8．"It's over!Thank goodness!"
School was over and I was tired．I sat at the front of the school bus．
Janie，the driver，always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （氣氛） by talking．I try to listen politely，but usually I'm too busy thinking about my day．On this day，however，her talk was worth listening to．
"My father's ill，"she said to no one in particular．I could see worry in her eyes．I had never seen her like this before．She always meets students with a smile．
With a sudden chance of interest，I asked，"What's wrong with him？"
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual，she answered，"Heart trouble．"Her eyes lowered as she continued，"I've already lost my mum，so I don't think I can stand losing him．"I couldn't answer．My heart ached for her．
I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died．
I saw how hard it was，and still is，for her．I wouldn't want anyone to go through that．
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver，which was just her job．She had a whole world of family and cares too．
I shouldn't have been so selfish．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．I had judged（判斷） her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant．
I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered．
Understanding people is an art．

61．When the students get on the school bus，Janie usuallyD
A．listens to music                      
B．talks about her own worry
C．sits on her seat without words         
D．meets them with a smile
62．After she learned Janie's story，the writer thought ofB
A．her father's death                     B．her mother's pain
C．the ache of her own heart              D．the death of Janie's father
63．The underlined phrase"brush off"meansC
A．刷掉      
B．揮落      
C．漠視      
D．擦凈
64．The writer felt herself selfish because she hadA
A．thought of Janie as nothing but a driver
B．made only a few friends in the school
C．hardly thought of herself
D．never listened to others
65．In this passage，the writer tries to tell us thatC
A．losing parents makes people sad and helpless
B．understanding the people around us takes time
C．we should learn to understand the people around us
D．it's not right to judge the people around us by their clothes．

7．Name：Susan Lane
Age：17
Place：Reykjavik，Iceland
Organization：AFS
Experience："I think it was a turning．point in my life．I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live．"

Name：Sara Small
Age：16
Place：Crivitz．Germany
Organization：EF Foundation
Experience："I loved the trip and I made a lot of friends．I found the European school system to be hard but I am good at German now，so it was worth it．I did miss my family and friends in Australia but l would tore to do it again．"

Name：David Links
Age：16
Place：Stuttgart，Australia
Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience："l wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture．In Australia everything was different，but I soon got fit．The family l was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family．"

Name：Tom Jennings
Age：17
Place：Conflans，F(xiàn)rance
Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience："There were some challenges that were met，but I liked them，experiencing a different culture．You just have to play each situation as it comes：If there is one thing you have to learn when you are on a student-exchange program，it is how to take care of yourself．"

Name：Linda Marks
Age：16
Place：Chonburi Province，Thailand
Organization：Rotary International
Experience："It's like a roller-coaster ride，there are lots of ups and downs，but you always come back for more．I had a few problems，but there was always someone to turn to and that was great．"

56．How many students mention the culture difference？A
A．Three．        
B．Four         
C．Five          
D．Two
57．The student who valued （評(píng)價(jià)）learning another language isC
A．Linda Marks     
B．Tom Jennings    
C．Sara Small      
D．David Links
58．Who gets along well with the family where he（she） lived？D
A．Susan Lane．    
B．Linda Marks．   
C．Tom Jennings．  
D．David Links．
59．Which of the following statements is TRUE？B
A．Susan Lane would love to do it again．
B．Tom Jennings learned how to take care of himself．
C．David Links began to understand more about his own culture．
D．Sare Small made few friends in Germany．
60．The writing above would probably beA
A．the records of students'activities
B．the foreign students'name cards
C．the notice about a visit to foreign countries
D．the advertisement from a travel service．

6．Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new．Being a teenager，I volunteered to give out water at a marathon （馬拉松）．Watching the different（46）Bwho caught a cup was exciting．
The next year I was told for the race．I did little preparation．My only goal was to（47）A．I remember by about the 5th mile，thinking"Never again!"Have you ever felt that way about something？You choose a goal but soon realize it is （48）Cthan you imagined．Then the most important（49）Ccame．Near the end，an old man ran（50）Bme．I felt I failed，then I understood something．He was running his race and I was running （51）D．How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed when we really（52）A？!decided that I wouldn't give up running．As I （53）Cthe finish line，I was proud of myself．Today it is a most joy in my life．
It's natural to compare （54）Dsometimes．Don't allow those moments to make you （55）A．Let them encourage you．
If you don't win the race，but you get the lesson，and grow，you're truly a winner．

