1.Faced with declining enrollments and declining revenues, many public schools in the US are _____________________ get students from abroad, particularly from China.

2.Going to study in the US high school will _____________________ some Chinese students because it can increase their chances of entering an American university.

3.During a typical Romanian wedding ceremony, the newly-weds _____________________ usually _____________________ love and care from their relatives and neighbors.

4.Fifty years ago on April 12, the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin _____________________ worldwide as he became the first man in space, propelled into orbit on a Russian made rocket.

5.The US is a country which _____________________ people of different colors, races and religions, but sometimes the diversity can lead to problems.

6.Some people have to take special precautions when they go out in spring _____________________ suffering from seasonal allergy such as sneezing, watery eyes and runny noses.

7.Baseball _____________________ in the US because it’s not simply a game, but has become woven into the fabric of American culture.

8.The 32-year-old Taiwanese star Show Luo is at the peak of his singing career now, but his career hit a low _____________________ when he lost all his hosting jobs and got cold looks from people.

9.The latest Apple iPad 2 was _____________________ by the Apple Company at the end of March in 25 countries and it caused massive line-ups at stores across the U.S.

10.Several Libyan diplomats resigned their posts and _____________________ Gaddafi, describing him as a “dictator” and calling on him to step aside to avoid further bloodshed.

He left the monastery and s_____________ lived as a hermit (隐居士) for six years.

1.The color scheme (方案)  for this room was determined by an i_____________ decorator.

2.Hong Kong teenagers i_____________ some pop stars more than their own parents, according to a university survey.

3.It was reported that radiation had been found in d_____________ vegetables after the ministry in China ordered radiation tests on food and water at the end of March in 14 mainland regions.

4.Exports to China are an e_____________ part of the US economy because China is their third-largest export market and is growing faster than many other major destinations for American manufactured goods and farm products.

5.When dealing with the writing in SAT, sometimes students are in a dilemma whether they should just mention the merits of their own country or be more c_____________.

6.When you are wandering alongside the narrow streets with some traditional structures on both sides in Wuzhen, you can still p_____________ the cultural profundity (底蕴) of this entire ancient town..

7.It remains a crucial task for the Chinese government to g_____________ the public security in the coming period due to the country's fast-changing social structure.

8.Enjoying a wild climate and four d_____________ seasons, the environment of Luohe, a city in Henan Province is peaceful and elegant.

9.Funerals are becoming a financial burden for many families across the nation, as they seek to provide eternal s_____________ for their dearly departed loved ones.

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel（纪录片） as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

“Jack, did you hear me?”

“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.

Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it,” Mom told him.

“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.

“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.

“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important… Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral,” Jack said.

Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before they had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture… Jack stopped suddenly.

“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.

“The box is gone,” he said.

“What box?” Mom asked.

“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

“Now, I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.

Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.

“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.

Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside.

“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.

Inside he found these words carved: “Jack, Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”

“Oh, My God! This is the thing he valued most…”

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.

“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.

1.Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?

   A. College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Bleser.

   B. Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.

   C. Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.

   D. His present busy life washed away his childhood memories.

2.Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that ______.

   A. Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doing

   B. Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday

   C. Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address

   D. Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together

3.Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?

   A. He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.

   B. He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son.

   C. He had missed his son and his family for days.

   D. He came to realize the importance of the time with his family.

4.Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

   A. The Good Old Times               B. What He Valued Most

   C. My lost friend                   D. The Lost Childhood Days

Drunken driving –sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers，adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years. A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts，but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies，especially concerning young children，that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.

    Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21，reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18，the number of people killed by 18-20 years old drivers more than doubled，so the state recently upped it back to 21.

    Reformers，however，fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop ‘responsible attitudes’ about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.

    Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already，to a marked drop in accidents，some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was ‘obviously drunk’ and later drove off the road，killing a 9-year-old boy.

As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state，some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919，which President Hoover called the ‘noble experiment’. They forgot that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking，but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally，there is no easy solution.

1.Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that ____________.

A. many drivers were not of legal age.　　      B. young drivers were often bad drivers.

　　C. the level of drinking increased in the 1960s.    D. the legal drinking age should be raised.

2.The underlined word ‘lenient’ in the first paragraph means ‘_________’.

A. serious          B. cruel                C. merciful         D. determined

3.In America, public opinion about drunken driving has changed because __________.

A.  judges are no longer tolerant

B.  new laws are introduced in some states

C.  the increasing number of traffic accidents has got the attention of the public

D.  drivers do not appreciate their manly image any more

4.Which of the following best shows the writer’s opinion of drunken driving?

