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Passage 1

After I had been waiting there for more than ten minutes, I felt certain I must have missed the bus. There was only one thing I could do about that: I should just have to walk home. Of course it was entirely my own fault. Jane had told me the last bus always 21 at Stutton at ten thirty and it was now ten to eleven.

It would 22 me at least an hour and a half and maybe more to walk to my room in Forest End. But there was a 23 moon in the sky and I was quite used to walking much 24 than that. Perhaps I 25 better not take the short cut through the woods, I might easily 26 my way in the darkness. I was halfway home when I heard a car moving slowly behind me. Could it be my imagination 27 was it actually following me down the hill? Why ever should it be making such slow progress? I decided to 28 what was the matter, so I stood still 29 I were waiting for it to pass me. It stopped just near me, the door opened and a man got out, who said anxiously, \you any idea where we can get petrol at this time of night? We've just 30 out completely.\

21. A. crossed 22. A. spend 23. A. empty 24. A. far 25. A. had 26. A. see 27. A. or

B. past B. cost

C. stopped C. take

D. full

D. fast D. should D. lose D. while D. until D. passed D. use

B. complete C. white B. farther B. would B. find B. and B. as if B. run

C. further C. did C. notice C. but

C. though C. come

28. A. work out B. find out 29. A. even if 30. A. driven Passage 2

C. put out D. make out

D. gone

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important factor in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 21 they were not enough. Something else was needed to start the industrial process. That \special\was men 22 individuals who could invent machines, find new 23 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

The men who create the machines of the Industrial Revolution 24 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 25 inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately. He is not necessarily

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working 26 that his findings can be used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is all trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 27 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 28 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives. Most of the people who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 29 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 30 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years ago.

21. A. But 23. A. origins 24. A. came 25. A. less 26. A. now 27. A. of

28. A. single 29. A. little 30. A. as Passage 3

Americans have always had great faith in education. They believe that all citizens must have some 21 in order to understand economic and political matters and 22 wisely. They also believe that education is essential to progress and prosperity, and that every person is entitled to as much education as he can 23 . The public schools of the United States are not controlled by the national government but by the 24 communities, with state laws setting educational standards and ruling on compulsory attendance.

Among the most active in establishing free public education were the labor unions. From the 1830's on, public school 25 developed and they have been growing rapidly ever since. In addition, there are also various private and religious schools.

Today they have a great variety of types of colleges and universities, 26 the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Besides, there are many kinds of commercial and 27 training. Students are allowed a choice of subjects. There are 28 public schools for the handicapped, too. American schools are equipped with a large variety of up-to-date learning aids such as closed-circuit television, audio-visual equipment etc. State governments, special

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B. And B. sources

B. better B. and B. with B. sole

C. Besides C. bases

D. Even

22. A. generating B. effective

B. arrived

C. motivating D. creative D. discoveries

C. stemmed D. appeared C. more

C. all C. to

D. worse

D. so D. as D. specific

C. specialized

D. any

B. much

B. if

C. some

C. because D. while

foundations and the colleges themselves grant many scholarships to students with special 29 . The goal is to make higher education 30 to everyone who is willing and capable.

21. A. culture 22. A. vote 23. A. take 24. A. local 25. A. units 27. A. service 28. A. strange 30. A. open

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American inventor Thomas Edison's manufacturing facilities in New Jersey were heavily 21 by fire one night in December 1914. Edison lost almost $1-million worth of equipment 22 the record of much of his work.

The next morning, talking about the charred embers（灰烬） of his hopes and dreams, the 23 man said: \ 24 . Now we can start anew.\Edison understood a great 25 of living: almost any situation－good or bad－is 26 by the attitude we bring to it. Tough-minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy（哲学） and emerge stronger 27 tragedies（悲剧）. Indeed, recent studies suggest that optimistic people earn more money, do 28 in school, are healthier and perhaps even live longer than pessimists.

As a psychotherapist（心理治疗专家）, I've studied 29 motivates（激励） optimists, analyzing the lives of several hundred people over the years. While many suffered terrible setbacks, all learned techniques for defeating dejection（沮丧） and keeping their enthusiasm high during difficult periods. I believe that if you, too, 30 these time-tested ideas, you will get more from life.

