Life is often like a game of cards—you can't help the hand you're dealt，but you can help the way you play it. It's easy for us to do something without careful thinking，but it's hard for us to take back what we have done.
There was once a who repeated a bit rumor(谣言)about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community the story. The person it concerned，was deeply and annoyed. Later，the woman responsible for the rumor learned that it was completely . She was very sorry and went to a old man to find out what she could do to the damage.
“Go to the marketplace，”he said，“and a chicken，and have it . Then on your way home，pluck its feathers and drop them along the road.” surprised by this advice，the woman did she was told.
The next day the wise man said，“Now，go and collect all those you dropped yesterday and them back to me.”
The woman the same road，but to her disappointment，the wind all the feathers away. After searching for ，she returned with only three in her hand. “You see，” said the old man，“it's easy to drop them， it's impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. doesn't take much to spread a rumor，but you do，you can never completely make up for the wrong.”
1.A. boy B. man C. woman D. chicken
2.A. knew B. found C. realized D. recognized
3.A. wounded B. hurt C. injured D. attacked
4.A. collecting B. sparing C. spreading D. sharing
5.A. polite B. untrue C. suitable D. illegal
6.A. wise B. famous C. stupid D. noble
7.A. do 
B. ruin C. cause D. repair
8.A. provide B. charge C. bargain D. buy
9.A. bought B. dropped C. killed D. flown
10.A. one by one B. all in all C. day by day D. step by step
11.A. As B．Although C. Despite D．Instead
12.A. that B．it C. what D．which
13.A. feathers B．words C. action D．rumors
14.A. bring B．keep C. hold D．break
15.A. copied B．followed C. had D．instructed
16.A. blew B．should blow C. had blown D．blown
17.A. days B．times C. hours D. periods
18.A. but B. so C. and D. thus
19.A. He B. This C. That D. It
20.A. unless B. once C. until D. whether
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “ 1. ” wise people say.
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. 2. The only thing you have to do is follow his advice.
3. An old 
gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. 4. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule:” Eat at pleasure, drink at pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the 
man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. 5. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
“But you know, doctor” he said,” it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
A. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.
B. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
C. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine.
D. Health is the greatest wealth.
E. He looked cheerful and happy.
F. He was more worried about his illness.
G. Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all. The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon”, answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
1.The students were afraid of the professor because .
A．they often angered and disappointed him
B．their answers often astonished him
C．their answers seldom satisfied him
D．he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
2.The student’s description of the illness was .
A．not correct B．not satisfied
C．completely discouraging D．accepted.
3.Before he left the room the student was almost sure that .
A．he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B．his last answer was satisfying
C．he had made a mistake
D．he had not done well in the exam.
4.Which of the following is Not true?
A．The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.
B．The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.
C．Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.
D．If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time
Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in world and most of them
will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetable. Maybe p
eople will be healthier.
Work in the future will 
be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1.In the next century people don’t have to .
A. work long hours B. work fast
C. walk on foot D. eat meat
2.People may not eat as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish
C. meat D. rice
3. One big problem in the future is that .
A .m
any people don’t have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. people won’t have enough food to eat
D. all the work will be done by robots
4.In the future
A. traveling will be more expensive
B. computers will be less important
C. people will be too busy to do sports.
D. computers will be much smaller.
Hello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.
My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride.
The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.
The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.
Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.
Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. He’ll run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.
But for now, we have lots of fun together. We of
ten play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.
We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show we’re friends.
Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.
Since we are full, it’s time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!
1.Lisa in this passage is the name of .
A. a girl B. a male lion
C. a female lion D. a pride
2.According to the passage, Leon .
A. hunts more often than his sisters
B. will have spots on his fur for the whole of his life
C. will leave his birth pride when he is about three
D. will take over his birth pride when his father dies
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.
B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.
C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.
D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance ag
ain and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall By the way, have you ever been there. “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order, “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking. I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.
1. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
A. English idioms were too difficult to master
B.I did not realize the importance of them
C. My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance
D.I had no interest in English learning
2.When I first heard “You don’t say!”, I thought .
A. the Englishman was not interested in the topic
B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall
C. I had talked too much
D.I had to stop talking at once
3.We can learn from the second paragraph that .
A. the Englishman was leaving China without seei
ng the Great Wall
B. the Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it
C. the Englishman wanted me to act as his guide
D. the Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting
4. After the Englishman explained the idiom,
A. the Englishman made me a fool
B. the Englishman made a fool of himself
C.I felt very silly
D.I felt proud of my understanding
