——— Ring me at six tomorrow morning， will you?

——— Why that early?  I ______ .

     A. will be sleeping    B. have slept   C. have been sleeping    D. will sleep

It is in Steven Spielberg’s first film , Jaws ,_____a big white shark attacks swimmers ____are spending their holidays in a small village by the sea. .

A. where, who      B. which, that      C. that, that             D. where, that

— Why did the dinner party start so late last night?

— It was _____ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual. 

A. we were late   B. we being late          C. our being late    D. because we were late  

Beijing (Xinhua): When she appeared on stage, singing a Japanese song, hundreds of excited teenagers crowded around shouting, "Curarpikt (酷拉皮卡)！It’s Curarpikt!"

 At the Beijing Comic and Animation Expo last week, that’s exactly who Shi Jia was. The Senior 1 girl was cosplaying (角色扮演) "Curarpikt", a character from the popular Japanese comic book Hunter X Hunter (《獵人》)by Yoshihiro Togashi.

    "I cosplay Curarpikt because I like him," said the pretty 15?year?old girl. "I’m moved by his sad story and I’m attracted by his courage and personality."

    In the adventure comic story, Curarpikt, a handsome and kind?hearted boy, struggles to become a hunter so he can capture(擄獲)the people who killed his tribe(部落).

    Shi has read all the comic books and is a big fan of the animated series(動(dòng)畫片)of Hunter X Hunter. Then last year she saw a real "Curarpikt"in a cosplay show.

    "I had watched cosplay shows before but only for fun," she explained. "It’s really exciting to see young people wearing the make?up and costumes of characters that you’ve read about and are familiar with."

    "But that time I just fell in love with cosplaying, probably because I like Curarpikt so much. I thought I could play the character better, so I decided to have a go."

    Shi bought some cloth and asked a tailor to make a Curarpikt costume for her. She was delighted to find out there was a cosplay show in Beijing in October.

    "It’s a great way to spend the national holiday. Posing on the stage for all the comic book fans, I knew I was doing something I had always wanted to do," she said.

    But she never talks about her hobby with her parents.

    "They think it will distract me from my studies. I don’t want to upset them,that’s my secret hobby," she said. "It’s also why I don’t dye my hair for cosplaying like all the others."

What’s cosplay according to the passage?

A.When cosplaying, comic fans wear costumes and pretend to be their favourite comic characters.

B.Cosplay is a kind of performance in which you play a Curarpikt.

C. Cosplay is a character from the popular Japanese comic book Hunter X Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi.

D.When cosplaying, some funny teenagers play some characters in the animated series.

Shi Jia cosplayed Curarpikt ______.

A. in order to attract her fans        

B. because she liked animated series

C. because she was greatly attracted by that role

D. because it’s her secret hobby

The underlined word "distract" means_____.

A. get rid of              B. keep out of  

C. give courage to       D. draw away attention of

Which of the following is wrong?

A. Curarpikt was created by a Japanese cartoonist.

B. Shi Jia’s parents were in favor of her performance.

C. Shi Jia cosplayed Curarpikt successfully.

D. Cosplay is popular with some teenagers.

They own a house in France as well a villa in Spain.            

         A  B              C         D           

Would you please       the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?

  A. look around      B. look into      C. look up      D. look through

______to looking after her sick father for 2 years ,she badly needed a holiday.

       A.Devoting     B.Having devoting    C.Having been devoted     D.Devoting herself

They had all the children well looked after ______their parents relieved (放心)

  A. making    B. being made    C. to make  D. made

I am serving in a company in Cheyenne. The work has been challenging, but the  36  are big, and I have been given a rise. The weather has been cold lately.  37  walking has been excellent exercise, I have realized that I need another form of  38  for the winter.

My boyfriend Mike knew of this  39  and he researched some local sites for cheap cars. The minute he  40  me the information about a 1978 Ford Fairmont, I  41  this car was meant to be! I began communicating with the  42 , a man named Dale Meyer. I found out that the car was bought by his grandfather and was still in good  43 . He and his two brothers had  44  learned to drive using this car.

