—Have you finished your homework yet?

— No, I’ll finish it in ________ ten minutes.

A．more             B．other             C．another           D．else

— How much of his speech do you think you have understood?

—________. I wish I had worked harder.

A．Quite a few        B．Very few          C．Next to nothing     D．Quite a lot

Who is the girl ______ is drawing a picture under that tree?

A．that              B．which            C．whose            D．what

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（沖動）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判斷) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盤）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled

Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (寬松褲), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?

It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!

Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (創(chuàng)造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.

But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.

There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.

It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.

1.The passage is written to _______.

A．explain cultural differences               B．convince readers to maintain cultural differences

C．predict the future of globalization           D．show some cultural phenomena(現(xiàn)象)

2.The author thinks that cultural differences _______.

A．make the world colorful                  B．make communication difficult

C．only exist in food and clothing              D．will never fade away

3.The author starts the argument by ________.

A．mentioning certain cultural phenomena

B．mentioning his view at the very beginning

C．mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning

D．giving examples of cultural differences

4.The underlined word “shrink” probably means “_______”.

A．expand           B．disappear         C．become smaller     D．grow in number

5.The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except _______.

A．food             B．clothing           C．language          D．architecture

Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They so spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

1.According to the survey of the Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier      .

A．when they are between the ages of 18 and 85 B．when they come to their old age

C．when they are in their twenties             D．when they are 18 years old

2.You may have the highest level of stress when you are at the age of      .

A．20               B．25               C．35               D．40

3.According to Arthur Stone, old people may      .

A．have a positive attitude towards their life     B．know how to spend money wisely

C．dream about good things every day          D．control their behaviors better

4.Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?

A．Those who are worried about getting old     B．Those who are single and unemployed

C．Those who feel unhappy all the time         D．Those who suffer from mental stress

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Getting Older Means Getting Happier        B．The Young Are Happier Than the Old

C．Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life        D．The Younger, the Happier

配對閱讀。

1.Bill is so rich that he wants to book the best hotel for his coming holidays.

2.Tonny wants to find a job as a tourist guide.

3.Jackson is interested in the fashion of men’s clothes next year.

4.Ken has to find a job and he thinks about going to the Internet for some information.

5.Lily would like to do some exercise after work.

A．Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana take on a more daring male customer. Their show will be on TV this Sunday evening.

B．International Bank(The bank offers a range of services including signature loans and other loan types with low rates.)

C．Guangzhou Kang An Bowling Center is open from 16:00 to 22:00 every weekday.

D．West Holiday. Part-time provided. Guide for the summer holiday. Good pay. Tel: 020-83322222

E. http://www.e51job.net

F. Five-star-hotel China Hotel. Add: No. 1 Liu Hua Rd, Tel: 020-86666888

用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，使短文通順、正確、連貫（每個單詞限用一次）。

Even though your needs are greater when you have big trouble, it can be hard to ask for help to ____1.____those needs.

To get the help you need, think about ___2._____ to family and friends, others who also have trouble, people you meet in support groups and even help ____3.______.

No one needs to face big trouble alone. When people in trouble look for and receive help from others , they often find it___4.____ to live through.

You may find it hard to ask for or accept help. After all, you are used to taking care of yourself. Maybe you think that asking for help shows___5._____. Or perhaps you do not want to let others know that some things are hard for you to do. All these feelings are not___6._____. As one man with a great difficulty once said:“I had always been the strong one. Now I had to turn to others for help. It wasn’t easy at first,____7._____ the support of others helped me get through a lot of hard times.”

People feel good when they help others. Your friends may not know what to say or ___8.____to act when they are with you. Some people may even avoid you. But they may feel better when you ask them to cook a meal or pick up__9.____ child after school. There are many ways that family, friends, other people who have similar troubles and many others can help. ___10.____ turn, there are also ways you can help and support them!

根據(jù)下列句子及所給單詞的首字母，在答題紙上按題號寫出各單詞的完全形式（每空限填一詞）。

1.A balanced diet and regular e_________ will help you keep in good health.

2.My hair is too long. I want to have it c_______.

3.It’s a good h________ to keep a diary writing down what happens during the day.

4.Few m___________ buildings can be found in and around the old town.

5.A q___________ can be fifteen minutes, twenty-five pence or three months.

6.Would you mind c___________ the door ? It’s so cold outside.

7.If it r__________ tomorrow, they won’t have the party in the open air.

8.My doctor advised me to take the medicine t_________ a day, in the morning and evening.

9.My father is a teacher and she has t__________ English in this school for 25 years.

10.Don’t worry. We can finally find a s__________ to any problem we meet.