Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment，________ I will always treasure．

A． that                B．it             C．one              D．what

Europe is faced with lots of trouble，________ the financial problem is not the worst．

A． which            B． of which            C．that          D．with which

My closest friend Frank came up and showed me a ________ pen．

A．nice black British                                      B．trice British black 

C．black nice British                        D．British nice black

—How often do you have a meeting?

—________ But usually once a week.

A．It doesn't matter.                         B．What for?

C．Who cares?                              D．It depends.

When Edward was 18，he bought a second-hand car for $200 so that he could travel to and from work more easily than by bus．It worked quite  1  for a year，but then it got so old and it was costing him  2  much in repairs that he decided he had better  3  it．

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly  4  to buy a cheap car，but they all knew that it was falling to pieces，so  5  of them had any desire to buy it．

Edward's friend，Bruce，saw he was  6  when they met one evening，and said，“what's  7  ，Edward?” Edward told him and Bruce said， “Well，what about advertising it in the paper? You may  8  more for it than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Bruce's 9  was sensible，he put an ad in an evening paper，which  10  ，“For sale：Small ear，uses very little petro．Bargain at $50．”

For two days after the ad first appeared，there was no  11  ．But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry（詢問）．A man rang up and said he would like to  12  him about the car．“All right，”Edward said，feeling happy．He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13  or not．“Fine，”the man said，“and I’ll  14  my wife．We intend to go for a ride in it to  15  it．”

The next morning，at a quarter to ten，Edward parked the car in the square outside his front door，  16  to wait there for the people who had  17  his advertisement．Even Edward had to 18  the car really looked like a wreck （殘�。� ．Then，soon after he. had got the car as clean  19 it could be，a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out．He looked at Edward’s car and then said，“Have you reported this  20  to us yet，sir?”

1． A．directly                 B．safely                C．happily               D．well

2． A．so                 B．such              C．very                D．too

3． A．keep               B．repair             C．sell                 D．throw

4．A．a(chǎn)nxious              B．lucky              C．fortunate            D．generous

5．A．some                B．a(chǎn)ll                 C．none                D．most

6． A．delighted            B．sad                C．calm                D．surprised

7．A．on                   B．up                C．in                  D．a(chǎn)round

8．A．learn                   B．miss                C．get                  D． find

9．A． message        B．a(chǎn)dvice            C．request                 D．description

10． A． read              B．translated           C．wrote              D． appeared

11．A．doubt                B．help                C． point              D．a(chǎn)nswer

12． A．tell                  B．see                  C．a(chǎn)gree                D． call

13．A．exact              B．suitable             C．early                D．late

14．A．follow              B．meet              C． bring              D．introduce

15．A．recognize           B．get                C．a(chǎn)dmire                 D．test 

16．A． happening           B．meaning             C．turning               D．failing

17．A．received             B．watched            C．a(chǎn)nswered                   D．placed

18．A．forget               B．show                    C．disagree              D．a(chǎn)dmit

19．A．a(chǎn)s                    B．like                 C．than                 D．such

20．A．reason             B．sale                 C．a(chǎn)ccident            D．result

YUSHU，Qinghai，May 5 （Xinhua）—Chinese authorities are working to protect the quake survivors in northwestern province of Qinghai from potential secondary disasters.

The government has provided sufficient food，drinking water and tents for more than 200,000 quake survivors，but landslides，floods and disease outbreaks may still threaten their lives．

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed at least 2,220 people，with 70 still missing and more than 12,000 injured．

Recent rain has raised the risk of landslides as the devastating quake and aftershocks has destabilized mountain slopes. The rainy season starting in late May or early June will make the situation worse.

A total of 139 survivors were evacuated to safety 7 km away from their make-shift homes in Changu Village of the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Region early Tuesday morning as rain-triggered landslides threatening their safety.

“It's still an arduous （艱難）task to prevent and guard against secondary disasters，”said Wang Jianbin，deputy director of the Qinghai provincial land and resources bureau.

In the hardest-hit Gyegu Township where 85 percent of the buildings collapsed，potential secondary disasters in 10 areas posed threats to the safety of 1,924 residents，Wang said citing an initial survey.

1．The above passage is a ________．

A．news report                                           B．science report    

C．a(chǎn)cademic writing                                     D．medical report

2．The underlined word in paragraph 4 may be best replaced by ________．

A．displayed          B．departed            C．transferred               D．shipped

3．According to the passage，which of the following may be referred to as secondary disasters?

