Some disabled people use a special card when they park their cars. These are called disabled placards, which are removable signs that can be hung from the rear-view(后視) mirror of a car. These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.

       These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways. They allow the person to park in special parking spaces. They can also be used when disabled people are being dropped off or picked up. Disabled people can even use them to park without having to pay.

       Parking officials think that some people are cheating. Not all people who have these placards are disabled. Today, one in sixteen drivers in California carries the sign. There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago. An official from the DMV(加州車輛管理局) says that there are many reasons for the increase. As people get older, they may develop health problems and need to have one. There are also other reasons why more drivers have them today. Finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.

       Last year the DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits. They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died. These permits are no longer valid.

Some people are worried that the system is being abused. They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of the misuse. More rules could make it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards.

What do we know about placards?

   A. They are all used by disabled people.

   B. They are cards designed by disabled people.

   C. They can help disabled people park their cars.

   D. They allow disabled people to drive anywhere.

The DMV canceled many permits because_________.

   A. the number of old people is growing

   B. the number of disabled people is on the rise

   C. they want to make it harder for people to get them

   D. some people who have the placards have died

What can people do with the placards?

   A. Drivers can use them when picking up disabled people

   B. Disabled people can pay for parking with them.

   C. Drivers can use them to drive their cars.

   D. People can have access to DMV with them.

What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

   A. The reasons why disabled placards are also popular among drivers.

   B. Some healthy people also use the disabled placards.

   C. The number of disabled placard users had increased.

   D. More reasons for drivers to use disabled placards.

We learn from the passage that_________.

   A. disabled placards will be stopped by the government

   B. some people will be punished for breaking the law

   C. some disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placards

   D. some rules will be made related to disabled placards

_________ to the efforts by the headmaster, I can go back to school now.

I have seldom seen my mother ________ pleased with my progress as she is now.

A. So            B. very                       C. too             D. rather

---Have you finished reading Gone With the Wind?

---No, I_________ my homework all day yesterday.

A. was doing       B. would do         C. had done             D. do

Have you heard ____ news？The piece of ____ petrol is going up again！

A. the； the          B.  the； 不填       C.   不填； the            D. 不填； 不填

----- When shall we have a holiday?

  ------- Oh, forget it. Now there are many things ______ in the company.

A. remained to solve             B. remaining to be solved

C. remaining to solve            D. remained to be solved

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.

But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（時髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time, turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.

Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.

The passage is mainly about         .

       A．problem with technology  

B．improvements of our life with technology

       C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

       D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to         .

       A．share a truth about life     

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

       C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

       D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house? Because        .

       A．they liked to live simple lives

       B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions

       C．they were troubled by modern inventions

       D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

What do you think the underlined word “available” in the 1^st suggestion offered by the writer mean?

       A．Busy on line  B．Free.  C．Be able to D．Be found by others.

Mr Smith never does any reading in the evening;____ .

A. so does Mrs Smith             B. neither doesn’t Mrs

C. nor does Mrs Smith            D. nor Mrs Smith does

The runners________ several times ________their positions on the starting line, otherwise they will be kicked out.

  A. are warned, making up          B. warn, to make up

  C. have been warned, to take up     D. warn, to have taken up

A few days after the interview, I received a letter       me admission to the university.

      A. having offered                        B. offered             

C. offering                                   D. to be offered