In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school          they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they          secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools.         children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to         their education because the school get         from the government（政府）.

If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents         like private schools though they are much more expensive.

   Today about half of the high school students         in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much         his parents live in that state. Many students         while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into         working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.

1.A. and                               B. so                             C. until                                  D. since

2.A. leave                    B. enter                                C. reach                                D. pass

3.A. Several                         B. Most                                 C. A few                           D. Few

4.A. look up                         B. pay for                    C. ask for                         D. think over

5.A. books                            B. teachers                           C. food                                  D. money

6.A. still                                 B. never                                C. surely                          D. already

7.A. play                               B. change                        C. study                                  D. meet

8.A. before                          B. because                           C. because of                 D. though

9.A. smoke                           B. drink                                 C. fight                                  D. work

10.A. good                           B. bad                                    C. happy                          D. wrong

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, staring into space and playing with a piece of bread. He’s not even  16  . Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do because the Internet is down.

When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling   17  . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other great weekend. But that was  18  he turned on his computer and  19  he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony will go online to email friends, read the news to

20  what’s happening in the world and play a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to kill time. The perfect weekend-online.

Just as Tony is  21  how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the  22  “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t think about the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no answer but sighs. “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum  23   .

“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face to face for a  24  . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad.” Tony  25  , as he walks to the phone. There is life beyond the Internet after all (毕竟).

1. A. hungry                B. tired                     C. busy                  D. thirsty

2.A. excited                B. bored                C. tired           D. surprised

3.A. after           B. before                   C. until                       D. when

4.A. thought               B. guessed             C. decided                  D. found

5.A. write                   B. draw             C. listen          D. get

6.A. improving            B. wondering         C. checking           D. doing

7.A. bathroom            B. bedroom              C. kitchen              D. study

8.A. requires              B. answeres             C. invites              D. suggests

9.A. chat                    B. time                    C. lesson                D. change

10.A. continues         B. worries                C. smiles               D. reports

In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school          they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they          secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools.        children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to         their education because the school get         from the government（政府）.
If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents         like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students         in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much         his parents live in that state. Many students         while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into         working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.

Our whole life can be    41   into three parts: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday is our    42  .We can do nothing to change our past. Tomorrow is our    43  .What will happen ahead cannot be imagined. Therefore, what we can do now is catch today and   44   just for today.

Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not   45    my whole life problem at once.

Just for today I will be    46  .This proves to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Just for today I will try to    47   what it is, and not try to    48    everything to meet my own needs. I will take my “luck” ad it comes.

Just for today I will   49  . I will learn something useful to make my mind   50  .I till read something that needs effort and thought.

Just for today I will be    51   to people around me especially my parents. I will not do anything to make myself feel regretful(后悔的) by hurting them. If I have done something to make them   52  , I will try my best to make up for it and say sorry to them.

Just for today I will have a small   53   .I may not follow it exactly(确切地), but I will have it. I will not give up until it is achieved.

Just for today I will have a   54   half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometimes I will try to get a better thought of my life.

Just for today I will be   55  . Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

41. A. changed                     B. divided                     C. turned               D. got

42. A. now                          B. favourite                   C. past                  D. life

43. A. future                        B. best                         C. worst                D. wish

44. A. play                           B. live                          C. forget               D. remember

45. A. enjoy                         B. life                           C. deal with           D. work

46. A. sad                            B. unhappy                   C. happy               D. untrue

47. A. used to                      B. be used to                 C. be used for        D. used for

48. A. make                         B. let                            C. have                 D. change

49. A. play                           B. study                       C. watch TV          D. go shopping

50. A. weak                         B. useless                     C. unhelpful           D. strong

51. A. bad                            B. impolite                    C. friendly             D. unfriendly

52. A. happy                        B. excited                     C. hurt                  D. frightened

53. A. sleep                          B. rest                          C. goal                  D. study

54. A. quite                          B. noisy                        C. quiet                 D. exciting

55. A. afraid                         B. scared                      C. unafraid            D. amazed