I wouldn’t eat potatoes unless I’m really hungry, in ______ case you eat almost anything．

A．whose         B．one          C．what         D．which

－Miss Jones once ______ music at Bardon School for ten years and now is an actress．

－No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden．

A．had taught           B．taught          C．is teaching          D．has been teaching

As the proverb goes, beggars______ be choosers．

A．can’t          B．mustn’t        C．shouldn’t         D．needn’t

Suddenly the idea came to me ______ I might turn to Mr. Smith for help．

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

The class began with 20 students, but several have _______ within the last month．

A．laid off          B．put away          C．lived up to           D．dropped out

Young adults       older ones are more likely to prefer sports and become enthusiastic sports fans．

A．other than         B．more than            C．less than       D．rather than

－Tom, you are smoking again?

－      ? It’s none of your business．

A．So what         B．How come         C．Why not       D．What for

As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee．I woke up to  1  a cup of it with some biscuits on my beside table．This reminded me of  2 , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a  3  cup of coffee．The taste is still so  4  in my memories．

A  5  thought hit me, “I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?”

I pinched （掐） myself, ouch… that hurt, which meant I was not  6 ．I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee,  7  my roommate．I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES．

I was relaxed  8  somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a  9  that my mom prepared it for me．The whole  10  reminded me of mom and I  11  her at that moment．

On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my  12 meal．I could not  13  any single day when I slept without food．But now, I no longer  14  the food mom cooked．

    This very thought  15  tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom．I reached the office and gave her a call．

    The first thing she asked was, “Is everything all right?” I was  16 ．And I thought, “How the time has  17 ”．

    When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends．In those days she  18  asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit．My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in  19 ．

    Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is  20  who have changed．

1．A．find                 B．drink              C．prepare        D．cook

2．A．kitchen             B．comfort           C．warmth        D．home

3．A．smelling            B．cooking           C．steaming       D．pouring

4．A．deep               B．fresh              C．heavy           D．recent

5．A．funning            B．possible             C．realistic        D．sudden

6．A．thinking             B．working           C．dreaming       D．reacting

7．A．in search of         B．in favor of         C．in place of      D．in case of

8．A．a(chǎn)nd                B．but               C．or             D．so

9．A．sense               B．relief              C．belief           D．state

10．A．scene             B．incident           C．care           D．matter

11．A．hated             B．expected           C．missed          D．questioned

12．A．last              B．every             C．tasty            D．complete

13．A．check            B．count              C．remember      D．cover

14．A．pack             B．finish             C．imagine        D．enjoy

15．A．brought          B．caused            C．pushed          D．raised

16．A．careless           B．speechless         C．rootless          D．homeless

17．A．influenced         B．passed            C．flied            D．changed

18．A．never             B．still               C．often          D．a(chǎn)lmost

19．A．peace             B．surprise           C．trouble          D．progress

20．A．my roommate      B．she               C．the situation      D．I

O．Henry was an American short-story writer, a master of surprising endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City．A twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance, is typical of O．Henry’s stories．

William Sydney Porter （O．Henry） was born in North Carolina．His father was a physician．When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt．At the age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store．He moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of a bank clerk．After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married．

In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone．When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist．In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt．

While in prison O．Henry started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret．His first work, Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking （1899）, appeared in McClure’s Magazine．After doing three years of the five-year sentence, Porter emerged from the prison in 1901 and changed his name to O．Henry．

O．Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, also was published in other magazines．Henry’s first collection, Cabbages and Kings appeared in 1904．The second, The Four Million, was published two years later and included his well-known stories The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room．O．Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime．

O．Henry’s last years were shadowed by ill health and financial problems．He married Sara Lindsay Coleman in 1907, but the marriage was not happy, and they separated one year later．O．Henry died on June 5, 1910, in New York．

1．The following statements are the characteristics of O．Henry’s stories except ______．

       A．the stories often end with surprising endings

       B．there are a lot of coincidences in his stories

       C．the stories are mainly about common people

       D．his own experiences are main subjects in his stories

2．We can infer from the text that ______．

A．O．Henry’s mother’s death resulted in his leaving school
B．O．Henry earned much money by starting the Weekly

      C．some people believed O．Henry was put in prison for no good reason
D．his daughter asked O．Henry to write short stories

3．One of O．Henry’s most famous stories The Gift of the Magi came out in ______．

       A．1902                 B．1904                  C．1906                  D．1907

4．What do you think of O．Henry’s life?

       A．Rough．            B．Smooth．           C．Rich．              D．Happy．

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to make your life happen．

Successful and happy people have a vision of how their life should be and they set lots of goals （both short-term and long-range） to help them reach their vision．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it in this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind （her goal） which is laid out for her on a map．She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drivers aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals, ideals and visions really are．You are the one who must decide what to pursue and in what direction to aim your life．

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract （合同） with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget．

Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goals．

1．The author gave the example of two drivers to show______．

       A．the foolishness of the first driver

       B．the importance of having a map and right direction

       C．the foolishness of the second driver

       D．the importance of setting the right goals

2．According to this text, the most important thing in realizing one's ideal is to ______．

       A．try to be realistic about one's ability

       B．have a clear understanding of what he or she wants in life

       C．let others understand him or her first, then work together with them

       D．let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true

3．If people want to reach their goals, they should ______．

       A．write down their goals

       B．sign a contract with other people

       C．face the difficulties in front of them

       D．discuss with others and ask for their help

4．What’s the main idea of this passage?

       A．Failure always accompanies people who gives up easily．

       B．Whenever you set goals, you will always succeed．

       C．Winners never stop their efforts for success．

       D．Success is possible only when a person has clearly set the goal．