2 . —What was the party like?
—Wonderful. It’s been years _______ I enjoyed myself that much.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．since

3 . The _______ on her face told me that she was in a blue mood.

A．appearance

B．impression

C．attitude

D．expression

4 . 阅读短文, 并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the players.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs. I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last. my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up being burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part. I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day, Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie stout anything. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

1. What's the main purpose of the author’s writing the text? (no more than 8 words)
2. How did the author think of helping her grandmother bake? (no more than 10 words)
3. Why did the author’s grandmother never need the recipes when baking? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined word “thorny” mean? (1 word)
5. What has the author learned from her grandmother about life? (no more than 25 words)

6 . If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. You can go anywhere on a journey, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and that you will pay the taxi driver later. He will agree without any anxiety but just accept your words in good faith (诚意).

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also provide outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card (住房卡) to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of charge.

Finnish workers are paid by the hour. If you work in Finland and have agreed with the boss on the hourly rate (费用), then you just say how many hours you have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

With so many loopholes（漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a country to those who love to take “small advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business, not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms, workers always give the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith and always have an attitude of “right is right” and “wrong is wrong” in everything they do, so living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

What we regard as “foolish” is actually the Finnish people’s way of life.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Finland according to the passage?

A．The taxi driver will be angry if you forget to pay your fare.

B．Hotels provide their guests meals for free.

C．Hotels’ dining rooms don’t serve outside dinners.

D．It is very cheap to take a taxi in Finland.

2. How are the workers in Finland paid?

A．By the hour.	B．By the day.
C．By the week.	D．By the month.

3. The fifth paragraph is mainly to tell us that the Finnish people are very ________.

A．stupid

B．clever

C．honest

D．lovely

4. The author’s attitude towards Finnish people’s way of life is that of ________.

A．doubt

B．not caring

C．worry

D．praise

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Old Finnish customs

B．How to take “small advantages”

C．How to get a job in Finland

D．The “foolish” Finns

7 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he _________ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _______, “Believe in yourself.”

If there was one phrase my dad _______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and took two jobs to support his large family, _______ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _______ time with math. He tried to help me, but I _______ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for _______ help. I told Dad, “That’s crazy! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You are doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the house. Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once _______ driving me to school.

After months of _______, I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ability and in the hours of study I’d put in. When I got my grade proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I ________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________ something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________ to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

5.

A．good

B．free

C．terrible

D．short

6.

A．still

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．probably

7.

A．real

B．practical

C．immediate

D．extra

8.

A．suggested

B．risked

C．enjoyed

D．missed

9.

A．meeting

B．testing

C．learning

D．interviewing

10.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

11.

A．believe in

B．hold back

C．stand for

D．look after

12.

A．hope

B．forget

C．worry

D．promise

13.

A．different

B．hard

C．important

D．interesting

14.

A．grateful

B．sorry

C．polite

D．useful

8 . ______ is generally agreed that no one can learn all the knowledge all his life.

A．What

B．As

C．Which

D．It

10 . You are always looking for your keys. Remember to leave things ______ you can find them next time.

A．what

B．which

C．where

D．how