A sign said "No Smoking" but the woman _________ it and lit a cigarette,

A．ignored             B．guessed                C．gained              D．dipped

—They've elected me house captain

—_________! You deserve it．

A．How awful                                          B．Congratulations

C．What a shame                                        D．I am sorry

I had just gone through life-saving brain surgery（手術(shù)）．I came home from the  1  with a bald（禿的）head and felt very sad．I would not let anyone see me  2  having a hat on my head．I didn't even want anyone to  3 me about my life.

      Several days later，I came out of nay upstairs bedroom to go to the  4  across the hall．I didn't have a hat on  5  I didn't think anyone was at home．As I came out of the bathroom, I was  6   to see my little three-year-old grandson standing there．

     He looked at me  7  a huge smile appeared on his face．He pm his  8  around me and gave me a big hug．Then he said "Bubba, you got a haircut! Who   9  it?" 1 said the doctor did．He said the doctor did a good job．Well, that was   10  with him.

     The little boy made me  11  that I was still loved no matter what I looked like．Then I held his little hand and  12  him to take me downstairs．I enjoyed being with the 13   ．If he didn't hate Bubba looked like that，I knew everyone else could  14  it，too．

     That boy is eight years old today and I am still Bubba, but with a little more  15 ．

1．A．hotel           B．hospital            C．park                      D．countryside

2．A．by            B．through            C．without             D．with

3．A．think of        B．agree with          C．talk to              D．point to

4．A．bedroom      B．living room         C．kitchen             D．bathroom

5．A．although        B．and               C．when               D．because

6．A．surprised       B．lucky              C．glad                D．busy

7．A．Actually       B．Suddenly           C．Quietly             D．Strangely

8．A．hands          B．arms              C．eyes                D．legs

9．A．cared          B．washed          C．repaired             D．cut

10．A．boring       B．fine                C．angry               D．comfortable

11．A．trust         B．remember           C．realize             D．forget

12．A．allowed      B．helped         C．encouraged         D．taught

13．A．doctors       B．friends               C．family               D．relatives

14．A．accept       B．suggest              C．tell                 D．mind

15．A．happiness     B．hair                 C．health              D．tear

Teenagers in England do many the same things as children in China．They enjoy sending messages on their mobile phones and they also like swimming, listening to the latest music, watching TV and surfing the Internet.

    Let’s follow Sally, a British teenager, and spend five days with her during her school holiday

1．Sally and her mother went to the supermarket to buy

A．food for lunch and pens                     B．some books and pens

C．some fish and clothes                        D．some food and books

2．Which of the following things did Sally do on the fourth day?

A．She went swimming．                     B．She went out for breakfast．

    C．She read books．                         D．She went shopping．

3．According to the passage, we can infer （推斷） that _________．

A．parents shouldn't leave children alone at home

    B．a park is the best place to meet friends

    C．teenagers don't do their homework during their school holiday

    D．surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers' lives

Television has long been one of America's favorite forms to relax: It develops faster than print and radio media．But how and when we catch our favorite shows is changing greatly．

    During the 2004-2005 TV season the average family watched more than 8 hours of television a day, an increase of morn than 12 percent from ten years ago. There were also more programs to choose. In 2006 the ordinary American home had access to 104 different channels, almost double the number just six years ago.

But new technologies（技術(shù)）like video recorder and digital cable（數(shù)字有線）are changing the way people think of traditional TV．That, of course, depends on the audience's age．Old people still watch some TV shows and the nightly news．Young people are more likely to listen to download music on watch their favourite shows on the Internet．However, according to an expert, “TV will never be replaced．But without the video recorder or the Internet, I would feel lost—like I had my legs, but not my arms.”

1．American people like watching TV and __________

A．it develops faster than newspaper and radio media

B．all the American families watch TV 8 hours a day

C．there were 104 different channels in 2000

D．all people like the night news

2．Why is the way American people watch TV changing a lot?

A．The number of audiences is large．      

B．People spent lots of time watching TV.

C．There are mere channels to choose       

D．The new technologies give new ideas to relax.

