It was totally by chance they discovered the entrance to the underground palace.

A．when B．which C．why D．that

The young man was by his grandma in London，so he can speak standard British English．

A．brought up B．caught up C．made up D．showed up

---When shall we meet tomorrow then?

--- ．Whenever it is convenient for you.

A．Help yourself B．It’s a deal

C．Noproblem D．It’s up to you

---How do you come to school, Jimmy?

--- ．Usually by bike，but I take a bus in bad weather．

A．Don’t mention it B．It doesn’t matter

C．Forget it D．It depends

the author wants to express in the book is the love and eare，for her family.

A．What B．That C．When D．Why

Oh，my God! The ceiling in and the kitchen is flooded. Come quickly，Jack!

A．fell B．had fallen C．has fallen D．was falling

Practice，practice，and practice! That’s Tiger Woods became a champion golfer.

Tiger Woods golf when he was very young. with other children of his age，he showed special interest in golf．Finding that his son had a for this game，Tiger’s father decided to him on his own．To his father’s surprise，Tiger was a(n) golfer even at the age of 6.

However，being a child,Tiger couldn’t focus all the time， he never gave up. Tiger listened to soft music to improve his . His father helped him learn to focus inspite of the ．Sometimes his father stood in front of Tiger and said，“I'm a tree in your way,”He would have to hit the ball his father．Sometimes his father would dance and sing when it was Tiger’s turn to hit and Tiger had to focus on the ．

The training helped him．Once a made a loud noise while Tiger was playing. He Said he never heard the broadcast because he was so on the game. Tiger cannot losing. If he loses，he will go out and even harder in order not to make the same mistake.

In the year 2000，when he was 24 years old，he four major golf competitions—the US Open，the US Amateur，the British Open and the British Amateur. But during the 2008 season it became clear that Tiger was pain in his knee．In April his knee was operated on and he the PGA(美國(guó)職業(yè)高爾夫球協(xié)會(huì))tour season．After an eight-month period of he returned to play again in February 2009. He didn’t make his fans ．He won again.

He is so much better than the other golfers that some say he is the greatest golfer to ever play the game．

1.A．how B．when C．where D．because

2.A．looked upB．set upC．took upD．gave up

3.A．MixedB．ComparedC．LivingD．Competing

4.A．trickB．planC．skillD．gift

5.A．trainB．saveC．stopD．raise

6.A．luckyB．commonC．a(chǎn)mazingD．careful

7.A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．soD．a(chǎn)s

8.A．confidenceB．strengthC．patienceD．energy

9.A．disturbanceB．carelessness C．determinationD．failure

10.A．a(chǎn)gainstB．underC．ontoD．over

11.A．musicB．ball C．coachD．ground

12.A．teammateB．teacherC． radioD．fan

13.A．curiousB．quickC．seriousD．focused

14.A．standB．forgetC．understandD．recognize

15.A．cryB．practiceC．thinkD．a(chǎn)rgue

16.A．judgedB．watchedC．conductedD．won

17.A．examiningB．a(chǎn)voidingC．sufferingD．reducing

18.A．missedB．offeredC．escapedD．joined

19.A．researchB．restC．learningD．traveling

20.A．worriedB．troubledC．surprisedD．disappointed

Standing alone at Browns party，Anna Mackintosh thought about her husband Edward，establishing him clearly in her mind’s eye. He was a thin man，forty-one years of age，with fair hair that was often untidy．In the seventeen years they’d been married he had changed very little：he was still nervous with other people，and smiled in the same shy way，and his face was still almost boyish．

She believed she had failed him because he had wished for children and she had not been able to supply any．She had been annoyed for this fact over the years and in the end，quite some time ago now，she had consulted Dr.Abbat at Edward’s request.

In the Browns’rich living room，its walls and ceilings giving out a bright light with a metallic surface of imitation gold，Anna listened to dance music coming from a tape recorder and continued to think about her husband．

In a moment he would be at the party too，since they had agreed to meet there，although by now it was three quarters of an hour later than the time he had planned to come.

