In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .
A. want to be as rich as their neighbours
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to .
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours
3.Arthur used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because it is .
A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States
C. his neighbour’s name D. not a good name
4.According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B. interesting
C. impossible D. good
Hello, Listeners. Welcome to Henton Hospital Radio. Before our music program at four, I’m going to repeat some of our hospital rules.
The hospital can sleep 800 patients. There’re 8 beds in each ward (病房). The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. But 
remember only two people can see you at the same time. Sorry about that, but you can see what would happen if we didn’t have these rules.
The other rules are about our hours. We start quite early—you might not be used to that. We wake you at 6 o’clock, and breakfast is at 8 o’clock, lunch is at noon.
There’s tea at 3:30 and supper is at 6 o’clock.
You can see the non-smoking sign — we don’t allow smoking in the wards. I’m sure you understand why. However, if you do need to smoke, there are some smoking rooms where it is allowed.
You will find the radio switch (开关) on the wall near your bed, with your own headphones, if you want to listen. It’s our own hospital radio wishing you a quick recovery (康复).
1.Who do you think the listeners might be?
A. Patients. B. Visitors.
C. Doctors D. Nurses
2.How many wards are there in this hospital?
A. 8 B. 80
C. 100 D. 800
3.Which is Not allowed in the hospital?
A. Listening to the hospital radio. B. Visiting patients in the morning.
C. Smoking in smoking-rooms. D. Getting up early in the morning.
4.What program will follow this radio talk?
A. Hospital rules. B. A weather report.
C. A free talk. D. A music program.
假定你是李华。你所在的校乒乓球队正在招收新队员。请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：
1. 球队活动；
2. 报名方式及截止日期。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I look at this picture of myself. I realize of how fast time flies. I had grown not only physically.and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was took, I entered my second year of high school and become a new member of the school music club. Around me in picture are the things they were very important in my life at that time,car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kings of cars and planes,playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memories of your high school days.
She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike school friends ,16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 1. (rest). Instead, she is earning $6, 500 a day as 2. model in New York.
Sarah 3. (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter 44, want her to give up school to model fulltime. But Sarah, 4. has taken part in shows along with top models wants 5. (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty she is determined to carry on with her 6. (educate).
She has turned down several 7. (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree 8. engineering or architecture.
Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 9. (come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is 10. (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more."
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But __41_ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Candian ___42___ .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their 43 ended and he did not want her ticket to 44 . The ticket had a strict no-transfer（不可转让） 45 , but since passport information was not required when 46 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can
47 it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 48 a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his 49 on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the 50 passports, “More 51 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 52 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of 53 , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 54 their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not 55 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 56 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 57 the ticket and travel on her own.
The 58 is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before 59 in Toronto on January 8. He said the 60 woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
1.A.benefits B.deposits C.retrictions D.examinations
2.A.orgin B.passport C.accent D.firend
3.A.holiday B.marriage C.dream D.relationship
4.A.go to waste B.come to mind C. go no sale D.come into effect
5.A.policy B.order C.parment D.schedule
6.A.applying B.booking C.checking D.bargaining
7.A.use B.borrow C.choose D.buy
8.A.sacrifice B.express C.experience D.provide
9.A.answer B.advice C.offer D.comment
10.A.same B.right C.now D.real
11.A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing
12.A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing
13.A. touch B. question C. date D. control
14.A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting
15.A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
16.A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
17.A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide
18.A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting
19. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying
20.A.honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky
