The office is _______ that one , but we can still have our meeting there.

A. half bigger as B. half as big as C. as half big as D. half as bigger as

--Tell me ____________.

---Well, it’s like …

A. what is wrong with it B. what is it

C. what the matter is with it D. what is it like

Has everything __ ___ can be done ___ ___?

A. what; done　　　 B. that; been done

C. that; already done 　 D. what; already being done

Before she went to Canada she spent as much time as he could _______ English.

A. practice to speak B. practicing speaking

C. to practice to speak D. practice speaking

It was the man _____ on the bed with his eyes open who ____the book open on the desk just now.

A. lain; lay B. lay; lay C. lying; laid D. lying; lied

—What do you think of the picture?

—It reminds me of the days ______ I spent in the countryside.

A. when B. who C. that D. Where

In the corner of my desk is a note, slowly yellowing from time. It is a card from my mother, containing only four sentences, but with enough impact to _______ my life forever. In it, she praises my abilities as a writer. Each sentence is full of ______. The word “but” never appears on the card; ________, the word “and” is there many times.

Every time I read it, I am _______ to ask myself how many times I’ve “but-ted” my own daughters. Although our eldest daughter ______ got all As on her report card, teachers would always suggest that she _______ too much in class. I always forgot to ask them if she was making improvements. Instead, I would greet her with, “Congratulations! Your Dad and I are very proud, but could you try to talk less in class?”

The same was _______ of our younger daughter. Like her sister, she is a lovely and bright child. She also treats the floor of her room as a closet, which has often caused me to say, “Yes, that project is great, but _______ your room!”

I’ve noticed that other parents do the same thing. “The hockey (曲棍球) team won, but Mike should have made that last goal.” “Amy’s the homecoming (同學(xué)會(huì)) queen, but now she wants $200 to buy a new dress and shoes.” But, but, but.

What I ______ from my mother is to start thinking “and, and, and” instead. _______ : “The hockey team won, and Mike did his best in the whole game.” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, and she’s going to look perfect!”

The _______ is that “but” feels bad, “and” feels good. When our children feel ________ about what they are doing, they do more of it. This is not to say that children don’t need or won’t respond to (響應(yīng)) their parents’______. They do and they will. When those expectations are ________ , amazing things happen.

It’s not _______ just to say we love our children. We’re also going to have to start guiding and taking part in what is right with our children.

“No more buts!” is a call for joy. It’s an opportunity every day to put our attention on what is promising about our children. And if I ever forget, I have my mother’s note to remind me.

1.A. enrich B. prepare C. change D. ruin

2.A. love B. doubt C. interest D. humor

3.A. besides B. finally C. anyway D. however

4.A. reminded B. forced C. attracted D. requested

5.A. seldom B. never C. usually D. possibly

6.A. forgot B. talked C. remembered D. understood

7.A. tired B. certain C. true D. short

8.A. look into B. clean up C. put up with D. make use of

9.A. heard B. expected C. learned D. differed

10.A. After all B. For example C. In short D. In turn

11.A. fact B. purpose C. chance D. challenge

12.A. bad B. good C. hard D. curious

13.A. decisions B. questions C. instructions D. expectations

14.A. interesting B. low C. positive D. high

15.A. enough B. necessary C. normal D. difficult

1.How long does it take to fly from Chiang Mai to Phuket?

A. less than 1 hour. B. About 1 hour. C. One and a half hours. D. About 2 hours.

2.Lao Airlines has a flight from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang on .

A. Monday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Saturday

3.If Lisa wants to travel from Chiang Mai to KOh Samui, which flight should she choose?

A. QV 645. B. TG 129. C. PG 242. D. FD 3942.

4.How much it coast to fly from Phuket—Bali?

A. 3, 590 THB. B. 5, 090 THB. C. 9,050 THB. D. 11, 391 THB.

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.

“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.

Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(進(jìn)貨)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供應(yīng)商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.

“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.

1.What’s Mollie’s plan for the future?

A. Become Britain’s youngest boss. B. Open more candy stores.

C. Work as a product supplier. D. Make the best ice cream products.

2.The prices of some ice cream products in Mollie’s stores change according to _______.

A. the number of the products B. her friend’s idea

C. the weather D. the dates

3.According to the passage, what’s the key to Mollie’s success?

A. She works hard and she is good at smart marketing.

B. The company’s supplier makes good products.

C. She would like to open more candy stores.

D. Her mother always has good ideas.

Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.

Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.

She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.

Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed（診斷） with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.

She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.

1.Yao Beina had her __________ donated to save others.

A. two corneas B. all organs C. heart D. kidney

2.How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?

A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirteen. D. Thirty.

3.Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?

A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.

B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.

C. She was a weak and selfish girl.

D. She won over the breast cancer in the end.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Yao Beina’s family. B. Yao Beina’s disease.

C. Yao Beina’s teacher. D. Yao Beina’s art achievements.