Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果凍)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

1.	A．other B．others C．a(chǎn)nother D．else

 

2.	A．leave B．change C．stay D．use

 

3.	A．keeping B．changing C．kept D．changed

 

4.	A．for B．of C．with D．a(chǎn)bout

 

5.	A．by B．on C．in D．a(chǎn)t

 

6.	A．change B．changed C．turns D．turned

 

7.	A．India B．America C．Germany D．China

 

8.	A．a(chǎn)re borrowing B．a(chǎn)re being borrowed C．borrow D．borrows

 

9.	A．a(chǎn)lone B．out C．together D．outside

 

10.	A．longer B．middle C．never D．short

 

11.	A．beginning B．end C．middle D．front

 

12.	A．back B．middle C．front D．end

 

13.	A．While B．During C．When D．a(chǎn)s

 

14.	A．a(chǎn) man B．a(chǎn) kind of food C．a(chǎn) company D．a(chǎn) place

 

15.	A．first B．last C．a(chǎn)gain D．once

 

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果凍)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

1.	A．other B．others C．a(chǎn)nother D．else

 

2.	A．leave B．change C．stay D．use

 

3.	A．keeping B．changing C．kept D．changed

 

4.	A．for B．of C．with D．a(chǎn)bout

 

5.	A．by B．on C．in D．a(chǎn)t

 

6.	A．change B．changed C．turns D．turned

 

7.	A．India B．America C．Germany D．China

 

8.	A．a(chǎn)re borrowing B．a(chǎn)re being borrowed C．borrow D．borrows

 

9.	A．a(chǎn)lone B．out C．together D．outside

 

10.	A．longer B．middle C．never D．short

 

11.	A．beginning B．end C．middle D．front

 

12.	A．back B．middle C．front D．end

 

13.	A．While B．During C．When D．a(chǎn)s

 

14.	A．a(chǎn) man B．a(chǎn) kind of food C．a(chǎn) company D．a(chǎn) place

 

15.	A．first B．last C．a(chǎn)gain D．once

 

   Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. 41__, when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It's 42___ to have these feelings. If you don't know how to solve these problems, you may 43____something from Jeff.

      Jeff almost went mad when his 44____was killed in a car accident. He 45____play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn't talk to 46____, even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. He was quite angry with the driver 47___ his car hit his brother, even though it was an 48____. After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still 49____ his brother, but he doesn't hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn't 50____ in his room by himself any longer. Instead, he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.

41．A．For example    B．In fact         C．Above all     D．After all

42．A．unusual        B．normal            C．likely        D．strange

43．A．stop           B．learn       C．protect       D．hear

44．A．friend         B．mother        C．father        D．brother

45．A．refused to     B．decided to      C．planned to    D．tried to

46．A．somebody       B．everybody       C．a(chǎn)nybody       D．nobody

47．A．a(chǎn)lthough       B．so                  C．because       D．while

48．A．experience     B．experiment    C．a(chǎn)ccident             D．instruction

49．A．helps          B．misses       C．likes          D．respects

50．A．live           B．play          C．lie            D．stay

  

The weather in some parts of the United States changes a lot and often very quickly.

James and Jennifer were 　36 from Nevada to Idaho with their five-month-old son. Shortly after they left home it began to snow. The snow was soon so 37 that it became a blizzard(暴風(fēng)雪). The blizzard went on for many hours. By the time it was 38 , there was about 1.5 meters of snow on the road and it was 39 　to drive. They looked around for a house to stay in, 40 they could see nothing. They looked for another 　41 , but there wasn’t one to travel on. They 　42 stay where they were. They stayed there for 43 　days. They had very little to eat or drink. They ate some cookies they had in the car, and they even had 44 for water. Jennifer was able to feed her baby herself.

After five days, they knew they could 　45 stay in their car. James made a large hole(洞) in the snow for Jennifer and the baby to stay in,and he started the long walk to 46 . In 22hours he walked over 45 kilometers. At last he got to the town of Vya. James was very 47 and could just speak, but he was able to tell the people in the town 48 Jennifer and his son were. The people in the town hurried to 49 Jennifer and her baby. When they found them, the baby was crying loudly. They took them to hospital, where the doctors 50　 them.

Many people thought it was a miracle(奇跡) that the family didn’t die in such a blizzard.

36. A. driving　　 B.flying　　　 C.walking　　　　 D.sailing

37. A. thin　　　 B.strong　　　 C.cold　　　　　 D.white

38. A.back　　　 B.near　　　　 C.over　　　　　 D. out

39. A.safe　　　　 B.quick　　　 C.dangerous　　　 D. easy

40. A.and　　　　 B.but　　　　 C.so　　　　　　 D. or

41. A.town　　　 B.person　　　 C.hole　　　　　 D. road

42. A.could　　　 B.might　　　 C.would　　　　 D. had to

43. A.six　　　　 B.five　　　　 C.three　　　　 D. two

44. A.fruit　　　　 B.cookies　　　 C.snow　　　　 D.plants

45. A.no longer　　 B.as usual　　　 C.later on　　　 D.after all

46. A.make money　 B.get help　　 C.see a doctor　　 D. repair his car

47. A.strange　　　 B.interested　 　C.sad　　　　　 D.tired

48. A.where　　　 B. why　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. what

49 A.ask　　　　　 B.visit　　　　 C.save　　　　　 D. feed　　　　　

50. A. looked after　　 B.looked up　　 C.looked for　 D. looked like

“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(當(dāng)?shù)氐? family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed(失望的).”

After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.

The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.

1.In the “homestay” program, a visitor can _____.

A．learn more about holidays                B．understand his culture better

C．improve the language ability               D．take part in foreign meetings

2.The writer had wanted to visit London since _______.

A．last month                             B．years ago

C．the special meeting                      D．her stay abroad

3.The group leader should ______.

A．make plans for the family                 B．take care of the students

C．stay with different families                D．rent rooms to the students

4.The writer’s host family ______.

A．was very kind to her                     B．went sight-seeing with her

C．had two white daughters                  D．was interested in her activities

5.From the passage, we know that the writer ______ in London.

A．wished to stay a little longer

B．spent three weeks in her home

C．had classes in mnay interesting places

D．helped the teacher take the students in a car