If it were not for the fact that you ____ ill，I would ask you to do this right now．

A．are        B．had been       C．were            D．be

It was reported yesterday that an official in the department of health was arrested for his____    his power to get benefit for his relatives．

A．protecting      B．catching       C．abusing             D．taking

----Who should be responsible for the accident?

----The boss，not the workers．They just carried out the order ________．

A．as told          B．as are told        C．as telling            D．as they told

Brown was disappointed to see the washing machine she had _____ had went wrong again．

A．it           B．it repaired         C．repaired             D．to be repaired

----Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?

----________．but I promised Nancy to go out with her．

A．I’d like to           B．I like it            C．don’t               D．I will

Night after night，she came to tuck（掖被子） me in，even long after my childhood years．She’d   1  down，push my long hair out of the way，and then kiss my forehead．

    I don’t remember  2  it first started making me angry----the  3   that her hands pushed my hair．Finally，one night，I  4   her，“don’t do that any more----your hands are too  5 !”

She didn’t say anything in  6_But never again did my mother close out my day with that  7  expression of her love．Lying awake long afterward，my words  8  me，but I didn’t tell her I was sorry．

Well，9  have passed．Mom is in her mid—seventies，and her hands I once thought to be so rough are   10   doing things for my family and me．She’s been our doctor，and always had a way of  11  a girl’s stomachache or a boy’s hurt knee．She  12  the best fried chicken in the world．

    Now，my own children are grown and gone．On special days，I have got into the habit of drawing the next door to  13   the night with her．So it was late one Thanksgiving Eve，as I  14 into sleep in the bedroom．a familiar hand  15  stole across my face to brush the  16  from my forehead．Then she  17  my brow ever so gently．

    Catching Mom’s hand in mine，I，blurted out（脫口說出）how  18   I was for that night．I thought she’d remember it as I did．  19  ．Mom didn’t know what I was talking about．She had forgotten it and forgiven me long ago．

    That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring  hands．And the  20  I had, carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

1．A．go                  B．sit                C．bend               D．bring

2．A．when             B．how             C．where             D．why

3．A．manner           B．method         C．way               D．approach

4．A．made fun of     B．shouted at       C．glared at          D．met with

5．A．dirty               B．rough           C．smelly             D．smooth

6．A．reply              B．rum              C．time               D．bed

7．A．ordinary         B．kind              C．familiar           D．common

8．A．destroyed       B．troubled         C．frightened       D．comforted

9．A．days               B．weeks           C．years              D．months

10．A．yet               B．stir               C．even               D．usually

11．A：calming        B．putting          C．finishing          D．defending

12．A．buys            B．stay              C．play               D．talk

14．A．fell               B．bother           C．came              D．was

15．A．gently           B．unnaturally      C．uncertainly       D．unhappily

16．A．hair              B．hands           C．eyes                      D．ears

17．A．felt               B．touched        C．kissed            D．brushed

18．A．painful          B．sad               C．sorry              D．worried，

19．A．On the contrary B．Therefore     C．On the other hand D．What’s more

20．A．dream           B．guilt               C．wish             D．aim

It was Mother’s Day．John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home．When he passed by a flower shop in the evening，an idea came to his mind．“I’ll send Mum some roses．”

    While John was picking his flowers，a young man went inside．“How many roses can I get for only five dollars，Madam?”he asked the assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen．Maybe he would be happy with carnations（康乃馨）．

    “No，I have to have red roses．”He said，“My Mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her．Now I want to get something special．it has to be roses as rose is her favorite．

    After hearing it，John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man．Moved by both of them，the assistant said，“Well，lovely young men，thirty dollars a dozen，only for you．”Taking the roses，the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop．It was well worth twenty—five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment．Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother．

    As he walked out，he felt nice．Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going  into a park．But soon he realized it was not a park ,but a cemetery．Crying．the young man carefully laid the roses，“Mum，oh，Mum，why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you ?Cod．please help me find my mum and tell her I love her．”

    Seeing this，John turned and quickly walked to the shop．He would take the flowers home himself．

1．the assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses，because________．

    A．carnations were nicer than roses

    B．the roses were saved for John

    C．roses were more expensive than carnations

    D．carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day

2．John paid _____ for the young man because of the roses．

    A．$5                       B．$25              C．$30        D．$55

3．the young man cried at the tomb because he ___________．

    A．had spent all his money on the roses

    B．wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself

    C．felt sorry to ask John to Day for his flowers

    D．hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother

 4．At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to ______

    A．tell his mother he loved her himself

    B．ask his mother for more money

  C．tell his mother the young man’s story

    D．ask his mother if she liked roses

5．the writer writes the passage to tell us“__________”．

    A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

    B．Let your mother know how much you love her

    C．Work hard to get more money for your mother

    D．Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day

I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance（保險業(yè)）company．I told him honestly why I wanted the job—I needed to keep my family in Boston．My wife recently died of a heart attack．A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma（精神創(chuàng)傷）and pain of the loss for my l6—year—old daughter．It was important for rile to keep her in her present high school．I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife．

    Bruce，the interviewer，was politely empathetic，but he didn’t probe（徹底調查）any further．He admitted my loss and，with great respect，moved on to another subject．After the next round of the interview，Bruce took me to lunch with another manager．Then he asked me to take a walk with him．He told me that he，too，had lost his wife．And，like me，he had also been married 20 years and had three children．In his sharing. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had—a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one．He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that，if I need help or just want someone to talk to，I should feel free to give him a call．Whether I got the job or not，he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help．When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again，he helped our family deal with one of the greatest losses．He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for，another person in need．

