For him_____stage is just______means fo making a living．

A． a; a             B． the; a           C． the; the            D． a; the

When _____ help, one often says “Thank you．” or “It’s kind of you．”

A． offering             B． to offer          C． to be offered           D． offered

--- I don't mind telling you what I know．

--- You ______．I'm not asking you for it．

A． mustn't               B． may not              C． can't              D． needn't

A metal ____ uranium gives off a kind of radiation．

A． called                 B． calling                 C． is called              D． which called

When I entered Berkely, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could  1  tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he  2  in class．

When I took the first exam, I was 3  to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4  English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 ．

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 6  because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 7  with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 8  ．

One more test before the final exam．One more 9  to improve my grade． So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 10  the meaning of the word “thorough”．But my 11  did no good and everything 12 as before．

The last hurdle （障礙） was the final．No matter what 13  I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 14  goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 15  myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I’d have 16   with a test．

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A． I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office． He 17 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the A’s you  18 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．”

I stared at him, 19  that his analysis and strategy were correct．I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before．

I was speechless when my course grade arrived : A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson :you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

1． A． take                B． discuss．          C． cover                     D． get

2． A． sought              B． presented                  C． exchanged                 D． obtained

3． A． shocked                   B． worried             C． scared              D． anxious

4． A． but                B． so                 C． for                 D． or

5． A． unchanged          B． unpleasant           C． unfriendly           D． unmoved

6． A． reflected            B． meant             C． improved                  D． affected

7． A． quarreled            B． reasoned            C． bargained           D． chatted

8． A． attitude              B． mind              C． plan                D． view

9． A． choice              B． step               C． chance                    D． measure

10． A． memorized         B． considered          C． accepted           D． learned

11． A． ambition           B． confidence         C． effort                     D． method

12． A． stayed              B． went              C． worked             D． changed

13． A． grade             B． answer            C． lesson              D． comment

14． A． scholarship        B． course            C． degree              D． subject

15． A． helped            B． favored            C． treated              D． relaxed

16． A． fun              B． luck               C． problems           D． tricks

17． A． happened         B． proved             C． pretended           D． seemed

18． A． valued            B． imagined           C． expected           D． welcomed

19． A． remembering      B． guessing           C． supposing          D． realizing

20． A． out              B． over              C． on                D． off

Why does pouring hot water over a tight jar lid loosen it?

Hot water makes the metal of the jar lid expand, which makes the cover loose．

Most objects expand when heated because they are made up of molecules．Heat makes molecules move faster．The hotter the molecules become, the faster they move and the more space they need．

This explains why we hear a click as we travel by train, or a gentle thump as we drive on a concrete highway．The clicks and thumps tell us that we are passing over expansion joints put in to allow room for the metal rails and the concrete to expand．These joints prevent the rails and the road from changing their shapes as they expand under the hot sun．Like the molecules of the jar lid, the molecules of these materials need more space when they are hot．

1．Pouring hot water over a jar lid will _________．

A． make it fit very tightly                      B． make it less tight

C． not affect the lid itself in any way             D． make the jar expand

2．This happens because the hot water __________．

A． heats whatever is inside the jar                   B． causes the jar to grow smaller

C． makes the lid slightly bigger                       D． all of above

3．An object is made up of molecules that move _________．

A． if the object becomes very hot                    B． whenever hot water is poured over it

  C． all the time                                               D． only when the object is expanding

4．Objects expand when they are hot because hot molecules _______．

A． move faster                                 B． make up more room

C． move slowly                                 D． both A and B

The income gap between China's rural and urban residents（居民）has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday．

The income ratio（比率）between urban and rural residents was 3．28:1 in 2006, against 3．23:1 in 2003, said Sun in his report on the promotion of building a new countryside in 2007． Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely．

The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Sun's report． While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun believed that rural development still followed behind urban development．

"We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain," he said． "China's urbanization（都市化） has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas," he said．

"In this case, more agricultural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply," he said． Another problem facing China's agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology．"Only 30 percent of scientific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural production, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries," he said．

Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure（基礎(chǔ)下部組織） is still poor and easily hit by disasters．

According to Sun, the government spent 431．8 billion yuan （$59．15 billion） on agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, an increase of 80．1 billion yuan over the previous year．

China set aside 11．38 billion yuan to promote a new rural cooperative medical care system and 27．98 billion yuan to support the new compulsory education mechanism in rural area to ensure that all citizens shared the fruits of China's reform and opening-up, Sun said．

1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A． Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the income gap between China's rural and urban residents will disappear this year．

B． The net income of rural residents in different regions is the same．

C． The government has taken measures to develop the economy in the rural areas．

D． Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the supply of major agricultural products is enough．

2．Can you infer the meaning of the underlined words in paragraph 5?

A． be made full use of                                   B． be made little use of

C． be not made full use of                                    D． be made good use of

3．How much is spent on agriculture, rural areas and farmers the previous year?

A． 431．8 billion yuan                                 B． 511．9 billion yuan

C． 351．7 billion yuan                                 D． 80．1 billion yuan

4．Which is NOT the problem in rural areas?

