Pakistani (巴基斯坦) President Pervez Musharraf doesn’t admit involvement of information services in Bhutto’s killing. He says uncertainty remains over the exact cause of Benazir Bbutto’s death.

He doesn’t admit accusations the army or information services were involved in the attack. Musharraf implies it was Bhutto’s decision to greet through the sunroof of her armored car and not a safety lapse that was responsible for her killing. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani President, said, “All the roofs of the buildings around were occupied by police. All this was done, and the vehiele, of course was bullet proof. The people sitting next to her, on the left is Mr Amin Fahim, on her right was Naith Khan. Nobody gets hurt, only she when she rises cutside,she decides to rise above the sunroof, so this is the security.”

Earlier, the government disclosed that Bhutto was killed when the force of the explosion caused by the self – killing bombing crashed her head against a bar on the sun – roof of her vehicle, rather than the three gun shots and bomb explosion.

But Bhutto’s People’s Party insists that the three bullets struck her, saying two hit her in the neck and one in the head.

1．What was Bhutto in Pakistan when she was killed?

       A．President.                                           B．a(chǎn) government official.

       C．Prime Minster.                                     D．a(chǎn) leader of People’s Party.

2．What does the underlined word lapse probably mean?

       A．inattention           B．shortage              C．matter                 D．decision

3．What may have resulted in the death of Bhutto?

       A．The explosion caused by the self – killing bombing.

       B．Three bullets struck her in the neck and head.

       C．Car accident resulting from the sun – roof of her car.

       D．The cause is not certain for the moment.

4．We can infer from the attitude of Pervez Musharraf that         may be responsible for Bhutto’s killing.

      A．the army                                             B．information services

       C．her supporters in the march                  D．Bhutto herself

Chinese government departments of tax and environment will try to work out a taxation plan to promote environmental protection in 2008 and the plans are now under approval.

The environment tax, one of the key taxation policies China plans to put forward this year, is going through careful study and approval by the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation and State Environmental Protection Administration.

Two researchers with the Ministry of Finance Sun Gang and Xu Wen proposed three plans of  collecting environment tax in their report published in November of 2007, according to Beijing-based Caijing Magazine.

Based on the principle of “pay according to profits”, the first plan suggests government collect tax from companies in accordance with how much they earn from the products which consume (消費) resources or pollute the environment, said Dr. Xu Wen. He said this kind of general taxation will be put into use in all the companies since almost all the products consume resources.

According to the second plan, companies would pay tax according to how much pollutant they have discharged, said Xu, adding that the tax will target the discharge of sulfur(硫) or sulphide,(硫化氫) carbon dioxide, polluted water, solid waste and other forms of pollutant.

He said that the third plan would ask consumers of potentially polluting products, such as fossil fuel(礦物燃料), ozone-consuming(消耗臭氧) products, fertilizer and pesticide(農(nóng)藥), to pay tax.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance said it might be a more pressing task for them to raise the resource and consumption tax to give more consideration to environmental protection while expanding the current taxation system and adding new kinds of tax. Besides the plan for environment tax, the country has already adopted the law of environment protection and other regulations and is encouraging civil companies to introduce more environment-friendly technology and production models.

The public awareness of and participation in environment protection is also very important  in this period of time, when China is trying to adopt a scientific and sustainable mode of development, the newspaper said.

1．Which is not correct according to the plan of the environment tax?

       A．Companies will pay environment tax if they sell products which consume resources.

       B．Companies will pay tax if they discharge different forms of pollutant.

       C．Almost every citizen will pay environment tax.

       D．Almost all the companies will pay environment tax.

2．According to the passage you may pay tax if you         .

       A．use computer every day                       B．drink mineral water

       C．drive your car                                     D．take a bus

3．We can infer that when the government carries out the tax plan, they may be faced with      .

       A．pressure              B．support               C．a(chǎn)ttention              D．objection

4．The government put forward the environment tax plan in order to          .

       A．increase the income of the government

       B．help develop the economy of the country

       C．protect the environment and save energy

       D．make people live a more convenient life

    During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, it’s their school work which suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day they’re going to be taking a break.”

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”

　　It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids and for the family driver!

1．What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

       A．They can get bored easily about everything.

　　B．They might have no time to do the homework.

　　C．They might not pay much attention to learning.

　　D．They can not easily focus on learning during the day.

2．What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?

　　A．It is productive.　　                            B．It is helpful.

　　C．It is a bad habit.                                  D．It is a waste of time.

3．Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

A．Because children have no time.

B．Because children cannot learn many things.

C．Because children do not have enough sleep.

D．Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Don’t be children’s drivers after school.

B．Choose activities for your children wisely.

C．Make your children learn as much as possible.

       D．Let children learn something from various subjects.

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

此行多一個詞：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。

此行缺一個詞：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。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。

America is a huge country, but traveling is also very quick           1．       

and very easy. A visitor who wants to see much of the                        2．       

country as possible should travel by bus. There is fast bus                   3．       

services between cities, for an example, the Greyhound Bus                 4．       

service, that has a picture of a dog on the side of the bus.                    5．       

The seats are softly with a reading lamp over each one and                  6．       

they lean back for sleeping on night. On their long                               7．       

distance buses there is a toilet or other comforts. Stops                       8．       

are making for meals at roadside restaurants. It takes                          9．       

about three and a half day to across the country by bus.                     10．       

—How do you find your missing pen?

—Wow,         .

A．It writes well                                              B．Quite by chance

C．It lies in my drawer                                     D．It was kept by my grandfather

World War II         when Anthony started school in 1942.

A．had been fought                                          B．was fighting

C．was being fought                                        D．was fought

The Chang’e 1 lesson is that national goals can be met         there is a strong enough will to do so.

A．where       B．though      C．before      D．until

Two hours away from the tall buildings of New York         .

A．some of the word’s largest bears live

B．lives some of the world’s largest bears

C．do some of the world’s largest bears live

D．live some of the world’s largest bears

         ,Michael Jordon, a shy and small boy ,didn’t look like a future superstar.

A．Grown up B．Grew up   C．To grow up      D．Growing up

Books bring us into the presence of the greatest minds         have ever lived.

A．which       B．who         C．/              D．that