After the war,the Japanese chief of intelligence, Lt. General Seizo Arisue, admitted that his forces were never able to break the code used by the US Marine Corps(海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊) .Be?cause the Navajo code talkers were the secret code of the Marines, they were often heavily guarded.

  The use of the Navajo Code was so successful that some code talkers were guarded by fel?low Marines, whose role was to kill them in case of possible capture by the enemy.

  In 1942 ，when the original 29 code talkers developed their "secret weapon" ，there were a-bout 50,000 members of the Navajo nation. By the end of the war, 540 men had served as Ma?rines. At least 400 of those were trained as code talkers.

  For decades following the war,the Navajos' contribution went unrecognized due to national security issues. It wasn't until 1968 that anyone outside the military knew about the code. The code talkers were even forbidden to tell their families about it. But in July of 2001 ，the President and Congress of the United States honored the 29 code creators. Only five were still alive. The remarks of President Bush expressed the late thankfulness of a nation whose victory in the Pacific may not have been possible without the Navajos. When the President spoke, he addressed the men whose grandfathers had made the "Long Walk" to their new home 78 years before the code talkers became Marines.

In 2002 the code talkers were honored with a movie that pictured their brave behavior：Windtalkers. For the first time,people everywhere learned their story. 

(   ) 5. The purpose of the text is to        .

   A.introduce America's Navajo nation

   B.recommend the movie Windtalkers

   C.tell readers about the Navajo Code

   D.recall America's victory in the Pacific

(   ) 6. To a guard of a code talker, the most important is        .

   A.keeping the code talker alive

   B.ensuring the safety of the code

   C.preventing the code talker escaping

   D.staying with the code talker all the time

(   ) 7. We can learn from the passage that during the war        .

   A.most of the Navajos were killed

   B.many code talkers were captured by Japanese soldiers

   C.about one percent of the Navajos served as Marines

   D.the Navajos made the " Long Walk" to fight against the Japanese

(   ) 8. How long was the story of the code talkers known by people everywhere since it was created?

    A. After 26 years.   B. After 29 years.

   C. After 49 years.   D. After 60 years.

 Using fall decorations from nature is a fun and inexpensive way to spruce up the home. So today,I'm going to cover 5 tips for using fall decorations from nature！

  First, plants and vegetable such as pine cones, small pumpkins, small gourds(葫蘆) ，thin sticks，and twigs with berries are easy to find and look great in many fall decorative arrange?ments. For best results, when collecting items for decorations from nature, always try to pick things that are already dry. Then,use an air drying method appropriate for each type of decora?tion to preserve them for decorative use.

  To preserve pine cones and sticks found in nature，lay each pine cone and stick on sheets of newspaper in a warm dry room. The air drying process can take up to a few weeks，so check on them frequently to make sure the newspaper doesn't get wet underneath the pine cones and sticks. When it comes to preserving small pumpkins and gourds for your decorations，use a soft cloth to wipe off any moisture(潮氣) on the small pumpkins and gourds. Then,place each small pumpkin and gourd on sheets of newspaper in a warm,dry room and allow them to dry. Repeat?edly wipe off the pumpkins and gourds，and then also change the newspaper underneath until they are dried. This process can take several weeks or months.

  Once the decorations are ready for use,there are many ways to display these decorations from nature.

  For this first tip，place a red six-inch candle in the middle of a round plate and then sur?round the candle with pine cones to create a fall themed center piece.

  Alternatively, for tip number two,place a deep orange colored six-inch candle on a plate and then use small pumpkins and gourds to surround the plate at the base of the candle for a fall harvest themed center piece.

  For tip number three，place pine cones found in nature in a paper lined basket and this dec?orative arrangement can act as both a decorative arrangement in the home and a drying process for the pine cones.

  For tip number four，after the sticks from nature have dried，loosely place them inside a tall clear vase to create a fun and easy fall themed decoration in the home.

Finally, for tip number five,wrap a small amount of foam(泡沫材料) in decorative paper and then place the foam in the bottom of a basket. Next，poke the dried twigs and sticks with the berries into the foam in the basket to create a lively berry basket arrangement. 

(   ) 1. What's the closest meaning of the underlined phrase " spruce up" in the first para?graph?

    A. Light up.   B. Dress up.

   C. Warm up.   D. Dry up.

(   ) 2. Why do people sometimes use fall decorations from nature?

   A.Because using an air drying method is appropriate for each type of decoration.

   B.Because it is always easy for them to pick things which are already dry.