1．The author took part in the interview because __________．

    A．he had lost his job and wanted to find a new one

    B．he had to support his family in Boston 

    C．his wife had recently died of a heart attack

    D．his daughter needed money for schooling

 2．The underlined word“empathetic”in the second paragraph means ________．

    A．rough           B．easy—going         C．learned            D．understanding

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

    A．Bruce invited the author to lunch later．

    B．Bruce shared his life experience with the author．

    C．Brace was willing to help the author．

    D．Bruce finally gave the job to the author．

4．We call infer from the last paragraph that ____________．

    A．Bruce and the author saw each other often

    B．the author got little help from Bruce

    C．the author learned much from the job interview

    D．the author had a better life afterwards

 5．What is the best title for the passage?

    A．An act of kindness              B．A pleasant interview

    C．The same experience             D．An important lesson

Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring．Many like to see the falling leaves  dancing in the wind in autumn．But sometimes，when the wind becomes a storm，it can be very destructive．

    A series of such storms struck the us last month and caused very serious damage and human  pain．

    Every year，major storms cause many problems around the world．There is nothing people can．do to stop these powerful forces of nature．But new techniques are helping scientists to predict how，when ,and where big storms will happen．The more exact scientists’ warnings are，the better people can prepare for the storms．

   Predictions are improving．“We’ve gotten better over the years，especially the last few years，”says Phil Klotzback，a scientist at an American university．How is a storm formed ? Even if scientists know where a storm will happen，winds can suddenly change，carrying the storm to a new direction．“For a hurricane to happen，conditions have to be just right，”Klotzback says．

    First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air．As it rises．the vapor cools and turns back into liquid．This process gives off heat．This produces energy like an engine that causes winds to increase．It drives the formation of a hurricane．

    If wind speeds reach 40 miles per hour，the system is called a“tropical storm”（熱帶風暴），and it gets a name．At 75 miles per hour，it becomes a hurricane．

    Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast of Africa．Storms also develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world．

    On average，60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year．About l0 of them get names．There are usually about six hurricanes．Two tend to be very big，with winds of 115 miles per hour of higher．

    The hurricane season lasts from June to November．Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in Au

gust，September，and October．

1．According to the text，hurricanes usually ________

    A．form off the coast of Africa and America

    B．travel at 40 miles per hour and get its name

    C．cause sea winds to rise and blow over the sea

    D．hit parts of the world in summer and autumn

2．If _______，people can prepare for the storms better．

    A．people fully realize the destroy of storms

    B．scientists give predi6tions or warnings of storms more exactly

    C．scientists know where a storm will happen

    D．conditions of the storms are just to be right．

3．The underlined word“evaporates”（in Paragraph 5）probably means“________”．

    A．begins to move    B．gets lost

    C．becomes hot           D．changes into a gas

4．Which of the following about the information of a hurricane is the correct order

    a．The ocean water evaporates and goes into the air．

    b．Heat creates energy and causes winds to increase．

    c．ne vapor cools．

    d．The ocean water is warm enough．

    e．The vapor changes back into liquid．

    f．This course gives out heat．

    A．a，d，e，b，c，f             B．a，b，c，f，d，e

    C．d，a，c，e，f，b               D．d，a，b，c，e，f

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A．The speed of the biggest two hurricanes reaches 115miles per hour．

    B．About one third of the hurricanes tend to be very big．

    C．One out of six or seven storms get names．

    D．Every year at least 60 storms form off Africa．

From early times，man has been interested in art．People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures．

    Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris．France．The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries．It is the biggest art museum in the world．

   The Louvre has not always been a museum．The first building was a fort．In 1191, it was the king’s castle with high walls and a round tower．It had a river around it to keep out the enemies．

   Over the years，the number of buildings around the castle grew．By l350，the castle no longer needed a river．The Louvre became a palace home for France kings and queens．During time of peace，new treasures were brought in．During the days of war，many treasures were stolen，and the buildings were damaged．

    When Francis I became king of France in 1515, brought in many artists from other countries．One of the artists was Leonardo Da Vinci from Italy．Da Vinci’s“Mona Lisa”is the best known painting in the museum today．

    In 1793，the Louvre become a public museum，just as it is now．It is a place where art treasures are kept for everyone to enjoy．Every year millions of people from all over the world come to the Louvre to see the masterpieces．

1．How long has the Louvre been a public museum?

    A．For over 800 years．          B．Since 1350．

    C．Since 1515．                 D．For over 200）／ears．

2．Most of works of arts in the Louvre have been collected probably _______．

    A．by the French people           B．by Francis I

    C．by Leonardo Da Vinci            D．by people of the world

3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

  A．Da Vinci once stayed in France

  B，“Mona Lisa”is kept in the Louvre．

  C．The Louvre was once a church as well as a palace．

  D，The L0uvie is a place of interest to people all over the world．

4．Why is it good for the works of art to be kept in public museums?

    A．In public museums works of art won’t be stolen．

    B．In public museums works of art won’t be damaged

    C．In public museums artists can study the works of art．

    D．In public museums everyone has a chance to enjoy the works of art．

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

    A．A famous painting—Mona Lisa．       B．A famous art museum—Louvre．

    C．A famous artist—Da Vinci．                D．The great King—Francis．