–How do you find your new classmates?
– Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Bruce.
A. none B. no one C. every one D. some one
_______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
A. As B. That C. This D. It
前不久，学校刚刚举办过校园十佳歌手大赛，该活动得到了学校领导的支持,并深受同学们的广泛欢迎。许多同学都亲自去聆听了歌手们的演唱，想必心中一定有了自己崇拜的偶像。请以The basic quality of a good singer为题，根据你对音乐及演唱技巧的理解，对此次歌手大赛做一个大体描述与总体评价。
注意：总词数不超过120词。
提示词汇：Top Ten of singing competition 十佳歌手大赛 n.
Support 支持 n./v.
Be popular with 受……欢迎 v
Adore v. 崇拜
idol偶像 n.
technique/ skill 技巧 n.
Live show 现场秀
Emotion 感情n.
Melody n. 旋律
Rhythm n. 节奏
Imagine waking up to a world where China is the world's leading superpower, astronauts are busy walking on Mars and a brand new political party is ruling the UK? Well, this could be die reality in 14 years if some of the predictions of 100,000 Britons are correct．
The survey asked the people of the UK how they pictured the world in 2025．
Nearly half believe Prince William will be crowned King of England instead of Prince Charles although one in six think the monarchy （君主制度） will have been abolished．A quarter of those surveyed believe a new party will form the government in 2025 although the same number of people think that Labor will be back in power．
On the world stage 60 per cent think China is set to become the world's leading superpower, while a third of us think Great Britain will be made up of four self- governed countries．
Meanwhile technology will have come on in leaps and bounds．Four percent are optimistic that there will be a permanent human base on Mars while one in ten expect a colony of humans to be living in space．More than half questioned in the MSN study predict people will watch all their favorite shows via TV sets hooked up to the Internet．Two - thirds believe cosmetic surgery（整容手术） will have become common place and one in six think we will look after our own health using computers rather than .
But at least we can amuse ourselves with the daily comings and goings of pop singers and reality stars, as more than half thinks that “celebrity（明星）”will be a registered profession.
1.What is the main idea of the text?(less than 10 words)
2.According to the passage, finish the following sentence, （less than 4 words）
The majority of people questioned in the survey believed that China would play___________in the world in 14 years．
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words, （less than 6 words）
4.What did more than 30 percent of the people surveyed think about the UK? （less than 10 words）
5.What does the underlined word in the third paragraph refer to? （less than 8 words）
A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking（搭便车）on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road．The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him．Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop．The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel（方向盘）!
The car started to move very slowly．The man looked at the road and saw a curve （拐弯处）coming his way．Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life．He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel．The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve．Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky car．Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town．In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky．
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car．Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
1.When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man ________
A．felt very curious B．was extremely frightened
C．cried for help D．remained as calm as possible
2.According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?
A．His reasonable behavior． B．His vivid description
C．His plain appearance． D．His honest attitude
3.We can infer from the passage that ________
A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride
B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners
C．the car probably broke down on the way
D．the two young men were familiar with the man
After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter．It Can be nothing more than a penny．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine，a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street．When I’m in New York，I’m a New Yorker．I don’t turn either．Like the natives，I hardly hear a siren(警报)there．
However，at home in my little town in Connecticut，it’s different．The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed．It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us．not the loudest．In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors．I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house．How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．
1.The sound of a coin dropping makes people________
A．think of money B．look at each other
C．pay attention to it D．stop crossing the street
2.The author dislikes whistling because__________
A．he has got tired of it B．it reminds him of tense people
C．he used to be happier D．he doesn’t like workers
3.What kind of sound does the author find pleasant?
A．Tapping sound of his typewriter． B．Clinking sound of keys
C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping． D．Creaking sound of footsteps
4.How does the author feel about sounds in general?
A．They make him feel al home． B．He thinks they should be ignored
C．He prefers silence to loud noises． D．He believes they are part of our life