   C.Because plants and vegetables are easy to find and look great.

   D.Because it is a fun and cheap way to decorate their homes.

(   ) 3. What is the most important to preserve plants and vegetables found in nature?

   A.To dry them in a warm,dry room for up to a few weeks or months.

   B.To place them on some pieces of newspapers inside a room.

   C.To wipe off any moisture on the small pumpkins and gourds.

   D. To change the newspapers underneath as much as possible. 

(   ) 4. Of the five tips,which one shows us a theme of autumn harvest? 

     A. Tip No. 1.    B. Tip No. 4.

   C. Tip No. 2.    D. Tip No. 5.

 I was brought up in a small town in the countryside. Growing up in the countryside offered lots of advantages for young people. The only problem was that we often got into trouble as we made up stories that we 1 out around town. I can remember a ridiculous 2 in particular.

  One day on the way back from school, we came up with the 3 idea to make out that we were pirates(海盜) looking for 4 . My best friend Tom said that he made out a 5 in the distance. We all ran to hide and 6 a number of rocks to use for ammunition(彈藥)7 the ship as we got ready to put together our plan of 8   . We were ready to set off on our 9   . We 10 went along the path until we were face to face with our 11    ―the postman's truck!The postman was dropping off a package at Mrs Brown's house, so we 12 his truck. At that point, we 13 didn't have any idea about what we were going to do next. The radio was playing in the cab(駕駛室) ，so we 14 it down to discuss what we would do next. Jack was all for 15 the engine and getting away with the stolen 16  ！Of course， we were just children，17 the idea of actually making off with a truck was too much for us to believe. We all broke out in 18 laughter at the thought of us driving down the road in this stolen postal truck. 19 for us,the postman came running towards us shouting, "What are you kids up to?" Of course, we all got out of that truck as quickly as we could and 20 down the road.

Many years have passed but the experience remains fresh in my memory. 

(   ) 1.A. acted   B. looked   C. carried   D. sent

(   ) 2.A. lesson   B. person   C. film   D. adventure

(   ) 3.A. boring   B. brilliant    C.common   D. dangerous

(   ) 4.A. continents   B. chances   C. treasures   D. towns

(   ) 5.A. truck   B. position   C. game   D. ship

(   ) 6.A. bought   B. discovered   C. gathered   D. threw

(   ) 7.A. with   B. in   C. beyond   D. against

(   ) 8.A. action   B. life   C. study   D. drive

(   ) 9.A. report   B. class   C. delivery   D. attack

(   ) 10.A. always   B. seldom   C. slowly   D. directly

(   ) 11.A. friend   B. enemy   C. task   D. house

(   ) 12.A. got off   B. got into   C. ran after   D. went behind

(   ) 13.A. hardly   B. nearly   C. roughly   D. really

(   ) 14.A. turned   B. took   C. got   D. put

(   ) 15.A. repairing   B. checking   C. protecting   D. starting

(   ) 16.A. mail   B. money   C. paper   D. ammunition

(   ) 17.A. because   B. unless   C. and   D. but

(   ) 18.A. nervous   B. pleasant   C. easy   D. painful

(   ) 19.A. Unluckily   B. Luckily   C. Happily   D. Strangely

(   ) 20.A. wandered   B. ran   C. drove   D. looked

10. Las Vegas officials        what caused a rooftop fire at the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino. (figure)

拉斯維加斯州政府官員仍在努力弄清楚引起蒙特卡洛大酒店樓頂火災(zāi)的原因

9.You will not lose a penny if you accept this arrangement, but it        .(deal)

你如接受這種安排將無損你一根毫毛，但會省下我們一大筆錢。

8.I have corresponded with her for some years,but I        . (flesh)

我和她通信有好幾年，可還從未見過她本人。

7.Advertising        consumers, but it does not force them to buy the prod- uct. (appeal)

廣告意在吸引顧客，而不是強(qiáng)迫顧客購買產(chǎn)品。

6.          whether un-， in- or dis- is used with a particular word and the cor- rect form must be noted and learned. (predict)

一個^的前綴究竟是用im-，in-還是dis-是不可能預(yù)知的，只好留心逐-記住。

5.For many women today, pregnancy is something we delay as we        or solidify our marriages. (attempt)

很多現(xiàn)代女性為丫努力成就事業(yè)或鞏同婚姻而耽擱了懷孕。

4.I know of many students who        the cultural history of Britain and the United States. (possess)

從接觸過的許多學(xué)生的情況看,他們大多對英美的歷史文化情況了解其少。