Last weekend we went mountain-climbing．Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields and some farm house．We could hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter．At noon we reached top of the mountain．That surprised us most was the beauty of the scenes there．After having a short rest and sharing with the food we had brought, we started going down．It rained even harder．We are wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily．
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1.A number of __________(可能的) buyers have expressed interest in the company and placed orders for some of its products.
2.The car club couldn’t ________（保证）to meet the demands of all its members.
3.T_______ with fear, I made my way to the edge of the crater.
4.It’s ________（不合法的）to park your car here.
5.A woman is p_______ for nine months before a child is born.
6.In fact, _______（压力）isn’t so bad a thing as it is often supposed to be.
7.The man made a ________（陈述）to the police.
8.Under normal ________(情况), these two gases react readily to produce carbon dioxide and water.
9.Child as he is，he has many interests，r_________ from chess to swimming.
10.The little girl was a________ of having failed in the final exam.
A motto is a sentence or a phrase ___1.__ can inspire us especially when we are __2.__ (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help ___3.__.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts ___4.___(work) hard, ___5.___ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself to what I am doing. I write my motto ___6.___ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much ___7.___(confident). My motto also makes me become ___8.___ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.
My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose ___9.__ because a motto can have a great effect ___10.___ you.
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I touch with him. One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my but did not move off. Instead, he looked at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers".
1.A. interestedB.pleasedC.puzzledD. excited
2.A. partiesB.cities C.villagesD. races
3.A. whyB.whichC.howD. when
4.A. togetherB.aroundC.aloneD. apart
5.A. dropB.throwC.moveD. roll
6.A. refusedB.madeC.soughtD. accepted
7.A. paidB.meantC.preservedD. treated
8.A. exploreB.searchC.discoverD. desert
9.A. get throughB.deal withC.come acrossD. take away
10.A. arrivalB.choiceC.effortD. company
11.A. lostB.gainedC.developedD. missed
12.A. statedB.orderedC.decidedD. chose
13.A. attempts B.instructions C.opinions D. arrangements
14.A. anxiouslyB.carelessly C.disappointedly D. fixedly
15.A. familiarly B.strangelyC.fullyD. coldly
16.A. departuresB.monthsC.yearsD. decades
17.A. possibleB.funnyC.hardD. clear
18.A. themB.themselvesC.usD. ourselves
19.A. from B.by C.with D. against
20.A. stillB.otherwiseC.thenD. instead
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office. When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking. Then I noticed his seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker. He has prided himself on his career. 1. I guess I had taken his work for granted.
2. For starters, he was home all the time. It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs. 3. He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic. He asked my brother and me to spend less. I gave up my spending money, which wasn't much. I also found a part-time job.
4. He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him build it. One evening I asked if he needed help. “Only if it doesn't affect school,” he said. I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months.
5. The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties. Now I know that through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B. I can ask for help and take risks. What I have learned from my dad’s understanding of business and his work ethic（信条）are two of the most important lessons I will ever learn. And they will be my principles for success.
A. Providing for our family has been his joy.
B. I made every effort to solve his problems.
C. I began to notice how losing his job had affected him.
D. My father's unemployment created many changes in our lives.
E. After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction.
F. His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career.
G. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot.
Stop Spam!
When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming (发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual (个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. messages B. ideas C. connections D. programs
2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?
A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B. More people in the world communicate by e-mails.
C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
3.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?
A. The business B. The advertiser.
C. The employee D. The consumer.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform.B. To educate. C. To persuade. D. To instruct.
