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There are millions of used cellphones in the world today； the most of them just lay in our houses without any purpose. Everyday dozens of new cellphone models appeared. Today， you can find what was regarded as a fantasy in a store yesterday and you will buy it tomorrow. But what to do with the old phones， which work well enough and are not so old？

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1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest？

A. The cellphone models change very rapidly.

B. Every one loves the new and dislikes the old.

C. People rush to purchase what is regarded as a fantasy.

D. What was a fantasy yesterday wont be good tomorrow.

2. What are you advised to do with your old cellphone when you want a new cell phone？

A. To keep it in house to add your collections

B. To return it to the producer to get some money

C. To sell it to Simply Selluar at a reasonable price

D. To throw it into the dustbin to protect your health

3. Because of the work of Simply Sellular， the cellphone donated is probably ___ .

A. still in use by others

B. collected and on show

C. sent to a poorer country

D. refurbished and sold again

4. What is the authors purpose of writing this passage？

A. To warn people of the risks of using cellphones.

B. To introduce to us what to do with old cellphones.

C. To encourage us to keep up with new technologies.

D. To advise people not to change cellphones frequently.

B

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D. Membership for one year.

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從下列方框里10個(gè)單詞中選擇8個(gè)適當(dāng)單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個(gè)單詞只使用一次。

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1. On ____ the celebrity， the fans asked for his autograph.

2. I had only a small private income on which to live until I ____ as a doctor.

3. These students found ____ jobs during their summer holidays.

4. The water in the tank has ____ ， so weve got no water.

5. I havent signed the ____ yet. Im still thinking about it.

6. As a teacher， she had ____ the respect and consideration of her students.

7. Please ____ your name here after reading the form.

8. ____ expected the growth rate of the second quarter to be 2.2% at first.

下列各句每句有1個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

1. One weekend， I settled down to the exciting task of applying a scholarship. ___

2. She claimed she was qualified to the job and we trusted her.

___

3. He called in me soon after he returned from a cocktail party for his business. ___

4. When I enter the room， my cousin was sitting at her desk.

___

1. 別在意你在報(bào)紙上看到的東西。

2. 多虧工作人員的及時(shí)拯救，那場(chǎng)事故沒有造成什么永久性損傷。

3. 北風(fēng)使花園里的池水結(jié)冰了。

4. 當(dāng)他搭飛機(jī)從紐約趕到家時(shí)，我們已把房子打掃干凈了。

When I was little， I wanted to be a princess. I 1 I got anything I wanted. Then， when I was four， a native American woman 2 my school as a guest. She talked to us about their 3 ， like what they wore or how they greeted one another. Then， she gave each child an Indian name. The boys got 4 names like Flying Eagle. The girls got princess names： Princess Moon and the like. But when it was my 5 ， she said， “You are Rabbits Foot.”

I looked at the girl next to me， who had been named Princess Autumn Leaves， and 6 what she had but I didnt have. Whatever the mysterious 7 was， I thought to myself， “Not everyone can be a princess.”

Whatever I was when growing up， I 8 wasnt a princess. My father never 9 me his “princess”. At the kindergarten， the 10 girls—the ones with the beautiful leather shoes— 11 to sit with me no matter what I wore. This 12 repeated itself through high school and college as well.

But not being a princess actually 13 me， as I didnt feel it necessary to be the center of attention. And if I got praise， I 14 it. Princesses， on the other hand， are born to be praised.

Recently， I told a friend the 15 of Indian naming in my school. To my 16 ， she pointed out something wonderful， “Rabbits Foot 17 good luck. Thats better than being a princess.”

I 18 realized what a great name I had been given. My friend was 19 . I am lucky. And 20 I am not a princess， I dont expect praise or love. I just feel lucky when some of it comes my way.

1. A. forgot B. discovered C. imagined D. agreed

2. A. founded B. visited C. joined D. directed

3. A. customs B. families C. rules D. habits

4. A. funny B. famous C. beautiful D. strong

5. A. point B. duty C. turn D. service

6. A. questioned B. wondered C. asked D. realized

7. A. quality B. secret C. product D. present

8. A. specially B. firstly C. really D. nearly

9. A. found B. called C. brought D. promised

10. A. tall B. clever C. popular D. friendly

11. A. wanted B. afforded C. struggled D. refused

12. A. situation B. behavior C. activity D. attitude

13. A. trained B. freed C. destroyed D. satisfied

14. A. expected B. hated C. earned D. needed

15. A. story B. effect C. chance D. pain

16. A. happiness B. anger C. sadness D. surprise

17. A. collects B. determines C. means D. enjoys

18. A. rarely B. never C. once D. always

19. A. active B. normal C. positive D. right

20. A. if B. although C. because D. unless

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Great changes have taken place in the countryside in our country.

As a child， I lived in a poor family. The second-hand clothes， rain-leaking roof of old house 1 （become） part of my memory. 2 ， the worst impression is that I was feeling hungry all the time. Sometimes 3 （hungry） hit me so 4 （severe） that I regarded dried sweet potato slices as delicious snack. At that time， my dream was getting enough to fill my empty stomach .

In the early years of the 1980s， as the Reform and Opening-up policy 5 （carry） out， our dream came true. And then， another dream became clearer and clearer in my mind. I must try my best to escape out of my poor and backward hometown. I worked 6 （hard） at my study than most of my classmates， and， after luckily 7 （succeed） in the national college entrance examination， I realized my dream again： after graduation， I became a citizen working in a city. As the first college graduate out of a remote village， my success set 8

example for my folks. They came to realize that schooling is a good way 9 （change） ones fate（命運(yùn)）. In the following years， there were fewer drop-outs and more college graduates in my village， 10 I am proud of even today.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.