How can you expect to get anything        you never give?

A．in case         B．even if      C．unless         D．when

—The head teacher said we had only three days to finish the project.

—Don’t worry. We have already          two thirds of it.

A．taken over       B．gotten through         C．made up       D．given away

—        busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.

—I wonder what they will become.

A．Rather than           B．Owing to        C．Except for       D．Apart from

One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said,  “Yesterday the person who had been hindering(阻礙) your   1  in this company passed away. We  2  you to join the funeral in the room that has been  3  in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to  4  that one of their colleagues had died,  5  after a while they started getting  6  about who this person might be.

The excitement  7  as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last  8  . Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well,  9  he’s no longer here!”

One by one the  10  got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it, they  11  became speechless. They stood over the coffin,  12  into silence, as if someone had  13  the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a   14  next to the mirror that  15  ,“There is only one person who is capable to   16  limits to your growth: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize your  17  . You are the only person who can   18  your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, your friends change, your parents change, your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go   19  your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one  20  for your life.

1．A．a(chǎn)bility                   B．progress              C．talent                  D．practice

2．A．demand                 B．a(chǎn)llow                   C．invite                  D．a(chǎn)dvise

3．A．started                  B．prepared              C．opened                D．created

4．A．learn                     B．receive                C．notice                 D．find

5．A．for                       B．or                       C．so                       D．but

6．A．a(chǎn)ngry                    B．sorry                   C．curious               D．nervous

7．A．grew                    B．a(chǎn)ppeared              C．improved             D．developed

8．A．sights                   B．a(chǎn)ttentions             C．a(chǎn)ppreciations       D．respects

9．A．a(chǎn)t least                  B．in fact                 C．a(chǎn)t once                D．in general

10．A．employees           B．managers             C．friends                D．citizens

11．A．quickly                B．finally                  C．obviously            D．suddenly

12．A．worried               B．depressed            C．shocked              D．embarrassed

13．A．broken                B．touched               C．stolen                  D．changed

14．A．letter                   B．sign                    C．mark                   D．page

15．A．told                     B．warned                C．wrote                  D．read

16．A．set                      B．take                    C．put                     D．get

17．A．business              B．heart                   C．life                      D．success

18．A．realize                 B．satisfy                 C．influence             D．consider

19．A．for                      B．upon                   C．over                    D．beyond

20．A．reasonable         B．responsible       C．suitable           D．valuable

When I was a child, I was shocked at the idea that my sisters could be my best friends. Now, I wouldn’t have it any other way. At the time, the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me. We fought all the time over toys, food, attention, what to watch on television—— you name it, we quarreled about it at some point. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t the same age as I. We all had our own friends in school.

My mother never let the three of us forget that sisters are lifelong friends. Her wish like most parents’ was to give us something that she never had. Growing up as an only child, she longed for siblings. When she gave birth to three daughters, the fulfillment of her dream had only just begun. She had given each of us a gift and she wanted to make sure we did not take that gift for granted. She would frequently tell us how lucky we were. But there were other, more subtle ways that she encouraged us to grow closer. She never showed favoritism to one daughter over the other, as not to cause jealousy or bitterness between sisters. She never showed favoritism to one daughter, skating, shopping and swimming, so that we developed common interests. And when we were teenagers, Mom always punished us equally, giving us yet another bonding experience.

We didn't always get along beautifully and fought just like any other siblings. But somewhere in between Mom's lectures, the family vacations and the shared memories, we realized that our mother was right. Today I share things with my sisters that I do with no one else. My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together, side by side, even holding hands when we crossed the finish line. When my sister Karen got married, I was her maid of honor. Cindy and I traveled through Europe together and even shared an apartment for two years. The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets.

       It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were. Today she doesn't have to. She already knows.

1．As a child, the author was shocked at her mother’s idea because          .

       A．her sisters seemed strange to her

       B．her sisters didn’t like to be her friends

       C．none of the girls had their own friends

       D．she and her sisters shared little in common

2．The underlined word“siblings”in the passage probably means           .

       A．sisters                 B．parents                C．daughters            D．friends

3．How did the author’s mother encourage her three daughters to grow closer?

       A．She punished her daughter differently.

       B．She showed equal love to her daughters.

       C．She encouraged her daughters to do sports.

       D．She often took her daughters to many places.

4．The best title of the passage could be              .

       A．The Greatest Gift                                 B．Mother’s Love

       C．Growing Experiences                           D．Unforgettable Memories

“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.”——Charles C. Noble

    It’s such a simple concept, yet it’s something we don’t always do. It’s not extremely difficult to do, and yet I think it’s something that would make a world of difference in anyone's life. Break your goals into habits, and focus on putting those habits into autopilot. My belief is that having one goal to focus on is much more powerful than having many goals.

I try to turn my goals into habits, and in doing so, I put my goals on autopilot. Turning a goal into a habit means really focusing on it, seriously, for at least a month, to the exclusion of all else. The more you can focus on it, the more it'll be put on autopilot. Let's look at my marathon goal as an example. I was just starting out in running, and I had the brilliant idea to run a marathon within a year. But in order to achieve that goal, I broke it down into two habits:

       1. I had to make running a daily habit.

       2. I had to report to people in order to have accountability(責(zé)任) —— I did this through family, friends and coworkers, through a blog, and through a column in my local newspaper every two weeks. With this accountability, there's no way I would stop running.

