In that country, you can see the temple ___ the 12^th century.

dated from  B. dated back to  C. belonged to  D. dating from

He thought that painting copied by a modern artist was ______ great value and bought it ____ over a thousand dollars.

A. at; for                             B. of; for              

C. of; at                              D. for; by

Her father _________ in the USA for another year so that she could work toward her master's degree.

agreed her to say     B. permitted her stay 

C. let her staying       D. approved of her staying

Was he sorry for what he’d done ?

A. No wonder      B. Well done     C. Not really  D. Go ahead

     Computer programmer David Jones earns $35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot found a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

    But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押货款),or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said, “But I had been studying is in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

In which way is David different from people of his age?

A. He often goes out with friends.

B. He lives with his mother.

C. He has a handsome income.

D. He graduated with six O-levels.

What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A. He is too young to get a credit card.

B. He has no time to learn driving.

C. He has very little spare time.

D. He will soon lose his job.

Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A. He had done well in all his exams.

B. He had written some computer programs.

C. He was good at playing computer games.

D. He had learnt to use computers at school.

Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A. He received lots of job offers.

B. He was eager to help his mother.

C. He lost interest in school studies.

D. He wanted to earn his own living.

More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke（卡拉OK）。 But what on earth it is about， still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact， it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars， and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore， at times， when anyone felt like it， he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment. Shortly after its invention， Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer， or even sometimes you may sing out of tune， you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.

In this passage "band" means "group of persons ________."

  A. who play games on the sports ground

  B. who play music together

  C. living in the same neighborhood

  D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

Karaoke is just a ______.

  A. cassette tape with only music

  B. cassette tape recorder

  C. band from Japan

  D. voice recording equipment

People went to public houses and snack bars ______when Karaoke appeared.

  A. to have a good time

  B. to have something to drink

  C. to get something to eat

  D. to buy the equipment

Karaoke was spread to the whole world ________.

  A. as soon as it was invented

  B. long before

  C. not long after it was invented

  D. before long

The main idea of this passage is ______.

  A. all persons like to play Karaoke

  B. to introduce Karaoke to the people

  C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment

  D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars

人们完成工作的方式通常有两种: 独立完成和合作完成。两种方式各有特点。请你以此为话题，按照以下要点写一篇英语短文：

1. 独立完成：自行安排、自己解决问题。

2. 合作完成：一起讨论、相互学习。

3. 我喜欢的方式和理由。

注意：词数120左右，文章的题目和开头已给出（不记入总词数）

       Working Individually or Working in a team

There are basically two ways to get work done.

以下为答题区，必须用黑色字迹的签字笔在方框区域内作答，否则答题无效。

I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.

A. how much does it cost                                  B. no matter how it costs

C. however does it cost much                            D. however much it costs

I can’t stand ______ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _____ talking while she works.

working, stopping  B. to work, stopping  C. working, to stop  D. to work, to stop

Millionaires are often very generous and __a lot of their money to charities to help the poor.

A. give in      B. give up      C. give away     D. give off