46．A．swimmers	B．runners	C．drivers	D．workers
47．A．finish	B．win	C．jump	D．watch
48．A．taller	B．shorter	C．harder	D．easier
49．A．day	B．race	C．moment	D．person
50．A．with	B．past	C．through	D．a(chǎn)cross
51．A．yours	B．my	C．his	D．mine
52．A．shouldn't	B．mustn't	C．can't	D．wouldn't
53．A．passed	B．took	C．crossed	D．raised
54．A．next to	B．face to face	C．in turn	D．each other
55．A．weak	B．strong	C．wet	D．slow．

5．In April，2007，Donald Tsang became Chief Executive（行政首長(zhǎng)） of Hong Kong for the second time．Tsang was （36）Belected in June，2005．He comes from a simple background．When he was a young boy，he had to work in his spare time to pay for（37）A．In high School，Tsang wasn't the head at first．But one day，he was（38）Cat by his English teacher for making a mistake．The teacher （39）Dhis exercise book on the ground，making him feel  （40）B．He decided to study hard，（41）A was finally put up from class D to A．"That was a good lesson for（42）D．I learned what the saying'no pain no gain'means．'"Tsang said many years later．
His family couldn't pay for him to go to university．So he started work （43）Ca salesman for a drug company．During the next 40years，Tsang （44）Afrom being a junior officer to a top official．
"To be a leader you have to be able to face troubles and not be（45）Cof hard work．"T sang said again．

36．A．second	B．first．	C．third	D．last
37．A．school	B．work	C．class	D．book
38．A．driven	B．smiled	C．shouted	D．greeted
39．A．put	B．bought	C．gave	D．threw
40．A．glad	B．terrible	C．excited	D．a(chǎn)ngry
41．A．a(chǎn)nd	B．but	C．or	D．however
42．A．them	B．us	C．him	D．me
43．A．on	B．like	C．a(chǎn)s	D．with
44．A．rose	B．dropped	C．hoped	D．failed
45．A．careful	B．brave	C．a(chǎn)fraid	D．careless．

4．

everything    seem     get     about     successful    close  climb     help     work    teacher    yourself    with

Everybody wants success．Some people work hard at it，others just talk （66）about   it．There are many successful people around us，so we all know what success looks like．Sometimes it just （67）looklike something too far to get．
But the truth is that success is （68）closer than you think．It's just over there．You must want it enough，and be willing to （69）getit．
Success has no excuses．If you have a reason that you can't make it，you'll not be   （70）
successful．success comes after many failures．Not （71）everything is suitable for you，even if it's fit for others．When we need to do is to let the failures become our （72）teacher．Then we can learn something from then．Success is like a ladder（梯子）．You need to （73）climb it．But it's not an escalator．You can just stand there and let it do the （74）workfor you．You must do the work   （75）yourself．Sometimes it will be easy，other times it'll be difficult．It's necessary for you to keep climbing．Just start，you'll be on the way to success．

3．Wonder why can get mad so easily while your friend smiles all the time？It's probably because you both have difference personalities（性格）．
Personality is also about how people think，behave，and react （反應(yīng)） to everything around them from day to day．
So what makes people think and behave in certain ways？
Part of the reason is that people are born like this．A baby gets its blood type，genes （基因） and other physical things when it's still inside its mother．These things may help decide what the baby will be like．
But one's personality doesn't stop here．Family life，school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are．This doesn't mean it's impossible to change your personality．You can always try to make yourself better．Don't get too worried about your shortcomings （缺點(diǎn)）．Just accept t hem．This is a good way to start making changes．
If you don't know how to make friends，find out why．Is it because you're too shy？Tell yourself to smile at people．Start talking to people using warm greetings．
Don't give yourself a hard time about it all．It's not easy to change lifelong（終生的） habits in one night．Keep working at it．One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!

36．Personality is about the following exceptB．
A．how you behave                  B．what you look like
C．how you react to something      D．how you think about something
37．A baby gets its blood type，genes and other physical thingsA．
A．when it's still inside its mother       B．a(chǎn)s soon as it's born
C．a(chǎn)fter it's born                                D．when it can speak
38．From the passage，you can know it'sA to change your personality．
A．possible     B．impossible     C．wrong      D．easy
39．From the passage，we can learn thatC．
A．only an outgoing person can make many friends
B．there is no way to change your lifelong habits
C．we should try to make ourselves become better
D．everyone can change their personalities soon
40．Acan't form（形成）a person's personality．
A．Blood type    B．Family life   C．School learning    D．Life skills．

2．Do you like junk food？Do you hate eating （21）Asuch as potatoes and broccoli？Do you often sit in front of the desk （22）D moving for hours？Do you easily get （23）C or stressed out？Try to say goodbye to these bad （24）A on April 7，World Health Day．
The World Health Organization（WHO） decided，in 1948，to （25）BApril 7．it hopes to get more people to （26）Atheir health．
Each year WHO chooses a（n） （27）D theme（主題）．This year，it's high blood pressure（高血壓）．It may seem far from you．（28）B，according to WHO，one in three adults even some teenagers have high blood pressure．The main causes include stress，（29）D salt and too little exercise．So to become a healthy person，（30）Cthose unhealthy habits from now on!

