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He was left out when they        choosing a new manager，which came as a complete surprise to him．（　　）

-What's it that cost him the performance？
-______ experience．He was always very nervous．（　　）

C

     Bali is a tiny island that is part of Indonesia(印度尼西亚) today. It is a pretty island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate. For a long time, Bali was cut off from much of the world.

The people of Bali were happy and had a peaceful life. They were not allowed to fight. At one time there had been terrible wars on Bali. Then the people decided it was wrong to fight or have wars. They made rules to keep apart those people who wanted to fight.

Bali was divided into seven small kingdoms. The land around each kingdom was kept empty, and no one lived there. Since the kingdoms did not share the same borders(边界), the people could not fight about them.

On Bali, even children were not allowed to fight. If two children started a fight over a toy, someone separated them. When two boys argued, they would agree not to speak to each other. Sometimes they did not talk together for months; this gave the boys a chance to forget their anger.

Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak. Their promise was written down, and the whole village knew about it. If they broke their promise, they had to offer gifts to their gods.

(1) Bali is an island belonging to ________.

A. Europe	B. Africa
C. Asia	D. America

(2) The people of Bali______.

A. fought for a long time

B. quarreled about their borders

C. is cut off from much of the world

D. lived a happy and peaceful life

(3) How did the people of Bali prevent fighting from breaking out?

A. They shared the same borders.

B. The island was divided into seven kingdoms.

C. They made strict rules to punish those who wanted to fight.

D. Land was kept empty around each kingdom and no one lived there.

(4) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. At one time there were terrible wars on the island.

B. You’ll hardly see children fighting on the island.

C. Bali is a beautiful island with many mountains and nice weather.

D. People had to offer gifts to the villagers if they broke their promise.

Special attention should be paid ______ your words while you’re writing.

    

The new film is very interesting; it’s well worth ______ again.

 

Li Ming is a student ______ our teachers all think highly.

   

I really appreciate ________ to help me when I am ________ trouble.

It was another day to jump rope（绳子） in gym class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big, slow circles（圈）. The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned.

Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted（数）. He made it all the way to 30 jumps. One after another, the kids watched the rope, ran in, and jumped. Then it was Millie’s turn. She watched the rope go around and around, but she didn’t move. She felt like everyone was looking at her.

Millie’s friends cheered. “Go, Millie, go!”

Millie’s face turned red. At last, she gave it a try, but she failed.

The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times without missing. She just didn’t know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street, there was no one to help turn the long rope.

Just then, Ms Miles, the gym teacher, brought out a bunch of short jump ropes.

"Let's see how long each one of you can jump without missing," she said as she gave each student a short rope, "Ready, set. Go!" 

Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym class. As she jumped, she sang rhymes quietly to herself.

After a while, Millie realized that everyone was cheering, "Go, Millie, go!"

She was the only one still jumping rope! The surprise almost made her miss a step, but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on, she stopped. The whole class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Millie smiled back!

(1) Which word is the opposite（反义词） of the underlined word frowned?

A. Sat.	B. Hid.
C. Smiled	D. Cried

(2) What problem did Millie have at the beginning of the story?

A. She didn't have any friends in her class.

B. She felt sad because Nick made fun of her.

C. She didn't know the cheers that the other kids knew.

D. She didn't know how to start jumping with a long rope.

(3) Why did Millie smile for the first time in gym class?

A. She did something well at last.

B. She knew the class would cheer for her.

C. She thought that she was going to make a friend.

D. She believed that she would be the winner of the contest.

(4) Which sentence can be put in the empty box?

A. The class decided to play baseball.

B. Millie was the last one still jumping rope.

C. Nick won the rope-jumping contest.

D. Millie tried to hide in the back of the line.

(5) How might Millie feel when she stopped jumping at last?  

A. Proud.	B. Bored.
C. Mad.	D. Silly.

Music for Humans and Humpback Whales
As researchers conclude in Science，the love of music is not only a universal feature of the human species，but is also deeply fixed in complex structures of the human brain，and is far more ancient than previously suspected．
In the articles that discuss the field of bio-musicology，the study of the biological basis for the creation and appreciation of music，researchers present various evidence to，show that music-making is at once an original human"business"，and an art form with skillful performers throughout the animal kingdom．
The new reports stress that humans hold no copyright on sound wisdom，and that a number of nonhuman animals produce what can rightly be called music，rather than random sound．Recent in-depth analyses of the songs sung by humpback whales show that，even when their organ would allow them to do otherwise，the animals converge on the same choices relating to sounds and beauty，and accept the same laws of song composition as those preferred by human musicians，and human ears，everywhere．
For example，male humpback whales，who spend six months of each year doing little else but singing，use rhythms （节奏） similar to those found in human music and musical phrases of similar length-a few seconds．Whales are able to make sounds over a range of at least seven octaves （八度音阶），yet they tend to move on through a song in beautiful musical intervals，rather than moving forwards madly．They mix the sounds like drums and pure tones in a ratio （比例） which agrees with that heard in much western music．They also use a favorite technique of human singers，the so-called A-B-A form，in which a theme is stated，then developed，and then returned to in slightly revised form．
Perhaps most impressive，humpback songs contain tunes that rhyme．"This suggests that whales use rhyme in the same way we do：as a technique in poem to help them remember complex material，"the researchers write．

(1) The underlined words"converge on"in Paragraph 3probably means ______ ．

A. tend towards

B. refer to

C. turn into

D. put forward

(2) Which of the following shows the advanced musical ability in humpback whales？ ______

A. They can remember complex material．

B. They can create pleasing patterns of music．

C. They can make sounds like drums continuously．

D. They can sing along with rhythms of western music．

(3) What is the main idea of the article？ ______

A. Animals are able to compose and enjoy music like humans．

B. Human beings borrow ideas in music from humpback whales．

C. Humpback whales are skillful performers in the animal kingdom．

D. Music-making it an ancient activity of both humans and animals．

(4) The main purpose of the passage is to ______ ．

A. argue and discuss	B. inform and explain
C. compare and advertise	D. examine and assess．

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(1) The first paragraph serves as a(n)___________.

A. background	B. comparison
C. comment	D. explanation

(2) Which of the following does the writer encourage?

A. To work hard for your boss devotedly.

B. To be a boss for yourself and earn good money.

C. To choose any product in market as your target business.

D. To find as many part-time jobs as possible to earn money.

(3) Coffee Shop Millionaire is strongly recommended by the writer because___________.

A. it is a good case of doing online business

B. it is a workshop established by the writer

C. it can provide many job opportunities for job hunters

D. it can help a person do business in a systematic way

(4) What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To tell us earning money online is challenging and risky.

B. To show earning money online doesn’t work.

C. To tell us one should have full confidence in Coffee Shop Millionaire.

D. To show the writer is doubtful about Coffee Shop Millionaire.