He ________ millions of dollars very easily by only signing his name to contracts, but he refused to use his name for selfish ends.

A. should have made         B. must have made  

C. could have made         D. can have made

Although she was convinced that they were too different to be as close as before, Helen ________ the courage to call her old friends.

A. picked up                  B. kept up              C. took up                D called up

The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it may be some time________ the situation improves.

A. since                    B. when                  C. unless             D. before

Mom promised to buy me a nice gift for my next birthday, ________beyond my imagination.

A. which                  B. that                     C. something            D. the one

Backpacking through Africa, I always carried some food with me   1   I couldn’t find something to eat.

    I was  2  through a local market one day when I chanced upon a jar of  3   jam. I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the  4   time I had seen peach. I took it.

    For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little   5  , I would carefully  6 the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mum, delicious. I didn’t  7  it with anybody. It sat safely in my  8  , taken out on only special  9  .

    One cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody scattered for  10  and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some  11  clothes.

    In my hurry to  12  further discomfort, I forgot that the jar of jam was  13   in my clothing. One forceful yank（猛拉）and my  14 jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, smashing into pieces.

    I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags  15 . Without hesitating, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked  16  .

    Still   17  , she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out the  18  jam and placed it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fish bones, she  19  the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container  20   she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.

My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.

1. A. in order that   B. if            C. just in case        D. unless

2. A. looking             B. buying              C. getting                     D. running

3. A. apple                    B. peach         C. orange                     D. strawberry

4. A. last                    B. best                  C. other                 D. first

5. A. meal                         B. treat           C. rest                          D. drink

6. A. remove                 B. move                C. discover                   D. uncover

7. A. divide                   B. eat                    C. share                D. separate

8. A. pocket                  B. pack                 C. corner               D. store

9. A. situations              B. conditions   C. atmosphere        D. occasions

10. A. protection           B. shelter        C. cover                D. warmth

11. A. beautiful              B. rain                   C. warm                       D. dry

12. A. avoid                  B. get into              C. defeat               D. overcome

13. A. hidden                B. buried        C. covered                    D. locked

14. A. expensive            B. valuable             C. precious                   D. priceless

15. A. disappearing        B. appearing    C. running                    D. approaching

16. A. all right        B. nice                  C. broken                     D. damaged

17. A. standing up         B. looked down upon     C. bent over    D. watching out

18. A. rest                        B. remaining   C. extra                 D. spare

19. A. swallowed           B. brought out C. ate up               D. spat out

20. A. until                    B. unless        C. after                 D. since

For the person keeping a diary, whatever he experiences and wants to think about, he can write it down. But to get it down on paper begins another adventure. For he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. What of it is new? What of it is remarkable? Is it a good or bad thing to have happened? And why, specifically(特別的，具體的)? The questions add to themselves quickly. As one tries to find the words that are best for this experience, the experience becomes even more clear in its shape and meaning.

   Beyond the value of the diary as a record, there is the value of the training it gives. The diary keeper begins to pay closer attention to what happens to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of showing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one’s experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and its possible meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and becomes clear.

1. The writer thinks of keeping a journal as ________.

A. an ordinary habit          B. an adventure     C. a discovery       D. an observation

2. When one keeps a journal, he has to ________.

A. consider the others’ experience    

B. sharpen his ability to find the best words

C. focus on his experience                

D. write a paper

3. According to the writer, keeping a journal is good for________.

A. observation and expression                     B. certainty and training

C. experience and adventure                       D. consideration and development

4. By keeping a journal, one can ________.

A. develop the usefulness of language    

B. develop his memory

C. make what he thinks about clear to everyone

D. have a thorough understanding of his experience

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. how to write a journal                       

B. the expressions of a journal

C. the values of keeping a journal          

D. how to solve the problems in a journal

China on Saturday opened the world’s most elevated railway (高架鐵路) with the first pair of passenger trains traveling across the “roof of the world”.

    Two trains set off at Golmud and Lhasa, the two start-up points of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway that is dubbed an “engineering marvel” that has linked Tibet with the rest of China for the first time.