21．A．vegetable	B．fruits	C．eggs	D．meat
22．A．a(chǎn)t	B．in	C．with	D．without
23．A．happy	B．a(chǎn)ctive	C．a(chǎn)ngry	D．interested
24．A．habits	B．thoughts	C．questions	D．solutions
25．A．organize	B．celebrate	C．forget	D．speed
26．A．pay attention	B．get uses to	C．take after	D．talk about
27．A．exciting	B．difficult	C．funny	D．different
28．A．a(chǎn)nd	B．however	C．so	D．unless
29．A．so little	B．too many	C．so much	D．too much
30．A．have	B．keep	C．stop	D．start．

1．閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案．
On my first job，I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper．I never got a letter from my readers，so I was（16）Cthat there was an envelope on my desk one morning．From the
（17）B，I could see it was from a most popular newspaper．
When I opened it，I found a note and it read，"You did a good job．Go on!"
The note was （18）Aby Mr John，a famous sports editor．As I was a green hand（新手），his words made me （19）CAfter that，I kept the note in my desk drawer．Whenever I doubted
（20）DI had the ability to be a good editor，I would read John's note and become （21）B again．
Later，when I made friends with Mr John，the note writer，I learned that he often wrote notes to （22）Dyoung people in many fields．"When I make （23）Cfeel happy，"he told me，"I feel happy，too．"
（24）B，why are there few note writers like John in our life？In my （25）A，many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood．Also，writing takes more time and it is （26）Cto pick up the phone．The problem with phone calls is that they cannot（27）Ba long time，but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read（28）C．
So，when you find some people around you need（29）D，please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence．Maybe，you are not sure what will（30）A，but remember Mr John's words-making others feel happy makes you happy，too．

16．A．certain	B．sure	C．surprised	D．frightened
17．A．calendar	B．envelope	C．book	D．photo
18．A．signed	B．picked	C．copied	D．practised
19．A．unhappy	B．sleepy	C．excited	D．sad
20．A．why	B．that	C．what	D．whether
21．A．serious	B．confident	C．strict	D．humorous
22．A．expect	B．describe	C．introduce	D．encourage
23．A．other	B．the other	C．others	D．the others
24．A．But	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Actually
25．A．opinion	B．a(chǎn)dvice	C．idea	D．decision
26．A．stronger	B．weaker	C．harder	D．easier
27．A．wait	B．last	C．stop	D．rest
28．A．once	B．only once	C．more than once	D．less than once
29．A．thanks	B．truth	C．trouble	D．help
30．A．happen	B．matter	C．turn	D．hold

3．Most of us probably live without vegetables，but how about a world without chocolate？Now that would be possible!According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don't act soon．
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage（短缺）-chocolate's growing popularity and less production of cocoa（可可豆），the plant from which chocolate is made．With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate，not much can be done about the first cause．
Therefore，the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production．However，new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana，the world's largest producers，have reduced cocoa production by 40percent in the past 10years．What's worse，many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber（橡膠）．This way，the farmers can make more money．
To prevent more farmers from changing，researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Center，in the UK，are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing．But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow．This takes a long time．
First，each new plant is stored at the Control Center for six months to make sure it is healthy．It is then planted in the Center's fields，studied and tested for another two years．Only after scientists are certain that they're disease free，will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed．
To create new stronger types of cocoa，scientists at the Control Center are combining（結(jié)合） the best parts from different cocoa plants．Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage，there is now hope!
41．The first paragraph tells us that the world could soon be without vegetables．B
42．Chocolate has become more popular in China and India．A
43．Cocoa farmers are choosing to grow rubber，corn and bananas because these crops can make them more money．B
44．It takes scientists at the Control Center 3years to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow．B
45．One of the purposes of the Cocoa Control Center is to produce stronger types of cocoa plants．A．

2．-These dresses are really nice and I can't decide which one to buy．
-Well，____．Try them on and see how they look on you．There's no hurry．（　�。�

	A．	never mind		B．	take your time
	C．	it's a piece of cake		D．	not at all