Naturally we are only too anxious         about the result after the exam.

A．not to learn          B．learning          C．to learn         D．not learning

I am so poor that I can’t         a Discman. However, I download music from t he Internet.

A．provide           B．a(chǎn)fford         C．offer          D．supply

I hate         at noon every day, for I made it a rule to take a short sleep in the middle of day.

A．disturbing            B．to disturb         C．being disturbed          D．disturbed

I waited for him half an hour, but he never         .

A．turned in         B．turned down        C．turned off          D．turned up

         is known to us all is that America is a developed country         the First World.

A．Which; belonged                                   B．As; belonging to       

C．What; belonging to                    D．It; belonging

 

It’s The Thought That Counts

       This past Christmas was one of t he best I have ever had. This was made possible by my sister, Amy. She is eight years older and has already made it into “real world”.

       My sister bought me three wonderful gifts,  1  only one would capture my heart forever. First she handed me the  2  . Because Amy is careful with her actions, I knew this was her  3 favourite. It was a bottle of perfume（香水）. I was happy with it, yet  4  as to what lay ahead. Next she handed me a box. After  5 away the wrapping paper, I found a stylish and expensive sweater. I was deeply moved that my sister was so  6 . Then she handed me the  7  gift. Judging by the familiar size and  8 , I knew it was a CD. It was the soundtrack to the movie “Rocky”, with songs inspiring to all athletes, dreamers…I  9  loved it, but not as much as I would after what my sister explained to me.

       She was  10  to a knee injury that  11  me half of my soccer season. I desired to be with my team-mates and  12  each minute I sat on the bench. I tried hard, hoping my knee injury would heel soon. This was what led my sister to buying that CD.

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       After mentioning what was behind the  13 , Amy played the CD for me. Even though I had heard those songs a thousand times, each note struck me as if it was  14 . It played in my soul and on my emotions. I  15  breathlessly, as the words “Trying hard now. It’s so hard now” sounded through the room. It  16 me in a way beyond the happiness most gifts could bring. I couldn’t  17 crying and hugged my sister. Knowing that my sister had  18  my problem so deeply made me realize that I am the  19  little sister in the world. I had never received a gift with so much  20 behind it！ I’ll cherish it forever.

1．A．a(chǎn)nd                      B．but                     C．which                D．for

2．A．smallest                B．prettiest              C．dearest               D．largest

3．A．most                    B．less                    C．least                   D．more

4．A．a(chǎn)nxious                B．excited               C．delighted             D．curious

5．A．putting                 B．tearing                C．carrying             D．giving

6．A．helpful                 B．fashionable          C．rich                    D．generous

7．A．rest                      B．last                     C．other                  D．favourite

8．A．color                    B．style                   C．pattern               D．shape

9．A．immediately          B．quickly               C．suddenly             D．secretly

10．A．explaining           B．replying              C．referring             D．talking

11．A．paid                    B．stopped              C．took                   D．cost

12．A．enjoyed              B．valued                C．suffered             D．spent

13．A．gift                    B．story                  C．sweater              D．Christmas

14．A．a(chǎn)live                   B．new                   C．strange               D．familiar

15．A．listened               B．danced               C．laughed              D．remembered

16．A．harmed               B．helped                C．broke                 D．touched

17．A．burst                  B．hold                   C．help                   D．prevent

18．A．found                 B．got                     C．felt                     D．solved

19．A．luckiest              B．cleverest             C．bravest               D．best

20．A．hardship             B．thought               C．money                D．experience

You’ve no doubt heard people say how much they “need” a holiday, when what they really mean is that they want one. Certainly，people working under pressure feel a very strong desire to escape from work and become less tight during their holidays，and experience a changed environment.

   Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. For many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being on a holiday, It may give them a "lift” in facing some difficulties in life.

       Most of us also enjoy showing off the lovely tans-dark skins we get from a holiday. So many  tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common；although we join a tan together with health, it has been fully shown that too much sunshine will result in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one's skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.

1．According to the passage above, more and more people choose to have holidays because they            .

       A．hate working indoors all the time

       B．want to get away from work

       C．love enjoying the beauties of nature

       D．become rich and want a better life

2．When office people have holidays, they often            .

       A．lie on the beach and enjoy sunshine

       B．spend more than they can afford

       C．think about their work on the beach

       D．choose to do more physical exercise

3．A holiday may        when one has to face some difficulties in life.

       A．cheer someone up                                                               B．help someone find a job

       C．be the last thing to be given up              D．bring good luck to someone

4．At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader        .

