18．-Why are you so worried，Sherry？
-Well，Mom．I lost________diamond ring my boyfriend bought for me．Could you keep________eye out for it when you clean the house？（　�。�

A．

the；an

B．

a；an

C．

a；the

D．

the；the

17．He told a very _______ story．He had us _______ all the time．（　�。�

	A．	exciting； laughing		B．	exciting； laugh
	C．	excited； laughed		D．	excited； laughing

16．If I say I'm a leading economic expert，won't that sound rather arrogant？

15．I have two tickets for the theatre on Saturday evening-would you like to accompanyme？

14．一個(gè)美麗的湖泊位于森林深處．（倒裝句；位于lie  vi．）In the depths of the forest lies a beautiful lake．．

13．

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes-By Louis Sachar Twelve-year-old Gary Boone knows he was born to be a comedian．He never stops joking，regardless of the fact that nobody laughs much and his classmates think he is stupid．Therefore he had no real friends at school．Due to being laughed at by his classmates，Gary Boone thought winning the school talent show would be his dream of proving himself to be a real comedian，but on the big night his dream went wrong with funny results．

Winners Never Quit-By Mia Hamm Mia Hamm，American soccer champion，tells a true-to-life inspiring story of learning that winning and losing aren't as important as being part of a team．More than anyone，soccer superstar Mia Hamm knows the value of teamwork．She shares this lesson，paired with energetic pictures by Carol Thompson，and this story is perfect for soccer kids and their soccer moms．

Shack let on s Incredible Voyage-By Alfred Lansing The astonishing adventure of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas，as Time t magazine put it，"defined heroism"．To write the authoritative story，Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others．The book has a first-hand a ccount，expanded with maps and illustrations especially for this edition．

The Alchemist-By Paulo Coelho The Alchemist，by Paulo Coelho，continues to change the lives of its readers forever．It tells the magical story of Santiago，an Andulusian shepherd-boy （牧童） who desires to travel in search of treasure．The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts and above all，following our dreams．

29．From Shackletoris Incredible Voyage，we know the main characterB．
A．is a writer for Time magazine
B．is a survival of one polar exploration
C．has left a lot of diaries and accounts
D．has formed a close friendship with Alfred Lansing
30．If you want to know more about teamwork，you can readC．
A．Dogs Don't Tell Jokes                    B．Shackletoris Incredible Voyage
C．Winners Never Quit                   D．The Alchemist
31．What do we know about The Alchemist？A
A．It has an everlasting influence on its readers．
B．It gives people magical power over their dreams．
C．It tells a story of how to find treasures．
D．It is mainly about the wisdom of listening to others．

12．No two cultures are the same．The American and Indian cultures have very vast differences between them．While the culture of America is a mixture of different cultures，the Indian culture is unique and has its own values．
One of the major differences that can be seen between American and Indian culture is in family relations．While the Indians are very much family oriented（以…為方向的），the Americans are individual oriented．In Indian culture，the family values are given more importance than the individual values．Indians respect family values．On the other hand，in American culture the individual values get more importance than the family values．
In another sense，it can be said that the American culture is more goal oriented and the Indian culture is more people or family oriented．Indians may even forsake  their individual wishes and also happiness for the sake of families．But in American culture，this trend（傾向） cannot be seen．
Unlike the Indians，the Americans plan things ahead．The Americans believe in controlling nature and controlling the world around them．On the contrary，Indians believe in the harmony with nature．Another difference that can be seen between Indian culture and American culture is that the Indians love stability（穩(wěn)定） while the Americans love mobility．
In American culture，one can see that the individuals think of independence．On the other hand，Indians are more dependent on others．While the children in the US are brought up to live an independent life，the children in India are not brought up in that way．In Indian culture，there is respect for the elders and it is they who make decisions．But in American culture，each individual makes his own decisions．
Coming to competition，Indians are more competitive than the Americans．Coming to work nature，the Indians work for meeting the family needs．On the contrary，an American will only strive to rise on his own ability．Another difference that can be seen is that Americans have a great regard for time and its value．But Indians are different．

28．From Paragraph 2，we know that compared to Americans，IndiansA．
A．a(chǎn)re more devoted to their families
B．pay more attention to themselves．
C．place less stress on their culture
D．don't value so many things in their life
29．What does the underlined work"forsake"in Paragraph 3mean？B
A．show off   B．give up    
C．take in    D．turn to
30．What is implied about children in India？C
A．They often struggle to become independent．
B．They usually don't show much respect to the elderly．
C．They are usually not encouraged to make decisions．
D．They are taught to depend on themselves from an early age．
31．What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage？D
A．To help us become interested in different cultures in the world．
B．To prove that American culture is a mixture of different cultures．
C．To explain why Indian culture is different from American culture．
D．To compare the differences between Indian and American cultures．

11．He spent very little time at school，perhaps not more than a year ____．（　�。�

A．

in all

B．

after all

C．

above all

D．

at all

10．Your idea is similar ______ mine about this issue．（　�。�

A．

with

B．

in

C．

for

D．

to

9．Before we set off，_____ that you remember the order of the activities．（　�。�

A．

look through

B．

make sure

C．

figure out

D．

get through