Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.

1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.   2.   Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.   3.   When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.

Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?

C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.

G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital（獨(dú)奏演唱會(huì)）. A recital ______I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering（嘀咕） _______about build self-confidence and working toward a _______.

So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _______lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t _______there. When he retired three years ago, he ______ his church music director to take him as a student.

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody（旋律）, from the ______fingers that once baited（裝餌于）my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress: _______the music and pretend the others aren’t there.

“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so_______,” Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

1.A. reflectedB. explainedC. meantD. proved

2.A. wouldB. couldC. might D. should

3.A. nothingB. everythingC. anything D. something

4.A. goalB. stageC. journeyD. chance

5.A. troubleB. satisfactionC. strengthD. disappointment

6.A. keptB. sentC. watchedD. felt

7.A. throughB. fromC. againstD. before

8.A. missB. affordC. selectD. understand

9.A. asB. onceC. ifD. while

10.A. educatedB. protectedC. stuckD. spoilt

11.A. allowedB. invitedC. inspiredD. persuaded

12.A. roughlyB. simplyC. merrilyD. curiously

13.A. wordsB. videosC. notesD. lessons

14.A. decadesB. weeksC. hoursD. moments

15.A. playB. freezeC. clickD. adjust

16.A. sameB. warmC. differentD. dirty

17.A. predictedB. realizedC. imaginedD. insisted

18.A. pass overB. turn upC. bring inD. concentrate on

19.A. ashamedB. awareC. tiredD. proud

20.A. casuallyB. anxiouslyC. nicelyD. frequently

Simon: ___1._____ did you begin this sort of work, Fiona?

Fiona: Let me see. Um, about four years ago.

Simon: Are you enjoy ____2._____?

Fiona: Oh, yes, very much. It is very _____3._____ (tire) because of long working hours, sometimes as many as 12 hours. But it’s exciting to meet people from all over the world.

Simon: What ____4.____ (exact) do you do?

Fiona: Well, I take tourists to the famous places in the city, tell them the history of the places, and explain why they’re famous.

Simon: What special qualifications are _____5.___ (necessity) for guides?

Fiona: Well, they have to enjoy _____6.___ (meet) new people. And they ____7.____ (take) special courses in the history of the city when they studied at college.

Simon: And do you have to know a foreign language?

Fiona: That’s _____8._____ must. My company will only hire those ___9.___ can speak at least two foreign languages.

Simon: And you? How many foreign languages can you speak?

Fiona: I can speak three: Spanish, ___10.____ (France) and Italian.

Simon: Three foreign languages? Then I can understand why your work is so easy for you.

第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加: 在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）, 并在其下寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除: 把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改: 在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線, 并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意: 1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處, 多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Failure is common in our life. No one can avoid them. When we fail in doing something, we often feel very depressing. Sometimes failure can make us lose hearts. So no one is willing to fail. On the contrary, success can bring us sense of pride. If one enjoys his continuous success in his career, he will have confidence to himself. Therefore, failure is the mother of success. A failure doesn’t mean one can never be successfully. Those who are always afraid failure will never succeed. In a word, as long as we can get some lessons and experiences from our failure, we’ll be sure to succeed.

英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作能力在英語(yǔ)交流和考試中非常重要，今天你的英語(yǔ)老師Mr. Zhang在課堂上講了如何提高英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作能力，如：熟練掌握2000多常用詞匯；適當(dāng)背誦一些美文；堅(jiān)持每天練習(xí)寫(xiě)作等等。請(qǐng)根據(jù)他的建議并結(jié)合你的實(shí)際寫(xiě)一篇英文日記。

內(nèi)同要點(diǎn)：1. 英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作能力的重要性。

2. 你的老師關(guān)于寫(xiě)作訓(xùn)練的建議。

3. 你自己提高寫(xiě)作能力的有效方法。

寫(xiě)作要求：1. 詞數(shù)100詞左右。

2. 日記格式和開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

April 23, Wednesday Fine

Today Mr. Zhang, our English teacher, told us how to improve English writing skills.______________

When we talked about the upcoming start of school, Seth hadn`t expressed anything but excitement. So when the sunny and promising “big day” arrived, he was ready. He was armed with a cool haircut, wearing his prized shoes, and was ready for the action.

