“Some nights I’m up until I am making pies, or even later if we’re braising (蒸) beef,” said the student at Ransom Everglades High School in Florida, US.

For the past year, Lanster and Kelly Moran, his classmate, have been hosting fancy dinner parties at Lanster’s parents’ home. Their meals have 17 courses and are all made by them.

Their guests used to give them gifts to thank them, until the pair decided to do something nice for charity (慈善).

“We got some really great Miami Heat tickets, a nice watch, and many kitchen gadgets (小物件),” Lanster said. “But we wanted to make this something positive for people other than us.”

Lanster and Moran focused on Common Threads, a charity that aims to teach kids in poor communities (社區(qū)) to cook and make healthy eating choices.

The young cooks ask their guests to give however much they want as payment for their meals. It all goes to Common Threads because Lanster’s parents cover their food costs. After their last 12-person event, Lanster and Moran gave $1,600 (10,600 yuan) to the charity.

Now, they’re taking their show out of the kitchen and on the road. Lanster and Moran have started to organize private dinner parties with a similar model: the host pays for the ingredients, and the guests make a donation to a charity of their choice.

Without formal (正規(guī)的) training, Lanster said he had been interested in cooking since he helped his mom in the kitchen when he was very young. He learned how to cook by reading cookbooks and watching TV programs.

Outside the kitchen, the two are busy preparing their college applications. Neither is sure what they will do in the future, but they’ve promised their parents that they’ll leave professional cooking alone until they finish school.

【1】How is Lanster’s life different from other teenagers’ lives?

A. He stays up late to finish homework.

B. He plays baseball every day after school.

C. He goes to a cooking school in his spare time.

D. He holds dinner parties to collect money for charity.

【2】After each dinner party, Lanster and Moran ______.

A. receive thank-you cards from the guests

B. cover the food costs with the money they have collected

C. ask their guests to donate money to charity

D. visit the poor children at Common Threads

【3】Which of the following about Lanster and Moran is TRUE?

A. They received formal cooking training before starting their dinner parties.

B. They hate going to school and trying to do something different.

C. They’ve made up their minds to become professional chefs.

D. Their way of giving to charity is different from others.

【4】Which of the following words best describe Lanster and Moran?

A. Creative and helpful. B. Humorous and optimistic.

C. Outgoing and patient. D. Confident and cautious.

【1】What is the talk mainly about?

A. An introduction to Athens. B. A brief history of Greece. C. Modern Greek culture.

【2】What is Athens named after?

A. A hill. B. A leader. C. A goddess.

【3】What is the Parthenon?

A. A temple. B. A statue. C. A modern apartment building.

【4】What do we know about the young people in Athens?

A. They love their city. B. They only speak English. C. They think Athens is not modern enough.

【題目】—I feel terrible. I didn't do well in the math test.
—________. You're already making progress and will surely learn it well.
A.Don't be silly
B.Don't take things for granted
C.Don't put the cart before the horse
D.Don't take it too hard

The highest age groups who use Facebook are teenagers. Most of them keep the website running whenever they are using the computer and general teens nowadays are always on the computer, if they aren’t in school or when they aren’t asleep. I feel that teens should focus on their schoolwork or be socializing with their friends in person or exercising. Facebook is just changing the new generation of youngsters completely because the teenage life is one of the most important stages of life and wasting it on Facebook is not encouraging this in any way. It is also a complete distraction (分心) to their mind, for they would turn to Facebook just to check if there was anything updated among their friends.

Remember back in the good old days, when teens would do their homework handwritten, play sports and hang out with friends. Today, most teens would only speak to their friends on Facebook, while we can see them battling obesity as they stare at their friend’s message on their wall. In summary, teens don’t have a life because they are on Facebook 24/7, except for those who don t use Facebook or occasionally do.

Facebook is also where people can see the conflicts among their friends, virtual arguments, relationship status and updates, who is in whose ‘top friends, and so on. You can join groups, post pictures and videos, play games, and invite friends to parties. Mainly, all this would just disturb people into living life to its fullest.

【1】The figures in Paragraph 1 are mentioned .

A. to show Facebook’s increasing popularity

B. to present the influence of the Internet

C. to attract more teens to use Facebook

D. to prove our life pace is getting higher

【2】Facebook influences teens mostly in that .

A. it shortens teens, sleeping time

B. it encourages teens to change their life

C. it wastes teens, time and distracts their mind

D. it holds teens back from communicating with others

【3】The author would probably approve the following teens’ behaviors EXCEPT .

