★Money and Happiness★

A Guide to Living the Good Life

Author: Laura Rowley

Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)

Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.

★Happiness★

The Science Behind Your Smile

Author: Daniel Nettle

Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2008)

This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

★The Happiness Makeover★

How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

Author: M. J. Ryan

Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)

Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:

Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.

Learn to think confidently.

Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.

★Health and Happiness★

Hormones and Qualities Llives

Author: Steven F. Hotze

Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)

Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(癥狀) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.

In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.

Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷爾蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.

72. According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?

   A. A Guide to Living the Good Life

B. Hormones and Qualities Llives

   C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

D. The Science Behind Your Smile

73. If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _________________________________.

   A. Money and Happiness                   B. Happiness

   C. The Happiness Makeover                D. Health and Happiness

74. Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?

   A. Laura Rowley’s.     B. M. J. Ryan’s.     C. Daniel Nettle’s.    D. Steven F. Hotze’s.

75. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What Is Happiness?                     B. Recent Books on Happiness

   C. Money and Happiness                   D. How to Keep Yourself Happy

14 days from just ￡2,090 pp

Fully inclusive from the UK

Price covers: international airfares, departure taxes, fuel charge, local transportation, accommodation, all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.

Days 1-3: UK---Shanghai

Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional Shanghai food. Visit the beautiful Yu Garden, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’s style Shikomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu River evening tour.

Days 4-7: Shanghai---Yangtze River Tour

Fly to Yichang and change（approx: one hour）to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the three Gorges Dam（三峽大壩）before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side trip to the Lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way. 

Day 8: Chongqing---Chengdu

Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.

Day 9-10: Chengdu---Xi’an

Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals. We then fly to the historic city of Xi’an for two nights’ stay and enjoy traditional Shui Jiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20^th century---the Terracotta Warriors（兵馬俑），followed by the ancient City wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.

Day 11-13: Xi’an---Beijing

Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shanxi Provincial museum before walking through the lively Muslin Quarter to see the Great Mosque. Later fly to Beijing for three nights’ stay and try Peking Duck. During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden city, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China, and visit the Summer Palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic Show.

Day14: Beijing---UK

Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories. 

44. The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “________”. .

A. buy                  B. reserve             C. taste                   D. make

45. The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xi’an are ________.

A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque

B. the Terracotta Warriors and Shanghai provincial Museum

C. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Mosque

D. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter

46. The ad is mainly intended to ________.

A. encourage the British to travel in China

B. attract the British to traditional Chinese food

C. offer service of booking air tickets to tourists

D. provide the British with a better understanding of China

73. We can learn from the passage that exchanges of tickets bought ________.

A. are free of charge                                         B. are not available until the last business day

C. will not be given a big cash discount              D. need to contact the box office directly

74. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Latecomers will not be permitted to enter the theatre.

B. There is a special area for children in the theatre.

C. The audience is not allowed to take photos in the theatre.

D. Children can talk in a low voice during the performance.

75. According to the passage, the audience ________.

       A. can receive their tickets by mail                     B. can see the performance online

       C. can’t take cell phones to the theatre         D. can’t return tickets in any case

Complete the following sentences using fewest words.

What’s your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents, compare packages and prices, and pay our money.

We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? It’s true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them.

It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas （佛塔）in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.

Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial （卑微的）jobs in the tourists industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. Instead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling souvenirs or posing for photos.

Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure.

The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism. ”Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and codes of conduct can help protect the people’s lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex.

But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages.

They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotels, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in planning and managing tourism.

What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local citizens. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while we’re abroad, we can:

★Buy local foods and products, not imported ones.

★Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price.

★Avoid flaunting wealth.

★Ask before taking photographs of people.

They are not just part of the landscape!

Let’s enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.

81. What’s the main idea the writer intends to tell us in this passage?

_____________________________________________________________.

82. Why does the author say vacations cost someone else in this passage?

_____________________________________________________________.

83. It can be learned from the passage that profits go back to richer countries through ____________________.

84. In which aspect can they involve the local people? ____________________.

冷卻下來

I think I must watch TV now, Dad. I _________ which team will win the game.

  A. don’t wait for know                                   B. can’t wait for knowing   

  C. don’t wait to know                                    D. can’t wait to know

None of them could understand your meaning, _________?

  A. could they      B. didn’t he                 C. do they               D. could it

(  ) ------I’d better telephone Bob in recent days.------You ______. You two haven’t been in touch for so long time.

A. will   B. may   C. have to   D. should

--- May I call you at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

--- No problem, I _________ be free at that time.

A. should                            B. shall                        C. can                          D. may

– She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.

   -- I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.

       A. should       B. could  C. must   D. might