Ten minutes before the bus was to arrive, he asked me to take him in my car. I complained about it being at the last minute. I said “no” at first. He begged me again and I finally agreed.

In the car , I secretly had a look at him through the rearivew mirror(后視鏡). He looked sad. “What is the matter, honey?” “I am nervous. I don`t know if I will be able to learn everything in the first grade. What if I can`t pay attention in class?”

My heart melted. I remembered being nervous on the first day of school and I thought I was the only student who felt that way. I was a nervous kid full of self-doubt. Seth behaved much better than I did.

We walked into his school together. He remembered where his new classroom was and recognized his teacher from the ice cream social party they had the day before. He sat down at his desk and chatted with a few of his classmates. He took a few photos of them (with a camera phone because I didn`t allow him to bring the real camera) and then he said in a very serious manner, “Mom, you can go home now. I`ll be OK.” And so he was.

1.Seth asked his mother to take him to school probably because_________.

A. he was afraid to be late for class.

B. he wanted to share his joy with his mother

C. he felt worried about his school life

D. he was frightened of his new teacher

2.What did the writer mean by saying “My heart melted” in Paragraph 4?

A. She was very angry with her son

B. She felt sad because of her son`s words.

C. She was too weak in the mind to face it.

D. She became more understanding of her son.

3.From the last paragraph we learn that_________.

A. Seth had never seen his new classroom

B. the ice cream social party was to be held soon

C. Seth got along well with his classmates

D. Seth took some photos using a real camera

4.It can be inferred that in the end Seth felt_________.

A. relaxedB.frightened

C.seriousD.worried

Nowadays, with the busy working hours, parents have no time left to spend with their children. However, spending time with children is of extreme importance. Giving some time for children will play an important role in their development. Therefore, it is a must for parents to spend time with children. Here are some tips for parents which will help them spend time with their little wonder.

Having Dinner with Children

Even if you are not there at home for a whole day, you should make sure that you have dinner with your children. Moreover, you should make it a point that you are having dinner with your entire family. Also, you should avoid watching TV when you are having dinner with your family.

Helping Child Comlete Homework

Helping your child complete homework will help you know how he/she is at studies. It is not that you have to spend hours regularly helping your child with homework. But, sometimes you can help your child solve some questions. In this way, you will get to spend time with your child as well as get to know about his or her studies.

Fun Activities

During weekends you can indulge your child in fun activities like gardening, painting etc. However, do not force your child to do so. You can also spend some time in teaching your child finger painting, vegetable painting and craft work. You may even help your child complete his or her art and craft assignments. These activities will help you improve creativity of your child as well as the interaction between you and your child.

1.The passage is mainly about_______.

A.the importance of spending time with children

B.the ways to spend time with children

C.the reasons to spend time with children

D.the activities children like to take part in

2.In the second paragraph, the author suggests that parents should________.

A.watch TV with their children

B.stay at home a whole day

C.spend time with the whole family

D.avoid listening to some music

3.The underlined word “indulge” in the last paragraph means_______.

A.pushB.putC.askD.allow

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A.Helping children with homework will help improve their creativity.

B.Parents should spend time regularly with children`s homework

C.Spending time with children for parents is a must

D.Parents should pick up their children regularly.

Commander was my parents` cat but I knew him first. In fact, Commander was my college roommate`s cat. My roommate wanted to sell Commander, but no one would buy him. I called my parents to see if they would like to adopt him. My mom had always loved cats but my dad disliked cats very much. As predicted my dad said, “No way. No cats” Fortunately for me, my dad was out of town at a math conference. So I brought Commander home. By the time he returned, both my mom and Commander had decided that Commander was going to stay.

My mom said that Commander was going to live at our house for a “trial period” while we looked for a buyer. As the months went by there was absolutely no effort to sell Commander and it became clear to my dad that Commander was there to stay. Commander started sitting by my dad as he read the newspaper and slowly my dad began to like Commander---just a little bit.

By the time I came home that summer, I was surprised to see my dad carrying Commander around the house. Over the years, my parents` love for Commander grew to the point where they could not imagine life without him.

Once I finished college, my parents built their dream house and they named the floor plan（平面圖） The Commander! They worked with the architect to design the house so that it was perfectly suited both for them and for Commander.

