It was only when I entered high school ______________the importance of English．

A．did I realize            B．realized I          C．that did I realize           D．that I realized

Without water and air, there ______ no life．

A．would have           B．will have             C．would be              D．will have

The hunter shot at a rabbit but it escaped ____________．

A．catching                        B．to be caught          C．being caught             D．to catch

I shall never forget the years ________I spent in the country with the farmers, _______has a good effect on my life．

A．that, which             B．when, which          C．which, that             D．when, who

--Can you tell me how the accident came _______

--The road accident resulted _______ foggy weather．

A．out, in             B．a(chǎn)bout, in              C．a(chǎn)bout, from            D．to, from

I was on a bus one March evening．The driver didn’t intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet   1  ．A middle-aged woman got on．Tired and sad, she told her story   2  , not to anyone in particular．On her way to the station, half of her money was stolen．The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   3   still had some left．A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   4  ．

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine．The conductor began to 5_____fares．When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   6   that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home．On hearing this, she ordered the old man to get off the bus．The old man was almost in tears as he   7   her to let him take the bus home．The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   8 ．

The woman was watching the incident．  9  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered．

“Stop   10   him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted．

“Well, that’s no reason to throw him off the bus,” she insisted．

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   11   money, and handed it to the conductor．“Here’s his fare and mine．Just stop giving him a   12   time．”

All heads turned to the woman．“It’s only money,” she shrugged．

She rode the rest of the way home   13  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier forgotten．

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   14   our loads and lift our spirits．How much sweeter the  15  will be when we make it a little easier for others!

1．A．empty                     B．full                 C．crowded               D．ready 

2．A．tearfully                  B．seriously                C．carefully                D．calmly 

3．A．strangely                  B．happily                  C．secretly                D．fortunately 

4．A．unsatisfied               B．weak                    C．unhappy               D．excited

5．A．gather               B．raise             C．collect                 D．rise

6．A．explained                 B．a(chǎn)pproved        　　C．found             　　D．repeated

7．A．begged                    B．instructed              C．praised                 D．thanked 

8．A．request                   B．a(chǎn)ction                   C．suggestion            D．order 

9．A．Unless                    B．Although               C．Until                     D．When 

10．A．a(chǎn)ttacking               B．bothering               C．blaming                D．wronging 

11．A．spending                B．collected               C．remaining             D．borrowed 

12．A．busy                     B．full                       C．hard                     D．fearful 

13．A．giving                   B．wearing                C．taking                   D．forcing 

14．A．move                    B．increase                C．lighten                  D．carry 

15．A．home                      B．journey                 C．smile                    D．friendship 

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona．He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends．

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was．Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard．

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café．We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions．Gone was my father’s critical air and strict rules．Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father．And in  doing so, I’m delighted with my new friend．My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was．

1．Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

     A．He was silent most of the time．                  B．He was too proud of himself．

     C．He did not love his children．                      D．He expected too much of her．

2．What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

     A．More critical．                                           B．More talkative．

C．Gentle and friendly．                                  D．Strict and hard-working．

3．The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ______．

     A．the author’s son                                         B．the author’s father

    C．the friend of the author’s father                    D．the café bar

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English．Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York．Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized．This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15．

More information is as follows:

1．You can most probably read the text in ________．

A．a(chǎn) newspaper                                              B．a(chǎn) travel guide         

C．a(chǎn) textbook                                                 D．a(chǎn) telephone book

2．Which of the following is true about King’ s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program．

B．King’ s College Summer School is run every other year．

C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program．

D．Only the teachers of King’ s College give courses．

3．If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______．

A．$200                    B．$400                      C．$500                      D．$900

4．What information can you get from the text?

A．The program will last two months．

B．You can write to Thompson only in English．

C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2009．

   D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone．

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human Being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．

     What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who doesn’t know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown．If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn’t．

    Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed．Most people never question it．But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast．

These three cases show the power of our beliefs．There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief．Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．A belief delivers command to your nervous system．

I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are．Students of a school in India, said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous．After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean．They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India．

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change?

1．In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because______

A．he is afraid of water．                 B．he believes he will drown．

C．he hasn’t learnt to swim before．       　D．he doesn’t want to live in the world．

2．The author thinks that the letters organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to ______

A．save more space                    　　B．satisfy the operator

C．reduce one’s typing speed            　　D．increase one’s typing speed

3．The main idea of this passage should be that______

A．Beliefs are very powerful．

B．Beliefs make us seem stupid

C．Changing your beliefs now is necessary

D．People should always believe in themselves．

Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so．“Health is the greatest wealth．” wise people say．You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill．If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor．The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed．After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine．The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice．Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story．An old gentleman came to see the doctor．The man was very ill．He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs．The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease．He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest．He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks．In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is．” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day．A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office．He looked cheerful and happy．He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man．“ But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age．”

1．The writer thinks that_____．

       A．health is more important than wealth        

 B．work is as important as studies

 C．medicine is more important than pleasure 

       D．nothing is more important than money

2．The doctor usually tells his patient what to do______．

 A．without examining the patient                     B．a(chǎn)fter he has examined the patient

       C．if the patient doesn’t take medicine               D．unless the patient feels pain

3．The underlined part means “　　　　”．

       A．he was feeling better than ever                    B．he wasn’t a healthy man

       C．he was feeling worse than before                 D．he will be well again

4．From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_______ before the doctor told him 

not to smoke more than one cigarette a day．

       A．was a heavy smoker                                   B．didn’t smoke so much

       C．didn’t smoke                                            D．began to learn to smoke

5．Which of the following is NOT true? 

       A．The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill．

       B．The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things．

       C．The man thanked the doctor．

D．The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice．