66．The school is planning to________(扩大) the number of students to over 10,000.

67．This boy spent the afternoon________(漂浮) on his back in the pool.

68．The killer managed to________(逃跑) from prison.

69．Take care to achieve a(n)________(平衡) between career and home life.

70．Chairman Mao praised Bethune’s excellent________(品质) in his article.

71．So far as I know，Mary is________(乐意的) to help others at any time.

72．It takes________(几乎) two hours to get here.

73．Mandela became________(总统) of South Africa in 1994.

74．Taxes were raised on vehicles and________(电) prices increased.

75．This is only a(n)________(部分的) solution to the problem.

A．Set a good example to others

B．Have a sense of teamwork

C．Remember your goal

D．Be responsible for the team

E．Be a quick thinker

F．Have a great inner strengt

61.

      Wanting to know what makes a good leader is already the first step to achieving your goal.However，there is always room for improvement.A leader might be the head of the organization or team，but he or she cannot function well without teamwork.Unfortunately，a lot of leaders let their positions get into their heads.They move without discussing with the rest of the team.What makes a good leader is a sense of teamwork.Although you might be the one calling the shots，you can’t completely ignore the people you’re responsible for.

62.

Quick thinking is a necessary leadership skill.Most of the time，this is what saves the day.A good leader must know how to act swiftly and must encourage quick thinking among his or her people.The success of a group has a lot to do with both the leader and the team.It’s never just about one person only.As long as you remember what your goal is，you’ll be alright.And these additional tips on what makes a good leader will help you become a better person.

63.

Another important factor of what makes a good leader is strength.Whether it’s strength in making a decision or strength in facing challenges，a good leader knows not to show weakness.A good leader doesn’t cower (退缩) from the enemy.He or she doesn’t fear challenges or difficulties；but instead，he or she deals with them head­on.

64.

A good leader sets a good example for his or her subordinates (下级)．If you’re very particular about tardiness (缓慢)，then you have to make sure that you’re always on time.If you have strong feelings against cheating，then you yourself should not be tempted to cheat.Set a good example for the people in your team.Actions speak louder than words.

65.

A good leader takes responsibility.He or she doesn’t try to figure out a way to ignore the mess that might have been created.Instead，a good leader faces the problems and difficult situations and deals with them as they come.Being responsible also means avoiding disaster and making the right decisions.Keep in mind that you’re responsible for the rest of your team.

A 13­year­old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest，the world’s highest mountain.

Jordan Romero from Big  Bear，California，climbed up the 8,850 meter summit (峰顶) from the Tibetan side.On the same day，a Nepali (尼泊尔的)  man，Apa Sherpa，broke his own world record of climbing Everest when he reached the summit for the  twentieth time.Apa Sherpa’s team set off from Nepal’s  capital，Kathmandu，last month，heading for the base camp  (大本营) on the Chinese side of the mountain.

“The team has just called in and believe that they are standing on top of Mt.Everest，” Romero’s blog said.“Their  dreams have now come true.Everyone is happy.”

The climbing has put Romero one step closer to reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents (大洲)．“It is just a goal，” Romero said.He had already climbed five peaks  (高峰)，and needs to climb only Vinson Massif，the highest peak in Antarctica，to hit his goal.

The youngest person before to climb Everest was 16­year­old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal.Romero climbed together with a team including his father Paul and three local guides.He wanted to pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world and wear it in a necklace.

While Nepal insists that anyone planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16，China does not have any age restrictions  (限制)．Some mountain climbers haven’t agreed with the Romero family for letting him try it but his father said the climbing from the Chinese side is less dangerous.

58．Jordan Romero climbed up Mount Everest mainly to________.

A．meet Apa Sherpa                             B．build his body

C．break the world record                        D．realize part of his goal

59．To stand on the highest mountains on all seven continents，the next act of Jordan Romero is to climb the peak in________.

