A fire ______ in the shoe factory last night but ____ soon．    

A．broke out; put out                      B．was broken out; was put out

C．broke out; was put out                 D．was broken out; put out

________ no doubt  _______ China will become an advanced country in the future．

A．It; whether                               B．There is; that    

C．It is; that                                  D．There is; whether

---Do you mind if I turn off the radio?    

---________ The good news will be on in a few minutes．   

A．Of course not．                      B．I’m afraid I do．

C．Why not?                             D．Yes, just go ahead．

The king made a promise ______ his daughter will marry the winner of the game．

A．that                 B．if                   C．whether               D．that if

Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and_________ it is rough or smooth．　　

A． /            B．whether             C．how                 D．what

---I want to know if I _______ smoke here．

---No, you _______． Could you see the sign “NO SMOKING” there?

A．can; needn’t                        B．must; can’t

C．shall; won’t                         D．may; mustn’t

To regain their ______after a hard game, the players lay on the grass．

A．force         B．energy          C．power           D．health　

It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to   1   by inviting a few friends out to supper．I 2   a restaurant in a quiet part of town．It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly．It is hardly ever crowded, because   3   people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table．In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  4 ．

When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely   5  ．I looked around but not a   6    table was free． One of the waiters recognized me． He came across and explained the situation．“A party of tourists came in about    7    ago．” he said．“It was like an invasion!  8    the place was full! We can hardly manage．”

The waiter then   9  a table in the corner．“The people there   10  ． ” he said, “Just hold on and you will   11    a place there．” He was right．Fifteen minutes later, the people  12  the corner table paid their bill, got up and left．I led my friends across and we all sat down．

Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight．We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like  13    waiters,  14    the party of tourists．They ordered lots of food．But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very   15   with their service．The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table． I advised （建議） my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our  16 ．

A few moments later he  17   to our table．We could tell from his face that he had  18  for us．  19   a little embarrassed （尷尬的） he informed us that there was   20    left．“All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!（煎蛋卷）”

1．A．remember          B．celebrate          C．memorize               D．congratulate

2．A．chose                   B．selected           C．picked up                D．elected

3．A．a(chǎn) few                   B．a(chǎn) little              C．few                        D．little

4．A．a(chǎn)s a rule                            B．a(chǎn)s a matter of fact

C．a(chǎn)s usual                           D．a(chǎn)s is known to all

5．A．empty            B．full                  C．free                       D．quiet

6．A．one                   B．a(chǎn)ny                  C．single                     D．other

7．A．a(chǎn) half hour        B．half a hour              C．half an hour            D．a(chǎn)n hour half

8．A．suddenly            B．soon                C．quickly                   D．certainly

9．A．pointed out     B．pointed over    C．pointed on            D．pointed to

10．A．will leave                 B．a(chǎn)re about to leave

C．a(chǎn)re to leave                      D．will be leaving

11．A．find                 B．find out           C．looked for               D．searched

12．A．by                   B．beside             C．a(chǎn)t                           D．near

13．A．a(chǎn)ll the other                              B．a(chǎn)ll an other 　　

C．a(chǎn)ll the others                             D．a(chǎn)ll other

14．A．were kept busy                          B．was busy with  

C．kept busy with                             D．were busy with

15．A．excited            B．tired                C．pleased              D．disappointed

16．A．dishes              B．food               C．menu                 D．order

17．A．went               B．came              C．was                   D．returned

18．A．a(chǎn) good news    B．good news      C．bad news            D．a(chǎn) bad news

19．A．Looking           B．Look               C．Looked               D．Looks

20．A．meat or fish                                 B．no meat and fish

C．meat and fish                               D．no meat or fish

For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life． But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect． Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car．

The implication （含義） of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most． And this carries over to the classroom．

Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University． She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”．

“Praising attributes （品質(zhì)） or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead．”

1．The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refers to kids who are ______．

    A．very proud of being praised               B．worthy of being praised

    C．extremely fond of being praised            D．tired of being praised

2．The author quoted （引用） Dr．Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article _____． 

A．better-known                             B．better-organized   

C．more persuasive                             D．more interesting

3．We can infer from the passage that _____．

    A．praise for efforts should be more encouraged

    B．praise for results works better than praise for efforts

    C．praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life

    D．praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

One morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept．For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death．

Only after a week’s leave — during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach — was Rudenstine able to return to work．

In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest．Amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “I am so busy．”

We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress．The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others．To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax — this has become the model of a successful life．

Because we do not rest, we lose our way． We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom．

How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week — for followers of some religions — for rest and praying．It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful．It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep．It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world．

Rest is a spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest．The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work．In fact, “Remember the Sabbath” is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow．

1．The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “_______”．

    A．a(chǎn) signal of stress                   B．a(chǎn) warning of danger

C．a(chǎn) sign of age                       D．a(chǎn) spread of disease

2． According to Paragraph 4, a successful person is one who is believed to _______．

A．be able to work without stress    

B．be more talented than other people

C．be more important than anyone else         

D．be busy working without time to rest

3．Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _______．

A．think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions

B．fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life

C．fail to realize that religions force them to rest

D．think that taking a rest means being lazy

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

    A．We should balance work with rest．

B．The Sabbath gives us permission to rest．

C．It is silly for anyone to say “I am busy．”

D．We should be available to our family and friends．