8. A new type of bigpower relationship should be based on cooperation instead of        (競(jìng)爭(zhēng)) .

7. Most fruit trees        (開花) in the spring.

6. The Government Work Report has set our country's       (每年的) growth target to remain at 7. 5 per cent.

5. There are three s        of things―solid,liquid and gas.

4. Human beings have made great progress in space e        and medicine.

3. The lake has ad        in the middle of 300 feet.

2. When you learn to ride a bicycle you must learn to b        yourself.

1. China has lifted 600 million people out of e        poverty for more than 30 years.

  It was pouring outside. We all stood there 27      ,some patiently; others annoyed 28        nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 29        away the dirt and dust of the world.

  "Mum,let's run through the rain," a girl's voice 30        me.

  "No,honey. We'll wait until it 31        down a bit," Mum replied.

  The young girl waited about another minute and 32      ："Mum,let's run through the rain."

  "We'll get wet if we do," Mum said.

  "No,we won't, Mum. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she 33        her Mum's arm.

  "This morning? 34       did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

  "Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer,you said, ⁴ If God can get us through this,he can get us through 35      "，

  The entire crowd turned 36       . Mum paused and thought for a moment about 37        she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.

  38       then,we heard," Honey,you are 39       . Let's run through the rain. If we get wet,maybe we just need washing," Mum said. Then 40       they ran.

  We all stood 41      ,smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars.  Yes,they got wet.  But they were 42        by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 43        to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions,and they can even take away your 44       . But no one can take away your precious 45       . So,don't forget to make time and take the 46        to make memories every day!I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

27. A. talking   B. waiting   C. complaining   D. expecting

28. A. as if   B. even if   C. because   D. that

29. A. taking   B. putting   C. driving   D. washing

30. A. caught   B. broke   C. impressed. D. called

31. A. keeps   B. comes   C. pushes   D. slows

32. A. asked   B. repeated   C. required   D. added

33. A. pulled   B. touched   C. waved   D. felt

34. A. Why   B. How   C. When   D. Where

35. A. rain   B. disease

   C. anything   D. something

36. A. still   B. angry   C. serious   D. silent

37. A. what   B. how   C. whether   D. if

38. A. However   B. But

   C. After   D. Though

39. A. stupid   B. wrong   C. right   D. clever

40. A. off   B. along   C. on   D. over

41. A. sighing   B. joking

   C. discussing   D. watching

42. A. followed   B. guided   C. respected   D. praised

43. A. time   B. way   C. same   D. best

44. A. house   B. money   C. health   D. time

45. A. children   B. experience   C. courage   D. memories

46. A. possibilities   B. opportunities   C. risk   D. challenge

 A study involving8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings,the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a fiveyear research project into teenagers and money,are particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.

  University tuition fees (學(xué)費(fèi)) are currently capped at £3,000 annually,but this will be reviewed next year and the government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.

  In the research,the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average£31,000 by the age of 25,although the average salary for those aged 22 to29 is just£ 17,815. The teenagers were expected to be in debt when they finished university or training,although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £l0,000. Average debts for graduates are£ 12,363.

  Stephen Moir,head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest,said, "The more exposed young people are to financial is?sues,and the younger they become aware of them,the more likely they are to become responsible,forwardplan?ning adults who manage their finances confidently and ef?fectively."

  Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just in?troduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather,aged15,from St Helens,said that she had ben?efited from lessons on personal finance,but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.

18. Which of the following can be found from the fiveyear research project?

   A. Students understand personal finances differently.

   B. University tuition fees in England have been ris?ing.

   C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earn?ings.

   D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.

19. The underlined phrase "to raise the ceiling" in Para?graph2 probably means"       ".

   A. to raise the student loans

   B. to improve the school facilities

   C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition

   D. to lift the school building roofs

20. According to Stephen Moir,students      

   A. are too young to be exposed to financial issues

   B. should learn to manage their finances well

   C. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans

   D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance

21. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Many British teenagers do not know money mat?ters well.

   B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.

   C. Financial planning is a required course at college.

   D. Young people should become responsible adults.