9．A．For 14 hours． B．14 hours． C．In 14 hours．——青夏教育精英家教网—

Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia．They lived in a tall building．A man named Donald Smith lived in the building，too．He 1 a toy company．One day Donald gave Mary，the 4-year-old girl，a new 2 ．She played with the toy and said．“This is fun!” A few weeks later Donald gave her 3 toy．She played with it．She said，“I am not 4 this toy．It doesn’t work．” She was a(n) 5 little girl．Donald liked her honesty，and they became friends．For years Donald gave Mary new toys，and she gave him very good 6 about the toys．

When Mary was thirteen years old，Donald 7 her a new ball．The ball had a balloon（气球）inside it．Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water．She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors．She wanted to 8 rice or beans（豆子）in it to make it noisy．The company made these 9 ．Mary’s ideas were a great success! The company 10 thousands of the balls．

That Christmas Donald gave Mary a（n） 11 gift．He made her a vice-president（副董事长）of the toy company． 12 made$200，000 a year．Her job was to see 13 the new toys were fun．She took a ear from her school to her office．She worked for three or four hours a day at her job， 14 she had to do her homework．Mary was a busy teenager．She had 15 _ time to be with her family．Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important．

Today Mary works at a college．The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future．

1．A．owned B．found C．helped D．chose

2．A．gift B．book C．toy D．bag

3．A．one B．another C．other D．the other

4．A．angry with B．surprised at C．tired of D．interested in

5．A．kind B．honest C．helpful D．lovely

6．A．ideas B．skills C．names D．facts

7．A．lent B．called C．returned D．showed

8．A．grow B．eat C．put D．cook

9．A．inventions B．rules C．mistakes D．changes

10．A．sent B．had C．sold D．received

11．A．amazing B．interesting C．beautiful D．boring

12．A．He B．She C．It D．They

13．A．that B．if C．how D．why

14．A．so B．but C．or D．then

15．A．less B．more C．much D．most

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Travel Arrangements
Date: 15 April, 2013 For Miss Li Yan

May 4	Leaving Ningbo Air China Flight CA 111 Please check-in at least two hours before time	10:00 a.m.
May 5	Arrive in Sydney Hotel bus will take you to the hotel	9:30 a.m.
May 5	Holiday in Sydney Check-in: 5 May, 2013 Check-out: 10 May, 2013 Nights: 5
May 10	Visit a local family	12:30 p.m.
May 14	Leave Sydney Qantas Airline Ltd, Flight QF 333
May 14	Arrive in Perth The guide will collect you from the airport for four days return bus trip to Monkey Mia
May 18	Leave Perth Qantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 444	15:30 p.m.
May 18	Raffles Hotel Singapore Check-in: 18 May, 2013 Check-out: 19 May, 2013 Night: 1	11:00 a.m.
May 19	Arrive in Ningbo

【小题1】How many days will Miss Li Yan’s holiday last?

【小题2】At what time does Miss Li Yan have to be at the airport for her flight from Ningbo?

【小题3】How will Miss Li Yan travel from the airport when she arrives in Perth?

【小题4】Where will Miss Li Yan be on May 16?

A．In a hotel in Perth.	B．On her return to Sydney.
C．On a flight to Singapore.	D．On a trip to Monkey Mia.

【小题5】In which city will Miss Li Yan stay before she return to Ningbo?

阅读理解

　　Many students get a driver's permit at 15．In California, they are then allowed to drive for 50 hours under supervision．"Under supervision" means that a friend or relative who already has a license has to ride with them．But what happens when teenagers(persons between 13 and 19 years old)start driving on their own?Many are careful drivers and never have a problem．But many other are not, and they create(造成)Problems on the road．Fifteen-year-olds are too young to drive, and sixteen-year-olds are too immature(不成熟的)to start driving alone．

　　In the United States, more teenagers are killed in driving accidents than in any other way．While fewer than 7％ of drivers are teenagers, teenagers are involved(占，包括)in 14％ of the terrible car accidents in the country．Sixteen-year-olds involved in over 43 crashes in every million kilometers they drive．But seventeen-year-olds cause only about 30 accidents a million kilometers of driving．One year makes a difference．So the age limit(限制)should be increased．

(1)

The word “permit” means ________．
[　　]
A．	learning to drive
B．	driving under supervision
C．	learner's license
D．	giving up driving

(2)

The writer of the passage would agree that ________．
[　　]
A．	starting to drive early is the best way to learn safety
B．	there are differences among teenager drivers
C．	sixteen and seventeen-year-olds are similar drivers
D．	teacher students to drive has nothing to do with safety

(3)

The main idea in this passage is that ________．
[　　]
A．	increasing the age limit will cause fewer deaths
B．	fifteen-year-olds cause too many accidents
C．	good driving is largely a matter of good education
D．	it is meaningless to try to improve teenage driving