spend our spare time
    3. C.
      whether we should keep friendship
    4. D.
      whether we should invite friends to dinner
  2. 2.

    Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?

    1. A.
      You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
    2. B.
      You have someone to have close talks with.
    3. C.
      You feel depressed with others in life
    4. D.
      You have fun when you are with someone
  3. 3.

    The underlined word“delegated”probably means“       ”.

    1. A.
      appointed
    2. B.
      replaced
    3. C.
      declined
    4. D.
      handled
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