A brainstorm is a session where a small group of people come together to solve a problem. People voice spontaneous ideas, sometimes just shouting, and a note-taker writes them all down.【1】By getting different ideas out there, ideas are said to bounce off each other and even can help solve the problem at hand. Brainstorming is often a group exercise but individuals can also conduct personal brainstorms.

【2】He defined it as using the brain to storm a creative problem and do so in commando (突擊隊）fashion, with each stormer attacking the same objective. According to him,, it was easier to tone down a wild idea than think up a new one. He placed importance on the collection of as many ideas as possible and dismissed scientific thinking.

Brainstorming has become one of the most popular ways to solve problems and hold discussion in schools and businesses. Many students brainstorm for a group assignment or even for a personal essay. Sarah Grace, 24, is an Australian marketing analyst and uses brainstorming during all her creative duties. She thinks brainstorming is the best way to work as a team. The sessions get everyone on the same page, everyone moving together and with a clear understanding about the foundations of an event or idea.【3】.

However, a big problem with brainstorming is creating a mess that leads people further away from a solution. 【4】If you don’t have a strong moderator or leader of the brainstorm, can go really off track, and people just start discussing something totally different. Brainstorming can sometimes confuse the human brain.【5】If you brainstorm too much and your page is filled up with all the messy links, you can paint yourself into a bit of comer and get trapped with ideas.

You need to move past brainstorming as soon as you have something workable.

A. The ideas can be smart, strange or crazy.

B. It is caused by a lack of direction from a leader.

C. Brainstorming really helps her organize her thoughts.

D. Brainstorming really is the best way to build team spirit.

E. It can open too many doors and not suggest a clear direction.

F. Brainstorms were popularized in the 1940s by American advertising boss Alex Osborn.

G. They can be words; phrases, paragraphs and anything that can help answer the question.

At this Paris location, single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door, they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles.

With purple baskets in hand, shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.

Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish（美化）one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand, is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. In addition, what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living. These days it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.

【1】What do many single people in Pairs complain about?

A. The difficulty in meeting people.

B. The idea of supermarket dating.

C. The items on their grocery list.

D. The inconvenience in shopping.

【2】Which of the following can be inferred but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph?

A. The dating supermarket is located in Paris.

B. The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.

C. People looking for love must get a basket of a particular color

D. The dating supermarket has very good business.

【3】How do love shoppers meet one another?

A. They schedule their meeting in advance.

B. They go through a special checkout.

C. They pick out their groceries with great care.

D. They dial the phone numbers on their shopping items.

【4】Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?

A. The supermarket dating is more convenient.

B. The supermarket dating is more casual.

C. The supermarket dating can be trusted more.

D. The supermarket dating is less expensive.

【1】It suddenly (突然想到）me that we might have made the wrong decision.

【2】Which kind of (交通工具）do you prefer to use:bus or train?

【3】The stay in your hometown is a(n) (難忘的）experience.

【4】I must have (誤解）what you meant.

【5】Why do some people (反對）to human cloning?

1.邀請Tom一起表演，一個中西合璧的節(jié)目；

2.活動時間：農(nóng)歷12月30日晚7：00---10：00；

3.活動地點：學(xué)校學(xué)術(shù)報告廳。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Tom,

You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals. __________

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We are looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

__ 36In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he sensed that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.37. Eyes do speak, right？

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.38. If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention, and let her know that he is admiring her.

However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking. 39 If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if he trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually expose s himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.40

Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship and situation.

A. On the contrary, it will give him away.

B. Do you have such a kindof experience?

C. That’s what normal eye contact is all about.

D. Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.

E. After all, everybody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.

F. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.

G. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.

In addition, great numbers of animals 【7】 (kill) by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds, 【8】 (move) as many as ten miles a day. Many small animals died in the flames. The fires' rapid advances 【9】 (give) the wildlife little chance to escape. Even today, few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires, the numbers of visitors declined 【10】(rapid).

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it.【3】 By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home.【4】 They believe helping at home is a normal part of family life.

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money.【5】 They can spend it by buying things they want. They can save it for future use. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

A. Others get monthly pocket money.

B. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause.

C. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?

D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.

G. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the right time.

Biography

When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $ 27)

Mystery

“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you... You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers. “Maybe,” he said quietly.

Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $ 25.99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $ 15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive in most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $ 14.99)

【1】What did Salinger do for his town?

A. He built a car park. B. He tried to protect its land.

C. He wrote some good novels. D. He rescued many townspeople.

【2】The book You Are Free is mainly about .

A. smart children B. happy daughters

C. different women D. suffering mothers

【3】Which book should readers choose, if they want to know something about Fun Times?

A. Red Wolf.

B. You Are Free.

C. J.D. Salinger: A Life.

D. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts.

1.寫信目的；

2.自我簡介；

3.表達愿望。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Chief Editor，

I learned that your press is looking for a part-time English editor.____________________________________

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Thanks for reading my letter and I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

On December 10th last year, we paid a visit of a high-tech agricultural garden. It took us one and a half hour to get there. The natural environment there was very pleased, and we could breathe fresh air. The intelligent glass greenhouse, where many kinds of fruits and vegetables were growing there, was really amazing. Though it was very cold outside, the greenhouse controlling by a computer could provide a proper temperature. That was also very interesting to be surrounded with different plants. We could see so many colorful fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse where all of us have never seen before. Luckily, we allowed to taste some of the fruits and vegetables. We really had the good time and learned a lot from the visit.