21. A. met 22. A. and

B. damaged C. spoiled

B. but also B. 67-years-old B. prince

D. disturbed

D. or

D. 67-year-old

C. while

B. learning B. elect B. absorb

C. training C. digest

D. education D. swallow

C. select C. native

D. choose

D. limited

B. central

B. systems

B. career B. special

C. structures D. organizations C. including D. involving

C. vocational D. employment C. surprising D. specialized C. abilities

D. performance

26. A. containing B. included

29. A. conduct B. behavior

B. acceptable C. available D. convenient

23. A. 67 year old 25. A. principle

C. 67 years' old

24. A. burned away B. burned low 26. A. effected B. acted

C. burned up D. burned off C. province D. profession

C. reflected D. affected

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27. A. to

B. apart B. harder

C. in

D. from

D. worse D. where

28. A. slower 29. A. what 30. A. adapt Passage 5

C. better

B. that B. adopt

C. which C. admit

D. admire

Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.

Today the car is the most popular 21 of transportation in all the United States. It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for 22 90 per cent of all personal travel.

Most Americans are able to 23 cars. The average price of a recently-made car was $2,500 in 1950, $2740 in 1960 and up to $4750 24 1975. during this period American car manufacturers set about improving their products and work efficiently. As a result, the yearly income of the 25 family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason 26 a new car takes a smaller part of a family's total earnings today.

In 1951 27 it took 8.1 months of an average family's income to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car 28 8.3 months of a family's annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 months' income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 29 to models from previous years. The influence of the automobile extends throughout the economy 30 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money keeping their car running than on any other item.

21. A. kinds 22. A. hardly 23. A. buy 24. A. on

B. types

C. means

D. sort

D. somewhat D. see D. about D. biggest D. purchasing

B. nearly B. sell B. in

C. certainly C. race C. behind C. bought

25. A. unusual 26. A. bringing

B. average B. obtain

C. interested

27. A. proportionally B. clearly 28. A. cost 29. A. famous

B. used B. fastest B. which

C. percentage D. suddenly C. spent

C. so

D. needed

D. purchasing D. as

C. superior

30. A. then Passage 6

21. Eastern Europe is considered the most polluted of all the world's 21 areas because heavy metals 22 coal mining have contaminated the area's waters. Many rivers, land, and forests are biologically 23 from pollution. Ghana's forest protection program has succeeded 24 strengthening the country's agricultural base and 25 a new source of wealth to 26 . It

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remains to be seen 27 these measures will have enough impact to 28 the rate of removing the forests. Indonesia is facing the 29 problems of providing enough food, shelter and employment for its large population, and 30 birth control.

21. industries B. industrialist C. industrialized D. industrialize 22. A. leading to B. from 23. A. dead 24. A. on

B. died

C. with C. death

C. at

D. like D. die

D. in D. village

D. whether

B. for B. villager B. what

25. A. destroyed B. bringing C. brought 26. A. valley 28. A. slow 29. A. series Passage 7

D. destroying

C. villagers C. which

27. A. weather

B. promote B. service

C. make D. rise D. serious

D. reduce

C. servers

30. A. exercise B. encouraging C. stopping

Good business ethics in Hong Kong are the key 21 the territory's success in the future. As a 22 international service center of the 1990s, good standards of business 23 are more important than ever.

Since it has become more sophisticated to provide good services 24 trade, finance and commerce, level playing fields for all 25 are crucial. Being treated fairly and the ability to obtain what the outsider see as a square 26 will encourage them to invest 27 the territory. Once these positive characteristics have gone, Hong Kong will lose its competitive 28 as a regional center, especially when one takes into 29 rising office rents, high wages and local skill 30 .

21. A. for 22. A. leading 23. A. act 24. A. to

25. A. takers 26. A. deal 27. A. on

28. A. margin

B. to

C. of

D. on D. leadership D. behavior D. up

B. lead B. in

C. leader's C. for

B. conduct C. practice

B. attendants

B. dealing B. in

B. verge B. book

C. participants

C. trade C. to

D. newcomers D. transaction

D. about D. edge D. warehouse

C. side C. storage

29. A. account

30. A. scarcities B. lacks C. shortages D. needs

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Passage 8

In our daily life we need to communicate with one another. We can do this easily when we are close to other people. However, thanks to the 21 of the telephone, we are still able to 22 with one another when we are far apart.