3．The underlined word “had access to” means ___________

A．had a night to buy 

B．had time to enjoy

C．was able to choose from

D．had a way to relax

4．The passage mainly tells us _____________

     A．the video recorder and the Interne1 will not replace TV

     B．old people like TV shows mere than the young

     C．how and when American people catch their favourite shows is changing greatly

     D．we will feel lost without the new technologies

Butterfly world, the largest free flying park for butterflies in a beautiful garden in South Africa, opened its doors to the public in November 1996．The idea began in the UK and such parks can be found in countries throughout the world．Each year these parks are visited by thousands of visitors and now thanks to the efforts made by two women from Capetonian, South Africans now have the chance to experience nature at its best．

    Great care has been taken with the wonderful indoor garden．The garden is nice to look at,  with all its water features（特點(diǎn)），foreign plants and the beautiful butterflies which fly around you．

Butterflies world welcomes visitors to take photos or videos of these beauties．Drinks and

 light meals are served from our restaurant，and there are many butterfly goods in the shop．

Inside the show house，you can learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, and if visitors are lucky，they might see a baby butterfly coming out of its pupa（蛹）．

The park is open every day of the year except December 25th, and the opening hours are from 9 a m．to 5 p．m．in every month，except June，July and August, when it is open from 10 a．m．to 4 p．m．

    There are no formal guides（正式的導(dǎo)游）, but if you ask for one at the ticket sales counter, we will provide you with one of the staff（職工）who can show you around．

1．According to the passage, we know that ________

    A．Butterfly World is a natural open air garden with wild life

    B．every visitor will have the chance to see a baby butterfly

    C．Butterfly World was built by two women

    D．visitors can not only eat but also buy the butterfly goods

2．If foreigners want to visit Butterfly World, they should visit it ____________

A．on Christmas Day

B．at 9:30 a．m．on 6 June

C．at 9:30 a．m, on 30 September

D．at 4:10 p．m．on 15 August

3．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Wonderful Garden．                

B．Butterfly World．

C．The life cycle of Butterfly．

D．An experience of a lifetime,

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

    A．Formal guides can show you around Butterfly World in South Africa．

    B．Butterfly parks can be found in many countries around the world．

    C．In Butterfly World you can find butterflies and foreign plants．

D．If there weren't two Capetonian women's effort, there would be no Butterfly World．

    Some people dream of flying．For a doctor and his wife from Sydney, this dream is becoming true．Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan wear specially designed "wing suits" to jump from great height and fly over the large, dry land．

    They plan to set a record with a flight from a hot-air balloon flying 12,000 meters above the middle of the country．Singleman and Swan would reach a top speed of 400 kilometers per hour．

    The Sydney Morning reports that the couple plan to make even higher jump from an airplane．For jump from great height, they carry extra oxygen as well as a Global Position System unit （全球定位系統(tǒng)）, so they can be found once they've reached the ground．

1．Where are the Singlemans from?

2．How fast would they reach per hour to set a flight recorder?

3．What's the Sydney Morning, do you think?

4．For making higher jump from an airplane, they will carry something．Give an example．

Craig Calfee, was the owner of a bicycle shop, who lived in Santa Cruz, California．On a shining morning one year ago．he was watching his dog, Luna, as it chew （撕咬） a piece of bamboo．But it could not break the bamboo with its powerful jaws （雙顎）．In other words, this natural material was strong enough for a good new use．Calfee had an idea．He knew what to do．He set to work making a bicycle out of bamboo．

   Today, he describes his invention as “a little rough”．The bike did work, however．The inventor thought that the bamboo bike might be easy to make and sell in developing countries．He showed his bike on the Internet．Then,  he was contacted by David Ho of the Earth University．The two men travel to Ghana （a country in Africa） to try to produce the bike there．"It's just at the very beginning．We might fail, but it might take （奏效）．" Calfee said．

1．When did Mr. Calfee set to work making a bicycle out of bamboo?

2．Why can bamboo be used to make bicycle?

3．With whom did Mr. Calfee travel to Ghana?

4．Is Ghana a developing country ?