Several days ago my family and I went sledding（雪橇） and as I watched my children climbing up the slop I started thinking. Many people believe that most of today's social  21   are because of the generation; teenagers just care about themselves and pay no  22   to others. Some even think today's teenagers won't do anything  23   there is something in it for them.

     Yet, while watching, I saw a   24   side of teenagers. I watched my two oldest children take my youngest by the hand to help her  25   up the slope. They would have been  26   without her，  27   not once did they try to set off without her. And when the sled   28   my two daughters was aimed  29   the embankment, it was my five-year-old son who ran to them to stop them from falling and  30   themselves.

     Don't get me wrong; these children sometimes  31   amongst themselves to get the things they want .But I can take them to the shop and know that they won't   32   anything, I can talk to them about the   33   and know that they will offer to send some of their own money to   34   the people in the disaster area, and I can ask them to  35   with those children left alone and know that they will do their best to befriend them.

     Perhaps it's not the "me" generation that  36   many of society's problems - not the teenagers who want  37   ,but the adults in their lives who have taught them to  38   think only of themselves and to want everything . Most young children want to help. We can  39   that feeling to continue into adulthood by teaching the lesson my children learned while sledding: Life is a slippery slope, but we can all make it to the  40  if we remember to help others.

21. A. problems      B. troubles      C. matters       D. difficulties

22. A. money       B. worry        C. care          D. attention

23. A. until         B. unless        C. although      D. when

24. A. different      B. same         C. strange       D. similar

25. A. sign         B. hold          C. climb        D. clean

26. A. happier       B. faster         C. slower       D. higher

27. A. but          B. so            C. and          D. for

28. A. knocking     B. making        C. dropping      D. carrying

29. A. across        B. beyond        C. towards       D. around

30. A. supporting     B. running        C. crying        D. hurting

31 A. share          B. shout         C. fight          D. talk

32. A. care about     B. ask for         C. look for       D. think about

33. A. dream         B. weather        C. reason        D. earthquake

34. A. help          B. favor           C. treat          D. relax

35. A. quarrel        B. struggle        C. play          D. deal

36. A. cause         B. provide         C. act           D. shake

37. A. nothing        B. something       C. everything     D. anything

38. A. politely        B. selfishly         C. generously    D. usefully

39. A. force          B. request           C. remember     D. encourage

40. A. origin         B. top              C. realism        D. start

—Oh ! I’ve just broken your videophone.

— ____________. It can’t be helped.

A. Never mind       B. All right     C. That’s fine    D. Not at all

The captain stood on board, ________ her face and arms _______ in the sun.

    A. to leave; burnt     B. to leave; burning  C. leaving; burnt  D. leaving; burning

There is much chance ________ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.

A. that                       B. which                 C. until                 D. if[

 As for our seniors in West Lake high school, we have reached a point in our life ______ we are supposed to make decisions of our own.

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

The rich only _________ themselves with making money and had no eye for the needs and  
welfare of their workers．

A. occupied       B. concerned        C. enjoyed           D. devoted

That was the fear around the comics blogosphere last week when word spread of a policy change from Diamond Comics Distributors, the world’s main distributor of English-language comic books.

Which of the following words can be the substitute of the word underlined?

A. seller         B. conductor        C. owner         D. participator

 Tonghua’s novel “Bu Bu Jing Xin” has been ______ for both television and computer games.

A. adopted      B. adapted          C. accompanied   D. annoyed

I’d like to buy a house --- modern, firm, comfortable, and ________ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all        B. above all         C. after all       D. at all

 Jasper ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.

A. will         B. can             C. must         D. may