The director had her assistant　　　　 some hot dogs for the meeting.?

A.picked up　　　　 B.picks up?　　　　 C.pick up　　　　　　　 D.picking up

She was always ________（樂觀）, even when things were at their worst.

----- What happened to you yesterday evening? Why didn’t you finish your work?

------____ the lights off, we could not continue our work. As a result, we had to leave.

A. Until　　　　 B. Because　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　 D. As

When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.” 　1　 Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “ 2 ”

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive. 　3 When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

4　 You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “ 5 They will either take you up or down.”

A．I am afraid so.

B．It is quite true

C．Friendship is the most important factor.

D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E．A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G．Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.

Tulips(郁金香) are beautiful flowers which were originally grown in Turkey. They were introduced into Europe in the 1500’s. In the Netherlands (荷蘭), they became very popular. Tulips became expensive flowers as they took many years to grow from a seed to flower.

　 Today, in Holland, tulips are highly valued and grown commercially for export. Tulip plants are grown from bulbs(球莖) or seeds. However, those which grow from seeds grow much slower than those from bulbs. The bulbs are planted six to ten centimeters deep in well-drained soil. When the plant grows, roots(根) are formed at the base of the bulb.

　 Both the male and female parts are formed. As the plant grows, thick pointed leaves developed. The leaves provided food for the growing plants. When the color of the bud(花蕾) are ready to open.

　 The tulip flower will start to bloom in early spring. When the weather is cold or rainy, the tulip flowers will close up. On the other hand, when the weather is sunny, the flowers will bloom.

　 Throughout the world, many varieties of tulips are grown. They bloom in different colors: red, yellow, white, and pink. The cup-shaped and bell-shaped tulips are the most common ones.

　 There are different reasons why tulips are grown. They are grown for pleasure in parks and gardens. They are also raised for the bulbs that are sold to people who store the bulbs to be grown in their gardens. These beautiful flowers also attracted insects which help to pollinate(授花粉) the flowers.

1. Why were Tulips expensive to grow?

A. Because they were grown in Europe.

B. Because they grew from seeds.

C. Because they started to bloom in early spring.

D. Because they took a long time to grow.

2. When tulip plants grow, which of the statements below is right?

A. The leaves grow first.　　　 B. The roots grow first.

C. The bulbs are grown first.　　 D. The petals(花瓣)are formed first.

2. The tulips flower blooms when the weather is __________.

A. wet and windy　　 　　　　　B. warm and fine

C. rainy or cloudy　　　　　　　 D. windy and cold

4. The main idea of the last paragraph is ____________.

A. the reason of growing tulips　　 B. the pleasure in raising tulips

C. the benefit of selling bulbs　　 D. the insects on attractive tulips

It is always difficult being in a foreign country, __________if you don’t speak the language.

A.extremely　　　 B.naturally　　　 C.basically　　　　 D.especially

.----I_______becoming a pilot when I was at school.

-----Really? Do you still think it will____?
　 A. was dreaming; come truth　　　　　　 B. was dreaming of; come true

　 C. was dreaming; come true　　　　　　　 D. was dreaming of, come truth

I_______________ that all windows are shut. I did it.

A. make sure　 B. am sure　 C. make clear　 D. am clear

We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness had put him under great ________.

A. emotion    　　　　　 B. excitement    　 C. crisis    　　　 D. stress

_________time goes on,people _________ better housing and jobs.
A. When;want   B. While;need   C. As;demand   D. Since;;ask