________the warm and sunny weather，bananas grow very well in Hainan.

A．Next to                                               B．Such as 

C．Instead of                                           D．Because of

Joe had changed so much that I could hardly________him at first in Shanghai Expo Garden.

A．remember                                           B．realize 

C．recognize                                            D．conquer

Fluent English is based________frequent practice.That’s why we should practice speaking it as often as possible.

A．on                                                     B．of 

C．with                                                   D．at

—We are going there by________sea.

—Don’t you think it too slow？Why not take________train?

A．the；/　　　                                       B．the；the　　　

C．/；/ 　　　                                         D．/；the

—Sorry，sir.I didn’t quite follow you.

—________.I’ll explain it to you later.

A．Don’t worry　　　　 　　　              B．Come on

C．That’s right                                        D．Don’t mention it

假如你叫李华。最近，你的好友林丹来信说他升入高中以后感到不太适应，不知道如何尽快结交新朋友。请你用英语给他回一封信，提出一些建议。

注意：1.词数：150左右；

 2.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Lin Dan，

I am glad to receive your letter.From your letter，I know you are facing the problem on________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

Many people need guidance in choosing a career.Fortunately，there is much information on the Web about job opportunities (机会)．With all the information available，it’s not surprising that people can feel confused.So if you’re ready to start your first job or change careers，where do you begin?

The Occupation Handbook is a good resource.Regularly updated，the Handbook is available as a book and on­line.Not only is information provided about the United States as a whole，but readers can easily search for information about their particular state.You can read about the fastest­growing occupations in the area where you live and find out what they are like.You can also learn how to apply for (审请) jobs.

Take，for example，Nadia’s situation.Nadia was a doctor’s assistant in Iran，and her goal in the United States is to become a nurse.However，she needs to work while she is studying nursing.She is interested in becoming a medical assistant to help work her way through college.When going on­line to the Handbook and searching under “medical assistant”，Nadia is happy to read that this is expected to be one of the fastest­growing careers through 2010.Besides，job opportunities are even better for people with experience.She discovers that medical assistants not only have to do some office work，but have medical responsibilities as well.Nadia decides this job will be interesting and will also provide excellent experience for her nursing career.

The Occupation Handbook is just an example of websites that can help you plan a new career.When you have found information about some different careers，you will be ready to talk to career advisers.Choosing your future career is an extremely important decision.It’s worth taking the time and finding as much information as you can.

Writing a long book seemed to be too much for me.So，for a long time，I just wrote short articles.One day，inspiration (灵感) for an article hit me and，as I started writing，paragraphs began flowing out fast.It turned out to be too long to be an article.I thought it would not hurt to try self­publishing a booklet (小册子)．The first printing of this 32­page black and white booklet sold out within a week.Here is something that I have learned through my experience.

1．Start small.

Don’t try to have a 400­page work as your first publication (出版物)．I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.

2．Ask for advice.

If you know some people who have published something，ask them for advice and help.You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.

3．____________________

When you put your heart into something only to hear “We’re not interested”，you may get hurt.But you must remind yourself that this is quite common.Every “yes” you receive comes after at least five “noes”，especially at the beginning.You need to revise (校订) your book many times to reduce the chances of being turned down.

4．The more you market，the more you sell.

You can publish an excellent book.But if no people know about it，you cannot expect many buyers.Send out an e­mail to friends，family and business partners，telling them your book’s publication date.Ask them to help sell your book.Do not be afraid to try novel ideas.

68．We learn that before self­publishing his first booklet，the writer most probably________.

A．hoped that he would write some famous long stories

B．had nothing published in newspapers

C．was not happy with what he had written

D．thought it difficult to finish a long book

69．What does the underlined word “launch” in Point 1 here mean?

A．Begin.                                  B．Develop. 

C．Lead.                                   D．Describe.

70．What’s the best title for Point 3?

A．No one will like what you wrote at first. B．You will get hurt by what you wrote at first.

