Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．So, I really_ 1_whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy  2  to earn money to pay the high schooling for me． They don' t act in the  3  ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even   4  ．

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I asked her if there was  5  between them． She paused her work and raised her head with  6  ．Then she bowed her head and  7  sewing the quilt．I was very  8  because I thought I had hurt her．But after a few minutes she said： “Look at this thread． Sometimes it  9  , but most of the time it disappears in the quilt．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can  10  be seen anywhere or anytime, but it' s really there, and makes the quilt  11  ．” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her   12 _ the next spring．

My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment． Every morning and dusk after she   13  from the hospital, my father   14   my mother walk slowly on the country road．There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened（使．．閃光） them  15  the leaves．All of these   16   the most beautiful picture in the world．   17   their eyes, I know they love each other deeply．From this experience, I  18  that love was just a   19  in the quilt of our life．Love is   20   , making life strong and warm．

1．A．believe        B．hesitate              C．doubt                     D．ignore

2．A．keeping               B．trying               C．willing                    D．learning

3．A．romantic                B．magic                    C．formal                   D．special

4．A．unsuitable             B．impolite          C．uneasy                        D．impossible

5．A．difference                 B．love                        C．similarity         D．fight

6．A．surprise                    B．a(chǎn)nger                      C．smile                      D．calm

7．A．finished                    B．forget                     C．continued                D．considered

8．A．excited                     B．worried                   C．shocked                  D．disappointed

9．A．exists                       B．works                     C．breaks                    D．a(chǎn)ppears

10．A．easily               B．hardly                     C．simply                   D．usually

11．A．long-lasting             B．long-dated               C．long-suffering         D．long-winded

12．A．a(chǎn)fter                       B．before                     C．until                       D．since

13．A．returned                 B．escaped                  C．remained                 D．heard

14．A．led                         B．let                          C．supported               D．helped

15．A．from                      B．through                   C．a(chǎn)cross                    D．throughout

16．A．made up                 B．made with               C．made into                D．made of

17．A．Seeing                    B．Watching                C．Reading                  D．Checking

18．A．expected                 B．a(chǎn)dmitted                  C．noticed                   D．realized

19．A．material                  B． design                   C．color                      D．thread

20．A．everywhere             B． inside                    C．a(chǎn)nywhere                D．outside  

Sydney Airport International Terminal－Arrival Area

SPECIALTY RETAIL

Newslink：Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers．

Downtown Duty Free：Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes．It’s your last chance before customs．

Beach Culture：A must for those into the Latest in beach clothing．Top surfer street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes

DINING

Blue Sky Cafe：Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate．Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, Whisky, ice－cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale．

Macdonald’s：hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, coca－cola and chocolates－all your family favorites． Breakfast served until 10：30．

SERVICES

ATM： ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures．Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available．

Vodafone Rentals：This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving．

1．Where is the passage likely to appear?

       A．A morning newspaper．                       B．A monthly magazine．

       C．A geography book．                            D．An official guide．

2．The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ________．

       A．satisfy                    B．a(chǎn)fford                     C．support                   D．help

3．You may have better choices to deal with _________．

       A．your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s

       B．your thirsty problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your hunger problem in Macdonald’s

       C．your hunger and thirsty problems in the Blue Sky Cafe

       D．your hunger and thirsty problems in the Macdonald’s

4．At Beach Culture you can probably buy __________．

       A．newspapers and magazines                   B．skincare and cigarettes

       C．a(chǎn)dult cotton T－shirts                          D．fresh juice and breakfast roils

One Language For Everyone

A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky． But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages．They couldn't understand each other, so their dream never came true．

Yet the dream remains alive：if all men speak the same language, they can do anything．L．L．Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream．He developed Esperanto （世界語） between 1877 and 1885．

As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world．

Last month, the World Esperanto Congress （大會）, dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden．

Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland．Esperanto has two advantages．First, it's easy．Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules．The second advantage is that it belongs to no country．

But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world — such as English or Chinese．While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn't have this background．

Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question．

1．The writer tells us a story at the beginning to _______．

    A．explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all

    B．explain why men now speak different languages

    C．show the relationship between man and God

    D．prove language is very important

2．What does the word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?

    A．realize                B．work for         C．be against         D．come true

3．What is the basic difference between Esperanto and English?

       A．More people speak English than Esperanto． 

       B．Esperanto words are easier to spell．

       C．Esperanto has fewer grammar rules． 

       D．Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture．

4．What does the story mainly talk about?

