Hello, everyone! I am your guide（導(dǎo)游）today. First, I’d like to _36_   you something about London（倫敦）before we arrive. As you know, London is the capital（首都）of  37   .It is a very big 38   .The people are friendly and helpful, especially the policemen. They are always glad（樂(lè)意的） __39___ tell visitors about the city.

  London is a busy place. People _40__ in offices, banks, or for companies. They are in a hurry all the time.

  London is also a very beautiful city. It has __41__ of parks and gardens. When you ___42__ in London, you should visit the London Museum. It can tell you a lot of interesting __43__. You may also visit many ___44__ places, such as Big Ben, the River Thames and so on.

  Wish you have a good ___45___!

（　�。�36. A. talk          B. say        C. tell         　D. speak

（　�。�37. A. England      B. America    C. Australia     　D. Canada（加拿大）

（　�。�38. A. village       B. city        C. town        　D. country

（　　）39. A. to           B. for         C. of            D. at

（　�。�40. A.works        B.work        C.  working      D. to work

（　　）41. A. a lot         B. a lots       C. lot         　 D.much

（　�。�42. A. were        B. was       　C. are           D.going to be

（　　）43. A. story        B. storys       C. stories         D.storyes

（　�。�44. A.other        B. others      　C. the others      D. another

（　�。�45. A. meal        B. time         C.  sleep       　D. rest

　　

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much interest in 36. One day, he was sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he 37 a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland（芬蘭）, 38 of kilometers away from America.

“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was really 39 to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did 40 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean 41. He replied and discovered that sender was a student called Tarja, who was 42 in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no 43 around her. Her only way of 44 with the world was by e-mail. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救護(hù)車） rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital 45.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life.”

（　）36. A. computer                       B. sport                               C. art

（�。�37. A. received                        B. left                                  C. sent

（�。�38. A. hundreds                       B. thousands                        C. millions

（�。�39. A. difficult                         B. easy                                C. sad

（�。�40. A. nothing                          B. everything                       C. something

（　）41. A. explained                       B. answered                         C. asked

（�。�42. A. angry                                   B. tired                                C. alone

（�。�43. A. phone                            B. computer                         C. television

（�。�44. A. communicating                     B. talking                             C. chatting

（�。�45. A. slowly                           B. quickly                            C. quietly

　

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (惱怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
31. A. Certainly　　　 B. Therefore　　　　　 C. However　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　 D. slow
33. A. already　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　 D. once
34. A. took　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　 D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult　　　　　 C. impossible　　　 D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. till
37. A. suggests　　　　 B. promises　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly　　 B. immediately　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had　　　　　　 B. accepted　　　　　 C. gained　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched　 　　　B. astonished　　　　 C. attracted　　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm　　　　　　　 C. relaxed　　　　　 D. happy
43. A. ready　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case　　　　　　 B. form　　　　　　 C. method　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　 D. guess　　　

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was worried. Her   36   had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.

　　The lady wondered, "Is the man going to __37___ me? He looks very cold and hungry." But to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. "What's wrong, madam?" The lady told him what was happening.

　　After a while, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. "No, that is ___38___, madam." he said, "I was just helping someone in __39___. If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in trouble, you should give him a hand." A few minutes later, the lady __40___ a shabby(破舊的)house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人)warmly asked her    41  . The lady could see that was a __42___ family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady ___43___ 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how __44___ their life was. Their baby was to be born the next month but there was not _45__ money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, "Don't worry, dear! A stranger has helped us out!"

　　Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

　　(36) A. bike        B. motorbike       C. bus         D. car

　　(37) A. help        B. save            C. kill         D. find

　　(38) A. nothing      B. something      C. everything     D. anything

　　(39) A. picture       B. rain           C. need          D. danger

　　(40) A. saw         B. heard          C. smelt          D. felt

　　(41) A. out          B. in             C. away          D. along

　　(42) A. terrible       B. sad            C. rich          D. poor

　　(43) A. dropped      B. forgot          C. left         D. lay

　　(44) A. exciting      B. hard            C. happy       D. interesting

　　(45) A. many        B. some           C. enough       D. few

　

　　Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting　 31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of 32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 33　 .

　　Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

　　The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41　 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.

　　When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (記憶) of the pleasant journey will last long.

31. A. schools　　 　　　 B.　places　　 　　　　　 C.　villages　　 　　　 D.　cities

32. A. England　　 　　 B. America　　 　　 C. China　　　 　　　　 D.　the world

33. A. friends　　 　　 B.　classmates 　　　 C. father　　　 　　　　　 D.　family

34. A. air　　　　 　　　 B.　bus　　　 　　　　 C.　train　　　　 　　　　 D.　ship

35. A. cheaper　 　　　 B.　dearer　　 　　　　 C.　dirtier　　　 　　　　 D.　quicker

36. A. before　　 　　 B.　when　　 　　　　 C.　after　　　　 　　　　 D.　while

37. A. my　　　　 　　 B.　your　　　 　　　　 C. our　　　　　 　　　　　 D.　their

38. A. sit　　　　　 　　　 B.　walk　　　 　　　　 C.　run　　　　　 　　 D. dance

39. A. and　　　　 　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　 C.　also　　　　 　　　　 D.　but

40. A. looking　　 　　　 B.　drawing　 　　　　 C.　watching　　　 　　 D.　getting

41. A. reading　　 　　　 B.　buying　 　　　　 C.　selling　　　　 　　　 D.　writing

42. A. talked　　　 　　　 B. spoke　　 　　　　 C.　told　　　　　 　　　 D.　said

43. A. early　　　　 　　 B.　late　　　 　　　　　 C.　easily　　　　 　　　 D. hard

44. A. beside　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　 　　　　 C.　past　　　　　 　　　 D.　near

45. A. quick　　　　 　　　 B.　slow　　　 　　 　 C. short　　　　　 　　　 D.　Long