12、Under good treatment Linda is beginning to ?? and willl soon recover.

A. pick up          B.pick out          C.turn up           D.show up

11、Easy as we made it the importance to keep earth in place, some villagers wouldn’t listen.

  A. to understand     B.understand       C. understanding    D.to be understood

10、?? his father, John wouldn’t have passed the diving test so easily

A.If it hadn’t been                      B.Hadn’t it been

C.Had it not been for                    D.Were it not for            

9、Top players must have excellent ball control, but it is not just  they do with their feet  counts.

A.how; that         B.that; what         C. what; that       D. whether; what

8、Though there are some differences in American education and Chinese education,both systems are  ?? excellent            graduates

         A.turning away       B.turning off      C.turning in        D.turning out

7、?? you worry her with questions, just when she is busy cooking dinner?

A. Should           B.May           C.Will            D.Must

6、Tom is ?? most hardworking student, but he isn’t?? most hardworking in our class.

A. the; the                B.a; the          C. the; a           D. a; a

5、People can be addicted to different things―e.g. alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive; i.e., they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders; they feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is irrational― impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasures that they get from the things they buy.

   There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

  It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business: they consider people’s need for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

  Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personal problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

67. According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ____.

A.and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys.

B.in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life.

C.just to meet his or her strong psychological need.

D.entirely with an irrational eagerness.

68. According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices______.

A.because they want to save money to help their budgets

B.because they can openly boast of their triumph over others in getting things for less money

C.and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget

D.but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can’t get things for less money than others

69. The passage is mainly concerned with____.

A. the psychology of moneyspending habits

B. the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders.

C. a special psychology of bargain hunting

D. the use of the psychology of spending habits in business

70. Which of the following statements is true?

A.All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things

B.Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales.

C.Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do

D.Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

 71..From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters_____.

A. are really unreasonable .     

B. need special treatment.

C. are really beyond remedies（治療）.

D. can never get any help to solve their problems with money.

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4、   Depression(抑郁癥)is a serious problem today．Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars．One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread，costly and deadly”．Depression hits one person in five around the world．

    Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated，studies show that depression is a problem among everyone。Over any six-month period，between five to seven percent of the world's population will be suffering from a serious depression．

    Suicide(自殺)rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme，or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large，and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks. People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work productively．

   Depression，which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因)，brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate-making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently．

   Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese's inability to face it．Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy．  Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．

   “Most patients in China just don't get help，”a Chinese doctor says．“In my hospital．I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning，just have time to say “Hello how do you feel？”

   In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，because they fear that their boss would fire them．

   “In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it. Because they feel the most secure about themselves，”an American doctor says．

    Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment．

63.Which of the following is true according to the passage？

     A.It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression．

      B.Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work

     C.Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．

     D.The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression．

64.Compared to normal people，the depressed people are likely to be．

   A.very unconfident and often absent-minded

   B.easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks

   C.working efficiently and productively

   D.either weak or lazy

65.Depression becomes more serious in China because of．

   A.the understanding of the problem

   B.the lack of treatment and doctors

   C.their unwillingness to tell it to their boss

   D.the doctors' careless work

66.What can we infer from the passage?

   A.People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists．

   B.The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed．

   C.More and more patients will turn to specialists for help．

D.Western people are braver than Chinese people．

3、Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good ,most would admit that their spoken English is poor .Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However ,their spoken English does not have to remain “poor” ! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

        First ,they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary .Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However ,you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive .Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

Second ,they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous .Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly .However ,in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across ,to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can ,even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense ,but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

       The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening .You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.

       Fourth ,most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners .Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor .If you have this proactive outlook ,then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

       If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know .Remember : USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.

60.What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To improve your reading.                  B.To improve your spoken English.

C.To improve your listening.                 D.To improve your vocabulary.

61.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that         .

A.don’t be afraid of making mistakes .Just speak!      B.don’t be nervous ,don’t be shy .Just write!

C.don’t be fluency .Just be accuracy                D.don’t be shy ,don’t be fluency. Just listen and write!

62.The text is most probably taken from a        .

A．teacher’s diary         B．report on study     C．sports newspaper             D．movie magazine