The TV play ______ the story of Brother Sharp （犀利哥）will be made soon．

A．being based on        B．based on        C．be based on          D．basing on

Just as Alan M．Eddison _______it, “Modern technology _______ ecology an apology．”

A．says；owes                                B．puts；makes

C．said；owed                                 D．put；owes

People Who Moved China, hosted by CCTV, honours the people ______ the valuable contributions should be remembered by every Chinese．

A．whose          B．of whom           C．that          D．of which 

— Remember the first time we _______，Ed？

—Of course, I do．You ______ a song on the stage．

A．have met; sang                           B．met; sang

C．met; were singing                      D．have met; have sung

It was not until dark _______ he found _______ he thought was the way to solve the problem．

A．that; what         B．that; that      C．when; what        D．when; that

— Let’s go shopping after school．

—_______ Call for me at any time．

A．Not exactly．                        B．You bet．

C．So long．                                   D．Sounds good．

It was very _______ of you to let us know you were going to be late for the party．

A．particular       B．considerate         C．a(chǎn)dmirable       D．courageous

Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show   1    at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly   2  more difficult?

    I've had both these  3 ．As a Senior 3 student, I have to   4  many exams．Each time, I enter one, thinking “I   5  fail this time．”, I get a low mark．

    But don't be surprised --- it's not   6 we don't try, or do enough preparation,  7  take it seriously．On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much  8 ．It is thinking: “I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of   9  ．

    We often   10    to our friends: “Don't be too hard   11   yourself!” But when we   12 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．

    In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．

    So why not   13   this crazy pursuit to get the best? Just face the problem   14  before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．

   In my opinion,  15  a calm state of mind is a skill for life．For people who want to succeed,  16  this is a very important lesson．

   So   17  time when you're trying to draw a straight line or   18  a performance, tell yourself: “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a   19  ．”

   Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy  20   you succeed or fail．

1．A．up                         B．off                     C．out                      D．in

2．A．looks                  B．a(chǎn)ppears            C．listens            D．becomes

3．A．experiences            B．chances            C．times            D．difficulties

4．A．finish                  B．win                C．take             D．join

5．A．can't                  B．may                 C．shouldn't          D．haven't

6．A．why                   B．since               C．when               D．because

7．A．a(chǎn)nd                   B．or                 C．but              D．nor

8．A．care                  B．power             C．pressure          D．a(chǎn)ttention

9．A．exams                B．difficulty         C．marks             D．failure

10．A．say                B．speak              C．tell               D．talk

11．A．off                  B．on                  C．to               D．for

12．A．share                 B．a(chǎn)chieve            C．build             D．set

13．A．throw away         B．get away           C．take away        D．let away

14．A．waiting              B．sitting             C．lying             D．laying

15．A．keeping             B．staying              C．remaining         D．making

16．A．trying               B．realizing             C．using             D．training

17．A．last                 B．what               C．next             D．high

18．A．put on              B．play on             C．give on           D．show on

19．A．success            B．task               C．lesson            D．hit

20．A．if                   B．either                C．neither            D．whether

Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm．How surprised he must have been!

    What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish．The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm．  

    When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in AustraliA．Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land．The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners （吸塵器）, collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish．Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people．

    Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia．When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down．” His statement is not surprising．The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain．Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky．

1．What could be the feelings of Bill Tapp the moment he saw the rain of fish?

       A．excited         B．scared         C．calm           D．a(chǎn)mazed

2．Fish-falls occur in Australia ________．

     A．quite often                                     B．on large farms

       C．only in winter                                    D．when the air is calm

3．The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to _________．

     A．easy                                          B．difficult

       C．countless                                       D．dangerous

4．What might be the reasons of the rain of fish?

       A．Vacuum cleaners                               B．Strong wind

       C．Wind and storm                                D．It is still a puzzle

5．What is this passage about?

       A．A sad story．                            B．Australia's northern part．

       C．A rain of fish．                           D．The damage done by floods．

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent．He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be canceled called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later．So I waited and waited, but there was still no call．Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient．I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me．I was overcome with that thought．I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

    At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on．Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket．

    I stood watching her, speechless．What on earth．．．?

    She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

    Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control．” With that, she left the room．

    After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things．Twenty minutes later my agent did call．I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly．

1．We can infer from the passage that ________．

       A．the secretary didn’t care about the writer 

       B．the writer was bad-tempered

       C．the agent was not responsible for his own work

       D．the wife of the writer was not sensible

2．Why did the author shout at the telephone?

       A．He was angry with his agent．

       B．He was mad at the telephone．

       C．He was impatient with the secretary．

       D．He was anxious about his wife．

3．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

       A．She was speechless．

       B．She threw the phone away．

       C．She shouted at him．

       D．She called the agent in person and scolded him．

4．What made the author laugh?

       A．His changeable feelings．           B．His wife’s suggestion．

       C．His own behavior．                D．His wife’s sweet kiss．

5．What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

   A．Smart words                      B．Anxious feelings

   C．Surprising looks                   D．Unusual actions