If he ____ my advice , he wouldn’t have lost his job.
A. follow B. should follow
C. had followed D. would follow.
They ______the plan because it was very practical
A. resisted B. agreed
C. refused D. adopted
A passenger has been fined almost 
550 after he was caught without a train ticket—that would have cost just 2.80.
Nicky Haywood，from Nottingham，was found guilty of travelling on an East Midlands train from Nottingham to Newstead without a ticket.
The 27yearold，who did not appear for his hearing at Nottingham Magistrates Court(地方法庭)，is now being made to pay the price—which is almost 200 times the original price—for the 20 minute journey.
According to the Nottingham Post，Magistrates have ordered Haywood to pay a 220 fine，302 in costs，a 22 government surcharge(追加费用) and the 2.80 fare.
Senior conductor，Yvonne Clay was working on the day of the incident，according to the Nottingham Post.
The newspaper reported that she said Haywood had got on the train without a ticket，though he had the chance to buy one from both vending machines and booking offices on the platform.
She said，“He offered a Solo Electron card but we could not take that on the train.I informed him with a notice to pay.He gave his name and address and had 21 days to pay the fare.”
Even though he was given three weeks to pay the 2.80，a payment from Haywood was not received.
1.How much should Nicky Haywood pay according to the court?
A. 2.80. B. 544.
C. 550. D. 546.8.
2.Nicky Haywood can buy a ticket from .
A. convenience shops B. booking offices
C. the conductor D. the court
3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Nicky Haywood was heading to Nottingham in this incident.
B. The conductor didn’t inform him to pay the ticket.
C. Nicky Haywood offered a card but it couldn’t be used on that train.
D. If Nicky Haywood had been given some days after the incident，he would have paid the ticket.
4.Which of the following can best describe Nicky Haywood?
A. Welleducated. B. Responsible.
C. Dishonest. D. Mean.
Old age may not sound exciting.But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty.In fact，they say by the age of eightyfive，people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States.The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008.At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eightyfive.The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness，sadness and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study.His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twentytwo and twentyfive.The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older.However，women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older.One theory is that，as people grow older，they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings.They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world，or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children，being unemployed or being single.But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and wellbeing related to age.
1.According to the survey of The Gallup Organization，people are most likely to become happier .
A. when they are between ages of 18 and 85
B. when they come to their old age
C. when they are in their twenties
D. when they are eighteen years old
2.According to Arthur Stone，old people .
A. have a positive attitude toward their life
B. can control their behaviors better
C. dream about good things every day
D. have earned a large amount of money
3.From the last paragraph we can know that .
A. you must be worried if you have young children
B. health has nothing to do with your age
C. you can be happy even if you are still single
D. happiness depends on your family and job
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Getting Older Means Getting Happier
B. The Young Are Happier Than the Old
C. The Younger，the Happier
D. Women Are Easier to Happy in Life
A man worked in a post office.His job was to handle(处理) all ______ that had unclear addresses.One day he came across a letter which was ______ to God.He opened it and it ______，“Dear God，I am an 83yearold woman and I live on a very small pension(养老金)．Yesterday someone stole my ______.There was a hundred dollars in it，which was all the money I had ______ until my next pension comes.Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day，and I have invited my last two friends for ______.Without that money，I have ______ to buy food with.I have no family to ______，and you are my only ______.Can you please help me？” The man was ______，and went around showing the letter to all the other workers.Each of them ______ their wallets and donated a few dollars.By the time he ______ his showing，he had collected 96 dollars.______then he sent it to the old woman.Thanksgiving Day came and went.The workers _______forgot about it.Then one day，there came another letter from the old lady to God.All the ______ gathered around when the letter was ______.It read，“Dear God，how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me？Because of your kindness，I was able to ______ a lovely dinner for my friends.We had a very ______ day，and I told my friends about your ______ gift.Thank you very much！” Seeing this，all the workers felt ______ with the nice thing they had done.They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
1.A. stamps B. money C. mail D. postcards
2.A. spoken B. written C. recorded D. pointed
3.A. noticed B. talked C. read D. told
4.A. clothes B. purse C. house D. food
5.A. borrowed B. wished C. paid D. left
6.A. dinner B. fun C. business D. picnic
7.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8.A. live in B. live on C. turn to D. turn back
9.A. family B. hope C. friend D. partner
10.A. excited B. amazed C. surprised D. moved
11.A. gained B. earned C. searched D. explored
12.A. finished B. planned C. started D. toured
13.A. Or B. As C. And D. But
14.A. gradually B. usually C. especially D. easily
15.A. friends B. workers C. officers D. guests
16.A. sent B. replied C. accepted D. opened
17.A. bring B. choose C. prepare D. enjoy
18.A. nice B. strange C. common D. formal
19.A. traditional B. wonderful C. expensive D. extra
20.A. annoyed B. confident C. pleased D. hopeful
假如你是李华。你的美国笔友 即将随其父母来中国，并中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问 有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下: 1 历史悠久。2 中国人独有的传统节日。 3 家庭团圆。4 共进晚餐。 5 吃月饼。 6 赏月。
要求: 1 词数100 左右。 2 可适当添加细节。 3 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here.
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Yours,
Li Hua
