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Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1）　　for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job．（2）　　， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3）　　． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4）　　our response．"

Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）　　the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6）　　． This time it said that she got the job．

Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a

（7）　　to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8）　　text， but only Jackie's reply（9）　　 the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）　　person， so the company offered her the job．

（1）A． exam	B． work	C． competition	D． plan
（2）A． Thankfully	B． Unluckily	C． Hopefully	D． Immediately
（3）A． long	B． strict	C． interesting	D． simple
（4）A． pick up	B． wait for	C． deal with	D． think of
（5）A． offered	B． returned	C． refused	D． shown
（6）A． letter	B． e﹣mail	C． call	D． message
（7）A． guide	B． conversation	C． test	D． lesson
（8）A． same	B． other	C． second	D． whole
（9）A． reached	B． satisfied	C． helped	D． surprised
（10）A． brave	B． clever	C． polite	D． honest

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century． In his short life he wrote（1）　　300 songs and an opera．

Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2）　　mother． He began learning to play（3）　　violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4）　　 cheap and badly made that he（5）　　not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6）　　and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7）　 studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8）　　， Xian became the school's best student（9）　　won several prizes for his talents．

In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10）　　music at a college．（11）　　there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12）　　of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．

In May 1940， Xian（13）　to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14）　　． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）　　October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．

（1）A． near	B． nearly	C． nearby	D． nearer
（2）A． he	B． him	C． his	D． he's
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the	D． this
（4）A． so	B． such	C． very	D． much
（5）A． need	B． may	C． should	D． could
（6）A． practise	B． practising	C． to practise	D． practised
（7）A． what	B． which	C． whom	D． who
（8）A． leave	B． leaves	C． left	D． was leaving
（9）A． and	B． but	C． as	D． or
（10）A． teach	B． taught	C． teaching	D． to teach
（11）A． If	B． Although	C． When	D． Because
（12）A． any	B． little	C． few	D． some
（13）A sent	B． was sent	C． has sent	D． was sending
（14）A hard	B． harder	C． hardest	D． the hardest
（15）A． at	B． in	C． on	D． by

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Our words carry huge weight．They may influence people for years，and even for a lifetime．They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up．

When I was fourteen，my family moved to another city．Junior high was always a difficult time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other kids had good friends with them，but I didn't know anyone．I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food．The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed．I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the Kids broke the ice．"Man!You have one BIG nose!"I felt hurt and didn't know what to say．I wanted to cry．But I managed a little smile﹣﹣﹣as if it didn't hurt me at all．But it did．From then on，I would often look at myself in the mirror．I studied the big nose closely．It seemed that I was just living for my nose．Thankfully，I grew out of this influence finally．But it really took me twenty years

There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind．I remember going through a terrible business failure．I lost everything．I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure．What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence（信心）to go on with my business．

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The thing that may influence people for a long time	81．
Jason's feeling when he entered the dining hall	82．
The part of Jason's body that other kids laughed at	83．
The number of years that Jason spent growing out of the influence	84．
The person who gave Jason courage and confidence	85．

What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month？One American family decides to find out．They have sent invitation to a leading US television station，expecting that it will send a film group to record their day﹣to﹣day life （71）　　technology for a month．

When the film group meet（72）　　Smiths，they find that Mr．Smith，Mrs．Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that （73）　　hardly do things together．At mealtimes，no one（74）　　at the dining table for their food．"Everyone just runs into the kitchen，takes their food and then goes back to their screen，"Mrs．Smith explains．"（75）　　we don't make a change，our family will become strangers to each other!"

Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not （76）　　，especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it．They have to make many （77）　　．For example，the two brothers have to go to the school （78）　　to borrow books for their scientific projects，and Mr．and Mrs．Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things （79）　　．As the family have picked up the new lifestyle，they find that they can spend more time taking over meals，playing sports and doing all （80）　　of activities together．

Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge？

配对阅读左框是五位旅行者的需求，右框是丝绸之路的旅游路线信息．请根据这些旅游者的需求，选出最适合他们的旅游线路，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑．

66．Kitty will have two weeks off and she'd like a tour at a cost of about 2500．She feels like visiting China's historic capitals

67．Lucas dreams of traveling along the ancient route （路线）in China during his summer vacation to find out what it used to be　　．

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68．Sam likes to meet challenges（挑战）．He is going to spend no more than 2000 traveling across Xinjiang

69．Elsa is taking her parents to visit china．They plan to travel along the Silk Road．They also want to take a cruise on the Yangtze River　　．

70．Janet wants to learn about China．She is looking forward to visiting the great wonders in China　　．

A．22 Days from 3629 Travel on the ancient route，you may wonder why it was chosen then and later given up．The remains of the old cities help to record their past．

B．13 Days from 2700 This is a journey deep into Xinjiang area．Driving most part of this journey is surely an exciting experience，and most areas we pass are still undeveloped．

C．6 Days from 1899 We'll take you across Xinjiang area．This Silk Road route is a challenging journey，for most part of the journey will be made by bus．

D．13 Days from 2449 You can experience going through China's past to its present．The world﹣famous historic capitals along the Silk Road and the colorful culture are really fantastic

E.5 Days from 2069 The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors（兵马佣）are great wonders in the world．These places of interest are valuable treasures across the beautiful area．

F．12 Days from2199 This journey heads all the way to kirgizstan，a friendly neighbor from the beginning．Business along this historic trading road is still going on though it is not as busy as before．

G．16 Days from 3799 Traditional Silk Road includes excellent Yangtze Cruise．This tour from the capital to DunHuang，Chongqing and then to Shanghai shows you a big part of the basic sightseeing of China