    Construction of the Qinghai-Tibet railroad is a long-cherished dream of generations of the Chinese people. A passenger train coded “Qing 1”pulled out from the Golmud station at 11:05 a.m.. Some 1,142 kilometers away, Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa saw off a train bound for Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, at 11:12 a.m.. The train, coded “Tibet 2”, carries about 700 passengers in 16 compartments (車廂) and is expected to arrive in Lanzhou in 30 hours.

Norbu, a 28-year-old Tibetan farmer from Gonggar, left home before daybreak to join the celebrations at Lhasa railway station and to catch a glimpse of the train. “I’ll board a train myself sometime to visit the inland areas.”

Trains traveling across the roof of the world, with extra oxygen pumped into the cabins to prevent passengers from suffering altitude sickness, will traverse (穿越) a mountain pass sitting 5,072 meters above sea level as it rises up to the Tibetan plateau, and will drive through the Hoh Xil, China’s largest area of uninhabited land.

The cars were installed (安裝) with environment-friendly toilets, wastewater deposit tank and garbage treatment facilities to protect environment along the railroad. All the Chinese characters that appear on the electronic screen in each railway car have been translated into Tibetan and English.

The Qinghai-Tibet railway is 1,956 kilometers long, with 960 km of the track located 4,000 meters above the sea level and the highest point at 5,072 meters. The project is dubbed an “engineering marvel” because people used to think the long-lasting ice and snow along the route could never support tracks and trains.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Qinghai-Tibet Rail Moves Across the “Roof of the World”

B. Construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad is Great

C. Trains May Affect the Environment of Tibet

D. The Roof of the World Welcomes Visitors

2. The train leaving for Lanzhou at 11:12 a.m. on July 1 was supposed to arrive there at_______.

A. 11:12 a.m. on July 2              

B. 13:12 p.m. on July 2

C. 15:12 p.m. on July 2              

D. 17:12 p.m. on July 2

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. All passengers traveling across the “roof of the world” will suffer altitude sickness.

   B. The Hoh Xil will attract more visitors soon.

   C. The facilities on trains of the “roof of the world” do no pollution to the environment.

   D. All the train staff can speak Tibetan.

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us________.

   A. Tibetans’ dream came true               

B. the completion of the project is great  

C. the length of the project                   

D. the natural conditions of the project

Once home to the world’s largest trading port, East London is a lovely and cultural place to visit. Here are some of the places of interest there.

Aquarium(水族館)

Beachfront, Esplanade, East London

Tel: 705 2637

Open daily: 9 a.m.—5 p.m.

Fish Feeding: daily at 10:30a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Seal Show: daily at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Performances are only 10 minutes long.)

Fees: adults—￡9, children(3—16 years)—￡5, schools/groups—￡3 per person.

This is the oldest aquarium in the country. It is also a large office for Tourism in East London, supplying booklets and information to the public.

Border Birders Club is one of the programs here. This is a super birding club where the whole family can have a nice Saturday walk around, looking at different types of birds and talking with the friendly members along the way. For more information, look for the notice on the notice boards outside the Beacon Bay Library and at the Aquarium or call 7352195.

Calgary Transport Museum

13 km from East London on N6 to Stutterheim

Tel: 730 7244

Open daily: 9 a.m.—4 p.m.

Closed: Friday & Christmas Day

Fees: adults—￡5, children—￡3

Fine collection of restored horse drawn vehicles, carts, wagons, buggies, a gypsy caravan and governess cart.

Museum—The East London Museum

Upper Oxford Street (Entrance and parking in Dawson Road)

Tel: 743 0686

Fax: 743 3127

Open: Monday—Friday 9:30 a.m.—5p.m.; Saturday 2 p.m.—5p.m.;

Sunday & Public Holidays 11 a.m.— 4 p.m.

Fees: Adults—￡5, children—￡2, school groups & scholars in uniform are free.

    Go on a wonderful adventure into the past. Best known as the home of the Coelacanth & world’s only Dodo Egg, the museum also has an excellent display about the rich and colorful culture of Xhosa, living in South Africa. There is also a Museum Cafeteria with refreshments.

