There are a great number of people in the world while few people are great.I think there is probably only one great person out of 10，000 at best，and most probably much less than that.

The reason why there are only few of them is that most people do not pay the price of greatness.There are so many people who want to be great，why only very few of them actually pay the price? The answer to the question explains the difference between the almost 100% people who want to be great and the much less than 0.01% who actually be so.The reason is that the road to greatness is full of pains.

Greatness requires sacrifices and there is no sacrifice without pain.The kind of sacrifices required for greatness is the ones that make the process continuously painful for long time.If you only want to be good it may be painful just every now and then，and many people can still handle it.But being great is a total difference.The pain is much deeper and it is continuous，so very few people can endure this kind of pain.Most people naturally choose things that bring pleasures to them.It's unnatural to choose pain over pleasure，let alone doing it continuously for long time.But that's what I believe is the secret to greatness: The secret to greatness is choosing pain over pleasures continuously for long time.

1.What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To compare.　　　　　　　　　B．To list statistics.

C．To lead up to the topic. D．To give information.

2.If one person only wants to be good，what will he/she face?

A．Occasional pains. B．Continual work.

C．Constant pains. D．Various difficulties.

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Pleasures mean greatness.

B．Greatness equals sacrifices.

C．What's greatness.

D．Greatness lies in continuous pains.

A nameless British millionaire is currently putting people to the test by handing out ￡1，000 to those he randomly meets in the street.All he'd ask is that they'd do something positive with the cash.The reactions are varied，from the surprised to the suspicious to the simply delighted.He has given away close to ￡100，000 to people he has met around the world.He hands those that he chooses a card explaining his project and allows them 48 hours to get in touch.

“Mr.Lucky” is from London，in his late thirties and appears wearing rolled－up jeans and with a camera around his neck.Working for an insurance company abroad，he earned his fortune and resigned last year after having realized he had more money than he knew what to do with.

“I once booked myself a flight into space；I thought I'd fulfill my childhood dream.Then I told my friends and when the conversation changed to what they would do if they had that amount of money，I felt embarrassed.Their ideas were much more generous，interesting and responsible than mine，” said Mr.Lucky.After canceling his space flight and struggling to choose a worthy cause for his cash，he decided to set up the WeAreLucky project.“I didn't want to just pass on my luck；I also wanted to share the responsibility.I decided to give away ￡1，000 every day.I'd asked the receivers to fill in a brief questionnaire to explain their intentions in using the money.”

But is handing over the responsibility to others really a responsible thing to do? How does he know the money will be used properly? “I'm not going to judge or start checking up on them.Sometimes what we need to do is just believing others，” he said with nearly child?like enthusiasm.

1.How do people feel when offered ￡1，000 by “Mr.Lucky”？

A．Shocked. B．Cheerful.

C．Embarrassed. D．Stressful.

2.How did Mr.Lucky get so much money？

A．Flying into space.

B．Giving out some questionnaires to people.

C．Setting up a web site.

D．Working in an insurance company.

3.Which conclusion can be drawn from the third paragraph?

A．What Mr.Lucky dreamed in his teens is to fly into space.

B．What Mr.Lucky wants to do is to pass on his fortune.

C．Why Mr.Lucky decided to set up the WeAreLucky.

D．Why Mr.Lucky changed the way he spent money.

4.Why did Mr.Lucky hand out his money?

A．He was easy－going and rich.

B．He wanted to help the poor.

C．He believed people could use it properly.

D．He needed people to share his responsibility.

從每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

1.company A. castle B. case C. accurate D. wander

2.feast A. break B. thread C. treasure D. cream

3.stage A. garage B. vegetable C. gather D. sign

4.appear A. heard B. bear C. fear D. heart

5.chemist A. scholar B. machine C. moustache D. chapter

根據(jù)對話情景和內(nèi)容，從對話后所給的選項中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。選項中有兩個為多余選項。

Wang Gang：Hello, Zhang Lin! _______1.______

Zhang Lin：Well, on Monday afternoon I usually go to the reading room or the library, where I borrow some interesting books and magazines.

Wang Gang：What other activities do you take part in?

Zhang Lin：Every Friday afternoon we have an English party. _______2.______ Do you like films, Wang Gang?

Wang Gang：Sure. _______3.______

Zhang Lin：Yes, of course. I think City Lights will be on.

Wang Gang：I like the film but I have already seen it twice. _______4.______

Zhang Lin：Oh, there are ball games and matches nearly every week. You can also join the different groups.

Wang Gang：That’s interesting. _______5.______

Zhang Lin：Me, too. Let’s go and choose our preference.

A. Sometimes we watch English films.

B. What do you usually do after class?

C. Nice to meet you here.

D. I also love foreign films.

E. What about sports and games?

F. I really should join one.

G. Will there be one this week?

—Have you heard of ______ death of Nelson Mandela?

--Oh, really? It will be ______shock to the world.

A. /; the B. a; the C. /; a D. the; a

In order to get good marks in the coming exam, my son ______late every night in the past three weeks.

A. studies B. studied C. has been studying D. was studying

I was about to inform you of the sudden change ______an unexpected visitor came.

A. because B. before C. when D. unless

The “eat-up” campaign, ______ by Xu Zhijun and his three friends, has raised awareness of food waste all over the country.

A. started B. starting C. to be started D. to start

Messi, only 25, has won his ______ as one of the world’s greatest soccer player.

A. reputation B. achievement C. contribution D. civilization

The gas in my car is ______. I must find a gas station to fill it up as soon as possible.

A. trying out B. letting out C. running out D. breaking out