A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．a(chǎn)fraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

35．A．how          B．when         C．why           D．what

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

38．A．something    B．everything   C．a(chǎn)nything      D．nothing

39．A．by           B．on           C．a(chǎn)t            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說(shuō)不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

Ben and his classmates are watching a DVD about the environment. A long time ago , most towns and villages were very small . The number of people 　36 lived in every country was much smaller than it is today, too. There was 37 heavy industry . People did not use chemicals .There were no motor vehicles and there were no factories . So there was very 38 polution .

Sadly , our environment is much dirtier than 　39 was in the past . This is a 　40 , because the best way for us to be healthy is to live in a clean environment .

　　 The air and water are much dirtier than they 　 41 be . The chemical factories and cars

42 terrible gas .The water 　43 by chemicals from the factories and ships .This means we are destroying our home little by little .

In the DVD we will try to find ways to 　44 our environment cleaner and find ways to stop future pollution .We hope you will learn 　45 you can to help make the world cleaner and healthier.　

When you step into a new environment．you must have a strong wish to fit in．Fitting in means making more friends， 36 more influence(影響) on others and getting more chances to live a happier life．Here is some 　37 that Call help you．

Be confident．Confidence attracts most people．Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world．Spend 　38 thinking about your strong points．If so，you will be able to build up confidence step by step．You won’t have much difficulty fitting in．

Be kind to everyone．Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness． 39 people notice your kindness，they will return it one day．Always give more than you receive，and think more of others than of 　40 ．A person who cares for others is popular everywhere．

Be active in group activities．Various activities like playing football 　41 help you to be known to others．You may add more friends to your circle．At the same time，you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you． 42 wasting time being alone，go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship．

Be optimistic(樂(lè)觀的)．Optimism makes both you and others feel pleased．It makes a good first impression(印象)．A pleasant smile costs the 　43 and does the most．Humor(幽默) catches others’ attention as well．People win like you for making them live 　44 ．

If you follow what is mentioned above，you 　45 by people around you．As a result，you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life．

(　 )36．A．had　　　　 　　 B．to have 　　　　　　 C．having

(　 )37．A．a(chǎn)dvice 　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)dvices 　　　　　　C．suggestions

(　 )38．A．sometimes 　 B．some times 　　　　C．some　 time

(　 )39．A．Though 　　　　 B．When 　　　　　　　 C．Until

(　 )40．A．you 　　　　　　 B．your 　　　　　　　　　 C．yourself

(　 )41．A．can 　　　　　　　B．have to 　　　　　　　　C．needn’t

(　 )42．A．Instead of 　 B．As well as 　　　　　C．As long as

(　 )43．A．1ittle 　　　　　　 B．less　　　　　　　　　 C．1east

(　 )44．A．friendly 　　　　 B．happily 　　　　　　 C．clearly

(　 )45．A．will accept 　　B．won’t accept 　　 C．will be accepted