As a reader，I，as many other book lovers do，often leave with a long sigh after visiting a bookstore.The prices printed on book jackets keep reminding me how thin my wallet is.

The price of books is now so high that I hesitate before buying a book I love.Many people feel the same way.But I remember that only a few years ago，when I was a college student，I bought several books almost every month，using what was left out of the living expenses sent by my parents，and that was not more than 200 yuan.

But now that I am working and the money I earn is only used to support my own expenses，I find I can’t afford many good books.

There is a saying，“Book lovers have no money，but rich people have no feelings for books.” This is exactly the case.Sometimes I wonder about who the books are published for，especially those books with beautiful hard covers.

It is said that usually，the listed price is more than twice as much as the book’s cost and we can see high profits from selling books.But now there is a contradiction.On one hand，readers who want to buy books aren’t able to，while on the other hand，publishers and sellers suffer from the large stockpiles of unsaleable books being stored in their warehouses.This situation is also a disadvantage to intellectual property right protection because many books of bestsellers are sold at a lower price at some book stands.

The key to resolve the problem is to cut the price to an acceptable level to both sellers and consumers.

I wish sincerely that in the near future common readers like me could buy the books we want without worrying about the high prices too much.

46．The first paragraph of this article tells us that________.

A．the prices of some books are too high

B．many readers are too poor to buy expensive books

C．the writer is one of those who can’t afford to buy books

D．all the above are correct

47．The writer ________at college.

A．often bought books when studying

B．was very rich when studying

C．was living a very simple life

D．hesitated to buying anything but books

48．“Book lovers have no money，but rich people have no feelings for books.” means________.

A．those who like reading maybe have not enough money to buy books

B．those who don’t want to study otherwise are very rich

C．everything in the world has been changed to its opposite

D．both A and B

49．From the fifth paragraph，we can see________.

A．publishers shouldn’t have set the prices of books so high

B．booksellers can hardly earn their living by selling books

C．it’s no good for publishers and sellers if the prices are too high

D．the high prices of books were set by many factors

50．The writer of this article wished________.

A．the prices of books could be acceptable

B．the prices of books would be low

C．the prices of books would be lowered down soon

D．he could buy books without worrying about the prices

My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart，because when I was young(and he was old)，he gave me presents，and seated me on his knees，and told me stories，but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.

At school，when he walked into a room full of noisy boys，there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes，that boy went red in the face，and looked down at his shoes.If a boy brought him poor，careless work，which was not the best that boy could do，my grandfather picked up the boy’s book and threw it across the room，shouting，“Do it all again，and bring it back early in the morning！”If the boy was late，or if he forgot to bring the work，he had to do it again and again，and yet again.My grandfather never forgot.

He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home.

41．I know my grandfather was kind and gentle，because________.

A．he was the headmaster of a boys’school

B．he gave me presents and told me stories

C．he told me stories about how kind he was

D．he never scolded me

42．When he looked at a boy in a certain way，that boy________.

A．went red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look

B．looked back at my grandfather’s red face

C．changed another one

D．went red in the face because his shoes were dirty

43．My grandfather didn’t like to receive________.

A．worse work than he could do himself

B．work that the boys could not do

C．work that was not as good as the boys could do

D．the work that the boys did

44．When he received poor work，my grandfather________.

A．shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room

B．went red in face

C．threw the book on the floor，and shouted across the room

D．threw the book at the boy

45．He was a different man at home because________.

A．he didn’t get angry at school like he did at home

B．he was not as gentle as at home

C．he didn’ t throw books about at school like he did at home

D．he didn’t usually get angry at home

Nowadays，studying abroad gains popularity in China.Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.

As every coin has two sides，studying abroad is not an exception.There are advantages for people to attend school abroad.In the first place，he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved，as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve the second language than living in the country where it is spoken.

While studying in a foreign country，he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world.This is not only exciting on the social level，but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well.He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the first­rate facilities (设备) available.In this way，there is  every chance that he is able to widen his horizon (眼界) and broaden his mind.

Of course，attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems.The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍)．Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there.As a result，on arriving there，they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say.Besides，for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people，they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.

Therefore，given an opportunity to attend a school abroad，one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.

26．第一天你可以免费享用一顿大餐。

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27．今天早上我起床比往常晚一个小时。

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28．晚饭后和家人一起散步对我来说是一种愉快的经历。

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29．虽然我工作了一整天，但我还是没有能够完成任务。

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30．和这么多朋友一起登山真的很有趣。

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16．It is________(具有挑战性的) for such a young boy to swim across the wide river.

17．British people eat a lot of________(甜点) after their main meal.

18．In order to________(获得) success，you must make every effort.

19．You can________(提高) your spoken English by practising speaking it every day.

20．I don’t have any________(额外的) time.I have been quite busy these days.

21．Mr Johnson didn’t a________the meeting because he had a bad cold yesterday.

22．His goals have e________him a place in the club’s first team.

23．During the Olympic Games，foreigners from different countries e________Chinese hospitality (好客)．

24．Mary’s performance on the test was below  a________.

25．Please give my  r________to your parents when you go home for your holiday.

—I’ll have an exam tomorrow.I’m afraid I can’t pass it this time.

—________！ I’m sure you can make it.

A．Cheer up                                          B．Good luck

C．No problem                                      D．Go ahead

I met with my old friend Tom，who I saw two years ago last time，on the street________term.

A．at the begin                                      B．at the beginning of

C．in the beginning                                D．in the beginning of

—You were late just now?

—Yes.So I missed________the chance to see my favourite film.

A．giving                                              B．to give

C．to be given                                       D．being given

I’m lucky to have got two tickets________.Are you free to go  to the concert with me?

 A．free                                               B．for free

C．freedom                                           D．in free

John failed in the driving test，________he had prepared a lot for it before.

A．as                                                   B．when

C．once                                                D．though