8.    makes the adventure special is that a  married couple will fly to the moon.

A. That       B. Which

C. What       D. Whether

7.    volleyball is her main focus, she's also good at basketball.

A. Since       B. Once

C. While      D. Unless

C

La Gomera is the only place in the world which has a whistle( 口哨) language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley cannot easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whis?tlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.

The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.

We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very use?ful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.

The whistle language is hundreds of years old* and probably it wilt con?tinue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the spe?cial ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the is?land, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

8.If a person on La Gomera is ill,_____ ^.

  A. others will phone the doctor in town

B. people will take him to town by carriage

C. his family will take him to the hospital

D. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor

9.La Gomera is special because______ .

  A. many visitors go there every year

B. no visitors have ever been there

C. people there have special ears to hear whistles

D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
10Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.

B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.

C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the is?land, but will not be used any longer.

D. The record shows that one of the best whistlers can be heard by others seven miles away.

11. Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?

A. The secret language

B. Do you know the whistle language?

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D. La Gomera—a mystery

6.    they looked, they saw nothing but ruins after the terrible earthquake.

A. Whichever B. Whatever

C. Wherever D. However

5. Happiness and success often come to those    are good at recognizing

their own strengths.

A. whom      B. who

C. what      D. which

B

Eat your vegetables. Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you". We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea about how to manage their money.

Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives:

Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $ 1,000, invest(投資)it at 8% and add $ 100 every month, by the time she is 65, she would have $ 980,983!

Be careful of credit. Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means pay?ing off your debt on time. Explain to your children that when you buy some?thing using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.

Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $ 150. Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside, say, $ 15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.

Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. " For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot," says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.

Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined(相關(guān))， says Eilleen Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don't want to buy it. "You might say, Td rather save that money for your educa?tion' advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don't spend money, you have a chance to share your values.

5.The writer gives some basics to help______  in a proper way.

 A. parents teach their children how to deal with money

B. children follow their parents' instructions

C. children manage their money

D. parents save their money

6. The underlined word "incentive" in Paragraph 6 means_____ .

A. honour         B.  praise      C.  excitement   D. encouragement

7.What leads the writer to writing this article?

 A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.

B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.

C. He thinks money management the most important for children.

D. Parents care little about their children's management of money.

4. We'll reach the sales targets in a month   we set at the beginning of the

year.

A. which    B. where

C. when     D. what

3. Students should involve themselves in community activities    they can gain experience for growth.

A. who      B. when

C. which    D. where

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A

Football, to me, is more than just a game. I have probably learned more than valuable lessons from it than from school.

When I joined the team freshman year, I didn't realize what I was get?ting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season.

See, football is more of a mental(腦力的)sport than anything else, so running on the track wasn't only about getting in shape. We would push our minds by running as hard as we could even if we felt like we were going to pass out. At the beginning, I was immature(幼稚的)and only thought of myself, sometimes even giving up when I was tired or hurting. Then after the third game I had a season-ending injury. Imagine working all summer and then only being able to play three games! I needed an operation on my arm and at least five months to recover.

After freshman year I decided that I would always give my best effort. Playing football in the college has taught me so much more than just what my tasks are on a particular play or how to block. I have learned to think about others first, and realized how important working hard is. Being with all my friends, even sweating and bleeding with them,really made us unite as a group of hard-working young men, who will succeed in life.

1.What is the text mainly about?

 A.How the author dislikes the game of football.

B. When the author began to play football.

C. How the author has changed his attitude to football.

D. What sport the author likes best.

2. The author thinks football is______ .

A. just a game                     B.of a mental sport

C. hard to be out-of-date  ,        D.not worth his effort

3. From the text we can infer_______ .

 A. the author joined the football team with a clear aim

B. football only brought the author certain tasks

C.the author worked all summer to get ready for the season

D.the author never lost heart when he met with difficulties

4.In the second paragraph, the phrase "get in... shape" probably means

A. become physically fit           B.design the playground

C. lose weight                    D. measure the track

2.    the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.

A. Why   B. When

C. That   D. What