1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.   

Bob’s problems began during his formative years. His parents got divorced when he was young, and neither of his parents wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he     1     (bring) up by a foster family chosen by a social worker in the community.

Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict authoritarian and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict upbringing, and by the time he was eight years old, he     2     (run) wild, stealing from shops and playing truant. When he reached adolescence, sometime around his thirteenth birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged     3     juvenile crimes. The judge blamed his foster parents,     4     (explain) that children needed responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father didn’t agree with the judge and objected to this, pointing out that Bob’s two brothers and sister were well-adjusted children who behaved at home and worked well at school.

This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system.     5     it is true that parents should not be too lenient with children by letting them do     6     they want,     7     too over-protective by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern nuclear family     8     the child has only its mother and father to rely on or the single-parent family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard     9     (support) their dependents.     

In fact, many people believe that we     10     return to traditional family values and the extended family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.

2 . A cure for the future in the past?

For over fifty years, the people of Britain have relied on the welfare state to make sure they have adequate health services. But now the National Health Service is sick. Government _____ and underfunding are forcing hospitals to close, and waiting lists for treatment are getting longer. Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more people are turning to private (but expensive) healthcare.

For some, however, there are _____. They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine. It seems paradoxical, but in an age of microchips and high technology, traditional medicine, the old-fashioned cures that our grandparents relied on, is making a _____.

Consider these case studies:

Maude is 76 years old and has been suffering from arthritis for almost ten years. “The pain in my joints was almost _____, and my doctor referred me to a surgeon at the London Hospital. I was told that I needed _____, but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation. In _____, I started having massage sessions. To my surprise, these were very therapeutic, and while they didn’t cure the disorder, they did _____ it to some extent”.

Ron is 46. His high-powered city job was _____ for a series of stress-related illnesses, and the drugs he took didn’t work well on the nervous strain. “I read about _____ which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms, but I had always doubted about such kind of medicine for all diseases. However, my friend _____ a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related. Basically, the food I was eating was _____ to my disorder. She gave me a list of foods that would provide the right vitamins and minerals to keep me in good health. At the same time, she advocated a more _____ lifestyle-running, swimming, that kind of thing. I’ m a bit of a couch potato, and this kind of lifestyle I had lived was _____ the problem. Now I feel great!”

So is there still a place in our lives for modern medicine? While it is true that some infections and viruses may be _____ by turning to traditional medicine, more serious illnesses such as cancer need more extreme measures. We do need our health service at these times, and we shouldn’t stop _____ in its future. But we mustn’t forget that for some common illnesses, the cure may lie in the past.

1.

A．support

B．restrictions

C．cutbacks

D．concern

2.

A．programs

B．alternatives

C．measures

D．scales

3.

A．comeback

B．living

C．change

D．mess

4.

A．unique

B．uncertain

C．universal

D．unbearable

5.

A．permission

B．surgery

C．supervision

D．strength

6.

A．condition

B．desperation

C．general

D．particular

7.

A．protect

B．recover

C．relieve

D．treat

8.

A．eager

B．grateful

C．famous

D．responsible

9.

A．treatments

B．sources

C．spirits

D．comments

10.

A．supervised

B．declared

C．recommended

D．tempted

11.

A．contributing

B．adapting

C．subjecting

D．objecting

12.

A．moderate

B．active

C．negative

D．suitable

13.

A．identifying

B．investigating

C．estimating

D．worsening

14.

A．prevented

B．empowered

C．indicated

D．restored

15.

A．undertaking

B．invading

C．investing

D．evolving

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．To get a driver’s license.	B．To refresh his driving skills.
C．To review his driving knowledge.	D．To test his driving skills.

2.

A．In an open parking lot.	B．In the neighborhood.
C．In the car for a driving test.	D．In an examination room.

3.

A．He almost hit a pedestrian.	B．He didn’t signal his turn.
C．He drove faster than he was allowed.	D．All of the above mistakes.

4.

A．Come on Friday or Monday next time.	B．Have more practice.
C．Take the test with another officer.	D．Get his car checked.

4 .

A．She is doing research with Professor Adams.

B．She is assisting Professor Adams with his teaching.

