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A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

The European Union announced that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage smokers. To catch the attention of teenagers， the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers， like cancer. Short-term effects， like bad skin， are also on the list.

“The true face of smoking is disease， death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young，” said David Byrne， an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”

The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warnings included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”

So far， Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs soon after that. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers. According to studies， smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650，000 smokers die， more than one person a minute.

1. What can we learn from the text？

A. Countries in the EU still use the old warning method.

B. The new warning method has worked in some EU countries.

C. The EU countries have put the new warning method into practice.

D. A large number of the EU countries have used the new warning method.

2. Which country is most successful in stopping smoking according to the text？

A. Ireland. B. Belgium.

C. Canada. D. EU.

3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggest？

A. Its hard to stop smoking in EU.

B. Smoking is the biggest cause of death in EU.

C. Deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided.

D. EU has the largest number of death caused by smoking.

4. What would be the best title for the text？

A. New Way to Stop Smoking

B. Pictures to Shock Smokers

C. New Packets of Cigarettes

D. Dangers of Smoking

B

Anyone who reads a book and then goes to see a movie based on that book generally leaves the movie feeling a little disappointed. Why might this be？ Both books and movies serve the purpose of entertainment. Both books and movies offer characters and plots. And， both books and movies provide a setting for a story. Books， however， offer a more attractive and complex form of entertainment than movies.

Although movies are entertaining to watch， books have advantages over them. First， books， in comparison with movies， can more easily catch hold of the depths of characters and create a complex setting through the use of rich description. Books leave it up to the reader to interpret， imagine， and recreate the story in his or her own mind. However， movies are action packed and provide lots of visual stimuli（視覺刺激）； still， it is the movie not the viewer that interprets the characters， plot and setting. Second， books are not limited to time. A writer can write as much or as little as necessary in order to create and tell a story. Movies， on the other hand， are limited to an hour and a half to two hours of entertaining time before the audience begins to get restless. Last， reading is an intellectual form of entertainment. Readers can improve their level of reading and vocabulary in a harmless， healthy， and pleasurable way. Movies， on the other hand， are not as complex and entertaining as books， and they leave nothing to interpret. Therefore， the advantages and entertainment value of books outweigh those of movies.

To conclude， books， through interpretation， help the reader develop a sense of relationship to the characters and the story itself， but movies entertain strictly. Books are a better form of entertainment than movies.

5. What can we know from the text？

A. Movies are usually time limited.

B. Books provide more visual stimuli.

C. Books leave readers nothing to interpret.

D. Movies can easily catch the depths of characters.

6. The underlined word “intellectual” in Paragraph 2 may relate to ___ .

A. training B. learning

C. translating D. memory

7. What is the authors idea about books and movies？

A. Movies often make people disappointed.

B. Both books and movies entertain strictly.

C. Books have many advantages over movies.

D. More and more people prefer books to movies.

8. Which would be the best title for the text？

A. Movies： Easy Form of Entertainment

B. Books： Better Form of Entertainment

C. Why Are We Disappointed at Movies

D. How to Produce Movies Based on Books

單詞訓(xùn)練營

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當(dāng)單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

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panic solve terrify tie trunk

1. Perhaps time would ____ everything after we had been through a very bad period.

2. I ____ when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.

3. Shall I ____ all these things together with the rope？

4. David was very handsome， except for the shadow of a very dark ____ .

5. Something happened one day， which was as unexpected as it was ____ and horrible.

6. Elephants do not worry about things ____ up their noses.

7. I was ____ out of my mind when the respectable old man was found to be a murderer.

8. Im sorry， but can I ____ you for a moment？

單句改錯

下列各句每句有1個錯誤。

1. Im afraid well be late， so I suggest take a bus at once.

___

2. At the first I thought he was shy， but then I discovered I was wrong. ___

3. Please ask the neighbor to stop make noises. ___

4. Listen！ Can you hear someone shouted？ ___

單句翻譯

1. 我們相信他與這件事無關(guān)，是你在這件事上編故事。

2. 對我來說，你感興趣的這本書聽起來好像是有趣的東西。

3. 嘗試多次后，最終我說服他聽從我的意見。

4. 愚人節(jié)充滿著開玩笑的游戲，在那天很多孩子喜歡對別人惡作劇。

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It was a busy morning， about 8：30， when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the 1 that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9：30.

The nurse had him take a 2 in the waiting area， telling him it would be at least 40 minutes 3 someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his 4 and decided， since I was not 5 — my patient didnt turn up at the 6 hour， I would examine his wound（傷口）. While taking care of his wound， I asked him if he had another doctors appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he 7 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 8 . He told me she had been there for a while and she had a special 9 . I asked if she would be 10 if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer 11 who he was， and that she had not been able to 12 him for five years. I was 13 ， and asked him， “And you 14 go every morning， even though she doesnt know who you are？”

He 15 and said， “She doesnt know me， but I know who she is.” I had to hold back tears as he left.

Now I 16 that in marriage， true love is 17 of all that is. The happiest people dont 18 have the best of everything. They just 19 the best use of everything they have. 20 isnt about how to live through the storm， but how to dance in the rain.

1. A. doctor B. patient C. nurse D. gentleman

2. A. breath B. test C. break D. seat

3. A. if B. before C. since D. when

4. A. chair B. bag C. watch D. wound

5. A. tired B. interested C. clear D. busy

6. A. appointed B. rush C. fixed D. duty

7. A. needed B. forgot C. agreed D. happened

8. A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. sister

9. A. idea B. habit C. concern D. disease

10. A. lonely B. worried C. doubtful D. hungry

11. A. cared B. remembered C. knew D. asked

12. A. recognize B. answer C. believe D. expect

13. A. moved B. disappointed C. surprised D. satisfied

14. A. only B. then C. thus D. still

15. A. nodded B. laughed C. thought D. stopped

16. A. realize B. suggest C. hope D. prove

17. A. agreement B. expression C. acceptance D. exhibition

18. A. necessarily B. completely C. naturally D. frequently

19. A. learn B. make C. favour D. try

20. A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D. Life

閱讀填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

I was walking with a friend yesterday 1 I found an iPhone in a pile of snow. I picked it up and it still worked！ I started looking through the name list and dialing numbers to see whether I could figure out whose phone it was. 2

（unfortunate）， only one person answered and she didnt recognize the number.

Since that lady didnt know whose phone it was， my friend suggested that we 3 （go） back to the house in front of which we found the iPhone. I 4 （knock） on the door and two college-age persons answered. They hadnt lost 5 （they） phones， but as I told them the story and mentioned some 6

（name） on the name list. One of them said that he also had those names and it must 7 the phone of their friends. I really didnt have anything 8 （say）， because in my mind I was just doing the right thing. I immediately tried to find the owner， because that is exactly 9 I would want someone to do if either I or any of my family members lost phones. The purpose of helping others is not for return. 10 （help） others is more than enough for me and it is the most endless joy of life.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.