A．landslides                                              B．a(chǎn)ftershocks

C．the magnitude 7.1 quake                            D．recent rain

4．According to the passage，the hardest thing for the government to do is ________．

      A．to prevent another big earthquake from happening

      B．to provide sufficient food，drinking water and tents

      C．to evacuate the survivors to safety

      D．to prevent and guard against secondary disasters

5．The potential danger that would still threaten the survivors may come from ________．

A．the recent rain

B．quake and aftershocks

C．potential secondary disasters

D．insufficient food，drinking water and tents

“How did you do it，Dad? How have you managed to not take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the courage to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first quit drinking，the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a situation that，in the past，would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up for fear the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day，”was Dad’s reply to my l8-year-old unasked question．”The words were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so tough that I could not handle them，”Dad said．And then he shared the poem with me．The poem’s simple，yet profound words immediately became part of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this talk with my father，I received a gift in the mail from a friend of   mine．It was a book of daily affirmations with one affirmation listed for each day of the year．

It has been my experience that when you get something with days of the year on it，you   automatically turn to the page that lists your own birthday．

I hurriedly opened the book to November 10 to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I did a double-take and tears of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face．There，on my birthday，was the exact same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity Prayer（寧?kù)o之禱）.

God，grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change，the Courage to change the things I can；and the Wisdom to know the difference．

1．From the passage we can know that ________．

A．The father had quitted drinking for 20 years

B．The writer was about 38 years old when asking the question

C．The writer often asked his father how he managed to quit drinking:

D．The family had never doubted the father would quit drinking

2．What helped the father to quit drinking according to the passage?

A．Love of the family.                                    B．A poem.

C．Encouragement from God.                         D．Encouragement from his friends.

3．It is implied in the first paragraph that ________．

A．quitting drinking was easy for the father

B．the family doubted the father could succeed

C．the family strongly believed the father could succeed

D．the father had no problem in quitting drinking

4．The purpose .of the writer’s friend sending him a copy of the poem was most probably____．

A．to tell him there was such a poem

B．to tell him his father had recited the poem

       C．to encourage him

D．to show he was his close friend

5．When reading the words of wisdom，the writer ________．

A．was quite moved                                             B．was very nervous

C．felt encouraged                                         D．felt relieved

Eating nuts may help lower cholesterol（膽固醇） levels，US research suggests．

The review of 25 studies，involving nearly 600 people，showed eating on average 67g of Nuts-a small bag-a day reduced cholesterol levels by 7.4%．

The US Loma Linda University team believes nuts may help prevent the absorption of cholesterol.

    UK experts said the research showed nuts were an important part of a healthy diet，but warned against eating nuts covered in sugar or salt.

    Previous work has indicated eating nuts regularly is beneficial，but the Archives of Internal Medicine study set out to put an accurate figure on the effect.

The people involved ate 67g of nuts a day on average，over a period of three to eight weeks．

As well as improving cholesterol levels，it also reduced the amount of triglyceride，a type of blood fat that has been linked to heart disease．

    However，the impact was least pronounced among the overweight．

    It is not yet dear why nuts have this effect，although one suggestion is that it is down to the plant sterols they contain，which are thought to interfere with cholesterol absorption．

    Lead researcher，Joan Sabate said increasing nut consumption as part of a healthy diet should be recommended.

    He added：“The effects of nut consumption were dose related，and different types of nuts had similar effects．”

    Ellen Mason，senior Cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation，agreed，but she urged people to go for unsalted nuts．

    “Apart from salted peanuts at the pub，nuts in sugary cereals or the traditional Christmas selection，nuts have been largely lacking in our diets in the UK，”she added．

   The study was carried out by independent researchers，although it was partly funded by the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research and Education Foundation.

1．The passage is mainly about_______．

    A．ways of eating nuts

B．a(chǎn)dvantages of eating nuts

    C．experts' opinions about nuts

    D．different opinions about nuts

2．The underlined sentence may best suggest that _______．

A．nuts may have the least effect on the overweight

    B．nuts may have the same effect on the overweight

    C．researchers haven't done as much research on the overweight

    D．the report doesn't include much on the effect on the overweight

3．The purpose of the writer's mentioning “The study was carried out by independent researchers”in the last paragraph is_______．

A．to stress that the result of the research is reliable

     B．to ignore the importance and effect of being funded

     C．to stress the research is not an official one

     D．to provide more information about the research

4．Joan Sabates' recommendation implies that_______．

     A．nuts haven't been listed in people's healthy diets

     B．people should eat more unsalted peanuts.

