You’d better not leave the medicine     kids can get at it．

A. even if           B .which       C. where                  D. so that

I began to feel     in the new school when I saw some familiar faces

A .at home          B. at heart    C .at will             D. at sight

Would it be     for you to pick me up at four o′clock and take me to the airport?

A. free               B vacant      C handy             D. convenient

I bought a dress for only10 dollars in a sale; it was a real      .

A. exchange        B. bargain     C. trade                   D. business

Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made      in the restaurant.

A. working         B .work       C. to work                 D. worked

    On August 26，1999，New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm The rain caused the

Streets to  1  and the subway system almost came to a stop

  Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour .Many people who were going to work were   2   to go home. Some battled to   3  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   4   bravely, walking miles to go get to work.

   I  5   to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  6  had stopped .After making my way  7   crowds of people，I finally found a subway line that was  8  .Unfortunately，there were so many people waiting to  9  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  10  . So took the train going In the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train .Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain .When l finally got to my office, 1 was  12  through，exhausted and  13   .

   My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was5：00 pm，I was ready to go home. l was about to turn off my computer  14  I received an email from Garth，my Director：

   I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  15  reported to work .It is always reassuring  (令人欣慰)，at times like these，when employees so clearly show their  16  to their  jobs .Thank you.

  Garth′s email was short，hut I learned more from that  17  message than I ever did from a textbook .The email taught me that a few words of  18  can make a big difference .The rainstorm and the traffic   19      had made me tired and upset. But Garth′s words immediately  20]  me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. break                B .flood              C. sink q               D .crash

2. A. forced               B refused          C .adjusted            D .gathered

3. A order                  B pay                  C. call                 D. search

4. A climate               B scenery                 C. storm                D. burden

5. A .used                  B promised          C. deserved         D. happened

6. A practice              B routine          C process            D. service

7. A to                      B. through          C. over                D. for

8. A. operating             B cycling          C. turning            D. rushing

9. A. check                B. carry             C. find                 D. board

10. A. street               B ground          C. floor               D. platform

11. A .paused             B. crossed          C. reached           D. parked

12. A. wet                 B .weak             C. sick                D. hurt

13. A. ashamed       B. discouraged     C. surprised         D. puzzled

14. A. while               B. when            C .where          D .after

15. A. hardly            B. casually        C. absolutely        D. eventually

16. A. devotion            B. donation        C connection       D. reaction

17. A. accurate            B. urgent        C .brief            D. humorous

18. A. promise               B. appreciation     C. advice             D .guidance

19. A. troubles                  B. signals          C. rules            D. signs

20. A. corrected      B. supported         C. amazed          D. refreshed

   Young adult filmmakers all hops to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto。But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?

   They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ,tomorrow，in a setting any director might envy：Lincoln Center Complete with. “red carpet” interviews and various awards，the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers，except for the age of the participants：about 8 to18.

   “What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids，”said Cori Gardner，managing director of Wingspan Arts , a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan hut also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia.“We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.

   “The nine short to be shown from a Claymation biography of B .B .King to a science fiction adventure set in the year3005.“A lot of the material is really mature．”Ms .Gardner said, talking about films by the new York City branch of Global Action Project，a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke”Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’

(移民)feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.

   The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown .These include a music video and a full-Length film whose title is Pressures.

1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival        .

   A. is organized by a middle school

   B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival

   C. shows films made by children

   D. offers awards to film school students

2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?

   A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.

   B. It provides arts projects for young people.

   C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.

   D. It’s a national organization for young people.

3. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to          .

   A. short trousers      B. short kids   C. short films  D. short stories

4. Movies to be shown in the festival          .

   A. cover different subjects

   B. focus on kids’ life

   C. are produced by Global Action Project

   D. are directed by Ms. Gardner

5. At the end of this film festival, there will be          .

   A. various awards               B. “red carpet” interviews

   c. an open reception            D. a concert at Lincoln Center

   Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert （警報）system using text message delivered to cell phones.

   Text message have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry’s trade association, CTIA, estimates（估計）more than 48 billion text messages sent each month.

   The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nation’s emergency alert system. The act tasks the Federal Communications Commission （FCC）with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.

   “The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies”FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.

   Participation in the alert system by carriers —telecommunications companies—is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.

   The program would be optional for cell phone users. The also may not be charged for receiving alerts.

   There would be three different types of message, according to the rules.

   The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve“approaching threats”which could include natural disaster. Like hurricanes or storm or even university shooting, The third would be reserved for child abduction（綁架）emergencies, or so—called Amber Alerts.

   The service could be in place by 2010.

1. What is the purpose of the approved plan?

   a. To warn people of emergencies via messages.

   B. To popularize the use of cell phones

   C. To estimate the monthly number of messages.

   D. To promote the wireless industry.

2. The improvement to the present system is in the charge of               .

   A. CTLA     B. the Warning Alert and Response Network

   C. FCC           D. federal regulators

3. The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by         .

   A. me US federal government

   B. mobile phone users

   C. the carriers themselves

   D. the law of the United States

4. Which of the following is true of cell phone users?

   A. They must accept the alert service.

   B. They may enjoy the alert service for free.

   C They must send the alerts to others.

   D They may choose the types of messages.

5. An alert message will NOT be sent if          .

   A. a child loses his way

   B. a university shooting happens

   C. a natural disaster happens

   D. a terrorist attack occurs

6. Which of the following would be the best tide for the text?

   A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting Students

   B. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless Industry

   C. Cell Phone Alerts of Natural Disasters

   D. Cell phone Alerts coming soon

It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal; to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another ＄1，000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did –in the spring of 1996. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the supplies got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to           .

   A. support his family

   B. pay for his college education

   C. help his partner expand business

   D. do some research

2. Which of the following is true of Buck?

   a. He put money into the sandwich business.

   B. He was a professor of business administration

   C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

   D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca

3. What can we learn about their first shop?

   A. it stood at an unfavorable place.

   B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.

   c. It made no profits due to poor management.

   D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.

4. They decided to open second store because they            .

   A. had enough money to do it

   B. had succeeded in their business

   C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

   d. wanted to make believe that they were successful

5. What contributes most to their success according to the author?

   A. Learning by trial and error

   B. Making friends with suppliers

   C. Finding a good partner.

   D. Opening chain stores.

   Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush. Through her own efforts, her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated billboards(廣告牌) across the country.

   The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids F.A.C.E. worldwide and it is the world’s largest youth environmental organization.

   Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a “Children’s Forest” project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.

Since the organization started, Kids F.A.C.E. members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planning projects include Kid’s Yards-- the creation of backyard wildlife habitats(棲息地)—and now Kids F.A.C.E. is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.

   “Starting the club turned out to be a way to help people get involved with the environment. Club members started doing things like recycling, picking up litter and planning trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club.”

   “We try to tell kids that it’s not OK to be lazy,” she explains. “You need to start being a responsible, environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult.”

1. Kids F.A.C.E. is            .

   A. a program to help students with writing

   B. a project of litter recycling

   C. a campaign launched by President Bush

   D. a club of environmental protection

2. What can we learn about Poe?

   A. She was awarded a prize in Brazil

   B. She donated billboards across the country.

   C. She got positive responses for her efforts.

   D. She joined the National Park Service.

3. Kid’s Yards is             .

   A. established in a national park

   B. started to protect wildlife

   C. a wildlife-raising project

   D. an entertainment park for kids

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

   A. Adults are resource-sucking people

   B. Poe sought help from a youth organization.

   C. Kids F.A.C.E. members are from the U.S.

   D. Kids are urged to save natural resources.