Traveling to all corners of the world is getting easier and easier. We live in a global village,but how well do we know and u 1       each other? The customs in many countries are quite d 2       Here is a simple test. Imagine you will have a meeting at four o'clock in the afternoon,what time would you expect your foreign business friends to a 3       ? If they are Germans,they will come on time. If they are American,they'll probably be fifteen minutes e 4       But British are opposite to American. They'll be fifteen minutes late.

  The British think since the English language is w 5      used in the world,what they do is certain to be widely understood. Very soon they find they are completely w 6       They have to change their ideas,as they realize that they have a lot to learn about how to c 7      with foreign business friends. For example,the British are happy to have a business lunch and d 8       business matters with a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while e 9       Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other,and they don't drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk I 10      They have to be well fed before they discuss anything.

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 I will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood. When I was a boy of twelve,something happened to me that made me never 1        any birds in a cage.

  We lived on the edge of a 2       in South Carolina,and every evening many mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't any sound that can be 3        than the song of the mockingbird.

  I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage,4       in that way,I could have my own musician.

  I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was 5        and fluttered about the cage,hut finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with 6        and looked after my little musician carefully.

  On the second day,the bird's mother flew to the cage 7        food in her mouth. The baby bird ate up 8        she brought. I was pleased to see this. Certainly his mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

  The following morning when I went to see 9        my little bird was,I found it on the floor of the cage,dead. I was very surprised!What had happened!I had taken great 10        of the little bird！

  Arthur Wayne,a famous scientist,happened to be in the forest where we lived at the time. Hearing me crying over the 11        of my bird,he told me what 12      "A mother mocking?bird,finding her young in a cage,will sometimes bring it poison food. She thinks 13        better for her young to die than to live in a cage."

  14       I never catch any birds or put them in a cage.  All the birds have the right to 15        in the sky.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. cut   C. draw   D. pull

(   ) 2. A. river   B. forest   C. city   D. sea

(   ) 3. A. more beautiful   B. less terrible   C. worse   D. noisier

(   ) 4. A. but   B. or   C. and   D. though

(   ) 5. A. lucky   B. silent   C. kind   D. frightened

(   ) 6. A. yourself   B. myself   C. herself   D. himself

(   ) 7. A. without    B.around   C. in   D. with

(   ) 8. A. someone   B. nothing   C. everything   D. anyone

(   ) 9. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. whether

(   ) 10. A. place   B. rest   C. picture   D. care

(   ) 11. A. death   B. cage   C. food   D. health

(   ) 12. A. could happen   B. would happen    

       C. had happened   D. has happened

(   ) 13. A. one   B. it   C. that   D. this

(   ) 14. A. Soon after   B. Since then   C. Just then   D. Long ago

(   ) 15. A. jump   B. run   C. fly   D. walk

  Nicolette Morgantis' friends can't understand why she joined a dating agency (婚姻介紹所) . She has a good job 1      a personal assistant with a television news agency,her own house,and a full social life. But she,a 29-year-old woman,who has a degree in English Literature (文學(xué)) ，is so 2        with British men that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in 3        with single American males.

  "English men are usually materialistic (現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的) and have 4        imagination (想象力) ”， she says. " I have 5       years being bored by men who never do anything exciting. I'm almost 30 now and I would really love to 6       a husband and have a home. I'd like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 7        six months."

  In her search for the perfect man,Nicolette once 8        an advertisement in a magazine for 9        people and had 400 replies. But she says , " I only met one or two of them. 10       of the others sounded very boring."

  Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 11      and has met some since then. She says, "I 12       that American men are more romantic (浪漫的) and thoughtful (體貼的) than British men. I 13       one in the States,and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to pay 14        the call."

  "I've met five so far but I'm looking for someone very 15       I'd like to find a caring,welleducated,non-smoking,animallover with a professional job and a sense of adventure."

(   ) 1. A. like   B. being   C. as   D. with

(   ) 2. A. interested   B. bored   C. pleased   D. angry

(   ) 3. A. touch   B. game   C. music   D. master

(   ) 4. A. some   B. much   C. a little   D. no

(   ) 5. A. passed   B. spent   C. entered   D. wasted

(   ) 6. A. marry   B. accept   C. receive   D. find

(   ) 7. A. another   B. some   C. the other   D. other

(   ) 8. A. wrote   B. put   C. gave   D. posted

(   ) 9. A. single   B. married   C. only   D. lonely

(   ) 10. A. Most   B. Few   C. All   D. Some

(   ) 11. A. before   B. later   C. more   D. ago

(   ) 12. A. expect   B. suppose   C. know   D. feel

(   ) 13. A. rang   B. met   C. found   D. saw

(   ) 14. A. to   B. off   C. for   D. back

(   ) 15. A. common   B. handsome   C. special   D. lovely

  In the early days of the American West,life was difficult. People lived on farms far a 1       from other families. They went to town once a week o 2       once a month. Then they saw their friends and n 3      . On the farms everyone had lots of work to do.  And there was a big problem. One family couldn't build a house a 4         

  Then,what did families do to build houses? They asked their friends and neighbors for h 5       They i 6       them to work in a group for a few days. The women cooked t 7       The men work on the buildings. For the children,it was like a holiday. There were many other c 8       to play with. Together these people built a house. They enjoyed w 9       together. At another time the family with the new house would help their neighbors.