     C． nuts help people reduce the risk of heart diseases

D．nuts have good effects on people of all ages and weights

5．From the passage we can learn that_______．

     A．researchers have found why nuts have good effect on health

     B．nuts of all kinds are popular in the UK

     C．the reasons why nuts have healthful effect are still unknown

     D．experts' opinions on ways of eating nuts vary a lot

Absolute poverty is a condition where people lack the provision of basic human needs，including food，safe drinking water，sanitation facilities（衛(wèi)生設(shè)施），health，shelter，education and information．In 1990 about 2 billion people were living on 2 US dollars a day or less．In 2000 the UN estimated that 3 billion people were living on that poverty level or below，which is approximately half of the world’s population．

The wealthiest 20% of the world’s people use 58% of the world’s energy and consume 45% of all meat and fish．They own 87% of the world’s vehicles and have access to 74% of all telephone lines．

Public and private spending on health care average about $2,000 per person in Finland and $3 in Vietnam.

The average person in North America uses more than twice as much electricity as someone in the European Union and 14 times more energy than someone in the developing world.

An additional $6 billion a year would be needed to achieve universal basic education--- about $2 billion less than what is currently spent in the USA alone on cosmetics（化妝品）.

    An additional $13 billion a year would be needed to ensure basic health and nutrition for all---only a small part of the amount spent in Europe on cigarettes （$50 billion） or alcoholic drinks （$105 billion）.

An additional $9 billion a year would be required to provide clean water and sanitation worldwide．That is about half the money currently spent on pet food in Europe and the USA．

1．What does the writer of the passage want to tell the readers?

A．The world is still in poverty.

    B．The world’s wealth is not equally distributed.

    C．Poverty can be changed saving more money.

    D．Half the world’s population are out of poverty.

2．Which of the following statements is correct?

A．One person in three is living under the poverty level.

B．The spending of health care on one Finn can help almost 700 Vietnamese.

C．The wealthiest 20% of the people owns 58% of all wealth.

D．There are 14 times more power stations in North America than in developing world.

3．How much money is spent on make-ups in the USA?

A．$4 billion．             B．$6 billion．             C．$8 billion．             D．$10 billion．

4．How much do people in Europe and the USA spend on pet food?

A．$9 billion．         B．$18 billion．         C．$50 billion．        D．$105 billion．

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Europeans spent more on smoking than Americans on cosmetics．

     B．Europeans drink more alcohol than Americans．

     C．Americans spend more on pet food than on cosmetics．

     D．North American people use 14 times more power than Europeans．

Do you know that shortly after hearing something，most of us can recall only 50% of the original message．Within two to eight weeks，we can recall only 25% or less of the original message．Our mental attitudes reduce our ability to retain what we hear．

    Some suggestions to being a good listener are mentioned below．

    First of all，stop tailing----you can’t listen while you are tailing．

    Ask questions when you don’t understand，when you need further clarification，when you want them to like you and when you want to show that you are listening．

    Don't interrupt----give them time to say what they have to say.

    Concentrate on what they are saying----actively focus your attention on their words，their ideas and their feelings as they relate to the subject.

    Look at the speakers----by looking，it gives them confidence that you are, in fact，listening. It helps you to concentrate too.

    __________----try to forget your own worries and problems. Leave them outside of the meeting room. They will prevent you from listening well.

    Understand the main points----concentrate on the main ideas and not the illustrative material.

    Use the difference in rate----you can listen faster than you can talk. So use this rate difference to your advantage by staying on the right track，anticipating what they are going to say，thinking back over what they have just said and evaluating the development of their argument. You speak at about 100 to 150 words per minute，but you think at 250 to 500.

    Learn to listen and you will achieve a great success in your life.

1．What is the passage mainly about? （No more than 10 words）

2．Fill in the blank with proper words. （No more than 5 words）

3．Which sentence can best replace “guessing what the talk will be about”?

4．When should we ask questions?

（1）______________________________________________________

（2）______________________________________________________

（3）______________________________________________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.