14、While doing her homework, she heard a piece of music being played, _______ soft and sweet．

A． was sounded           B． sounded             C． sounding           D． being sounded

13、We were hoping for a full team today but only five players _______

A． turned up              B． turned on               C． turned down               D． turned in

12、It is difficult to fill the minds of kids with the idea _____ they must love study．

A． which                   B． what                C． whether               D． that

11、You did turn in your report on time, but it ______ better, you know．

A． could be done                                    B． must be done

C． could have been done                         D． must have been done

10、-- I’m terribly sorry that I missed your birthday part．I just completely forgot．

-- Oh, ______

A． that’s all right                             B． take it easy

C． don’t mention it                          D． that’s right

9、On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin．Many people put some money into the   1   of the young man．

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully． 2  from the day before, he took out a large piece of   3   and laid it on the ground．Then he began  4 ．

Before long, the young violinist was  5  with people, who were all attracted by the   6  on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat  7  ．Please come to claim（認(rèn)領(lǐng)） it soon．"

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  8  through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you．You did come here．I knew that you’ re an honest man and would   9   come here．"

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded．

"Did you   10  something?"

"Lottery （彩票）． It’s lottery," said the man．

The violinist   11   a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen．"Is it？" he asked．

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and   12   it; then he danced with joy．

George bought a lottery ticket which   13   him a prize of $ 500,000．He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat．  14   , the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket   15   himself, the violinist said,"  16   I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever．"

We can gain and lose so much in our life．But being honest should   17   be with us．If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we  18  succeed temporarily（暫時(shí)）．However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser．Such a person is just like the   19   on the mountain．It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the  20  of going up．

1． A． box               B． hat                        C． bowl                     D． bag

2． A． Different        B． Away                    C． Free                            D． Far

3． A． cloth                     B． stone                    C． paper                    D． wood

4． A． begging                 B． shouting                C． singing                  D． playing

5． A． crowded            B． surprised               C． surrounded            D． satisfied

6． A． picture                  B． money                  C． ticket                    D． words

7． A． on purpose            B． by mistake             C． in advance             D． in a hurry

8． A． rushed                  B． looked                   C． broke                    D． lived

9． A． probably            B． certainly                C． recently                D． nearly

10． A． buy                     B． get                        C． lose                      D． search

11． A． handed out           B． gave out                C． sent out                D． took out

12． A． tore                    B． threw                    C． kissed                   D． hid

13． A． beat                    B． won                      C． took                            D． sold

14． A． However             B． Fortunately            C． Otherwise            D． Generally

15． A． by                      B． with                      C． from                     D． for

16． A． Although             B． Whenever              C． Unless                  D． Until

17． A． often                   B． always                  C． seldom                  D． never

18． A． must                   B． should                   C． may                      D． need

19． A． water                  B． air                        C． grass                    D． tree

20． A． road                    B． chance                  C． path                      D． method

8、My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America．You could open a restaurant．You could work for the government and get good retirement benefits．You could be rich．You could become famous．

"Of course you can be a talented child or what they call a wonder girl, too．" My mother told me when I was nine．"You can be best at anything．"

Every night after dinner, my mother presented tests, taking examples from stories of amazing children she had read in Believe It or Not, Good Housekeeping , Readers’Digest and some others．She looked through the magazines, searching for stories about remarkable children．

The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy．He knew capitals of all states and could also pronounce the names of foreign cities correctly．

"What’s the capital of Finland?" Mother asked me．But all I knew was the capital of California．

The tests got harder -- multiplying （乘） numbers in my head, standing on my head without using my hands, predicting the daily temperature in Los Angeles, New York or London and etc．

One night I had to look at a page from the Bible for three minutes and then report everything I could remember．After seeing my mother’s disappointments once again, something inside of me began to die．I began to hate the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations．Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror．When I saw only my face staring back and it would always be this ordinary face -- I began to cry．Such a sad, ugly girl!

