-You couldn't have chosen any gift better for me.

-____.  

A. Oh, don't you like it.                B. That's all right.

C. I'm glad you like it so much.          D. You've a gift for music, don't you?

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands.Most people were   1 to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the   2   storms hat spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops.   3  the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many   4 Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age,  5  the farmer. "Are you a good farm-hand?" the farmer asked him.

      "Well ,I can  6  when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although 7 by this answer, the farmer,  8  for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt  9  with the man’s work. Then one night the wind   10  loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer took a lantern and  11 next door to the hired hand's sleeping room. He shook the little man and   12   ,"Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down   13  they are blown away! "The little man rolled over in bed and said   14  ,"No, sir. I told you, ! can sleep when the wind blows."

        15 by the answer, the farmer was tempted(诱惑) to fire him on the spot.  16  ,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his   17  , he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows and the chickens were all in the  18  places, and the doors were fastened. The windows were tightly   19  . Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand   20, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

1. A. unfit           B. curious         C. undoubted         D. unwilling

2. A. awkward       B. awful           C. acute             D. abrupt

3. A. If             B. Once           C. As               D. Until

4. A. refusals        B. agreements      C. rewards           D. desires

5. A. approached     B. interviewed      C. reminded          D. applied

6. A. work           B. sleep           C. wake             D. flee

7. A. excited        B. touched         C. puzzled            D. discouraged

8. A. convenient     B. famous          C. bad               D. desperate

9. A. bored         B. satisfied         C. patient             D. honest

10. A. howled        B. yelled          C. screamed            D. swallowed

11. A. walked        B. slipped         C. rushed              D. fell

12. A. cheered       B. whispered       C. asked               D. cried

13. A. while         B. after            C. before              D. unless

14. A. firmly        B. weakly          C. tentatively           D. closely

15. A. Moved        B. Angered        C. Beaten              D. Calmed

16. A. Therefore      B. As a result      C. As usual             D. Instead

17. A. surprise       B. regret           C. horror              D. sorrow

18. A. wrong        B. appropriate       C. accurate            D. clean

19. A. painted         B. stored          C. secured             D. destroyed

20. A. promoted       B. suggested       C. recommended         D. meant

"The last letter I hand wrote was to my grandmother, and she died a year ago, "says 24-year-old Fulham of London. "But now I don't even write Christmas cards-I just send ecards.

      Most young Britons share Fulham's writing habits. It seems that one of mankind's oldest communication methods is on the way out. But most British women don't want to see the end.The one reason is Sat they would much rather receive a handwritten letter from their beloved than text and messages. British graphologist White assesses job applicants' handwriting for  recruiters. White says it can "give a good indication of a person's personality structure and their  abilities".

      Fulham laughs at the idea that her writing was assessed before she was hired for her job. "My writing is so terrible I obviously wasn't tested," she says. But graphologists say bad handwriting is usually not a sign of laziness-often it reveals intelligence and enthusiasm. Well-known novelist July Cooper supports a government-backed effort to encourage the letter writing to improve adult literacy. After her first date with her future husband 45 years ago, he sent her a love letter. "I was totally bowled over that this tough guy could also express his feelings so en-chantingly, "  she says.

      "I actually feel embarrassed by my scribble," says Fulham. "Writing letters to my grand-mother was a bit of a chore, but in a way much more satisfying than sending e-mails. '

      After her grandmother passed away, Fulham was given back dozens of letters she had sent.She was" astonished'at how much her writing changed over the years.

1. From the passage we can see that

     A. more and more young British don't like letters

     B. more and more young British don't like handwriting

     C. more and more young British women want to receive love letters

     D. more and more young British pay attention to handwriting

2. What does the underlined word "enchantingly" in the third paragraph mean?

     A. Roughly          B. Politely          C. Attractively         D. Neatly

 3. Many companies use handwriting as a criterion because they think handwriting

     A. can reflect one's quality

     B. connects to one's feeling and love

     C. is usually a sign of laziness

     D. is the oldest communication method

 4. July Cooper thought

     A. government should encourage people to write romantic letters

     B. her future husband's handwriting was more like scribble

     C. handwriting means a lot to the recreations

     D. her husband's letter contributed to their marriage

5. When Fulham reread her letters to her grandmother she

     A. felt a bit embarrassed by her scribble

     B. found her handwriting improved over the years

     C. thought it was much more satisfying than sending e-mails

     D. thought writing letters to her grandmother was a bit of a chore

Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park, New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pearman, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy′s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield. Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn′t interested.

      Pearman put his head close to the window. "Come on, mister. Give me a chance. I need a job," he said. Something in Stephen Pearman′s voice moved Robert Fredy. In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious.

      "My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, "said Pearman. "But I said, ‘No,he′s a businessman. I need to give it a shot.’ "

      Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel. Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him.

      Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings. In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy's loans.

       "Mr. Fredy gave me a second chance, "says Pearman, "And I took advantage of it. I could  have just come here a while, eaten up and left. But there is no future in washing windshields. "

       Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people. "But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money," Fredy says,"I don't hand my business card to just anybody. But I'm glad I did in this case."