The man who made this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, born in Ediburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of 23 speech who spent all his spare time experimenting. In 1875, he 24 the first sounds sent over a distance by electricity.

The first telephone did not 25 the interest of the visitors although it was shown at an exhibition in Philadelphia. It was looked upon as no more than a toy.

Fortunately for Bell, the Emperor of Brazil happened to pass by and 26 about his invention. Bell gave him the 27 and went to speak into the transmitter at the other end of the 28 . When he heard Bell's voice on the receiver, he dropped the instrument in surprise and said, \talks!\

The judges became interested and looked carefully at Bell's telephone. They 29 then that it was a most important invention. It 30 the medal. One of the judges, a great English scientist, said that the telephone was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen.

21. A. discovery B. creation 22. A. link 23. A. seen 24. A. heard 25. A. rise 27. A. set 28. A. line 29. A. noticed 30. A. won Passage 9

Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of 21 from chicken feathers and fixed them to his 22 . Then he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. 23 , he fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying 24 place in France in 1783. The two Mongolian brothers knew that hot air rose. 25 they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would rise into the air and 26 . They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It 27 to earth about three kilometers 28 .

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C. invention D. conclusion

C. associate D. communicate C. visible C. raise C. device C. rope

D. predicted D. listened to D. arouse

D. receiver D. string D. identified D. accomplished

B. connect B. visited B. awake B. tool B. wire B. gained

B. heard of C. heard from

26. A. required B. inquired C. surveyed D. investigate

B. realized C. recognized C. achieved

At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know 29 the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we 30 know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.

21. A. sticks 22. A. hands 23. A. Well 24. A. had 25. A. If 26. A. go

B. fans B. feet

C. wings C. head C. Instead C. took C. blow

C. away C. who C. will

D. flags D. shoulders D. Hopefully D. got

B. Differently B. made B. When B. fly

C. After D. Since

D. flow D. blew D. high

D. what D. do

27. A. went 28. A. far 29. A. which 30. A. should

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B. fell C. jumped

B. long B. that B. can

Many people may fail to notice it, but as a matter of fact, most women are serious about their work. On the job, they 21 equal pay for equal work. Work gives a man identity and status. The same often holds 22 for a woman. They want their husbands to take their jobs as 23 as they take their own.

In one instance, a registered nurse followed her sales-executive husband 24 the country as he climbed the corporate ladder（争取晋升）. Each time he was 25 , the wife quitted her previous job and found a new position for herself without saying anything. Because the family focused more strongly on the father's career, he tended to think that his wife's jobs were just jobs. It wasn't 26 she received an award from her hospital during Nursing Recognition Week, and he heard her tearful acceptance speech, that he realized how emotionally 27 she was to her profession.

\（鼓掌） and 28 for a woman I didn't know at all.\ 29 of really listening when his wife talks about her work. Not surprisingly, their relationship has grown 30 the improved communication.

21. A. explain 22. A. real 24. A. around

B. explore B. right B. above

C. expect C. tight C. on

D. excuse D. true D. beyond

23. A. carefully B. seriously C. easily 25. A. translated B. transferred

D. hardly

C. transformed D. transmitted

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26. A. until B. then C. when D. till

27. A. admitted B. liked 28. A. fighting 29. A. rule 30. A. in that

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C. attached D. inclined

D. point

B. cheering B. tradition B. because

C. weeping D. cheating C. start

C. because of D. since

Many teachers worry about the effects of television on young people. According to studies, 21 children spend more time watching television than they spend in school. Because 22 so much viewing, children may not 23 the habit of 24 and the ability to enjoy 25 .No one worries much about the radio programs young people listen to, although radios can be very 26 . Teachers also wonder about the effects of television commercials. 27 one year the 28 child will see 25,000 television commercials, all planned and 29 written by grown-ups to make children want things that they don't 30 need really.

