John ___ be a basketball player.He’s much too short.

A. may   B.mustn’t   C. can't    D. should

___ from a plane, the Great Wall looks like a huge dragon.

A. Seeing  B.Seen   C.To see  D.Look out

    I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor—and go to court(法庭).

     After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful

and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $ 200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

    But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $ 115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $ 215.

     My lawyer was at all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided

 seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss(解雇) him. And he made mepay him $ 770.

    Now I had to act as wn lawyer. Due to my inexperience,I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time,… and I left without getting a cent.

   My experiences taught me two things about America:firstly,in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship,honour or professional morality(職業(yè)道德). Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

1.The author's roommate offered to help him because

A. he felt sorry for the author.

B. he thought it was a chance to make some money.

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one.

D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer. 

2.A good doctor is essential for the author to  ________.

A. be properly treated

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. recover before he leaves America

D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury 

3.The word “charge” in this passage means________.

A. be responsible    B. accuse     C. ask as a price        D. claim 

4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very ________.

A. friendly          B. greedy     C. professional         D. busy 

5. What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. Money is more important than other things in the US. 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever.He sent his camera crew(攝制組) out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?"

“No,sir," the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?"he asked.

“Well, sir,"one of the men answered,“we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset."

“But I want a sunset!"the director shouted.“Go to the airport,take the next flight to the west coast, and get one."

But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don't you photograph a sunrise," she suggested，“and then play it backwards? then it'll look like a sunset."

“That's a very good idea!" the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea."

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海灣). Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir，" they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

 They all went into the studio(攝影棚).“All right，"the director explained，“now our hero and heroine are going to say good?bye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset'behind them."

The “sunset" began, but after a quarter of a minute ,the director suddenly

 put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

“The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach."

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out  ________.

A. to watch a beautiful sunset          B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to film a scene on the sea           D. to meet the audience 

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B. Because he was angry with his crew.

C. Because it was his secretary's suggestion.

D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset. 

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C. The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day.

D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset". 

4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because  ________ .

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset 

5. After the“sunset" began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________ .

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

1.This advertisement is trying to persuade people to  _______.

A. buy a gift for a pet               B. give money for animal care

C. work for an animal hospital        D. treat sick and injured animals

2.The advertisement is mainly aimed at  _______.

A. vets       B. zoo keepers   C. old pet lovers     D. animal hospital assistants 

3.What is CSIA most likely to be?

A.A pet shop.                         B. An animal hospital.

C. A club for pet lovers.             D. A training center for vets. 

The apples taste ___ and sell ____.

A. well, good   B. well. Well   C. good, well    D. good, well

Everyone has good habits and bad habits.

Unfortunately,while identifying(識(shí)別) our bad habits is easy,changing them is not.Here are some tips to help you develop good habits to achieve your goals.?

1. Identify Your Bad Habits

    You should be able to understand your own  

    behavior and how they can either help or

    hinder(阻礙)your success.To help you out,

think about how others act and about how   

   you react.Then identify those actions that

   anger,upset,or annoy you. ?

2. Write Them Down

    Once you have identified the behavior you    

    wish to improve,write them down on a piece

    of paper.Choose one,two at most,and focus

    only on those.Make notes about them,and

    post those notes in prominent(顯眼的) places

    to serve as a constant reminder to you to

    correct your behavior in those areas.

3. Live for Today

    Try not to think of what you have to do

    tomorrow,next week,or next  month.

    Instead,focus on what you are doing right  

    now.Give each person you deal with your

    undivided attention,and try not to let other

    aspects of your life interfere(打擾).

4. Seek Help?

    Let your family and friends know about the 

changes you wish to make in your life.Ask

Them _____ .Sometimes learning to accept advice is a new habit in and of itself.By receiving advice from people you trust,you will be able to learn whether or not you will be successful in building new habits. Change is ?

not easy.It takes effort,hard work,and determination. As you begin to build new habits, you will need to think about them constantly to prevent the old habits from taking over. With time and practice,you will have developed new behavior that can lead you to success.

1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please  answer within 10 words.)?

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one??

 You should concentrate on those bad habits you have that you most want to get rid of.?

3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with the proper words.  (Please answer within

6 words.)?

4. What’s your own opinion on getting rid of bad habits?  (Please answer within 20 words.)?

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.?

— I don’t think I will win a lottery (彩票) of 5,000,000 dollars in all my life.?

    —Well, ____ .Everything can happen.

    A.you can never tell

    B.you’re kidding?

    C.what you say

    D.you made it?

As she ___ the newspaper. Granny ___ asleep.

  A. read , was falling   B. was reading; fell   C. was reading, was falling   D. read; fell

What’s the best way __ learning English?

A. of   B. to   C.by    D. with