1 The family planning policy (“計劃生育” 政策) was introduced in 1979 to solve the population problems.
Most couples could have only one child except some special families and those in some special areas.
      2 Usually, all around good student, which was called "thrice good", was given to the students who
were virtuous (品德高尚的), talented and good at PE. It was firstly used in to 1950s by Mao to encourage
young people to keep fit, study well and work hard.
     3 During the early 1990s, state owned company reforms (國有企業(yè)改革) were getting tough. The
workers were more than the jobs in most of the cities. Many workers were losing their jobs. "Jobless" was
a hot topic at that time, so the leaders hoped the laid off workers could find new jobs or start up their own
business.
     4 One of Deng’s clever ideas, "one country, two systems", was first performed in 1997. It described
Hong Kong and Macao's situation after they returned to China. This policy would also be suitable for
Taiwan. There would be one China, but Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan could have their own economies
and political systems.   
     5 Lei Feng was a soldier who was happy to help others. He died in an accident in 1962. On March 5th,
1963, Mao wrote a piece, "Learn from comrade Lei Feng", to say the Chinese should help others when
necessary. After that, March 5th became a Volunteer Day.
     6 The phrase "harmonious society" appeared in 2004, referring to a peaceful society where all people
would work together to make the life better. This idea has become the main goal of the Chinese Communist
Party now.

1. The first paragraph is mainly talking a bout _____.

A. the population of China
B. the only child in China
C. the one child family
D. the family planning policy

2. The underlined word "all around" (Line 1, Para.2) is closest in Chinese to "_____".

A. 與……相匹配的
B. 到處的
C. 向各個方向的
D. 有多方面才能的

3. Do you know who mentioned "one country, two systems" according to the passage?

A. Deng Xiaoping.
B. Hu Jintao.
C. Mao Zedong.
D. Jiang Zemin.

4. Please rearrange the events above in the correct order according to the time.

A. 2→1→4→3→5→6
B. 2→5→4→3→1→6
C. 2→5→1→3→4→6
D. 2→1→5→3→6→4

         Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square
and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There
is a large Chinese community (社區(qū)) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in
this street.
         In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice
market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London
to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people liked Chinese food, and
the restaurants were popular.
         These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more
Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children
came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
         In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought
economic (經(jīng)濟的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space
for businesses. Gerrand Street became a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
        Now everyone knows about London's Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen
with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists
go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese
eat.

1. Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?
   ________________________________________________
2. Was the area rich or poor in the 1950s?
   ________________________________________________
3. Why did the restaurant workers have no time to learn English?
   ________________________________________________
4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
   ________________________________________________
5. What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?
   ________________________________________________

     Almost everyone in the world uses oil in some way. Cars, buses, planes and many trains and ships
also need oil. Even our bicycles need oil. Indeed the whole world would stop if there was no oil. Today
there is a growing need for oil in the world. So people are looking for it everywhere. They look for oil
in deserts, in the mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but the search for oil always
goes on. What are the largest oil producers in the world? The U.S, the U.S.S.R., and countries of the
Middle East. But China is catching up fast. Before liberation we used to buy nearly all our oil from the U.S.
Many foreign people said China was "oil-poor". But since liberation oil has been found in many parts of the
country, today everyone agrees that China is rich in oil. Our oil will not only meet the great need in our
country, but also be sold to other countries.

1. We can _____ without any oil.

A. run a bus or a ship
B. run planes or trains
C. run no machines
D. ride a bike

2. "a growing need for oil" probably means _____.

A. oil is growing more and more
B. today people need more oil than before
C. people need less oil now
D. oil is needed to grow

3. Oil can be found _____.

A. under the ground
B. under the sea
C. under the deserts
D. A B and C

4. _____ was once said to be poor in oil.

A. U.S.
B. U.S.S.R
C. China
D. The middle East

5. People search for oil everywhere, _____.

A. and oil can be found easily
B. but oil is very difficult to find
C. but can find nothing
D. and oil is growing more and more

     Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My topic is "____________".
     Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because
through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over
the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are
many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting
advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world.
     People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie
stars make money in this way. However, I don't think this is a good way for them to make money, because
they are not the professional (職業(yè)的) advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements.
     Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means making ourselves
known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important
jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and
abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before,
advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most
interesting thing about advertising.

1. The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is "____________".

A. The Importance of Advertising
B. Making Money through Advertising
C. Advertising Ourselves
D. Advice on Advertisements

2. This passage may be a (an) ____________.

A. advertisement
B. story
C. speech
D. report

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

A. Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising.
B. Advertising can make some people rich.
C. People can introduce their products through advertisements.
D. Advertising is not necessary for anyone.