21. A. any 22. A. that 24. A. read 25. A. him 26. A. noise 27. A. On 29. A. written 30. A. really

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Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, \That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here.\

Frightened by the strange spaceship, 21 of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more 22 than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look 23 it, In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not 24 the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost their 25 .

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B. some B. for

C. no

D. none

D. to

C. of

23. A. develop B. be develop C. be developed D. develops

C. to read C. noisy

D. reading

D. they D. For D. calm

B. reads

B. quiet

B. themselves B. In B. rare B. write

C. them C. At C. more

28. A. average D. special D. writes

C. wrote

B. rarely C. quite D. specially

When they came to, they were 26 to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. 27 car was nearby.

\we had a 28 . Come on. It's time to go home.\After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like 29 . On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: \arrivals at Zoo: a pair of 30 inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.\

21. A. both 22. A. tired 23. A. at

24. A. hear 25. A. way 26. A. pleased 27. A. A 28. A. game 29. A. glass 30. A. city

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Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think and act 21 they like. No one, however, can have his own way all the time. 'Society' means a group of people with the same laws and the same 22 of life. People in society may make their own decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust or 23 to others. One man's decisions may so easily harm another person. For example, a motorist may be in a hurry to get to a friend's house. He sets out, driving at a full speed like a competitor in a motor 24 . There are other 25 and also pedestrians on the road. Suddenly there is a crash. 26 are screams and confusion. One careless motorist has 27 another car. The collision has injured two of the passengers and 28 the third. 29 many road accidents happen 30 the thoughtlessness of selfish drivers.

21. A. as

B. as even

C. as though D. as if

D. road

D. harmfully D. running D. Which

C. harm C. racing C. Where

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B. all

C. several C. into

D. most D. around

B. curious B. for B. watch B. weight

C. confused D. astonished C. let

D. make D. consciousness D. No

C. speech

B. disturbed C. surprised D. disappointed B. Another

C. Their

D. steel

D. earth

B. dream C. mistake D. problem B. stone C. wood

B. space

C. land

22. A. approach B. route 23. A. harmful 24. A. run 25. A. tools 26. A. There

C. way

B. harmless B. race B. They

B. trucks C. bicycles D. vehicles

27. A. beat B. hitted B. killed B. by

C. run into C. assassinated

D. punch D. executed

28. A. murdered 30. A. through

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29. A. A great deal of B. Much C. So D. A great

C. by means of D. on

“Move ahead or 21 behind” is the American attitude that leads to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is a 22 and precious resource to them， so every minute must count. City people are always hurrying to get where they are going, seeking attention in a store and 23 others out of way as they try to complete their tasks. Brief conversations, little exchanges with strangers, relaxed business chats over coffee or a welcoming cup of tea don't 24 because people hate \than socially, so they start talking business immediately 25 they are always conscious of time. Because they work hard at 26 time, they have meetings 27 communication equipment like television screens and telephones rather than personal contacts. In America, telephones save time and energy because telephone service is excellent 28 mail is less efficient. Usually, the more important a job is, the 29 effort will be poured 30 it to \

21. A. feel 22. A. really 23. A. pulling 24. A. occur 26. A. save 27. A. in

B. fall B. indeed

C. felt C. real

D. fell D. much

B. drawing C. keeping D. pushing

C. happens

C. but C. waste C. at

D. hold

D. since D. wasting

D. through

B. so

B. occurrence

B. saving B. for

25. A. although

28. A. whereas 29. A. most 30. A. onto Passage 15

B. moreover C. therefore D. furthermore

C. more

D. many

D. to .

B. much B. into

C. for

Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not __21__ with life. He didn't sleep well and his food did not agree with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a __22__ of sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. \said the doctor, \__23__ you to talk a little less. Start on a voyage. Try to reduce your

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weight. _ 24__ rich food\and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him __25__ his arms and shake his head rapidly. He had to lie on the ground and __26__ his right and left legs alternately. After a time his __27__ grew hard and firm. He almost put aside his financial worries and nearly forgot the importance of __28__ more money. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds. He ate and slept well. __29__ he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was temporary. Soon he was worried about his __30__, his profits, his savings, his success in a competitive society, and things in general.