      The accountability habit took a couple months, mainly because I didn't focus on it too much while I was building the running habit. But it stuck, and for that first year of running, I would report to people I knew and blog about my running every day and I would write a column every two weeks for my local paper.

       Once those two habits were firmly fixed, my marathon goal was pretty much on autopilot. I still had to do the work, of course, but it didn't require constant focus. And eventually, I ran the marathon. I was able to achieve this because, all year long, I had the daily running habit and daily accountability habit. I put my marathon goal into autopilot, and that made it much easier——instead of struggling with it daily for an entire year, I focused on it for one month and was able to accomplish it while focusing on new habits and goals.

1．According to the passage, we can see the key to forming a habit is            .

       A．to break the goals into habits                 B．to report to other people about your  plan

       C．to set a reasonable goal first                  D．to focus on the habit as much as possible

2．The author told people about his running in order to       .

       A．get more support                                 B．a(chǎn)sk for their opinions

       C．carry out his plan better                        D．earn more admiration

3．What do we know about the author?

       A．He was a local athlete.                          B．He often gave people advice.

       C．He had no blogs before.                        D．He wrote for a local newspaper.

4．The passage is mainly about        .

       A．goals and habits                                   B．how to turn your goals into  habits

       C．habits and achievements                       D．how to make running a good habit

The more I learn about how your oral health can affect your overall health, the more of a brushing fanatic(狂熱者) I am. But it wasn’t always that way. As a kid, I resisted tooth-brushing at bedtime—what a bore! I remember my mom asking if I’d brushed my teeth. I’d say yes and she’d say “Let me smell your breath,” so she could confirm it with a smell of Crest. But I’d learned just to take a bite of toothpaste right from the tube, without even making contact with a brush. What a stupid mistake! Soon my teeth were full of  holes—something I’ve regretted ever since.

       In those days we weren’t much into preventive care at either the dentist or doctor. That wasn’t part of the way of thinking of my parents’ generation, who grew up during the Great Depression. We didn’t know how important it could be, either. "So much of dental care is reactionary.”  says Mark Helpin, head of dentistry at Temple University. “Parents will bring their children in only if there’s a problem.”

Medical research has shown the dangers of tooth decay(蛀牙) and gum disease, including heart disease, low birth weight in babies, dangerous and even deadly infections and now maybe Alzheimer’s disease（老年癡呆）. There’s no longer any excuse to avoid regular dental checkups and careful oral maintenance—especially with young kids to get them started on the right path. It’s important to establish a relationship with a dentist the same way you would with a pediatrician.

       The Alzheimer’s news is especially alarming. We reported back in January on a study at the University of Kentucky that found a preliminary link between tooth loss and dementia. Now there’s further evidence, thanks to a study presented last week at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Conference in Chicago. While this study in no way proves that gum disease causes Alzheimer’s, it’s pretty clear that the inflammation and immune response to these harmful bacteria aren’t good!

       It takes less than a minute to brush your teeth. It takes two minutes to do a thorough job of brushing your teeth. If doing those two things twice a day may save me from mental disease later, I’m never going to miss these small tasks again—and neither should you.

1．When the author was a child,             .

       A．his mom liked to smell his breath

       B．he was unwilling to brush his teeth

       C．he hardly suffered from tooth decay

       D．he made mistakes while brushing his teeth

2．The underlined sentence “So much of dental care is  reactionary.”in Paragraph 2 means that

                  .

       A．parents often bring their children to the dentist

       B．people pay too much attention to their tooth care

       C．people are unaware of the importance of tooth care

       D．parents have no idea when children should see the dentist

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The researchers conclude that gum disease causes Alzheimer’s.

       B．The possibility that gum disease might cause Alzheimer’s is worrying.

       C．Tooth decay and gum disease have little to do with birth weight in babies.

       D．The author’s parents used to bring him to the dentist for regular dental checkups.

4．The purpose of the passage is               .

       A．to encourage people to brush their teeth

       B．to tell people how to brush teeth correctly.

       C．to help people learn about some tooth diseases

       D．to give suggestions on how to protect our teeth

從A，B，C，D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。

1．constant

A．a(chǎn)rise                   B．rose                    C．salesman             D．expense

2．data

      A．brand                  B．message              C．radium                D．appoint

3．country

      A．tough                  B．route                   C．nervous               D．discount

4．junior

      A．culture                B．bonus                  C．a(chǎn)buse                  D．flu

5．machine

      A．chew                  B．moustache           C．chemist               D．Christmas

You can have ________ second try if you fail ________ driving test this time.

A．the; a                B．the; the         C．a(chǎn); the         D．a(chǎn); /

Some people argue that both the government and the milk producers are ________ for the death of the babies.

A．blamed         B．blaming         C．to be blamed         D．to blame