The day before the party，Laura was walking _______ one street after another，searching for a suitable dress．

A．through       B．a(chǎn)cross        C．over           D．into

一Did you enjoy the movie?

一Sure，it is _______ a beautiful country town with a variety of cultures．

A．put on          B．set in    C．taken on   D．got in

Only those who have experienced hardship _______ well aware of what happiness means．

A．can they be             B．they can be      C．can be                D．they can

The _____ flight CA9525 for 11∶30 a.m．is to be put off due to the stormy weather．

A．ordinary                  B．common         C．formal                D．regular

After graduation from college，I started to sell．Soon I discovered that the 1  expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure  2 ．I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to  3  that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship．It  4  a complete change in my view on life．Here is the  5  I tried．

    Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath，I  6 to cultivate(培養(yǎng))a big，happy smile．I found out，  7 ，that it couldn’t be a forced smile  8  just for the purpose of putting dollars in my  9 ．It had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep  10  ，an outward expression of happiness from within!

    Let’s see  11  starting off with a good fifteen-minute workout of the smile muscles  12  me during the day．Before entering an office I  13  think of the many things I had to be  14  for，work up a big smile and then enter．Seldom did it fail to get the same smile  15  from the person I met．I also found that it  16   people when I passed them on the street to give them a  17  smile．

    Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have  18  smiled in your life，and see how much better you  19  and look．It's one of the best ways I know to  20  worrying，and start living．When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere．

1．A．happy             B．worried          C．curious          D．surprised

2．A．success            B．friendship         C．failure            D．wealth

4．A．made up           B．brought in         C．turned over       D．called for

5．A．method            B．example         C．idea             D．thought

6．A．determined          B．hurried           C．failed            D．pretended

7．A．therefore            B．however         C．instead           D．otherwise

8．A．introduced          B．developed        C．discovered        D．1eft

9．A．opinion             B．honor           C．bill              D．pocket

10．A．outside           B．upward         C．inside           D．forward

11．A．when            B．how            C．whether            D．why

12．A．helped            B．upset            C．satisfied          D．disappointed

13．A．could            B．might           C．should          D．would

14．A．ready            B．eager            C．thankful         D．famous

15．A．in general          B．in public          C．in return         D．in advance

16．A．greeted           B．pleased           C．puzzled         D．welcomed

17．A．cheerful           B．forced           C．strange          D．bitter

18．A．never            B．just              C．a(chǎn)lready          D．ever

19．A．prove            B．a(chǎn)ppear           C．feel             D．remain

20．A．keep             B．stop             C．hate            D．protect

    Fifty years ago I married my soldier sweetheart．Six weeks later, he left to fight in Korea．While he was away for that first year of our marriage，I stayed with my mum and worked hard to keep our savings for our first home．After John returned, we found a home and applied for a War Service Home Loan，which at that time took about six months to come through．

    The builder of our home lived in the same street as our house and he allowed us to move in and pay rent until our loan came through．The rent was one pound and ten shillings per week，which we thought fair．As we got to know our neighbors，several told us to watch our landlord as he was “sharp” and may cheat us in some way．We always replied that he had given us no cause for complaint．

    The loan money came through shortly before Christmas．We were not well-off but we were happy to have our own home．One night，two weeks before Christmas，there was a knock at our door．It was our landlord and his wife．We invited them in and our landlord said，“As you know，your loan has come through and you do not have to pay me rent any more．I did not set that rent，the estate agent(房產(chǎn)代理商)did，and I thought it was a bit high．Every time you paid me I put ten shillings away in a box．It came to 11 pounds．”

    We were surprised and delighted．To us，it was a small fortune just in time for Christmas．We were able to buy gifts for our entire family．It was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for us and we decided that we would never judge anyone on hearsay．

1．Why did the couple apply for a War Service Home Loan?

      A．To get married．                              B．To rent a house．

      C．To buy a house．                             D．To keep savings．

2．When a few neighbors talked about their landlord，the couple _____．

      A．believed that he was sharp                 B．made a fair remark about him

      C．a(chǎn)lso complained about him                D．said nothing about him

3．Which of the following is TRUE about the rent?

      A．The couple thought the rent was a bit high．

      B．The landlord charged high rent by cheating．

      C．Some of the neighbors were charged too much on the rent．

      D．The estate agent set the rent which might be a bit high．

4．Why did the landlord and his wife call on the couple one night?

      A．They wanted to give loan money to the couple．

      B．They tried to cheat the couple for more money．

      C．They wanted to give back part of the rent the couple had paid．

      D．They tried to give the couple a box as a Christmas gift．

5．The purpose of the passage is to show that ________．

      A．we should not judge a person on hearsay

      B．it was not easy for the couple to have a house of their own

      C．the landlord Was kind to the couple but not to the neighbors

      D．the couple had an unexpected fortune before Christmas

    ARK(Absolute Return for Kids)works with seven Home-Start centres across the UK to provide understanding，trained volunteers to support problem families．Through this early intervention(干預、介入)we aim to solve child and family problems before they become so intractable that social service intervention is required．

    Problem families in the UK often receive too little assistance too late．Low social service capacity(能力)means families often reach breaking point before receiving any support．Social workers have little time to build trust with the family and develop all understanding of specific problems．What is more，social workers can be regarded by families as a threat一“They come to take our children away”．

    Parents(with children under five)who suffer from illness，disability，addiction，poverty or other pressures receive visits from a trained volunteer one afternoon a week to support and advise them through period of crisis．Where possible the volunteer comes from a similar background to the people calling for help，or has personal experience of similar problems．

    The effectiveness of Home-Start's longstanding programme has been proved by a number of research reports．One study of problem families assisted by Home-Start volunteers found：

