_______of people died from the earthquake，and two__________of them were women and children.

A. Thousand;thousand

B. Thousand;thousands

C. Thousands;thousand

D. Thousands;thousands

--He hardly had to keep silent about such a subject,_____he?

---___________,though he was interested in it.

A. did;No

B. did;Yes

C. had;Yes

D. hadn’t;Yes

Alice,would you please tell me________?

A. whether she had been married

B. how much your watch is worth

C. how long has lily caught a cold

D. how you call these animals

---Could you help me put up the maps on the wall?

---_______.I’ll do it for you right away.

A. That’s all right

B. I hope so

C. All right

D. You’re welcome

Homesickness can be a terrible feeling for anyone who travels away from their home town, country or simply away from the house they live in for a period of time. It is a strong feeling of wanting to go back to your own places very much. Some people get homesick easily while_______never experience it at all.

Different people deal with homesickness in different ways. Some ring home and have a chat with the people_______they think represent “home”—often their mum or dad. This may be a good idea for you to feel that you are not_______It reminds you that home and the people you love are ______still there and that you will see them soon. However，it can make the homesickness even ______By talking to people from home, it can make you miss them more! It can make you want to be home even more and make you realise_______you miss your loved ones. For this very reason, some people find _____ better not to contact home but to let the feeling pass by doing fun activities. This can not only work as a good way to ______lonely feelings that homesickness can cause, but can also work well towards helping you get used to the place which you are living or staying in. Reminding yourself that where you are can make you see the bigger picture；that home is great, but where I am right now is also great ______different reasons!

In German there is a(n)_______ which is quite opposite to homesickness and that is “Fernweh”. This means the feeling of wanting to get away and see new places.

1.A. other B. others C. the other

2.A. whose B. which C. who

3.A. lonely B. satisfied C. alone

4.A. in all B. in fact C. in general

5.A. better B. good C. worse

6.A. how much B. how often C. how many

7.A. it B. that C. these

8.A. increase B. reduce C. cancel

9.A. to B. by C. for

10.A. idea B. word C. reason

Is there a difference in meaning between"It's too late to telephone．Mary is asleep now．"and"It's too late to telephone．Mary will be asleep now．"9

Yes．The difference is in the reason given for it being too late to telephone．In the first sentence"Mary is asleep now"，the speaker is stating（陳述）a fact．In the second sentence"Mary will be asleep now"，the speaker is saying what Mary usually does．In fact，it's possible that Mary isn't asleep，but she is usually asleep at this time．

So let's take two situations．In the first case，imagine Mary's mother answers the telephone．

You："May I speak to Mary，please？"

  Mother："No．It's too late．Mary is asleep now．"

You："Are you sure？It's only 10 0'clock．"

Mother："Yes．I went to her room and she was asleep．"

The mother knows that Mary is asleep because she went into her room and saw her．

Here is another case．Two friends decide to telephone Mary．

Jack："Let's telephone Mary．It's 10 0'clock．"

Jill："No．It's too late．She will be asleep now．"

Jill knows that Mary always goes to bed before 10o'clock，so now she'll probably be asleep．But it is also possible that she is staying up late．

1.In the first situation．Mary's mother___．

A. is afraid to wake up Mary

B. wants to tell you that she knows Mary is asleep

C. knows that Mary wants to sleep at this time

D. wants to know if she can take a message for Mary

2.In the second situation，Jill___．

A. knows that Mary has gone to bed

B. doesn't know whether Mary is asleep

C. is sure that Mary cannot answer the telephone

D. thinks it's possible that Mary cannot answer the telephone

3.In which situation do you think the word"will"is used in the same way Jill uses it？___

A. Will you please lend me a hand？

B. It's too heavy，I think．I'll help you．

C. Don't get into his office．He will be angry now．

D. You won't have to come to my office．I will send it to you．

Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.

“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask. “How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eat. Instead, they are good medicines.

Food that people use for medicines is called medical(藥用的) food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(香辛料) for centuries. Ginger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking. Ginger gives food a nice flavor. The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. They used ginger not because it tasted good. They used ginger because it was medicinal. Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion. It also helped people who had colds. Pepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time ago.

Some people don’t believe that food and spices are good medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, “Maybe medicinal food can’t help me. But it can’t hurt me, either.”

People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California. The restaurant serves medicinal food. The menus at the restaurant have a list of dinners. Next to each dinner there is information about the food. The information helps people order “Queen’s Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurant. This dinner has meat from chickens with black feathers. It is for women who want to look young.

1.Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?

A. Because it gave food different flavors

B. Because it made food more delicious

C. Because it was good for people’s health

D. Because it made people feel cold

2.Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?

