Sometimes you just have to ______ disagreements. And making compromises is an important skill needed in your future.

  A. live up to        B. live with          C. live on        D. live by

．When__________a new word, you’d better__________a dictionary.

       A．come across; refer to       B．coming across; consult

       C．coming across; look up    D．come across; look through

---How about this kind of fruit?

　　---Oh, this kind of fruit _____ lots of vitamin C and B.

    A. remains     B. includes      C. contains      D. holds

It was dark, we decided _____ for the night at the farm house.

    A. put away     B. put down     C. put up    D. put out

第三節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分,滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 21   Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23  been accepted. But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected 24  from Georgetown University, she decides to 25  a road trip with a few 26  female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step 27  adulthood.

But 28  the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess 30  the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern. 31  Melanie’s father only has the best of 32  , his presence 33  an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.

After following their faulty device   34   into the backwoods (偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)), James and Melanie   35   Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔間). What should be a simple change   36   the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter   37   get the chance to really   38   each other.

All parents,   39   they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.   40   what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

21．A．named      B．naming     C．namely     D．names

22．A．join       B．send      C．a(chǎn)ttend       D．pass

23．A．still       B．a(chǎn)lways      C．yet        D．a(chǎn)lready

24．A．a(chǎn)ppointment     B．interview  C．visit  D．meeting

25．A．provide    B．offer     C．take       D．hold

26．A．closing     B．close     C．closed       D．closely

27．A．toward     B．for        C．during      D．with

28．A．though     B．in spite     C．once      D．despite

29．A．satisfying  B．successful C．comfortable     D．meaningful

30．A．seeking     B．examining C．searching  D．exploring

31．A．Since           B．Because    C．While       D．When

32．A．intentions B．a(chǎn)ttempts    C．efforts      D．planning

33．A．comes about     B．leads to     C．calls in     D．turns out

34．A．lately           B．late       C．deeply      D．deep

35．A．discover   B．invent       C．recognize  D．realize

36．A．succeeds in      B．brings in   C．results from     D．certainly

37．A．hopefully  B．finally      C．firstly       D．certainly

38．A．a(chǎn)gree to    B．speak to    C．talk to      D．turn to

39．A．whether    B．if          C．what      D．why

40．A．As        B．Like      C．For       D．Except

A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情況)to the way his father died five years ago．

   The dinghy(救生橡皮船)，used to take Richard Smith，21，to his yacht(快艇)，was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean island．An air and sea search was carried out but he has still not been discovered．

  Richard’s mother, Bicknell，said from her home in Hampshire，“It’s so much coincidence．Richard always carried a photograph of his father attached to a poem，which included the date of his disappearance．”

  “Now, it’s very strange because all they have found is Richard’s dinghy．We need to know this time what has happened one way or another．If you know at least you can go through the grieving process(悲痛的過程)．”

  In November 1996，Mr. Smith’s father, Charlie，was sailing in the Tasmen sea between the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmen with his new wife．They lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again，and their disappearance remains a mystery．

  Richard is described a talented(有才能的)and experienced sailor who has crewed for the champion ocean racer．He had sailed to the。Caribbean in November to crew ocean racing yachts for entertainment．He ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar but left after local police closed it for being too noisy．

  About 2 am the following day Richard headed back for his dinghy．He started its outboard motor before giving all elderly woman a lift to her yacht after her dinghy had gone missing．It was the last time he was seen．

Riehard Smith was       in 2000．

A．ten    B．fifteen    C．twenty    D．eighteen

People searched for Richard using      ．

 A．ship only   B．ship and radio C．ship and plane   D．yacht and car

According to the passage，we know Richard died because        ．

A．he was a green hand in sailing

B．some unknown animal attacked him

C．that was a maze in the area he was sailing

D．of something we don’t know

Which statement is NOT true according to this passage?

