--Thank you very much for everything．You've been so helpful．

--- . Just let me know if there is anything else I can do for you．

A．My pleasure B．With pleasure

C．Never mind D．Please don't say so

The dictionary is what I want, but I don't have enough money me．

A．by B．for C．with D．in

-Lily, my parents have promised a 2 - day trip this weekend for my good performance．

-Cool．You a good time then．

A．will be having B．have had

C．will have had D．were having

-Any danger for the patient on by Dr．Smith?

- Hard to say．Doctors are trying their best．

A．to operate B．being operated

C．to be operated D．operating

Before the sales start, I make a list of my kids will need for the coming season．

A．why B．how C．what D．which

Mike, your doctor's advice or your cold will get worse．

A．follows B．following C．followed D．follow

As far as I see, is no possibility he will win the tennis match this time．

A．it; that B．there; that C．it; whether D．there; whether

Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third - grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katie’s she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem． I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．

It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom．Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch． They assumed a sit - down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

So the next day, I asked Katie to my office．"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?" I asked． "I lose it," she responded． I leaned back in my chair and said, "I don't believe you, Katie．" She didn't care．"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?" I took a new track． "No．I just lose it," she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table． He always looked sad．I thought I would go and sit with him for a while．As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table． The name on the bag said " Katie " ．

Now I understood and I talked to Katie．It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch．He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school． Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed． I had never seen parents so proud of their child．Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her．But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared．

Katie still buys lunch every day at school． And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．

46．What did the author think of Katie?

A．She performed well at school． B．She was a girl filled with love．

C．She often made trouble at school． D．She used to be a discipline problem．

47．Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A．She lost her homemade lunch．

B．She had her homemade lunch stolen．

C．She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch．

D．She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．

48．What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?

A．They were very angry． B．They were proud of Katie．

C．They were disappointed． D．They were rather upset．

49．What can we learn from the passage?

A． Katie was informed that her parents had known her secret．

B． Katie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk．

C． Katie's secret of lunch was discovered by the author by accident．

D． Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．

Paris - A winter storm brought blanket of snow across Europe on Monday, forcing the closure of the icy Eiffel Tower in Paris and causing flight cancellations．

Up to four inches of snow was recorded in parts of France, the National Weather Service said．Most areas, including Paris, got around half that amount．French authorities issued traffic alerts in around 30 regions because of icy roads．The Eiffel Tower, one of the main tourist attractions in Paris, was closed because of slippery conditions．

" We can't put down salt because it's metallic," Eiffel Tower press officer Is a belle Snouts said．" We can't use sand either, because it risks getting into the elevator cogs（嵌齿）．" "The cold," she said, "is no problem, but snow can be dangerous．"

A dozen flights were canceled at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, officials said．The Paris airport authority said bad weather in other parts of Europe continued to the cancellations．Workers had been sent since midnight Sunday to clear runways at Charles de Gaulle and the smaller Only Airport．

In Germaine, heavy snowfall snarled road traffic and flight delays and cancellations at the country}y s intimation airports．Glissando of Interactional Airport said no flights were allowed in or out between 6 -9 am Monday because clearing crew were unable to keep up with the snow．

More than 30 flights were canceled because of the bad weather, import spokesman Christian Witt said．Up to four inches of snow was reported in Tussled and around six inches in Potsdam, but none had struggled to the roads amid （在……环境中 ） heavy post - holiday traffic．

Germany's National Weather Service is forecasting subzero temperatures for the coming days．Snow also fell across Britain．Children built snowmen in parts of England, including Cambridge．

1.The winter storm brought of snow across Paris．

A．4 inches B．about 2 inches

C．half an inch D．6 inches

2.According to the passage, people usually use to avoid slippery conditions．

A．salt and wood B．sand and stone

C．salt and sand D．wood and stone

3.From the passage we know .

A． several flights from Frankfurt, international Airport were canceled

B． flights from Dtisseldorf International Airport probably could take off after 9 am Monday

C． it is getting warmer in the days to come in Germany

D． people can put down chemicals on the Eiffel Tower when it is slippery

When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.

One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’ s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.

I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.

In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’ s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.

1.The first paragraph serves as a（n） .

A．explanation B．comment

C．definition D．introduction

2.In most US universities, .

A．college students are offered the co - op program

B．electives' credits make up one quarter of the required credits

C．all students are required to finish four - year education before graduation

D．some excellent students can graduate ahead of time

3.According to the passage, we can infer that 。

A． the author is a professor of a famous university

B． the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford

C．the author considers the university education quality very important

D． the author pays special attention to the all - round development of college students

4.Which of the following can be the best title?

A．It' s time to shorten the learning process

B． Best learning takes place over time

C．University education should be watered down

D．College education calls for reform