---- The novel isn’t easy for Xiao Wang to read, is it?

---- ______．His foreign language is far better than expected．

A．No, it isn’t           B．I’m afraid not．      C．I think so．      D．Yes, it is．

We are happy to know that our head teacher will be _____ to headmaster．

A．lifted         B．raised           C．encouraged         D．promoted

He may not like my visit, but I shall go and see him _____．

A．a(chǎn)nyway         B．someway         C．though        D．therefore

A brilliant idea occurred to him, ______ to his research in the lab．

A．while devoting                                          B．while devoting himself

C．while he was devoted                                    D．while devoted

—What’s wrong with him?

—The picture he came across        his memory of a sad story in his childhood．

A．put off         B．took off       C．set off          D．gave off

Of the two, I would prefer      camera, which is very easy for me to carry  

A．a(chǎn) small          B．a(chǎn) smaller        C．the small          D．the smaller

Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us lately．We couldn’t understand the  1   , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation．  2  ，we decided to  3  him a lesson in the way he treated us．

Once we started giving Charles the  4  shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him．He looked so  5  , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when  6  passed his table, but all he got  7  return were mean looks and silence．

At first I was glad my plan had  8  , but Charles’ unhappiness made me upset．I only wanted him to know  9  it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “l(fā)esson” would  10  him．

During one lunch period, I  11 as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch, obviously 12   the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．

“Hey! Man．I’m terribly sorry．” I called out．

Charles turned around   13  , clearly wanting to avoid eye contact．

“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked．

“I’m sorry,   14   I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship．” I said．

“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much   15  ．

“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”

“Oh, my God! Why would I want  16  ?”I shouted, completely puzzled．

Clearly, we both had been  17  each other wrong．

At first Charles couldn’t accept my  18  ．I knew he needed time to   19 all the hurt I’d caused him．But eventually, he did forgive me．We even started hanging out together  20  ．And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all．

1．A．situation               B．change               C．a(chǎn)ction                D．a(chǎn)ppearance

2．A．Besides             B．Therefore           C．Instead              D．Opposite

3．A．take                B．teach                C．give                 D．a(chǎn)ttend

4．A．serious              B．friendly              C．warm                D．cold

5．A．sad                 B．a(chǎn)ngry               C．happy                D．high

6．A．nobody             B．a(chǎn)nyone               C．they                  D．someone

7．A．a(chǎn)t                  B．in                  C．on                   D．by

8．A．helped              B．operated             C．worked              D．done

9．A．what                  B．that                C．a(chǎn)s                    D．how

10．A．worry               B．touch               C．hurt                  D．disappoint

11．A．imagined           B．listened             C．recalled             D．watched

12．A．counting           B．guessing            C．waiting             D．checking

13．A．immediately        B．slowly              C．finally              D．willingly

14．A．a(chǎn)nd                 B．so                    C．thus                D．but

15．A．interested          B．pleased              C．surprised           D moved

16．A．it                    B．those                C．that                  D．such

17．A．understanding     B．regarding            C．knowing           D treating

18．A．explanation         B．a(chǎn)ttitude              C．suggestion         D．a(chǎn)pology

20．A．seldom            B．once                 C．a(chǎn)gain                D．a(chǎn)lso

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud．Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website．Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with card．On line, shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought．

The thieves then go shopping with your card number — or sell the information over the Internet．Computer hackers have broken down security system, raise questions about the safety of card-holder information．

Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD universe, an on-line music retailer （零售商）, were not lucky．Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay US ＄157,828 to get back the information．

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud．Master-card is working on plans for Web-only credit-card, with a lower credit limit．The card could be used only for shopping on-line．However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated．

Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible for the first US ＄78 of any fraudulent spending．

And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Website offers advanced secure system．

If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen．The Website address may also start -- the extra “s” stands for secure．If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone．

Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order．Treat your password with care．

1．The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means _____．

       A．cheating                  B．sale                        C．payment                 D．use

2．Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card _____．

       A．because many customers lost their cards

       B．by paying money for people working in the information companies

       C．because of the carelessness of the customers

       D．by stealing the information from Websites

3．The best title for the passage might be _____．

       A．How to Beat On-line Credit-card Thieves

       B．How to Shop on the Internet

       C．Never Use Credit Cards without an Advanced Computer

       D．Why Thieves Steal Credit-Card Information

This is a dangerous world we live in．The number of murders goes up every year, people are dying of cancer, more people contract HIV, more teens are using drugs, etc．You know this because you have heard all the statistics on the news and in the paper． But do you really have an accurate idea what they mean? The numbers are growing up, but how do they compare to the growth in population? Are more cases of these diseases being reported because of better testing techniques, or are the diseases more common? The fact is that without knowing the background statistics mean very little．

   This growing trend of reporting only part of the information is becoming dangerous．For example, several years ago a high school student reported the dangers of the chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide．This chemical, found in most cancerous tumors（腫瘤）, is often found in the blood of people drunk on alcohol, and causes complete physical and mental dependence for those who take the chemical even once．After reading his report, more than 75% of his Advanced Placement Chemistry class voted to forbid this dangerous chemical! Every one of the above statements is true, yet this chemical is necessary to all life on earth．The students made the mistake because they voted knowing only a few statements and statistics, rather than the chemical’s full background．

