---- Which share is intended ________ me?

---- You can take ________ half．They are exactly the same．

A．for; any                                                   B．to; any

C．to; either                                                 D．for; either

Please don’t speak at one time．George may take the ________ after the two women each say a few words．

A．floor                                  B．chance

C．voice                                  D．speech

He was unable to ________ to the students what he meant．

A．get through                                            B．get across

C．get down                                                   D．get around

---- Do you have the time?

---- Sorry, I have no watch．

---- ________

A．What a pity!                                               B．Thanks anyway．                        

C．It doesn't matter．                                      D．Why not buy one?

In order to change attitudes ______ employing women, the government is bringing in new laws．

A．a(chǎn)bout         B．of           C．towards         D．a(chǎn)t

---- I must be off now．See you!

---- ________．See you!

A．Walk slowly                                               B．Nice to meet you

C．Take care                                                   D．Be careful of safety

It was in my high school science class．I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

       A   1   came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg’s mother works for my family．We were going to   2   that shirt away, but gave it to her   3  ．” I was speechless．I wanted to hide．

       I   4   the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened．She then dialed her   5  , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him．That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s   6   was something greater．

       The next morning she   7   with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．He told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Mom decided to   8   a university．

       After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager．He said, “You are   9  , aren’t you? I think I have a   10   for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  11  ．” Mom accepted the opportunity very   12  ．

       For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling   13  ．Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   14   in her classroom．The principal said, “We have watched how you   15   the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working   16   over the last five years．We are all in agreement that you   17   be the teacher of this class．”

       My mom spent more than 20 years there．  18   her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the   19   comment made in the classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle   20   situations and never give up．

1．A．noise                    B．voice                   C．sound                 D．tune

2．A．get                       B．take                 C．carry                  D．throw

3．A．otherwise              B．a(chǎn)nyhow               C．instead                D．a(chǎn)ctually

4．A．settled                   B．pushed                C．stored                 D．stuck

5．A．teacher                 B．employer             C．director        D．a(chǎn)dviser

6．A．purpose                B．encouragement  C．a(chǎn)chievement        D．victory

7．A．went                     B．met             C．worked               D．stayed

8．A．visit                      B．continue              C．a(chǎn)ttend                 D．prepare

9．A．serious                  B．fortunate             C．careful          D．responsible

10．A．career                 B．duty                    C．position               D．part

11．A．learning               B．judging               C．obeying               D．imagining

12．A．patiently              B．eagerly                C．successfully        D．skillfully

13．A．upset                  B．frightened            C．guilty                  D．a(chǎn)shamed

14．A．looked up            B went up                 C．took up             D．showed up

15．A．believe                B．protect             C．treat                    D．receive

16．A．spirit                   B．intention              C．a(chǎn)ction                 D．a(chǎn)ttempt

17．A．must                   B．would                 C．might                D．should

18．A．At                    B．During                C．On                   D．With

19．A．worthless        B．thoughtless       C．hopeless            D．helpless

20．A．challenging          B．different              C．dangerous         D．strange

There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers （夢(mèng)游者）．People have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, write music, walk through windows, and do murder in their sleep．

       In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen searched for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had got there．

       At the University of Lowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Lowa River．He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed．

       An American expert on sleep claims （聲稱） that he has never seen a sleepwalker．He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty-five years he has lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep．He says, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers．But none of my sleepers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt whether I would get many takers （應(yīng)征者）．”

       Sleepwalking, however, is a scientific reality．It is one of those strange things that sometimes look quite fantastic （怪誕的）．Doctors say that sleepwalking is much more common than is generally supposed．Many sleepwalkers do not try to find help and their sleepwalking is never recorded．

1．Generally speaking, sleepwalkers are people who ________．

       A．climb on roofs                                    B．walk through windows

       C．do fantastic things during their sleep      D．walk in a half-awake state

2．It was reported that a boy ________．

       A．was found on a strange sofa, telling how he had got there

       B．slept in his own room but woke up in a strange room

       C．lost his way five hours after he left home

       D．was searched for by policemen when he lost his way

3．There was a college student who got into the habit of ________．

       A．getting up in the middle of the night and walking down to the river

       B．walking three-quarters of a mile every day

       C．swimming in the Lowa River before going to bed

       D．walking about before he went to bed

4．Why do people think sleepwalking is nothing but a fantastic thing which doesn’t have any explanation?

       A．It is so common that it needn’t be recorded．

       B．Scientists take no interest in it．

       C．Most sleepwalkers do not seek help for their problem．

       D．No records about it have been made．

In Britain today, is it possible to tell a person’s class just by looking at him? Physical details alone tell us about health, diet and the type of work a person does．A hundred years ago the working class often looked unhealthy, small and they were either too thin or too fat．The upper classes were often tall, sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy．Today living and working conditions have improved, and such descriptions are no longer true．People are taller now than a hundred years ago．Everyone in Britain today is able to have free medicine, a good diet, acceptable working conditions and enough rest and leisure．

       The clothes people choose to wear, however, do provide information about their backgrounds．Expensive clothes look expensive and show their wearer is rich．Clothes can provide other clues as well．The upper classes appear to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colours, made of natural material like wool, leather and cotton．Lower working-class people often choose clothes in bright colours, made of man-made materials．A sociological explanation for this would be that colour and interest are missing from their lives, and therefore any opportunity to produce this is taken．

       Clothes are available at a price within most people’s reach．New clothes make the wearer feel good and show some degree of wealth to the outside world．Today it is the younger people who spend most money on clothes．Fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich．Young people from all social classes spend a lot of money on clothes．Some new fashions are started by working-class people who want to look different and feel important．They want people to look at them．

1．In the past, a person’s appearance could not tell other people about his ________．

       A．health                                         B．diet

       C．occupation （職業(yè)）                         D．habits

2．The clothes people choose to wear tell us about their ________．

       A．education        B．richness                                        C．backgrounds D．hobby

3．A working-class person may start a new fashion because ________．

       A．she wants to draw the attention of other people

       B．she wants to look different and healthy

       C．she wants to show their wealth

       D．she wants to show their taste

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．Expensive clothes look expensive and show the wearer is rich．

       B．Working-class people prefer clothes in bright colours because they lack colour in their lives．

       C．Today, it is still the upper class people who spend most money on clothes．

       D．Today, fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich．

Books for Children

1．If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

       A．Star of Wonder                                    B．The Not-So-Wise Man

       C．First Festival: Christmas                    D．My Very First Christmas Book

2．Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

       A．07459 40560．                             B．07459 38922．

       C．07459 45783．                               D．07459 44116．

3．If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

       A．Pat Alexander．                                   B．Beth Webb．

       C．Lois Rock．                                       D．Elizabeth Goudge．