I don’t like Xiao Shenyang’s performances ________ many people like them.

A．as if                  B．as for                            C．so that                  D．even though

People complain that the price of the apartment is getting             .

A．lower and lower                                         B．higher and higher

C．cheaper and cheaper                                          D．more and more expensive

After so many years’ hard work, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue’s dream              in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

A．came true               B．gave up                   C．built up                   D．worked out

Whether you can enter the high school        yourself.

A．calls for         B．depends on            C．agrees with          D．connects with

I am a fan of Liu Qian. _____ his magic ________ his humor attracts me.

A．Both… and                                                B．Either…or

C．Neither…nor                                             D．Not only… but also

“I’ll pay him as soon as he          the TV set to my home.” said the man.

A．sends                            B．sent                 C．is sending               D．will send

We Are One--'Expo Through My Eyes'

Sharing increases your happiness. To celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Daily invites you to share what you’ve seen, heard and experienced at the 6-month international event or Expo-related stories in ENGLISH. Whether you are an Expo volunteer, a journalist, or a tourist, we’d like you to share with us your expo experience, as viewed through your eyes. So if you like, please join us today in sharing the joy!

Eligibility（适宜人选）: Everyone

Topic: 2010 Shanghai World Expo

Language: ENGLISH Only

Length: No more than 1,000 words

Content: Stories accompanied（附有） by photos are encouraged.

Duration: May 1, 2010--October 31, 2010

How to submit your stories: Send your stories and photos to expo@chinadaily.com.cn

Why join us: In addition to（除……之外） the satisfaction of supporting our work.

- Your stories will come out on China Daily’s website;

- You will go in a lucky draw to win a prize.

1. China Daily invites us                      .

A．to celebrate the 2010 Shanghai World Expo          B．to support their work

C．to write Expo-related stories in English for them   D．to win a prize

2. Who can take part in this activity?

A．Everybody.             B．A tourist.       C．A journalist.             D．An Expo volunteer.

3. What does the underlined word “submit” mean?

A．撰稿                      B．呈交                C．发表                      D．发送

4. Your story must not                      .

A．be written in English                           B．have any pictures

C．be less than 1000 words                      D．be submitted after October 31, 2010.

5. If your story is chosen by the editor, we can read it                      .

A．in a magazine                                      B．in a storybook

C．on China Daily’s website                     D．in the newspaper named China Daily

Passage 1  Mobile Phone Madness

How much do you love your mobile phone? A Chinese student had to call 110 for help this week after he got his arm stuck in a toilet trying to rescue（援救） his mobile phone. After dropping his phone in the toilet, he decided to wrap（包，裹） his arm in newspaper in the hopes of keeping clean. But the newspapers became larger in size in the water, and then even his roommates couldn't help him pull his arm out. So policemen were called and they spent an hour unsticking the stuck student.

Passage 2  Crazy Pet Lovers

How much do you love your pets? Many people in China are famous for how much they love their pets. They dress them up in fashionable clothing and buy them high quality food. But would they spend 7,000 English pounds （68,000 yuan） on a wedding（婚礼） for their pets? And that's what a couple in Brazil spent on a fancy wedding for their pet Yorkshire terriers（ a kind of dog）.

Passage 3  Oh, rats!

When something goes wrong, you can often hear Westerners cry “Oh, rats”. But when it comes to Southern China, “Oh, rats!” can mean it's what you want for dinner. According to a report in China Daily, some restaurants in Guangzhou serve rat meat. But, actually, most of those rats are field mice. What would Mickey Mouse say?

Passage 4  Liar（说谎者）, liar

Here's some news that most women already know. Men tell more lies than women. The London Daily Mail cites（引用） a new study that says men tell about three lies a day, while women tell only two lies a day. Men are also less likely to feel guilty about lying, according to this week's survey of 3,000 people by a research organization called One Poll. According to the Poll, lying to our mothers is very popular. But then, so is lying at work. And both men and women will lie when it comes to how much they've drunk. So how easy is it to tell when someone is lying?

1. Put the statements into the right order according to passage 1.

① They called policemen for help. 

② He dropped his mobile phone in the toilet.

③ His roommates tried to help him pull his arm out, but failed.

④ The newspapers expanded（膨胀） in the water, so he got his arm stuck.

⑤ He wrapped his arm in newspaper before trying to take out his phone from the toilet.

A．②⑤④③①      B．②④③⑤①         C．①⑤④②③            D．①②⑤④③

2. Why does the writer call the Brazilian couple “crazy pet lovers”?

A．They dress their pets up in fashionable clothing.

B．They buy their pets high quality food.

C．They spent ￥68,000 on a wedding for their pets.

D．They spent ￡7,000 in buying a pet.

3. If you say “oh, rats” in Guangzhou, it can mean that                    .

      A．something goes wrong                                B．you see some field mice

      C．you are a Mickey Mouse lover                     D．you’d like to have rat meat for dinner

4. According to the new study on lying, which of the following is not true?

A．Women tell less lies than men.

B．Women are more likely to feel guilty about lying.

C．Lying at work is more popular than lying to our mothers.

D．Neither men nor women want to tell the truth about how much they have drunk.

5. What is NOT mentioned?

      A．It is difficult to unstick the stuck student.

      B．The couple’s pets are Yorkshire terriers.

      C．People in China enjoy eating rat meat.

      D．3,000 people took part in the survey made by One Poll.

One day, I went to see my last patient（病人）, an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was struggling （挣扎） to put socks on her swollen （浮肿）feet in the bed. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, read her chart noting. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.

I asked, “Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse mentioned you're anxious to see your son. He's visiting you today. It's nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."

"Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours." She said with a serious voice.

I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.

Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption（打断） or judgment（评价）.

It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time — in a wheelchair.

For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening.

1. How was the old woman?

A．Her feet were swollen.                      B．Her sugars were high.    

C．She was not badly ill.                      D．Her blood pressure was better.

2. How did the doctor know that the old woman’s son was visiting her? 

A．The nurse told him.                     B．The old woman told him.

C．The woman’s son told him.             D．The doctor got it from her chart noting.

3. What did the old woman think caused her health problems?

     A．Her son’s not seeing her.                     B．No one listening to her story.

     C．The medical care of the hospital.         D．The distance between her and her son.

4. When the patient told the doctor her stories, what she needed might be ________.

     A．keeping smiling                                  B．interruption or judgment

C．listening without interruption                 D．communicating with each other

5. Which statement is NOT right according to the passage?

A．Her son lived close to her house.

B．The old woman didn’t need the doctor’s treatments.

C．Listening is powerful medicine.

D．The doctor has to “walk” with the help of a wheel chair.