1 . “Mr. White, what is the meaning of life?” I asked.

The students in the classroom laughed and ______ to leave.

Mr. White held up his hand and asked them to sit down. He looked at me for a long time, wondering ______ I was serious. And he saw from my eyes that I was. “I will answer your question.” the teacher said as be brought out a very small round mirror. And then he went on, “When I was a small child, during the war. I lived in a poor village. One day, on the road, I found the ______ pieces of a mirror. Although I tried to find all the pieces and put them together. I failed. So I kept only the largest. Later, I ______ it round by scratching (打磨) it on a stone. I began to play with it as a toy and became ______ in the fact that I could reflect (反射) light into dark places where the sun would ______ shine. It became a game for me. I have kept the little mirror since then. I would take it out when I am free and continue the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not only a child’s game but a metaphor (暗喻) for what I might do with my life. ______ “light” is truth, understanding and knowledge, I am not the “light” or I can’t give off “light” by ______. I am just a small mirror without fine design and shape. However, ______ what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world—into the black places in the hearts of men—and change ______ in some people. Perhaps others may see and start to do it, too. This is the meaning of my life.”

1.

A．stood up

B．woke up

C．sent up

D．looked up

2.

A．how

B．if

C．that

D．what

3.

A．black

B．huge

C．large

D．broken

4.

A．lost

B．made

C．changed

D．broke

5.

A．happy

B．scared

C．interested

D．amazed

6.

A．always

B．ever

C．usually

D．never

7.

A．Actually

B．Luckily

C．However

D．Suddenly

8.

A．itself

B．himself

C．myself

D．yourself

9.

A．without

B．with

C．about

D．of

10.

A．darkness

B．kindness

C．illness

D．sadness

2 . — Carol, could you tell me______ ?
— I’d like to join the story telling club.

A．that you like the story telling club

B．what club would you like to join

C．is there a story telling club at your school

D．which club you want to join

3 . It started raining at about 6:00 this morning. I _______ at that time.

A．was taking a shower	B．took a shower
C．have taken a shower	D．am taking a shower

4 . The number of the students in our grade is about _______ and _______ of them are girls.

A．nine hundreds；two thirds

B．nine hundreds；two third

C．nine hundred；two thirds

D．nine hundred；two third

5 . —Judy, I won’t go camping with them this weekend.
—If you don’t go, _______.

A．so do I	B．so will I
C．neither do I	D．neither will I

6 . In YUSS, the_______between teachers and students are pretty good. They get on well with each other.

A．protections	B．relations
C．conditions	D．satisfaction

7 . Our teachers and parents always encourage us _______ hard in order to get into the best high school.

A．study

B．studied

C．studying

D．to study

8 . — How long have you had that bike over there?
— _______ two years ago.

A．For

B．About

C．Since

D．Before

9 . The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the fifteenth day of the first Chinese lunar (农历) month. It marks the last day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. It usually falls on some day in February or March.

The Lantern Festival came from ancient times. People got together in the field holding torches (火把) to keep bad animals away. They wished for a good harvest. As time went by, it became a festival for people to get together.

Eating tangyuan is an important tradition of the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan is also known as “yuanxiao”. Tangyuan looks like small balls made of rice flour with sesame, peanuts or something else. People eat tangyuan during the Lantern Festival because eating it shows reunion (团圆) and happiness for the family.

Enjoying lantern lights and solving lantern riddles (谜) have been important and popular activities during the Lantern Festival since the Song Dynasty. People usually hang big or small red lanterns all over the houses, parks, streets and some other public places. They write some riddles whose answers usually contain (含有) good luck and people’s wishes on paper and stick them on the hanging lanterns. If visitors have answers to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answers. If they are right, they will get gifts.

It is very important for Chinese people to spend the Lantern Festival with their family members. So many people choose to return to their work after this festival.

1. People used ________ to keep bad animals away in ancient times.

A．stones	B．torches
C．knives	D．sticks

2. Why do people eat Tangyuan during the Lantern Festival? ________

A．Because it tastes kind of sweet.

B．Because it looks like small balls.

C．Because it’s made of rice flour with sesame and peanuts.

D．Because it shows reunion and happiness for the family.

3. During the Lantern Festival, people usually have the following activities EXCEPT ________.

A．eating tangyuan

B．enjoying lantern lights

C．solving lantern riddles

D．buying gifts for visitors

4. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage? ________

A．Culture.	B．Environment.
C．Technology.	D．Health.

5. Which can be the best title for the passage? ________

A．A Food Festival

B．An Important Celebration

C．The Lantern Festival

D．The Family Reunion

10 . —Is Steve in his office?
—No, he isn’t. He ________ Shanghai to attend a meeting.

A．have been to

B．have gone to

C．has been to

D．has gone to