In modern society, it is necessary for middle school students to take part in academic activities and enrich their knowledge. There are many academic clubs that students can participate in. Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.

Mathcounts Club

    Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level. Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements.

Envirothon

    The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography. The ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics. Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.

Future Problem Solvers

    Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. Teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process. Teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition.

Builders Club

    Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service. Each Builders Club is co-sponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the Year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc.

    Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. The clubs that join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond.

1.The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose        .

    A. Mathecounts Club                                   B. Builders Club

    C. Future Problem Solvers           D. Envirothon

2.Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club?

    A. To be successful in science careers.

    B. To enjoy solving future problems.

    C. To perform community service.

    D. To study wildlife and soils.

3.What is the common feature of the four clubs?

    A. Competitions                     B. Sponsorship

    C. Scientific researches            D. Teamwork.

4.The passage mainly talks about         .

    A. the state academic competitions B. middle school clubs

    C. extra – curricular activities   D. the gifted students

 

 

Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few times a year when we can see each other.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didn’t want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.

I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship，but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the ultimate test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.

1.In the writer’s opinion, her friend ________.

   A. was a girl with no self-respect

   B. could find a better boyfriend

   C. was brave enough to stick to her own choice

   D. didn’t value the writer’s suggestion

2.What did the writer worry about?

   A. She would lose the friendship with her.

   B. Her friend’s parents would be worried about their daughter.

   C. Her friend would get into great trouble with the boy.

   D. Her friend’s boyfriend would be in great trouble.

3.We may learn from Paragraph 3 that the writer ________.

   A. didn’t want to go anywhere else

   B. hated her friend’s hanging with her boyfriend

C. couldn’t believe that her friend’s choice was acceptable

   D. doubted whether she could in any way help her friend

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

   A. Friendship starting from childhood is not reliable.

   B. Friendship is a cure for any injury in life.

   C. Friendship should be everlasting once begun.

   D. Friendship can have magical power in life.

 

 

    Liverpool, with its half a million citizens, is a big city. It's a city with variety and options.

    Every year, tourists from all over the world go to Liverpool, most of whom head straight for the stadium to catch the city's two football teams in action. Liverpool and Everton are both world－famous clubs with fans from all corners of the World, as well as a good number of home grown supporters.

    Another big draw to the city is the four local boys. Paul, John, George and Ringo, collectively famous as The Beatles. The pop group first put Liverpool on the world map in the 1960s. The Beatles Story, situated at the Albert Dock, is a huge draw for fans, and you'll find the Beatles shop and ever－popular Cavern Club, the “birthplace of the perfect Four”, in the Cavern Quarter of the city. Fans can also join one of the coach trips around the sights associated with the band, from the houses they grew up in, to the places including Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields.

    But Liverpool is about more than music and sport. It is rich in history, with some of the most shocking architecture in the UK. The city has two great cathedrals: Anglican－the largest of its kind in Europe; and the more modern－styled Metropolitan. The famous waterfront, with the Pierhead and the Albert Docks, is also worth a visit. Many of the city's great museums are situated here, including the Walker Art Gallery, the Liverpool Maritime Museum, and the Tate Gallery, which is home to the largest modern art collection in the North. The nightlife in the city also has a lot to offer. With more than 250 bars, pubs and restaurants, there is always something for everyone to do in Liverpool. Music, museums, shopping, history, pubs and bars——it's all there. It is the world in one city, a place truly deserving of the Capital of Culture title.

1.Liverpool and Everton are        clubs.

A. architecture      B. music            C. tourist          D. football

2.What made Liverpool first known to the world?

A. The Beatles Story.                        B. Cavern Club.

C. The Beatles.                          D. The Beatles shop.

3.Compared with Metropolitan, the cathedral Anglican is       .

A. more traditional                          B. more shocking

C. better－known                         D. smaller

4.Why does the author say “It is the world in one city” in the last paragraph?

A. Liverpool belongs to the world.

B. Liverpool is world famous now.

C. Liverpool owns lots of museums well－known in the world.

D. Liverpool is a lively city with various cultures.

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

With the development of society, hiring qualified people is becoming more and more difficult. Employers who can 1prejudice from the process will surely gain a big advantage 2his opponents.

As a manager, Miss Tiffany is 3for interviewing applicants for some of the 4with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the 5never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little 6because she liked the person on the whole.