C．She is looking for an assistant for Professor Adams.

D．She is going to be Professor Adams’ research assistant.

5 .

A．He thinks that time is very limited.	B．He has difficulty reading so many pages.
C．He can’t get access to the assigned book.	D．He refuses to read the assigned book.

6 .

A．He was good at tidying up garages.	B．He helped James to build up the garage.
C．James felt bad to have helped him with it.	D．James helped him with some of the tidying.

7 .

A．Take the woman to the station.	B．Take care of his own things.
C．Find out when the next bus leaves.	D．Show the woman the way to the station.

8 .

A．Continue the STEM class.	B．Consult the director of the STEM department.
C．Take a more useful class.	D．Persuade his son to give up the STEM class.

9 . Be a Lifelong Learner

We live in a world that prizes education. But most people think of education only in terms of formal classes. When people graduate from high school or college, they usually think their education is complete. But it is possible to continue learning after finishing school.     1    

On a personal level, learning can be fun. It can deepen your conversations by giving you something interesting to talk about. And it’s good for your brain. Hobbies that require thought can help you keep your mental abilities as you age. Just as exercise makes your muscles stronger, your mind becomes sharper when you use it.

Being a lifelong learner can also help your career. Becoming an expert in an area outside of your present job gives you freedom. It allows you to take a job in another field if you want to. Also, knowledge in other areas can help you develop creative ideas in your current job.

    2     It starts with making a conscious decision to do so. You need to be determined to keep making the effort to learn when it isn’t easy. It may help to find friends who will encourage your learning. It might also help to set aside specific times to study.

Try finding time to learn throughout your day. Carry a book with you, and read when you have to wait. Audiobooks and podcasts are also helpful resources. You can listen to them while traveling or doing chores.

    3     If you want to learn how to fix appliances, try fixing some at home. If you’re learning a foreign language, find someone who speaks that language to talk to. If you’re learning facts about economics or science, explain what you’re learning to someone else.     4    

A．What does a lifelong learner look like?

B．So how do you become a lifelong learner?

C．Then you can help that person be a lifelong learner, too!

D．Finding ways to use what you learn can help you remember things.

E．Never stop discovering new things about the world around you.

F．And making the effort pays off personally and professionally.

10 .

How to Improve Your Listening Skills How are your listening skills? Listening in any language can be a challenge. You have to focus on the other person, understand their verbal and non-verbal cues and respond in the right way. Listening and comprehending what a native speaker says is an important part of learning English. After all, how can you have a conversation if you don’t understand what the other person is saying? Here are three tips that can help you improve your listening skills in English! Tip One: ___________________ This tip is useful when you are practicing your listening skills using podcasts, music, TEDtalks or other audio-only material. The first time you listen, you should just listen straight through without stopping. The second time you could pause when there is a word you don’t know or a sentence you don’t understand and do some research. Chances are, if you listen a third time, you’ll understand a lot more! Tip Two: Find a Conversation Partner One of the best ways to improve your listening skills naturally is to practice listening in active conversation. This can be accomplished by having a native speaker, or someone who is more fluent than you are, to talk to. It’s best to find someone who you can hire to do this. Or find someone who wants to do language exchange and make a trade! Tip Three: Listen for Key Words In English, not every word in a sentence is important. If you try to listen to every single word that someone is saying while you’re still learning, you’re going to get frustrated. Instead, focus on the nouns, especially proper nouns like names, places and dates, and verbs so that you can understand the actions and movement of what the speaker is trying to communicate. Finding these key words will make your life a lot easier! Although listening to native English speakers can be difficult and tiring, it gets easier and easier as you practice. Hope these tips can help you!

1. ________ best fits the blank of Tip One in this brochure.

A．Pause Anywhere If Necessary	B．Use Different Listening Material
C．Listen to the Same Content Repeatedly	D．Understand as Many Details as Possible

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the brochure?

A．Listening is harder than speaking.	B．Practicing with native speakers helps.
C．Each word counts in a conversation.	D．Listening skills only develop in listening.

3. Who are the most likely readers of this brochure?

A．Translators of languages.	B．Native English speakers.
C．Traders of language training centers.	D．English language learners.