—Did you have a good time at the party?

     —_______ We all enjoyed it so much that it lasted until midnight.

     A. Terrible!         B. Goodness!            C. Absolutely!     D. Boring!

In order to reduce the increasing prices of vegetables, the toll____ if a truck carrying them passes through a toll station．

       A．has cancelled                   B．is cancelled

       C．was cancelled                    D．had been cancelled

--- They are quiet, aren’t they?

       --- Yes．They are accustomed ____________ at meals．

       A．to talk      B．to not talk C．to talking  D．to not talking

It doesn’t matter what you wear—just ________ you come.

A. as long as               B. as far as                C. as early as            D. as soon as

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer．

We all maximize（擴(kuò)大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

We know that the word "cool" has had ________.

   A．only one meaning                    B．no meanings

   C．many different meanings             D．the same meaning

In the passage，the word“express” means“________”.

   A．see         B．show           C．know          D．feel

If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”

   A．interested in                B．a(chǎn)ngry about

   C．a(chǎn)fraid of                    D．unhappy with

In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

   A．can be used instead of many words

   B．usually means something interesting

   C．can make your life colorful

   D．may not be as cool as it seems

某英文報(bào)社準(zhǔn)備刊發(fā)一篇題為Living in the city的有關(guān)城市生活的利和弊的文章，根據(jù)下面提示，寫一篇詞數(shù)為100左右的短文。

Advantages   Disadvantages

找工作容易     生活消費(fèi)高Ks*5u

交通便利  人口多，擁擠

有公園、飯店等休閑場(chǎng)所    空氣污染、居住環(huán)境差

要求：1．覆蓋以上內(nèi)容，可作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。2．詞數(shù)100左右。

The old man made ______ clear that he would retire soon.

 A. that       B. this         C. it           D. them

Mr. Smith is ______ to attend the party to be held next Wednesday.

A. possible   B. probable  C. likely   D. seemingly

BEIJING, Feb 13 — Never has China's economic growth attracted so much global attention. The shock waves from the financial crisis (危機(jī)) that started in the United States have spread across the entire world, sending developed nations, including Japan and those of Europe, into serious recession(衰退). The world is now holding out hope that China, with its massive potential, will serve as the engine to fuel global economic growth.

But China's real economic growth slowed sharply to 6.8 percent in the October-December quarter. For China, this rate of economic expansion must be as disappointing as negative growth is for Japan. Beijing has set an official goal of achieving a minimum annual growth rate of 8 percent -- a pace it regards as important to ensuring job security.

The Chinese government is apparently confident the nation will achieve the minimum growth target of 8 percent in 2009. At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stressed the Chinese economy began to show signs of recovery late last year.

Last week, however, the International Monetary Fund predicted that China's economic growth in 2009 will be 6.7 percent. China's economic outlook is likely to keep both hope and anxiety for the time being.

China's impressive economic growth has been fueled by swelling exports and massive investment (投資)in equipment to produce goods for overseas. But the US, Japanese and European economies, which have absorbed the bulk(數(shù)量) of China's exports, are expected to shrink simultaneous（同時(shí)）in 2009, for the first time since the end of World War II. For the first time since it started serious efforts to turn itself into a market economy in the 1990s, China is facing the challenge of maintaining healthy economic growth without depending on external demand.

Expansion of domestic (國內(nèi)的) demand holds a key to China's success in tackling this challenge. Consumer spending accounts for only 35 percent of China's gross (總的)) domestic product. The ratio(比率) is considerably lower than the 70 percent for the United States and the nearly 60 percent for Japan. That is because the middle class - the group that should lead consumer spending - is still relatively small in China, where the benefits of the nation's strong economic growth in recent years have mostly eluded rural villages and low-income earners.

According to the report, in the last quarter of 2008, China's real economic growth was at least ______less than planned annual growth rate.

A. 6.7%       .     B.6.8%         C.1.3%           D. 1.2%

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The financial crisis has had bad effects on many countries including China.

B. China's economic growth has been depending on exports.

C. If China intends to keep the same economic growth, it must increase goods for overseas.

D. Consumer spending in China is much lower than that of the US.

The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means____.

A. benefited           B. avoided       C. influenced        D. missed

What's the best title of the passage?

A. Economic change, the only hope for china.

B. China has attracted much global attention.

C. China, the engine to fuel global economic growth.

D. The financial crisis has influenced China's economy.

Another man-made wonder of the US was built long before the nation was established. About 900 years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan people built villages high in the walls of canyons（大峽谷）in Colorado, where 600 cliff dwellings are now part of the Mesa Verde National Park.    

Visitors can stand at the top and look into the dwellings almost hidden in openings of the rock walls.The Puebloan people cut small steps into the rock, which connected buildings containing hundreds of rooms.

The rock walls have protected the buildings from severe weather in the area; therefore, they remain mostly unchanged in the hundreds of years since they were built.

Our final man-made wonder is in the northwestern city of Seattle, Washington. The Space Needle was built as the central structure for the 1962 World’s Fair.          

The 184-meter-tall structure was designed by Edward Carlson, which has a wide base on the ground, with its middle narrow and a large ring-like structure on top.The structure was meant to look like a “flying saucer,” a vehicle that was popular in science fiction space travel stories. The saucer includes an observation area and eating place.The restaurant slowly turns to provide visitors with a 360 degree view of Seattle.

The Space Needle was not very costly, and was designed and completed in about a year and opened on the first day of the World’s Fair.

Today, the Space Needle is the most popular place for visitors to Seattle. And it remains the internationally known symbol of the city.

What can be talked about before the text?

       A. American geography.

       B. Touring in the USA.

       C. Other US artificial wonders.

       D. World natural wonders.

The underlined word “dwelling” is closest in meaning to “????????????________”.

       A. houses       B. people C. canyons      D. steps

The buildings in the rock stay almost unchanged because________.

    A. the weather there is severe

    B. they were well built

    C. people look after them well

    D. the rock walls protect them

Which is true of the Space Needle?

       A. It remains a symbol of the US.

       B. Edward Carlson built the structure.

       C. It has a ring-like structure on top.

       D. It is a man-made wonder in Colorado.

What is the best title of the text?

       A. Cultural Relics          B. Artificial Wonders in the US

       C. Symbols of Cities    D. Natural Places in the US