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(一)

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we1realize that those challenges to the very things that2us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with3.

When we are faced with a challenge， we usually have two 4 . We can try to beat it off， or we can decide that the thing 5 the challenge isn't worth the 6 and call it quits. Although there are certainly7when calling it quits is the right thing to do， in most8all that is needed is9and communication.

When we are committed to something， it means that no matter how10or how uncomfortable something is， we will always choose to11it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a12 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong.13you can say to a friend， \"I got my feelings hurt.\"14 \"You hurt my feelings，\" you are going to be able solve the problem much faster.

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you， try to see them for15they are: small hurdles you need to jump or 16 on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is 17 to get over， and hurt only18 to make us stronger. It is allpart of growing up， it 19to everyone， and some day you will 20 all of this and say， \"Hard as it was， it make me who I am today. And that a good thing.\"

1. A. seem to B. come toC. hope to D. try to

2. A. design B. promote C. direct D. shape

3. A. confidenceB. pressureC. friendshipD. difficulty

4. A. opportunities B. expectations C. choicesD. aspects

5. A. demandingB. deserving C. predicting D. presenting

6. A. commentB. lossC. troubleD. expense

7. A. spans B. timesC. datesD. ages

8. A. casesB. fieldsC. partsD. occasions

9. A. assessmentB. commitmentC. encouragementD. adjustment

10. A. doubtfulB. shamefulC. harmful D. painful

11. A. keepB. controlC. face D. catch

12. A. spaceB. planC. topicD. room

13. A. IfB. AsC. WhileD. Unless

14. A. other thanB. rather thanC. or ratherD. or else

15. A. whatB. whoC. whereD. which

16. A. pass byB. come acrossC. get throughD. run over

17. A. unnecessaryB. necessaryC. impossibleD. possible

18. A. servesB. means C. aimsD. attempts

19. A. opensB. appeals C. goes D. happens

20. A. lock down onB. look back onC. look forward toD. look up to

(二)

Homework is work， not play. In contrast to what some might hope， students1 finish their homework exclaiming that they had great fun. Nor is homework an activity that students choose to undertake. It is2by a teacher for students to complete on the teacher's schedule， with the teacher's requirements in mind. So to have the right3will be of great help. Homework means business and the student should expect to work on it seriously. As in the workplace， careless efforts and lack of self-discipline are likely to make the4impression.

Teachers assign homework for 5purposes. In some cases， teachers seek to review and solidify material being covered in class; homework is also designed to6student learning beyond class lessons. As students mature， teachers often assign homeworknightly in several subjects. Homework is also used to prepare students to handle new work，7in the case of summer reading. Increasingly， school reforms call for homework to take the form of course projects， thus increasing its 8to \"real-life\" job-related activity.

Like jobs， homework can be appealing when its resources are well managed. Resources9sources of information -- textbooks， of course， and increasingly， the Internet -- but they also include a quiet space to work， materials and equipment such as calculators， paper or a computer， and others who cohabit (同居) in the homework environment. The external (外部的) resources needed for homework can be viewed as a kind of10office for the child with features like those needed in the workplace.

1. A. sometimesB. oftenC. mostly D. rarely

2. A. discovered B. forcedC. assignedD. taught

3. A. amount B. answer C. schedule D. attitude

4. A. general B. vivid C. wrongD. vague

5. A. high B. various C. ordinary D. temporary

6. A. extendB. describeC. displayD. reward

7. A. as B. whenC. even if D. now that

8. A. adjustmentB. solutionC. approach D. connection

9. A. indicateB. includeC. reserve D. resemble

10. A. homeB. businessC. headD. supply

(三)

\"When a customer enters my store， forget me. He is King，\" said John Wanamaker， who in 1876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of me world's first department stores. This revolutionary concept1the face of retailing (零售業(yè)) and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today.

But convincing as that slogan was，2the shopper was cheated out of the crown. 3manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices， people still relied on advertisements to get most information about products. Through much of the past century， ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a4number of publications. Now media choice， has 5 too， and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources -- especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse.6the internet， the consumer is finally seizing power.

As our survey shows，7has great implications for companies， because it is changing thewaytheworldshops.Manyfinnsalreadyclaimtobe\"customer-driven\"or \"consumer-centered\". Now their8will be tested as never before. Takingadvantage of shoppers' 9 will no longer be possible: people will know -- and soon tell others， even those without the internet -- that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior. The internet is working wonders in10standards. Good and Good and honest firms should benefit most.

1. A. changedB. maintainedC. restoredD. rescued

2. A. in time B. in trothC. in caseD. in theory

3. A. Just as B. The momentC. If D. Although

4. A. 1 imited B. minimum C. sufficient D. great

5. A. disappearedB. existed C. explodedD. survived

6. A. According toB. Thanks to C. But for D. Apart from

7. A. consumer powerB. product quality

C. purchasing habitD. manufacturing efficiency

8. A. informationB. investmentC. claimsD. shops

9. A. generosityB. knowledgeC. curiosity D. ignorance

10. A. raising B. lowering C. abandoningD. carrying

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(一)1.B2.D3.C4.C5.D6.C7.B8.A9.B10.D11.C12.A13.A14.B15.A16.C17.C18.A19.D20.B

(二)1.D2.C3.D4.C5.B6.A7.A8.D9.B10.A

(三)1.A2.B3.D4.A5.C6.B7.A8.C9.D10.A

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7.[developed改為developing]8.[√]9.[permitted改為promised]10.[去掉to]

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