19．You can hardly imagine what difficulty he hadbeing applied （apply） to his study．

18．Ipanicked （panic） when I saw smoke coming out of the engine．

17．A Guide to the UniversityFood
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm．It serves snacks，drinks ice cream bars and meals．You can pay with cash or your ID cards．You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk，Even you do not buy your food in the cafeteria，you can use the tables to eat your lunch，to have meetings and to study．
If you are on campus in the evening or late at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，and drinks in the Lower Cafe located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre．This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts，games or TV watching．
Relaxation
The Glob，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall，is available for relaxing，studying，cooking，and eating．Monthly activities are held here for all international students．Hours are 10am to 10pm，closed on Sundays．
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical，emotional and social health．A doctor and nurse are available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice．The cost of this is included in your medical insurance．Hours are Monday to Friday，9am to noon and 1：00 to 4：30pm．
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall．Here，qualified volunteers will work with you on written work，grammar，vocabulary，and other academic skills．You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30-minute appointments per week maximum．This service is free．
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle service．The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours are between 8 am and 3 pm．Saturdays only．Round trip fare is $ 1．

29．Where and when can you cook your own food？A
A．The Globe，Friday．
B．The Lower Cafe，Sunday．
C．The TWU Cafeteria，Friday．
D．The McMillan Hall，Sunday．
30．The Guide tells us that the Wellness CentreD．
A．is open six days a week                                             
B．offers services free of charge
C．trains students in medical care                                    
D．gives advice on metal health
31．How can you seek help from the Writing Centre？C
A．By applying online．
B．By calling the centre．
C．By filling in a sign-up．
D．By going to the centre directly
32．What is the function of the TWU Express？D
A．To carry students to the lecture halls．
B．To provide students with campus tours．
C．To take students to the Mattson Centre．
D．To transport students to and from the stores．

16．Three Ways to Deal With Digital Stress
Social media never sleeps．（16）GIn this case，you need to take a break from the digital world in the following steps．
Switch off from work．
Turn off phone and computer and set aside some free time each evening to relax．（17）C If it is necessary to check your messages，at least try to check them less often and set aside a portion of time．
（18）A
Many of us spend a vast percentage of our day surfing on the internet or texting on our mobile phones，which can cause us to miss out many sources of pleasure，such as conversations with the people around us．Try to have important conversations in person．Making more time for proper conversations will also help to give your relationships a boost．
Don't feel pressured to have it all．
（19）EAlthough it may be tempting to purchase the latest mobile phone，or to set up an account for every social media site．Remember that technology is meant to be there to enhance your life instead of ruining your mood．So try to stick to wait you find useful and don't feel under pressure to keep up with trends．
Spend a day or afternoon without any technology and live in the real world instead．（20）FThe impact they have on your energy levels will surprise you．

A．Meet face to face．
B．Have more conversations with your Friends．
C．Have a bath，read a book，or take an exercise class．
D．There are several disadvantages in using digital media too much．
E．It is important to realize that it is not essential to have and know it all．
F．Listen to the bird singing，take in the view and call someone for a conversation．
G．However，you feel tired and seriously lacking in motivation after your indulgence in digita screen．

15．With more than 100，000 people aged 100 or over，Spain is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan．How do you live to 100？Here 4of the country's centenarians （百岁老人） give their advice on staying youthful．

Francisco Nunez，112 He is from Bienvenida，Badajoz，southern Spain．Nunez lives with his daughter．He says he doesn't like the pensioners'（领养老金的人） daycare center because it's full of old people，whose negative attitude towards life affects him deeply sometimes．Despite his old age．he has always maintained （保持） a youthful outlook，and that is what has kept him going on．

Pedro Rodriguez，106 He lives in Cangas de Onis，Asturias，northern Spain．Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him．Their daughters visit them often．His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young．"The nuns （修女） taught me how to play the piano as a child，"he says．

Maximino San Miguel，102 He lives in Leon，northern Spain．San Miguel discovered his passion （酷爱） for amateur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions．He didn't go to school as a child because he was sent to work as a shepherd（牧羊人）．He prefers reading books about drawing and travelling．Now this hobby，he said，has kept him full of energy．

