To an engineer, a miss is ________ a mile. He can’t afford to make any mistakes.

A. as good as B. as well as

C. as many as D. as much as

English _____in many countries, but Chinese _____their own language.

A. is spoken, speaks B. speaks, is spoken

C. is spoken , speak D. is spoken, is spoken

People in Jingjiang ______ walk or ride bikes, but now they ______ taking the bus or driving cars.

A. used to; are used to B. were used to; used to

C. were used to; are used to D. used to; used to

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. _____I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed _____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls(靈魂) because their souls belonged to the _____.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _____in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I _____ talk with you. I’m busy.” he said. He was chatting online and at the same time, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was ____.

_____ didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（電腦迷）, ____not a word came out of _____ mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反應(yīng)). I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I ____and nobody showed any interest .

_____, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, _____ Steve. I wouldn’t want to ____ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _____ people. I was worried and sank（沉浸）_____ my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While

2.A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. pleased

3.A. home B. world C. Net D.Café

4.A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning

5.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

6.A. surprised B. happy C. moved D.worried

7.A. What B. Why C. How D. Who

8.A. but B. so C. if D. or

9.A. my B. her C. their D. his

10.A. went out B. shook my shoulder C. nodded my head D. raised my head

11.A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all

12.A. especially B. usually C. really D. nicely

13.A. tell B. plan C. imagine(想像) D. design

14.A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as

15.A. on B. between C. for D. in

Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.

Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(殘忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.

Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.

Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.

Life teaches us not to regret(后悔) over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

1.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.

A. love B. failure C. sadness D. hope

2.In which section can readers probably read the passage?

A. Business. B. Travel

C. Lifestyles. D. Education.

3. What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?

A. 頹廢 B. 遺憾 C. 悲傷 D. 絕望

4.What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

A.When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow.

B. If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future.

C. What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.

D. The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow.

5.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage people to love each other.

B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.

C. To give readers some information about life.

D. To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.

閱讀表達(dá)（10分）閱讀短文后回答問題。（共5題，每題2分）

Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture（家具）stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her.

To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax（蠟）to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.

Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to give us a hand. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

Answer the following questions with No More Than 8 Words

1.How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?

2.Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?

3.What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?

4.Who helped when Kyra and her mum couldn't make enough candles?

5.How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?

You have to start now_______ you can catch the early bus.

A. so that B. as soon as C. even though

We should have some dreams and try to ________ them.

A. drop B. imagine C. achieve

He _______ his leg while he _______ in a football match against another school.

A. broke, has played

B. was breaking, was playing

C. broke, was playing

A poor girl was selling matches(火柴) in the street on Christmas Eve. She was very hungry and cold but she couldn’t return home. She didn’t sell any match , her stepmother would be angry.

It was very cold. The girl felt so cold and hungry that she stopped in front of a beautiful house. She sat down at the foot of the wall. She wanted to be warmer so she ignited (點(diǎn)燃) a match. Soon it went out, she ignited another. The light was very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found herself in the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her grandma. She kissed her and asked her why she didn’t stay at home. The girl said she had to go out to get money. Grandma told her not to worry and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. In her grandma’s arms, the little girl smiled sweetly.

It snowed heavily that night. The girl died with a smile on her face. At the same time, people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and enjoy themselves.

1.The girl _______ so she couldn’t go back home.

A. was selling matches

B. didn’t sell any match

C. was very hungry and cold

2.The girl was so ______ that she ignited a match .

A. cold and hungry B. tired C. warm

3.In the clouds the girl saw________.

A. her stepmother

B. a beautiful house

C. her grandma

4.The people in the beautiful house ______when the girl died.

A. bought many matches

B. were coming to meet her

C. were having a great time

5.What’s the best title of the story? _______.

A. A girl and her grandma

B. A girl with a smile

C. A girl selling matches