Why should we learn to swim?
Firstly, swimming is a good exercise for our health. Indeed doctors say it is the best exercise, because in swimming all the muscles of the body are used.
Secondly, swimming gives great pleasure. How nice it is, on a hot dusty day in summer, to take off one’s clothes and dive into the cool water of a rive or the sea, and to swim and float until one feels enough.
Thirdly, swimming may sometimes mean all the different between life and death, we never know when we may be in danger from water. We got on a voyage, and the ship in wrecked; we go for a pleasure sail on a lake and the boat turns over; we slip as we are walking along the bank of a river, and half in the water. If we can swim, we have chance for saving our own lives, but if we cannot swim, we are pretty certain to be drowned. So for our own safety, we should learn to swim.
Lastly, if we can swim, we may be able to save other people from drowning. How sad it is to see a friend drowning before our eyes while we cannot help just because we cannot swim.
11.Who says that swimming is the best exercise?  _________.
A. Farmers          B. Dentists     C. Fishermen            D. Doctors
12.When swimming, ________.
A. We don’t move at all                    B. all the muscle of the body are used
C. we move our legs only                D. we drink lots of seawater into our stomach
13.Swimming ­­­­________.
A. gives great pain                     B. gives no pleasure   
C. gives much pleasure                  D. does harm to the body
14.If we can swim, ________.
A. we are no longer humans, but fish         B. we shall be drowned one day
C. we have a chance of saving our own lives   D. we can’t walk any more
15.If we can swim, ________.
A. we may be able to help others from drowning 
B. we can’t save others from drowning
C. it is pretty danger certain that we will get drowned
D. there is a great danger when we fall into the water

— Shall we go for a hiking this weekend?

   — All right, ________ it rains.

  A. if             B. unless           C. when             D. until

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（14分）

Ben is reading the following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind of theft.

Identity(身份) theft

The modern world is very convenient. It's     85     to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.

We often give our personal information to stores. That     86     our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.

87    work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and     88     computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That's identity theft.

One common crime is to apply for a credit card using     89     else's name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn't pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad credit, it's harder to get bank or car loans.

90     can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away personal information.    91    give someone your birth date and personal ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don't want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.

1. A) hard                     B) interesting            C) easy                      D) exciting

2. A) includes                 B) collects                C) consists                D) means

3.A) People                  B) Thieves                C) Engineers              D) Bank clerks

4.A) break into               B) break out               C) work for                D) keep off

5. A) someone                B) no one                 C) anyone                 D) everyone

6.A) When                   B) Where                 C) How                   D) Why

7. A) Never                   B) Ever                  C) Only                   D) Even

--Why are the windows so dirty?

--Because we_________them for a long time.

A. have cleaned          B. haven't cleaned       C. didn't clean

—Shall we call for a taxi?????

—OK. Let me _______ the phone number in Yellow Pages.

A. look at????? B. look for???? C. look up?? D. look after.