He had a perfect resume and gave good 7to her questions,8the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her _9choice. “It wasn’t until I 10a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved 11was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 12_ in a family where 13for those in authority was shown by avoiding your eyes.

“Attending the diversity workshop helped me  14how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with employees,  15making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I  16from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to  17_ .”

“I was just _18by the lack of eye contact, not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”

Many of us have had similar problems with 19we consider as different. As the world is becoming smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to 20our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.

1.A. replace            B. remove           C. refresh              D. recover

2.A. of             B. above                C. over             D. on

3.A. desperate      B. responsible          C. ready                D. punctual

4.A. positions      B. businesses           C. conditions           D. trades

5.A. employer       B. opponent         C. client               D. candidate

6.A. disappointed       B. excited          C. worried          D. annoyed

7.A. Suggestions        B. Responses            C. impressions          D. comments

8.A. so             B. and              C. or               D. but

9.A. first          B. immediate            C. second               D. careless

10.A. closed            B. started              C. attended         D. organized

11.A. politely          B. carelessly           C. skillfully           D. differently

12.A. raised            B. found                C. treated              D. adopted

13.A. concern           B. envy             C. respect              D. sympathy

14.A. imagine           B. realize              C. predict              D. expect

15.A. other than        B. rather than          C. more than            D. less than

16.A. cut away      B. put away         C. gave away            D. took away

17.A. misunderstandings B. shortcomings C. faults               D. mistakes

18.A. impressed     B. confused         C. refused          D. depressed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

19.A. behaviors     B. words                C. habits               D. thoughts

20.A. ignore            B. express          C. limit                D. expand

 

 I’m not sure whether everything can be added into my journal, such as my thoughts, or a commentary on a movie.______, I waste a lot of time to consider what I should write.

A. As a matter of fact                                  B. As a whole

C. As a consequence                                     D. As follows

 

 Girls, do you want to be fashionable? _______ each issue of 'In Magazine', the most famous fashion magazine in the world!

A. Keep an eye out for                B. Keep an eye on C. Have an eye on    D. Have an eye for

 

 Though the NMET is drawing near day by day, I still find I have so much to learn , to revise, to memorize and to analyze but without enough time. Oh, dear, everything seems to be____.

A. in a row        B. in a mess       C. in a mass      D. in a queue

 

 To keep Chinese economy going on, the government has established an employment service system for _____ jobless urban residents, and for older laid-off and unemployed persons.

A. badly off       B. well off        C. cut off        D. paid off

 

 The sense of beauty that Zhouzhuang gave me lies in its pace of life, which ____ remains her own sense of time in close proximity to a modern but busy city: waters there are flowing the total time , quiet and slow.

A. constantly      B. eventually      C. universally    D. stubbornly

 

 Financial markets will be disturbed as ______ business adjusts its working approaches and policies from an assumption of 3-3.5% potential output growth.

A. compulsory      B. conventional    C. contradictory  D. contemporary

 

 Unwilling to wake up her sound sleeping husband, she ______ a note, telling him that she would come back very late, and put it under his pillow.

A. made            B. played          C. struck         D. scratched

 

 With the housing price going up and up, even far beyond the public’s affordability,  more and more people ______ the government take more strict measures over the second mortgage. 

A. advocate        B. claim           C. promote        D. allocate

 

 Returning from Italy, he told us a lot of _______ about the Leaning Tower of Pisa, especially some tales about it and the present government’s efforts to save it from collapse.

A. interests       B. anecdotes       C. rumors         D. assessments

 

 While having lunch with a friend recently, we got into a _____ that is pretty frequent in China about morning greeting.

A. conversation    B. conservation    C. reservation    D. criterion

 

 

   假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按照要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：

1．乐观的人生态度； 2.努力学习； 3. 参加体育锻炼。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3.开头已经给出

    We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things. ________________________________________________________________

 

 

   Astronauts’ meals have come a long way from the free-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes of decades ago，now US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the moon．

   Scientists say they are looking forward to a time when residents of future lunar or even Martian outsteps will be able to dine on fresh vegetables．Paragon Space Development Corporation has unveiled what it called the first step toward growing flowers——and eventually food—on the moon.