1. When Pearman first appeared before Fredy ,

     A. Fredy took him as a beggar            

B. Pearman was told to do it later

     C. Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it      

D. Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man

2. When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if

     A. Pearman was really hardworking

     B. Pearman was really looking for a job

     C. Pearman's conditions were truly serious

     D. Pearman was really interested in washing windshields

3. By saying" he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3 )" ,Pearman's friends meant

    A. Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job

    B. Fredy was making fun of Pearman

    C. Fredy wanted to help the poor

    D. Fredy was tired of being stopped

4. Pearman is now

A. in charge of Fredy's loans              

B. still washing car windshields

C. full-time employed at the hotel          

D. arranging dinner parties for the hotel

5. What can we learn about Fredy?

    A. He helps those who will work hard themselves.

    B. He likes to give his help to anyone in need.

    C. He always gives help to the unemployed.

    D. He is easily moved by poor people.

8:30 PM

      Outlook

      Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up to date with all that's new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports or the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.

     9:00 PM

     Discovery

     When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University, will help you discover the answer.

10:00 PM

     Science/Health

     Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is "yes", according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight-loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus,35% of them dropped into the "normal" category. This week, Dr Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what's achieved with hypertension drugs.

1. The main purpose of writing the passage is to

    A. invite people to see films

    B. invite people to join in topic discussions

    C. attract more students to attend lectures

    D. attract more people to watch TV programs

2. From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about

    A. story tellers                        B. famous stars

    C. film companies                       D. music fans

3. Who will be most probably interested in Discovery.'?

    A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.

    B. Children who are good at mathematics.

    C. Parents who want their child to become an Albert Einstein.

    D. Children who are interested in playing chess.

4. "Johns Hopkins" is

    A. a famous university                     B. a medical center

    C. a well-known doctor                     D. a drug company

5. According to the third section, which of the following has almost the same effect as hypertension drugs?

A. Exercise plus a healthy diet.            

B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.

C. Six months of exercise without drugs.     

D. Low-salt and low-fat food.

As Iraq observed the fourth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein, the president marked the anniversary by going to Arizona to address--about immigration. In his address, he didn't so much as mention Iraq. That pretty much ceded(退让) the field to Ali Allawi, the former minister of Iraq, who gave a speech in Washington as he released his new book, The Occupation of lraq: Winnning the War, Losing the peace.

Nor does he have much faith in Bush's "surge" plan to pacify Baghdad with Maliki's government, "I think if things continue, I don't think we could expect things to improve in the near term."

     So what's the solution? "The time has come for Americans to take the lead, actually, in doing a U-turn, and by a U-turn I mean a fundamental turnaround in thinking about what's import ant and what's not important in the Middle East. And you have to move from this military (军事) fixation to this new architecture."

     Stay the course? "The seeds of stability and insecurity will remain," he predicted.

     Withdraw U. S. forces? "That will lead to, in my mind, greater insecurity and instability, or it will lead to a free-for-MI."

     Whenever talk turned to a solution, however, Allawi became less confident. His solution an" international congress" authorized to "negotiate a security architecture for the Middle East"--is a nonstarter at the White House. And his preconditions for that architecture—for Sunnis(逊尼派) to accept their minority status and for Iran, Syria, Shiites and Kurds to" pull back in terms of their demands"--seem little more likely to occur anytime soon.

1. Allawi's proposal can be described as

    A. keeping to the course

    B. withdrawing the occupation troops

    C. returning the leadership to the United Nations

    D. establishing the new security architecture

2. It can be inferred from the passage that

    A. Allawi's solution will be adopted by the White House

    B. international congress has been authorized to negotiate

    C. Sunnis accepted their minority status in the negotiation

    D. some groups put forward their demands in the conflict

3. Which word best describes Allawi's feeling on the present situation of Iraq?

    A. confident          B. complicated       C. optimistic           D. pessimistic

4. Which of the following statements is true?

    A. Bush mentioned nothing about Iraq at the anniversary.

    B. Bush declared his new plan for Iraq in his address.

    C. Allawi made a speech in place of Bush.

    D. Allawi thought little of Bush's plan for Iraq.

5. Allawi felt less confident about his solution because

    A. the situation in Iraq is getting worse

    B. some groups in Iraq are against it

    C. the American government doesn't support it

    D. Maliki's government doesn’t support it

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）

  In the modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly ,believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity(繁荣). Others say that competition is bad ,that it sets one person against another, that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

  I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

  However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among those who complain most are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter be cause I really didn't try. "What is not usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, ___________. Such a loss would be the measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome

fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1. What does this passage mainly talk about? ( Please answer within 15 words. )

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    Although it seems that some are dying to succeed ,others think differently.

3. Please fill in the blank in the 3rd paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the

    sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )

4. What's your attitude toward competition? (Please answer within 30 words. )

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph into Chinese.

目前国家正在提倡建设节约型社会。请你结合生活实际，以How to build an economized mized society为题为某中学生英语报写一篇短文。词数120-150之间。

The name Charles comes from         word meaning "man of         common people".

A. the; the              B. a; a                 C. the; a               D. a; the

It gives a general introduction to computers!           , the cause also provides practical experience.

A. in addition          B. that is to say          C. in a word           D. to the point