Commander died at the age of eighteen. My mom still talks about him often and misses him, and so does my dad, which proves that not even the most determined cat-hating human being in the world can resist the charms(魅力)of a cat once the cat decides he is moving in to your heart.

1.When the author`s dad returned from the conference,_________.

A.the author had decided to sell Commander.

B.the author`s roommate sold commander to someone else

C.the author`s mother decided to keep Commander

D.the author`s mother started looking for a buyer

2.What was the father`s feeling towards Commander when the author came home that summer?

A.He still hated the cat very much

B.He began to like the cat

C.He wanted to sell the cat

D.He wanted to keep another cat

3.What did the author`s parents do when they designed their new house?

A.They designed a room for Commander.

B.They named the floor plan the Commander.

C.They opened a door in the wall for Commander.

D.They worked with the architect to build a cathouse

4.Put the following events into the correct order.

a.The author`s father changed his attitude towards Commander.

b.The author brought Commander home

c.The author finished college.

d.The author`s parents built their dream house.

e.Commander died.

A. a-e-b-c-dB.b-a-d-c-e

C.d-b-c-a-eD.b-a-c-d-e

You may think your bathroom is often full of bacteria(細(xì)菌) and so you give it a complete cleaning once a week. But how often do you clean out and disinfect(消毒) your fridge? Well, probably not often enough, according to a recent study, which found out that the fridge is the second dirtiest place in your house, just behind the bathroom.

Fridge temperatures were often set too high, allowing the growth of bacteria, which included E.coil, Enterobacteria, and S. aureus, all of which will give you an easy access to food poisoning. So what can you do to ensure your fridge---and your food in it---is not a health threat?

For starters, clean the fridge weekly---wipe it and repeat.

Make sure your fridge is at the correct temperature for storing food, between 0 and 5 degrees centigrade. Your freezer should be below-18 degrees centigrade. You can use fridge and freezer thermeters to make sure this is the case.

Some modern fridges have zones to store different types of food ,such as meat and vegetables. Make sure you don`t store meat in the vegetable zone, as the temperature there might be higher.

Make sure you don not leave the door open too long as the temperature in the fridge will quickly rise, creating a breeding(繁殖) ground for bacteria.

Cover food that has not been finished, and eat it within a couple of days.

Keep bottles and jars closed.

Keep raw meat away from cooked meat. Both should be well covered to prevent pollution.

Store raw meat at the bottom of the fridge to stop juices dripping onto other foods.

Finally, use common sense, and throw away old food.

1.What do we know from the first paragraph?

A.People often clean their fridges once a week.

B.A recent study shows the bathroom is the dirtiest place in the house.

C.Many people don`t believe that the fridge is a dirty place.

D.The fridge may not have as many bacteria as the bathroom.

2.Which is the best temperature for storing your food in the fridge?

A.10?CB.-2 ?CC.4 ?CD.-18 ?C

3.The purpose of this text is to________.

A.introduce some common knowledge about fridges

B.teach people how to fix their fridges

C.guide people to store food properly in their fridges

D.let people know how to keep their fridges clean

What`s out there? How can you learn all of America`s colleges? How do you find the best match---the best college for you? Big or small, private or public? 1. .Researchers are necessary for making a good college decision. 2. . Don`t easily believe what others say, such as “Someone told me that Colorado College is too small” and “Someone told me that Michigan is too big.” Every college has something for someone. 3. . It does not mean it will be a good place for you just because you have heard the name of a college. It doen`t mean that you will not like it just because you have not heard the name of a college.

4. .That means in these colleges you can fit in with the other students, find the level of education you need and feel good on campus. Researching the colleges means finding several college where you really want to go.

One quick way to research the colleges is to take a tour of the colleges on your computer. 5. . Check out the hundreds of colleges on these two websites. When you find one that sounds like a place you would like to go to, check out its website and learn more. Make a list of 20 colleges and then choose a short list of 10.

www.campustours.com

www.youniversityto.com

A.There is no college that is wonderful for everyone.

B.Here are the two top websites to get you started

C.Get your parents involved in the decision-making process.

D.That means collecting information from many sources.

E.Don`t take too much time doing your research.

F.There are many things to consider.

G.There are many colleges where you will be happy.