An American woman was pulled alive on Thursday from ____ was left of the Montana Hotel in Haiti.

A. which    B. what       C. that         D. where

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the seashore and I was enjoying the breeze (微風) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占據(jù)). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

       Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

       “Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

       Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

       She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

       Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

       She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

       “Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

       The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.

B. Because they couldn’t sit together.

C. Because there were no empty seats.

D. Because they preferred to stand.

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

A. he wanted to do something special        

B. the sea wave made him upset

C. a wave from the sea flooded him  

D. he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart

From the story, we can conclude that ______.

A. small things can create great happenings in life

B. it is giving rather than receiving that matters

C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect

D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past

The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a few of them ____ absent for different reasons.

       A. were; was                 B. was; was           C. was; were          D. were; were

The country’s population      small, and most of its population       in the mountainous areas.

       A．a(chǎn)re; lives  B．a(chǎn)re; live    C．is; live      D．is; lives

   We should ________ adjust ourselves to the development of our society.

       A. strictly       B. hardly C. occasionally       D. constantly

California, once regarded as a leader in the United States for its public higher education system, ranks next to the last in the U．S．for its number of adults with at least a high school diploma, according to the report, titled “California at the Edge of a Cliff,” released by the California Faculty Association．

       Meanwhile, the state’s investment（投資） in public higher education has dropped over the past three decades, and now ranks 22nd in the country．That’s despite having the country’s largest public higher education system, the report said．

       “It's a collapse（衰退）,” said Thomas Mortenson, author of the report, who is an independent analyst living in Iowa and a senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education in Washington,        D． C． “Ranking 49th out of 50 states is an indication that shows the quality of the state’s educational has become much worse in recent decades．” Mortenson said in the report．As of 2007, California ranked 14th in the United States in terms of college educated members of the workforce over 25 years of age, a drop from eighth place in 1981, the report showed．

       Mortenson said that California has never been the state of high status in education and economy while other states have made greater gains in building a college-educated workforce．

       The California Faculty Association is using the report’s findings to criticize Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed funding cuts for education．

       Struggling with a 14．8-billion-dollar state budget deficit（赤字）, Schwarzenegger has proposed a combination of sales tax increases, borrowing and major budget cuts, including cutting billions of dollars from the state’s education budget．

The passage is mainly about __________．

       A．California’s worse situation in higher education

       B．the dangerous situation in California

       C．California’s research on education and economy

       D．funding cuts for high education in California

From the passage we can infer that __________．

       A．investment in higher education has dropped in all states

       B．Thomas Mortenson works at California Faculty Association

       C．governor in California agreed to spend more money on education

       D．California had higher quality in higher education in the past

The reason why California has a lower rank in education is that________．

       A．the number of adults has decreased recently  

       B．the result of report has been published late

       C．the money to invest in education has been cut      

       D．the progress in other states has been made

According to the report’s findings, ________ is to blame for the drop in rank of education．

       A．Arnold Schwarzenegger  B．Thomas Mortenson

       C．the Pell Institute             D．California Faculty Association

Literature is a term used to describe written as well as spoken material．Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction．

       Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?

       A lot of us read literature for pleasure and relaxation．It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books, such as comedies and novels, in our spare time．In a modern life full of pressure, it is our common desire to read some imaginary works and seek relaxation from the stress in life．

       Reading literature is more than fun; it also enables us to acquire knowledge．As a general rule, literature represents a language or a people, and it often gives us an insight（洞察力）into the traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written．

       Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world．It helps us make sense of the world around us．It introduces us to new worlds of experiences．We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books．Eventually, we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how he/she says it．In a sense, we explore the human condition and analyze how and why people think the way they think and feel the way they feel．Literature enables us to think analytically and promotes open minds．We see the world through the eyes of different cultures and in turn learn the ways to deal with things that happen around．

       So we can definitely say literature is of great importance to us．Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

Canada is one of _____ largest countries in the world, ______ second only to Russia．

       A．the; the                     B．the; a          

       C．a(chǎn); the                       D．the; 不填

___ people to find jobs, but also medical treatment will be provided for people who need it.

   A. Not just will help be given to          B. Only help will be given to

   C. Not only will help give               D. Help will be given only to

The reason ______ most Chinese have healthy white teeth is ______ they eat a healthy diet.

   A. why; that            B. why; because            C. that; that                  D. for; that