A．The advantages of Esperanto．

B．Men's dream of sharing the same language．

C．Comparison of Esperanto and other languages．

D．The most successful man-made world language — Esperanto．

Everybody likes a winner，and there are always people ready to cheer for a good winner．But who has ever heard a song for the man who comes in second? So this is in praise of the almost winner，the nearly champion，the next to the biggest，the second best．This is the song of Mister Two ．

You hear unflattering names for Mister Two “Alsoran”，they call him，and “runner-up”Names that make you think of a fellow who couldn’t quite make it．Don’t let that fool you．Ask the winner of any race how good a man Mister Two is．He will tell you it’s Mister Two who made him run so fast，Mister Two is pressing hard at his heels threatening always to overtake and pass him．

Ask the salesman who won the contest and what kept him plugging after hours，looking for extra order．Ask the directors of the big company why they keep changing their product，seeking the new equipment，the added advantage．What drives them ? What keeps them hopping? It’s the salesman with nearly as many orders．It is the company with the product almost as good．It’s Mister Two．

In this country，we’re proud of the quality of our champions．Our big men come very big．Our fast men run very fast． Our wise men are the wisest and our greatest men are the greatest that a country could hope to be blessed with． And why is that? Couldn’t it be because great Mister Two’s growing naturally in a land where the race is always open and everybody can run ? So this is for you，Mister Two．This is your song．This is for all the days you tried for first，and came in second．It’s for the nights when you wonder if you ought to go on trying，since nobody seems to notice…

We notice，Mister Two．We know the score．Winner or not，you’re a natural champion．There couldn’t be a race without you，Mister Two．

1．People usually call Mister Two unflattering names to _______ him．

      A．praise                  B．encourage            C．laugh at               D．respect

2．According to the author，Mister Two is mentioned in connection with the following except

       ____________．

      A．business                                             B．sports

       C．wisdom and greatness                        D．failure

3．It is implied in this story that ____________．

      A．the runner-up is as important as the winner

      B．every leader needs someone to help him

      C．the second today must be the first tomorrow

      D．second place is pretty good

4．The person who wins needs to understand that_______．

      A．winning is everything

      B．without mister Two he would do better

      C．without strong competition he wouldn’t have worked so hard

      D．being mister Two is wonderful

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June．These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers． More mothers now work outside the home． More fathers must help with child-care．

    These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother’s Day people wear carnations． A red one stands for a living mother． A white one shows that the mother is dead． Many people attend religious services（宗教儀式） to honor parents． It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves．On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．

    Another tradition is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents． These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”．Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．

1．Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up children         

B．Parents give love and care to children

C．Parents educate children to be good persons．

D．Parents pass away before children grow up

2．What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May．

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past

C．Not all the children respect their parents

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home

3．Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It only has two kinds of color．

B．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day．

C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．

D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May．

4．What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers             

B．They made bread or pastry

C．They offer enough room for having family parties．

D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day．

Not all memories are sweet．Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences．Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars．Often they relive these experiences．

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories．The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience．They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase the effect of painful memories．

In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France． The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain． So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased．

The research has caused a great deal of argument．Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it．Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldier’ troubling memories after war．

They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories．“Some memories can ruin people’s lives．They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare． They usually come with very painful emotions,” said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry（精神病學）at Harvard Medical School．“This could relieve a lot of that suffering．”

But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity（特性）． They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past． “All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are．I’m not sure  we’d want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist（倫理學家）．

Some people fear that although the drug would first be used in only very serious cases, it would become more and more common． “People always have the ability to misuse science,” said Joseph Le Doux, a New York University memory researcher．“All we want to do is to help people have better control of memories．”

1．What’s the main idea of this passage?

      A．People often suffer from bad memories．

      B．American researchers are trying to develop a pill．

      C．Forget bad memories, and be happy．

      D．The research has caused a heated argument．

2．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to “               ”．

      A．the new drug                                          B．the research into the drug

      C．the bad memory                                     D．the chemical in the drug

3．Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the supporters?

      A．The pill can erase all the memories in the past．

      B．Some memories can ruin people’s lives．The pill can relieve emotional suffering．

      C．The pill can also help many other types of people who suffer from terrible memories．

      D．The pill can prevent or treat troubling memories in soldiers after war．

4．Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the opponents（反對者）？

      A．Our memories give us our identity．

      B．The memories help human avoid mistakes of the past．

      C．The drug should be used in only very serious cases．

      D．People may not be sure  whether they want to wipe the memories out．

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤．對標有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉．

該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞．

該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一根線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞．

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改

   Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a                                 1．________

hobby which is both interested and fun ． And every year                                 2．________

more and more people start a stamp collection of your own                                 3．________

and discover an interest which can even last the lifetime． Start                           4．________

your collection of stamps are easy because they are everywhere ．                      5．________

Holiday and birthday postcards from relatives and letters                                     6．________

from friends can all provide you for stamps from all over                                    7．________

the world ． So once you’ve started collecting seriously , you                           8．________

will probably want to join in the Stamp Collectors’ Club                                      9．________

which exist to add more stamps to your collection ．                                         10．_______

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Dear Editors of China Daily,

Recently our class held a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of advertisements．

We _______ to start our own business, but we never had enough money．

A．have hoped          B．had hoped        C．would hope         D．have been hoping

On account of your health, you must do your _______ to shift off the care of your children．

A．favour           B．splendour            C．responsibility          D．endeavour