I know every word in an（), but I don’t know what it implies.

ffice said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do？'

"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."

"So when it goes down, you go down with it."

"That's good, sir. '

"How long will the computer be down？" I wanted to know.

"I have no idea. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer."

After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes？ They're still flying, aren't they？"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT'knows. 'It'can't tell me.

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

The best title for the article is______.

A．When the Computer Is Down

B．How to buy a ticket

C．The Computer of the Airport

D．Asking the Computer

A.I make word cards to study new English words

B.I don’t know the words on the word cards

C.I think the word cards are interesting

ife. His people, the Maasai, are nomads,meaning they do not stay in one place for long. They move their villages in search of good grassand fresh water for their cattle. "The cow is the centerpiece of pretty much everything we do,"Joseph explains．“That s why we move．We could not be nomads without cattle．You can’t move for nothing--you can’t just walk around． When he was very young，Joseph spent much of his time looking after his family’s cattle，taking them to food and water and watching out for lions．He played on the grassland with his friends． when Joseph was about six years old，he left his family to attend a boarding school(寄宿学校)．There，Joseph faced difficulties much like other children do．He was laughed at because he was fat．He got into trouble daily with his teachers． But Joseph also faced difficulty most children do not．”Every time school closed for vocation，I had to find my way home，“Joseph says，”That was one of the hardest things：“The village might be 5 miles a way．or it might be 50．Sometimes I wouldn’t know exactly where my family was．I had to search for them．” Joseph later attended high school in a city．After graduation，he went to college．Finally，he became a social studies teacher，and now he is teaching seventh and eighth graders at a school． Every summer，Joseph travels back to the grassland to visit his mother，brothers，and friends．And he takes a group of students with him to see both the beauty and the difficulty of growing up in that part of the country．“I like to show them the other side of the coin．”Joseph says． The word“centerpiece’’in Paragraph l means“________”．

A.the most important part

B.the things already done

C.the reason of moving

D.the animal in the middle

A.A. Joe is a boy’s name

B.B. Sorry, I don’t know, either

C.C. Of course, I’m Joe

D.D. This word means Joe

n and sportswomen kills theessence(真谛)of sporhe pursuit of personal excellence．Children kick a football aroundfor fun．When they get older and play for local school teams，theyBecome competitiveBut theystill enjoy playing．The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoyinghimself，he has to think only about winning．He is responsible for entire nations hopes，dreams and reputation． A good example is the football World Cup．Football is the world’s most important sport．Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting SUCCESS．Mention Ar—gentina(阿根廷)to someone and the chances are that he’11 think of football．In a sense，win。ning the World Cup put Argentina on the map． Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup．People in Eng—land felt that their country was somehow important after they won in l966．Last year thousandsof Scots sold their cars，and even their houses，and spent all their money traveling to Argenti—na，where the finals were played． So，am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport？Certainly not!Dothe Argentinian reallyBelieve thatBecause eleven of their men proved the most skillful at foot—ball，their nation is in every wayBetter than all others？Not really，but its nice to know thatyou won and that in one way at least your country is theBest． （）In the second paragraph，the word“summit”means“_________”．

A.highest point

B.mountain top

C.award

D.summary

long have you been working on it？

M: I first became interested in doing things myself several years ago. I've been doing something on it every now and then for almost a year now. You know, I couldn't afford to pay workmen to do it.

Q: What do we learn about Mr. Miller？

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A．He used to be a workman himself.

B．He likes to do repairs and make things himself.

C．He is professional builder.

D．He paid workmen to decorate the house.

harmony and peace for me.

Living in the country requires an active lifestyle. It involves activities like doing daily chores, preparing firewood for winter heating, feeding animals including pets and livestock, tending the garden, or securing fences, etc. For me, the most attractive activities are fishing, hunting and hiking. I enjoy seeing what nature has to offer everyday through a simple walk down the little trail, or a relaxing drive along the country road with patches of green grass ornamented with wildlife sightings of birds, moose, bears, deer, etc.

Living the country life helps us appreciate some of the simpler things, things that make us feel good about ourselves and the world. It may be just a get together on a Saturday at the local farmers market, or a project or a problem that the community might pull together to help solve. I have participated in a few community projects, like dealing with out-of-control grass fires, a roof that collapsed from a large snow fall, or even helping a recent widow with fire wood for the winter. Sometimes I am surprised by how much benefit we receive from helping others and as for this community I can’t say enough.

I really enjoy living the country life. I know it’s not for everyone, but I know it’s for me.

1.The author has lived in the countryside for more than a decade, and he/she loves living there.（）

2.Living in the country is not busy at all.（）

3.The author takes a walk or drives along country roads almost every day.（）

4.People living in the country usually go shopping every Saturday.（）

5.According to the author, nobody dislikes countryside life.（）

ted by defeat. Every success I know has been achieved because the person was able to analyze (分析) defeat and actually learn something from it in his next undertaking (从事的工作). Wrongly taking defeat for failure, you are sure indeed to fail, for it isn't defeat that makes you fail; it is your own refusal to see the guide and encouragement to success in defeat.

Defeats are nothing to be afraid of. They are common incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to get rid of its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success but nothing can cause within us such a strong wish to succeed. If you left a baby grasp a stick and try to pull it away, he will hold it more and moro tightly until his whole weight is hung up. It is this same reaction that should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you make full use of the power which defeat gives; you can compete with it far more than you are able to.

How much does the writer know about success？

A．He knows at least several examples of success.

B．He knows every success in life.

C．He knows every success that has been achieved by man.

D．It is not referred to.

so well？ You know English is really a headache for me. I just don't know how to learn it well.

M: Well, when learning a foreign language, I would surround myself in the language, the target language, that I wanted to learn.

W: Surround oneself in the language？ I think it is difficult to do that. Can you explain how you do it？

M: Uh, for example, I would watch a movie in that language, uh, which would help me keep motivated to learn vocabulary and phrases.

W: That sounds interesting.

M: Yeah, you'll have a lot of fun by doing so.

W: I see. A little hit of practice every day is very important to language learning.

M: Yes. Regular practice is also better than practicing a lot in one day. Learning a language well needs patience and perseverance.

W: Then what else did you do to learn a foreign language？

M: Well, I would keep a situational notebook.

W: What is that used for？

M: Ur, for example, in a restaurant, you use a certain phrase over and over again, and so if you can remember just one particular phrase in each setting, then you can immediately speak that language and have more confidence and you get more out of learning the language, I think.

W: Really？ I'll try that. Thank you for your advice.

M: You're welcome.

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A．He's offering some suggestions about learning foreign languages.

B．He's asking the woman for help to improve his English.

C．He's discussing with the woman how to listen to a language regularly.

D．He's talking about the importance of taking notes in foreign languages learning.

feel the same way. In such a case it's hard to know what to do. You don't want to be so obvious in your efforts that you make an enemy of him.

A friend of mine had this problem and handled it in the most tactful (得体的) way I've ever seen. Instead of telling her admirer directly, she devoted herself to introducing him to every girl she knew. Whenever she had a date with him, she arranged to drop in at the home of one of her girl friends. At last he clicked (一见如故) with one of these girls, and then everyone was happy. My friend was rid of a problem and she still had the young man as a friend, which was just what she wanted him to be.

Of course this solution may not work for you. You may have your own way of dealing with the problem. But whatever you decide to do, keep one thing in mind—the boy in question has feelings every bit as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.

The best title for this passage would be______.

A．How to Make a Friend

B．Problems of Dating

C．Good Advice for Girls

D．How to Free Yourself from an Admirer