Mr. Brown lay awake all night wondering whether to leave or stay.

A.wide B.well C.much D.very

There’s growing unrest among the poor and unemployed. The media points out that it’s the government that should have a lot to ________.

A. answer for B. stand for C. go for D. care for

We have every reason to believe that ____2010 World Expo in Shaihai will be______success.

A. /;a B. The;/ C. Ten; a D. a ; a

There is a subway in my hometown, but ________ existed two years ago.

A．none B．nobody C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

——What about _________ job?——It’s too difficult _________ job for me.

A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a

I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I_was_treading_water,_just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I get a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep?down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.

It takes confidence to make a new start－there’s a dark period in?between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.”My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.

The I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.

The next problem was finding a publisher. After two?and?a?half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal－that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there's no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding(有回報的)．

1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I was waiting for good fortune.

B．I was trying to find an admirable job.

C．I was being aimless about a suitable job.

D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

2.The author decided to write a novel________.

A．to finish the writing course

B．to realize her own dream

C．to satisfy readers’ wish

D．to earn more money

3.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?

A．Disturbed. B．Ashamed. C．Confident. D．Uncertain.

4.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A．It pays to stick to one’s goal.

B．Hard work can lead to success.

C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

假如你是某英語報社“煩惱和我說”欄目的編輯Linda，收到中學生David 的來信。請你閱讀這封信后，給他回信。詞數(shù)：120左右。

Dear Ms Linda,

Though living in a wealthy family, I don’t feel as happy as other boys because I’m forbidden to do what I want to ,such as surfing the Internet, playing with my friends, buying what I want , and so on. My parents ask me to study all day. I feel they are too hard on me . I often feel upset as I have no freedom. What shall I do ? I will greatly appreciate it if you could give me some advice.

Yours,

David

回信應包括以下兩個要點：

1.簡述自己的類似的經(jīng)歷

2.提出至少兩條建議

Some international organizations _____ the fact that developing and developed countries were in different stages of development and should shoulder different responsibilities .

A. refused B. denied C. missed D. rejected

Last term our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem _____ none of us worked out.

A. that B. as C. so that D. which

-Do you think we can get there on time? -Yes，_______ the truck doesn’t break down.

A. even if B. unless C. until D. so long as