   This is a sealed greenhouse that looks like a bell jar encased in a 46-cm triangular aluminium frame(三角铝框架)．It is designed to safely land a laboratory plant on the lunar surface，and protect it while it grows．

   The miniature greenhouse is to be launched into space by Odyssey Moon Ltd, a participant in the Google Lunar X Prize. This competition offers $20 million to any entrant(参加者) who can launch，land and operate a rover（漫游）on the lunar surface.

   Paragon officials say future testing of the“Lunar Oasis”will be driven by Odyssey’s flight schedule，which will not happen until 2012 at the earliest．

   When it does lift off the greehouse will contain the seeds of Brassica, a hardy plant related to Brussels sprouts and cabbage．Because Brassica goes from seed to flower in just 14 days，it can complete its life cycle in a single lunar night

   “Colonizing the Moon or Mars seems so far away，but it is important that we do this research now，” Paragon president Jane Poynter said．

    “It takes a long time to get a lot of research，and to get integrated，reliable efficient systems before colonists move in．”she said．

1.The article is written mainly to _________.

    A. predict the astronauts’meals in the future

    B. introduce an experiment“Lunar Oasis’’

    C. tell us the future development of astronomy

    D. focus on the human’s great progress

2.The article implies that __________.

    A. astronauts ean grow flowers in space at present

    B. Paragon and NASA will carry out the test separately

    C. Lunar Oasis is a series of experiments carried out in space

    D. the earliest testing of the Lunar Oasis may be in 2012

3.The underlined word “colonists”in the last paragraph probably has the meaning of _______.

    A. plants    B. wild beasts    C. human beings   D. scientists

4.The seeds of Brassica will be contained in the greenhouse mainly because _______.

    A. their life cycle is much shorter

    B. they are more nutritious than other food

    C. they are related to Brussels sporouts and cabbage

    D. they are very delicious

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

If someone asks you how you can make you always 5._______

happy, you will perhaps find rather difficult to give him   6._______

a proper answer．Did you remember the old saying“No    7._______

human being can really happy who is not giving or trying    8._______

to give happiness to others”? If you will always think of  9._______

taking more from others and give them less，you won’t be   10._______

able to have happiness in your life even you are very rich. 11._______

Here’s an article for you. If each of you follow it, there 12._______

will be all end of many unhappy days of yours．So you should    13._______

learn to give up your own interests when necessarily to do so.  14._______

 

 

The Harvard Student-led Walking Tour

Let a student show you Harvard···on a free walking tour．

   We welcome our neighhours to stop by the Harvard University Events＆Information Centre, located in the Holyoke Centre Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge．

   Let a student take you and your family, school，or organization on an engaging，hour-long free historical tour of the Harvard Campus. The tours leave from the Events＆Infomlation Centre．Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibition and programmers on campus, you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present.

Sehedule of Tours

    Tours leave the Events＆Information Centre at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday through the academic year (February 4 through May 2；September 23 through December 16). Summer tours (June 24 through August 15) are offered at 10 a.m., 11:15a.m.，2 p.m.，and 3:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday．Reservations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events＆Information Centre at (617) 495—1573 or emailing icenter@ camail. harvard，edu．Tours are suspended March 23 through April 2 for Spring Break, May 3 through June 23 for Spring intercession(祷告)，and August 16 through September 22 for Summer intercession．

    NOTE：Prospective(未来的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admission office, located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge．From April through August，the Admissions staff conducts an information session at l0 a. m.，followed by an 11 a. m. tour．Monday through Friday On Saturdays．there is no information session but the 11 a．m．tour is still scheduled．Another session is held year round at 2 p. m. with a 3 p. m. tour following．For more information on tours for prospective students，please call at(617)495—1551．

Harvard University Events＆Information Centre

Location：Holyoke Centre Arcade．1350 Massachusetts Avenue，Cambridge MA 02138

Phone：(617)495—1573

1.A person can join in a tour at ________ on Saturday through the academic year．

    A. 10 a.m.      B. 2 p.m.      C. 11:15 a.m.    D. 3:15 p.m.

2.If you want to go for an information session, you can go on _________.

    A. May 2       B. June 23     C. August 20    D. September 1

3.A student who wants an information session may _______ for more information．

    A. call(617)495—1573               B. call(617)495—1551

    C. email icenter@ camail. harvard, edu  D. go to the Events＆Information Centre

4.The above advertisement is mainly intended for ____________.

