——What’s the matter with Della?

——Well, her parents wouldn’t allow her to go to the party but she still ______ .

A．hopes to       B．hopes so     C．hopes to do      D．hope for

_______ the website of the Five Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting.

A．Having searched               B．To search

C．Searching                             D．Search

If you ________ at school, you _______ a college student now.

A．had studied hard; would have been

B．should have studied hard; should have been

C．had studied hard; would be

D．would study hard; must have been

The colour and style ______ me but the size doesn’t _______ me.

A．fit; suit         B．suit; fit         C．fit; suits        D．fit; suit

He ______ the key, so we ______ into the office.

A．hadn’t left; can’t                         B．didn’t leave; couldn’t have got

C．hadn’t left; couldn’t get             D．hasn’t left; couldn’t get

_______ the same mistake again made his parents unhappy; ______ by his parents, he left _____.

A．His being made; criticizing; disappointed

B．He has made; criticized; disappointed

C．He had made; criticized; disappointing

D．His making; criticized; disappointed

I believe in miracles because I've seen so many of them．One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a   1_in my upper jaw,” she said．“I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he   2  I come to see you” .

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would  3_ to add something, but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the  4_ of her mouth．A careful examination later   5  that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the  6  of the problem．She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just   7 ．”

I thought otherwise．After considerable  8 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to  9_ me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him, but as I expected,  10_ treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and   11 .

“How are you? ” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey, ”she responded   12  high spirits．“When can I get stared on fixing my dentures（假牙）? ”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered   13  , “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it．”

 I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had  14  nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness  15_ .

 I had read of such things happening, but had  16_ seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting  17_ to see．In fact, miracles are daily events for me now．And people are in miracle,   18  through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to  19  the miracles of one another．

Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is _20 we choose to find it.

1．A．cut                    B．pain                 C．wound               D．cancer

2．A．declared             B．suspected         C．promised            D．insisted

3．A．refuse                B．continue           C．attempt               D．manage

4．A．roof                   B．coiner              C．bottom               D．surface

5．A．confirmed          B．convinced         C．considered         D．concluded

6．A．possibility           B．importance       C．seriousness         D．resolution

7．A．old                    B．sick                 C．fine                    D．glad

8．A．permission         B．support            C．approval             D．effort

9．A．persuade            B．please               C．encourage           D．astonish

10．A．declined           B．provided           C．received             D．required

11．A．healthy             B．elegant             C．optimistic           D．humorous

12．A．to                    B．in                     C．with                   D．by

13．A．worriedly         B．confusedly        C．patiently             D．confidently

14．A．covered            B．reached            C．spread                D．grown

15．A．cured               B．faded               C．expanded            D．remained

16．A．ever                 B．also                  C．never                 D．already

17．A．easier               B．rarer                C．happier               D．closer

18．A．or                    B．so                    C．yet                     D．for

19．A．read                 B．make                C．keep                   D．see

20．A．whatever          B．wherever          C．whoever             D．whichever

You're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater．You listen to their conversation:

“I can't believe it ——a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find．Isn't it beautiful? And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome．”

They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater．It's nice and the price is right．You've never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish．They must know．So, you buy it．You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency．They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes．

Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating．If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too．This is the secret of undercover marketing．Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it．

Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don't pay attention to traditional advertising．This is particularly true of the MTV generation----consumers between the age of 18 and 34．It is a golden group．They have a lot of money to spend, but they don't trust ads．

So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go．Some people might call this practice deceptive（骗人的）, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative．“Look at traditional advertising．Its effectiveness is decreasing．”

However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it's no less real than an ad．The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something．You don' t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance．

1．The two attractive young women were talking so that they could ________．

       A．get the sweater at a lower price            B．be heard by people around

       C．be admired by other shoppers          D．decide on buying the sweater

2．Lorenzo Bertolla is __________．

       A．a very popular male singer                B．an advertising agency

       C．a clothing company in Rome            D．the brand name of a sweater

3．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 

       A．The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company．

       B．The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads．

       C．Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too direct．

       D．Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government．

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

       A．Two Attractive Shoppers                      B．Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters

       C．Ways of Advertising                                                       D．Undercover Marketing

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

    The summer holidays are upon us again．Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’ is the museum’s main attraction this summer．Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August．

Call 01733 864663 for details

    Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．

Call 01 353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill   

    Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pm，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team．Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner！No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child．

    For further information，call 01223 810080．

1．If you are interested in cooking, you can go to        .

    A．Peterborough Museum                      B．Houghton Mill

    C．Saxon Youth Club                               D．Farmland Museum

2．You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you         ．

    A．￡7                  B．￡17                C．￡27                  D．￡20

3．Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

    A．Playing farmland games                     B．Watching a new play．

       C．Competing in spots activities．             D．Visiting the dinosaur exhibition．

4．If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have ______ activities to choose from for himself．

       A．one activity                                      B．two activities

       C．three activities                                    D．four activities

In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages．Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected．From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.

Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine - laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon．All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him．Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.

This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV - infected mother．When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, " I might die soon．I’m not scared．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too．I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．"

1．What is the boy Tyler's attitude towards death?

       A． optimistic．                                  B．pessimistic．

       C．sorrowful.                                          D．fearful.

2．Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because ________.

       A．red is a lucky color                       B．red might help to cure him

       C．his mom could spot him easily              D．he could find more mates by wearing red

3．Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?

       A．My unusual profession.                        B．A caring mother.

       C．Mother and son.                                  D．Dying in red.

4．The underlined word dynamo in the fourth paragraph here means    ________.

       A．a promising and helpful youth         B．an extremely energetic person

       C．a rare and beautiful flower            D．a magic and understanding superstar