1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers doing?

A．Discussing their schedule.

B．Packing for a journey.

C．Deciding on a present.

2. What does Jacques like doing?

A．Swimming.

B．Playing basketball.

C．Reading books on modern art.

3. What will the speakers most probably do next?

A．Find a basketball.

B．Leave home.

C．Call a taxi.

2 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Traveling around the USA.

B．Applying for a job.

C．Doing a survey.

2. How much can the man get from his parents every month?

A．$ 50.

B．$ 125.

C．$ 150.

3. What kind of job does the man do every Friday evening?

A．Babysitting.

B．Computer repairing.

C．Housework for his uncle.

4. On what does the man spend most of his pocket money?

A．Food.

B．Phone bills.

C．Books.

3 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman want to do this weekend?

A．Climb hills.

B．Pick some apples.

C．Go to Jim’s house.

2. Why will the man call Aunt Brown?

A．To tell her about their plans.

B．To give her an invitation.

C．To ask her for help.

3. Where are most probably the speakers?

A．At school.

B．At home.

C．In a car.

4 . Why was Jim at the hospital?

A．To visit his friend.

B．To take a medical test.

C．To look after his mother.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?

A．At school.

B．At the zoo.

C．At an amusement park.

2. Why is Lisa surprised?

A．John was busy.

B．John arrived late.

C．John changed his mind.

3. Why did John lie to Lisa?

A．He wanted to come alone.

B．He was afraid of roller coasters.

C．He wanted to give her a surprise.

4. What does John say about Lisa?

A．Considerate.

B．Brave.

C．Reliable.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man turn to the woman?

A．He has to work late.

B．He has to get groceries.

C．He has a package to come.

2. What is the man getting?

A．A box of fruit.

B．Some alcohol.

C．Some sports equipment.

3. What do we know about the speakers’ kids?

A．They are under the age of 21.

B．They’ll return home by 3:00 p.m.

C．They’ll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m.

7 . “Yard sale” is appealing to bargain hunters, antique seekers and so on. It may seem simple.     1     Here, what you need to know, do and plan for in order to hold a great event.

Plan in advance. Have you decided you’re going to have a yard sale? Great!     2     In addition to gathering up and assessing your things, placing signs around the neighborhood, you also need to find out whether your city requires a permit and whether your other neighborhood organization has rules about yard sales.

Get help. You probably don’t want to do this all alone since your attention will be spread pretty thin during busy sale periods. Ask a couple of friends, neighbors or family members to help you out with set-up, running the register or clean-up -or better yet, to add their own things to the sale.     3    .

    4    If you’re going to the trouble of attempting to sell your stuff, make it look attractive so it actually sells well. Wipe down appliances, wash, iron and hang clothing, and lay everything out nice and neat on clean tables and shelves, not in piles.

Be safe.     5     Do not let people enter your house to try on clothes or use the bathroom, and keep your doors locked. Don’t take personal checks from strangers, and rather than a cash box anybody could grab, keep earnings on your person in a fanny-pack-type device or safely in your pocket. Take periodic trips inside to put the cash.

A．Make it look appealing.

B．Put your stuff on the table individually.

C．The following tips can give you a hand.

D．Now give yourself at least one month to pull it together.

E．Multi-family or neighborhood-wide sales draw more buyers.

F．But a yard sale does require some knowledge and effort to be a success.

G．Remember, there are some strangers simply coming over to browse your goods.

8 . Tips to Start Doing Things That You Do Not Like To Do

Even though it is there on our to-do list, we give it less priority (优先权) because we dislike doing it.     1     On the other side, if you put effort into doing difficult things or those things you do hate to do, you will be able to do harder tasks with confidence later in life. Here are some good-to –know tips that will encourage you to start doing things that you do not like to do:

Stop hating the task.     2     To become a confident and better person, you should start loving to do difficult things, especially the ones you do not like to do.

Look at the bigger picture. If you meet a difficult task, instead of shying away from it, take some time and think about it. What is the major reason behind doing this task?     3     you need to look at the bigger picture instead of just thinking about the task.

Overcome your fear. One thing that stops you from carrying out the task is fear. You may develop a fear, thinking that the task is very difficult or you are not comfortable when doing it. You can never overcome fear by running away from it.     4     Why not face it now and become braver?

    5    . If you think you have enough time on your side, you may not put enough effort into carrying out the task. So, if you limit yourself to carry out a certain task in a set period, you will not waste time but make the best use of it and accomplish the task.

A．Do not think about the failure.

B．Set a time period to complete it.

C．Sooner or later you have to face it.

D．What will happen if you complete the task?

E．Life would be boring without difficult situations.

F．Successful people do things they do not like to do, too.

G．Instead of giving it a try, we may stay away from it completely.

9 . “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水).” It is a good saying, but life throws at us more serious problems than lemons, doesn’t it? What do we do when we lose a family member? What do we do when we have been through events that leave us feelings? Can any failure be turned into success?

Most of us realize we can learn one or two things from failure. When we fail, we think, “Well, I won’t try that again! ”or “I won’t trust anyone again! ”But this is not useful learning. It is suggested that we ask challenging questions. For example, “How could I try that again?” There are a lot we can learn and get from failure if we keep asking good questions on how to do better next time.

Failure or pain can be good for developing our character if we choose to face it in a positive way. Our own suffering often makes us understand others better. It can give us wisdom or knowledge to share with others, which can prevent them from similar failure. If we have been hurt by others because of another person’s poor character, it may improve us to be better persons.

Failures can make us experience many things that we didn’t experience before. If you lose your job, it doesn’t mean you lose everything and probably you may get more. As we know, no job often leads to self employment; no job has been the beginning of many highly successful businesses. It is common that we don’t like changing, but change, even unfortunate change, brings new opportunities. Sometimes only failure brings us better opportunities or greater success.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that ________.

A．any lemons can be made into lemonade

B．problems always bring us lots of trouble

C．problems can never be avoided in our life

D．failure can also be turned into a success

2. The 2^nd paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．We should learn more when we fail

B．We must be careful to trust anyone

C．We must ask questions when we fail

D．We should deal with failure positively

3. According to the writer, if you were hurt by another person, you should ________.

A．avoid hurting others in the same way

B．find a better way to hurt him bravely

C．try to prevent him from hurting others

D．thank him for making you more perfect

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Failure Decides success	B．Failure Creates Opportunities
C．Failure Brings Everything	D．Failure Makes a Perfect Person

10 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A．When to return the books.

B．How to get a library card.

C．Where to go for coffee.

2. What does the man want to do?

A．Have some coffee alone.

B．Go to the library with the woman.

C．Borrow some books from the woman.

3. What do we know about the man?

A．He lives in Winnipeg.

B．He has filled out a form.

C．He will pay for a library card.

4. What does the woman remind the man to do in the end?

A．Borrow as many books as possible.

B．Bring his ID card with him.

C．Return books on time.