I bought a dress for only 8 dollars; it was a real _____ （便宜貨）.

With the economic crisis at hand and the _____ （失業(yè)）rate on the rise, career planning is something that will definitely benefit you in the long run.

When asked such a question: Which is better, to get scores or to get abilities, many students' answer like mine would be that to get abilities is better than to get scores. To make it clear, we have to compare the both sides.

Two different aims lead to two different methods and two different results. If we are eager to get good marks, our teachers would take a cramming-duck hand to force us to do much hard work. We have to learn by heart a lot of lifeless knowledge. We have to recite many many poems and texts. We have to carry a heavy school-bag. We have to do much homework after school. All of what we do is merely for a single purpose----to pass examinations. As a result we cannot enjoy anything. We have no free time. We have no holidays. We have no games and plays. We have no pleasure. We have no childhood. In the end, we have no skills or abilities except some dead knowledge from books. We are not able to wash our clothes. We are not able to cook meals. We are not able to labour in the fields. We are not able to operate machines in the factories. In a word, we cannot do any practical work.

On the other hand, if we intend to gain abilities, our teachers will take flexible and varied measures in their teaching practice. They will provide for all the students chances to share equal education and we students are supposed to enjoy all-round development. While we learn knowledge from books, we are showed how to use computers, how to make a radio or recorder, how to make experiments and researches in sciences; how to play the piano or violin, how to sing or dance, how to draw or paint pictures and portraits; how to prepare a dish or how to make bread; how to plant trees and grass, how to go in for farming by means of scientific methods; how to do business and how to keep in touch with others. All in all, we can play an active part in our studies. At last we will master not only book knowledge, but also the other three abilities----living ability, working ability and manageable ability. Thus, we will serve the people better.

By comparing the two ideas, we can come to a close that the purpose to get scores is far worse than the aim to get various abilities. Only when we know well both scientific knowledge and practical skills, can we live happily and work wonderfully in the society in the coming future.

It’s true that teens don’t get enough sleep, but changing the school starting time would have a chaotic effect and throw everyone off balance.

Scientists have shown that teens are more active later at night than children and adults, so most teens are probably staying up later for whatever reasons. The researchers measured the presence of the sleep- promoting hormone in teenagers' saliva（唾液）at different times of the day. They learned that the hormone（荷爾蒙）levels rise later at night than they do in children than adults and remain at a higher level later in the morning. Measuring the hormone in the saliva is a good way to show that most teens have sleep problems, but changing schools schedules isn’t the best way to do to fix this. Most people arguing against changing school schedules would say that it would only cause teens to stay up and wake up later, thus leaving them with the same problem.

The biggest problem schools would come across from changing their schedules would be the after school and job conflicts students and teacher would meet. Teachers reported that students were more alert, and research showed that after-school sports and jobs would suffer. Students in that area might have been able to deal with less time for jobs and sports somehow, but some of them have practice and earlier plans that would become conflicted if this change were to occur. Most students rarely have time to play a sport and do homework before 9 or 10 o'clock. Opening schools later may have worked for some areas, but the reality is often very different.

63. The meaning of the underlined word "chaotic "（in the 1st paragraph）is close to_______.

A. positive                B. apparent                   C. negative                   D. definite

64. Most teens have sleep problems because ________.

A. they are more active than children and adults

B. school work takes up most of their time

C. their hormone levels are higher later at night

D. they probably like staying up for no reasons

65. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A. There are many conflicts between students and teachers

B. Some of the teachers have practice and earlier plans

C. Most students are able to do sport and homework before 9:00

D. Ways to solve students' sleep problems depend from area to area

66. The passage mainly develops by ________.

A. giving reasons                B. showing examples

C. presenting questions        D. offering solutions

Books For Children

60. If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

A. Star of Wonder                                     B. The Not-So-Wise Man

C. First Festival:Christmas                          D. My Very First Christmas Book

61. Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year old child?

A. 07459 40560.                               B. 07459 38922.

C. 07459 45783.                               D. 07459 44116.

62. If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

A. Pat Alexander                                  B. Beth Webb

C. Lois Rock                                       D. Elizabeth Goudge

The College Entrance Examination is around the corner. At this extremely important moment, the strong wind and the chilly（寒冷的）rain are sure to   36   my cold .

Last week, I was so confident about my good   37   that I went swimming when there was still a cold   38  . Unfortunately, it   39   that I' m not as strong as I thought. Soon, I felt it difficult to breathe   40   my nose and had a sore throat.

So here I am in the school clinic   41   all my classmates are working against the clock in the classroom.   42   , the approaching typhoon means I will have to move from the clinic for   43   treatment.

Catching a cold is   44   one of the worst things if it happens before big exams. You are never going to get a（n）  45   result in an exam when your nose   46   faster than your brain, are you?

As a boarding school student far away from home, I feel   47   at the moment. I want to   48   mum but I know fully well that the exams are not only a test of our knowledge   49   of our body and will. Certainly I won’t let years of hard work   50

no fruits just because of a stupid cold.

In order to fight the cold, I’ve   51   a plan. I' m going to jog two-laps（慢跑兩圈）on the track every day after school, go to bed   52   than ever before and eat more fruits and vegetables. I have even decided to drink bitter tea to   53   .

Now, I am fully prepared for the changing weather.   54   is going to stop me from marching towards my dream, not   55   the terrible typhoon.

― Do you think he would have given you a hand in your time of financial difficulty?

― He ______ if he had known about it. We are very good friends.

A. must have         B. can’t have                C. wouldn’t have           D. should have

______some English-learning websites if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English.

A. Having visited              B. To visit                  C. Visit                      D. Visiting

If we know about what causes endangerment, we may be able to takes measures______ it is too late.

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

Our school ______the students to collect used batteries, ______a better environment.

A. appealed; in the hope of                     B. appealed; in the hope that

C. appealed to ; in the hope of                D. appealed to; in the hope that