—He was almost chosen as the chairperson. It’s a pity a small mistake cost him the great chance.

—_________________.

A. Practice makes perfect B. A miss is as good as a mile

C. Never say bad words about others behind D. No pains, no gains

________and amazing progress our country has made in the last few years!

A. How a great B. How great C. What a great D. What great

Life is like climbing a mountain. ______ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain.

A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. Because

—Nice to see you here. Where have you been?

—The UK. I _________ medicine there for three years.

A. have studied B. am studying C. would study D. studied

Most of us check our smart phones 47 times on an average(平均)day, and ______ double between the ages of 18 and 24.

A. hardly B. nearly C. mostly D. widely

Mr. Wang recommended me a few foreign movies, but ____was to my taste.

A. all B. neither C. nothing D. none

—I visited the Reed Flute Cave in Guilin last weekend.

—________. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?

A. You did? B. I hope so. C. Have a good time. D. That’s all right.

Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman in thin clothes entering the student public room. She started coughing when she sat down on a sofa. ________, she wasn’t well. Without thinking too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find_______in the “Lost and Found” box. I gathered her up all clothes and ______I made my way back, a co-worker warned me not to help this person because it would only lead to her wanting _______help. I ignored(忽視) her warnings and carried on.

Two weeks later, a lovely elderly man came to my office and asked to speak with me in ________. Curious, I gave him my full________. He went on to tell me that he had overheard (無意聽到) the_______with the co-worker about helping the painful woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was________he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I burst into tears, because I really needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been recognized(認出) in such a way for helping someone! We became good friends and, twenty years later, he even offered me $ 120,000 to buy my dream house.

I asked him what made him offer me such a large ________.He said it was because I was a “giver” and that I deserved(值得) it. I was able to________the perfect little home for me, all because one day I helped a homeless woman without thinking too much.

1.A. Luckily B. Clearly C. Truly D. Really

2.A. clothes B. trousers C. socks D. coats

3.A. Until B. Whenever C. While D. As

4.A. much B. less C. more D. little

5.A. silence B. private C. order D. place

6.A. attention B. patience C. preparation D. satisfaction

7.A. discussion B. conversation C. agreement D. warning

8.A. how B. whether C. when D. why

9.A. home B. effort C. present D. friendship

10.A. live B. stay C. own D. go

Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is in the south of Scotland.

A collection of nearly 150 different animals from all over the world can be seen within the peaceful and natural setting. Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is to provide a living shelter for small animals, to protect wildlife, to provide chances for the public to enjoy and learn about the area they live in. A main aim of the park is to protect endangered animals.

Facilities(設施) available to visitors mainly include restaurants, gift shops picnic areas, facilities for babies, facilities for disabled people free parking, etc.

There is a programme of improvement to condition for the animals, birds and visitors. Through the programme, the park plays an important part in the international effort to protect rare and endangered animals. Click here to see what improvement the park has to make.

As some of our animals are free in the park area, dogs and other pets are not allowed.

Open from 1stFebruary to 30thOctober, 10:00 a.m to 6:00p.m.

By buying a ticket to visit the park, you can help us do so much more so HELP SUPPORT CONSERVATION!

You can help us continue our work by making a donation here >>> SUPPORT

Contact us:

E-mail: infor@gallowaywildlife.co.uk Fax/Tel:01557 331645

1.You can visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park ___________.

A. at 9:00a.m on 7thDecember

B. at 11:00a.m on 7thDecember

C. at 9:00a.m on 7thSeptember

D. at 11:00a.m on 7thSeptember

2.How much should you at least pay if your family (five persons, including an elderly person, two adults and the ten-year-old twins) visit the park?

A. £24.50 B. £25.50 C. £26.50 D. £27.50

3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are endangered animals in the park.

B. There aren’t any picnic areas in the park.

C. You can’t take the babies to the park.

D. You can visit the park with your dogs.

He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty—four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure(失敗)forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皺紋)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(傷疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful. “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea.“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.” The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty—four days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. ”

“I remember,” the old man said. “It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”“Iknow,” the old man said. “It is quite normal(正常的).”“He hasn’t much faith(信心).”“No,” the old man said. “Butwe have. Haven’t we?”“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer?”“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.The underlined word “salao” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. lonely B. unlucky C. dishonest D. stubborn（固執(zhí)的）

2.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself B. he could really understand the boy’s parents

C. the boy asked for some money D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

3.From the story we can know that __________.

A. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the old man was always full of hope