根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
1.People’s living ____________ (环境，条件) are better than before.
2.Ten _____________ (美元) is enough for me to buy a small present for my little son.
3.I don’t like that picture， ___________(也)， it looks so ugly.
4.You will find a man sitting (紧靠) the window， he is the person you want to talk with.
5.It is raining so hard， so it is ___________(不可能的) for us to play football in the playground.
Mr father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced(宣布): “Get up， you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown， my father， my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said， “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value(珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress(给……留下印象) the person you are working for.
After two years， my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school， we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had gained while working under our father.
Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying， but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money， you probably don’t want to do any better than you are doing.” I answered. In every job， from cutting the grass to washing dishes， I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.
If you work hard enough， you can learn from any job you do.
1.The writer felt proud and cited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought __________.
A. he could cut the grass himself
B. he could make much money
C. he could enjoy sunup and sundown
D. he could help his family
2.The word “message” in the passage probably refers to(指) __________.
A. not leaving leaves behind
B. giving no excuse for your mistakes
C. doing a good job at the very beginning
D. missing things which can be found out
3.When the writer finished high school， maybe he was __________ years old.
A. fourteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. twenty-two
4.Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?
A. Keeping learning from any job you had.
B. Asking no money for work.
C. Finishing work as quickly as possible.
D. Keeping looking for different jobs.
5.The writer probably thinks his father is __________.
A. lazy B. helpful C. careless D. funny
Dear Sir or Madam，
Last Thursday， I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station said sorry to us， but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay (误点) . We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. As a result， I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily， we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we reached King’s Cross， the temperature was over 40°C.
Because of your poor service， I feel you should pay me compensation (赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
David Roberson
1.When did the train leave Glasgow?
A. At 8:00 a.m. B. At 8:40 a.m.
C. At 9:00 a.m. D. At 9:20 a.m.
2.How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By train.
3.How long did David stay on the train?
A. 40 minutes. B. 30 minutes.
C. 70 minutes. D. Over 5 hours.
4.What could David buy on the train?
A. Hot dogs. B. Sandwiches.
C. Soft drinks. D. Hamburgers.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. This is a complaint letter.
B. David was very pleased with the trip.
C. The service of the company was very poor.
D. There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.
House For Sale
Red Rose Garden， Pudong
3-story home， 509 sqm total (总的) land area， 428.8 sqm built-in， 312.2 sqm garden. Asking RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million).
MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021-58609228 Fax: 021-58609728
Job Wanted
Cherry， 24， a shining girl， good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted， hard-working and healthy， and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested， please email me at cherrylf@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket)， 50 yuan/hour on weekdays and 70 yuan/hour on weekends， 120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours on weekends.
Tel : 010-69191617
1.If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese， he or she can __________.
A. call 021-58609228 B. fax 021-58609728
C. email cherrylf@hotmail.com D. telephone 010-69191617
2.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm. B. 428.8 sqm. C. 312.2 sqm. D. 80.2 sqm.
3.Where is Cherry working now?
A. Shanghai. B. Guangzhou. C. Beijing. D. Pudong.
4.If he goes skiing on __________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park， Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.
A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday
5.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays， how much money will you pay at least?
A. 138 yuan B. 200 yuan C. 208 yuan D. 280 yuan
Electronic books have changed the way many people read for . Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.
More than students go to the public schools in Fairfax County， Virginia， outside Washington. Last year， the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year， middle schools and high schools changed printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes.
“I mean， it’s just a regular textbook， except it’s got it all online.” says Luke Rosa， a history teacher at Falls Church High School.
Peter Noonan， an assistant superintendent(主管) of schools says， “The world’s changing . And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that .”
“Digital books also cost than printed textbooks，” he says， “Usually it’s between fifty and seventy dollars a textbook for each student， which adds up to about eight million dollars for all of our students in Fairfax County. In fact， we have bought all of the online textbooks for our students for just under six million dollars.”
Social studies teacher Michael Bambara says the e-book he uses in his government class is better than a(an) textbook. It has materials for students different levels of reading skills…
1.A. pleased B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleasure
2.A. one hundred seventy-five thousand B. one hundred seventy-five thousands
C. one hundred and seventy-five thousand D. one hundred and seventy-five thousands
3.A. into B. from C. with D. along
4.A. like B. liking C. liked D. likely
5.A. at times B. at all times C. at that time D. at the same time
6.A. is happened B. will happen C. are happening D. have been happened
7.A. more expensive B. cheaper C. more D. less
8.A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought
9.A. online B. printed C. digital D. electronic
10.A. with B. have C. who has D. they have
— I’m going on a trip to Japan after the exam.
— Really? __________!
A. Have a nice time B. OK
C. Congratulations D. It’s nice of you