A．Young Smith had lost radio contact with the shore before he died．

B．Richard’s father had married two women at least．

C．Richard didn’t drink on the evening before he was lost because the

policeman closed the bar．

D．Richard was seen at about 2 am the day he disappeared．

The writer tells us     ．

A．a(chǎn) story about two heroes     B．a(chǎn) piece of news about a merchant ship

C．a(chǎn) coincidence              D．the dying process of Richard

．— I’m not good at singing, you know．

    — _____．It’s just for fun．

     A．All right       B．No problem     C．Come on   D．Cheer up

. In China, a number of people__________English now, and the number __________growing year after year.

A. studies, is      B. are studying, is   C. is studying, is   D. is studying, are

The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services” .There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾)from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.

At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.

“I first heard about

Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video(錄像)about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”

“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture(文化)that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”

1. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who __________.

A. is willing to help those in need without pay

B. can afford to travel to different places

C. has a strong wish to be successful

D. has made a big fortune in life

2.Tracy started her work as a volunteer ____________ .

A. after she met Mother Teresa    B. when she was touring Calcutta

C. after she finished high school   D. when she was working in a hospital

3. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa.

B. She was asked by Mother Teresa to do so.

C. She had already had some experience.

D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.

4. What is Tracy’s “new idea”(Paragraph 2)of being a volunteer?

A. Going abroad to help the sick.

B. Improving oneself through helping others.

C. Working in Mother Teresa’s home.

D. Doing simple things to help the poor.

Just how far does the euro(歐元) have to fall before Europe actually becomes reasonable?

Anyone traveling to the old continent from the U.S. in recent years has learned the hard way how expensive it is. The situation has improved in the last couple of months, thanks to the Greek financial crisis. But it still has a way to go.

Alarm about Greece—and other financially unstable countries in Europe—has dragged down the euro sharply. In November, before the crisis struck, you needed about $1.49 to buy one euro. Today you need only about $1.36. That's a 9% cut.

What does that mean for you, the would-be traveler? It's a big sale.

As recently as November, when the euro was flying high, the OECD estimated that countries like France, Italy and Germany were about a third more expensive than the U.S. Not all European countries were quite as expensive for the American visitor: Greece only cost about 17% more than the US, while the Czech Republic (which is not part of the eurozone) was actually about 15% cheaper than back home.

Fast-forward two months, and the situation looks somewhat better.

At current exchange rates, places like France will still cost you about 23% more than the U.S., but cheaper countries such as Spain and Greece are now only about 6% more expensive. The Czech Republic's a fifth cheaper than the U.S.

European prices will only break even(持平) with the U.S. if the euro falls to about $1.10, says the OECD. But is it going to get there?

Greece's financial crisis may or may not be over. Members of a labor union just occupied part of the finance ministry to protest against the planned austerity(緊縮) measures. No, it doesn't inspire confidence!

Julian Jessop, chief international economist at the Capital Economics consultancy in London, sees the euro falling to $1.25 by year-end. “We still think the euro should be a lot lower,” he says. “We think the outlook for the European economy is a lot worse than for the U.S. And Greece is only a symptom of a wider problem: Does the eurozone make sense as a currency union?” If he's right, you may want to wait to change your money or book a trip.

1.   In the passage the writer offers some suggestions to the travellers from _________.

A. USA                B. Europe                    C. Greece                    D. China

2.   The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _________. 

A. the planned austerity measures                      B. Greece’s financial crisis

C. the protest from a labor union                       D. the decline of the euro in value

3.  Julian Jessop has a negative attitude toward the euro because he thinks _________.

A. Greece’s financial crisis may not be over

B. the euro will drop to $ 1.25 by the end of the year

C. the European economy is a lot worse than the US’

D. the other European countries have a similar problem like Greece

4.  The purpose of the author writing the passage is to tell the readers that _________.

A. the euro shall be further reasonably lowered

B. travelers to Europe will save less in the future

C. the economic situation in Europe is worsening

D. the Greek financial crisis influences the whole Europe