twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog．

A．Being bitten          B．Bitten     C．Having bitten          D．To be bitten

So sudden          that the enemy          no time to escape．

A．did the attack; had                                      B．was the attack; had had

C．was the attack; had                                           D．did the attack; had had

But for the help of my teacher, I       the first prize in the Competition．

A．would not have won                                 B．had not won

C．would have won                                         D．have won

It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies．The young man behind the counter knows his   1   by name and what they normally want to buy．He treats children and adults with equal   2  ．He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   3  ．

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could,  4   not intending to pay for it．He hit the “panic button” and then went over the counter and   5  the front door．It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren’t going  6   with their ill-gotten gains．They  7  the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were  8   the way．

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that   9  ．“We have food in the back, expired （到期） but still   10   to eat．If you need food, you   11   have some．”

They were told to   12   what they had dropped and put it back, then asked to straighten out the mess．They were doing just that   13   the police arrived．The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   14  ．

This wasn’t what they had  15  ．They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done．Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up．

Since three   16   people walked out with all the   17   their arms could hold．They were 18  that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab．

And then the young man went back to reading until the next customer came in．He would be the 19   person in the world to claim he was a hero．But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of – a small amount of   20   and a little bit of hope．

1．A．friends                  B．neighbors            C．customers           D．passengers

2．A．respect                 B．pride                   C．wisdom               D．privilege

3．A．slow                     B．busy                   C．heavy                  D．swift

4．A．bravely                 B．reasonably           C．hardly                 D．obviously

5．A．open                     B．locked                 C．closed                 D．broke

6．A．nowhere               B．somewhere          C．a(chǎn)nywhere            D．everywhere

7．A．hid                       B．lifted                   C．swallowed           D．dropped

8．A．in                         B．on                       C．off                      D．by

9．A．a(chǎn)nxious                 B．cautious              C．courageous         D．hungry

10．A．safe                    B．easy                    C．sweet                  D．unique

11．A．must                   B．can                     C．should                 D．need

12．A．hold up               B．hand out              C．pick up               D．hand in

13．A．when                  B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．before                 D．since

14．A．popular               B．necessary            C．reliable                D．important

15．A．wanted                B．desired                C．expected             D．a(chǎn)dmired

16．A．dirtier                  B．cleaner                C．cleverer               D．quicker

17．A．money                B．cigarettes             C．drinks                 D．food

18．A．reminded             B．warned                C．ordered               D．persuaded

19．A．first                    B．last                     C．best                    D．worst

20．A．pride                   B．a(chǎn)nxiety                C．self-respect         D．bravery

When I worked in Swaziland, one day we went to an orphanage （孤兒院）．There we found a beautiful little girl named Tanzile．I gave her a sweet and she said something back to me in Si-swati, which the nurse next to me translated, “She wants another one — to give to her little sister．” I said “of course”．When we were going to leave, we passed by Tanzile’s house to say goodbye．To our surprise she seemed to be holding on to that extra sweet I had given her．I remember saying to the nurse “this little darling is clever — she has taken two for herself．”

But the nurse told us, “Tanzile is 7 now．Two years ago her mum and dad both died of AIDS．She was separated from her sister who was three at the time．Tanzile has not laid eyes on her since．But from then on whenever Tanzile receives anything from anyone, including food — she refuses to accept it, unless they give her two．” In fact, in the little mud hut where she lives, we find a pile of old things which she has been collecting to give to her sister one day．

People sometimes look at faces of African children and think that they are somehow different from our kids — that somehow they don’t feel pain or love．But that is not true．Their pain is deep．And so is their love．I can still remember the nurse trying to convince her that “if someone gives you food, you must accept it — even if it is only one piece and not two — for your own health．” And it was so hard for us to keep the tears from our eyes as she shook her head．Her hope and her love was all that she had．It mattered more than anything else．When I returned home that day, I was shocked to find that this was not an isolated story but others in the hospital knew of orphans just like Tanzile — waiting with a little pile of things in their hut, for their lovers who they haven’t seen so long．

I think of that old song — “when we’re hungry, love will keep us alive．”

1．From the passage we can learn Tanzile       ．

      A．is very clever                      B．knows her sister has died

      C．has stored a lot for her sister                                          D．doesn’t like sweets

2．How old was her sister when the author met with Tanzile?

      A．Three years old．                             B．Four years old．

      C．Five years old．                   D．Six years old．

3．What has the author learned from her experience in Africa?

      A．Love is more important in life than anything else．

      B．African children are different in a way．

      C．African children should be treated fairly．

      D．We should express our love in time．

4．The best title for the passage would be       ．

      A．Give every child two sweets          B．Tanzile’s love for her sister

      C．One for my sister                                                   D．Change your attitude to African children

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．And then answer questions．

Happiness（Romance）★★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy）who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other．But then they correspond by email and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．

Scream I（Thriller）★★

In Scream I, Paul（Colin Jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It doesn’t make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．

Paul’s Heroes（Comedy）★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers（including Sammy Turblow）have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending, but it’s great fun getting there．

______________（Drama）★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, a hard-working truck driver．His wife becomes ill

and he has to find a doctor who can help her．In his travels he meets Dr．Lloyd（Phil Driver）who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting．

1．The underlined word “correspond” can be replaced by _______．

       A．date                B．communicate      C．exchange          D．write

2．A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _______．

       A．frightening         B．instructive         C．humorous          D．interesting

3．Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

       A．A Hard-working Truck Driver             B．Medicine

       C．A Strange Illness                      D．Twelve Hours

4．Where can we probably read the passage?

