HOLLYWOOD(UPI)—Loni Anderson decided last year it was time to change her career around to play moms and comedy instead of pretty young girls.

So far, most people remember her as Jennifer Marlowe, the role she played in her first film in 1982.

This summer people will see Anderson in A Night as Roxbury, a film produced and directed by Amy Heckerlin.

“In the film I have two sons. One is 26, and the other is 30. Isn’t that interesting? I know I don’t look that old, but that’s what’s so fun about it.”

“My character dresses in clothes too short, too tight. Dan Hedaya plays my husband. We’re a couple with a lot of money and no taste. Our sons are complete idiots(白痴). Their purpose in life is to get into the Rich Young Man Club where everybody is proud of his wealth.”

“As you can tell, I’m doing things I’d never have done at the beginning of my career.”

“But I am who I am. I’ve worked as an actress a long time and now I can be anything I want. It’s a great time for me. I don’t have anything to prove.”

“I hadn’t done comedy in a long time. It’s what I do best and what I like best. At this point in my life I want to look a lit­tle bit foolish. I think that would be something new for me.”

1.What had Loni Anderson probably played most in her past film career?

A. Pretty young girls.                                         B. Old mothers. 

C. Foolish persons.                                   D. Rich women.

2.When did she begin to be an actress?

A. Last year.   B. This year.                     C. 1972.                           D. 1982.

3.What was she going to change?

A. Her clothes.                                                        B. Her husband.  

C. Her role type.                                                     D. Her living place.

4.Where does this article most likely appear?

A. Newspaper.                                                   B. Science magazine.   

C. Tourist guide book.                          D. Historical record.

假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为“The English Novel I Like Best”。作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。

1. 说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等；

2. 说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分钟，语言流利，发音准确等；

3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。

注意：

1.       词数：不少于100词；

2.       可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

3.       发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to this year’s English speech competition._________________________

Thank you!

Among all the birthday gifts ______ a DIY card, which I like best. 

A．is included        B．include           C．were included      D．including

I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding（资助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

1.. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.

 A. its convenient location

 B. its great variety of goods

 C. its spirit of goodwill

 D. its nice shopping environment

2.. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____.

 A. sell cheap products

 B. deal with unwanted things

 C. raise money for patients

 D. help a foreign country

3.. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

 A. The operating costs are very low.

 B. The staff are usually well paid.

 C. 90% of the donations are second-hand.

 D. They are open twenty-four hours a day.

4.. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

 A. What to Buy a Charity Shops.

 B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

 C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

 D. The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

Among all the birthday gifts ______ a DIY card, which I like best.