1 . You have probably heard the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水).” Since lemons are considered bitter and lemonade is considered sweet, the saying tells you to make the best out of a bad situation.

Unluckily, when something bad happens, it’s not uncommon for most people to talk about it to anyone who’ll listen, and complain about life. “Why me?” That’s like getting a bag of lemons and thinking, “Lemons taste bad! I’d rather have chocolate!” If you don’t make anything with the lemons, they will go bad. But what if you did something with them? What if you made lemonade? Isn’t it possible to do something similar with a bad situation?

Here’s an example. You’re about to go to the cinema when you discover you have a flat tire (瘪胎). You consider this a terrible thing for you are really looking forward to enjoying the movie. Now you’re very upset, hating the tire, the car, and your life. But what if you called AAA (美国汽车协会) and got your tire fixed? What if you did some reading, or had coffee with a friend instead? A bad experience can be turned into something positive. Almost anything can work itself out into something better. You can’t change what has happened, so make the best of it. I’m not saying it will be easy. The easy thing to do is complain about your bad situation and not consider what it could be turned into.

Next time when something unfortunate happens, stop and think, “How can I turn this around? How can I make it a positive experience?”

1. What do we know about the saying in the first paragraph?

A．It is encouraging.	B．It is funny.
C．It is boring.	D．It is unreasonable.

2. What do most people usually do when something bad happens?

A．Accept it.	B．Complain about it.
C．Find out the reasons.	D．Ask others for help.

3. The author uses the example of seeing a movie to tell us ______.

A．there is a flat tire happening sometimes	B．it doesn’t matter to make mistakes
C．how to turn something bad into good	D．turning to others for help is necessary

4. What is the best way to deal with a bad situation according to the text?

A．Trying hard to solve it.	B．Laughing your way through it.
C．Thinking more about its goods.	D．Turning it into a positive experience.

3 . 假定你是李华，新落成的外文书店为增加访客量，现向市民征求建议，请给书店经理Mr Davis写一封建议信，内容包括：
1.拥有宽敞的空间以提供良好的阅读体验
2.提供咨询，讲座等服务
3.其他建议（至少一条）
要求：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Mr Davis,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 为了展示同学们的英语学习成果，激发同学们的英语学习兴趣，你校要举办一场英语晚会， 假定你是该校学生李华。请给你校的英语外教Smith写一封信介绍此次活动，并邀请他参加，要点如下：
1. 时间：6月1日晚上6:30至8:30；
2. 地点：学校礼堂；
3. 内容：英文诗歌朗诵，英语歌曲演唱等；
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Smith,

How are you doing?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . In 1949, I just returned home from the war. On every American highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking (搭便车) home to their families, as was the ___at that time in America.

___, the excitement of this reunion with my family soon disappeared. My mother became very ill and had to be in hospital. The doctors told me she ___a blood transfusion (输血)   ___or she wouldn’t live through the night. The problem was that Mother’s blood type was AB-, a very ___type even today, but even harder to get then because there were no blood ___ or air flights to ship blood. All the family members had their ___tested, but none was a   ___. So the doctors gave the family no hope. My mother was ___.

I left the hospital ___to gather up all the family members, ___everyone would get a chance to tell Mother good-bye. ___down the highway, I passed a soldier in uniform hitch-hiking home to his family. Deep in sadness, I had no willingness at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as if something outside myself pulled me to a ___, and I waited as the stranger climbed into the car.

I was too upset to ___ask the soldier his name, but he noticed my tears right away and asked why. I told this total stranger ___.

It got very ___in the car. Then this soldier reached his hand out to me, in which rested the dog tags (身份识别证) from around his neck. The blood type on the tags was AB-. The soldier   ___me to turn the car ___and get him to the hospital.

My mother ___until 1996, and to this day no one in our family knows the soldier’s name. But I have often wondered, was he a soldier or a(n) ___in uniform?

1.

A．concern

B．custom

C．view

D．disadvantage

2.

A．Surprisingly

B．Obviously

C．Sadly

D．Disappointedly

3.

A．wanted

B．asked

C．needed

D．desired

4.

A．immediately

B．gradually

C．frequently

D．actually

5.

A．valuable

B．common

C．magical

D．rare

6.

A．banks

B．shops

C．hospitals

D．factories

7.

A．body

B．blood

C．health

D．identity

8.

A．success

B．perfection

C．possibility

D．match

9.

A．crying

B．dying

C．suffering

D．bursting

10.

A．on purpose

B．in peace

C．in relief

D．in tears

11.

A．so that

B．in case

C．as though

D．if only

12.

A．Driving

B．Walking

C．Removing

D．Wondering

13.

A．road

B．stop

C．place

D．route

14.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．already

15.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

16.

A．peaceful

B．calm

C．active

D．quiet

17.

A．commanded

B．allowed

C．told

D．persuaded

18.

A．away

B．in

C．around

D．down

19.

A．lived

B．died

C．recovered

D．disappeared

20.

A．stranger

B．rescuer

C．lover

D．angel

6 . Humor Dictionary

Observational humour is based on comments about everyday life. Comedians who use this type of humour often start by saying, Have you ever noticed how...? Then, they make funny comments about everyday things such as work, marriage, children, etc. This trend began in the 1970s with US comedians such as Bill Cosby and Jay Leno.

Slapstick humour is very physical. It involves characters falling down, hitting people or crashing into things. This type of comedy is very common in cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Typical comedians, such as Laurel, Hardy (from The Three Stooges), Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson are people’s favorites.

Self-deprecating humour involves making jokes about yourself or drawing attention to your faults. George Costanza from the comedy series Seinfeld uses a lot of self-deprecating humour, often making jokes about his lack of hair, his weight and his shallow personality. Comedians such as Chris Farley, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and Woody Allen also use self-deprecating comedy.

Toilet humour often focuses on the noises and functions of the body. It’s often viewed as rude, impolite and childish, although many people find it very funny. There is a hilarious scene involving toilet humour in the film Along Came Polly, Reuben (Ben Stiller) is invited back to Polly’s apartment (Jennifer Aniston). After dinner, Reuben accidentally blocks the toilet. In an attempt to unblock it, he uses her hand-embroidered towel (a gift from her grandmother) and an expensive loofah. Eventually, the toilet overflows, leaving Reuben with no option but to leave.

1. What kind of humor is about comments on everyday things?

A．Self-deprecating humour	B．Slapstick humour
C．Observational humour	D．Toilet humour

2. Which statement about Slapstick humour is correct?

A．It can only be seen in cartoons.	B．It mainly uses body movements.
C．It’s the most popular humor.	D．It often laughs at people and things.

3. Which of the following belongs to Self-deprecating humour?

A．George often teased himself about his bald head.

B．Bill Cosby often made funny comments on children.

C．Laurel often fell down on stage, and broke the microphone.

D．Tom made a thundering noise when he went to the toilet.

4. If you are interested in toilet humour, you can go to see       .

A．Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.	B．Tom and Jerry
C．The Three Stooges	D．Along Came Polly

7 . __________of the land in that district __________ covered with trees and grass．

A．Two fifth; is

B．Two fifths; is

C．Two fifth; are

D．Two fifths; are