A. doing their homework handwritten

B. hanging out with friends more

C. battling obesity by playing sports

D. speaking to friends on Facebook frequently

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A. Facebook Wastes Teens’ Life

B. How to Live Your Life to the Fullest

C. Technology Destroys a New Generation

D. Modem Communications Brings about Problems

【題目】In my driving lesson, I learned a traffic rule that at no time _____ parked in a manner which will block emergency service.
A.any vehicle is
B.is any vehicle
C.can any vehicle be
D.any vehicle can be

【1】When did the woman join the club?

A. Two weeks ago. B. One month ago. C. Two months ago.

【2】How often do the meetings take place?

A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.

【3】What is discussed at the meetings?

A. All the latest books. B. A new book every month. C. The best books of the year.

【4】What is The Kite Runner mainly about?

A. A boy who flies kites. B. The war in Afghanistan. C. Kite competitions in the 1970s.

Drukair flight timing

Due to the geographical location, Paro airport in Bhutan is severely dependent on weather condmons, so the schedule timings are likely to change without advance notice Travelers are therefore, requested to check with Drukair offices for the latest information. Drukair rights without assigning any reason to cancel, reschedule, or change the route of the journey. The reporting time for your flight is two hours before flight departure (離開). All counters will close 40 minutes before scheduled departure of the flight.

Documents Required for travel by Air (in case the passenger is a patient)

1. Fit to travel by air certificate signed by a physician.

2. Child Health Card or Birth Certificate if the patient is minor and travelling to India and passport if travelling to other countries.

3. Reservation of 5 seats in case stretcher (擔(dān)架) is required and your reservation should be one day ahead of departure.

4. Passengers with walking difficulties should request for wheelchair assistance at the check-in counters.

For all travel requirements, please contact the nearest Drukair booking office or a travel agent.

Security

According to security regulations, passengers are advised:

Not to accept any baggage/ packet from unknown persons.

Not to leave baggage unobserved at anytime especially within airport area.

Unattended baggage may be removed by Airport/ Security staff as object of suspicion.

To declare before check-in, if carrying any arms or explosive substance.

To remove battery cells/ dry cells from radios, transistor sets, two-in-ones and other such electrical/ electronic items and hand them over to the airline staff before security check or carry them in registered baggage.

【1】The flight timing depends largely on .

A. the geographical location B. the travelers, reservation

C. the weather condition D. the route of the journey

【2】If the passenger is a patient, .

A. a physician should be asked to accompany

B. wheelchair assistance can be provided for free

C. Child Health Card should be brought with

D. the seats for stretchers must be reserved in advance

【3】According to security regulations, passengers are advised .

A. not to accept any baggage from others

B. not to leave baggage unattended in the airport

C. to declare if carrying any arms when checking in

D. to remove battery cells from your registered baggage

【1】What did the woman do yesterday?

A. She cleaned the fridge. B. She went to the market. C. She bought some hot dogs.

【2】What does the boy really want to eat?

A. Oranges. B. Apples. C. Candy bars.

Charles would sometimes stay in at break. This, however, was very seldom; it was only when the lessons were very hard indeed. Generally, he was among the first on the playground, and he was also among the first to go into school when called. The teacher could not help liking him, for he always had his lessons well committed, and never gave him any trouble.

When he went to college, the teacher gave him a good recommendation. He was so thoroughly prepared for college that he found it very easy to keep up with his class, and had much time for reading interesting books.

At last he graduated and received his degree. His father and mother, brothers and sisters, came to his graduation ceremony. They all felt excited and loved Charles more than ever. Many situations of profit were opened to him; for Charles was now an intelligent man, and universally respected.

【1】When playing, everyone wanted to be with Charles because .

A. he was skilled in games

B. he was recommended by teachers

C. he seldom went out to play games

D. he respected all the students and teachers

【2】Charles wouldn’t go out to play when .

A. the weather was bad B. he made some trouble

C. he wanted to read D. the lessons were difficult

【3】The underlined word “committed” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by .

A. designed B. done

C. taken D. examined

【4】Why could Charles find much time reading interesting books?

A. Because he didn’t have much homework to do.

B. Because his teacher recommended him to do it.

C. Because he had laid a solid foundation for study.

D. Because reading was the only thing he could have fun with.

【題目】The natural environment should be protected because of the important role _______ plays in human survival and development.
A.which
B.the one
C.it
D.that