1 . How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.     1     But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation.

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.     2     You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.     3    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.     4     The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship.

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.     5     Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A．Be cheerful.

B．Do things together.

C．Do not wait to be spoken to.

D．Try not to find fault with your friends.

E．Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G．So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

2 . —Guess what! Alice has failed in the exam.
–—____? She is second to none in English in our class.

A．How is it

B．How come

C．What

D．What is it

3 . The song “In Spring”___ original singer is Wang Feng has brought national fame to Xuriyanggang, ____won the second place in the 2010 Avenue of Stars Finals.

A．who; whose

B．which; who

C．whose; who

D．of whom; who

4 . _____of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend_____ her.

A．Warned; accompanied

B．Warning; accompanying

C．Having warned; accompanied

D．Having been warned; accompanying

5 . The reason ___ __his being late for the meeting was ___ __his little son fell ill this morning.

A．for … that	B．why … that
C．for … because	D．why … because

6 . As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widespread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are _______ computers increasingly, problems appear.
“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”
“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”
Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的) and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.
1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.

B．To type or to Handwrite.

C．Writing by Computer will Replace Writing by Hand.

D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT the advantage of handwriting?

A．Handwriting contains the writer’s emotion.

B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.

C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence.

D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

3. The underlined expression “taking stock in” probably means ___________.

A．getting bored with	B．getting dependent on
C．becoming curious about	D．getting curious about

4. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that ___________.

A．more and more students will give up writing on a computer.

B．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day.

C．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting.

D．the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality.

7 . Only when he returned______ the truth.

A．he found out

B．did he find out

C．he finds out

D．does he find out

8 . There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t ____him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “____” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a ____. Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and ____ every penny I could and ____I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to ____ to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only ____you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a ____to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, ____ it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) ____day. As I dropped my dad off, I ____ him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his ____ from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were ____ lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it ____to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, ____ hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him ____ about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to ____ me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my ____ Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His ____ met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he ____ his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”1.

A．like

B．remember

C．forget

D．care

2.

A．Sorry

B．Yes

C．No

D．Well

3.

A．car

B．friend

C．job

D．present

4.

A．spent

B．earned

C．kept

D．saved

5.

A．when

B．of

C．because

D．though

6.

A．pay it back

B．hand it over

C．turn it up

D．show it off

7.

A．pay

B．charge

C．offer

D．provide

8.

A．ride

B．leave

C．trip

D．hurry

9.

A．as

B．although

C．but

D．since

10.

A．ordinary

B．hot

C．work

D．special

11.

A．helped

B．followed

C．left

D．watched

12.

A．tools

B．clothes

C．luggage

D．bag

13.

A．fewer

B．more

C．longer

D．deeper

14.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．occurred

D．appeared

15.

A．whatever

B．whenever

C．wherever

D．however

16.

A．talk

B．complain

C．ask

D．

17.

A．hand

B．pass

C．lend

D．take

18.

A．help

B．advice

C．treat

D．reply

19.

A．hands

B．smile

C．voice

D．eyes

20.

A．cleaned

B．wiped

C．cleared

D．felt

9 . Without my glasses, I couldn’t _______ whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or an eight.

A．make out

B．make up

C．make for

D．make off

10 . The famous reporter, who is said to have gone back to America last year, _____in China for almost twenty years.

A．lived

B．was living

C．has lived

D．had lived