Word came that it was on May 12th ____ a strong earthquake with Richter magnitude 7.8 struck Wenchuan County, Sichuan province.

A．when            B．that             C．since          D．a(chǎn)s

There is ______man called Jeff Brigs working in our department.

A．no such           B．no a         C．no such a          D．not

Oh, much smoke here ! Somebody _____ the window, please.

A．opens          B．open           C．shall open            D．will open

--- This is my treat and next is yours. How’s that?

--- OK. _______.

A．It doesn’t matter           B．It depends        C．No way          D．It’s a deal

______ is no possibility _____ the shy girl can win the first prize in the English speech contest.

A．There; that            B．It; that           C．There; whether            D．It; whether

--- Sir, I have a favor to ask you. 

---___________.

A．It’s a pleasure       B．Go ahead       C．What, please         D．Help yourself

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.  1  we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than  2  and making a sale.

       One lesson stands out in my  3  . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working in evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was  4   a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to  5  to buy anything. He looked  6  the toy section, picked up this item and  7 , and carefully put them  8  in their place.

       Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes  9  and the dimple（酒窩）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 10  to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his  11  and look around. He did.

       After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy  12 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

       “How much you got?” Dad asked.

       The little boy held out his hand and  13  it. His hand was creased（起皺） with  14  lines of dirt from holding his  15   too tightly. In his hand  16  two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

       “That’ll just  17  it,” Dad said as he  18  the sale. Dad’s reply still  19  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a  20  .

1．A．Because                B．Since                  C．As                      D．After

2．A．survival                 B．labor                   C．hardship              D．entertainment

3．A．way                      B．mind                   C．life                      D．time

4．A．putting on             B．dressing              C．having                 D．wearing

5．A．try                        B．a(chǎn)ttempt                C．a(chǎn)fford                 D．manage

6．A．for                       B．a(chǎn)round                C．up                      D．over

7．A．that                      B．one                     C．it                        D．this

8．A．up                        B．a(chǎn)way                   C．back                   D．off

9．A．opened                  B．smiled                 C．shone                  D．looked

10．A．tree                     B．card                    C．present                D．cake

11．A．effort                  B．word                   C．time                    D．courage

12．A．car                     B．gift                     C．plane                   D．section

13．A．showed               B．opened                C．gave                   D．turned

14．A．long                    B．straight                C．wet                     D．main

15．A．toy                     B．pocket                 C．hand                   D．money

16．A．lay                      B．had                     C．held                    D．laid

17．A．work                  B．cover                  C．need                   D．take

18．A．took                    B．returned              C．made                  D．offered 

19．A．rings                   B．stays                  C．remains               D．gets

20．A．bag              B．treasure           C．package         D．thing

A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That’s the finding of a study of Dutchmen in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce of salt water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish.

       The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long-held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart. Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption average more than 3 ounces.

       For 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish.

       During the next two decades, 78 of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol levels.

1．The passage is mainly about           .

       A．the high incidence of heart disease in some countries

       B．the changes in people’s diet

       C．the daily fish consumption of people in different culture.

       D．The effect of fish eating on people’s health

2．We can infer from the passage that there are fewer heart disease deaths         .

       A．in the countries with good production of fish

       B．in the countries of the yellow-skin race

       C．in the countries with high consumption of fish

       D．in highly-developed countries

3．The underlined part “This relationship” may refer to the connection between        and

       the level of heart disease.

       A．the amount of fish eaten                 B．regular fish-eating

       C．the kind of fish eaten               D．people of different areas

4．In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?

       A．Ads.            B．Movies.      C．Briefs.         D．Health and diet.

The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

       A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in2007.

       That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband connections. Furthermore, 76 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet.

       Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

       The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 per cent of college students saying they do so.

       The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US＄210 billion in sales last year alone.

       College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 per cent saying low prices were important when shopping.

       The study also showed that 65 percent make loan payments, 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card.

       A significant number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1．College students in the US, as this passage shows,         .

       A．don’t have to learn their lessons in their classroom

       B．spend too much time visiting the Internet

       C．lead an exciting life by visiting the Internet

       D．waste much time visiting the Internet

2．From the fourth paragraph we can find that in the US          .

       A．most college students are from rich families

       B．college students can have a computer from their college

       C．cell phones will take the place of computers in college

       D．mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

3．To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use           .

       A．letters               B．e-mails            C．telephones       D．telegraphs

4．By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following except        .

       A．reading newspapers                   B．chatting with friends

       C．buying goods                        D．going swimming

"Tear’em apart!" "Kill the fool!" "Murder the referee（裁判）!"

       They are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent（無(wú)害的）enough. But let's not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed（流血）.Books have been written about the way words affect us. It has shown that words having certain meanings may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term "opponent" as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.

    The dictionary meaning of the term "opponent" is "enemy":“ one who opposes your interests." Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may control one's mind, and every action, no matter how bad, may be considered correct . I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he didn't consider them wet enough. The player rubbed his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted, "Are they wet enough now?"

    In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent's intentional and illegal blocking by hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which is different from normal behavior.

       Therefore, I believe it is time we promoted the game to the level where it is by setting an example. Replacing the term “opponent” with “ associate” could be an ideal way to start.

    The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “friend”；“companion.” Think it over！You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term "associate' rather than "opponent."

1．Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view?

    A．Bad behavior in sports will always have serious consequences.

       B．The words people use can influence their behavior.

    C．Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athletes.

    D．Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.

2．Rough words are spoken during games because the players________.

    A．a(chǎn)re too eager to win                   B．a(chǎn)re usually bad-tempered

    C．can't afford to be polite in competitions  D． their friends as competitors

3．What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?

    A．He refused to continue the game.

    B．He angrily hit the referee with a ball.

    C．He claimed that the referee was unfair.

    D．He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt

4．The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by_______.

    A．changing the attitude of players on the sports field

    B．raising the referee's sense of responsibility

    C． on players to use clean language on the court

    D． the relationship between players and referees