And then I saw what seemed to be the talented side of me． I looked at the reflection （映像）, blinking so I could see more clearly．The girl was angry, powerful．This girl and I were the same．I had new thoughts, thoughts filled with lots of won’t． I won’t let her change me． I won’t be what I am not．

1．The mother’s belief was that in the U．S．

A．everyone had a chance to realize his dream

B．a(chǎn) talented child could always rise to the top

C．ordinary children were wonder children

D．there were many ways for people to get rich

2．The mother gave the writer tests to make sure that

A．she had any improvement ill her study           B．she had a good memory

C．she was as talented as expected                    D．she was good at reading

3．The writer hated the tests because

A．she didn’t like standing on her head

B．she was poor in numbers

C．she found it difficult to remember details

D．she thought the tests were too much for her

4．We can infer that the writer would

A．be angry with her mother                            B．try to be nothing but herself

C．refuse to do any test                            D．meet her mother’s expectations

7、Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, was selected, as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil．She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily．When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans（孤兒）．

Bowen, a mother of two adopted（收養(yǎng)）Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China．In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children．Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities．About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans．

Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China．She was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents．Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history．

Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer,  live in China． Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia．

According to Olympic organizers, candidates （候選人） were selected based or an online vote, committee selection, their "love of Chinese culture and history" and devotion to” communicating information of a real China to their native countries"．Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil．

1．Bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help ____

A．collect educational tools, medical support, etc．for orphans

B．make Half the Sky Foundation well known

C．draw special attention to the children in China

D．communicate information of America

2．The eight foreign torch relay runners

A．were selected by Half the Sky        B．won the contest organized by the committee

C．a(chǎn)ll lived in Beijing                          D．carried the torch in the relay in China

3．We can infer from the text that Jenny Bowen ____

A．loves Chinese culture and history

B．founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphans

C．has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

D．is interested in Chinese sports

4．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Happy Life of a US Woman in China

B．A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China

C．Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions

D．The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History

6、 

Human Capital-- How what you know shapes your life

Publication date: 20 Feb, 2007    ISBN: 9789264029088    Price:∈15

This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives．

Economic Policy Reforms -- Going for Growth, 2007 Edition

Publication date: 15 Feb, 2007     ISBN: 9789264030473    Price: ∈60

Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing （貫徹） policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth．

Climate Changes in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural hazards Management

Publication date: 22 Jan, 2007   ISBN: 9789264031685    Price: ∈24

The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany．

OECD in Figures 2006-2007 — Statistics on the Member Countries — OECD Observer

Publication date: 05 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264022638    Price: ∈15

A bandy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range （ 范圍 ） of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, agriculture, trade, and development aid．

OECD Economic —Outlook m December No．80

Publication date: 26 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264030954    Price: ∈80

OECD’s  twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members．This edition also looks at the rise in household debt．

1．Which of the following hooks was published most lately?

A．OECD in Figures 2006-2007．             B．OECD Economic Outlook．

C．Human Capital．                                D．Climate Changes in the European Alps．

2．We can learn from the passage that Alps is

A．a(chǎn)n Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer

B．a(chǎn) European mountain belonging to three countries

C．a(chǎn) stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries

D．a(chǎn) European mountain famous for its winter skiing

3．From the book with ISBN __, you can get a wider range of information about OECD．

A．9789264029088                            B．9789264030954

C．9789264022638                            D．9789264030473

4．You should afford _____ for a book on recent progress in economic policies of OECD countries．

A．∈60               B．∈15                C．∈55               D． ∈80

5、As a research shows, when it comes to strong emotion, the once serious British are now happy to shed tears quite openly．

"30% of all British males have cried in the last month．That is a very high figure," said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center．"Only 2% said they could not remember when they last cried", the head of the research group said．Long gone is the "No Tears — We’ re British" time when emotion was considered a bad form．"Among 2,000 people, very few in their forties or fifties had seen their father cry．Now it is twice as many, he told reporters．"77% of men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable．" Almost half the British men opened the floodgates over a sad movie, book or TV program．Self-pity got 17% crying． 9% cried at weddings．

From the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve （含蓄）, laughing at "excitable foreigners" who show no self-control．

Marsh argued the difference was still there: "We have probably not caught up with the Americans or the Italians when it comes to expressing emotions．"

"But we are clearly changing．What we take as typical British reserve has significantly faded．"

Women’ s battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect -- both in the workplace and at home． "Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting （交互影響） with women on equal terms much more than a generation ago． They have to relate to the opposite sex． Women become more man-like and men become more female．That transfers into the workplace too．" Marsh said．

1．The underlined phrase "opened the floodgates" probably means

A．fought against flood                             B．kept their feeling inside

C．opened doors for others                       D．burst into tears

2．The British used to think crying in public ______

A．natural                    B．polite               C．unacceptable           D．important

3．The research showed that British men cried most

A．over a sad film                                 B．over self-pity

C．a(chǎn)t wedding                                    D．a(chǎn)t graduation

4．The last paragraph is mainly about

A．women’s struggle for equal rights          B．the cause of the change

C．interaction between men and women    D．women’[s influence on men