1. How much would a couple with one child pay to go to the East London Museum?

   A. ￡7.                   B. ￡12.                      C. ￡13.                      D. ￡23.

2. If you want to have a nice Saturday walk, you can dial________.

   A. 7430686          B. 7433127                   C. 7352195                D. 7307244

3. We can learn from the passage that________.

   A. On Christmas Day, you cannot visit Calgary Transport Museum

   B. you can enjoy the seal show at 4 p.m. every day

   C. in Border Birders Club, you can see the world’s only Dodo Egg

   D. people can go to the Beacon Bay Library in the East London Museum

4. If a person is interested in African culture, he should visit________.

   A. Border Birders Club                                 B. the East London Museum

   C. Aquarium                                               D. Calgary Transport Museum

In a moment of personal crisis (危機), how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.

One morning I got into three different taxis and announced: “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again, “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno,” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, so I could say casually, “Just to watch him die.” But nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver: “Reno? That is in Nevada?”

Taxi drivers were uniformly（一致地）sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house: “If you do something silly and they put you away, you cannot look for another job.” A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope: He refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge, a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”

One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask（面具）and holding a stuffed (塞滿的) pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried hailing (招呼) a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with Guy Caaude Thevenain, a Haitian driver, was typical of the superb（一流的）assistance I received.

“Is anyone following us?”

“No,” said the driver, looking in his rearview mirror at traffic and me.

“Let’s go across the park,” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $ 25,000.”

“$25,000?” he asked.

“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”

“No, man. I work 8 hours and I earn just $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”

As we approached 86, Lexington Street, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.

“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”

“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money -- taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low, but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.

1. From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that ________.

A. he was not caring about the killing         

B. he was frightened to hear what the writer said

C. he thought the writer was a criminal       

D. he thought the writer was crazy

2. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to give the writer a ride ?

A. He didn’t want to help the writer get over his career crisis.

B. He was in a hurry to go home and relax.

C. The place was far away.

D. He thought the writer was going to kill himself.

3. The underlined word “reluctance” in the last paragraph most probably means________.

A. anger                   B. unwillingness           C. opportunity          D. eagerness

4. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Honesty of taxi drivers in New York.      

B. Taxi riders’ awareness of possible dangers.

C. Taxi drivers’ attitudes towards riders.

D. Importance of the education of taxi drivers.

HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) – They’ll huff, they’ll puff -- and Hong Kong Disney hopes The Three Little Pigs will bring the house down this Chinese New Year.

The pigs, who beat the Big Bad Wolf in Disney’s 1933 hit cartoon, will parade around the park in a bid to attract visitors during the lunar new year holiday, which this year falls on Feb 18. This year has been dubbed the “Year of the Pig”.

With funny caps and oversized bow ties, the porky trio will make their first appearance before Sleeping Beauty’s castle. Millions of mainland Chinese visitors are expected to visit Hong Kong during the extended break.

Hong Kong Disney will be decked out in splendid golds and reds in the run up to this important holiday. The park will also have firecrackers and peach blossoms to ward off bad luck.

Mickey, Goofy, Donald and the gang will wear traditional Chinese clothing during the festivities which run from February 2 to March 4th.

The pigs are part of a marketing campaign aimed at restoring the park’s reputation which was ruined last Chinese New Year when overcrowding made officials lock the doors, barring scores of mainland tourists with valid tickets from entering.

1. The underlined phrase “bring the house down” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as________.

A. pull down the house                              B. be warmly welcomed

C. be on stage                                           D. be brought in to Hongkong

2. We can infer from the passage that the three little pigs are ________.

A. special pigs to be raised in Hongkong      B. imported from Europe

C. lovely cartoon characters                       D. specially prepared for the festival dinner

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. There were too many people from Hongkong to visit the park last year.

B. Many people from mainland China could not enter the park although they had the right ticket.

C. Many people from mainland China could not enter the park because they did not have the right ticket.

D. The officials locked the doors in order not to ruin the reputation of the park.