Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to（可利用）the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar（相似）to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.

State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ____________.

A. use for their schoolwork              B. access the Internet

C. work at home                             D. connect them to libraries

Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks（引號）?

A. They don’t really talk.              B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.             D. None of the above reasons is correct.

Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.           B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.        D. Students there can do everything.

“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ____________.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. have free laptops

D. get information from around the world   

What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful.              B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.       D. We don’t know the result yet.

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic we ___1___ in our classes is the ___2___ of quality employees.

What has ___3___ you to stay long enough to become a manager?” I asked.

After a while a new manager ___4___ the question and said slowly, “It was a baseball ___5___.”

Cynthia said that she ___6___ to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim(臨時的) job ___7___ she looked for something else. On her second day behind the counter, she received a ___8___ from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She ___9___ that as a single woman, ___10___ was tight, and her first ___11___ would have to go for paying bills.

When Cynthia arrived for work the ___12___ morning, Patricia, the store manager, handed her a box. “I overheard you ___13___ to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is ___14___ to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t ___15___ good people like you as ___16___ as we would like to, ___17___ we do care, and I want you to know how ___18___ you are to us!”

The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情) and love of the store manager ___19___ that people remember more how much an employer ___20___ than how much he pays.

1. A. discuss   B. write   C. learn   D. find

2. A. managing      B. selling C. keeping      D. seeking

3. A. made      B. ordered      C. forced D. caused

4. A. made      B. took    C. raised  D. replied

5. A. pole       B. glove  C. hole    D. match

6. A. ought     B. liked   C. had     D. used

7. A. when      B. because      C. while  D. though

8. A. letter      B. call     C. notice D. announcement

9. A. turned out      B. pointed out C. explained   D. complained

10. A. work    B. food   C. money       D. clothing

11. A. bill       B. check  C. day     D. visit

12. A. last       B. first    C. next    D. past

13. A. lying    B. talking       C. crying D. murmuring

14. A. good    B. easy    C. hard    D. necessary

15. A. thank    B. use     C. employ      D. pay

16. A. many    B. early   C. soon   D. much

17. A. nor       B. but     C. and     D. however

18. A. kind     B. terrible       C. much  D. important

19. A. shows   B. insists C. realizes      D. recognizes

One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1.                A．warm          B．hot            C．heated   D．uncomfortable

2.                A．wander through  B．walk through     C．run through   D．look through

3.                A．room          B．seat            C．space    D．angle

4.                A．however        B．but            C．or   D．and

5.                A．excitement      B．feeling         C．privacy   D．love

6.                A．came about     B．came up        C．turned up D．turned out

7.                A．Within         B．After           C．For  D．Before

8.                A．concentrate on   B．stare at         C．work on  D．stick with

9.                A．too            B．either          C．anyhow   D．somehow

10.               A．much          B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．nutrient        B．sound          C．explosion D．smell

12.               A．stop           B．wander         C．imagine   D．fascinate

13.               A．started         B．began          C．devoted   D．used

14.               A．again          B．immediately     C．closely    D．clearly

15.               A．fake           B．informal        C．perfect    D．practical

16.               A．even           B．always         C．occasionally    D．frequently

17.               A．Unless         B．If             C．Before    D．Since

18.               A．noisy          B．quiet          C．exciting   D．still

19.               A．improving       B．reading         C．writing    D．speaking

20.               A．managed       B．happened       C．tried  D．had

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples.”               “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.”           “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神實質) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.

   1. A.
      we shouldn’t put every word into our own language
   2. B.
      we should look up every word in the dictionary
   3. C.
      we need to put every word into our own language
   4. D.
      we must read word by word
2. 2.

   The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.

   1. A.
      difficult to understand different sounds
   2. B.
      necessary to remember the word order
   3. C.
      important to master the rules in different ways
   4. D.
      easy to master the rules for word order
3. 3.

   We can learn from the passage that ________.

   1. A.
      the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words
   2. B.
      The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence
   3. C.
      sometimes different order of words has a different meaning
   4. D.
      if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different
4. 4.

   “She only likes apples.” ________.

   1. A.
      is the same as “Only she likes apples.”
   2. B.
      is different from “Only she likes apples.”
   3. C.
      means “She likes fruit except apples.”
   4. D.
      means “She doesn’t like apples.”

A MENTORING (導師制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.

Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.

Alex Goldberg, the program's founder, said; "We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.

"We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we've secured internships (實習) with world-famous firms such as Honda.

"At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures. " Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) International Youth Forum (論壇).

The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. " Before we left I didn't quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn't stop, it was amazing," he said, " We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon."

The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.

Kieran said: " It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. "

The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www.younginspirations.com.

1.66.The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _____.

A. train staff for world-famous firms

B. provide youth with unique experiences

C. offer job opportunities to young adults

D. equip the unemployed with different skills

2.67.According to Alex Goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to ______.

A. the shortage of money                  B. the cultural differences

C. the effect of unemployment              D. the lack of support from firms

3.68.According to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can ______.

A. build up their confidence at school

B. find work experience opportunities

C. improve their social skills for the future

D. play an active role in the change of society

4.69.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing 

B. the youth have found a way to solve their problems

C. Kieran has made great progress in many aspects

D. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday

5.70.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations

B. Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris

C. Young People Find a World of Opportunity

D. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades