Ideally ______ for Broadway theatres and Firth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favorite with many guests.

A. locating                   B. being located            C. having been located  D. located

We went through a period ______ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.

A. which                     B. whose                            C. in which                  D. with which

So much of interest ______ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing           B. Beijing offers            C. does Beijing offer     D. Beijing does offer

______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A. However                 B. Whatever                 C. No matter                D. Although

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.   Note that there is one word more than you need.

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the United Stales. He became a  1  voce in the years before the Civil War.

A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) _2_ Douglass's birth and Black History Month with the reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a _3  site in Washington. D.C. The two-story house, which contains many of Douglass's personal possessions, had undergone a three-year _4 _. (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don't have to live in the nation's capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)

He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father he never knew. Douglass grew up to become the first black _5  to bold a government office — as US minister and consul general (總領事) to Haiti.

As a youth, be never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so be _6  taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.

In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system _7  up by antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y. was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the _8 , housing as many as 11 runaway slaves at a time.

He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass witnessed the end of slavery in 1865 and the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution (美國憲法修正案), which _9  African-Americans the right to vote.

People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and playing with others. However, playing sports can have __1   effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been __2   at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad __3  ^{of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.}

Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main _4  of too much aggression ill children's sports. They believe children _5 _ aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that__6   is everything. Many parents go to children's sporting events and shout __7 _ at other players or cheer when their child behaves __8__. As well, children arc even taught that hurting other players is _ 9 or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured _10 , the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.

As a society, we really need to 11  this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches _12 should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better__13  . They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to __14 _ , themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that __15   is not as important as winning.

1. A. restrictive        B. negative         C. active            D. instructive

2. A. knocked          B. glanced         C. smiled           D. shouted

3. A. impression       B. concept         C. taste             D. expectation

4. A. resource          B. cause            C. course          D. consequence

5. A. question          B. understand     C. copy             D. neglect

6. A. winning           B. practicing      C. fun               D. sport

7. A. praises            B. orders           C. remarks        D. insults

8. A. proudly           B. ambitiously    C. aggressively   D. bravely

9. A. acceptable       B. impolite         C. possible         D. accessible

10. A. By contrast    B. In addition     C. As a result     D. After all

11. A. look up to      B. face up to      C. make up for   D. come up with

12. A. in particular    B. in all              C. in return        D. in advance

13. A. techniques     B. means           C. values           D. directions

14. A. respect          B. relax             C. forgive          D. enjoy

15. A. body             B. fame             C. health            D. spirit

Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."

Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.

"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."

Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."

Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."

1. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a______life.

   A. satisfying                  B. tough                      C. meaningless                    D. boring

2. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.

   A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant                  B. Kathy persuaded her to do so

   C. Zoe got tired of the city life                            D. Zoe loved Wales more than London

3. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

   A. Tiresome and troublesome.                            B. Romantic and peaceful

   C. Mentally exhausting but healthy                      D. Physically tiring but rewarding.

4. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

   A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.                  B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

   C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.          D. Kill two birds with one stone.

A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.

University tuition fees (學費) are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.

In the research, the teenagers were presented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average £ 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just £ 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £ 10.000. Average debts for graduates are £ 12，363.

Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. "The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively."

Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.

1. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?

   A. Students understand personal finances differently.   

   B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.

   C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.

   D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.

2. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably means "______".

   A. to raise the student loans                                B. to improve the school facilities

   C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition         D. to lift the school building roofs

3. According to Stephen Moir, students_______.

   A. are too young 10 be exposed 10 financial issues

   B. should learn 10 manage their finances well

   C. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans

   D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance

4. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well

   B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.

   C. Financial planning is a required course at college.

   D. Young people should become responsible adults.

A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.

University tuition fees (學費) are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.

In the research, the teenagers were presented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average £ 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just £ 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £ 10.000. Average debts for graduates are £ 12，363.

Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. "The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively."

Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.

1. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?

   A. Students understand personal finances differently.   

   B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.

   C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.

   D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.

2. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably means "______".

   A. to raise the student loans                                B. to improve the school facilities

   C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition         D. to lift the school building roofs

3. According to Stephen Moir, students_______.

   A. are too young 10 be exposed 10 financial issues

   B. should learn 10 manage their finances well

   C. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans

   D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance

4. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well

   B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.

   C. Financial planning is a required course at college.

   D. Young people should become responsible adults.

The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we'll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.

Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or ＄10 billion altogether.

Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods — tree crops, grasses and wood products — but there's no case for the government to pay to put the world's dinner into the gas tank.

Third, we urgently need to weather-proof die world's crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond — which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather — can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation hind to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.

1. An international fund based on the Malawi model would______.

   A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year

   B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year

   C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices

   D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds

2. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______.

   A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas

   B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank

   C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way

   D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weal

   B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor

   C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.

   D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.

4. In the passage, the author calls on us to______.

   A. slow down but not to stop economic.

   B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products

   C. achieve economic growth and political stability

   D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage