Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

In some cases, colors describe a situation. A brown out is an expression for a reduction in electric power. Brown outs happen when there is too much demand for electricity. The electric system is unable to offer all the power needed in an area. Black outs are common during World War two. Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.

61. Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT____.

   A. something unfair                                                      B. small hot-tasting peppers

   C. the person who is very angry                                 D. popular music like Dixieland jazz

62. People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because____.

   A. the expression has a very long history                B. the color pink makes people feel happy

   C. people think the color pink is gentler than red    D. healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

63. When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she____.

   A. enjoys himself in boating                                         B. is hit by a high wave

   C. has a stomach ache                                                           D. likes trees and grass

64. In the writer’s eyes，what is related to a black day?

   A. Being sent a beautiful gift                                      B. Passing a very difficult test

   C. Being refused during an important interview   D. Being invited to an exciting party

65. The writer wants to tell us ______in American everyday expressions

   A. the most popular colors                          B. different meanings of colors   

   C. how to use colors correctly                        D. why Americans like to use colors

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Dear Ken,

I’m writing to tell you everything about my      1．       

hometown. I live in Briton, a small town, where has a       2．     

population of around 30,000. It is in the coast about 50      3．     

miles from London. It isn’t so interesting like London,       4．     

and the air is much cleaner. There is little pollution.    5．     

There’re many hotels and language schools here.        6．     

In summer it is full with travelers. My father used to  7．     

working in a steel plant before he lost his job. He      8．     

wanted to open a small shop, but he’s short of money. 9．     

He wonders that if he can borrow some money from the bank.   10．      

Best regards,

Janet

Life is limited, _____there is no limit to_____ the people.

       A．a(chǎn)nd; serve       B．but; serving      C．so; be served    D．besides; having served

  People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.

    These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services(宗教儀式) to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves(墓). On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

    Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries（面包房）, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

45.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A Parents bring up children              

B Parents give love and care to children

C Parents educate children to be good persons.

D Parents pass away before children grow up

46.What do you know from the passage?

A Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B Fewer women worked outside the home in the past

C Not all the children respect their parents

D Fathers are not as important as mothers at home

47.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A It only has two kinds of color.

B It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D People can wear carnations only on the third Sunday in June.

48.What do you think “florists” do?

A They sell flowers            B They made bread or pastry

C They offer enough room for having family parties.

D They sell special candy for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

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Life or Lifestyle?

What is a lifestyle and how is that different from a life? A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity or prestige（聲望）. Lifestyle gives a false sense of peace and acceptability that comes from others recognizing what you've bought into (as well as bought). If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, you're sophisticated and stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the superficial approval of others. This means that your self-esteem is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual.

A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you know is important and being willing to put that first, no matter what others may think. When you create a life vs a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from what's inside you, not what others think about you.

How many times have you seen someone (this used to be me!) work long hours in a job that they do not enjoy just to be able to maintain an expensive lifestyle? There was a recent commercial on TV that showed a man laughing in his yard saying: "I drive an expensive car, have a 5 bedroom home, a country club membership, a swimming pool and I'm in debt up to my eyeballs!" Every time I see this commercial I think about the book—The Millionaire Next Door. The book says that most of the people living in the largest homes are exactly like the man in the commercial and that the real millionaires are the ones you would never guess, because their focus is on creating a life vs. a lifestyle.

Lifestyle is expensive monetarily(金錢) and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A Life is not expensive. Rather than running out of personal or financial resources, a life generates energy and staying power. If we focus on what we wear, or what kind of car we drive, or where we live, then we are saying that how others see us is more important than what we think of ourselves. If we find out what our true beliefs and values are and choose to live by these, then the opinions of others don't drive our lives. This is not an issue of avoiding luxury for its own sake; it's about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption that society demands. It is about making the choices that agree with your values, instead of running out of your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason.

How can you make the change? Understand the difference between a Life (being directed from within) and a Lifestyle (being directed from outside). Analyze your current lifestyle to see what it is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain it. Let go and make room for what is really important to you, what sustains you and brings you joy. Remember that who you are comes from within, not what you own.

_____ Chinese basketball player Yao Ming will probably return to the NBA if he can recover from _____ earlier injury.

A. 不填; an             B. The; 不填            C. A; an                           D. The; the

  根據(jù)中文提示或首寫字母寫單詞（滿分10分）

76．When I began to sing, he laughed and make me e _________．

77．I _________（宣布）at the meeting that I did not support him．

78．Flower arrangement is an __________（高雅的）art．

79．One of her a ___________ is to become a doctor．

80．I couldn’t have done it without your ____________（鼓舞）．

81．Slave trade was ____________（廢除）in 1807．

82．It was ridiculous to be offered s __________ by a robot．

83．Most of the victims are ___________（無辜的）people．

84．Every one ____________（祝賀）Tom on his passing the exams．

85．I had wanted to clean out the basement in his a ____________, but unfortunately, I didn’t have tine．

Cycling is highly _______ to people’s health and the environment.

A．fashionable        B．beneficial      C．changeable        D．suitable

 11. There is a lot of evidence ________ stress is partly responsible for disease.

A. which                               B. that                                  C. how                            D. whose

Deeply_____at the deadly disease  H1N1,many people dare not to go outside for holiday.

A.concern             B.concerd            C.to concern     D.concering