Modeled after US hot website Groupon.com, group buying websites are now popular in China. These websites use the power of group buying to get competitive discounts (打折)for a daily deal on some best stuff（物品，东西，活儿） to do, see, eat and buy in the cities across China. Discounts are available within just one click. Zhao lei, a software engineer in Beijing, loves the one-hour lunch break at noon, as it is the best time for him to check “today’s special” at his favorite group buying websites . Sometimes he searches for great deals at directory sites devoted to the new shopping space. Zhao spends around 800 yuan ($117.65) on group buying every month, mostly to buy food coupons (优惠劵)for eating at some nice restaurants and occasionally to find something fun to do. ‘‘I love group buying. In addition to the competitive discounts it offers, it helps me get something fun, exciting and new, and such surprises give me a reason to try something new,” he said. When he finds a really good bargain, he will send the link to friends or colleagues through MSN,QQ, or e-mail, or share the information at some social networking websites. In doing so, he often gets a certain cut off the price. At some sites, buyers are invited to leave notes about what they want to buy and the website will consider it if similar applications(申请)reach a certain number. That is how Zuo got her digital camera after waiting for two months. “It is cool. I want to buy a new digital camera for my trip to Switzerland this winter, but I never expected such cheap prices!” Zuo said.We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．China is the first country to start group buying |
| B．the price of group buying depends on the market |
| C．you can’t get the best you need through group buying |
| D．group buying is becoming popular in China |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Zhao Lei’s online purchasing life. |
| B．Group buying |
| C．The US hot websites |
| D．A new digital camera |
Zhao Lei succeeded in getting a certain cut off the price by__________.
| A．bargaining face to face |
| B．discussing with the sellers |
| C．providing the link to others |
| D．inviting others to talk about the price |
By early Tuesday，the swine flu outbreak in Mexico had caused in 152 deaths and more than 1，600 illnesses．So far，at least 113 cases have been proved worldwide，including 64 in the United States；six in Canada；11 in New Zealand and two each in Spain the United Kingdom and Israel．None has yet resulted in death.
T'he World Health Organization on Monday raised its alert level from three to four on its six-level scale．The move means the U.N.agency has determined that the virus can transmit from human to human．
“In this age of global travel，where people move around in airplanes so quickly，there is no region to which this virus could not spread，”said Fukuda，assistant director-general of the WHO．
Governments around the world struggled to prevent further outbreak．Some，like China and Russia，banned pork imports from the United States and Mexico U.S.President Barack Obama said the outbreak was a cause for concern，not for alarm．The gov-ernment urged travelers to avoid non-essential travel to Mexico．
The latest WHO report listed only seven proved swine flu deaths in Mexico but it was not clear why there was the discrepency．
Mexico City has closed all schools until at least May 6 to help curb (contro1) the spread of swine flu and ordered 35,00 public venues to close or serve only take away meals．In addition，bars，clubs，movie theaters，pool halls，gyms，sport centers and convention halls have been told to close until May 5．Armed police officers are also guarding hospitals in Mexico City while roads and schools in the city of 20 million people are deserted．Officials also have talked about shutting down the bus and subway systems．When learning the outbreak of swine flu，the WHO was .
| A．calm | B．nervous |
| C．shocked | D．careful |
Fukuda’s words suggest that .
| A．he likes travel by air |
| B．global travel hasn’t been affected |
| C．this virus can spread quickly because of global travel |
| D．planes must be forbidden to take to prevent swine flu |
The last paragraph mainly tells us .
| A．Mexico has taken measures to control swine flu |
| B．Mexico City is too dangerous to live in |
| C．the normal life in Mexico has been changed |
| D．people in Mexico are badly in need of help |
Roskilde Festival(July)
The Danes love the outdoors and they love rock music；the Roskilde Festival is where they combine these passions for a weekend of drunken celebration．The four-day event is held about 30 minutes from the city completely，which means you can either go in for the full festival experience，or you can travel from the city to the festival each day．
There are also day tickets if you don’t have the power for the whole collection of facts．
Kulturnatt en(October)
For something a little more high brow there’s the Night of Culture．For one night only some 300 venues in the city stage theater performances，art exhibitions，concerts and poetry readings．
Father Christmas Congress(July)
One of the more bizarre fixtures in Copenhagen’s calendar，the event is held in July—the slow season for Santas—at the Bakken amusement park，some 20 minutes north of the city．The most interesting of the event is a procession of Santas from all over the world along Strget．Parents should be prepared for some embarrassed questions from the kids．
Tivoli Gardens(November／December)
These pleasure gardens make for a great day out any time of the year but to see them at their most attractive，visit from mid-November through December，when they are transformed into a fairy tale of lanterns and Christmas markets．There’s also outdoor skating，a Christmas entertainment and the very Danish‘Nissekbing’village，home to more than 100 mechanical fairies．If you are free in October，you can go to .
