As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only ___________.

A．occasionally B．a(chǎn)nxiously

C．practically D．personally

— Have you ever come to Quanzhou before?

— No. This is the first time that I _________ this city.

A. visit B. visited

C. have visited D. will visit

According to the new traffic regulations, running a yellow light _______ running a red one.

A. is suitable for B. is equal to

C. is worthy of D. is strict in

I make a promise that I won’t waste any more of your _________ time.

A. ordinary B. brilliant C. formal D. valuable

—I saw Jane and her sister in the park at eight yesterday evening.

— Impossible. She _________TV with me in my home then.

A. had watched B. was watching

C. would watch D. watched

I ________ walking in the garden _________ watching TV in the room.

A. like; instead B. would rather; than

C. prefer; to D. prefer; rather than

— I did very poorly in last week’s test.

— _________. Look at your paper. You got a good mark.

A. You’re dead right B. Absolutely.

C. You’ve got a point there. D. Oh, come off it!

A man lived at the foot of a hill. For a long time, he heard of tales of the other side of the hill — stories of rich land, weather and beautiful scenery.

One day, he was life in his home town and thought it was to improve it, so he packed his bags, left his home and started climbing the hill, to live a better life.

The climb was very . The man had to stop to rest many times. At some , the hill was very steep (陡峭的) indeed, and he almost wanted to . But his dream of a better life him going.

One afternoon, the man came to another steep part of the hill. And at the top stood some thick plants. The same had happened to him many times before. this time it was a little hard to get over it, he surely was able to do it.

, the man was too tired after all those days of and pushing through high plants. He was that he still had no results to show, no fruit to enjoy. He just didn’t want to any more. He said to himself, “Maybe life on the other side of the hill is not like what the told. My old home isn’t that anyway.” He finally made his decision, and set off for home.

Actually the man didn’t know that he climbed over that slope (斜坡), he could see the other side of the hill and all he had heard about that place was . The man had already done the hard part, but he to stop trying when things were going to get much better.

1.A. bad B. hot C. perfect D. cold

2.A. interested in B. bored of C. surprised at D. nervous about

3.A. easy B. necessary C. simple D. right

4.A. wishing B. beginning C. refusing D. helping

5.A. astonishing B. interesting C. tiring D. amazing

6.A. marches B. days C. points D. corners

7.A. get up B. give up C. sit down D. run away

8.A. stopped B. asked C. noticed D. kept

9.A. trouble B. steep C. dream D. illness

10.A. If B. Because C. When D. Although

11.A. Luckily B. However C. Otherwise D. So

12.A. running B. playing C. climbing D. waiting

13.A. happy B. angry C. excited D. calm

14.A. try B. help C. escape D. learn

15.A. films B. books C. tales D. lessons

16.A. strange B. terrible C. useless D. dangerous

17.A. looked around B. turned around C. went on D. slowed down

18.A. as if B. so that C. as long as D. as well as

19.A. false B. true C. funny D. important

20.A. prepared B. agreed C. chose D. failed

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk a long distance from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had an amazing effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性)as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. The man’s job was bike racing.

B. It was their only possession(財(cái)產(chǎn)).

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D. They used it for work and daily life.

2.We can infer from the text that___________.

A. the couple worked 60 hours a week

B. people were busy before Christmas

C. life was hard for the young family

D. the stranger brought over the bike

3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A. From radio broadcasts B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.

4.What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help.

B. One should take care of his bike.

C. News reports make people famous.

D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes.

When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1.He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only __________.

A. once B. twice

C. three times D. four times

2.It can be learnt from the passage that taking a taxi to the theatre will save the writer at least _________than going by bus?

A. forty-five minutes B. ten minutes

C. just twenty minutes D. over an hour

3.The underlined word "relieved" may best be replaced by "___________".

A. pleased B. sorry C. puzzled D. surprised

4.The writer mainly shows us his____________. ?

A. complaints of the public transportation (交通)

B. anger for buying the ticket

C. efforts to buy the ticket

D. disappointment at the concert