Many visitors to the United Kingdom go straight to London and never set foot outside the capital—which is a pity, for those that do are often surprised at the sheer variety of landscapes 41 within such a small geographical area. 42 you want to see stunning, unspoilt scenery you should 43 spend a few days in one of Britain's largest areas of protected countryside, a national park. 44 in the second half of the 20th century after popular pressure for access 45 the country's wilder places, there are now 15 of them throughout the British Isles. The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, named 46 some of the country's highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Pony-trekking, climbing and fishing are also 47 , along with Scotland's national game, golf. 48 enthusiasts are well rewarded—this is the home of the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle, If you don't like the 49 to the highest point, some 2000 metres 50 sea level, you can take the railway 51 gets you to the summit in less than ten minutes. 52 the west of the park is another popular natural 53 , Loch Ness. The lake is over 200 metres 54 in places, and salmon, trout and eels are in abundance here. Over the border in England is the Lake District, 55 made famous by Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth two hundreds years ago. People have been 56 here en masse since 1847 57 a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. 58 in the past boats plied its waters 59 stone, timber and wood, today's craft are more likely to carry 60 on pleasure cruises—over a million a year, in fact.

I asked him where he'd like to go to.

Without the sun we would freeze to die and starve in almost total darkness.

Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night and you couldn't come up with an original thought no matter how hard you tried? You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep. Dr. Home, a sleep researcher in England, studied 24 college students. One group got their normal eight hours of sleep. The other group didn't get any sleep at all—they stayed awake all night. The next day, Dr. Home tested the students. He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking. One of the questions was 'How many uses can a box be put to?' The results? The wide-awake students did well on the tests. The tired students did poorly. Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking, like simple addition. But Dr. Home tested creative thinking only. As part of his study, he offered an amount of money as a reward to the tired students if they did well. But even this encouragement wasn't enough to help the students overcome their tiredness. They still did poorly. Dr. Home believes that the part of the brain where thinking takes place may get worn out during waking hours. Sleep may help to repair the brain overnight. Without any sleep, he emphasizes, 'even if you think harder, you cannot do better.' This study gives people something to think about, especially people like hospital workers and airplane pilots, who must stay awake all night and then make emergency decisions.

When he retires, Professor Smith will be teaching here for over thirty years, but his classes are very dull.

Earthquakes are something that most people fear. There are some places that have 71 or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, 72 , have them regularly. Some places, 73 Iran and Guatemala have them frequently. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite 74 . The earthquake that the people most 75 about in the United Stated was the one happening in San Francisco in 1906. Over 500 people died 76 it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill 77 . In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever 78 happened in Portugal. Around 20,000 people died. In 1923, a very powerful earthquake 79 the Tokyo-Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which 80 the earthquake. One of the 81 earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed 82 people. The most destructive (破坏性的) earthquake ever reported was also in China. 400,000 people were killed or 83 in this quake, which happened in 1556. Earthquakes are 84 which people fear. Floods and tidal waves also cause people to he 85 , as 86 like typhoons and cyclones (飓风). Sometimes these things cause lots of deaths. In 1970, a cyclone and tidal wave killed over 200,000 in Pakistan. These kinds of things make people afraid and they are very dangerous. But they probably do not worry people 87 earthquakes do, especially in these modern times. The reason is 88 we often know they are coming, because we have some 89 . Some day we may be able to know an earthquake is craning. So far, however, there is no sure way to 90 an earthquake. When one comes, it is a surprise. People cannot prepare for it.

Jim is much cleverer than any other students in Grade 3, but he doesn't work hard.

Directions: For this part, you're required to write a composition with at least 120 words on the topic Happiness In My Mind. Please write it on the Answer Sheet. Happiness In My Mind

It is none of your business which other people think about you. Believe yourself.

Today is September the tenth. Happy Teachers' Day to you. Thank you for teach us so well.

I passed the test. I ______ it without your help. A, would not pass B. wouldn't have passed C. didn't pass D. had not passed

Japan, after the Second World War, grew into an industrial country rapid.

It was so a long journey that we felt very tired when we arrived.

Jenny is an university student, and she is an honest girl.

Directions: For this part, you're required to write a composition on the topic The Popularity of Microblog. You should write at least 120 words, and your composition should be based on the outline given in Chinese below and write your composition on the Answer Sheet. The Popularity of Microblog 1．现代社会利用微博进行交流越来越普遍； 2．微博流行的原因； 3．自己的看法。

I can't stand to work with Jane in the same office. She just refuses to stop talking when she works.

Although he is considered a great writer, but his works are not widely read.

Directions: For this part, you're required to write a composition on the topic 'Why I Attended College?'. You should write at least 100 words, and your composition should be based on the description given in Chinese below. Outline: 1. 你为什么会选择上大学? 2. 你认为上大学是否值得?

Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues amusing with her stories.

No sooner had they reached there when they were ordered to return to London.