1.The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _______.
A. educate the public on protecting the environment
B. discuss global warming and other environmental problems
C. explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment
D. learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?
A. It will last a week and the halls will be open 11 hours a day.
B. You can send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh for more information.
C. Each hall charges the same amount of money as the other.
D. Lectures in Hall 1 will be given by university students.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
1.A. as B. unless C. until D. though
2.A. chose B. agreed C. meant D. hoped
3.A. continued B. settled C. changed D. started
4.A. saying B. plan C. belief D. idea
5.A. right B. ability C. chance D. patience
6.A. looking B. going C. cheering D. applying
7.A. strengths B. knowledge C. courage D. competence
8.A. attending B. preparing C. enjoying D. watching
9.A. worse B. later C. less D. further
10.A. committed B. separated C. embarrassed D. confused
11.A. Interestingly B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Hopefully
12.A. try B. act C. rely D. focus
13.A. want B. do C. know D. support
14.A. steps B. rules C. orders D. games
15.A. part B. roles C. mind D. value
16.A. movement B. operation C. process D. situation
17.A. improved B. expressed C. preserved D. recognized
18.A. dreaming B. playing C. hiding D. relaxing
19.A. to B. for C. with D. by
20.A. lucky B. happy C. satisfied D. sure
--Susan is so hard-working that she has won a third scholarship.
--Just as a proverb goes “____________.”
A. Make hay while the sun shines
B. No pain, no gain.
C. The early bird catches the worm.
D. Once bitten, twice shy.
I _________ returning to the train station and spending the rest of the day in the waiting room. Life is no fun without a companion to share it with.
A. ended up B. took up C. led to D. stick to
-- I think you should phone Jenny and _____ her for what you did.
-- No way. It is her fault. I’ll never ______ her for what she has done to my parents.
A. apologize; forgive B. apologize to; forgive
C. forgive; apologize D. apologize to; forgave
The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, _______ the basis of these friendships.
A. in terms of B. regardless of
C. in favor of D. ahead of