A. When did the Chinese start to eat bird brains?

B. Why do women like”Queen’s Secrets”?

C. What is the advantage of using pepper?

D. How do Chinese people stop a toothache?

3.What is the best title for the text?

A. The Medicinal Food

B. To Eat More Delicious Food

C. The Most Effective Medicine

D. Find a Good Place to Have Food

Many Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a little part of their money for food each day,Yet,in the latest 13 years,food prices have gone up 30% for most American families.Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply.But who is really responsible?

Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables,fruit,meat,eggs are responsible.But farmers explain that the rise in food prices is very small compared to the rise in their cost of living.Farmers think middlemen have got much more money than they do.Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food. For example truck drivers,owners of food stores and so on.Are middlemen really responsible for higher food prices?

Economists do not think so.They have found that the money that meat packers and food stores get is less than 1% in all.They say that food costs more now because modern housewives have jobs outside the home.They have less time for for cooking after a day′s work.They prefer to buy ready-made food.They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly.But of course they must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier.

It seems that the answer to the question of rising prices is not a simple one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.

1.Farmers speak for themselves because_________

A. The middlemen have had the biggest share of profit(利潤）

B. The cost of their products have risen sharply too

C. Their cost of living has gone up a lot,too

D. They’ve got very little in the rise of food prices

2.What’s the writer’s opinion（觀點）？

A. He agrees with the economists

B. He doesn’t think farmers are responsible

C. He thinks the middlemen might get a lot of profit.

D. He thinks all those people should be responsible.

3.The underlined sentence means the food prices have gone up

A. quickly and carefully

B. suddenly and greatly

C. clearly and naturally

D. angrily and seriously

4.Which of the following is a middleman?

A. A farmer

B. A shopkeeper

C. A housewife

D. An economist

In today's Internet age， the demand for online games continues to grow．Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia．Facing the pressures of school and life，people turn to the virtual world， expecting a diversion from these problems．Too often， however，they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions．

This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea．The country has the world's highest percentage of high-speed Internet services． It also has a high number of online game players and related problems． In 2013， a young man collapsed and died while playing online games． He had been playing almost nonstop for 86hours at an Internet cafe． Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life． A 12-year-old boy stole US $ 16，000 from his father and ran away from home． He did this to continue his obsession with an online game． Such problems， however， don't just happen in South Korea． They are spreading to other parts of Asia， as well．

What kinds of people develop online game addiction？ What does the problem look like？ Dr． SueHuei Chen， a clinical psychologist， researches Internet addiction． She discovered some signs of at-risk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills． Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family． They feel the need to spend more and more time online． And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing．

How many problem game players are there？ In mainland China， the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming． In 2014， the China Daily reported that China had 13.8 million online game players． Furthermore， it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction． Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth．

Make sure to keep control over your online game playing． If you don't control it， it can get control of you．

1.What is mainly discussed in the passage？___

A. The disadvantages of the Internet．

B. The online game problems in Asia．

C. The popularity of online games worldwide．

D. The cause of online game addiction．

2.The underlined word "diversion" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to___．

A. career B. comfort C. escape D. support

3.According to Paragraph 2， which of the following statements is NOT true？___

A. Online violence is blamed for the young killer's wrong action．

B. Online game playing is responsible for the young man's death．

C. People in South Korea have access to the Internet most easily．

D. The teenage boy stole money due to his playing a game online．

4.What can we learn from the passage？___

A. Most people in Asia have developed an addiction to online games．

B. Online game addictions cause many life-and-death problems in South Korea．

C. Lonely and unsocial people seem to more easily develop Internet addictions．

D. In the year 2014 there were a total of 13.8million Chinese visiting the Internet．

完成句子

1.這個8歲的男孩兒在英語上取得了巨大進步，因此贏得了高度贊揚。

The _____________________________________________,so he won high praise.

2.他認為這場音樂會很值得期待。

He thought the concert ________________________________________________.

3.許多和她同齡的學生正確發(fā)音這些單詞有些困難。

Many students ________________________________________________________.

4.你能告訴我這本書會被翻譯成多少種語言嗎？

Could you tell me _____________________________________________________?

5.那只貓嚇得被迫躲在了樹上。

The cat was so frightened ______________________________________ in the tree.

6.最終，他成功地使父母改變了主意。

He ______________________________________________________________at last.

7.他別無選擇只能熬夜復習學過的知識。

He has no choice but ____________________________________________________.

8.這個四十歲的男人直到被提醒才意識到他的錯誤。

The man ________________________________________________________he was reminded.