    A. foreign visitors                  B. freshmen

    C. high school students              D. those living near Harvard University

 

 

    Depression(抑郁症)is a serious problem today. Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars. One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread, costly and deadly”. Depression hits one person in five around the world.

   Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated, studies show that depression is a problem among everyone．Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the world’s population will be suffering from a serious depression．

   Suicide(自杀) rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large．and suffers were four times more likely to have heart attacks．People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work productively.

   Depression，which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因)，brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate—making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently．

   Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese’s inability to face it．Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy．Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．

   “Most patients in China just don’t get help，”a Chinese doctor says．“In my hospital，I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning，and just have time to say ‘Hello，how do you feel? ’ ”

  In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，because they fear that their boss would fire them．

   “In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it, because they feel the most secure about themselves．”an American doctor says.

   Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment.

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

    A. It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression．

    B. Depression brings great problems to its suffers in their life and work．

    C. Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．

    D. The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression．

2.Compared to normal people，depressed people are likely to be_________.    ‘

A. very unconfident and often absent-minded

B. easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks

C. working efficiently and productively

D. either weak or lazy

3.Depression becomes more serious in China because of _________.

A. the understanding of the problem   

B. the lack of treatment and doctors

C. their unwillingness to tell it to their boss

D. the doctors’careless work

4.What can we infer from the passage?

    A . People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists．

    B. The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed．

C. More and more patients will turn to specialists for help

D. Western people are braver than Chinese people

 

 

    The trend in everyday conversation is to use grandiose(夸大的) words. “Outstanding”is new “good,” “amazing” is the new “OK,” and “huge” is the new “big”.

    I was in a restaurant in Washington D．C．last weekend and every question I asked was answered with exaggeration．

    Me：How is the salmon?

    Sever：Fantastic!

    Me：Does it come with rice?

    Sever：Absolutely!

    Would a “good” and a “Yes” have been enough? Of course!

    My father is an average-sized man．He hasn’t gained weight or height for the past 30 years. Therefore, his size remains the same．However，in the same amount of time，his T-shirt size has gone from small to medium to large to extra large．

    The reason for the exaggerated word is clear：we are bored with our lives．We want the next—next thing now．Immediately!

    And we also want others to think that we still care，that we can still be delighted，that we know that everything is just great．Even when deep inside we know it can’t be．Everything can’t be great．

    I’m not a scientist，so many methods of proof leave little to be desired，or a lot to be desired，or an immensity(无限)．   

    Listen to the voices around you．Listen to your own voices．There is nothing on the radio that is good or bad，weather is either beautiful or horrible．

    Listen，the next time when someone asks you something and you agree，because when you could simply say “yes”, instead you will say “absolutely’’or “without doubt”or “Oh，yeah，unquestionably---absolutely without doubt. ”

    Have people forgotten what it is like to be OK? Simply OK with what they have and who they are?If everything is outstanding，if everything is the most amazing thing ever，is anything ever amazing at all?

1.By telling his experience in the restaurant，the author intends to __________.

    A. show his interest in exaggerated words

    B. prove that exaggerated words are widely used

    C. blame the restaurant for using exaggerated words

    D. tell us the food in the restaurant is extremely good

2.What do we know about the author’s father?

    A. He has gained height and is now a tall man．

B. He likes following the fashion in clothing．

C. His weight is getting greater and greater．

D. The size of his T-shirt is described in exaggerated words．

3.So many people like using exaggerated words because __________.

    A. they are not satisfied with being normal

    B. they don’t want to be looked down upon by others

    C. they want to be different from others

    D. they are brave in telling their true feelings

4.According to the passage，if you approve of something，you’d better say “ _______”.

    A. fantastic        B. perfect         C. OK       D. absolutely

 

 

   Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly．

   The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration．Some children get a weekly allowance．Others get a monthly allowance．

   In any case, parents should make clear what，if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money．At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget．Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance．

   The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving．Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronics．Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home．These jobs are a normal part of family life．

    Paying children to do extra work around the house，however，can be useful．It can even provide an understanding of how a business works．

    Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money．They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want．Or they can save it.

    Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice．You have to cut costs and plan for the future．Requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing．Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.

A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.