 Why don't we work with others? It can be fun and life can become e 10       ,too.

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  One hot summer day,some boys and girls were taking a walk with their teacher near the zoo. They walked two by two,singing happily.

  After a while,they came to a 1       over the river,and they turned to go 2        it. They had just 3        the middle when there came a great shout behind them. The teacher told them 4      ,and she turned back and listened. When she heard the cry " 5       " ， she knew what would happen. Before she could do nothing,she saw the wolf 6        towards the bridge.

  "Children," said the teacher, "you 7       keep quiet and don't move 8        cry. " Then she stood before the children 9        the wolf should meet her first.

  The wolf came,and its mouth was widely 10        When it passed the teacher,the wolf saw a boy 11        was standing beside her. It stopped 12        and wanted to snap (咬) at the boy. When she 13        this,the teacher put her right hand into the wolfs 14        quickly. To its fright,the wolf ran away at once.

  When people 15        it,they all thanked the teacher for her bravery. They said the deed that the teacher had done should never be forgotten.

(   ) 1. A. garden   B. zoo   C. village   D. bridge

(   ) 2. A. across   B. up   C. through   D. into

(   ) 3. A. stayed   B. reached   C. lain   D. climbed

(   ) 4. A. to appear   B. to stop   C. to cry   D. to meet

(   ) 5. A. Snake   B. Dog   C. Bear   D. Wolf

(   ) 6. A. running   B. joining   C. arriving   D. standing

(   ) 7. A. will   B. should   C. may   D. could

(   ) 8. A. or   B. yet   C. so   D. for

(   ) 9. A. no matter   B. so that   C. as well as   D. as long as

(   ) 10. A. different   B. dangerous   C. open   D. big

(   ) 11. A. who   B. which   C. /    D. he

(   ) 12. A. suddenly   B. politely   C. gratefully   D. proudly

(   ) 13. A. attracted   B. warned   C. saw   D. seemed

(   ) 14. A. ears   B. body   C. legs   D. mouth

(   ) 15. A. thought of   B. heard of   C. asked of   D. made of

  Do you know who invented tea? In fact,tea,the most popular drink in the world (after water) ，was invented by accident (偶然) .According to an ancient Chinese legend (傳說) ，the emperor Shen Nong 1        tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush (灌木叢) fell into the water and remained there for 2       The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3       smell. Later he decided 4        the hot mixture (混合物) .It was quite delicious. And 5      ,one of the world's favorite drinks was invented.

  China is the home of tea,6       has more than 4,000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 7       the three major drinks―tea,coffee and cocoa,tea is drunk by 8        people in the world. Tea from China,along 9       silk and porcelain,began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10      

  Tea leaves 11        mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River,in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fuji an,because of the mild 12        and rich soil there. Longjing,Wulong,Pu'er and Tieguanyin are all 13        kinds of tea.

  Over the past centuries,Chinese people 14        their unique tea culture,which includes tea planting,tealeaf picking,tea making,tea drinking and so on. Tea is 15       a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances,songs,poems and novels.

(   ) 1. A. invented   B. found out   C. discovered   D. tried out

(   ) 2. A. sometimes   B. some time   C. some times   D. some days

(   ) 3. A. pleasant   B. pleased   C. bad   D. terrible

(   ) 4. A. not to taste   B. to taste   C. tasting   D. taste

(   ) 5. A. by the way   B. on the way   C. on its way   D. in this way

(   ) 6. A. who   B. which   C. where   D. when

(   ) 7. A. In   B. For   C. Of   D. By

(   ) 8. A. the number of   B. a number of

       C. a large number of   D. the largest number of

(   ) 9. A. between   B. with   C. except   D. Besides

(   ) 10. A. at that time   B. from now on   C. since then   D. since now

(   ) 11. A. produce   B. are produced   C. make   D. are made

(   ) 12. A. climate   B. weather   C. condition   D. environment

(   ) 13. A. interesting   B. important   C. famous   D. normal

(   ) 14. A. had developed   B. have developed

      C. developed   D. are developing

(   ) 15. A. too   B. as well   C. either   D. also

  A terrible earthquake (地震) happened in Wenchuan on May 12,2008. Many people lost their 1 1       and homes. During those days,a lot of stories about love could be h 2       Here is one of them. After the earthquake,under a fallen building,some soldiers found that a woman died in a very s 3       way. When they were ready to take her away,they were s 4       to find that a baby in her arms was still a 5       The baby was sleeping and wasn't h 6       at all. Between the dead mother and the living baby,there was a mobile phone with a short m 7       on the screen, "My dear baby,if you can survive (幸存) ，remember that I love you. " Everybody cried when they read these w 8      

  Besides this story,many other stories also moved us d 9       From these stories,we know more about love. You're 1 10       if you're loved by others. You're great if you love others when you're in danger.

