Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, 1.(destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 2. their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were 3.(serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early 4. the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I 5.(eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best 6.(climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was 7.(miss). I went back inside and found him, safe 8. very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she 9.(feel)that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought 10.(they)food, clothes and shelter.
The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a________at school.”
Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my _______. Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t _____a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more ________, almost _______he were talking to himself. “Maybe he’ll just forget it, ”I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the________of my long list of things to do.
My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small _______fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I________. Jeremy stood quietly watching me.“Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again.” I knew what he wanted but I needed to________. I smiled________at Jeremy and kept typing. He________for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his________. “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper—now!”
“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, _______and looked at me in ________“You’re going to the store just for me?” I_______. Suddenly, a look of________shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever________that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the________all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So________was I that I didn’t turned away from his________to get him some poster paper.
1.A. race B. class C. ceremony D. competition
2.A. colleagues B. family C. neighbors D. relatives
3.A. spare B. wait C. spend D. lose
4.A. slowly B. softly C. confidently D. loudly
5.A. as soon as B. as long as C. as though D. even if
6.A. bottom B. top C. beginning D. corner
7.A. letter B. foot C. image D. shadow
8.A. woke up B. stood up C. got up D. looked up
9.A. rest B. type C. learn D. exercise
10.A. widely B. happily C. weakly D. politely
11.A. watched B. searched C. hesitated D. complained
12.A. comment B. footsteps C. warning D. advice
13.A. fell over B. sat down C. turned around D. walked away
14.A. peace B. astonishment C. relief D. silence
15.A. doubted B. argued C. apologized D. nodded
16.A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. excitement
17.A. enjoy B. remember C. forget D. value
18.A. story B. question C. poster D. composition
19.A. grateful B. generous C. forgetful D. selfless
20.A. opinion B. request C. promise D. gift
For the question of how to set goals, we have a very simple process that you can go through to set your personal goals. 1.
Identify your personal values and task statements. 2. If you can identity your personal values, your personal goal will not go wrong. The starting point of all achievements is desire.
3. After you know your personal values, find out what you really want to achieve in every life aspect. Life has many aspects and in order to lead a happy life, you should set goals in every aspect.
Write your goals down. Please pay attention to this. 4. If not, they will only become dreams. You should limit your goals to between 5 and 6 at any one time. To achieve your goals you have to focus your efforts and energy. As you progress and complete your goals, you may add new goals.
Develop a personal action plan. You need to make a detailed schedule according to your goals. Develop a personal action plan and follow it.
Review your progress and update your goals accordingly. 5. If not, analyze why the goal is not being met. Find a coach or friend to help you if you have trouble. Realize your goals step by step. Find out more of monitoring the process of goal setting.
A. Make sure you are making progress.
B. Your personal value is the big direction.
C. Figure out the goals you want to achieve.
D. It’s true that goal setting is a lifelong process.
E. If you want to succeed, you need prepare well.
F. You must write your goals down on a piece of paper.
G. These steps can help you achieve your goals more easily.
Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to "read" people from another culture as we would "read" someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.
Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of "reading" the other person incorrectly.
1.What does the smile usually mean in America?
A. Love. B. Politeness.
C. Joy. D. Thankfulness.
2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ .
A. show friendliness to strangers
B. be used to hide true feelings
C. be used in the wrong places
D. show personal habits
3.What should we do before attempting(尝试) to "read" people?
A. Learn about their relations with others.
B. Understand their cultural backgrounds.
C. Find out about their past experience.
D. Figure out what they will do next.
4.What would be the best title for the test?
A. Cultural Differences
B. Smiles and Relationship
C. Facial Expressiveness
D. Habits and Emotions
My 
color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
1.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
A. He got an older model than he had expected.
B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.
C. He could have bought it at a lower price.
D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.
2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?
A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels
C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies
3.How does the author sound when telling the story?
A. Curious B. Anxious
C. Cautious D. Humorous
No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the second largest art museum in the nation.
Opening hours:
Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Highlights:
The Modern Wing contains contemporary masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol.
In the Central Hall visitors can view one of the world’s finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940.
The past returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.
Advice for visitors:
Free guided tours are available daily at noon.
Free art-making activities are available for children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm.
Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am – 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museum’s collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces you’ll see in the galleries, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner.
Check out the Lion’s Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for
the young people in your group! Don’t miss it!
Getting there:
You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.
1.In the Modern Wing visitors can see works of ____.
A. Van Gogh. B. Picasso
C. Monet D. Seurat
2.Where can you go if you want to see European homes in the 17th?
A. The Family Room. B. Of Gods and Glamour.
C. Thorne Miniature Rooms. D. The Modern Wing.
3.What can children do at Curious Corner?
A. Hold a birthday party. B. Join the Lion’s Trail tour.
C. Communicate with artists. D. Play with colorful blocks.
