—We drove too fast in the street and         missed hitting the car in the other direction．

—You’re lucky but be careful next time．

A．narrowly          B．a(chǎn)lmost         C．hardly            D．namely

It was strange that they         not have presented you a copy, though they had a lot．

A．should           B．might            C．would           D．could

—Jennifer, would you take a picture for us．

—Sorry,         I take pictures, they usually come out dull．

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

Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware

    the price．

A．not to mention         B．in addition to          C．on account of         D．regardless of

It costs me more but it lasts much longer, you see．That’s the        ．

A．problem          B．sense          C．point           D．state

—Why did you leave the water running?

—Heavens! I guess I        to turn it off．

A．forgot            B．have forgotten               C．will forget         D．had forgotten

—May I stay home from school?

—        ． Or you’ll miss a lot of lessons．

A．Never mind                                                B．Help yourself

C．It can never be too good                  D．By no means

“Imagine you are walking along the road． Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter．You feel very  1  and think the world is laughing at you．But in fact, five minutes later, they have  2  it ever happened．” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 3   ．

The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of  4  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid  5  trouble．

I admit that we should keep  6  because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your  7  can let them forget it．” But this is far from satisfactory．We should do  8  to make things better．

I used to be a（n） 9  girl and not very good at maths．Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it．

“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me．” the teacher said, “If you don’t, how can I know  11  you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter． My face turned red but the teacher  12  me to go to the blackboard and  13  what I knew． If I had  14  the words in the article, I would have given up． But I tried my best． And to everyone’s  15 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I  16  you could do it!”

Since then, I have become active in maths as  17  as in other subjects． I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time． But now, I know  18 I do can make things better． Everyone is the  19 of his own fate．

If we make mistakes, we should take on an active  20．Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone．

1． A． nervous           B． excited        C． afraid                  D． embarrassed

2． A． realized          B． recognized      C． forgotten         D． remembered

3． A． speaker          B． reader          C． author            D． announcer

4． A． environment     B． surrounding     C． condition          D． situation

5． A． ordinary          B． extra           C． common          D． usual

6． A． confident        B． smart              C． calm             D． strong

7． A． smile            B． worry          C． courage          D． satisfaction

8． A． anything        B． something       C． nothing           D． everything,

9． A． shy               B． energetic           C． happy            D． clever

10． A． joy            B． pride            C． shame            D． surprise

11． A． what           B． that               C． when            D． whether

12． A． forced         B． invited            C． asked                 D． pushed

13． A． bring up        B． put down       C． think about          D． show off

14． A． obeyed           B． suspected       C． rejected            D． understood

15． A． expectation   B． disappointment   C． surprise            D． delight

16． A． hoped            B． knew         C． doubted            D． regretted

17． A． long            B． far                 C． soon             D． well

18． A． whoever       B． whenever       C． wherever                 D． whatever

19． A． architect        B． owner          C． host                   D． inspector

20． A． position        B． attitude         C． value              D． response

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy．

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being．This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing．

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance． I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage．

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice． Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend． Boyfriends are completely different from best friends． The difference is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards． It is a completely different sort of relationship．

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons． Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group． By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place．

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary． In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself． “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know ______．

A．whether to give up her best friend                B．what to do without her best friend

C．whom to choose between two friends           D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” （in Paragraph 3） refers to the situation in which SJ has to ________．

A．find a new friendship                                  B．live without her boyfriend

C．learn to give up                                        D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will ______．

A．take revenge（報復） on her former friend 

B．comfort her former friend

C．feel more independent and confident

D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget．

B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself．

C．SJ will get over her problem soon．

D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences．

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter．We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine．Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack．Sometimes it is part of the main course of a meal．Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers．

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree．The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away．Workers must first dry and then roast the beans．This removes the bitter taste．

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word．The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico． They valued the cacao tree． Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink．

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too． Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine．No one had the idea of adding sugar．The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes．Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion．

     In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．It quickly became a cheap and popular drink．Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together．People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better．

     Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie．Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce．

1．It was ______that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao．

A．the workers in the chocolate factory       B．the Spaniards

C．the people in England                                D．the owner of a chocolate factory

2．According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century．

B．The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word．

C．The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them．

D．Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste．

3．It can be inferred from the passage that___________．

A．chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar

B．Mexicans like chocolate very much

C．chocolate is a product of the cacao tree

D．people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk

4．Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

a．Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England．

b．A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．

    c．The Spaniards started drinking cacao．

    d．It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．

    e．A factory mixed milk and chocolate together．

A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d-e              B．c-d-e-b-a              C．c-d-a-b-e            D．c-d-b-e-a