A．Asia                                                   B．Antarctica

C．Europe                                               D．Africa

60．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The great dream of picking rocks from top of Everest

B．California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest

C．The most number of successful Everest climbs

D．Mount Everest climbing becomes more popular

Technology helps people do everything from planning to meet for a movie to keeping in touch with a friend who lives in a different country.

When planning to get together with friends，Julian said，“If I want to go and see a movie with a few friends，I usually send them text messages.By telephone，you have to call every single friend one by one.But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many people as you’d like，which saves a lot of time.”

Email，IM，and other low­cost methods of communication also help people keep long­distance friendships in ways they couldn’t have even a few years ago.

Mike told us，“I had this friend when I was 8 or 9，and then she moved away to the country.We promised to stay friends and to send letters，and at the start we did.Then the letters got fewer and fewer and we at last stopped writing to each other.I think if we had had email，we would still be in touch.”

James found out about cost the hard way.He said，“I called my friend in New Zealand，which is halfway around the world，and it cost me over $200！So now I just stay up  late to see if I can catch him on MSN or I write an email.”

Email，IM，and other low­cost ways of keeping in touch also allow people to develop brief acquaintances (与人相识) into long­lasting friendships.Andrea told us，“I met this really cool girl.We sometimes email each other.We’ve been in touch over half a year and it’s nice to talk to her.”

54．What is this passage mainly about?

A．Technology has improved greatly.

B．Technology can help our social lives.

C．Technology keeps far­away friends close.

D．Text messages bring advantages to our life.

55．How does Julian usually get in touch with a group of friends?

A．By emailing them.

B．By chatting with them on MSN.

C．By sending them text messages.

D．By giving them a phone call.

56．What does James most probably think of calling his friend in New Zealand?

A．Convenient.  B．Costly.  C．Difficult.  D．Necessary.

57. The writer uses Andrea’s story to show that________.

A．everyone can make good use of technology

B．long­lasting friendships can be gained anywhere

C．there are many kinds of ways of keeping in touch

D．it is easier to make new friends than before due to technology 

It amazed me—every time I saw Joe he was smiling.It didn’t matter whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he was the seventh person in line at the bank，and the teller (出纳员) ended her job just before he got there.Joe always smiled.It made me wonder why he always seemed so happy.

Having observed Joe with other people，I noticed something else too.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their answers.He showed pity to someone who was hurting，and had kind words，and offered to help in any way he could.

It made me think.What if I tried to smile more？An experiment began when I went to the supermarket.I smiled as I went up and down the supermarket and people I didn’t even know smiled back at me.Some even spoke！The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a hard time saw me smile；he stopped talking and then made a shy attempt at a smile.The man in the cart for the disabled needed help to reach for something，and I got it for him.The smile even transferred (转移) over to him，and he thanked me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we all tried to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how great I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，but maybe it had.What I had learned was that such a small thing could lift not only my spirits，but also the spirits of those around me.So smile!

50．What did the writer wonder?

A．Why bad things never happened to Joe.

B．What kind of person Joe was.

C．Why Joe always seemed so happy.

D．How to be as happy as Joe.

51．What do we know about Joe from Paragraph 2?

A．He has nothing to worry about.

B．He lives a very hard life.

C．He is kind and ready to help others.

D．He often asks others to smile.

52．What experiment did the writer do?

A．He smiled at others in the supermarket.

B．He bought people things in the supermarket.

C．He helped anyone who needed help.

D．He said kind words to others.

53．According to the passage，how was the writer’s experiment?

A．It was a failure.                                   B．It proved nothing.

C．It was unacceptable.                           D．It was quite satisfying.

My mother loves flowers.As soon as warm weather comes around，you will find her planting，watering and weeding over everything.For many years we lived next door to each other，and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own.After the flowers became plentiful each  summer，she would cut colorful bouquets (花束) to enjoy inside the house—both hers and mine.I would often come  home from work and find a beautiful arrangement (布置) of  fresh flowers on my coffee table.

Shortly before Christmas one year，a local flower shop  offered a bouquet­a­month special.It seemed to be a great  way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me  through the years.

