Books are our greatest friends. They 31 us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of  32 .
Life is short. One can not know and see 33 in the world. 34- the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and 35 is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge   36  pleasure. Reading good booksis the best way of_37    our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are 38and full of wisdom(智慧).
All the great men 39 books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed, because books are the source(源泉)of knowledge and knowledge is the source of  40 .
【小题1】A. say  B. talk  C. Tell
【小题2】A. knowledge  B. food  C. exercise
【小题3】A. nothing  B. everything  C. something
【小题4】A. With  B. Under  C. At
【小题5】A. how  B. when  C. what
【小题6】A. and  B. but also  C. as well as
【小题7】A. spending  B. taking  C. costing
【小题8】A. interest  B. interested  C. interesting
【小题9】A. love  B. hate  C. dislike
【小题10】A. friendship  B. success  C. Failure

阅读下面短文，用方框内所给的适当形式填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。（每个词只能用一次）（本题共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

Do you want to be a TV news reporter? People often ask me __56__I love my job.Well, it’s very exciting. I’m the first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people. I found out what is __57__in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I’ve talked to people in the government,as well as famous sportsmen and sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about __58__lives. I want to know how they feel.

A lot of people want to work in TV news, so you have to be energetic and___59___. You have to show that you can do it. You must learn how to use a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What’s the best __60__to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to start, __61__you have to get a job!

Most people __62__with an unpaid job, so they can learn. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren’t many people, and as a result, you get better__63___. I had an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone__64__ was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first __65__job!

When Roy was four years old, his father ___1____ in an accident, leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school, he wanted __2_____ to a good college(大学) in his hometown. But his mother would pay ___3___ money for his college education.
I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you pass the entrance exam (入学考试),” said his mother.
Roy took the exam. As a result, he could enter the college ___4___ he didn’t get high scores. His mother was very excited, but she knew quite a lot of money would be needed. The next day, she sold her car and asked her boss ____5__ another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs, one during the day and ___6___ at night. She had to walk to work and work for twelve hours a day, seven days a week, but she didn’t ___7_____. She thought her son’s education was worth (值得) so much.
A term passed. Roy took his first exam after entering the college. When the results were told, Roy ran home to _8___ his mother the news.
“Mum”, he said , “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very ___9____.”
“ You mean you’ve passed?” She asked happily.
“No. I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop ___10____ like that from now on.”

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing

basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may

be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking.

Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of

them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on

them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A. they have beautiful colors and cool names

B. they have lots of caffeine

C. they can keep them awake and better at sports

D. they are said to be helpful to health

2.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A. heart problems                    B. nervousness  

C. sleeping difficulty                 D. possible health dangers

3.The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".

A. encouraged                                   B. stopped

C. helped                                             D. disliked

4. From the passage we can know that _________.

A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5.Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. What's the Use of Energy Drinks?

B. Who Can Drink Energy Drinks

C. What's That in Energy Drinks?

D. Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks?