Imagine you got paid to do shopping,and could keep the things you bought with other people's money. Does this sound like a dream? Well,for some,like Amy Knott,from Chicago,this is their job.

 Amy Knott is a mystery shopper. She is paid to visit a store, eat in a restaurant, go to a bank,stay in a hotel, get her hair cut, fill up her gas tank,or see a movie. She pretends to be an ordinary customer,but afterwards she writes a report about her experience,commenting on things like：How long did you wait in line? Was the food hot? Did the cashier say " Thank you.”？Did the restroom have soap and tissue? This gives companies useful information about how they can improve their customer service.

 So who can become a mystery shopper? You do not need any special qualifications or experience, but you need a good memory,an eye for detail,and good writing skills. When you apply for the job,instead of an interview,you will be asked to write about some?thing like "What was your best shopping experience?"

 What is the pay like? For a 15-minute visit to a store,you might get $ 10 and the cost of what you buy. For a haircut,you might get $ 35 and the cost of the haircut. Most mystery shoppers do this job in their spare time,like Byron Jenner, who visits a restaurant on his lunch break every day and earns about $ 500 extra a month. But others,like Amy,make it their full-time career,and earn up to $ 40,000 a year.

  "I love mystery shopping. I can't believe I actually get paid to have fun," she said. "For example,tonight my husband and I will go out,have a $ 150 dinner, go to stay at a luxury hotel, and I'll walk away with $ 300.”

1.Amy Knott is paid to go shopping        .

   A.to see whether the cashier says "Thank you."

   B.to do a research for a company to improve its service

   C.to comment on some things

   D.to see whether the restroom has soap and tissue

2.Which of the following is not the qualification for a mystery shopper?

   A.A good memory.   B. An eye for detail.

   C.Good writing skills.   D. Passing an interview.

3. How much does Byron Jenner earn as a mystery- shopper a year?

   A.$ 6,000.    B.$ 40,000.

   C.$ 420.    D.$ 830,000.

4. As a mystery shopper,Amy Knott feels the job

   A.a sad thing   B.a surprising thing

   C.a great pleasure   D.a tiresome mailer

5. What does the underlined word "luxury" in the last paragraph mean?

   A.A condition of great comfort.

   B.A condition of much noise.

   C.A condition of special cheapness.

   D.A condition of large size.

假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为"The English novel I like best"。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。

1.说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力、养成读书的习惯等；

2.说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分

钟、语言流利、发音准确等；

3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。 注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to this year's English speech competition.

Thank you！

A_: Where are you from? 

B: I'm from Canada.

A_: Really? I thought you were from the UnitedStates.

B_: That's not 1_____. (surprise) . A lot of people can't tell the differences 2._____ an American accent and a Canadian accent. For example,most Canadians say news匚nju:z]，3._____ Americans say [nu:z]. We 4._____ (main) use American words,but we use quite a lot of British words,too. We fill our cars with "gas",5_____. is American English,but we turn on the "tap"? which is British English.

A: Oh!And do you use American 6_____. British spellings?

B_: Both!American spellings 7._____ (use)more and more in Canada now. Generally speaking,newspapers follow the American way,but conference reports and schoolbooks use British spellings.

A;That sounds strange.

B_: You mean 8._____ looks strange！I'll tell you something 9._____ does sound strange. Many

people think that Canadians all over the country speak the same way. But if you go to the eastern provinces,or go to some country areas,you'll notice that the peo- ple there speak quite 10_____. (difference) from the rest of Canada.

 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all!It speaks  1  than words. According to specialists? our bodies send out more  2 than we realize. In fact，non-verbal(非言语) communication takes up about 50 %of what we really___3___. And body language is particularly___4___ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed,what is called body language is so___5___ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a re- sult of it.___6___，different societies treat the 7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having__8___ contact(接触) even with friends, and certainly not with__9___. People from Latin American countries,___10___ ，touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in___11___，it may look like a Latino is__12___ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship,will keep moving  13 . The Norwegian,very probably seeing this as pushiness? will keep  14 which the Latino will in return regard as  15

  Clearly,a great deal is going on when people 16 .And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from__17___ cultures,there's a strong possibility of 18. But whatever the situation,the best___19__ is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you would like to be ___20__.

1.A. straighter   B. louder   C. harder   D. further

2.A. sounds   B. invitations   C. feelings   D. messages

3.A. hope   B. receive   C. discover   D. mean

4.A. immediate   B. misleading   C. important   D. difficult

5.A. well   B. far   C. much   D. long

6.A. For example   B. Thus

 C. However   D. In short

7.A. trade   B. distance   C. connections   D. greetings

8.A. eye   B. verbal

 C. bodily   D. telephone

9.A. strangers   B. relatives   C. neighbours   D. enemies

10.A. in other words   B. on the other hand   

  C. in a similar way   D. by all means

11.A. trouble   B. conversation   C. silence   D. experiment

12.A. disturbing   B. helping   C. guiding   D. following

13.A. closer   B. faster   C. in   D. away

14.A. stepping forward   B. going on   C. backing away   D. coming out

15.A. weakness   B. carelessness   C. friendliness   D. coldness

16.A. talk   B. travel   C. laugh   D. think

17.A. different   B. European   C. Latino   D. rich

18.A. curiosity   B. excitement   C. misunderstanding   D. nervousness

19.A. chance   B. time   C. result   D. advice

20.A. noticed   B. treated   C. respected   D. pleased

  When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often been to France,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't un?derstand English. But when I went to America I was real?ly looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

  How wrong 1 was！The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell him that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

  "Yes”， I said. "I want to give my friend a ring.”