    Compouding works by paying interest on interest．So，for example，one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second years，the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents，and so on. That may not seem like a lot．But over time it adds up．

1.Giving an allowance, parents should consider all the following EXCEPT ______.

A. how much the child should get each time 

B. whether the child has made a budget

C. where the money really goes

D. how often a child can get it

2.The author of the passage holds the opinion that _________.

    A. what children learn by handling allowances may be beneficial in the future

    B. children can learn to set up their own business with their allowances

    C. keeping allowances in the bank is the best choice for children

    D. it is not a good idea to pay children for housework at home

3.The underlined words “compound interest” in the passage probably mean ________.

    A. increasing curiosity to learn how to make more money

    B. stronger power to hold one’s attention to saving money

    C. money paid by the bank on your original money and the gain from it

    D. the sum of money that you earn from keeping your money in the bank

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Be Generous to Pay Your Children．   

B. Be Wise to Avoid Financical Mistakes．

C. Saving Allowances Does Good to Children．

D. Allowances Help Children Learn about Money．

 

 

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not asking if you   1lots of good times.   2we should laugh during the happy times. But do you also laugh during the   3times?

    Erma Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that   4a more serious topic：  5in children．Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns   6life lessons from them. She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to   7.

    She   8the experience of 15--year--old Jessica from Burlinton．Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to   9a prosthesis(假肢)．Jessica tells about playing   10. She kicked the ball   11and it flew off in one   12while her artificial leg flew into another．She fell on the   13and laughed.

    Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer，but she laughed about handling the__ 14of it. And her laughter helped her a deal.

    There is the story of 17--year--old Betsy. She   15her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy(化疗). As   16，she dropped her hospital gown and，wearing only her birthday suit，  17onto the table and waited．The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought，but   18painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident．And like Jessica, her   19to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult thing a young person can endure—cancer.

    Do you find plenty of   20for laughter? You can if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times.

Survivors know how to laugh．If you can laugh even when the going is rough，you’ll make it. And you’ll smile at the end.

1.A. lose   B. miss C. experience   D. laugh

2.A. Of course  B. In addition  C. At first D. First of all

3.A. ordinary       B. difficult    C. pleasant D. usual

4.A. connected  B. reported C. referred D. covered

5.A. cancer B. disability   C. illness  D. laughter

6.A. serious    B. important    C. careful  D. thoughtful

7.A. cry    B. shout    C. laugh    D. face

8.A. describes  B. learns   C. keeps    D. imagines

9.A. put    B. have C. wear D. make

10.A. basketball    B. badminton    C. volleyball   D. soccer

11.A. gently    B. hard C. slightly D. straightly

12.A. way   B. method   C. direction    D. point

13.A. floor B. table    C. chair    D. bed

14.A. causes    B. results  C. process  D. ends

15.A. fought    B. took C. made D. pushed

16.A. common    B. often    C. before   D. usual

17.A. climbed   B. lay      C. jumped   D. sat

18.A. also  B. rather   C. already  D. almost

19.A. strengh   B. willingness  C. ability  D. confidence

20.A. times B. places   C. days D. moments

 

 Helen devoted herself _______ to her research and became a top scientist in the field of applied physics. 

   A. seriously          B. extremely           C. entirely      D. strictly

 

 Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical，and this special chemical，

__________，affects our brains，making us feel happy.

   A. in turn            B. in particular         C. in advance    D. in short

 

 Everyone must have known the death of the waitress，________?

   A. must they          B. mustn't they        C. haven't they   D. have they

 

 ----Tony is such a selfish person.

   ----I agree. Never again _________ with him.

   A. 1 will deal         B. I do deal          C. will I deal      D. do I deal

 

 After driving for 20 miles，Jackson realized that he _______ in the wrong direction.

   A. was driving        B. drove           C. had been driving  D. had driven

 

 ---Do you think it wise for Chinese parents to try to do everything for their children?

   ---No, that’s ________ they are mistaken.

   A. when             B. where           C. what           D. how

 

 In a sport team each player has a clear role，and there are few ______when members are uncertain of their roles.

   A. occasions          B. positions          C. chances      D. situations

 

 There is no love like ______ of the parents for their child.

   A . that               B. those            C. the one       D. the ones

 

 In only 10 years，our province has been _____ into an advanced industrial province.

   A. transformed        B. entered           C. regarded      D. issued