   The point of this article is that one should be aware of what is and is not being said．When one finds a new fact or number, one should try to consider other important information before forming an opinion with only half-truths．Always remember that the author is trying to convince you of his or her own view, and will leave out information that is different to his view．For example, look again at the statistics that suggest skiing is safe．Only 32 people may die each year when skiing, while 897 die from lightning strikes, but which is really the most dangerous? If you think about it, you realize far fewer people go skiing each year than the number of people who are in danger of a lightning strike．When you think about it, skiing is more dangerous than you might at first think when looking at statistics．If we teenagers are to be left in this world, we had better be able to think critically, and form our own views, rather than be easily persuaded by another’s．To be warned is to be prepared．

1．In the first paragraph, what problem does the writer want to warn us?

       A．We are now living in a dangerous world．

  B．We get a lot of false statistics from the media．

  C．Statistics alone without full background doesn’t give us an accurate pictures of things．

  D．There are around us more and more murders, diseases, etc．

2．Why does the writer use the example in the second paragraph?

  A．To argue that high school students are easily persuaded．

  B．To show the danger of reporting only part of the information．

  C．To prove what is necessary to us might be dangerous．

  D．To warn us of the harmful substance around us．

3．Relative information is often left out because__________．

  A．Relative information is not that important．

  B．too much information will make readers feel confused．

  C．the author is trying to show what he or she says is true．

  D．readers are not able to analyze so much information at once．

4．What can we learn from the passage?

  A．We should learn to think critically and look at problems from all sides．

  B．Some measures must be taken to protect our dangerous world．

  C．The growing trend of reporting only half-truths is getting out of control．

       D．Teenagers ought to improve their ability of telling right from wrong．

Reading about history is nice, but finding ties to long-ago historical events in your own backyard is really exciting．

   In their heavily populated area, neighbors Adam Giles,13, and Derek Hann．12, uncovered pieces of glass that looked quite different from what’s used today．“After digging about two feet down, I came across an interesting bottle,” Derek said．The bottle had a “pontil scar” on the bottle, an indication that it was hand-blown rather than machine made．It also had the name “Fraser” on one side．

   Adam found remains of a green bottle and some very thick brown glass—again, far different from today’s．

   After doing research on the computer, the boys contacted Aimee Wells of the county’s Cultural Resources office．She showed them a computer program that digitally puts old maps over modern satellite photographs．

   Bingo! Their back yards were once part of a military（軍事的） encampment（營地） called Camp Alger used by Ohio soldiers on their way to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898．

   So how do a few bottles get connected to a brief war that was more than a century ago? “We get there by good judgment,” Wells said．“We know the time period of the bottles and what happened in that area．” Anyone can dig a hole, but archaeologists seek a deeper understanding．How do objects found relate to things around them?

   When Derek and Adam realized that a solider might have held that Fraser bottle 110 years ago, they wondered what he might have been thinking．What did he see as he looked around him? How did he pass the time waiting to go into battle?

   Historical records show that while waiting for orders, the soldiers in and around Camp Alger played baseball, played instruments and walked seven miles to the Potomac River once a week for baths．A spread of strange fever forced the closing of the camp, and there are no buildings to study．“What’s left is only what’s in the ground,” said Wells．

   Derek’s and Adam’s back yards have joined the 3,400 places listed on the county’s register of archaeological sites．The boys were given tips on how to dig effectively and safely, and on how to document the location of items found．

   The official record of their finds serves as another piece of the puzzle for historians seeking to form a more complete story of what happened．

   “Not everyone is going to have historical objects in their own yard,” Wells said．“That’s okay．Make your own time capsule and bury it．What would you want people to know about your life years from now?”

1．What is the passage mainly about?

  A．How Adam Giles and Derek Hann dug out the remains of an ancient military encampment．

  B．What Adam Giles and Derek Hann found in their back yard and its relationship with an encampment．

  C．The great contribution Adam Giles and Derek Hann made to the cause of archaeology．

  D．The tips on how to dig out ancient objects buried under the ground safely and effectively．

2．From the passage, we can see that the boy’s discovery _______．

  A．includes all kinds of hand-made and machine- made glass．

  B．has helped historians find out what happened in 1898．

  C．couldn’t have been meaningful without Aimee Wells’ help．

  D．has added the county to the list of archaeologist sites．

3．When Wells said “We get there by good judgment．” （Paragraph 6）, she meant that_______．

  A．they have established the ties to Camp Alger by finding out the time period of the bottles．

                                B．they have figured out how to get to the place where the brief war happened．

  C．they have managed to dig out the bottles in the back yard safely with common sense．

  D．they were able to locate the soldiers who used the Fraser bottles 110 years ago．

4．Which of the following fits the description of historical records?

  A．The soldiers in and around Camp Alger delighted in playing basketball in their spare time．

  B．When Camp Alger was forced to close, all the buildings there were destroyed．

  C．The soldiers in and around Camp Alger often buried some bottles underground as time capsules．

       D．Camp Alger was forced to close because of a spread of a strange fever．