“Students Home-Stay Program between Malaysia and China” was started recently．

The program is organized（组织）by Malaysia-China Friendship Association and Beijing Foreign Studies University．The students from the two countries who have deep interest in the culture，history and language of the other side will be selected（精选）for exchanging（交换）study in January 2009．

It is hoped that the program can strengthen（加强）the understanding and friendship between the young people of the two countries．

More than 12,000 Chinese students are studying in Malaysia while the Malaysian students in China exceeded（超过）1,300．

1．Which students in the two countries can be selected for the exchanging study?

2．Why is the program organized?

3．How many students from China arc studying in Malaysia?

CHINA DAILY（April 1，2009）

CHINA won a world curling（冰壶）championship（冠军赛）over the weekend．The team beat Sweden 8-6 in the final at the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship．Chinese Women’s Curling Team is only 9 years old，but that was their second major（主要的）international title（头衔）this year．They took the first at the World Winter University Games last month．

OXFORD rowing team won the Boat Race，in London，on March 29．This is Oxford's fourth Victory in five years against Cambridge and 75th victory in 155 rowing races on the River Thames．Up to 250,000 people crowded（拥挤）the banks of the Thames to watch the race．

1．When was the Chinese Women’s Curling Team was set up?

2．How many international titles has the Chinese team taken since 2009?

3．Where was the rowing race held on March 29th?

4．Which two teams joined in the rowing race on March 29th?

Visiting the poor in Thailand

Last year I stayed in Thailand for ten days．The trip was funded（资助）by World Vision，which helps poor people（A）all over the world．I went with another student and two reporters．（B）The reason wh we went on the trip was that we wanted to see the problems tor ourselves．

We were deeply affected by what we saw．There is a big gap（差距）（C）______ the lives of the rich and the poor．In some areas we saw families living in dumps（垃圾）．（D）然而，政府正在努力地去改善这种状况．

The trip was really quite hard work，but it was a very valuable experience for me．（E）It has shown me how（F）fortunate most of us are here in China．

1．写出（A）（F）处的同义或近义词_________ _________

2．将（B）处句子进行改写The _________ the trip is to see the problems for ourselves．

3．在（C）处填上适当的单词_________

4．将（D）处译成英语_____________________________________________

5．指出（E）处在文中所指代的内容_________

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor（教授）．They talked about their troubles in work and life．After the professor had offered his（A）guests a drink he went into the kitchen and returned with a（B）big pot（壶）of coffee and some cups--porcelain（瓷的），plastic，glass，crystal（水晶的），some plain-looking（普通的），some beautiful，some expensive．The professor let them（C）随便喝些咖啡．

When all his students had a cup in hand，he said：“I don’t know if you noticed it，but when all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up，the plain and cheap ones were（D）_________ behind．While it is normal（非常的）for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source（根源）of your problems and stress（压力）．”

“（E）You really wanted coffee instead of the cup，but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups to see if they were better．”

Just think about this：Life is the coffee，and jobs，money and titles are the cups．（F）They are only tools to hold and contain Life，and do not change the quality（质量）of Life．Sometimes，by concentrating（集中）only on the cup，we（G）_______ to enjoy the coffee．So don't let the cups drive you，enjoy the coffee instead．

1．分别写出（A）和（B）处的同义或近义词_________ _________

2．将（C）处译成英语_____________________________________________

3．在（D）和（G）处分别填上适当的单词_________ _________

4．将（E）处句子进行改写What you really wanted was _________ the cup，_________ coffee．

5．指出（F）处在文中所指代的内容_________

A）地球只有一个。如今越来越多的人关注环保。北京学生李凯，15岁，酷爱画画；经常在课余时间去野营，喜欢倾听鸟叫；立志长大后成为生物学家（biologist），努力挽救动物并成为它们的朋友。

请帮他填写一张申请参加学校组织赴加拿大“绿色之旅”的个人信息表。

Personal Information

B）请你根据上面信息表为李凯准备一篇在开营仪式上的发言稿。

内容要求：

1．自我介绍：

2．发出呼吁：地球只有一个，所有生物是一家；保护动物，与它们和谐相处。

注意事项：

1．字迹工整，语言连贯，字数80—100；

2．鼓励写出真情实感，对紧扣主题的发挥不予扣分；

3．首尾句己给出，不计入总数。

Dear friends，

I'm very glad to introduce myself to you．

___________________________________________-

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

That's all．Thank you for listening．

Tom feels ________ today. He has got a gift from his father.

A. worried         B. happy                C. friendly         D. exciting

-- Excuse me, could you tell me ________ you did it?

-- All right. I’ll show you.

A. why         B. how         C. what                D. if

Usually people’s hobbies can bring ________ enjoyment.

A. you          B. us         C. me          D. them

Every morning my mother ________ breakfast for me.

A. prepared       B. has prepared         C. prepares         D. is preparing

There ________ a big party to celebrate my grandfather’s 80^th birthday this weekend.

A. is going to have                  B. is going to be

C. are going to be                      D. are going to have