In much of the animal world, night is the time ____ for sleep —pure and simple.

A．set aside B．set down C．set off D．set up

Every day ____ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.

A. read B. readingC. to readD. reads

.If what your friend comes up with surprises you，don't reject it immediately._____，imagine that it is true.

A. Thus B．Besides C．Rather D．Otherwise

The story is about an old Indian farmer and an American tourist in India,__ understanding the other’s language.

A. none of whom B. both of them

C. neither of them D. neither of whom

Under no circumstances in the last three months______ for leave because of personal affairs．

A. did she ask B. she asked

C. has she asked D. she has asked

-—How about your conference?

-—Pretty successful．It allowed both sides of us to better understand ____ each stood on many issues．

A．which B．that C．what D．where

--- Why didn’t you pay the accommodation rent?

--- The rent? ________.

A. It all depends. B. It’s up to you.

C. You are crazy!D. That isn’t due yet.

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.

I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.

“ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ”

I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died.

I saw how hard it was, still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that .

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.

I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.

1.A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety

2.A. make B. give C. stand D. find

3.A. hold B. break C. take D. control

4.A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely

5.A. therefore B. instead C. otherwise D. however

6.A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise

7.A. sense B. change C. wonder D. choice

8.A. removing B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting

9.A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. Opened

10.A. mind B. regret C. bear D. escape

11.A. hurt B. ached C. struck D. impressed

12.A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy

13.A. yet B. and C. or D. but

14.A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright

15.A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad

16.A. long B. much C. well D. far

17.A. regarded B. served C. made D. taken

18.A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone

19.A. has B. gets C. finds D. needs

20.A. stay B. get C. keep D. Put

It all began with a stop at a red light.

Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.

“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （糾纏）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.

“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”

Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.

Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （魯莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It’s a book that, frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.

At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.

Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.

1.The best title for the passage should be “______”.

A. The Less, the Better B. An Expected Satisfaction

C. Something We Can Live Without D. Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring

2.What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.

3.What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” means___?

A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.

B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.

C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.

D. Don’t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The Salwens regretted selling their house.

B. The relationship between the family members of the Salwens is much closer.

C. Small houses can bring happiness.

D. The Salwens intend to buy another big house.

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

A. Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.

B. Unselfishness has nothing to do with people’s primary satisfaction.

C. Hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their house.

D. The writer’s children asked him to sell their house.

Reseachers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes．“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，’’the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．

Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone’s shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants.Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．

Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，“practical and functional’’shoes were generally worn by more“pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘a(chǎn)ggressive’’personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore‘‘uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from“attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主張變革的)types wearing“shabbier and less expensive” shoes．

The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

1.What does this text mainly tell us?

A．People’s personalities call be judged by their shoes．

B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．

C．People know little about their personalities．

D．Shoes Call hide people’s real personalities．

2.The participants were asked to

A．look at pictures of different shoes

B．provide pictures of their shoes

C．hand in their commonly worn shoes

D．design a personality questionnaire

3.Which of the results is beyond people’s expectation?

A．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．

B．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．

C．Flahshier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．

D．Aggressive people are likely to weal"ankle boots．

4.People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to

A．become a political leader

B．have a calm character

C．worry about their appearance

D．wear strange shoes

5.The author wrote the text in order to

A．teach how to choose shoes

B．describe different personalities

C．inform us of a new study

D．introduce a research method