●A 78-year-old grandmother whose education was cut short by the second world war celebrated an A-level with her 50-year-old daughter. Betty Allen and daughter Chris Branton of Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire, opened their results together on TV after completing the UK's only online English A-level course. Mrs Allen received a D and Ms Branton a C

●Actor Holly Grainger, 18, from East Didsbury, Manchester, achieved two As and two Bs. She is a regular face on television screens with roles in Terry Pratchett's Johnny and the Bomb and new legal drama New Street Law. She learned yesterday that she had landed a main part in a new school drama called Waterloo Road

●A teenage hockey star who hopes to play for England in the 2012 Olympic Games won three A-grades. Will Miles, 18, from Formby, Merseyside, who attends Merchant Taylors' school in Crosby, plans to study maths at Manchester University 

● Andrew Nowell, a student at Nottingham high school, got five grade As, including one of the top five marks in the country for his design and technology paper. He won the Young Engineers for Britain contest this year with an invention he produced for his Design and Technology A-Level - a "remote control and security interface system". He is off to Cambridge to study engineering .

● Jed McQueen Jones got A grades in chemistry, maths and physics, despite being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2003 and being hospital for three months. Jed, a pupil at Richard Huish College in Taunton, restarted A-levels in September 2004 and continued chemotherapy(化疗)into that Christmas. He is going to Exeter University on a science scholarship to study physics.

1. How did Betty Allen learn English and complete the course?

   A. On TV     B. On the Internet      C. By herself    D. Through her daughter

2. The underlined word “landed” in Paragraph Two means_______.

   A. moved down   B. arrive at   C. catch up     D. got successfully

3. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. She and her daughter were invited to appear online to celebrate.

   B. Her daughter did worse than her in the English A-level course.

   C. They completed the English A-level course on the internet.

   D. Betty Allen’s education was stopped by the Second World War.

4. What really made Andrew Nowell prouder and more successful?

   A. getting five grade As.

   B. an invention.

   C. his study on engineering

   D. His job as an engineer

5. The best title of the passage is probably_________

   A. Super students and their achievements

   B. Super gifts account for great achievements

   C. Hard work results in success

   D. Star pupils and super students

A concert violinist was performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap( 断裂声 ) and the__31___could be heard throughout the auditorium( 礼堂 ).The audience ___32___knew that a string( 弦)had broken. They all __33____the concert to stop for a short time ___34___another instrument was brought to the musician.

But instead, the __35___composed( 使镇定 ) herself and then signaled the conductor to start again.The orchestra( 管弦乐团 ) continued where they had __36___and the musician played the music on three strings. In her __37____she worked out new fingering to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play __38___on four strings, the violinist played on three.

When she __39____and bowed to the audience,there was a silence in the hall. And then the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. The violinist ___40___and wiped sweat from her forehead. When __41____returned to the hall, she ___42___why she had continued to play although there was a __43___string. "You know," she said, "sometimes it is the artist's __44___to find out how much music you can still ___45___with what has been left."

Maybe we've lived most of our lives and we have only a little time left. Maybe disease has ___46___us of our capacity( 能力 ) to work. Or perhaps a financial(财政的) loss has left us very__47___. Can we still make "music"?

There will come a time when we all __48___loss. Can we find the __49___to discover how much "music" we can still make with what has been left, just like the violinist? And if it takes extra courage to make the "music", others will __50___ your effort. Some people have lost more than others, but they are brave enough to face it. They inspire the rest of us to reach greater heights.

31. A. voice           B. sound         C.music        D. screamw

32. A.immediately      B. gradually       C. hardly       D.eventually

33. A. hoped          B. advised         C.urged        D.expected

34. A.when           B.until            C.after         D. since

35. A.audience        B.conductor        C.violinist      D.pianist

36. A.left             B. stopped         C.remained     D.arrived

37. A.hands           B. eyes            C.opinion      D.mind

38. A.fast             B.badly           C.well         D.gently

39. A.started          B.performed        C.finished      D.paused

40. A.worried         B.smiled          C.apologized    D.escapedw

41. A.thought         B.happiness        C.excitement    D.silence

42. A.asked          B. wondered        C.explained     D.introduced

43. A.broken         B.lost              C.bad          D.difficult

44. A.dream         B. plan              C. suggestion    D. task

45. A.take           B.get               C.make         D.carry

46. A.warned        B.reminded          C. required      D.robbed

47. A.poor          B.brave              C.guilty        D.rich

48. A.appreciate      B.avoid             C.experience     D.improve

49. A. assistance     B. hope              C. support       D.courage

50. A. comment      B.applaud            C. accept        D.blame

A   36   thing happened   37  me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my   39   stopped. It was out of gas on a   40   road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone   41  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   42  I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in.   46   is almost ready.”