       A．On the sports page．                 B．A travel brochure．

       C．On the entertainment page．               D．In the test book．

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are．

Take the taxi drivers for example．Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class cars with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer．You can go anywhere, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare．The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety．

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners．Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登記）card to the waiter．With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge．

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour．They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate．From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly．

With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”．But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms．And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in．As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”．

1．The underlined words take “petty advantages” means to “______”．

       A．be ready to help others                        B．make good use of one’s friends

       C．be a little ahead of others                     D．gain something at other’s loss

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare．

       B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel．

       C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to their registration card．

       D．The workers are always honest with their working hours．

3．We can infer from the passage that ______．

       A．the Finnish society is of very high moral level

       B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

       C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

       D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A．Life in Finland                                    B．A Society with “Foolish” People

       C．What a Life                                                                        D．Foolish Finns

You’ve given up your fair share of sleep- will you ever feel rested again?

Let’s do some sleep math．You lost two hours of sleep every night last week because of a big project due on Friday．On Saturday and Sunday, you slept in, getting four extra hours．On Monday morning, you were feeling so bright-eyed, and you only had one cup of coffee, instead of your usual two．But don’t be cheated by your energy: You’re still carrying around a heavy load of sleepiness, or what experts call “sleep debt”—in this case something like six hours, almost a full night’s sleep．

Sleep debt is the difference between the amount of sleep you should be getting and the amount you actually get．It’s a deficit （缺乏） that grows every time we skim some extra minutes off our nightly sleep．“People accumulate sleep debt gradually without being noticed,” says psychiatrist William C．Dement, founder of the Stanford University Sleep Clinic．Studies show that such short-term lack of sleep leads to a foggy brain, worsened vision, and trouble remembering．Long-term effects include obesity, and heart disease．A survey by the National sleep Foundation reports that we’re losing one hour of sleep each night—— more than two full weeks of sleep each year．

The good news is that, like all debt, with some work, sleep debt can be repaid．Adding an extra hour or two of sleep a night is the way to catch up．For the long-term lack of sleep, take it easy for a few months to get back into a natural sleep pattern．

Go to bed when you are tired, and expect to have ten hours’ shut-eye per night．As the days pass, however, the amount of sleeping time will gradually decrease．

So earn back that lost sleep—and follow the orders of your inner sleep needs, and you’ll feel better．“When you put away sleep debt, you become superhuman,” says Stanford’s Dement, talking about the improved mental and physical capabilities that come with being well rested．

1．The example of sleep math is used to show ______．

       A．in what case you build up a sleep debt．

       B．why you need six hours’ sleep every night．

       C．why you are full of energy even when you don’t have enough sleep．

       D．you should drink coffee to keep energetic．

2．The author begins Paragraph 3 with ______．

       A．a(chǎn)n example      B．a(chǎn) definition      C．a(chǎn)n order         D．a(chǎn) story

3．By saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, Dement means__________．

       A．a(chǎn) superman always needs a lot of sleep．

       B．You can become superman after you repay your debt．

       C．you will be in a good state with enough sleep．

       D．you will become superhuman if you don’t make up for sleep debt．

4．What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

       A．How can you keep energetic?          B．Can you have a good sleep?

       C．What is sleep debt?                  D．Can you catch up on lost sleep?

Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, but the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all．We do not know who first set a broken leg, or built a sea boat, or calculated the length of the year, or planted crops; but we know all about the killers and destroyers．People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier．And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors．It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized．Animals fight; so do savages （野蠻人）; therefore to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized．Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently----this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done----is not being civilized．People fight to settle quarrels．Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that side which has killed most has won．And not only has won, but, because it has won, has been in the right．For that is what going to war means; it means saying that Might is Right．

That is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like．Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or disabled．And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets----while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life----nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages．

1．In the first sentence, the author say that       ．

       A．most history books were written by conquerors and generals and soldiers．

       B．Those who helped civilization forward is mentioned in any history books．

       C．History books tell us far more about conquerors and generals and soldiers than actual creators of civilization．

       D．conquerors and generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in history books．

2．Most people believe that the greatest countries are       ．

       A．those that built the highest pillars

       B．those that were beaten in battle by the greatest number of other countries

       C．those that were ruled by the greatest number of conquerors

       D．those that won the greatest number of battles against other countries

3．The author agrees that civilized people       ．

       A．should not have any quarrels to settle

       B．should not fight when there are no quarrels to settle

       C．should settle their quarrels without fighting

       D．should settle their quarrels by seeing which side can kill off the greatest number of the other side

4．The underlined words Might is Right means       ．

       A．Those who have won the battle are right and the losers are wrong

       B．those who are powerful should go to war

       C．those who are right should fight against those who are wrong

       D．in a war, only those who are powerful will win

Sam、David、Elisa、Ezra和Terry想通過選修某一門課程解決各自的問題。閱讀下面六門選修課程的介紹（A、B、C、D、E和F），選出可以解答各自疑問的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

1．Sam: How can I develop the characters so as to make my story interesting?

2．David: When writing an essay, how can I make my points in a more organized manner?

3．Elisa: When I deliver a speech, how can I attract and hold the attention of the audience?

4．Ezra: How is our knowledge of the world formed in early childhood?

5．Terry: My English vocabulary is limited．How can I enlarge it more effectively?