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  Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1        woman. She didn't buy many jewels (珠寶) or 2        clothes. 3      ,she spent millions of dollars in 4       a house. She began to do it at the age of 45.        The strange thing about Sarah's 5       was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6       because Sarah was afraid to 7        building it. Sarah's house was near San Jose. Every day,a lot of 8       arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows,9       the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10       There were also three lifts,nine kitchens,and 47 fireplaces. Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11       ?It was because Sarah was afraid of 12       She thought she would die when the house was finished,so she didn't want her house to be finished. Sarah Winchester's 13       seemed to have worked (奏效) 14       she lived to be 83 years old. But 15      ,her house was finished.

(   ) 1. A. poor   B. rich   C. expensive   D. useful

(   ) 2. A. cheap   B. expensive   C. simple   D. old

(   ) 3. A. Still   B. Usually   C. Instead   D. Even

(   ) 4. A. building   B. buying   C. selling   D. setting

(   ) 5. A. door   B. window   C. kitchen   D. house

(   ) 6. A. years   B. months   C. weeks   D. days

(   ) 7. A. keep   B. enjoy   C. stop   D. help

(   ) 8. A. drivers   B. workers   C. farmers   D. visitors

(   ) 9. A. but   B. until   C. since   D. so

(   ) 10. A. floors   B. kitchens   C. windows   D. rooms

(   ) 11. A. bigger   B. smaller   C. stronger   D. cleaner

(   ) 12. A. working   B. dying   C. living   D. growing

(   ) 13. A. age   B. family   C. plan   D. husband

(   ) 14. A. or   B. because   C. neither   D. nor

(   ) 15. A. hardly   B. usefully   C. carefully   D. finally

  It was almost 9:00 p.m. when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was 1      She started her car and she 2        down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She 3       the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater wasn't working,and singing helped to keep her 4      

  The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 5        The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness.

  When she 6      ,her head was bleeding,and she was shaking from the cold. She didn't know 7        she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge,and her car was sitting on the 8        river!She felt very 9        She knew the ice wouldn't 10       her car for very long. She 11       to walk up the hill several times,but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried 12        time. She fell again,but this time she couldn't get up. She knew that 13        could see her oar under the bridge. She was lying in the snow,and she couldn't 14       Mia closed her eyes and 15        die.

  Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. "That's my truck," said the old man. "Get in and I'll take you home."

(   ) 1. A. raining   B. cool   C. snowing   D. late

(   ) 2. A. ran   B. drove   C. walked   D. rode

(   ) 3. A. turned on   B. turned over    C. turned off   D. turned down

(   ) 4. A. happy   B. not alone   C. warm   D. not lonely

(   ) 5. A. bridge   B. village   C. town   D. farm

(   ) 6. A. got up   B. came back   C. looked up   D. woke up

(   ) 7. A. how   B. what   C. why   D. where

(   ) 8. A. deep   B. frozen   C. wide   D. cold

(   ) 9. A. angry   B. sad   C. surprised   D. afraid

(   ) 10. A. keep   B. pull   C. take   D. hold

(   ) 11. A. tried   B. wanted   C. would like   D. seemed

(   ) 12. A. one   B. one more   C. other   D. the other

(   ) 13. A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone   D. no one

(   ) 14. A. feel   B. hear   C. move   D. go

(   ) 15. A. waited to   B. had to   C. was able to   D. decided to 

  Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got o 1       when I was thirteen. It happened in 1988.

  One afternoon,I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car. I e 2       to see my father,but to my surprise,I saw a young woman driving i 3       "She stole my father's car," I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, " Follow that new car in front."And I told him w 4      

  The taxi driver had a car phone,and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car. Our car came to a s 5       ,too. I got out right now and said to the woman, " It's not your car. It's my father's.”

  The woman smiled and said, "Oh,you're Mr Johnson's younger son,right? I've ever seen your p 6      at your father's office."

  Before I could say a 7       word,the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it r 8      He lent her his car. After hearing her words,we c 9       my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed. I felt s 10      And my face turned red.

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