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Thanks for your letter. You are describing a common problem experiencing by students all over China. What you already know, the competition to get into a good university or college is very fierce, and that by turn means a heavy study load for students. I know that this can feel like terrible burden at times, but my advices to you is to keep on studying as your hard work will pay for in the end.
In the meanwhile, do you best to relax. Proper rest and relaxation are extreme important. Although I know that you are very busy, but yet I want you to try to set some time aside after class and at the weekends such that you can unwind properly.
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Nowadays, millions 1. lonely singles are now going online instead. 2. World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker（媒人）.
Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet 3. (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. 4. (use) dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to 5. and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make 6. easy to avoid someone 7. you are not interested in. In the real world, 8. , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online 9. (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just 10. (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to _________ . Now she was Portia, a strong–willed _________ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing _________ from her.
_________ , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She _________being in front of other people. She was very __________ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to _________ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making _________ friends. She had excellent grades, _________ she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and _________ her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to _________ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the _________ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you _________ do it. The trick is to look past the _________ to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the _________ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, _________ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she _________ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new _________ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she _________ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the _________ was hers.
1.A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report
2.A. member B. actress C. player D. character
3.A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly
4.A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all
5.A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted
6.A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient
7.A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract
8.A. few B. a few C. several D. many
9.A. or B. so C. for D. but
10.A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded
11.A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn
12.A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade
13.A. can B. must C. may D. should
14.A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear
15.A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance
16.A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving
17.A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore
18.A. considerationB. description C. selection D. understanding
19.A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered
20.A. part B. play C. speech D. position
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。
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. __1.___. Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today, Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. __2.__ He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847. Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business. This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention. After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals. Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners. At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. __3.___When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets (铆钉). This made the pants last a long time. Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent. _4.___.
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. __5.__ The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.
A. As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.
B. Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.
C. He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.
D. However, he did not get much business for those products.
E. He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry.
F. Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.
G. As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.
The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim, chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. How to make friendship last for ever
C. You are who your friends are
D. Friends are the most important in one’s success
2.The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.
A. they’ll push you ahead
B. they’ll influence you
C. they’ll cover your shortcomings
D. they’ll help you achieve your goal
3.The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.
A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor
B. people have poor taste in music
C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing
D. young people have greater chances of succeeding
4.The passage is mainly written for ______.
A. musicians B. managers
C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed
BUS SERVICE
New York City — Brennan, New Jersey (Trip time: 30 minutes each way) Timetable
●Buses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter (此后) until 11:30 pm. (7 days a week).
●Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to10:40 p.m. (7 days a
week).
●Evening rush hours(5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) buses leave the Railway Station, New York every 15 minutes
(Monday — Friday).
●Holidays: buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction.
All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York, or at the Brennan Station Window
before boarding buses.
1.What time does a bus leave New York for Brennan every Thursday?
A. 10:20 a.m. B. 6:30 a.m.
C. 6:45 p.m. D. 4:40 p.m.
2.Which is the latest bus you should take from Brennan if you have to arrive at the Railway Station, New York before 4:00 p. m. on Monday?
A. The 3:20 p. m bus B. the 3:00 p. m bus
C. The 3:30 p. m bus D. The 3:40 p. m bus
3.What time does a bus leave Brennan for New York on Christmas Day?
A. 1:00 p. m B. 9:40 a. m
C. 3:15 p. m D. 8:30 a. m
