I. Vocabulary and Structure?

Directions: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. Write the corresponding letters on the Answer Sheet.

1. I answered the question in two ways, but _____ of them was right.?

A. either

B. both

C. none

D. neither

2. Would you like a rest_____ shall we go on with our discussion???

A. and

B. then

C. or

D. otherwise

3. At that moment she just couldn’t _____ her tears.

A. keep back

B. keep up with

C. keep out

D. keep on

4. _____ people there are in a city, _____ I want to live there.??

A. More; more

B. The more; the less??

C. The more; the most

D. The more; the least

5. He was _____ his late twenties when he found his first job.

A. in

B. at

C. after

D. from

6. How are you _____ with your English studies?

A. getting away

B. getting together

C. getting along

D. getting up

7. I _____ online games when my father came back.

A. played

B. am playing

C. have played

D. was playing

8. I _____ a few high school classmates at KFC yesterday.

A. came across

B. came along

C. came to

D. came on?

9. By the end of last week, we _____ all the units in this book.

A. learned

B. have learned

C. had learned

D. would have learned

10. _____ is important for us to learn how to get along with others.?

A. One

B. This

C. That

D. It

11. I went away on Monday and Bill went away two days _____.

? A. latter

B. later

C. lately

D. last

12. Many Chinese people _____ rice.

A. live on

B. live with

C. live through

D. live up to

13. I can’t mend my shoe _____. Can you mend it for _____?

A. myself; me

B. myself; I

C. me; I

D. I; me?

14. I have _____ the doctor, but he isn’t here yet.

A. sent off

B. sent for

C. sent out

D. sent away

15. This is the _____ mobile phone I want to buy.

A. just

B. quite

C. still

D. very

II. Reading Comprehension?

Directions: Read the passages and choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow. Write the answers on the Answer Sheet.?

Passage 1

Do you know how to be happy? Here are six ways for you to find more pleasure in your life.

Play that song you love so much. As we all know, repetition can lead to pleasure. When you experience something more than once, you notice more information about it each time, and it increases your enjoyment. That’s why you love revisiting that jazz club, the favorite restaurant, and the old Woody Allen movie. Of course, you can’t overdo it.

Don’t buy boxed sets of DVDs. Economist（經(jīng)濟學(xué)家）Tyler says that much of the joy we get from buying things lies in the experience of choosing them, getting them home, and opening them up. If you receive 18 DVDs in one package, you’ll use up the excitement all at once. Buy things one at a time and pleasure follows.

Look outside. Our ancestors (祖先) spent almost all of their time outside with trees, water, and sky around. The world in which most of us spend our time nowadays is unnatural and can harm the spirit. Getting close to nature makes you happy.

_____. Staying with animals works wonders. You can pet an animal. It increases the brain chemicals connected with pleasure and decreases those connected with stress. People can get some of the effect by hanging out for a few minutes with pets.

Smile. Well, like it or not, smiling improves your mood（心情）. Here’s why: when you look happy, people do better to you, which in turn leads you to be happy. What’s more, looking happy fools your brain into thinking that you are happy.

16. According to the writer, buying things one at a time can _____.

A. help us save some money? ? ? ? ? ? ??

B. spare time for other activities

C. increase our experience of happiness? ?

D. give us more time to consider buying things

17. What’s the best title for Paragraph 5? _____

A. Pet an animal.

B. Exercise the brain.

C. Decrease work stress.

D. Hang out more often.

18. What does the underlined word “decrease” in Paragraph 5 mean? _____

A. 提高.

B. 聚積.

C. 排除.

D. 減少.

19. Which of the following is right? _____

A. Smiles fool others’ mood.

B. Repetition results in pleasure.

C. Animals add to your stress.

D. Spending time outside harms your spirit.

20. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? _____

A. The effect of pleasure on life.

B. The writer’s own experience.

C. Another way to find pleasure.

D. Reasons for finding more pleasure.

Passage 2

Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help him to make himself less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with the boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That’s when he got the idea.

The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong, and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot the ball several times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do. No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.

21. What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean? _____

A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

B. Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

22. Why would it not be easy for Robert to prove himself? _____

A. Because he was not sure if he was really strong.

B. Because he was new and was not wanted in the street.

C. Because the other boys had found out what kind of a boy he was.

D. Because he must choose the best way to prove himself.

23. When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball? _____

A. After he had thought about the other two ways mentioned in paragraph one.

B. Long before he moved into the street.

C. When the other boys came down to the playground.

D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.

24. What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head? _____

A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.

B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.

C. He did not want to make friends with Robert.

D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.

25. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? _____

A. Ways to Prove Oneself.

B. Robert Is Lonely.

C. Just One of the Boys.

D. A Saturday Basketball Game.