Never give children false hope by promising to offer ______ they can’t easily get．

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

It is several months ______ the whole country started to talk about whether driving after drinking alcohol should be punished．

A．before              B． until             C． since              D． after

Between the two streets ______ the factory where my brother works．

A． stand             B． standing              C． to stand                D． stands

Oh, you play so well．But I        you played the piano．

A． didn’t know          B． hadn’t known             C． don’t know           D．haven’t known

His room needs ______, so he must have it ______．

A．painting; painted      B． painted; painting     C．painting; painting    D．painted; painted

—Most of my classmates failed in the first exam． It seems there is no hope for us to make any progress．

—Cheer up．______．

A．Great minds think alike                               B．Failure is the mother of success

C．Good beginning, half done                           D．Many hands make light work

My great Grandma was beautiful both in appearance and in mind．She lived   1   two World Wars and the Great Depression．During the eleven years, I received the    2   of determination, faith and love．

Grandma lost her leg at eighty-three   3   poor circulation（血液循環(huán)） and was told she would be in a   4   the rest of her life．The doctors were   5   when she left the hospital with a wooden walking stick．

In 1982 she suffered from   6   failure．When in hospital, she wasn’t   7   to meet anyone．Grandma became very   8   and refused to eat until she saw her   9  ．We all had received   10   filled with passages of jokes and stories from her as babies．When we saw Grandma, she gave us all $5．With the help of our parents we   11   new books for her to inscribe （題詞）．None   12   her to be able to sign them all before she died．

      13  , we didn’t realize that we all underestimated（低估）her courage and strength 14   she gave them to us filled with   15   poems．

       Many years before Grandma’s death she said she would die on a   16   so she could meet her Lord when he wasn’t so   17  ．She had a severe heart attack on Thursday but endured （忍受） eight heart attacks between Friday and Sunday morning when she finally went to meet her Lord   18  ．

I believe the few short years I spent with her helped me to be strong during the   19   times．The constant love, laughter and   20   from Grandma are what I remember most from a woman facing difficulties with smiles on her face and her head held high．

1． A． at                         B． on                 C． through        D． for

2． A． promises               B． gifts               C． plans             D． invitations

3． A． apart from             B． but for           C． except for      D． due to

4． A． wheelchair            B． house             C． hospital          D． bed

5． A． embarrassed          B． bored             C． astonished      D． scared

6． A． arm                      B． heart              C． knee              D． face

7． A． warned                 B． advised          C． encouraged    D． allowed

8． A． upset                    B． gentle             C． mad               D． polite

9． A． daughters              B． sons                     C． grandchildren D． friends

10． A． books                 B． films              C． reports           D． tickets

11． A． carried                B． stored            C． borrowed              D． bought

12． A． expected             B． persuaded       C． promised        D． ordered

13． A． Therefore           B． Otherwise      C． Besides        D． However

14． A． when                  B． until        C． before            D． after

15． A． spoken                B． written           C． typed             D． posted

16． A． Thursday            B． Saturday        C． Sunday          D． Friday

17． A． lazy                    B． sleepy            C． free               D． busy

18． A． unfortunately       B． curiously        C． happily           D． sadly

19． A． difficult              B． unique            C． wonderful      D． common

20． A． survival               B． courage        C． luck               D． fear

Jogging has become the most popular individual sport in America．Many theories have been put forward to explain the popularity of jogging．The truth is that jogging is a cheap, quick and efficient way to achieve physical fitness．

The most useful sort of exercise is exercise that develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory （循環(huán)）systems．If these systems are fit, the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies．Running trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body．It is worth noticing that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease, the number one cause of death in America．

The only equipment that is needed is a good pair of shoes．Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in tennis or gym shoes．A good running shoe will give the knee and ankle（腳踝）more stability（穩(wěn)定性）．Wearing good shoes will prevent the foot, ankle and knee injures and will also enable the wearer to run on different surfaces．

No other special equipment is needed; you can jog in any clothing you want, even in your street clothes．Many joggers wear expensive, flashy warm–up suits, but many people just wear a simple T-shirt or jog in last year’s clothes．In cold weather, several layers（層） of clothing are better than one heavy sweater or coat．If joggers are wearing several layers of clothing, they can add or take off layers as conditions change．

