Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海灣). She stepped into the   1   and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and

  2   to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach   3   side. The waves struck against the side of the boat,   4   and uneven; it became   5   difficult to row. If she   6   for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the   7  .

She wasn't even halfway,   8   she was already tired and her hands   9   from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船槳). “I'm never going to   10   it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and   11   her head helplessly, then looked up as she   12   the boat shift (晃動) against the tide.

The east wind , which had swung (旋轉(zhuǎn)) around from the south-west,   13   her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be   14  . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   15  .

The lights of the town became   16  . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   17   it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just   18  ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last   19   on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves   20   and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1. A. car               B. boat             C. ship             D. mail

2. A. beside            B. before               C. behind               D. beyond

3. A. another           B. other                C. either               D. the other

4. A. deep          B. calm             C. gentle               D. rough

5. A. more          B. less             C. as               D. least

6. A. slept         B. continued            C. rested               D. rowed

7. A. home          B. mountains            C. south-west           D. entrance

8. A. if                B. so               C. but              D. since

9. A. hurt              B. ruined               C. troubled         D. broke

10. A. get              B. make             C. keep             D. take

11. A. mined            B. dropped          C. cocked               D. raised

12. A. saw          B. made             C. heard                D. felt

13. A. got to           B. came to          C. sent for         D. reached for

14. A. difficult            B. serious          C. all right            D. certain enough

15. A. any more     B. still more           C. no more          D. once more

16. A. brighter         B. bigger               C. closer               D. smaller

17. A. destroyed        B. threw                C. repaired         D. seized

18. A. dreaming     B. guessing         C. inventing            D. expecting

19. A. blow         B. hit              C. pull             D. strike

20. A. anxiously            B. happily                     C. sadly                        D. carefully

My uncle will never forget what happened to him yesterday. Towards the evening, he was 41.________ (邀請) to an inn. He enjoyed his dinner with his friends, 42.________ (喝) a lot of wine. As a 43.r________， he got drunk. He insisted on driving home after the meal, although his friends tried to 44.________ (說服)him not to. A few minutes later, he was winding his 45.w________ on the street. And then his car ran 46.________ a tall tree. Fortunately, he was still alive, though 47.s________ injured. The police came to the scene, and he was taken to hospital. Naturally, he had to 48.________ in hospital for several days. 49.W________ still, his driving license was cancelled. How he regretted 50.________ he had done.

Holidays are really important.Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways.

But holidays are expensive and，for those on low wages or living on benefits, they are often unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet.

For working parents，the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks，there is a need to spread this across the year.Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. For some，this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult.

The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment.The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role in safeguarding children's welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays，much of this is missed.

While teachers are holidaying in the UK，many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.

   In setting out its plans for a five­term year，Nottingham City Council(委員會)is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks, with a more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks, each followed by a two­week break.We believe this will give real “down time” for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning.

We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for some school staff，particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this must be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.

36．The passage is probably written by ________．

A．a(chǎn)n experienced teacher  B．a(chǎn) working parent

C．a(chǎn)n inspired student  D．a(chǎn) city council member

37．The underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to “________”．

A．environments  B．holidays

C．wages  D．benefits

38．It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to ________．

A．2 weeks  B．4.5 weeks

C．5 weeks  D．6 weeks

39．The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students ________．

A．obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costs

B．get a chance to spend six weeks a term with teachers in school

C．benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environment

D．have more school days to receive free school meals

40．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

A．working parents can enjoy a five­week break to care for their children

B．the suggested plans for a five­term school year can hardly be carried out

C．the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real “down time”

D．some school staff will say “No” to the plans for a shorter summer holiday

As a teaching student，I was sent on my first practicum(實習課) at a local high school.

During my practicum，I found that the awful aspects of high school haven't changed since I was there.It can still be a place where__16__ are made on different kids.

Jess was a year­ten student who always__17__her classmates，though she failed to be treated equally__18__．Kids constantly made fun of her.As a teacher，I felt it natural to__19__students like Jess，but I soon realized that there was only so much I could__20__do.

Tyson，a handsome year­twelve student，turned out to be__21__．He was always surrounded by others.__22__，he was a confident and popular young man.

When the school__23__show came around，Jess asked to perform a solo act.I was hesitant to__24__her to take the stage，fearing she might make herself the target of__25__．However，I knew that it would be__26__to say no on these grounds，__27__her name made it onto the list of performers.

On the day of the show，the whole school__28__in the concert hall.The acts began and I was pleasantly surprised when each performance was greeted with__29__．

Then，on the stage stood Jess，smiling broadly.The music started and，to my terror，she missed the first__30__of the song.She became nervous，sang in the wrong key and forgot her lyrics(歌詞)．The kids whispered and laughed.Jess looked__31__and was about to give up when something amazing happened.The sound of somebody__32__along to the beat began to rise above the crowd.I__33__and spotted Tyson.

He was clapping his hands proudly.His friends were__34__and joined in.Gradually，the claps spread throughout the hall.As the song ended，the whole audience boiled.Jess's smile that day is one I'll never forget.Tyson made a difference to my life by rebuilding my faith in the__35__of youth.

16．A.conclusions  B．decisions

C．commitments  D．judgements

17．A.comforted  B．entertained

C．respected  D．inspired

18．A.in return  B．for fear

C．on purpose  D．by chance

19．A.educate  B．protect  C．calm  D．remind

20．A.frequently  B．entirely

C．logically  D．a(chǎn)ctually

21．A.unique  B．strange  C．opposite  D．typical

22．A.Obviously  B．Similarly

C．Hopefully  D．Fortunately

23．A.fashion  B．talent  C．quiz  D．talk

24．A.train  B．encourage

C．a(chǎn)llow  D．persuade

25．A.discussions  B．laughs

C．conversations  D．thoughts

26．A.unfair  B．uncertain

C．unbelievable  D．unnecessary

27．A.yet  B．a(chǎn)lso  C．for  D．so

28．A.remained  B．gathered

C．communicated  D．performed

29．A.impressions  B．comments

C．a(chǎn)ctivities  D．cheers

30．A.accent  B．dialogue  C．line  D．style

31．A.astonished  B．embarrassed

C．doubtful  D．confused

32．A.applauding  B．singing

C．shouting  D．dancing

33．A.looked up  B．looked forward

C．looked about  D．looked out

34．A.guided  B．supported

C．a(chǎn)ccepted  D．a(chǎn)ffected

35．A.goodness  B．bravery

C．motivation  D．wisdom

Do you expect ________ to be a possibility that we may have three days off for the coming New Year's Day?

A．it  B．there  C．that  D．this

If Joe's wife won't go to the party, ________．

A. he will either  B. neither will he

C. he neither will  D. either he will

—They are quiet, aren't they?

—Yes. They are accustomed ________ at meals.

A. to talk  B. to not talk

C. to talking  D. to not talking

________ I toured Zhangjiajie, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

A. For the first time  B. At first

C. It was the first time  D. The first time

The sports meet, originally ________ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.

A. due to  B. thanks to

C. owing to  D. according to

People under a lot of ________ may experience headaches, minor pains and sleeping difficulties.

A. force  B. stress  C. power  D. strength