—Do you think our team will win the game?

—I don’t know. But this is the last chance. We _____ them to.

A. hope                 B. require                            C. prefer                      D. demand

English is understood all over the world_____ Turkish is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself.

 A. while     B. when    C. as     D. since

Three wishes

A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.

  The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!”

  Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate.

  “You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ”

  Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.

  Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “It’s your fault!” she man cried. “No, it’s your fault!” she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose.

  “Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!”

  Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “I’m still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ”

But of course nothing happened.

. The man quarreled with his wife because ___.

A. he always enjoyed eating          

B. his wife hoped that he asked for a house

C. the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife’s wish.

D. he didn’t want anything except cakes

The wrong statement of the following is ___.

A. the man made his wishes before dinner

B. the wife made two wishes, which worked

C. the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake

D. the man wished that the cake were not on his nose

 Why did the old woman not satisfy the man’s wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cakes?

A. Because the old lady was angry with them

B. Because this was the fourth wish.

C. Because the man had made this wish before.

D. Because the cake had been gone.

It is reported that today in China, 50% of people who write blogs do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It is also found that there is a strong East-West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.

   It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media bloggers.

When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people read their blogs.

The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writes or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday blogs lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written word.

However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not .

What type of text is this?

   A. A blog.               B. A diary.             C. A news report.          D. A school textbook.

What is the passage’s subject?

How many people in China blog.

How did blogging get started.

Different types of blogs and bloggers.

What media bloggers do.

How does the writers feel about the subject?

He/She feels strongly that blogging is a good thing.

He/She feels that there are lots of problems with blogging.

We can’t tell since he/she is not a blogger.

We can’t tell since he/she is just reporting facts.

What is the writer’s tone?

   A. Humorous and light-hearted.                    B. Serious and factual.

   C. Conversational.                                       D. Informal.

It was not until the subprime loan crisis(次貸危機(jī)) ____ great damage to the American financial system that Americans ____ the severity of the situation.

A. caused, realized                                    B. had caused, realized

C. caused, had realized                               D. was causing, had realized

____ our natural resources is very necessary.

A. The most we make of                                   B. The most we make

C. The most which we make                       D. Most which we make of

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ____ into buying something they don’t really want.

 A. to persuade  B. persuading C. being persuaded  D. be persuaded

                                                                                     My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36, including her “sixth sense”, 37 she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the 40 don’t realize she’s blind.

I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.”

To my great 46, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.

When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52. And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

A. ways          B. means               C. methods        D. senses

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

A. and           B. except               C. even           D. but

A. who          B. that                  C. she            D. which

A. guests         B. family               C. children        D. friends

A. realized       B. heard                 C. recognized      D. witnessed

A. excited        B. sad                  C. satisfied        D. enjoyed

A. especially      B. not so               C. a little          D. not at all

A. paint          B. draw                C. create          D. mix

A. stayed         B. painted              C. talked          D. played

A. excitement     B. encouragement        C. delight         D. surprise

A. attitude        B. color                C. picture         D. paper

A. touched        B. distinguished         C. saw            D. understood

A. after           B. before              C. until            D. when

A. referred to      B. turned out           C. come up         D. talked about

A. curious        B. quiet                C. puzzled         D. worried

A. cried          B. insisted              C. complained      D. informed

A. right          B. wrong               C. worried         D. uncertain

A. shortcomings    B. difficulties          C. pride            D. description

A. paper          B. pens               C. hands            D. eyes

China news, Beijing, July. 29 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property (房產(chǎn)) developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate(房地產(chǎn)) market, the International Finance News reported.

Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(control) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans (貸款) and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A. 8000 yuan.             B. 10000 yuan.      

C. 7000 yuan.             D. It’s not mentioned here.

Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

D. The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.

How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

A. Four.       B. Three.      C. Two.       D. One.

What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D. Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行的右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

There are so much road accidents every day .                     __________

They are often caused by carelessness . But there                  __________

are many rules that they help to make the road safe .               _______

Here are some rules what we ought to know : In Hong Kong         __________

traffic keeps to the left . Before cross the                         ___________

road , we must stop or look at both sides . Look                   _________

right , look left and look right again . If the road                   __________

is clear , it is safe cross the road . If                             ___________

we saw small children or very old persons ,                       __________

or blind people waiting to cross the road , you                    __________

can help them to cross the road safely .