If you have _____ good command of French, you will be offered _____ work we talked about.
A．/; / B．a; / C．/; a D．a; the
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—I failed again in the maths exam. How disappointing!
—You ________ it! You never spend time on your maths study.
A．admit B．stand C．need D．deserve
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Let’s ________ the radio ________ and see what’s wrong with it!
A．take…part B．tell…from C．separate…from D．take…apart
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I won’t go there again. They are too greedy——they ________ me 15 pounds for the broken cup.
A．charged B．paid C．offered D．cost
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One minute he burst into_______ and the next burst out_______. We just couldn’t catch her mood at any moment.
A．crying; laughter B．tears; laughing C．tears; laughter D．crying; laughing
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―I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
―Not at all. ___________.
A．I have no time B．I’d rather not C．I’d like it D．I’d be happy to
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It’s the third time he _________with her in a week.
A．had quarreled B．quarreled C．has quarreled D．quarreling
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The number of people invited_______ fifty, but a number of them_______ absent for different reasons.
A．were, was B．was, were C．was, was D．were, were
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The film ______ on the book by Jack London is well worth________.
A．basing; seeing B．based; being seen C．to be based; to see D．based; seeing
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Last night Li Ping watched the football match at my home, so he________ in his office.
A．needn’t have worked B．mustn’t haven’t worked
C．shouldn’t have worked D．couldn’t have worked
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_______ miss the train, he got up very early this morning.
A．In order to not B．So as to not C．In order not to D．So as not to
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The policeman asked me ______ and ______ .
A．what was the matter; what was my name
B．what was the matter; what my name was
C．what the matter was; what was my name
D．what the matter was; what my name was
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He came here ______ to discuss it with you.
A．on purpose B．by chance C．for purpose D．on design
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It was in 1969 ______ two Americans went to the moon by spaceship.
A．when B．that C．at that time D．just then
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Charlie Chaplin, for ____ life was hard, went to the USA to earn his life when he was young.
A．whose B．who C．whom D．his
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After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and1, I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the2to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my3would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went4to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and5sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes6and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I7the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调), 8 made me excited that she was here. I ran down to9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her10seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to11the stress (压力) again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be12after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up13in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in15for two hours on her way back home. When I 16my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to17. At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I18that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well,19there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel20, too.
1. A．heavy B．busy C．hungry D．unlucky
2. A．classroom B．kitchen C．bedroom D．apartment
3. A．dream B．supper C．homework D．experience
4. A．downstairs B．outside C．upstairs D．inside
5. A．break B．put C．get D．fight
6. A．opening B．opened C．open D．closing
7. A．felt B．listened C．raised D．heard
8. A．which B．that C．it D．but
9. A．look B．greet C．said to D．help
10. A．need B．idea C．faith D．energy
11. A．face B．change C．accept D．1eave
12. A．creative B．sensitive C．competitive D．positive
13. A．early B．soon C．fast D．1ate
14. A．furniture B．shoe C．car D．clothing
15. A．chat B．traffic C．duty D．task
16. A．replace B．exchange C．decorate D．compare
17. A．complain B．decide C．study D．play
18. A．achieve B．notice C．admire D．improve
19. A．however B．though C．despite D．at least
20. A．good B．skillful C．successful D．important
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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful(糟糕的) lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）” The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
1.The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to _____.
A．enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town
B．find out how many ways lead to the square
C．inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem
D．help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day
2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?
A．Do something delicious for lunch.
B．Taste her awful lunch.
C．Dismiss the mad cook.
D．Speak to the school about lunch.
3.By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us ____________.
A．when one road is blocked, try another
B．how bad the lunch of her school is
C．how wise her father is
D．about the church tower near her home
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Hi! Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble — and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).
ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here’s an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what’s behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and a carriage came by. The driver said, “There is room for one more.” The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, “There is room for one more.”
Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.
1.According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ________.
A．in existence B．imaginative C．not real D．impossible
2.ESP lets people know _________.
A．about events before they happen
B．about events after they happen
C．about events that are happening some distance away
D．A and C
3.By studying ESP, scientists may get to ________.
A．learn how people tell lies
B．know more about human dreams
C．know more about human mind
D．learn how strange things happen
4.In the last paragraph the underlined word “coincidences” probably means _______.
A．things that may not happen
B．things that happen in a dream
C．things that must happen
D．things that happen by accident
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Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据) is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow. These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症).
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently
found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate
per day for two weeks their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin. German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was moister(滑润的)and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain.
1.Which of the following is wrong?
A．Coca’s chemicals can prevent both cell damage and inflammation.
B．Chocolate may help you lower your blood pressure.
C．People early know chocolate is good for their health.
D．Chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
A．Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B．Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C．Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.