A. It may lead to organized crime.          B. It is difficult to solve this problem.

C. The new laws can stop heavy drinking.        D. There should be no bars to serve drinks. 

When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry (黑莓手机) at the door. ‘I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive,’ says Baxter，who’d rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. ‘It’s there and it beckons (召唤). That’s human nature (but)…we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don’t know where it should stop.’

Americans are connected at unprecedented (前所未有的) levels一93% now use cell phones or wireless devices；one third of those are ‘smart phones’ that allow users to browse the Web and check e-mail，among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road，staying in touch with friends and family，efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The downside：often，we’re effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.

That's why，despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever，2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mail while on a date，the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention，not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.

‘What we’re going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before,’ says Scott Campbell. ‘It can be a good thing，but I also see new ways the traditional social fabric (社会结构) is getting somewhat torn apart.’

Our days are filled with beeps and pings·----many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much，but we can’t seem to stop posting，texting or surfing.

‘We're going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing,’ says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.

‘Our human purposes are to really have connections with people,’ she says. ‘We have to reclaim it. It’s not going to take place by itself.’

1.What can be the best title for the passage?

    A. 2010: The year technology developed quickly.

B. 2010: The year technology sped up our life pace.

    C. 2010: The year technology replaced talking.     

D. 2010: The year technology made communicating easier.

2.According to Paragraph l，Gretchen Baxter thinks_________.

A. the new technology always influences people’s life in a positive way

    B. the new technology is so tempting that she could even put her daughter and husband behind

    C. it is encouraging to see progress on the new technology every year

    D. people are too dependent on the new technology to let go

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The wide use of mobile devices has nothing to do with the ‘traditional social fabric’.

    B. Mobile devices play a less important part in American life.

    C. Mobile devices create a lot of divided attention and social anxiety.

    D. Many analysts speak highly of the wide popularity of mobile devices.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Something must be done to get connection with people in reality again·

        B. Using mobile services can help people get connection with each other.

        C. Mobile services have a strong impact on people’s life.

        D. The connection with people can happen naturally.

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1.The denim clothing that you intend to donate ____________.

A. can be either new or second-hand         B. can be of any size or color

C. must be a certain famous brand               D. can be worn by dolls and humans

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the ad?

A.        UltraTouch^TM may be the name of a building material.

B.        UltraTouch^TM can protect houses from natural disasters.

C.        The deadline of the denim clothing donated is July 20, 2011.

D.        The denim clothing is collected to provide clothes for the homeless.

3.Premium Job Ad is different from Standard Job Ad because it ____________.

A. doesn’t need paying additional money     B. can be shown on top of the main job search page

C. is active for more than 30 days online       D. can be inserted HTML links on your own website.

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific   36   that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless   37   in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   38   . She wanted to help,   39   she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to   40    and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I began making sandwiches and   41    them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to   42    around, offering them to anyone near me.

I approached an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said, “No one has   43   called me sir.’ He was completely moved.

It   44   me.

I explained I had been raised that regardless of color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It  45   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one   46   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   47   no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   48   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the   49   it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    50    make a difference in someone’s life.

1.A. case                 B. chance             C. event              D.accident

2.A. out                B. far                    C. away                   D. off

3.A. participate           B. decide                  C. choose                   D. attend

4.A. however                 B. but                     C. yet                  D.so

5.A. enjoy              B. eat                    C. collect                    D. take

6.A. shared            B. provided             C. helped             D.returned

7.A. walk               B. turn               C. run                  D. show

8.A. never                B. ever                   C. still                         D. yet

9.A. encouraged         B. attracted            C. struck       D.defeated

10.A. persuaded          B. saddened                 C. frightened            D.moved

11.A. handed          B. offered              C. reminded            D.promised

12.A. what               B. how                  C. whether                 D. why

13.A. single               B. usual                 C. ordinary             D.normal

14.A. lesson               B. class                  C. truth               D.reality

15.A. possibly               B. nearly                C. really           D.usually

---Mom, I’m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’t think I look attractive enough.

---Oh, darling, don’t worry. _________.

A. They don’t know what beauty is.          B. Nobody will care about it.

C. You look perfect the way you are.            D. Impossible is nothing.

---May I look at your map for a little while?

---Of course, ________, Jack.

A. don't worry     B. I don't mind         C. enjoy yourself       D. take your time

To their disappointment, the couple ________ the house but couldn’t find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble.

    A. got through          B. went through    C. lived through        D. passed through