     Taiwan appears in newspaper headlines more often these days. On April 26, 2005 Kuomintang leader,
Lien Chan, visited the mainland and three days later, President Hu Jintao held talks with him. This is the first
meeting in 56 years and may help to bring peace across the Taiwan Straits (海峽).
     How much do you know about this beautiful island? The island faces Fujian. The shortest distance from
Taiwan to Fujian is 130 kilometers across the Taiwan Straits. A ship can cover it in four hours.
     As the biggest island, Taiwan is still only about one-sixth the size of Hunan. Around it, there are also lots
of smaller ones, like Penghu Islands and Diaoyu Islands.
     Taiwan is rich in natural resources (資源). Half of the island is covered with forests, and it has many kinds
of agricultural products (農(nóng)產(chǎn)品), like rice and tea.
     Taiwanese people are mostly descendants (后代) of people from Fujian and Guangdong. They still use the
language from their old hometowns. They also celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the Spring Festival, they even eat dumplings!
     Once, communications across the Straits were not so good. In 1979, Beijing put forward an idea that
Taiwanese people should use better ways of communicating and build better business and transportation.
There is now more business and tourism (旅游業(yè)) across the Straits. On July 4, 2008, the first direct flights
between Taiwan and five mainland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai Nanjing, Guangzhou and Xiamen started up.
     As we all know, Taiwan is always an important part of our country. We are one big family. But some top
leaders in Taiwan like Lee Tenghui and Chen Shuibian have been trying to make Taiwan an independent (獨立)
country. This made people on both sides angry, because it goes against the history and the wishes of all the
Chinese.

1. What will Hu Jintao's talk with Lien Chan bring across the Taiwan Straits?

A. Resources.
B. Meetings.
C. Tourism.
D. Peace.

2. How long does it take to go to Taiwan from Fujian by ship?

A. 56 years.
B. 26 days.
C. 4 hours.
D. 130 hours.

3. Why do most Taiwanese celebrate Chinese traditional festivals?

A. Because they like eating traditional Chinese food very much.
B. Because they are Chinese in fact.
C. Because they would rather celebrate Chinese festivals than Western festivals.
D. Because Chinese traditional festivals are popular in the world now.

4. What made people on both sides angry? 

A. There were no important meetings between the leaders on both sides.
B. There was no business and tourism across the Straits for many years.
C. People on both sides couldn't visit each other by air.
D. Some top leaders in Taiwan have been trying to make Taiwan an independent country.

5. Which of the following is the best title (標題) of the passage?

A. The Beautiful Island
B. We Are One
C. The Rich Island
D. You and Me

     People usually use modern machines to produce things in large numbers. This method lowers the cost of
their products (產(chǎn)品) and the price of these products in the markets is lower, too. Thus they give us better
values. At the same time, new technology and science are always at work, improving the quality of products.
In this way, better quality products at good values are one after the other being brought to the people of all
income groups.
     As an example of how this works, when facial tissues, pieces of thin soft paper that you use to blow your
nose, were first put on the market in 1924, they were made in small numbers and sold at 60 cents per box of
200. People liked these facial tissues immediately and began asking for them when they went into different
stores.
     Because there was such a market for the product, producers began making tissues in larger and larger
numbers. Because the producers were making tissues in greater numbers, the costs were lowered, so that the
cost of tissues went down. At the same time, the quality of facial tissues was improving, because more
producers went into the business of making tissues, and each producer tried to make his product better than
his competitors (競爭者). Today, instead of costing 60 cents, a box of 200 facial tissues costs around
one-third of that price, and they are both softer and stronger.
     When people are free to compete, when they are free to make more things and make them better, we all
feel much better.

1. How do the makers cut the cost of their products?

A. They cut the price of their products in the supermarkets.
B. They have many different machines in their factories.
C. They improve the quality of their products.
D. They produce things in large numbers.

2. How much does a box of 200 tissues cost today?

A. 80 cents.
B. 60 cents.
C. 40 cents.
D. 20 cents.

3. Why does the writer of the passage set facial tissue as an example?

A. To show how the price of tissues becomes lower.
B. To show how the quality of tissues becomes higher.
C. To tell the readers how the tissues are made.
D. To tell the readers how the tissues are sold.

4. Which is true according to the passage?

A. The more products they make, the better quality the products will be.
B. The lower the price of the products is, the more value we can get.
C. The more products they sell, the less money they make.
D. The freer you are, the better you feel.

     You wouldn't steal a car. You would never rob (搶劫) a bank or pick someone's pocket. But you may
be another kind of thief.
     If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of
their intellectual properly rights (知識產(chǎn)權).
     Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day. Activities to tell people about intellectual property
rights were held around the country.
     Intellectual property includes inventions, literary (文學的) and artistic works, names, and pictures. They
are of little value (價值) if they are not read, seen and used.
     While the cost of copying discs is very small, authors, singers and actors have to spend a lot of money
and time making a new product. That's why they have the right to make money from their work.
     So buying pirated (盜版的) music of Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai is like stealing from them, paying them no
respect for their hard work.
     If Jay Chou cannot make money from his work, he may not make anything else. But those who make
pirated goods are becoming rich without doing any hard work.
     The authors should ask for a fair price for their work. Earlier this year there was much talk about how
much KTV clubs should pay the music companies for using their songs.
     The copyright fee (版權費) also should be fair to the users. That's good for the music's popularity and
society as well.