Here we have beef, fish and fruit. Help yourself to ______ you like.

A. whicheverB. howeverC. whateverD. whenever

Don’t leave the chairs about, or you may ______ them at night.

A. take overB. turn overC. come overD. trip over

— Could you do me a favor to carry the baggage?

— ______.

A. Yes, I couldB. With pleasureC. It’s my pleasureD. Great

The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.

The other day, I met a man outside the gym who a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉發(fā)達的）and he to be on top of the world.

“How are you?” I with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile the parking garage. as he walked up, I his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a  voice too, as if his broad smile left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多發(fā)性硬化癥）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports .”

It was ironic (諷刺的). Just we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was after an operation. Here’s a man with a far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his of life as usual, which moved me deeply.

It was also a wonderful reminder of that old , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” your problems, just keep in that none of us goes through life and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.

1.A. stared atB. talked aboutC. agreed withD. looked like

2.A. conductedB. appearedC. performedD. pretended

3.A. questionedB. advisedC. complainedD. greeted

4.A. lit upB. put upC. held upD. kept up

5.A. SoB. AndC. ButD. Though

6.A. watchedB. noticedC. examinedD. checked

7.A. wantB. setC. waitD. help

8.A. cheerfulB. carefulC. wonderfulD. painful

9.A. sometimesB. seldomC. neverD. always

10.A. solveB. handleC. predictD. deal

11.A. in spite ofB. in return forC. due toD. aside from

12.A. gymB. hospitalC. coatD. car

13.A. whenB. untilC. beforeD. since

14.A. recoveringB. mourningC. separatingD. benefiting

15.A. directionB. locationC. situationD. position

16.A. anxiety B. disappointmentC. enjoymentD. excitement

17.A. storyB. newsC. sayingD. lesson

18.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhicheverD. Whenever

19.A. headB. brainC. heartD. mind

20.A. completelyB. easilyC. hardlyD. gradually

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used 500 years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle．

That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble---serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes．

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.

“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job．

“Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again．

Another common expression, “to hold water”, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and not worth debating.

“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. It means that one doesn’t like an idea. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.

This is our Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. It was written by Marilyn Christiano. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt. See you next time.

1.According to the passage, expressions about water __________.

A. are very commonB. have unpleasant meanings

C. are very interestingD. are easy to understand

2.The expression “hot water” _________.

A. is not used nowadaysB. has a long history

C. means arguing with othersD. only means serious trouble

3. Which of the following expressions have the similar meaning?

A. “Throwing cold water” and “deep water”

B. “Hot water” and “water over the dam”

C. “Deep water” and “water over the dam”

D. “Hot water” and “deep water”

4. If you signed an agreement with Tom yesterday and want to change it now, Tom may say “_______”.

A. You should keep your head above water

B. You can’t throw cold water

C. It is water over the dam

D. Don’t be in deep water

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. WaterB. Expressions about water

C. Several common expressionsD. Water and everyday English

I had a perfect life. No one died; no one was sick; we were all happy and loving life.

Then I discovered my grandfather had cancer. No matter how much I told myself he could live, and that he might not die, somehow I still felt as if it was a death sentence. He was so young, only 63.

He fought so hard. Whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things will never get better, I remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease.

He died with a huge party going on around him, with all his friends and family. They ate and I honestly didn’t know how to cope. I never cried alone. I had the compassion (同情) of my friends and the support of my family and teachers. I just remembered my grandfather’s wish that we should celebrate his life.

That’s how we came up with the idea for Hives for Lives----a business my sister and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society (ACS). We sell honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles and lip balm, which all come from our beehives in Virginia. It started out small, 2 years ago, with just an idea. During our first year we donated more than $2,000 to the ACS. The next year a man who belonged to my grandparents’ bee club willed his honey to us, and our little business grew.

We sold at craft fairs, wine festivals, schools, and to anyone else who would buy! We had my uncle sell in California and my grandmother sell in Chicago. We have sold honey in 13 states---even in Puerto Rico.

This year we donated more than $10,000 to the ACS and we’re hoping to do more next year. Hopefully our business will help find a cure or just improve the life of someone with cancer.

I feel like Hives for Lives is a way to honor my grandfather. Honor his love, his life and his strength.

With Hives for Lives reminding me of my grandfather every day, I feel as if I can move on in life, that he will always be alive in my heart and memories. It made me capable of coping with his death, because I felt like I had truly honored his wish of celebrating his life.

I have made his spirit everlasting through the business and I honor him every day. He always taught me to make the best of things. Well, grandpa, that’s what I’m doing, for you.

I hope he is smiling from heaven.

1. Reading the first two paragraphs, we know _________.

A. the grandfather was sentenced to death

B. cancer always attacks old people

C. the sad news was quite beyond the author’s expectation

D. the author was sorry that their life was not perfect any more

2. When the author feels down in life, ________ will give him strength to overcome difficulties.

A. his grandfather’s encouraging words

B. his grandfather’s fighting against cancer

C. his grandfather’s wish before dying

D. his grandfather’s pitiful fate

3. When the grandfather died, __________.

A. all felt relieved that he would never suffer any more

B. his family and friends honored him more than ever

C. the author was at a loss what to do for a time

D. the author didn’t cry following his wish

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. The profits they make are all donated to the ACS.

