The teacher told her Senior 3 students that it was important to ___________ time for relaxation under great pressure.

A. set up           B. set about               C. set down            D. set aside

 China, _____ many other developing countries, has suffered the misery of war and experienced major changes over the last 100 years.

A. in common with              B. regardless of             C. apart from                D. other than

. --- If I were you, I would have accepted the job.

   --- I ___________ the offer because it would mean frequent business trip away from my family,

A. turned off      B. turned down          C. turned out            D. turned up

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

   阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The ancient Greeks made a list of places they thought people should see. This list was named the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The only one of the ancient wonders that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramids were built as tombs for the leaders of Egypt called Pharaohs.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is special because people do not know for sure if it existed. It was located on the bank of the Euphrates River.

The Statue of Zeus was built to honor the Greek god Zeus. It was made of wood and decorated with gold and ivory. Unfortunately, the statue was destroyed by a fire.

In addition to Zeus, the Greeks also built a very big statue to honor the Greek sun god, Helios. This wonder is known as the Colossus of Rhodes(罗德港巨人雕像). It is about the same size as the Statue of Liberty.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus(阿耳忒弥斯神庙) in what is now Turkey was built to honor the goddess of hunting, nature, and fertility. The temple was made of marble and had many bronze statues. The temple was later burned down.

Another wonder was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This tomb was built for King Mausolus of Caria. Later, several earthquakes damaged it. However, it remained longer than any of the wonders, other than the Great Pyramid.

The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse. A large mirror inside it was used to reflect sunlight to help warn ships getting close to the Egyptian shoreline. It was later ruined by earthquakes. 

1. Which of the following countries didn’t have one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

  A. Greece.            B. China.           C. Egypt.           D. Turkey. 

2. Based upon the passage, which of the following is only a wonder built for a practical use?

A. the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.              B. the Pharos of Alexandria.

C. the Colossus of Rhodes.                       D. The Statue of Zeus.

3. Why can’t people visit most of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the Ancient World?

A. They no longer exist.                       B. They are imaginary.

C. It is dangerous to go to those places.           D. They are well guarded.

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work  hard enough to get it.”

              At fourteen, I was hit by a car and doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I  finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school—walking on my own!

           When the Great Depression(大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

              Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the  second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each  child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to  open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

              Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later,  we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns  in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

              You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

   A. His terrible experience in the hotel.    

B. His previous business success of various levels.

   C. His mom’s support.                        

D. His wife’s suggestion.

2. Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

   A. Modest, helpful and hard-working.           B. Loving, supportive and beautiful.

   C. Careful, helpful and strong-willed.           D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

3. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

   A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

   B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

   C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

   D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

第六部分： 书面表达(满分25分)

请根据下列两幅图用英语写一篇短文，短文内容须包括以下几个要点：

    ① 妈妈阻止儿子去扶摔倒的女孩；

    ② 儿子对于倒了的油瓶置之不理。

    ③ 写作时要有适当发挥，语言连贯，要写出妈妈的惊诧，还要写出你对此幅漫画的感受和想法。

④ 词数：150左右。

 Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still _______ young people.      

A. appeals to   B. attracts to       C. accounts for     D. apply for

----Why were so many people trapped into buying the stock of the company?

----______enough money within one night .

       A．Get            B．Getting         C．To get          D．To be getting

．I hurried to the bookstore only to find a sign on the door which．____ ,“For rent”．

       A．wrote              B．read          C．showed      D．offered

I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ____ in the city．

       A．ones               B．one           C．that         D．those