Just like the young character in Hannah Montana, who so often fights with her father over her desire to be more independent, British teenagers also have their troubles.

A recent survey among 2,000 British parents shows that girls and boys experience similar kinds of stress, with some slight differences .

Girls want to grow up fast, demanding greater freedom. They feel pressure from their peers to be thin and sometimes dangerously experiment with alcohol .

Girls over 14 are more concerned with getting a boyfriend, make-up and going out with friends than with their schoolwork. They are more likely to complain about pocket money .

Parents found they have their toughest time with boys over the age of 15. Their sons are battling bad skin, are reluctant(不情愿的) to speak, and just like girls over 14 are little interested in their studies. Seven out of ten parents said their sons become frustrated(挫败的) when they are not understood .

Unsurprisingly, it isn’t just British teenagers who have such problems.

In a survey published in the US last month, two out of three high school students said their life was tough. There was a universal worry over body image and ability to fit in socially.

Plenty of the teenagers feel great pressures to get good grades, with nearly half regarding this as their top worry. The next biggest issue is pressure they face to get into good college. According to the survey, 66 percent reported saving their money to pay for all or part of college.

“Today’s American teens have witnessed what their families have endured during recent economic challenges, and they are much more aware of the importance of planning ahead,” said Stuart Rubinstein, managing director with TD Ameritrade, which carried out the survey.

What is the article mainly about?

       A. What makes the lives of teenagers so hard?

       B. How to deal with teen problems?

       C. Stress faced by UK and US teenagers.

       D. Peer pressure faced by UK and US teenagers.

According to the survey, boys over 15 often feel great pressure to ______.

       A. grow up fast             B. experiment with alcohol

       C. get into a good college             D. be more open and communicative

The underlined word “universal” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

       A. global               B. common            C. average             D. reasonable

How have recent economic challenges affected American teens?

       A. They have become more concerned about their future.

       B. They are now more worried about the ability to fit in socially.

       C. They are attempting to learn more about money management.

       D. They are spending more time developing their practical skills.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

In my school six students punished for cheating in the mid-terms, but                        

this didn't stop some students from doing the same thing. In one day's                        

exams, on my way to home I heard some students talking with each other. "I         .        

was too worried that I sent a message to everyone I know to ask the answers          .        

of the questions on the politics exam paper." It's clear that many students                      

cheated. This six unlucky students became the "killed chickens", but the             .        

"monkeys" were not frightened at all. More and more students start cheating          .        

in school exams. That must be how so many students do well in the exams                     

at their own school, and fail in the college entrance examinations. I do hope                      

that useful measures could be taken stop cheating in exams.                      

Victor apologized for              to inform me of the change in the plan.

A．his being not able    B．his not being able   

C．him not to be able    D．him to be not able

Don’t be worried about his safety．______, he is an eighteen-year-old young man.

       A．In all                          B．After all               C．Above all              D．First of all      

—________ you be happy!

　　—The same to you!

A．Wish 　B．Hope  C．May 　 D．Should

The local government supplied the poor children _______free text-books and some companies supplied food __________ them.

A. to with;     B. for; to       C. with; towards        D. with; to

Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遗弃的) so I went over and sat next to him.

       After a few   36    about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any   37    of their own..So they cherished being together even more.

       He explained he had been married for 54 years   38    his wife died and how much he missed    39     all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large    40   and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he   41    told her how much he really loved her.

       He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had   42   . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still    43    over him and he could talk to her   44    he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart. 

       The old man tried to   45    for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.

       The   46    I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.

       Don't   47    your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

A. discussionB. comments  C. quarrels      D. communication

A. children B. ducks      C. pond       D. home

A. before     B. when      C. after       D. unless

A. doing      B. carrying     C. sharing       D. buying

A. paper      B. rubber     C. brush      D. handkerchief

A. never      B. often       C. sometimes  D. constantly

A. passed on B. passed awayC. passed by   D. passed off

A. watching B. looking      C. seeing     D. observing

A. every timeB. any time    C. some time  D. the time

A. blame    B. cry         C. regret      D. apologize

A. thing     B. class       C. lesson     D. knowledge

A. put up   B. put down    C. put away    D. put off

This is news on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.

 Reports from Chinese want close ties between China and the US and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start in ten-nation tour next month.

Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the Teachers’ Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.

In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women.  According to the report in the American Medical Journal (杂志), the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.

In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win of their last five matches. That’s the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.

To improve the ties between China and the US and Western Europe, China ______.

A. will send a group of Chinese scientists to visit the US and. Western Europe

B. has expressed its strong wishes

C. will send some scientists to visit the US only

D. has given many reports to improve the ties

From the news in Miami we know ______.

    A. a peaceful way will soon be found

    B. students can’t go into the school because the classrooms are locked

    C. students haven’t been to school for two weeks

    D. the teachers’ strike will last long

The news about health tells us that ______.

    A. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

    B. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

    C. the more coffee people drink, the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease

    D. women’s heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee

From the last news we do not know ______.

A. the results of the two matches      

B. the number of the teams which played last night

C. how many wins the BBS has had altogether

D. the Wingers played against the Rifles

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第ll处起)不计分。

Last weekend we went mountain-climbing. Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields and some farm houses. We could hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us most there was the beauty of the scenes. After having short rest and sharing with the food we had brought, we started going down. It had rained even harder. We were wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily. 

The famous scientist, _______ a dinner party will be held tonight,is to arrive soon.

A. in honour of him      B. in his honour      C. in whose honour     D. in which honour