. Not far from the club, there is a garden, its owner __________ in it ___________ bridge with his children every afternoon.

A. seated; plays       B. seats; plays     C. seated; playing         D. seats; playing

The recent earthquakes have caused concern because they happen _____ population centers and have caused huge damage.

A. to be hit                          B. hitting                      C. having hit                 D. to have hit

. Now everyone is concerned about how to conquer the economic crisis _______ is very important for us to be able to preserve our standard of living.

A. which success  B. its success     C. the success of which        D. the success of it

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

    The summer holidays are upon us again Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer．Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August．

Call 01733 864663 for details

  Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．

Call 01 353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill   

Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pm. performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．

Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team．Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner！No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child．

For further information，call 01223 810080．

If you are interested in cooking, you can go to__________.

    A．Peterborough Museum              B．Houghton Mill

    C．Saxon Youth Club                       D．Farmland Museum

You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you_________  

    A．￡7                     B．￡17                    C．￡27                      D．￡20

Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

    A．Playing farmland games                         B．Watching a new play．

    C．Competing in spots activities．           D．Visiting the dinosaur exhibition．

If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have_______ activities to

    choose from for himself．

A. one activity                                  B. two activities   

C. three activities                              D. four activities

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.

These selections provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the writer. They also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading.

Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is suitable when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or

Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more    concentrated.    When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning.

Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understand the total   meaning of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author’s ideas.

Critical reading demands that a reader makes judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit requires posting and answering questions such as “”, “Do I share the author’s point of view?” and “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?

A. Does my own experience support that of the author?

B. Reader’s Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the world.

C. but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.

D. The book contains many types of selections on a wide variety of topics.

E To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information.

F. Do I know about the author?

G. when there is no time to read something carefully.

We are sparing no efforts to create ______ more peaceful and more advanced world, ______ place where everyone enjoy his life and freedom.

A. the；a                 B. /；the           C. a；a                    D. the；the

 —Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning?

  —Because he was honoured with a(n)______ for excellence in teaching.

  A. present        B. gift           C. award       D. reward

第二節(jié)：語法填空: 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在空格中填上合適的單詞。（共10分，每空1分）

A little old lady went into a pet shop and saw a lovely-looking parrot．“I would like to buy that handsome bird, please,” she said to the owner．

“Oh you don’t want___81___,” the man replied．“He uses some pretty terrible___82__．Why don’t you get a puppy or a cat? ”

“I want that parrot!” the woman insisted, and proceeded to put her money ___83___ the counter．The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale．

When the woman returned home, she started playing with her new friend．She was petting him and poking at his feathers when all of a sudden he ___84___ （start） swearing a blue streak．The woman was so shocked ___85___she grabbed the parrot and stuck him in the refrigerator．When she took the shivering bird out___86__ （late）, she warned him that every time he used bad language he’d be put back ___87__it was cold．

The parrot’s behavior was pretty good for___88___ couple of days, but then one morning while the cat was putting her paw through his cage, he got ___89__ （real） mad and started cursing again．This time the woman grabbed the ___90__ and stuck him in the freezer．As he sat there shivering and looking around, he saw a frozen turkey right next to him．“??gad!” squawked the parrot．“What did you say?”

 --- How long have you ___________?

  --- It’s about ten years since we ___________.

A. married, married                B. been married, were married  

C. got married, got married          D. been married ,got married

 Every minute is made full _______ of _______ our lessons well.

A. to use; study        B. use; studying      C use; to study         D. used; studying