To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered ______.（ ）

A. the other　　 　 B. other　　　　 　 C. the others　　　 D. another

Bad habits are easily________ while good ones are hard to develop.

A．kept up 　　　 B．caught up　　　 C．drawn up 　　　 D．picked up

I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else — ______, I was wasting my time.

A. in words　　　 　 B. in any way　 C. in other words D. in no way

Most people do not _____ the importance of health until they have lost it.

　 A. remind B. care　 C. see D. realize　　　　　

The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.

　　A. opposition 　B. return 　　C. sympathy 　　　D. readiness

How 　　　I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?

　 A．can　　 B．would　 C．may D．must

Having failed in many attempts ,the bird　　　　 managed to escape from the cage.

A suddenly　　　　 B, naturally　　　　 C immediately　　　 D eventually

It is _____ to make another effort and try to finish the work ahead of the time _____ for it to be finished.

　 A. worth; fixed　 B. worthwhile; made　 C. worthy; fitted　 D. worthwhile; set

In a society such as the united States or Canada , which has many national , religions （宗教）and cultural differences, people highly value individualism ---the differences among people．Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special．The educational systems in these countries show these values ．Students do not memorize information．Instead, they work on their own and find answers themselves．There is often discussion in the classroom．At an early age , students learn to from their own ideas and opinions．

In most Asian societies , by contrast , the people have the same language , history and culture ．Perhaps for this reason , the educational system in these Asian countries reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism ．Children in China , Japan , and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments （作業(yè)）．

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education ．For example , one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more maths and science than American students learn by the end of high school ．They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North American do．The system is difficult but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self—contro．There is , however , a disadvantage．Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools．Yet many students say that after an exam , they forget much of the information that they have memorized．

The advantage of the educational system in North American , on the other hand , is that students learn to think for themselves ．The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas．There is , however , a disadvantage ．When students graduate from high school , they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have ．

1．American teachers attach much importance to individualism because ________ .

　 A．they are required to do so

　 B．their students do not memorize information

　 C．the United States is a country of different cultures

　 D．their students always work individually

2．Which of the following is most likely a description of Asian method of education ?

　 A．Each child in a classroom draws a different picture

　 B．Students have to find information themselves

　 C．Students are prepared for a society that values discipline

　 D．Teachers serve as a guide in discussion

3．We can learn from the passage that the author might believe ________

　 A．different educational systems are based on the development level of different country

　 B．students from Western countries are creative but selfish

　 C．Asian students are merely interested in maths and science

　 D．The two different educational systems could be combined（結(jié)合） together

4．In this passage the author mainly discusses ______

　 A．how Western school systems mirror the value of individualism

　 B．the advantage and disadvantage of the two educational systems

　 C．what Asian schools should do to make students more creative

　 D．the differences in culture , religion , etc ．between the East and West

_____ to take this adventure curse will certainly learn a lot of useful skills. 
  A. Brave enough students        B. Enough brave students     
  C. Students brave enough        D. Students enough