    ·Nearly 40％ of surveyed mothers reported reduced depression．

    ·42％ of families reported improvements in managing their children．

    ·Child behavioral problems reduced by 50％．

    Since ARK’s involvement this success has been recognized in the Government’s Green Paper Every Child Matters．The paper recommended enlarging the programme to ensure Home-Start services are available in every community in the UK．The Government has now provided￡5 million to help Home-Start achieve this goal．

1．The main purpose of ARK’s work with Home-Start is to ______．

      A．train volunteers to support problem families

      B．build good relationship with the problem families

      C．solve child and family problems at the beginning

      D．save every problem child in place of social services

2．The underlined word “intractable”(in Paragraph 1)most probably means _____．

      A．serious             B．particular          C．a(chǎn)ttractive          D．sensitive

3．It can be inferred from the passage that __________．

      A．the UK government can usually help problem families in time

      B．social workers enjoy high popularity among problem families

      C．the volunteers must share the same background with the people needing help

      D．social service can’t satisfy the needs of problem families

4．In the UK，Home-Start services are now _______．

      A．spread to every corner                    B．proved to be effective

      C．thought of as a threat        D．run by the government

The Best Parks for A11

    OPENING TIMES Open every day of the year except Christmas Day

    Summer Time：10 a.m．一6 p．m., 1ast admission 4∶30 p.m．

    Winter Time：10 a.m．—dusk，last admission 3 p.m．

    We recommend that you allow between 3 and 4 hours to fully enjoy the Park．

   HOWLETTS

DISABLED VISITORS Howletts is accessible to wheelchair users and every effort has been made to enable the greatest possible enjoyment for disabled guests．Wheelchairs are available for hire(please book in advance to avoid disappointment)．There are reduced admission prices for disabled visitors．Please request more detailed advice on arrival．

BY ROAD Howletts is located at Bekesbourne and is signposted off the A2，three miles south of Canterbury in Kent．Free parking．

BY RAIL One and a half hours from London Victoria to Bekesbourne Station．followed by a 15-minute walk．For information telephone 0845 748 4950．

BY SEA The Park is easily reached from the Channel Ports and terminals．

BY AIRCRAFT The Park is within a 30-minute drive from the terminal at Folkestone．

PORT LYMPNE

DISABLED VISITORS Port Lympne lies on hilly terrain and as a result is quite steep(陡峭的)in places．There are however，selected routes suitable for wheelchair users．A safari shuttle(旅行車)service around the park is available(free of charge to disabled visitors — subject to availability)．Please request more detailed advice on arrival．There are substantially reduced admission prices for disabled visitors．

BY ROAD Port Lympne is located at Lympne，near Hythe in Kent．Leave the M20 at Junction 11 and the Park is situated just 5 minutes away．Look for the brown tourist signs．Plenty of free parking．

BY RAIL Just over an hour from London Charing Cross or Victoria to Ashford Station．The Park is then only a 30-minute bus ride away(No.10 bus)．For information telephone 0845 748 4950．

BY SEA The Park is easily reached from the Channel Ports and terminals．

BY AIRCRAFT The park is only 10 minutes’ drive from the terminal at Folkestone．

1．You can enter either of the two parks at ________ .

      A．9∶30 a.m．in summer                     B．11∶30 a.m．on Christmas

      C．3 p.m．on Easter Day                       D．4∶30 p.m．in winter

2．After you get off the train，it will take you 15 minutes to get to _____．

      A．HOWLETTS by taxi                         B．HOWLETTS on foot

      C．PORT LYMPNE by bike                      D．PORT LYMPNE by bus

3．The two parks are different in _________．

      A．opening times                           B．convenience of traffic

      C．caring for the disabled         D．1and forms

    Career building is an ongoing activity．Planning and goal setting are part of career building，but so is adjusting to and taking advantage of things that happen in all unplanned way．Our dreams and desires，as well as the opportunities open to us，are changing all the time．Sometimes，they can change quite dramatically over a short period of time．

    Dealing with change often requires taking your career in a different direction．Therefore，most people’s career paths wind up looking more like a forest path or the course of a river than a straight flight path from point A to point B．Career paths tend to meander．Just as a river must take an indirect path to get around hills and other obstacles(障礙物)，we often have to do a little meandering to get around barriers．We also meander simply to explore various career possibilities．

    This doesn’t mean that you should wander aimlessly for the rest of your life! It does mean that，although career building gives you an overall sense of direction，it's reasonable to expect that you’ll have to take some meandering along the way．

    Career building involves maneuvering as well as meandering．To maneuver is to be focused and strategic(策略的)，to decide what you want and how you are going to get there．Believe it or not，you can maneuver and meander at the same time．In fact，you have probably already done so．For example，if you’ve ever sent in an application form for an education program or job before you are really sure you want your application to be accepted，you have taken action on a plan while you are still exploring other possibilities．In other words，you are maneuvering and meandering at the same time．

1．The passage is mainly to _______．

      A．tell you how to gain more control over your life

      B．give you a better understanding of yourself

      C．show you how to take an active role in planning your career

      D．help you to deal with things that happen in an unplanned way

2．The underlined word “meander”(in Paragraph 2)most probably means ______．

      A．move away      B．go round           C．get through        D．run over

3．What can we learn from the passage?

      A．There are seldom straight lines in the course of career building．

      B．Career path is like a flight path from point A to point B．

      C．Most of our dreams and desires change in a short time．

      D．More than half of us have to change our career directions．

4．When you are hunting for a job，you are supposed to _______．

      A．take your career in different directions

      B．a(chǎn)void exploring various career possibilities

      C．change your dreams and desires now and then

      D．know your goal and try all possible ways to achieve it

Scientists who study         noise say that         average noise level in New York is 72.5 decibels.

A．不填；the B．不填；an  C．the; an      D．a(chǎn); the