Pilar Fernandez，101 She lives with her daughter Pili，granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas，Asturias，northern Spain．Fernandez suffered hunger and hardship during the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters．To avoid history repeating itself，she limited herself to just one child．"From pure fear，I didn't have anymore，"says Fernandez．One of the best things for her health，she says，is tending livestock （家畜） and a vegetable  garden．

21．Why does Francisco Nunez dislike living with other old people？C
A．They may depend on his help．
B．He is sensitive to his old age．
C．They may affect his attitude to life．
D．He has more kids to look after at home．
22．What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now？B
A．Working as a shepherd．
B．Reading books．
C．Taking up painting．
D．Going travelling．
23．What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez？A
A．Doing gardening．
B．Learning history．
C．Living with kids．
D．Having more children．
24．What can we infer about the four old people from the text？D
A．They are fond of exercising regularly．
B．They led a hard life when they were young．
C．They have the same hobbies in their free time．
D．They have their own method of staying youthful．

14．Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself？Many of us are so busy with work，school，and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy．What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to show down and enjoy life．
（1）（36）BTry to save certain weeknights just for you．If others ask you to do things those nights，just tell them you have plans．Use the time for gardening，reading，exercise，or thinking．
（2）Monthly Treat．（37）EIt could be on your lunch break，a weekend，or it could be leaving work early．Maybe you can get a spa treatment，go to see a movie，and have a haircut，or whatever treat you're always thinking about but rarely get to do．
（3）（38）CYou would enjoy sports，theater，concerts，or any other event Schedule the plans with a friend later．Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!
（4）Leave Work on Time．Huh？（39）GIf this is you，make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week，if not more．And then enjoy that time!Leave work at work．
（5）Join a Group．Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home：singing group，gardening group，book clubs，biking clubs，etc．What are you interested in？Strike while the iron is hot．（40）FIf you can't find a club，consider starting one yourself!

A．Take a fun class．
B．Evenings with Yourself．
C．Buy Tickets in Advance．
D．A new habit is started with just one step．
E．Schedule a treat for yourself once a month．
F．Look up a club in your area today and join．
G．Yes，many of us stay at work late on a regular basis．

13．Life is just like a box．Inside it are happiness and sorrow，failure and success，hope and despair （绝望）．Life is a learning process．Experiences in it teach us new lessons and make us a better person．
Love
Love plays a key role in our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could become cruel and violent．In the early stage of our life，our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care．（36）C．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．
Happiness and Sorrow
Materialistic（贪图享乐的） happiness is short-lived，but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment （ 实现，满足）．（37）F．No mind is happy without peace．We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow．Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one，failure and despair．But these things are temporary and pass away．
Failure and Success
 （38）G．It helps us to touch the sky，teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way．
Hope and Despair
Hope is what keeps life going．Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream．Hope builds in patience． （39）B，because after every night there is a day．Nothing remains the same．We have only one choice-keep moving on in life and be hopeful．
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday，for it has passed and is beyond our control．Tomorrow is unknown，for it could either be bright or dull． （40）E，so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow．

A．So let's enjoy every day
B．Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour
C．They tell us what is right or wrong，good or bad．
D．Success lies in trusting yourself
E．So what we can choose is to work hard today
F．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness
G．Failure is the path to success．

12．Actually we have known a lot of examples and meaningful words to support the fact that we should try our best to ease the bad impression of others．Just like the old saying goes，we should give a better assumption（假设；承担） to the one than we think he was．But many of us always fail to do this．
Take the situation of my class for example．Right at the beginning of the first term when we were freshmen we all showed great favor to each other．And when there was an activity that needed some people to join，we would be willing to attend whether it was interesting or not．And we were really like brothers and sisters，and our class was just like a family，a warm family．But now，I feel tired of those meaningless activities not only because of the boring activities themselves but also the cool response of our classmates．
I think the reasons why the passion （激情） of most classmates is so low may be as follows：
To start with，many of us take part in more than one organization，which will certainly make us tired．Also，in the study fields，many of us may find that our courses are sometimes difficult to understand or comprehend，especially the specialized subjects．
Moreover，"history"teaches us that if one does not study hard，it is possible to fail in the exams．So it is a big and good excuse to say that"I do really want to attend，but I have a lot of homework to do，so…"
Last but not least，some people believe that some of our leaders should not be regarded as a leader； maybe I should say we，as leaders，lost the reputation，support and trust of yours．At least I am the warm-hearted one，although I cannot promise you that your advice will be adopted （采纳）surely，at least I will spare no effort to"give"you the right to be heard，and to serve you．
Be active to show your talents and abilities and to create a better image of our class．Most important of all，work painstakingly for a better condition that we should have reached．

