1. What is the subject discussed in the passage?

A. How to make new friends.
B. How to rebuild friendship.
C. How to develop healthy friendship.
D. How to keep in touch with friends.

2. The underlined sentence "friends from years ago are custodians of our past" in Paragraph 3 means
_____.

A. years ago old friends kept something for us
B. in the past old friends took care of us
C. old friends are part of our life history
D. old friends know what wrongs we did

3. What makes us unwilling to reconnect old friends?

A. Lack of money.
B. Busy time.
C. Regret and shame.
D. Fear and shyness.

4. How can we make contact with the lost friends?

A. By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends.
B. By searching your friends'telephone number on the Net.
C. By asking the local post office about your friends'new address.
D. By putting an advertisement in your friends' local town.

1. What can we infer about Julia Rosetti?

A. She is ill now with a cancer.
B. She has had an operation.
C. She is curing people of cancer.
D. She is working in a hospital.

2. The underlined word "eradicate" most probably means _____.

A. get out of
B. put an end of
C. break up
D. set aside

3. The underlined word "you" stands for _____.

A. Julia Rosetti herself
B. all her friends in her life
C. the person she refers to
D. everyone including herself

4. Which of the following statements is true about Julia Rosetti?

A. She had wanted to become a doctor.
B. She had done very well at college.
C. She often visits hospitals in her spare time.
D. She has her own homepage on the Internet.

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C. to attract more subscribers      
D. to collect more money for charity

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     Shanghai: Car rentals (出租) are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to the
roads.Business people,foreigners and families alike are making good use of the growing industry.
     The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with
more than 11,500 cars in their books.
     The largest player-Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices deluxe
sedans,minivans, station wagons, coaches.Santana sedans are the big favorite.
     Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month.This figure shoots up during
holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year's Day, with some recording 100 percent rental.
     The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白領(lǐng)雇員), who can
afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.

1. The words "deluxe sedans", "minivans" and "station wagons" used in the text refer to _____.

A. cars in the making
B. car rental firms
C. cars for rent
D. car makers

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. 70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday
B. 70% of the customers are white-collar employees
C. More firms are open for service during holiday seasons
D. Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons

3. Shanghai's car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to _____.

A. better cars supplied by producers
B. fast service offered by car rental firms
C. the increasing number of white-collar employees
D. people's growing interest in travelling during holidays

     Much has been written about body language during a job interview. Experts from across many fields
are full of advice on just how to present your best performance in an interview using conscious (自覺(jué)的)
body language choices. While many of these experts say there is a "secret" system for making the most of
an interview, the reality is that most of them focus on a few general types of behaviors that have the
greatest effect during a job interview.
     Entering the interview location - Your walk should be active and confident. Keep your shoulders
straight, head up, and make eye contact with the people around you. Maintain (保持) an active facial
expression and be confident when shaking hands and greeting people to whom you are introduced.
     During the interview - Sit in a straight and attentive posture. Never let your shoulders drop or your head hang down, but rather keep your head up and make eye contact with the interviewers. Don't play with any papers or notes you have in front of you, and don't lean (倚靠) your arms heavily on the table. Keep your body position open and make eye contact while listening to and answering questions.
     Leaving the interview location - No matter how you feel about your performance during the interview,
carry yourself with confidence till you leave the interview location. Be confident when shaking hands and
making eye contact as you say goodbye, and keep your body posture straight as you walk all the way to
your car.
     Remember, the more you make active and confident body language a part of your daily life, the more it becomes a habit that follows you wherever you go.

1. We can learn from the text that the "secret" system mainly refers to      .

A. body language
B. habits
C. language skills
D. advice

2. A proper posture in an interview is to      .

A. keep your head up                  
B. sit in a relaxed way
C. hold a piece of paper                
D. lean your arms on the table

3. During the interview, which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. Eye contact.                 
B. Clothing style.
C. Sitting posture.
D. Facial expression.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A. To show the general steps of an interview.
B. To explain the meaning of body language.
C. To persuade people to use more body language.
D. To give advice on how to carry yourself in an interview.

5. It can be inferred from the text that      .

A. knowledge plays a key role in an interview
B. active body language helps a lot in an interview
C. advice from experts makes a good result in an interview
D. communication skills are necessary for a good interview

     How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young
again! Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each
age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
     Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good
parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in
his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new
things to the child - things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known.
But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not
to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
     When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food,
his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time
playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society
as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out
of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position
in society.

1. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __.

A. life for a child is comparatively easy  
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life

2. After a child grows up, he _____.   

A. will have little time playing
B. has to be successful in finding a job
C. can still ask for help in time of trouble
D. should be able to take care of himself

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Those who can accept whatever happens in each age are happy.
B. Things are less interesting for older people.
C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.
D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

4. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________. 

A. duties      
B. jobs      
C. suggestions    
D. desires

5. The main idea of the passage is _________ .

A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

      When she graduates from Columbia University next year with a master's degree in Public
health, Eric Wheeler is hoping to get a job in international reproductive(生殖) health. The
26-year-old post-graduate has always wanted to work in public service. But public service
doesn't pay much, and her two-year program at Columbia costs about $50,000 a year with
living expenses. She has a scholarship from Columbia that covers just $4,000 a year and has
taken out loans to pay for the rest. She worries that she will spend years paying back her student
loans and not have money left over to put away in an IRA. Wheeler is wondering what she can
do to ease the pain of  being in debt. Is there anything she can do to handle the debt?
      The good news is that in 2007, Congress recognized that there were so many students in
Wheeler's position that it passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. There were two
programs established by this act that Wheeler should look into.
     The first is the income-based repayment plan, which allows lower-income graduates with a
lot of debt to reduce their monthly payments. Depending on a graduate's income and level of
debt, the program, which goes into effect July 1, could limit his or her annual educational loan
debt repayment to 15 percent of discretionary income(可隨意支配的收入),said Peter Mazareas,
vice charman of the College Saving Foundation.
     The second is the public service loan forgiveness plan, in which the federal government will
forgive the remaining debt of borrowers who make 10-year loan payment while working full time
in public-service jobs. But the graduate must have a certain loan which is listed in the plan.
Depending on the level of debt Wheeler ends up with and how much she repays over 10 years,
Mazareas said she could end up with about $75,000 of her debt forgiven. " Tipically, it is projected
that a borrower who performs public service under this program will repay only about one-fourth
to one-half as much money as a borrower who does not", he said. He also pointed out that public
service is broadly defined and includes any government and nonprofit organization job.

1. How much debt will Erin Wheeler be probably in when she graduate?

A. $ 8,000    
B.$ 50,000      
C. $75,000      
D. $92,000

2. Which of the following is true about the College Reduction and Access Act?

A. The programs in the act take effect in 2008.
B.The act aims to help college students who are in debt.
C.There are two helpful programs in the act.
D. The graduates who work in public service benefit the most.

3. How can people benefit from the first plan mentioned in the passage?  

A. The interest of the debt will be lowered.
B. The total amount of debt could be reduced.
C. The income tax will be cut down.
D.People will have more time to pay back the debt.

4. Why does the author say Erin wheeler should look into the second plan in the act?

A. Because she will be heavily in debt upon graduation.
B.Because she will have a master degree.
C. Because she plans to work in public service.
D. Because she has borrowed money from the federal government.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. The total expense in American universities is too high.
B. There are a lot of different programs to help students pay their tution.
C. The US government encourages students to choose public service jobs.
D.The federal government is trying to relieve graduates from heavy debt.