| A．Roskilde Festival | B．Kulturnatten |
| C．Father Christmas Congress | D．Tivoli Gardens |
Roskilde Festival is a festival .
| A．where many famous singers in Denmark gather |
| B．which is only held in the center of a city |
| C．that lasts about half an hour per day |
| D．that the Danas can enjoy |
How does the author think of the procession of Santas?
| A．Astonishing | B．Funny |
| C．Worth seeing | D．Full of encouragement |
The passage is probably written for .
| A．guides | B．tourists |
| C．businessmen | D．writers |
The next day I sat down，with almost a hundred other candidates，for the intelligence test．I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test．This time there were only about fifty candidates．The interviewer sat at a desk．Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed，after a greater or shorter time．Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones．Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes．Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half．
I can remember the questions now：“Why did you leave your last job?”“Why did you leave your job before that?”“And the one before that?”I can’t recall my answers，except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter．His closing statement，I thought，evealed(揭示)a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist，he had risen no higher than the underground railway．“You’ve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position．”
Failing to get that job was my low point．Or so I thought，believing that the work was easy．Actually，such jobs—being a postman is another one I still desire—demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give．But I was still far short of full self-understanding．I was also short of cash．The writer applied for the job chiefly because .
| A．he wanted to work in the centre of London |
| B．he could no longer afford to live without one |
| C．he was not interested in any other available job |
| D．he had received some suitable training |
The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because .
| A．he often traveled underground |
| B．he had written many poems |
| C．he could deal with difficult situations |
| D．he had worked in a company |
The length of his interview meant that .
| A．he was not going to be offered the job |
| B．he had not done well in the intelligence test |
| C．he did not like the interviewer at all |
| D．he had little work experience to talk about |
What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?
| A．How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be |
| B．How difficult it is to be a poet |
| C．How unsuitable he was for the job |
| D．How badly he did in the interview |
What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist?
| A．He was very aggressive |
| B．He was unhappy with his job |
| C．He was quite inefficient |
| D．He was rather unsympathetic |
Back in 2003 I had a pet rabbit named Alaska．Due to the rules the landlord had set，he had to be kept in the basement(地下室)．One night I went downstairs to feed him．Keep in mind I’ve always thought the basement was frightening．As I was facing his cage and putting the bowl of water inside，a big shadow appeared behind me，as if a big，tall man were standing behind me．I turned around and nobody was there，but I got the distinct(清晰的)feeling that I was being watched．I basically dropped the water bowl and ran upstairs shouting for my mom．Ever since then I can’t go down there alone．
Once I was trying to get to sleep，and I slept with the lights off．All of sudden I wanted to leave the room eagerly，but I couldn’t get out of my bed，I was too scared．The feeling of someone looking closely at me was so upset，I was physically afraid to move or breathe．I opened my curtains to let the street light in，thinking the light would help me feel better to move．That did nothing．I must have sat there on my bed for about fifteen minutes before I got up．I didn’t sleep in there that night．I’ve never felt anything so upset!
Then there are all the little things，like seeing things in the comer of my eye，hearing doors open or close when I’m home alone，and the feeling of being watched．Once when my sister wasn’t home(we share a room)I heard someone breathing from her bed and heard the sheets rustle(沙沙声)．Last week，I felt someone patting me in the shoulder when I was alone in my room．Sometimes I’ll be looking something and I’ll see one or more contorted(扭曲的)，angry faces．
I realize that when one is looking for something to happen they can make things happen or imagine it．These are the moments in which I know nothing was imagined，so I wanted to share them and get your opinions．Thanks so much．The writer to the text seems to .
| A．tell us his strange experiences |
| B．tell us what happens in his bedroom |
| C．tell us an interesting story |
| D．tell us what happens in his apartment |
Which of the following may be the reason why the writer is afraid to go to the basement?
| A．Because his pet is dangerous． |
| B．Because a big shadow may appear behind him． |
| C．Because there is a big，tall man there． |
| D．Because his landlord forbids him to go there． |
We can learn from the third paragraph that .
| A．the writer slept with the lights on that night |
| B．the street light helped the writer a lot |
| C．he was too scared to get out of his bed at one time |
| D．he didn’t sleep at all that night |
From the text，we can see the writer believes his experiences are .
| A．real | B．not real |
| C．creative | D．imaginative |
I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone,
“Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah, who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth….?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room--- if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go.”
Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.
After watching crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.Why did the author shout at the telephone?
| A．He was mad at the telephone. | B．He was angry with his agent. |
| C．He was anxious about his wife. | D．He was impatient with the secretary. |
What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?
| A．She said nothing. | B．She shouted at him |
| C．She called the agent. | D．She threw the phone away. |
What made the author laugh?
| A．His own behavior. | B．His wife’s suggestion. |
| C．His changeable feelings. | D．His wife’s sweet kiss. |
What dose the underlined word “antics” refer to ?
| A．Smart words | B．Unusual actions | C．Surprising looks | D．Anxious feelings |
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