Last Thursday, the day before I got on the plane to fly to China, I went to see a movie. It wasn’t just any movie, but the recently released（上映）Harry Potter blockbuster（耗费巨资拍摄的电影）“The philosopher’s Stone” that has   1   Britain, America, and now Japan, by storm.

　　The film is a tale of witchcraft（魔法）  2   in modern-day Britain. Based on a book by J. K. Rowling,   3   tells the story of a very   4   baby, seared at birth by an evil wizard who kills his parents. The only legacy （遗赠物）of the tragedy is a red   5   on the baby’s forehead-and magical   6   , inherited（继承）from his mother and father, to fight against and overcome evil.

　　The Harry Potter myth was founded five years ago by Joanne Rowling, a   7   single mother living in Edinburgh, in the north of the United Kingdom. To date, 110 million   8   of her books have been sold worldwide. But before her publishers would   9   the first manuscript（手稿），Joanne Rowling   10   agree to change her name on the book cover to J. K. Rowling

   11   it was feared that child,   12   young boys,   13   not read an adventure story written by a woman.   14   , when the books became an overnight success, did it become generally known that the talented and creative author was   15   a young and attractive woman.

　　At the start of production, forty thousand   16   actors were auditioned（试演）and

   17   for the screen role, yet Daniel Radcliffe was discovered when the producers took a

   18   and went out to a theatre in London’s west end. There in the   19   row sat young Daniel who was visiting the theatre with his father for an evening’s entertainment. Daniel was screen tested and with J. K. Rowling’s agreement was immediately   20   the part. Now kids around the world together with their parents are quite familiar with Harry Potter and the actor Daniel Reddiffe.

　　1．A．arrived　　　　　　　　 B．taken　　　　　　  C．hit　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．brought

　　2．A．published　　　　　　 B．shown　　　　    C．set　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．seen

　　3．A．he　　　　　　　　　　   B．which　　　　　　 C．one　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．it

　　4．A．lovely　　　　　　　　  B．interesting　　   C．poor　　　　　　　　　　    D．special

　　5．A．mark　　　　　　　　   B．sign　　　　　　    C．note　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．character

　　6．A．energies　　　　　　   B．strength　　　　  C．powers　　　　　　　　    D．force

　　7．A．lonely　　　　　　　　  B．serious　　　　    C．weak　　　　　　　　　　   D．poor

　　8．A．kinds　　　　　　　　   B．copies　　　　　　 C．pieces　　　　　　　　　　  D．sets

　　9．A．receive　　　　　　　　 B．admit　　　　　　  C．accept　　　　　　　　　　 D．allow

　　10．A．was to　　　　　　   B．planned to　　   C．had to　　　　　　　　　　  D．preferred to

　　11．A．so　　　　　　　　　　  B．since　　　　　　   C．although　　　　　　　　   D．because

　　12．A．particularly　　　　 B．frequently　　    C．greatly　　　　　　　　　　 D．recently

　　13．A．should　　　　　　    B．could　　　　　　  C．would　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

　　14．A．Even later　　　　   B．Only later　　    C．Later in the year　　    D．Sooner or later

　　15．A．in fact　　　　　　    B．after all　　　　   C．at least　　　　　　　　　　 D．in time

　　16．A．men　　　　　　　　   B．film　　　　　　    C．play　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．child

　　17．A．checked　　　　　　 B．examined　　　　 C．tested　　　　　　　　　　  D．questioned

　　18．A．bus　　　　　　　　    B．walk　　　　　　   C．break　　　　　　　　　　   D．look

　　19．A．back　　　　　　　　  B．next　　　　　　    C．front　　　　　　　　　　    D．opposite

　　20．A．supplied　　　　　　 B．provided　　　　  C．acted　　　　　　　　　　   D．offered

　　The film is a tale of witchcraft（魔法）  2   in modern-day Britain. Based on a book by J. K. Rowling,   3   tells the story of a very   4   baby, seared at birth by an evil wizard who kills his parents. The only legacy （遗赠物）of the tragedy is a red   5   on the baby’s forehead-and magical   6   , inherited（继承）from his mother and father, to fight against and overcome evil.