C．Prepare for a “yes” rather than a “no”．    D．Be prepared to deal with “noes”

In 2016，athletes from around the world will compete (竞争) for gold medals in the Summer Olympics.Even though the games are seven years away，Brazil’s residents (居民) already feel like winners.

The nation was recently named to host this important sporting event.It will be the first Olympics held in South America.

The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro.The city beat out three other sites，Madrid，Tokyo and Chicago，to host the event.When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro，cheering people flooded the city’s streets.“This is huge for Rio and for the whole country，” says resident Sueli Ferreira.

The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people.Brazilian officials have already started to prepare for the crowds.“We know what we need to do，” explains Brazil’s president，Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.“The words from now on are work，work and work.”

Officials want to fix up local sports centers before Rio de Janeiro steps into the spotlight.They also want to reduce the amount of crime (犯罪)．

They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil.About 30 percent of people there live in poverty，or poor conditions.Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs.

“It’s going to be good for the economy (经济)，good for the people，” Ferreira says.“This gives us hope that things will be better here.”

64．According to the passage，the 2016 Olympics will be held in________.

A．Europe                                 B．Asia

C．North America                      D．South America

65．The feeling of Brazilians can be described as________.

A．proud                                  B．surprised 

C．worried                                D．nervous

66．The underlined word “flooded” in Para.3 means________.

A．crossed                                B．filled 

C．visited                                  D．cleaned

67．We can learn from the last two paragraphs that________.

A．Brazilians’life will be better because of the Olympics

B．not all Brazilians are interested in the Olympics

C．most Brazilians are now living in poor conditions

D．Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the Olympics

“How was school，Ben？” I asked my grandson after he began kindergarten (幼儿园) this year.“The work is too long...and there’s not enough time to play，” he replied.

I couldn’t help but remember Ben’s own mother，my daughter，Jane，and her reaction (反应) to the first day of school.Julie was also disappointed with the first day of school and so was her little sister.“I want to go ‘sool’and you not let me！” my three­year­old daughter announced angrily after her big sister got on the big yellow school bus.

When Julie returned home that afternoon I asked her the same question that I asked Ben，“How was school，Julie？” Julie replied，“I didn’t learn to read today.”

This year as the school bus went by my house，my mind went back to those school days again.I could almost smell the chalk dust in the air.I also wonder what the children these days manage to get chosen to do in order to get out of school for a few moments since there are no erasers to clean.It was fun to be “chosen” for eraser cleaning duty.This was a task finished by going outside and beating erasers together while sneezing and coughing.No_wonder_so_many_babies_now_have_allergies_(过敏症)，it’s_simply_because_we_all_have_chalk_dust_in_our_lungs!

On the first day of school，the expectation was so great that I would ready long before it was time to leave for school.We didn’t miss having backpacks because we had cigar boxes.We carried our small supplies inside a cigar box from one of the local stores.We saved the cigar boxes and used them from year to year until they fell apart.

The first day of school was exciting.It was a new beginning.The doors of knowledge had been opened.The first day of school is an event in our lives that most of us remember.It’s a big step for a small child toward leaving babyhood behind and so “there isn’t enough time to play”．

No matter how old we get，nor how much we learn，it still seems like “The work is too long...and there’s not enough time to play.”

60．Why did Jane become angry according to the passage?

A．Because she didn’t learn to read on the first day of school.

B．Because there was too much work for her to do at school.

C．Because she had no time to play at school.

D．Because she wasn’t allowed to go to school.

61．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggests that________.

A．the author was thinking of her school days jokingly

B．the author warned students against the harm of chalk dust

C．the author suffered from an allergy because of chalk dust

D．the author doubted whether her lungs had chalk dust

62．In the opinion of the author，the first day of school is________.

A．a day when a child is the happiest

B．a day when a child does much work

C．the beginning of great learning

D．the end of childhood full of toys

63．Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．Children have too much homework to do now.

B．Teachers should make their classes interesting on the first day of school.

C．School days haven’t changed over years.

D．People never have enough time to play once they start school.