A particular quirk(古怪舉動)of Canadian education is that there isn’t one system but 13. All 10 provinces and all 3 territories have the right to run their own education systems. It’s established in the Constitution.

This means there is no national standard. Nobody agrees on the grade at which one makes the transition from elementary to secondary school, nor on how many years’ schooling is compulsory, nor how many grades there should be before college or university, nor how schools should be funded. Families relocating often get a surprise when they are informed that the children will have to repeat a grade because the one they have just finished does not cover the required courses to pass into the next grade where they are now.

Older children from isolated areas may be sent away to boarding schools, but this practice is falling out of favor. These days children in a very small community are more likely to attend the same school from kindergarten to grade 12(13 in Ontario, 11 in Quebec). In rural areas, pupils are taken to the nearest school in large yellow buses, some spending over an hour on the bus each way. Some never do a spot of homework at home because they always complete it on the bus. With the arrival of computers, high-quality education has now become possible even in very remote areas. It also enables parents to educate their children at home.

Colleges in Canada are sponsored by the state. Fully 75% of Canadian students go on after high school to some sort of further education. Having a university degree is fast becoming the minimum standard for employment but is far from a guarantee of a good job; those with a PhD in Philosophy, if not holding tenure at a university, are likely to be flipping burgers at a fast-food joint.

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22. New policies, _______ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, _______by the local government across China since the start of school on September 1.

A．intending; have been made known             B. intended; have been made known

C．intending; are made known                          D. intended; had made known

書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面的文字，用英語寫一篇120-150詞的短文。最近的一項研究表明，北京大約50%的青少年有不吃早餐的習(xí)慣。請根據(jù)表格的內(nèi)容用英語寫一篇題為“Top Meal of the Day”的短文。

注意：1．短文必須包括所有要點，可以適當(dāng)增加情節(jié)，使內(nèi)容連貫。

      2．詞數(shù)：100左右      3．參考詞匯：苗條的：slim    創(chuàng)造性的：creative

When first         to the market, these products enjoy great success.

A. introducing      B. introduced  C. introduce        D. being introduced

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son.   36    in the crowded store, I had my pocket   37   and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost   38   of myself. What could I do? We were not very   39  . The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would   40   our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even   41   for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my   42   mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then   43   a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to   44   her.

When she came home, I   45   a smile to greet her. She was   46   to see the neat house and   47   meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story   48  . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

“I’ve   49   my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had   50  . She didn’t lose her   51  . So I was afraid she was trying hard to   52   her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still   53   and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”  She   54   her eyes, looking at me and said, “Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the   55   who is to blame.

A. Fortunately        B. Unfortunately    C. Secretly     D. Surprisingly

A. robbed             B. stolen           C. picked           D. gone

A. control            B. heart          C. interest       D. habit

A. happy          B. poor             C. healthy        D. wealthy

A. enrich             B. improve       C. affect         D. please

A. guilty             B. ashamed          C. frightened       D. worried

A. careless           B. unforgivable     C. unforgettable    D. unbelievable

A. prepared       B. served      C. provided         D. chose

A. comfort        B. meet         C. surprise         D. please

A. gave            B. pretended        C. forced       D. made

A. satisfied      B. surprised        C. pleased          D. interested

A. expensive     B. excellent        C. cool         D. attractive

A. gladly         B. calmly           C. excitedly        D. nervously

A. spent          B. wasted      C. donated          D. lost

A. hoped          B. desired          C. expected    D. wished

A. way            B. temper           C. interest         D. control

A. hide           B. express     C. maintain         D. show

A. unhappy       B. silent           C. worried          D. surprised

A. moved          B. shut        C. raised      D. opened

A. store         B. policeman        C. society          D. thief

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

    Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.

While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.

    A. regret       B. happiness        C. gratefulness D. disappointment

   The underlined phrase “out in the sticks” probably means _____?

A. in radio stations                    B. in the country  

C. in big cities                        D. in Dixon, Illinois

   Why did the writer mention his mother’s words over and again? Because _____.

    A. it was his mother’s words that encouraged him

    B. his mother was a person who talked a lot

    C. nothing good has happened to him up to now

    D. he got turned down every time he tried

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A. There was a small radio station in Dixon, Illinois.

    B. Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland.

    C. WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games.

    D. Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department.

When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job?

    A. When he hitchhiked to Chicago.       B. After he graduated from college.

    C. Before he graduated from college.        D. As soon as he was turned down.

   Gone are the days _______ we spent together in the mountainous village.

A. when             B. that         C. where        D. on which

—Could you tell Lily the meeting place?

  —Sure, I will __________ when I see her.

  A. immediately     B. probably        C. certainly     D. merely

Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, __________ ?

A. does she       B. doesn’t she          C. is he        D. isn’t he

Whether ways can be found to stop pollution or not is just ____ worries the public．

    A．why      B．which        C．that         D．what