A pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______ as the plane was making a landing．

A．to be seating           B．seating         C．seated               D．seat

Why do you want a new job , _______ you’ve got such a good one already ?

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

I want to learn about your holidays．Could you tell me how you usually_______ Thanksgiving Day in your country?

A．congratulate            B．remind             C．remember               D．observe

In the beauty competition, women are asked_______ some of the exercises ________ the music．

A．performing to; to                        B．performing; with

C．to perform; to                          D．to perform; by

They offered ______ prices for her paintings, which made her parents and teachers surprises but happy．

A．unbelievable                                    B．a(chǎn)cceptable

C．a(chǎn)greeable                          D．sociable

In front of the farmhouse________．

A．lay a peasant boy                        B．laid a peasant boy

C．lie a peasant boy                        D．did a peasant boy lie

Mary______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls．

A．picked up                B．took up              C．made up              D．turned up

It was a market day, so people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning． 1  it was an old town, even the main street was very   2   and soon became overcrowded． There was not enough   3   for all the people on the sidewalk at the roadside,   4   they overflowed into the road,   5   danger to their lives from   6   cars and buses, the drivers of   7   were constantly blowing their horns to   8   people to get out of their   9  ．

Yet it was a（n）   10   scene． Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to   11   to the townsfolk． Men with carts   12   their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their   13  ．They were selling apples, oranges and grapes –– the   14   of their fields．  15   it all, women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking,   16   children rushed in and out of the crowds screaming with laughter when they didn’t ask for something they could not have, or crying with   17   because they were lost．

The noise went on all day．People did not even stop for a meal, but preferred to buy bits of meat cooked over a fire or bread or ice-cream from the street sellers．The   18   from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street．And finally, when night at last came, the street   19   and only the rubbish   20   sadly blowing in the cooling night wind．

1．A．Although            B．For                    C．But                    D．As

2．A．small                  B．crowded            C．narrow              D．short

3．A．land                   B．a(chǎn)rea                   C．ground              D．room

4．A．a(chǎn)nd                    B．however            C．or                     D．then

5．A．having                B．causing              C．throwing            D．being

6．A．passing               B．taking                C．catching            D．driving

7．A．them                  B．which                C．whom               D．that

8．A．persuade             B．order                 C．stop                  D．wait

9．A．road                   B．way                   C．sight                  D．place

10．A．strange             B．usual                 C．colorful             D．interesting

11．A．give                 B．sell                    C．take                   D．send

12．A．forced              B．walked               C．found                D．took

13．A．voices              B．prices                C．heads                D．carts

14．A．crops               B．result                 C．harvest              D．productions

15．A．Through           B．Across               C．Above               D．After

16．A．while                B．a(chǎn)s                      C．when                 D．whose

17．A．teas                  B．sorrow              C．sadness             D．fear

18．A．people              B．noise                 C．rubbish              D．business

19．A．emptied            B．silenced             C．calmed              D．changed

20．A．remained           B．left                    C．lay                    D．piled   

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 named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7．

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb（市郊）． Incredibly security obsessed（困擾）, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she’s already been accepted． But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, D．C．, where she’s been wait-listed．

When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to take a road trip with a few close female friends．Melanie believes it is her first step toward adulthood．

But despite the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without him．He wants to protect her．

James Joins the girls and hopes he can convince her to go to Northwestern． While Melanie’s father only has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters．

After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare tire compartment（隔間）．What should be a simple tire change results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel．There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of coffee beans．

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

The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The discrepancy（不同） between how close James thinks he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think．

All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go．

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

       A．It’s unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by Northwestern University．

     B．Northwestern University isn’t so famous as the university in Washington D．C．

     C．There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown．

     D．Melanie father prefers her to stay not too far away from him．

2．We can infer from the passage that ________．

     A．their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception

     B．a(chǎn) hotel was destroyed by Melanie’s brother and his pet pig

     C．Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encounters

     D．the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way

3．The writer holds a（n） ______ attitude towards James Porter’s way of treating her daughter’s choice．

     A．negative           B．positive            C．subjective          D．optimistic

4．The main purpose of the passage is to _______．

     A．introduce the newly-released film

     B．call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their children

     C．tell a story which happened between an American girl and her father

     D．explore the differences in parent-child relationship between the west and the east

Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate．” But not all experts （專家）agree that this is a good idea．

One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computer town UK．Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer． David does not see it that way． He says that Computer town UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate．” David Tebbutt thinks Computer towns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two．The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already．This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computer towns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have．They are not told what to do, they find out．The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask．People don’t have to learn computer terms（術(shù)語(yǔ)）, but the experts have to explain in plain language．The computers are becoming “people-literate．”

1．Which of the following is David Tebbutt’s idea on the relationship between people and computers?

A．Computer learning should be made easier．

B．There should be more computer clubs for experts．

C．People should work harder to master computer use．

D．Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them．

2．We can infer from the text that “computer-literate” means_______．

A．being able to afford a computer

B．being able to write computer programs

C．working with the computer and finding out its value

D．understanding the computer and knowing how to use it

3．The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computer towns    ．

A．help to set up more computer clubs

B．bring people to learn to use computers

C．bring more experts to work together

D．help to sell computers to the public

4．David Tebbutt started Computer town UK with the purpose of______．

A．making better use of computer experts    B．improving computer programs

C．increasing computer sales                     D．popularizing computers