After the holidays，in early January，I drove her to the  flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet.The small  fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase (花瓶)．

I was so embarrassed (尴尬的)．However，after we returned home，she began to arrange the flowers she had received.“Mom，I’m sorry，” I told her.“I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.” She looked at me and smiled.“It’s okay，” she said.“It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.”

Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important—when we have too many good things，we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.

Thanks，Mom，for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.

46．The author bought her mother flowers to________.

A．celebrate the coming Christmas

B．express thanks for all her mother’s done

C．bring more flowers to her mother’s garden

D．arrange her mother’s new house

47．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author couldn’t afford a big bouquet.

B．The mother was not happy when receiving the bouquet.

C．The author would pick up another bouquet the next month.

D．The mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop.

48．The underlined word “skimpy” in Para.4 means________.

A．beautiful                                             B．colorful 

C．cheap                                                 D．small

49．What did the author learn from her mother?

A．How to grow flowers.

B．How to arrange flowers.

C．Enjoying life if possible.

D．Considering things in other ways.

Back in 2007，I rented a room in Johor Bahru，Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme in Singapore.I travelled daily by__26__across the Johor­Singapore Causeway for my__27__，which were usually in the evening.It was quite__28__by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru，and I would still need to take another bus home.

One night，I__29__the last bus and didn’t have enough money to take a taxi.With no other choice，I decided to__30__the two­kilometre journey home，which would have been fine__31__I were not so tired that day.It also didn’t__32__that the route was pretty rough  (凹凸不平的)  and dark.But I walked forward with__33__，with the promise of a night’s rest__34__me on.After walking for a few minutes，a car__35__in front of me.The driver，who looked__36__，asked where I was headed.“Not many people walk  through here，” he said，and__37__me a ride.He really__38__me up as he  went out of his way to get me to my apartment.

What was more__39__，however，was the story behind it.During the ride，the driver told me that when he saw me  walking，it made him think of his__40__who used to walk to work by the__41__road and though he often saw his uncle on the way，he had__42__offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction.__43__his uncle passed away because of an illness，and until today he still feels__44__for not being kinder to his uncle.So when he__45__me walking that night，he just had to stop and help.

26．A.bus                                               B．bike 

C．car                                                    D．train

27．A.job                                                B．classes 

C．tasks                                                  D．home

28．A.early                                              B．late 

C．cold                                                   D．hot

29．A.caught                                          B．took 

C．missed                                               D．left

30．A.drive                                             B．enjoy 

C．run                                                    D．walk

31．A.if                                                  B．though   

C．because                                              D．unless

32．A.suggest                                         B．help    

C．say                                                   D．mean

33．A.pleasure                                         B．hunger 

C．fear                                                   D．difficulty

34．A.pushing                                         B．turning 

C．holding                                               D．putting

35．A.pulled                                            B．stopped 

C．broke                                                 D．went

36．A.concerned                                    B．disappointed 

C．excited                                             D．worried

37．A.had                                               B．asked  

C．offered                                               D．got

38．A.cheered                                        B．brought 

C．gave                                                   D．picked

39．A.worse                                          B．interesting 

C．upset  D．meaningful

40．A.grandfather                                   B．uncle 

C．father                                                 D．mother

41．A.busy                                              B．new   

C．main                                                 D．same

42．A.sometimes                                    B．always 

C．often                                                  D．never

43．A.Sadly                                             B．Exactly 

C．Gradually                                           D．Actually

44．A.puzzled                                          B．lucky 

C．guilty                                                 D．grateful

 45.A.knew                                           B．saw 

C．recognized                                          D．followed

The________news that he was killed________all of us and we all felt________at it.

A．astonished；astonished；astonishing

B．astonishing；astonishing；astonished

C．astonishing；astonished；astonished

D．astonished；astonishing；astonished

—________Bob take part in designing the energy saving houses?

—All right.It’s said that he has rich experience of this.

A．Would                                               B．Should 

C．Shall                                                 D．Need

He and his wife have lived together for twenty years；they are both ________that she remains his best  friend.

A．surprised                                            B．clever  

C．excited                                              D．proud