_____ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

         A. Before                    B. Where                    C. Unless          D. Until

         It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

         Hit the sales.

         No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

         Pay close attention to advertisements.

        Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

         Shop online.

         Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.

         The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store.

The first paragraph implies that ______.

         A. nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts

         B. recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts

         C. Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts

         D. Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts

      In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____.

         A. if the weather is not very cold              B. if we don’t have to fight for the best deals

         C. if we don’t have to get up early  D. If we get what we want at a good price

The underlined word “specials” means_______.

         A. some experts in shopping                  

         B. certain things for especially low price

         C. some kind of help for a certain customer

         D. things that can only be found on Friday

We can have more choices _____.

         A. on Black Friday                                B. in a particular store

         C. on the Internet                                         D. from retailers

If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?

A. $ 800 CAN       B. $750 CAN     C.$ 400 CAN     D. $ 50 CAN

For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?

A. $ 24 US          B. $ 48 US       C. $52 US       D. $ 200 US

What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?                               

A. A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.

B. An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.

C. Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.

D. A NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a certified copy of a birth certificate.

Where can you read the material?

   A. In a magazine.    B. On the internet.     C. In newspaper.   D. In a novel.

I have been told that the new law will come into_________on January 1st next year．

A．effect               B．use                 C．service          D．existence 

Plastic bags are provided for our convenience but they have also_______ the pollution of the environment．

     A．adapted to B．turned to   C．contributed to   D．looked forwarded to

Ladies and gentlemen, please remain ________ until the plane has come to a complete stop．

     A．seated       B．seating              C．to seat      D．seat

______, he talks a lot about his favorite stars after class．

       A．Being a quiet student              B．Quiet student as he may be

       C．Quiet as he may be a student        D．As he may be a quiet student

I can’t bear ____, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting             B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting                D. being kept to wait

____ I went to the seaside, I picked up a great many shells.

A. The first time         B. For the first time               C. At first          D. By the first time

The Hand

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a

picture of ___36____ for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be _37___  economically disadvantaged, but still many would __38___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the ___39___ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

   But Douglas made a(n) __40___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery,__41_____ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___42___those sad eyes.

  Yes, his picture was different. When__43____ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____44____. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.

   His abstract image captured the _45_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__46_____ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47____ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___48__  forgot the young artist himself.

  __49____ the children had gone on to other assignments, she_50_____ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

  She recalled the __51___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student. How _52_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ____53__ for his teacher’s hand.

  Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

  In fact, people __54___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____55___ .

A．anything       B．something      C．nothing        D．everything

A．suggested      B．affected        C．encouraged     D．considered

A．celebrate       B．share          C．like           D．avoid

A．purposes       B．subjects        C．motivations     D．examples

A．good          B．encouraging     C．different       D．exciting

A．merry         B．naughty         C．weak         D．lively

A．behind        B．beside           C．before        D．around

A．ordered       B．asked            C．forced        D．persuaded

A．gift           B．person           C．hand         D．wonder

A．thought       B．description       C．respect       D．imagination

A．raise         B．need            C．buy          D．sell

A．look at       B．care for          C．take away     D．drive off

A．always       B．almost           C．usually       D．therefore

A．Before       B．Now that         C．Since         D．When

A．stared        B．aimed           C．paused        D．glanced

A．chances      B．forms            C．ways         D．times

A．seldom       B．often            C．soon         D．much

A．thankful      B．calm            C．pleased       D．comfortable

A．could        B．must            C．should        D．might

A．move on     B．stick above       C．reaches out     D．help out