  "Well,that's nice," he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

  "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've arrived. Can you tell me where's a phone box?"

  "Oh！" he said,"There's a phone downstairs.”

  When at last we met, Danny explained the misun?derstanding to me.

  "Don't worry," he said to me. *' I have so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people under?stand each other!"

1.Where was the writer from?

   A.He was from America.

   B.He was from France.

   C.He was from the UK.

   D.He was from China.

2.The writer thought in America.

   A.he wouldn't have any language difficulties

   B.he would not understand the Americans

   C.the Americans might not understand him

   D.he would have difficulties at the airport

3.The writer wanted ________. 

    A. to buy a ring for his friend

   B.to make a call to his friend

   C.to go to the telephone company

   D.his friend to see him off

4. From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" .

   A.means the same in American English as in British English

   B.means "call somebody" to the old man

   C.means "be going to get married"

   D.has two different meanings in American English and in British English

5. In the last paragraph,the word " they" refers to________

   A.the old man and the boy

   B.the Americans

   C.the British

   D.the French

 Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 1    

  The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. 2     Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

  First of all,children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. Some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. 3    

  In order to encourage their children to do some housework,some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 4    

  Pocket money can give children a chance to experience three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good excuse. They can spend it by buying things they want. 5     Saving helps children under?stand that costly goals require sacrifice(牺牲) .Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing(投资) for children.

A.They can save it for future use.

B.Timing is another consideration(考虑) .

C.As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D.Some children are not good at managing the pocket money.

E.Learning how to get money is important for children.

F.One purpose(目的) is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

G.By doing so,these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget(预算) .

                  Tragedy at the circus

  In yesterday's circus show,a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left,circus officials said the show would go on,even without tigers.

  However,the officials can't simply turn a blind eye to the ethical prob?lems left behind. Even before this tragedy,animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit of circus organizers.

  It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.

  Circus safe for animals

  Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public,we are also astonished by the opinion expressed in "Tragedy at the circus".

  First,our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the eth?ical problems,we always believe humans and animals can—and should―live together nicely. To us， the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种) ，and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the "wild" is unsafe,but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these realities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.

  This circus has proved that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans：people are educated,and species saved. 1. What is the main purpose of the first passage?

   A.To show pity for the performing animals.

   B.To express worries about animal trainers' safety.

   C.To deal with the difficult situations of the circus.

   D.To call for action to protect circus animals.

2.What will the circus most probably do?

   A.Take no notice of the tragedy.

   B.Continue its performances.

   C.Use fewer wild animals.

   D.Limit its profit.

3.What does the circus think of its performing animals?

   A.They are as clever as human beings.

   B.They struggle continuously with human beings for existence.

   C.They are helpful in saving their species.

   D.They have equally natural living conditions as wild animals.

4.What is the most probable relationship between the two passages?

   A.A public request and a newspaper report.

   B.A newspaper article and a reply to it.

   C.Two parts of a newspaper article.

   D.Two newspaper reports.

 Here in Alaska,the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago. It's be?cause hunters were killing hundreds of them for 1     . However,laws were passed to protect the wolves 2    the sportsmen and also the people who 3     the animals for fur. So the wolf population has greatly 4    . Now there are so 5     wolves that they are destroying their own 6     supply.

  A wolf naturally preys(捕食) on animals in the 7    family. People in the wilderness(荒原) also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very 8    recently and by changes in the wilderness 9     

life. When the deer can't find  10    food ， they die.

  If the wolves 11     to kill large numbers of deer,their prey will 12     some day. And the wolves will,too. So we must 13   the cycle of life in the wilderness to 14    the ecology(生态环境) .If we killed more wolves,we would 15    them and their prey from extinction(绝种) .We'd also save some 16    animals.

  In another northern state,wolves 17    cows and chickens for food. 18     want theUnited Statesgovernment to send a team of 19        to study the problem. They believe it is necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a(n) 20    wolf population.

1.A. fur   B. food   C. sport   D. fun

2.A. for   B. of   C. from   D. about

3.A. took   B. caught   C. found   D. played

4.A. increased   B. reduced   C. developed   D. advanced

5.A. many   B. few   C. much   D. little

6.A. animal   B. plant   C. food   D. water

7.A. cat   B. dog   C. deer   D. cow

8.A. warm summers   B. warm springs   C. cool autumns   D. cold winters

9.A. animal   B. plant   C. water   D. cold

10.A. good   B. much   C. more   D. enough

11.A. start   B. stop   C. decide   D. continue

12.A. disappear   B. reduce   C. increase   D. appear

13.A. remove   B. change   C. renew   D. form

14.A. change   B. remain   C. balance   D. resist

15.A. protect   B. prevent   C. keep   D. save

16.A. wild   B. farm   C. useful   D. field

17.A. offered   B. struck   C. attacked   D. looked

18.A. Farmers   B. Scientists   C. Biologists   D. Fishermen

19.A. officials   B. doctors   C. teachers   D. biologists

20.A. small   B. large   C. increasing   D. natural

[focus on, set up, lay off, set out, have a great effect on, stand for]

1.We    to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.

2.Almost all the English learners know that the letters "USA”    theUnited States of America.

3.Parents usually     their children.

4.For all these years I have been working for others. I'm hoping I'll     my own business some day.

5.The discussion in the meeting yesterday    three main problems.

6.He was     due to his chatting on the phone in the company.

5. Such deer feed mainly     green grass,as we know,