A. Because he was lazy. B. Because he didn’t pass the test.

　　C. Because he didn’t have an e-mail. D. Because he didn’t have a computer.

　　2.The underlined word “capital” can be replaced by

　　A. tomato B. money

　　C. time D. operation

　　3.What can we learn about the man

　　A. He is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

　　B. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.

　　C. He didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

　　D. He didn’t want to accept the job at Microsoft.

　　4.Which proverb can best describe the story

　　A. Misfortune may be an actual blessing. B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　C. Accidents will happen. D. No pains, no gains.

　　Stay-at-home kids are named “generation nini” in Spain. They are those adults who still live at home and are neither working nor studying. But the problem is not limited to Spain. It is a worldwide problem.

　　In Italy, they are known as “bamboccioni” or big babies. There nearly 60 percent of 18-34-year-old adults still live in their parents’ home, up from almost 50 percent since 1983. Once kept there by the love for their mama’s home-cooked food, the economic crisis（经济危机）has seen a rise in adults left unable to hold down a steady job or afford a home of their own. Last year, an Italian government minister admitted that his mother washed his clothes and made the bed for him until he was 30. He demanded a law forcing young Italians to leave their parents’ home at 18 to stop them becoming hopelessly dependent on their parents.

　　In the UK, the government has made the term NEETS---not in employment, education or training for these children. In England alone the percent of NEETS aged 19-24 surged to 18.8 percent of the age group-in the last quarter of 20xx, up 1.4 percent on the same period a year before. The number of British men in their 20s living with their parents has risen from 59 percent to 80 percent in the past 15 years, while the number of women has risen from 41percent to 50 percent. The average age of the first-time house buyers is now 38.

　　In the US, the problem is known as the “full nest syndrome（综合症）”. Adults there are left struggling to support adult children who have stayed at home with student debts and facing few job opportunities in a weak economy. A recent study showed almost a third of American adults aged 34 and under are living with their parents

　　1.“Big babies” mentioned in Paragraph 2 refers to those adults who ______.

　　A. are poorly educated B. are not as smart as others

　　C. lose their job in the bad economy D. depend on their parents for a living

　　2.The Italian government minister thinks that ______.

　　A. parents should make their children feel hopeless

　　B. young people should live on their own after18

　　C. parents should never make the bed for their children

　　D. it is OK for adult children to live with their parents

　　3.The underlined word “surged” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.

　　A. jumped B. reduced

　　C. recovered D. moved

　　4.What does the last paragraph tell us ______

　　A. Some American adult children are causing trouble for their parents

　　B. American parents are happy to live with their children

　　C. America has the most adult children compared with other countries

　　D. It is a tradition for adult children to live with their parents in America

　　二、七选五

　　Would you know what to do if a fire started in your home Take the time now to review the following safety tips, and your family will be prepared in time of a fire in your home:

　　1.

　　An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burning house. The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. 2. So it is important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.

　　Stay low

　　If you can see smoke in the house, stay low to the ground as you make your way to the exit. 3. You will breathe less smoke if you stay to the ground. Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you are using your escape route，staying low means you can crawl (爬) under most of it.

　　What if you can’t get out right away

　　If you can’t get out fast because fire or smoke is stopping an escape route, you will want to yell for help. You can do this from an open window or call 911 if you have a phone with you. 4. Then, firefighters will have a hard time finding you. The sooner they find you, the sooner you both can get out.

　　If your clothes catch fire, what should you do

　　Your clothes could catch fire during a fire or by accident if you step too close to a candle. If this happens, don’t run! Instead, stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll. This will cut off the air and put out the flames. 5.

　　A. An easy way to remember this is: Stop, Drop, and Roll!

　　B. Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are.

　　C. Preventing fires is in the first place!

　　D. Know your way out

　　E. They will help prepare you for what you need to do in case of a fire.

　　F. Even if you are scared, never hide under the bed or in a closet.

　　G. In a fire, smoke and poisonous (有毒的) air hurt more people, than the actual flames (火焰) do.

　　三、完形填空

　　The year my dad turned 80, my brother and I decided to throw a surprise party for him. The night before, I stayed over at Dad’s house. He was expecting the party, but looked ______. I knew why. One person couldn’t be at the party—Mom. She had______a few years before, and we all missed her so much. God, I prayed, please let Dad feel a little better ______ because of our company.

　　Mom and Dad were ______ for each other. He loved her so much; he ______ to save enough money for a______before they got married. But it wasn’t ______their 40th wedding anniversary(纪念日) that Dad finally could______to buy a diamond ring. Mom wore it so____for so many years until the day she________it.

　　That day she was making jellies(果胶) and didn’t want her ring to get______. She removed the ring and ______ it on the windows. When she had finished, she looked for it everywhere but couldn’t find it. At last Mom cried, ____Dad said the ring wasn’t important and the____they had for each other was the most important.

　　Before going to the ______I looked around for something to clean my shoes, and found an old cloth bag. Dad saw it. “I meant to throw that old thing_______a week ago,” he said. I held it in my hand and______there’s something there. I reached in. “Dad, look!” I shouted,______my find —Mom’s ring.