32．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Students were too busy to take part in activities after their classes．
B．Students'passion for activities grew gradually because they were interesting．
C．Students'passion for activities was high at first but disappeared gradually．
D．Students were unwilling to participate in activities because of their leaders．
33．Which can replace the underlined word excuse in the Paragraph 5？A
A．reason    
B．intelligence    
C．measure    
D．curiosity
34．We can infer from the passage that the writer must beA．
A．a devoted class leader     
B．a responsible teacher
C．a top student in class       
D．a supporter of activities
35．The writer hopes that all the members of the class willD．
A．develop better talents and skills   
B．improve their abilities and creativity
C．follow others'advice patiently 
D．work together to make a better class．

11．Something seemed different that day when I entered Donna's fourth-grade classroom．
Each of the students was writing on a piece of paper，（41）Bthings they couldn't do．
The activity aroused （引起） my （42）D，so I decided to check with Donna to see what was going on．As I   （43）Aher，I noticed that she too was busy writing．
"I can't get John's mother to come for a teacher conference．"
"I can't persuade Alan to use words （44）Cfists （拳头）．"
I was at a total loss（45）Astudents and teacher were focused on the negative rather than the more（46）B"I can"statements．
Ten minutes later，students were asked to fold their papers in half and placed them into an empty（47）C．
When all of the student papers were （48）D，Donna added hers．She then put the box under her arm，（49）Aa shovel （铁铲） and headed out with all the students （50）Cher．They stopped at the farthest comer of the playground，where Donna began to （51）B．The digging took over ten minutes because every student wanted a （52）D．They were going to（53）Ctheir"I Can'ts"!When the hole was ready，they placed the box of"I Can'ts"at the（54）Aand covered it with dirt．After that，Donna announced：
"Boys and girls，please join hands and bow your heads．"So they did．Then Donna continued，"As we see，‘I can't'is（55）Btoday，but he is （56）Aby his brothers and sisters：‘I Can'，‘I will'and‘I'm Going to Right Away'．From today on，whenever you want to say‘I can't'，please think of today's （57）C．May everyone pick up their lives and move forward in the （58）Dof‘I can't'．"
I realized the students would never forget that day．The activity was （59）B．It was an experience that would（60）Ain their mind forever．

41．A．learning	B．describing	C．settling	D．discussing
42．A．anger	B．courage	C．imagination	D．curiosity
43．a．approached	B．reminded	C．caught	D．passed
44．A．except for	B．apart from	C．instead of	D．ahead of
45．A why	B．when	C．whether	D．how
46．A．modest	B．positive	C．innocent	D．friendly
47．A．bag	B．bottle	C．box	D．basket
48．A．torn	B．corrected	C．found	D．collected
49．A．picked up	B．put away	C．tried out	D．took over
50．A．watching	B．leading	C．following	D．supporting
51．A．rest	B．dig	C．wander	D．move
52．A．hand	B．choic e	C．reward	D．turn
53．A．plant	B．hide	C．bury	D．honor
54．A．bottom	B．side	C．top	D．front
55．A．lost	B．dead	C．tired	D．sleeping
56．A．survived	B．punished	C．disturbed	D．mined
57．A．celebration	B．exhibition	C．funeral	D．experiment
58．A．form	B．hope	C．course	D．absence
59．A．challenging	B．meaningful	C．familiar	D．competitive
60．A．stick	B．hide	C．spread	D．appear

10．There is an old saying in English，"（16）F"．Until recently，few people took the saying very seriously．Now however，doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects （作用） it has on the human body．（17）G
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate，blood pressure，breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．（18）D   If laughter exercises the body，it must be helpful．
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less．In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs．The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program．（19）C
（20）BThey have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing，making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter．

A．Laughter can prolong one's life．
B．As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics，in which they try to improve their patients'condition by encouraging them to laugh．
C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain．
D．It increases blood pressure，the heart beating and breathing； it also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach and even the feet．
E．Although laughter helps cure the disease，doctors still cannot put this theory into clinic practice．
F．Laughter is the best medicine
G．They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people's health．