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 ______ your timely warning, we would have been unaware of the danger.

A. In spite of            B. But for   C. Instead of        D. As for

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As a parent you have the responsibility to help your children understand money. But first you will need to understand your own attitude towards money, and make sure to practise what you teach.

Ask yourself what things that cost money are the most important to you. Also ask yourself what financial goals do you have for yourself and your family this year, in five years, and so on?

Take a minute to write down a list. Below are some ideas to get you started. There’s no right or wrong here. This exercise is just to help you grasp what money means to you so that you can help your children understand your values.

◆ Home

◆ Household expenses

◆ Education

◆ Recreation, entertainment

◆ Savings

◆ Charitable contributions

You can start discussing money when your children are as young as three years old. The best time to teach a child anything is when he or she shows an interest. So he prepared to start talking about money when your child starts asking you to buy candy or toys.

Begin by showing how money is exchanged for items or services. Show your children how money works by allowing them to buy something, such as a toy or a book.

Be open and honest, and explain to your children why they can or cannot have certain items. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, you might say, “You have enough toy trucks now.” Or, if the request is for multiple items, “You have a choice to make, between this toy and that one.”

You can start explaining the bigger picture once your children understand the basic function of money. Show an older child how money is used to provide for the whole family.

45. Why should parents understand their own money attitudes first?

  A. To help their children earn money.      B. To set an exampel to their children.

  C. To help them set financial goals.       D. To help them tell right from wrong.

46. Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of things that cost money listed in the article?

  A. Travel and investments.               B. Household expenses.

  C. Education and entertainment.         D. Savings and charitable contributions.

47. Which of the following is NOT a way to teach the children about money?

  A. Showing how money is exchanged.

  B. Allowing children to buy whatever they like.

  C. Explaining the limits involved in using money.

  D. Having an open discussion about money.

48. According to the passage, when should parents start teaching a child about money?

  A. When the child can understand its basic function.

  B. When the child can understand how money is used to provide for the whole family.

  C. When the child knows how to support a family.

  D. As young as three, or when they start showing an interest.

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Who did the teacher ________ the exercises?

   A. have done      B. have do         C. had done      D. has done

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We are looking forward with hope to ________ from Ms Smith.

       A. hear                         B. hearing                    C. heard                       D. being heard

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The company has changed some of its working practices__________complaints and criticism from the customers.

       A．in respect to            B．in return for            C．in exchange for              D．in response to

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—Who did you spend last weekend with?

       —________.

       A．Palmer’s   B．The Palmers’    C．The Plamers     D．The Plamer’s

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A fire broke out in a commercial mall unexpectedly             the customers and the persons working there fleeing for safety

    A．making    B．causing    C．forcing   D．sending

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     Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation (衛(wèi)生設(shè)備).

     The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate (不充足的) water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition (前提) for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

Consider these facts:

     The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

     Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water, and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

     Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-born diseases.

Here are three ways you can help:

     (1) Write Congress

     Current US foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad.

     (2) Donate to a project with a faith-based organizations

     Many US religious groups already donate to water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply a single project by a US organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

     (3) Support nonprofit water organizations

     Many US-based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects on drinking water and sanitation. Some organizations are large, others small, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

53. The passage is probably written for         .

A. Americans                B. people in developing countries

C. religious leaders           D. nonprofit water organizations

54. What is the problem that the facts exposed?

A. Inequality between men and women.                             

B. Many people have no access to clean drinking water.

C. Less effort has been made to improve the basic sanitation.                              

D. Children suffer most from the lack of basic sanitation.

55.  The purpose of the passage is to arouse people to         .

A. help the developing countries              

B. help solve the water shortage and sanitation problem

C. support nonprofit water organizations     

D. help get rid of water-related diseases around the world

56. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. From Water Shortage and Sanitation to Poverty             

B. Developing World, A Place Needs Help

C. Water Shortage and Sanitation, What Can We Do?

D. Water Shortage and Sanitation

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第一節(jié) 語(yǔ)音知識(shí)(共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分)

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

1. calm     A. half        B. altogether        C. false             D. talk

2. recover  A. recent       B. prevent          C. fever             D. convenient

3. lack     A. dance      B. exact            C. cigarette           D. courage

4. chest    A. chemistry    B. machine         C.  cheese          D. Christmas

5. ink      A. singer      B. change           C. exchange         D. danger

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 ---I did very well in the Maths exam yesterday.

   ---I did _____ . I got full marks.

   A.no better   B.no worse    C. even worse    D.not better