       A．the importance of getting sunshine         B．the bad effect of being on holiday

       C．the result of getting sun tanned           D．the healthy look of being tanned

Le Invitation: The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours. And no, the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own—and where they will be seated.

       Le Gift: Flowers sent in advance are the preferred gift. They may also be sent afterwards with a thank-you note. It is considered very bad form to arrive with a gift or flowers in hand, therefore forcing the hostess to deal with finding a vase when she is too busy to do that. Though the French love wine, you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party. Why, it’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand, and that’s an insult（凌辱）. You may, however, offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.

       Le Arrival: If an invitation is for eight o’ clock, the considerate guest arrives at 8:15. Guests who arrive exactly on time or ---how terrible!---early, are mere thoughtless lout（鄉(xiāng)巴佬）who are not giving the hostess those last minutes she needs to deal with details. The “correct” guest arrives between 15 to 20 minutes after the hour because dinner will be served exactly 30 minutes past the time on the invitation.

       Le Table Manner: Don’t eat your bread before main course or hostess will fear you are ruining your appetite for what’s to come. And don’t pick up and pass the salt when asked. That’s right. Don’t, it’s considered bad luck. And you must eat everything you take from the serving dish lest you insult the hostess’ food.  Also, the French abhor waste.

1．In which country, when you go to a dinner party , you are expected to do as what are required in the text_________.

       A．America              B．England              C．France              D．Spanish

2．You’d better not pick up and pass the salt when asked．Because _________.

       A．it’s considered impolite

       B．people believe it can bring bad fortune

       C．it will destroy the dinner.

       D．you should ask the hostess’ permission before you do it.

3．The underlined word “abhor” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.

       A．hate                B．ignore             C．a(chǎn)dmire            D．a(chǎn)dvocate

4．Which of the following is true?

       A．The “correct” guest arrives between 15 to 20 minutes before the time on the invitation.

       B．Flowers are the preferred gift.

       C．A box of chocolates or a bottle of wine are good gifts.

       D．It’s better for the guest not to bring another guest to attend the party.

Your mobile phone rings and instead of the usual electronic signals it’s playing your favourite music. A friend sends your favourite song to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone.

       The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones—all purpose gadgets that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and Internet browser into one.

       Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.

       The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph, Simon, who is now chairman of Yourmobile, based in Santa Monic, California.

       “If you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,” said Simon. It's like going through toll gate （收費(fèi)站）.There's more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.

       Massachusetts-based Converse is offering service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. Finally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.

       “A mobile phone is not a listening machine, and you'll be disappointed if you think you can change it into a radio,” said Ouzel, a creative manager for Converse in Israel. “But if someone sends you a song while you're on vacation, you appreciate the feeling.”

1．The underlined word “blend” in the second paragraph most probably means _____.

       A．send                 B．come                C．mix                  D．compare

2．“Massachusetts-based Converse” in the sixth paragraph probably refers to ______.

       A．a(chǎn) person                                         B．a(chǎn) city in Israel 

       C．a(chǎn) state of the USA                             C．a(chǎn) company

3．Record companies ______ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.

       A．a(chǎn)re worried about                             B．a(chǎn)re interested in

       C．try hard to stop                                D．take no notice of

4．According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _______ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.

       A．protect copyright of music works         B．send personal messages

       C．pass along songs and music                 D．send voice mail

Money Matters for Students

       GETTINGA GRANT（補(bǔ)助）

       Who pays?

       The local education authority（LEA） for the area in which the student is living.

Who can get this money?

       Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident in the UK for at least three years, which can exclude （排除） some students from overseas.

       SPECIAL CASES

       If a student has worked before going to college:

       A student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money — ￡155 year of 26, increasing to a maximum of ￡615 at 29 or more.

       If a student is handicapped:

       I. EAs will give up to ￡500 to help meet extra expenses such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.

       Banking

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       Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts （in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials）. A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by ￡110 or so, and still don’t make chargers （though they do charge interest.）

1．A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will ________.

       A．get money if he is taking a first degree course

       B．be unable to get money from the LEA

       C．get money from any LEA when he has finished his course

       D．have to open a bank account before he gets any money

2．A student who cannot walk has to buy a wheelchair costing￡750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?

       A．￡150.               B．￡250.                C．￡500.               D．￡750.

3．You are a new student. Why may a bank welcome you as a customer?

       A．They know you receive money regularly.

       B．They charge students extra.

       C．They hope you will be rich in the future.

       D．They need student accounts in term-time.

4．How much do the banks permit the students who open accounts with them to overdraw?

       A．￡155.               B．￡615.                C．￡500.               D．￡110.