The Browns were people he knew in a business way，and he had said he thought it wise that he and Anna should attend this gathering of theirs. She had never met them before，which made it more difficult for her，having to wait about，not knowing a soul in the room．

When she thought about it she felt herself unfairly treated，for although Edward was kind to her and always had been，it was far from thoughtful to be as late as this. Because of her nervous condition she felt afraid and had developed a sickness in her stomach．She looked at her watch and sighed．

1.What made Anna feel that she had failed her husband，Edward?

A．Her bad relationship with her husband．

B．Her husband's youthful appearance

C．Her inability to have children

D．Her nervousness at parties

2.Why did Anna stand alone at the party?

A．Her husband’s nervousness affected her

B．She didn’t like the Browns．

C．She wanted to enjoy the music．

D．She didn’t know anybody in the room

3.Anna started to get angry because

A．she wasn’t feeling well

B．her husband had usually been more thoughtful

C．she hated to see the Browns' wealth

D．she came to know that Mr．Brown was only a businessman

4.Why did Edward want Anna to attend the party?

A．He knew that he was going to be late．

B．He believed she would impress the Browns．

C．He thought it clever for her to associate with the Browns．

D．He wanted her to learn how to do business from the Browns

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Edward had changed very little in character and appearance in the seventeen years after he got married.

B．Anna went to the Btowns’ house alone．

C．Anna was very anxious to meet her husband

D．It was exactly half an hour after the party began that Edward arrived at the Browns’party.

If English means endless new words，difficult gramrnar and sometimes strange pronunciation，you are wrong．Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university，learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power，Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter．This is the area of the brain which processes information．It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles．

The study also found the effect is greater，the younger people learn a second language.

A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli，from University College London，took a group of Britons who only spoke English．They were compared with a goup of “early bilinguals．’’who had learnt a second language before the age of five，as well as a number of later learners．

Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language．But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language，the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，”said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn．

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. ‘‘Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible，”he said．“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas．”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading，writing，and comprehension were all tested．The results showed，that the younger they started to learn，the better．“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，’’explained the scientists．

1.The main subject talked about in this passage is

A．language can help brain power

B．man's ability of learning a second language

C．science on learning a second language

D．language learning and maths study

2.In the second paragraph，the writer mentions “exercise” in order to

A．say language is also a kind of physical labor

B．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

C．show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

D．prove that one needs more practice when he(she)is learning a language

3.The underlined word‘‘bilinguals”in Paragraph 4 probably means

A．people who can speak two languages

B．second language learners

C．researchers on language learning

D．a(chǎn)ctive language learners

4.We may know from the scientific findings that

A．the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain

B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

C．the earlier you start to learn a second language，the higher the grey matter density is

D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

5.In the last two paragraphs，the author wants to tell us that

A．learning a second language is the same as studying maths

B．Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

C．you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

D．early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects

“It hurts me more than you，’’and “This is for your own good．’’These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin，clean my room，stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in educafion in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy on us．They thought that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators，turned on the television，left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．

Now teachers，faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years，are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students-“so passive”-and-wonders what happened．Nothing was demanded of them，she believes. Television，says Klompus，contributes to children’s passivity．“We’re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus．“we’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’，you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．”

Yes，it does．It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good．It’s time to start telling them no again.

1.Why are children becoming more inactive in study?

A．Because they watch TV too often

B．Because they have done too much homework．

C．Because they have to fulfill too many duties．

D．Because teachers are too strict with them．

2.To such children as described in the passage

A．it is easier to say no than to say yes

B．neither is easy-to say yes or to say no

C．it is easier to say yes than to say no

D．neither is difficult-to say yes or to say no

3.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on

A．1earning Latin

B．natural development

C．discipline

D．education at school

4.By “permissive period in education’’the author means a time ．

A．when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B．when everything can be taught at school

C．when every child can be educated

D．when ehildren are permitted to receive education

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Parents should leave their children alone，

B．Kids should have more activities at school．

C．It’s time to be stricter with our kids．

D．Parents should always set a good example to their kids．