       “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   47   what she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   48  tea,” said she.

       I quickly   49  that my car was out of   50  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   51  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   52   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I   53  .

       Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   55  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A. happy          B. strange       C. common     D. bad

A. on            B. in               C. upon       D. to

A. and          B. so           C. but         D. that

A. car            B. bus         C. bike         D. truck

A. narrow        B. lonely     C. crowded     D. busy

A. what               B. whom     C. who        D. how

A. before          B. after       C. while        D. as

A. street           B. path        C. way        D. road

A. came           B. answered    C. opened       D. appeared

A. asking         B. looking      C. calling           D. waiting

A. Gas           B. Coffee           C. Tea         D. Lunch

A. consider       B. understand  C. accept     D. think

A. like               B. love        C. used to like D. liking

A. answered      B. explained   C. refused       D. promised

A. gas          B. tea          C. strength      D. energy

A. calling       B. call         C. to call       D. called

A. until          B. before     C. since       D. when

A. could         B. can         C. would       D. wanted

A. accident     B. incident      C. experience  D. surprise

A. hit          B. injury     C. hurt        D. frighten

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 36in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 37 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 38 that his father had bought the gift .39, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own 40. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 41 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious, and somewhat 42 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he 43.his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and 44 out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very 45.in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 46.his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.47 he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 48 him his father had passed away and willed all of his 49 to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret 50 his heart. He began to 51 his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 52 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 53 a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”

As he read those words, a car key 54 from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 55 of his graduation, and the words:PAID IN FULL.

36.A.computer       B.bike     C.car       D.recorder

37.A.pay B.buy      C.support       D.afford

38.A.signs      B.facts    C.marks  D.results

39.A.However       B.Finally C.Quietly       D.Actually

40.A.house     B.room   C.study   D.office

41.A.gave       B.handed C.showed       D.presented

42.A.excited   B.nervous       C.interested    D.disappointed

43.A.raised     B.changed      C.improved    D.increased

44.A.ran  B.went    C.walked D.stormed

45.A.busy       B.successful    C.comfortable D.happy

46.A.remembered   B.realized       C.knew   D.considered

47.A.When     B.As       C.After   D.Before

48.A.informing      B.announcing  C.telling  D.discovering

49.A.treasures B.possessions  C.clothing      D.eagerness

50.A.filled      B.caught  C.attacked      D.beat

51.A.pick up   B.remind of    C.search through    D.refer to

52.A.seen       B.got      C.left      D.thrown

53.A.made      B.written C.underlined   D.designed

54.A.dropped  B.appeared     C.rolled   D.showed

55.A.year       B.date     C.moment      D.day

A dog sheltered a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said on August 22 (Friday).

    A resident of a rural area outside La Plata called police late Wednesday night to say that he had heard the baby crying in a field behind his house.

The man went outside and found the infant lying beside the dog and its six newborn puppies, Daniel Salcedo, chief of police of the Province of Buenos Aires, told CNN.

The temperature was a chilly（寒冷的） 37 degrees, Salcedo said.

    The dog had apparently carried the baby some 50 meters from where his mother had abandoned him to where the puppies were huddled, police said.

    “She took it like a puppy and rescued it,” Salcedo said. “The doctors told us if she hadn’t done this, he would have died.”

    “The dog is a hero to us.”

    Dr. Egidio Melia, director of the Melchor Romero Hospital in La Plata, told CNN that police showed up at the hospital at 11:30 pm Wednesday with the baby who doctors say was only a few hours old.

    Though the infant had superficial scratches (抓痕) and bruises (伤痕) and was bleeding from his mouth, he was in good shape, Melia said.

    The next morning, the child’s mother was driven by a neighbor to the hospital and told authorities the 8-pound, 13-ounce infant is hers, Melia said.

The teenager was immediately give psychological treatment and was hospitalized, he said. She has said little about the incident.

The child has been transferred to a children’s hospital in La Plata, 37 miles from Buenos Aires.

What does the underlined word “sheltered” in the first paragraph mean?

    A. protected      B. fed        C. watched      D. gave

According to the passage , which statement is true?

A. It’s hard for the infant to recover soon.

B. The puppies were running here and there all the time

C. The temperature was very high at that time.

D. But for the mother dog , the infant would have died.

How was the baby when he was found?

    A. He was seriously ill.                    B. He was dying.

C. He was in good shape.                 D. He lost a lot of blood.

What’s the text mainly about?

A. A baby was rescued by a dog.                           

B. A baby was abandoned by its parents.

C. How an abandoned baby was saved by doctors.     

D. Dogs are heroes to human beings.