　　The Harry Potter myth was founded five years ago by Joanne Rowling, a   7   single mother living in Edinburgh, in the north of the United Kingdom. To date, 110 million   8   of her books have been sold worldwide. But before her publishers would   9   the first manuscript（手稿），Joanne Rowling   10   agree to change her name on the book cover to J. K. Rowling

   11   it was feared that child,   12   young boys,   13   not read an adventure story written by a woman.   14   , when the books became an overnight success, did it become generally known that the talented and creative author was   15   a young and attractive woman.

　　At the start of production, forty thousand   16   actors were auditioned（试演）and

   17   for the screen role, yet Daniel Radcliffe was discovered when the producers took a

   18   and went out to a theatre in London’s west end. There in the   19   row sat young Daniel who was visiting the theatre with his father for an evening’s entertainment. Daniel was screen tested and with J. K. Rowling’s agreement was immediately   20   the part. Now kids around the world together with their parents are quite familiar with Harry Potter and the actor Daniel Reddiffe.

　　1．A．arrived　　　　　　　　 B．taken　　　　　　  C．hit　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．brought

　　2．A．published　　　　　　 B．shown　　　　    C．set　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．seen

　　3．A．he　　　　　　　　　　   B．which　　　　　　 C．one　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．it

　　4．A．lovely　　　　　　　　  B．interesting　　   C．poor　　　　　　　　　　    D．special

　　5．A．mark　　　　　　　　   B．sign　　　　　　    C．note　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．character

　　6．A．energies　　　　　　   B．strength　　　　  C．powers　　　　　　　　    D．force

　　7．A．lonely　　　　　　　　  B．serious　　　　    C．weak　　　　　　　　　　   D．poor

　　8．A．kinds　　　　　　　　   B．copies　　　　　　 C．pieces　　　　　　　　　　  D．sets

　　9．A．receive　　　　　　　　 B．admit　　　　　　  C．accept　　　　　　　　　　 D．allow

　　10．A．was to　　　　　　   B．planned to　　   C．had to　　　　　　　　　　  D．preferred to

　　11．A．so　　　　　　　　　　  B．since　　　　　　   C．although　　　　　　　　   D．because

　　12．A．particularly　　　　 B．frequently　　    C．greatly　　　　　　　　　　 D．recently

　　13．A．should　　　　　　    B．could　　　　　　  C．would　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

　　14．A．Even later　　　　   B．Only later　　    C．Later in the year　　    D．Sooner or later

　　15．A．in fact　　　　　　    B．after all　　　　   C．at least　　　　　　　　　　 D．in time

　　16．A．men　　　　　　　　   B．film　　　　　　    C．play　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．child

　　17．A．checked　　　　　　 B．examined　　　　 C．tested　　　　　　　　 &n
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　　18．A．bus　　　　　　　　    B．walk　　　　　　   C．break　　　　　　　　　　   D．look

　　19．A．back　　　　　　　　  B．next　　　　　　    C．front　　　　　　　　　　    D．opposite

　　20．A．supplied　　　　　　 B．provided　　　　  C．acted　　　　　　　　　　   D．offered

Since we are not wealthy now，we’d better take our daily expenses into________.

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In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
　　Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
　　Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.
　　It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their reat need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to deal with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.
82.The elders of today's Americans________ .
　　A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying
　　B. usually see the birth or death of a family member　　
C. are unfamiliar with birth and death
　　D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life
83.Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.
　　A. visit a patient at hospital　　　　                             B. visit their family members
　　C. look after the patients　　　　                                          D. learn how to face death　
84.The need of a dying patient for people to accompany him shows________.
　　A. his wish for communication with other people　　             
B. his fear of death
　　C. his unwillingness to die                    　     
D. he feels very upset about his condition
85.It may be concluded from the passage that________.
　　A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
　　B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death
　　C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided
D. dying patients are not likely to be informed about their condition         

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.

He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.

The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.

1.                A．careful　　　   B．pleased         C．bored　　　  D．busy

2.                A．healthier       B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

3.                A．thought        B．learned         C．tried D．worked

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without   D．before

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy  D．have

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience D．knowledge

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally D．suddenly

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat