He kept thinking of the question whether it was ____ for his father to change the habit of a life time in such a short time.

A. possibly            B. probable        C. likely               D. possible

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

    June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (緊身內(nèi)衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.

Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.

The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

  A. 4 weeks later    B. 4 weeks ago    C. a fortnight ago     D. a fortnight later

What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

  A. To make herself thinner.           B. To buy a large-size girdle.         

  C. To put on some weight.            D. To shake herself into it.

Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

The purpose of this passage is ______.

  A. to show a husband’s selfless love         B. to share an interesting experience

  C. to describe a changeable girdle           D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble

What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Funny Wedding      B. A Wise Decision    C. A Tight Situation     D. A Fierce Fight

Since weeks ago, China has been involved a worldwide A/H 1 N 1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May, 2009, in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic．

The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms（癥狀）to the authorities．In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night，the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’ temperature，too．

A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert（警戒）level．

“Three temperature detectors are now in operation．We’re ready with protection garments and equipment，too．Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored closely,” he said．

The Ministry of Health，however，said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork．

Hong Kong, too, has raised its alert level against the flu to “serious”．Secretary for Food＆Health，Mr．York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported，and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases which have been noticed．

The terrible A/H1 N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico，and most of the killed were aged between 25 and 45．

The virus has also infected about 5000 people in the US．The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human, raising fears of a global pandemic．

66．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．A/H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people．

       B．A/H1N1 flu is spreading from human to human．

       C．China has begun to take steps to prevent A/H1N1 flu．

       D．All the people are strongly affected by A/H1 N1 flu．

67．The underlined word “pandemic” in the first paragraph probably means

       A．death B．panic C．enemy      D．disease

68．Why does the flu cause global fears?

       A．Because most people in the world eat pork．

       B．Because it’s spreading from human to human．

       C．Because we still don’t know the cause of it．

       D．Because it has infected about 5,000 people．

69．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

       A．People would contract the A/H1N1 flu if they often eat pork．

       B．The virus of the A/H1N1 flu has infected people all over the world．

       C．People from AH1N1 flu—hit countries are all forbidden to enter China．

       D．People should avoid visiting places where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported．

70．We can infer from the passage that         ．

       A．Students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1 flu．

       B．A person would be infected by the virus by eating pork．

       C．Passengers from the United States are being monitored closely．

       D．Mr．York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases．

When Denis Hennequin took over as the European boss of McDonald's in January 2004, the word's biggest restaurant chain was showing signs of recovery in America and Australia, but sales in Europe were sluggish or declining．One exception was France, where Mr．Hennequip．had done a reliable job as head on the group's French subsidiary（子公式） to sell more Big Macs to his relatives, His task was to copy this success in all 41 of the European countries where anti-globalisers’ favourite enemy operates．

So far Mr．Henncquin is doing well．Last year European sales increased by 5．8% and the number of customers by 3．4%, the best annual results in nearly 15 years．Europe accounted for 36% of the group's profits and for 28 of its sales．December was an especially good month as customers took to seasonal menu offerings in France and Britain, and to a promotion in Germany based on the game of Monopoly（壟斷）．

Mr．Hennequin's recipe for revival（復(fù)興） is to be more open about his company's operations, to be "locally relevant", and to improve the experience of visiting his 6.400 restaurants． McDonaId's is blamed for making people fat, exploiting workers, treating animals cruelly, polluting the environment． and simply for being American．Mr．Hennequin says he wants to engage in a dialogue with the public to address these concerns．

He introduced "open door" visitor days in each country which became hugely popular．In Poland alone some 50,000 visitors came to McDonaId's through the visitors' program last year．The Nutrition Information Initiative（倡議）．launched last year, put detailed Sables on McDonaId's packaging with data on calories, protein, fat, carbohy drates and salt content, "the details are also printed on tray-liners．

58．Which of the following statement is RIGHT?

       A．Denis Hennequin has been boss of McDonald since 2004．

       B．The sales of McDonald is increasing in France．

       C．Denis Hennequin tries his best to increase the sales of McDonald in the world．

       D．The nutrition information is always launched on McDonald products．

59．McDonaId's is blamed in Europe for the following reasons EXCEPT          .

       A．making people fat                B．exploiting workers

       C．treating animals cruelly           D．earning too much

60．Which of the following is not included in the McDonaId's packaging?

       A．a(chǎn)ttentions      B．fat      C．protein         D．salt content

61．What did Denis Hennequin do to increase the sales of McDonald in Europe?

       A．He visited all the McDonaId's branches in Europe．

       B．He introduced "open door" visitor's days in each country．

       C．He had done a reliable job as head of the group's French subsidiary．

       D．He engaged in a dialogue with the public．

—What's that noise? Is the water still running?

       —Oh, my god! I ________to turn it off after I brushed my teeth．

       A．was forgetting        B．forgot       C．had forgotten   D．a(chǎn)m forgetting

Fortunately, the little girl        the air – crash, but unluckily, the others on the flight were killed.

       A．was survived    B．has been survived    C．was surviving   D．survived

The next generation of telescopes will reveal（顯露；揭示）new parts of our universe that will seem surprising, just as the moon’s craters（坑）     when observed 400 years ago．

       A．could seem                 B．might seem 

      C．should have seemed      D．must have seemed

It’s cold here. We must have the fire　　　　day and night.

A. burn          B. burns             C. burnt              D. burning

It’s not easy being a teenager（13至19歲青少年）—nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.

Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll clam up. Instead , let him attempt to solve（解決）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him if d he seeks advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy （隱私）. Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversions.

Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（節(jié)制）. Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part –time job

What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. become excited                                     B. show respect

C. refuse to talk                                        D. seek help

The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager

A. to use the phone in a sensible way

B. to pay for his own telephone

C. to share the phone quickly

D. to answer the phone quickly

What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

A. Nor allow him to learn driving or take drugs

B. Give him advice only when necessary

C. Let him have his own telephone

D. Not talk about personal things with him

第二節(jié) 短文改錯（共10題，滿分15分）

   My English teacher was always too absorbed in the text being 76_____

studied that he never looked up.He had habit of asking a        77_____

student to translate the text,and he often choose the same        78_____

student without realizing them himself.The student, out         79_____

of respect,didn’t point it out.Before being called so many        80_____

times,the student,his name was Jack,had to ask his friends       81_____

for advices. The next day when the teacher asked Jack to        82_____

translate the text,Jack replying, “He is absent today,            83_____

because of he has a sick sister to look after at home.”           84_____

“All right,”said the teacher, “you translate the text.”            85_____