D．We should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
3.What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Chocolate, a Healthy Food B．More Chocolate, Less Health
C．Chocolate and Blood Pressure D．Advice on Eating Chocolate
4.What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?
A．Think of it. B．Speak up. C． Stop talking D．Listen to it
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Teens’ lives hit by economy
Some teenagers are crossing their dream colleges off their lists. Others are thinking of skipping（略过）their senior trips or reducing prom(毕业舞会)costs. Many are finding their work hours cut while their expenses rise.
So, who exactly is punishing them？Is it their parents, teachers or employers？No, it’s the economy（经济状况）.
If you are like most teenagers, you probably don’t understand what “recession”, “negative economic growth” and “subprime mortgage crisis (次贷危机)”actually mean. And you probably don’t spend your days watching the ups and downs of the stock market.
It’s safe to say that most teens don’t know much about the economy except for one thing：it’s bad. But just how exactly is the economy affecting teens?
“The single largest thing I have noticed is the recession’s ability to affect my college choice, “said Heather Richars from Downey High School in California, US. “With the economic situation the way it is, I have thought less about going to a private or out-of-state university, and more about public schools in California, mainly because of the price of tuition, “said Richars. “I had been a fan of attending a private school up until this year.”
The economy cuts into other areas of teenagers’ lives, too.
Joey Camarda, a student at Modesto High School in California, who works at an ice cream store, said,“ Probably due to the economy, I have been getting less hours at my job, and because of that, I am not getting enough money to help pay for college.”
Tara Mooney, a senior at Beyer High School, has also begun to notice that money is tight.
“Things are getting expensive,” she said. “When it comes to applying for colleges and wanting to go on senior trips, I have to pick and choose instead of doing it all.”
1.The purpose of writing the passage is mainly to tell us ________.
A．the economic recession has had a big effect on teens’ work, life and study
B．teenagers are now having difficulty in deciding which colleges to apply for
C．teenagers don’t know much about the economic recession
D．teenagers are considering giving up their senior trips to save money
2.Because of the bad economic situation, Heather Richars will most probably ________.
A．go to a private university
B．attend an out-of-state college
C．attend a public college in California
D．find a good university as he planned
3.How has Joey Camarda found the recession affects him?
A．He has to find more part-time jobs.
B．He has to help his mother do more chores.
C．He has found that he had more time to study.
D．His plan to pay for college will be hard to realize.
4.What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Parents punish their teens by giving them less money.
B．Most teens understand what negative economic growth means.
C．Teenagers are finding it harder to do what they want than before.
D．Teenagers have realized the importance of managing their own money.
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Are You Ready for College?
Before you send in your college applications, keep this in mind: it’s not the norm (准则) in every culture for students to go to college right out of high school.
1 So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the thing to do after high school, think again. Going to college right after high school may be the norm in your community, but it’s not the norm everywhere and it may not be the best decision for you.
2 Yes, higher education often gives young people a big advantage in the working world, but not always. A solid technical or business school application can give you an advantage as well, and if the environment seems like a better one for you than a traditional college campus, this might be your best choice. A lot of people lead successful lives with a high school education and years of work experience.
The price of a college or university education has become a serious burden for young people and their families. 3 In some cases, putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money full time can make sense. 4
5 Almost all students suffer from homesickness, but for some students, the transition may be too much to deal with.
A．Is going to college always the best choice for high school graduates?
B．Spend some time considering your choices before sending in your applications.
C．Besides, it’s quite possible that going to college is not the right choice for you.
D．During this time, the student can take a few inexpensive classes at a community college.
E. So students take massive amounts of loans, which can take decades to pay off.
F. Many young people have other choices, like military service, work experience, community service or travel.
G. The transition from high school to college is an emotional challenge for almost everybody, especially if you move away from home.
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John and Tom are friends. One day, they went into forest for a trip. They were enjoying the beauty of nature when they saw a bear coming at them. All of them were very frightened. Tom ran up to a tree and climbing quickly. He did not think of John, who was not so good for tree climbing. John thought for a second .He has heard that animals do not like dead bodies. He fell to the ground but held his breath. The bear smelled him for a while and went away, thought he was dead. Tom asked John, “What did the bear whisper into your ear?” John replied, “The bear asked me not to keep away from friends like you”, and went on her way lonely.
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目前, 越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象, 存在两种不同观点：
| 有些人认为有必要 | 另一些人认为没有必要 |
| 跟老师学比自己学好 可以巩固课堂所学内容 可以学到更多的东西 | 容易养成依赖习惯 学生需要时间休息 许多培训班和家教以赢利为目的 |
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参考词汇：巩固strengthen；
Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?
More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers at the weekend. There are two different viewpoints about it.
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