Some pre-school children go to a day care center, ______ they learn simple games and songs.

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

My friend Jennifer, ____ help I’ve made great progress in my studies, will leave for Canada next week.

A. in whose     B. in her   C. with whose       . with her

— Why does she always ask you for help?

— There is no one else ________, is there?

A. who to turn                      B. she can turn to

C. for whom to turn                 D. for her to turn

Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick for us to get a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must be passing through chains of hills from time to time. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one's way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.

What they could see on the boat was only   .

A. high walls   B. chains of hills  C. heavy woods D. vast land

They couldn't land because .

A. the mud on the shore was too soft    B. they could not find anyone

C. they could not find the mark on the map  D. the forest was too thick to go through

From the passage, we can learn that    .

A. they were in an uninhabited area B. they were on a journey home happily

C. the country was a civilized society  D. the country was a tropical jungle coutry

The best title for this passage might he______

A. I he Problem of Landing  B. Escape in the Jungle

C. An Entirely New Experience   D. Exploration of a River

A severe heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures of almost 44??C, the highest in 52 years, has killed at least 80 people this month, officials said on Sunday. The hot weather, which officials say would continue over northern, north-western and central India in the next 48 hours, also may have some impact on wheat production, exporters and flour-mill associations said.

　　New Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7??C on Saturday, indicating a hot summer in the next two months in the nation's capital and other parts of northern and eastern India. The highest temperature in the past 24 hours was 47??C at Ganganagar city, in Rajasthan state. Summer temperatures have been 4??C-6??C above normal over most parts of northern and central India since March, weather officials said.

　　In the eastern state of Orissa, authorities have decided to shut down schools from next Tuesday, advancing the annual summer holiday. Authorities said they were investigating reports of 53 deaths from various parts of the state.

　　"District collectors have been asked to investigate and submit reports on other deaths," Bhimsen Gochhayat, a government official said. Other deaths were reported from northern state of Uttar Pradesh and central Madhya Pradesh states.

　　India is expected to produce about 82 million tons of wheat in 2009-2010, but there could be a shortage of 1-1.5 million tons due to the heatwave, said Veena Sharma, Secretary General of the Roller Flour Millers Federation of India. "Most of the harvesting is over, but there definitely will be a slight shortage of 1-1.5 million tons due to the extreme weather conditions," she told Reuters.

India is relying on an abundant wheat crop to make up for a 14.2% drop in rice output, the major summer-sown food grain, marred by the worst monsoon （季風）in 37 years last year. Weather officials say with summer temperatures in India set to remain above average, there were hopes of heavy rains at the start of the monsoon season that will help early sowing of rice, soybeans and lentils. 

The purpose of the passage is ____________.

A. to tell a piece of news of a heatwave        B. to record the highest temperature in India

C. to report the deaths in the heatwave     D. to inform people of a drop of rice output

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The highest temperature in the history of India was 44??C.

B. Schools were closed because of the hot weather throughout India.

C. India is expected to produce about 82 million tons of rice in 2009-2010.

D. India has a good harvest of wheat while the rice output is decreasing.

The underlined word “marred” in the last paragraph probably means “___________”.

A. reduced          B. damaged      C. blown            D. followed

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A severe heatwave would continue over India.

B. At least 80% people were killed in the disaster this month.

C. A severe heatwave swept India with a great loss.

D. A slight shortage of 1-1.5 million tons is due to the heatwave.

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I’m a middle school student．________________________________________________

If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party, ________.

A. he will either       B. he neither will         C.  neither will he           D. either he will

     —Will you go to Tom's birthday party tomorrow?

—No，________invited to, for she is the last person I'd like to see.

A. unless      B. even though          C. when                      D. until

I am considering changing to a more interesting job, as the present job, which requires a lot of _______, nearly bores me to death.

A. repetition      B. instruction     C. impression    D. appreciation

— Right. Thank you for reminding me of the exam.

— Don’t mention it! ________.

A. That’s all                                           B. That’s a small deal

C. Good idea                                         D. Good luck to you