A． The income gap

B． The inadequate application of science and technology

C． The supply of major agricultural products

D． China's urbanization

Beijing's broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect Thursday, adding force to the effort to hold a smoke-free Olympics．

The new rules extend existing anti-smoking regulations to more places, including fitness centers, cultural relic sites, offices, meeting rooms, dining halls, toilets and lifts．Restaurants, Internet cafes, parks, and waiting halls at airports, railway stations and coach stations are required to set up smoking areas． Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms or floors, but the regulations do not specify a proportion．

However, some restaurant owners have complained that it would be difficult to have a separate smoking room as required by the new regulations．"We plan to issue specific rules to solve this problem as soon as possible," Rao Yingsheng, vice-director of the Beijing Committee for Patriotic Public Health Campaign, was quoted by the Beijing News as saying Thursday． He said small restaurants without a separate room should set aside at least 70 percent of their area for non-smokers． He also said customers and restaurant owners would be asked for their thoughts on the new rule．

Local authorities sent about 100,000 inspectors to make sure the ban was being enforced Thursday．Everyone has the right to dissuade（勸阻）people from smoking in public places, Liu Zejun, who works for the Beijing committee, said． "Citizens are encouraged to expose those who refuse to obey the rule by calling the free telephone line 12320," Liu said．

People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined 10 yuan （$1．40）, while enterprises and institutions that violate（違反） the ban will face fines of between 1,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan．Smoking was forbidden in hospitals, kindergartens, schools, museums, sports sites and other places before the new regulations took effect．From Oct 1 last year, the city also banned smoking in its 66,000 cabs, and imposed（征收）fines of 100 yuan to 200 yuan on drivers caught smoking in taxis．

China has pledged a cigarette-free, green Olympics．This year's event will be the first non-smoking Olympic Games since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control （FCTC）, of which China is a signatory（簽名人）, went into effect in 2005．

1．The passage mainly tells us _____．

A． There will be more places where smoking is forbidden

B． More people should give up smoking

C． Broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect in order to set up a non-smoking Olympic Games

D． Those who smoke at public places will be fined

2．Smoking is _____ at airports, railway stations or coach stations etc．

A． forbidden                                   B． allowed

C． allowed at it’s smoking areas                  D． we don’t know

3．Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A． Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms．

B． Smoking is not allowed in most restaurants．

C． 12320 is a free telephone line to expose those who smoke at public places．

D． People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined．

4．If a taxi driver smokes in his cab, he will probably be fined _____ ．

A． 10 yuan             B． 50 yuan              C． 120 yuan            D． 1000 yuan

1．Where can you spend the night in a tour?

A． Cook’s Cottage                              B． Westfield Centerpoint

C． Sydney Tower                              D． Sovereign Hill

2．What is the time that Cook’s Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?

A． 11:00 am---2:00 pm                           B． 5:00 pm---10:30 pm

C． 9:00 am---5:30 pm                            D． 9:00 am---5:00 pm

3．The Anchorage Restaurant is ________．

A． in Williamstown                              B． in the centre of the city

C． in Anchorage                                 D． in a Cantonese fishing port

4．If you want to buy the best products in Australia, you may call ________．

    A． 9397 6270          B． 9231 9300          C． 5331 1944          D． 9419 4677

An Arkansas truck driver who was convicted （宣判…有罪） of murdering two teenage boys and who admitted to killing two others was executed （處死刑） by injection, an Oklahoma state prison spokesman said．

    George Kent Wallace, 59, was pronounced dead five minutes after receiving an injection of fatal chemicals at a state prison in McAlester, said Jerry Massie of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections．

    Asked if he had any last words, Wallace replied, “No, thank you．”

    Wallace was convicted in 1991 of murdering William Von Eric Domer, 15, of Fort Smith, Ark． and Mark Anthony McLaughlin, 14, of Van Buren, Ark．, and throwing their bodies in an Oklahoma pond just over the state line．The murders occurred three years apart．

    According to what an escaped victim （受害者） said in court, Wallace would approach boys by pretending to be a police officer, take them to a lonely area, then attack them and stab them to death．

    Wallace was arrested in 1990 after an intended victim escaped and alerted the police．After his conviction, Wallace admitted to two other murders in North Carolina．

    Wallace requested a last meal of eight pieces of fried Chicken, four biscuits and a pint of banana pudding．

    It was the 30th execution in Oklahoma since the state resumed execution in 1990 and the 11th in 2002, approaching the 1933 record of 14 in one year．

    It was also the first execution under a new schedule, taking place at 9 p．m． instead of the midnight hour that had been used since the 1930s．

1．The midnight hour execution was in operation for about _______ years．

A． 60                B． 70                   C． 80                   D． 90

2．How many executions were carried out between 1990 and 2001?

A． 12               B． 14                   C． 16                  D． 19

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A． Wallace killed the two teenage boys together．

B． He was executed by injection soon after he was arrested．

C． Wallace didn’t want to say anything but ate lot before his death．

D． Execution can always been used in Oklahoma in history．

4．Wallace murdered those teenagers __________．

A． in similar ways                               B． by accident

C． in public                                    D． with a gun