We  45  a price of $400, and fixed a time for a test drive. The day before the test drive, I received a phone call from Dale. He  46  a little nervous, but also excited. He asked simply, “You really  47  this car, don’t you?”

“Of course. I couldn’t love it more,” I gave an enthusiastic  48 . He then said to me, “How about me giving it to you for a dollar?” His offer left me  49 . At that time words  50  me.

I picked up my new Fairmont last night. Dale walked me around the car,  51  its bumps and nicks (磕磕碰碰). As he was telling me the  52  of the car, it seemed that he was losing an old friend. As I was pulling  53  the driveway, he stopped me and said, “Don’t forget to pass this  54  on.”

It was truly a  55  end. Never underestimate the kindness of strangers.

36. A. presents    B. awards    C. honors     D. rewards

37. A. Because    B. Although   C. If       D. When

38. A. entertainment  B. pleasure    C. transportation  D. training

39. A. habit     B. purpose    C. goal      D. desire

40. A. found     B. sent      C. asked      D. taught

41. A. knew     B. wondered   C. doubted     D. promised

42. A. producer    B. owner    C. customer    D. stranger

43. A. situation    B. state     C. operation    D. condition

44. A. slowly     B. actually    C. naturally    D. hardly

45. A. thought of   B. referred to   C. settled on    D. talked about

46. A. looked     B. sounded    C. felt      D. behaved

47. A. like      B. repair     C. drive     D. use

48. A. refusal     B. description   C. reply      D. attitude

49. A. careless    B. lifeless    C. motionless   D. speechless

50. A. left      B. failed     C. forgot     D. beat

51. A. searching    B. checking   C. explaining    D. touching

52. A. sufferings    B. stories    C. materials    D. troubles

53. A. away from   B. into     C. by       D. out of

54. A. car      B. custom    C. kindness    D. experience

55. A. sudden     B. perfect    C. foolish     D. forced

It is an exciting start to the college football season. A team that many people never heard of defeated one of the best in the country. If you follow American sports, then you know we are talking about the Michigan-Appalachian State game, which took place on September 1st at Michigan Stadium, in front of more than 100,000 people.

Appalachian State University is in Boone, North Carolina. Its team often plays in a stadium that holds about 25,000 people. Also, Appalachian State plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. Michigan is in the newly named Football Bowl Subdivision, the top level of college football. So the Mountaineers of Appalachian State and the Wolverines of the University of Michigan normally do not even play each other.

But they decided to meet for the first time. Michigan agreed to pay Appalachian State 400,000 dollars, win or lose. Teams like Michigan need victories, even a victory over a lower division team, to get into big, nationally broadcast bowl games. These games are worth millions of dollars at the end of the season.

Fans expected an easy Michigan win. After all, in the preseason, sports experts had considered Michigan the fifth best college football team in the country. But Appalachian State is a two-time national champion at its own division level. Its players wanted to show they could play well against a nationally ranked team. And they did. The final score was Appalachian State thirty-four, Michigan thirty-two. The game quickly became known as one of the greatest upsets in college football history.

The win has brought national attention to Appalachian State. Local stores reported a huge increase in orders for college clothing and other items. And the university official head expects more students to seek admission next year. Last Saturday, at home, Appalachian State defeated another North Carolina school, Lenoir-Rhyne College, forty-eight to seven.

The Michigan-Appalachian State game ________.

  A. is a regular competition held in the US every year

  B. is a state competition held for the football championship

  C. is part of a national competition held on September 1st every year

  D. was an occasional football competition between two universities

Michigan wanted to play with Appalachian State because Michigan ________.

  A. needed money to support its development

  B. wanted to test the skills of Appalachian State

 C. was a new football team without experience

  D. needed victories to enter nationally broadcast bowl games

After the game, the Appalachian State University got _________.

  A. much economic support from the government

 B. much national assistance

  C. national recognition

 D. many applicants for admission