Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she      .

A．gave way to                                               B．gave up

C．gave away                                                        D．gave way

We       wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot a ship’s position on a map.

A．need         B．must         C．may well          D．should

The old man spoke to the girl again, raising his voice, but still       no answer.

A．received           B．receiving          C．had received     D．to receive

Sean’s strong love for his country is       in his recently published poems.

A．relieved     B．reflected   C．responded        D．recovered

The next moment,       she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit over the head.

A．since        B．when        C．before      D．a(chǎn)fter

I couldn’t find my English-Chinese dictionary       .

A．somewhere      B．everywhere      C．nowhere   D．a(chǎn)nywhere

       My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would  1   the correct answer. When I was younger I thought  2   was very important to us as humans, so I said，“My ears, Mummy.” She said, “No. Many people are  3  . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

       Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first  4  , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, “Mummy, it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said, “You are  5   fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

         6   the years, mother asked me a couple more  7   and always her response to my answers was, “No, but you are getting  8   every year, my child,” Then last year, my Grandpa  9   . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our  10   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

       I was  11   when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a  12   between her and me. She saw the  13   on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really  14   your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your  15  .”I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied, “No, it is  16   on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough  17   and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry  18   when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a  19   one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of  20   .

1．A．notice                   B．believe in             C．doubt                  D．guess at

3．A．blind                     B．deaf                    C．invisible               D．thoughtful

4．A．discovery              B．decision               C．a(chǎn)ttempt               D．suggestion

5．A．learning                 B．thinking               C．growing              D．changing

6．A．Before                  B．Till                      C．Beyond               D．Over

7．A．ways                    B．things                  C．questions             D．times

8．A．stronger                B．taller                   C．smarter               D．nicer

9．A．left                       B．got ill                  C．died                    D．got wounded

10．A．duty                    B．turn                    C．pity                     D．chance

11．A．shocked              B．satisfied               C．interested            D．excited

12．A．game                  B．test                     C．match                 D．secret

13．A．worry                 B．puzzlement          C．regret                  D．pain

14．A．enjoyed               B．found                  C．disliked               D．lived

15．A．shoulders            B．feet                     C．hands                  D．hair

16．A．how                    B．because               C．why                    D．whether

17．A．respect                B．favour                 C．love                    D．fun

18．A．by                      B．on                       C．a(chǎn)bove                  D．for

19．A．valuable               B．useful                  C．selfish                 D．precious

20．A．others                B．the deaf               C．Grandpa            D．the blind

       I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

       I no longer consider myself as the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows（誓約）mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they come. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

       So here’s what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion（提升）， the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

       Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure（休閑）, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

       It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

       I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

       By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion（激情）as it ought to be lived.

1．The best title of this passage probably is        .

      A．Love your friends                                B．Live a real life

       C．Don’t waste time                                 D．Be a good mother and wife

2．How did the author form her view of life?

       A．Through social experience.                   B．By learning from her friends.

       C．Through an unfortunate experience.       D．From her children and husband.

3．By the underlined sentence“ It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to        .

       A．make a living rather than lives real life

       B．work rather than enjoy life

       C．waste a lot in life

       D．forget the most important lesson if life

4．What’s the author’s attitude toward work?

      A．Do it well to serve others.

       B．Earn enough money to make life better.

       C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.

       D．Don’t let it affect your real life.

5．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

       A．the author is a success in personal life.

       B．the author didn’t try her best to work well

       C．the author spent all her time caring for her children

       D．the author likes traveling very much

       The Italian island of Sardinia recently lost its oldest citizen. Family members say Antonio Todde died in his sleep early this month. Mr. Todde was 112 years old. It was less than three weeks away from his 113^th birthday. Record-keeping experts say he was the world’s oldest man.

       His long life and that of other very old Sardinians are the subjects of a scientific project called Akea. Luca Deiana of Sassari University is directing the study. He says the name Akea comes from a traditional greeting on Sardinia. It means “health and life for 100 years”. Professor Deiana and his team started to collect information for the study in 1997. They identified（確定）more than 220 Sardinians who were centenarians—100years old or older. His team required three documents to confirm a person’s age. They were a government birth record, a church record and a statement by a close family member.

       The Akea study has produced two major findings. The first is Sardinia’s extremely high number of centenarians. The island had about 135 centenarians for every one million people. In other Western countries, the average is about seventy five centenarians for every one million people. The second major finding is an unusual rate of female to male centenarians. Sardinia has two women centenarians for every male centenarian. In central Sardinia there are equal numbers of female and male centenarians.

       Studies in other parts of the world have shown a much higher percentage of female centenarians. The Akea study collected information about the health and diet of about 140 of the centenarians. About ninety percent of those in the study agreed to provide blood for scientific testing. The study team hope to identify genetic material in the blood that can be linked to successful aging. Study leaders say there is no single reason why people on Sardinia live so long. They believe the answer is a combination of genetic and environmental conditions.

1．Centenarians refer to people who are        years old.

       A．100                     B．200                     C．300                     D．400

2．The general idea of the third paragraph is        .

       A．Sardinia has a large number of centenarians

       B．a(chǎn)n unusual rate of female to male centenarians

       C．two major findings of the Akea study

       D．Sardinia has equal numbers of female and male centenarians

3．Why do Sardinians live so long according to the study?

      A．Because the environment on Sardinia is very good

       B．Because they have special genetic material in their blood.

       C．Because they have a glass of wine every day.

       D．Because they enjoy special genetic and environmental conditions.

4．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

       A．Other parts of the world have a higher rate of female centenarians than Sardinia.

       B．There are equal numbers of female and male centenarians on Sardinia.

       C．Sardinia has an unusual rate of male to female centenarians.

       D．There are about seventy-five centenarians for every one million people on Sardinia.

5．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Why people on Sardinia live so long.      B．The world’s oldest woman.

       C．The world’s oldest man.  D．A scientific study on centenarians.

       CAR HIRE

       Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many interesting places to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center, there’s no better way to explore than by car.

       HIRE CHARGES：

       CONDITIONS OF HIRE：

1．What cost does a car hirer have to pay for?

       A．Insurance against damage to the car.      B．Insurance against injury to the driver.

       C．The cost of maintenance of the car.       D．The cost of repairs to the car.

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．The cost  of petrol has to be paid by the driver.

       B．You check the list and find the car you want to hire before booking.

       C．You cannot get a car without booking in advance.

       D．Full payment takes place two weeks before you use the car.

3．If you hire a car for three days or more,        .

       A．you are guaranteed an expensive new car.

       B．you are guaranteed an enjoyable holiday.

       C．you are offered a specially fast car.

       D．you are offered a car at a special price

4．The hire charge for a three-day period depends on        .

       A．the type of the car you hire.                  B．the distance you will cover

       C．the amount of oil you put in the car       D．the length of time you park the car

5．If you cancel your car hire booking,        .

       A．a(chǎn)nother ￡ 12 will be paid to the company

       B．you cannot get back the booking fee

       C．you will get back the booking fee in two weeks

       D．your request must be made before the date of hire