B. They struggle to develop their business without any help.

C. They have helped find a cure for those with cancer.

D. All their relatives joined in their activity.

5. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To show us how he runs his business to help others.

B. To tell us his way to deal with sadness.

C. To tell us the importance of self-control in the face of sadness.

D. To tell us to learn from his grandfather.

Fear is an emotion like others such as happiness, anger, hurt, sadness. We need emotions to process information we receive and decide how to respond. Being afraid of fast cars, for example, is something that might protect us from harm. Being afraid of the consequence of a choice may prevent us getting into trouble.

Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs. Fears are caused often because of experiences or ideas expressed by others, and at times, the media. Many normal fears during the early years, like men with beards, or large dogs, disappear with age. Those relating to personal failure and ridicule (嘲笑) remain through adulthood and may need special help to overcome.

Children’s fears are often trivial, but that doesn’t mean they should be ignored. They need to be recognized and accepted as real for that child. Only when we help children understand their fears can they grow normally in their ability to deal with them.

Research shows that as a child grows up, the center of his fears changes a lot. Things like divorce, a teacher who “shouted at me”, people with guns, bullies, big boys, or “making fun of me” top the list of childhood fears.

We can not always prevent these experiences from happening, but it’s essential that children be allowed to freely express their emotions without judgment. Sympathy and a caring listener will help ease the pain of these fears. Read books and stories to your child about children who have experienced similar fears. This helps children talk about their fears and find ways to cope. With all emotions, fears become less of a problem for children as they gain self-confidence and they find that fear is normal and can be dealt with.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we can know that fears in young children_______. .

A. only center on frightening animalsB. are not born but learned

C. can make sure of their safetyD. need special help to deal with

2.The underlined word “trivial” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. smallB. seriousC. harmfulD. common

3.In dealing with children’s fears, the final goal of the parents is to _______.

A. stop unpleasant experiences happening to children

B. let children know about the nature of fear

C. create an environment where there is nothing to fear

D. develop children’s ability to treat their fear on their own

4.From the passage we can learn that ________ .

A. some childhood fears may have a lasting influence

B. children should avoid the media to reduce their fear

C. fears can be judged according to the environment

D. children with similar fears can communicate easily

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. How to Overcome Children’s FearsB. Children’s Fears

C. The kind of Children’s FearsD. The Bad Effects of Fears

As they migrate (遷移), butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with, and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction. This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances. Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind.

Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect (測出) such little creatures at such great heights.

To their surprise, though, the insects weren’t passive travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes.

Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn’t always go with the flow. If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate (補償). Many migrating birds do the same thing.

The study also found, butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications. With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops.

1.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Insects migrate with the seasons．

B. Wind helps insects greatly in migrating．

C. Windsurfing insects have real direction．

D. Scientists have trouble in observing insects．

2.Scientists originally thought that ________．

A. insects always waited for their favorable winds

B. insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

C. insects were just blown about by the wind

D. insects positioned themselves in the winds

3.It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because ________．

A. the little creatures can fly very fast

B. they have no regular migrating courses

C. the wind’s direction is hard to foresee

D. their flight is long and high above ground

4.We can learn from the text that _________．

A. insects fly in the way birds do

B. insects travel more easily in autumn

C. insects never position themselves when flying low

D. insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

5.According to the passage, the findings can__________．

A. increase insects in number B．instruct farmers when to spray

C. prevent climate warming D．help protect insects

單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題0.5分，滿分5分）

1.We should never play tricks on the people who are d____________.

2.My father has finally q____________ smoking after learning its harm.

3.This email called for an i____________ reply, because it was very urgent.

4.Compared with the t____________ pleasure, happiness is a deep feeling of joy that often lasts a long time.

5.There are a v____________ of different styles of stand-up comedy, such as telling jokes, relying on visual humor and so on.

6.Nowadays more and more f____________, whatever nationalities they are, come to China, and make great contributions to developing the country.

7.Since she got the i____________ to the wedding ceremony, she has been considering what gift she will present to the new couple.

8.All of the students are encouraged to p____________ in the activity organized by the English club.

9.Jane was so angry that she t____________ her boyfriend’s letter into pieces.

10.The newly-elected chairman is very familiar with the p____________ of conducting a meeting.

句子翻譯 (共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

1.我們開始意識到了友誼的重要性，那是一種被描繪成既純潔又溫暖的情感。

We begin to __________ __________ __________ the importance of friendship, which can __________ __________ __________ pure and warm.

2.我曾為繼續(xù)深造或找工作左右為難，但我別無選擇，最后還是找了一份安穩(wěn)的工作養(yǎng)家糊口。

I ___________ ___________ ___________ further education and job-hunting, but finally I __________ __________ ___________ ___________ to get a secure job for my family.

3.無論多難，他還是希望循著父親的足跡去幫助那些困境中的人。

__________ __________ it is, he hopes to __________ __________ __________ __________ _________ his father to help those in trouble.

4.約翰很快適應(yīng)了國外的學習生活。盡管他歷經(jīng)磨難，卻依然保持積極樂觀的狀態(tài)。

John __________ __________ the study life abroad quickly. Despite all the difficulties he came across, he still __________ __________.

5.卓別林從無聲電影起家，直到今天，他的大部分電影還深受各年齡段人群的喜愛。

Charlie Chaplin __________ __________ _________ in silent films, most of which __________ __________ __________ all age groups even today.