根据所给汉语提示或首字母填写词的适当形式，完成下列句子

（共15小题；每空1分，满分15分）

 1. The boss needed many employees, so he decided to h       some.

 2. The farmer had only twenty    (牛) left after the serious snowstorm on the farm.

 3. The editor said that the book would be improved by      (插入) another chapter.

 4. From 1842 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many

Chinese people a         for right to live in USA.

 5. I’m sorry to b      you, but can you show me the way to the railway station?

 6. Cloning is a way of making an e      copy of another animal or plant.

 7.When we describe something very light, we say "as light as a        (羽毛)". 

 8. His opinion d        entirely from mine, so I had to change mine.

 9. In case of fire, please d      119.

10. The doctor felt the child’s f      and found the fever was gone.

11. He kept          ( 轻 敲) his fingers on the table.

12. P       experience is better than theoretical knowledge

13. He works in a small firm and lives on his wages（工资）. How can he make a f  ?

14. Could you lend me 20 yuan? I left my w       at home.

15. The police worked out a plan to catch        (小偷) in the whole city.

单词拼写（共10小题，满分5分）

1. I don’t mind a_____ to others if I make a mistake.

2. We classmates visited our beloved teacher on hearing his a___ in the capital city.

3. We all a________ her for the way she saved the children from the fire.

4. It’s important to keep the b_______ of nature.

5. If you don’t understand the meaning of a word ,you can c________the dictionary.

6. Xiao Wang felt frustrated that a lot of c_____ went to a newly-opened small restaurant.

7. Nowadays lots of young people want financial _____________（独立）。

8. She _________（哭泣;流泪）when she heard the bad news.

9. It is _________（显而易见的）that even if we can save much energy, we can only delay the energy crisis.

10. He’ll never be__________（原谅）for what he has done .

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

— Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ___1___ to our class. When the papers were ___2___ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___3___ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about ___4___ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ___5___ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ___6___ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked ___7___ questions, and she did not ___8___ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___9___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___10___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ___11___ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ___12___ I can say: it was the most important single ___13___ of my life. Thirty years after being ___14___ to Macaulay’s words, they ___15___ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ___16___ to measure ourselves rather than others.

___17___ of us are asked to made ___18___ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ___19___ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ___20___ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ___21___ turned over to the policeman? Should the ___22___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___23___? Nobody will know except ___24___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ___25___ to live with someone you respect.

1. A. test B. problem     C. paper  D. lesson

2. A. examinedB. completed  C. marked      D. answered

3. A. easy       B. funny  C. same   D. serious

4. A. lying      B. cheating     C. guessing     D. discussing

5. A. didn’t    B. did     C. would D. wouldn’t

6. A. come     B. leave   C. remain       D. apologize

7. A. no  B. certain       C. many  D. more

8. A. excuse    B. reject  C. help    D. scold

9. A. above     B. common     C. following   D. unusual

10. A. repeat   B. get      C. put     D. copy

11. A. worry   B. know  C. hear    D. talk

12. A. myself  B. ourselves    C. themselves  D. herself

13. A. chance  B. incident      C. lesson D. memory

14. A. referred       B. shown C. brought      D. introduced

15. A. even     B. still     C. always       D. almost

16. A. way     B. sentence     C. choice D. reason

17. A. All       B. Few    C. Some  D. None

18. A. quick   B. wise    C. great   D. personal

19. A. out       B. for      C. up      D. upon

20. A. Should B. Must   C. Would D. Need

21. A. and      B. or       C. then    D. but

22. A. extra    B. small  C. some   D. necessary

23. A. paid     B. remembered      C. shared D. returned

24. A. me       B. you     C. us       D. them

25. A. easier   B. more natural      C. better  D. more peaceful

Continuing from the previous post 6 reasons to improve your body language, here is just a few of many pointers on how to improve your body language. Improving your body language can make a big difference in your people skills, attractiveness and general mood.

There is no specific advice on how to use your body language. What you do might be interpreted in several ways, depending on the setting and who you are talking to. You’ll probably want to use your body language differently when talking to your boss compared to when you talk to a girl/guy you’re interested in. These are some common interpretations（解释，诠释） of body language and often more effective ways to communicate with your body.

First, to change your body language you must be aware of your body language. Notice how you sit, how you stand, how you use you hands and legs, what you do while talking to someone.

You might want to practice in front of a mirror. Yeah, it might seem silly but no one is watching you. This will give you good feedback on how you look to other people and give you an opportunity to practise a bit before going out into the world.

Another tip is to close your eyes and visualize how you would stand and sit to feel confident, open and relaxed or whatever you want to communicate. See yourself move like that version of yourself. Then try it out. You can also take bits and pieces you like from different people. Try using what you can learn from them.

According to the passage, the improved body language can ______.

make people charming

make people encouraged

make people disappointed

make people interested

From paragraph 2, we can learn that ______ will depend on how to use your body language.

some specific advice on how to use your body language

the backgrounds and the person who you are communicating with

the way a person communicate with other people

the mood of the person who you are communicating with 

If a person wants to change his body language when he is talking, he must ______.

pay attention to others’ postures

pay attention to his own hands and legs

pay attention to his own body language

pay attention to his own language

When a person practise his body language, he can ______ .

improve his body language in public

treat others body language well

make himself appear silly and funny

make himself become confident

Maybe a person can’t behave well in public until he ______ .

imitate different famous peoples ’body language

imitate others’ body language without any change

close his eyes to imagine his body language

close his eyes to imagine and practise his body language

A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords (声带) can heal.

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia.com.

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record–singing for 80 hours straight–is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Granted , I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name– and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (混合曲) of pop songs.

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.

To all of these enterprising (有进取心的) souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you–with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.

After all, records are made to be broken.

From the text, we can learn that the author         .

      A．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

       B．feels it is a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

       C．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

       D．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to         .

       A．become an international celebrity

       B．know all about Guinness record

       C．practice a great deal

       D．bear great stress for fear of injury

We can infer from the article that        .

       A．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

       B．Burbure’ wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

       C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

       D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

The author’s attitude to the Guinness world records mentioned in the passage is         .

       A．positive           B．impressed

       C．negative           D．touched

What is the best title for the passage?

       A．What Was the Point?

       B．Records Are Made to be Broken

       C．A New Indian Guinness Record

       D．The Guinness Book Is Boring