    It takes surprisingly little time to develop the ability to run．The American Jogging Association has a twelve–week program designed to move from a fifteen–minute walk （which almost anyone in reasonable health can manage） to a thirty-minute run．A measure of common sense, a physical examination, and a planned schedule are all it takes．

1．The main purpose of this passage is to         ．

A．discuss jogging as a physical fitness program
B．describe the type of clothing needed for jogging

C．provide scientific evidence of the benefits of jogging

D．promote some shoes for jogging

2．Which of the following is the only special equipment that joggers need?

A．Good shoes．  B． Street clothes．    C．Expensive suits．    D． Warm-up trousers．

3．The most useful kind of exercise is exercise that         ．

A．trains the body for weight lifting
B．enables a person to run ahead with great power

C．is both beneficial and inexpensive

D．develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory systems

4．We can conclude from this passage that         ．

A．because of jogging, heart disease is no longer an American problem
B．jogging can be harmful if the runner is not properly prepared
C．warm–up suits are better than T-shirts for jogging
D．jogging is bad for your heart and lungs

All of us have read thrilling（驚險(xiǎn)的）stories in which the hero had only a limited time to live．Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but we were always interested in discovering just how the hero chose to spend his last days or his last hours．

Such stories make us think and wonder what we should do under similar circumstances．What happiness and regrets should we find in thinking about the past?

Sometimes, I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow．Such an attitude would emphasize （強(qiáng)調(diào)）sharply the values of life．We should live each day with appreciation which is often lost when time stretches（延伸）before us with more days and months and years to come．

Most of us take life for granted．We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future．When we are in pleasant health, death is unimaginable．We seldom think of it．The days stretch out endlessly．So we go about our little task, hardly aware of our dull attitude towards life．

The same attitude, I am afraid, falls on the use of our abilities and senses．Only the deaf appreciate hearing; only the blind realize the importance of sight．But those who have never lost hearing and sight seldom make the fullest use of these abilities．Their ears take in sound hazily, without concentration, and with little appreciation．People seldom realize how good it is being in good health until they have fallen ill．It is the same old story of not being grateful（感激的）without missing．

1．When reading the thrilling stories, we usually ________．

A．have curiosity about the hero’s limited life      

B．show great interest in our own lives

C．find many regrets in thinking about the past    

D．have pity on ourselves

2． From the passage, we can learn that ________．

A．if we want to live an excellent life we should die tomorrow

B．the disabled are eager to lose their abilities and senses

C．each of us should treasure what we have today

D．most of us are able to make full use of our time

3．The underlined word “hazily” in the last paragraph probably means ________．

A．happily              B．unclearly             C．freely             D．sadly

4．The best title for this passage may probably be ________．

A．Not Being Grateful without Missing         B．Giving a Hand to the Disabled

C．Making Use of Our Senses                            D．Learning from Thrilling Stories

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Beggars are often seen sitting by the side of a street with heads bowed as people pass them by．Some ask people passing by for a small amount of money and some just sit and wait to be given money．A few use aggressive（侵略性的）behaviour to earn money．

To solve the problem of aggressive begging, an “alternative giving” plan has been suggested．Ten blue money boxes will be placed in busy places such as the market and the railway station．It is aimed at encouraging people not to give money directly to beggars but instead to give money generously to local homeless causes．

Supporters of this plan think it will be an effective way to solve the beggars’ alcohol and drug problems．But the police are against the plan．They argue that beggars who do not receive cash may commit crimes to satisfy their own needs．The homeless charity（慈善機(jī)關(guān)）says that the success of any plan will depend on its style．They think that in a certain degree imaginative and positive plans may help to create local understanding and sympathy（同情）．Most of the beggars dislike the plan because they think they will not get enough money from the boxes for their showers, food and clothes．

Begging is a big social problem both in developing and developed countries．Governments must play an active part in solving this problem．Training beggars to work and helping them to find appropriate jobs is one choice．This is especially true for developing countries where many low-skill jobs exist．

The public should also be educated to see a beggar not as dirty and dangerous, but as people who need understanding and help．