21. A. good 22. A. series 23. A. stop 24. A. Eat 26. A. rise 27. A. bones

B. interested B. course

C. satisfied

D. healthy

C. amount

D. few

D. prevent D. open D. extend D. Try D. extend D. taking

D. Pleasantly D. fame

B. hurt B. Prepare B. raise B. figure

C. help C. Avoid C. remove

C. remove

25. A. move B. turn

C. remove

28. A. creating 29. A. Luckily 30. A. property

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B. producing C. making B. Finally B. health

C. Reluctantly C. food

Rumor is the most 21 way of spreading stories-by passing them on from mouth to mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 22 of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and confusion, 23 , rumor emerges and becomes widespread. At such 24 the different kinds of news are in competition, the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 25  rumors spread when war requires censorship（审查，检查） on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer give out enough information. Since the people cannot learn 26 legitimate（合法的，正规的） channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up \ 27 they can and when this happens, rumor thrives.

Rumors are often repeated 28 by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is that the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims-the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to 29 directly. Pessimistic（悲观的） rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and anxious. 30 rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency（满足，自得） or confidence-and often to overconfidence.

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21. A. primitive B. important C. impossible 22. A. means 23. A. and 24. A. time 25. A. do

B. ways

C. sources

C. so

B. however B. did B. by

D. outstanding

D. resource

D. therefore D. were D. across D. much

B. the times C. times

C. in

D. the time

C. are

26. A. through 28. A. ever 29. A. act 30. A. Bad

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27. A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what

C. forever C. behave

D. do

B. even B. voice

B. Pessimistic C. Optimistic D. Good

The birth rate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.

Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 21 the cash encouragement, some women just don't want to be 22 holding the baby. \ 23 if men and women share the burden of having children,\at the Swedish ministry. 24 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) 25 day off work.

Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 26 to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave（产假）. In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months' paid leave, with a warning: use it or 27 it.

Kindlund admits that men are under 28 to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. \he says. \ 29 a relationship.\In Norway, a(n) 30 policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.8 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

21. A. in spite of 22. A. sent

B. at the cost of C. in addition to D. due to B. left

C. caught C. health

D. seen D. spirit D. Now that

23. A. birthrate 24. A. Just as 25. A. one

B. income B. Only if

C. Even though

B. mere C. only

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D. single

26. A. willing B. reluctant B. misuse

C. likely D. unable C. ignore

D. lose D. pressure

27. A. reserve

28. A. discussion B. attack C. control

29. A. make out B. add up C. build up D. set aside 30. A. impersonal

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The British love to think of themselves as polite, and everyone knows how fond they are of their \ 21 seven or eight of these. Another 22 of our good manners is the queue. New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the 23 national sport. Finally, of course, motorists generally stop at crossings. But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors? I think not. Take forms of address （称呼）for example . The average English person - 24 he happens to work in a hotel or department store -would rather die than call a stranger \et in some European countries this is the most basic of common address. Our 25 \for everyone may appear more democratic, but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express 26 . I am all for returning to the use of \old-fashioned poetic words for \\would be 27 for strangers and professional relationships.

And of course, the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying. Have you noticed how the British 28 ever touch?

Personally, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming. Try kissing the average English person, and they will either take two steps backwards in horror, or, if their escape is 29 , you will find your lips touching the back of their head. Now what could be 30 than that?

21. A. at least 22. A. signal 23. A. true 24. A. if

B. at most B. scene

C. less than C. sign

D. not more than D. sight

B. similar

C. severe

D. global

B. original C. superior D. advanced B. whether B. gratitude B. mostly

C. when

D. unless D. normal

D. consideration D. nearly

C. regular

25. A. universal B. unique 26. A. politeness 27. A. ordered 28. A. highly

C. democracy

C. hardly

B. reserved C. offered D. stocked

29. A. confirmed B. assured

C. jammed D. blocked

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30. A. better

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B. ruder C. more polite D. more frightening

The main purpose of this greeting is to 21 a good relationship between the people concerned, and each language usually has 22 set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be 23 differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily 24 . The following is a true example.

A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her 25 she knew nothing about the Chinese culture or language. When she was at the bank to get some money, the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised 26 such a question because in the British culture it would be regarded as an indirect invitation to lunch. After this she proceeded to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question. By now she realized that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled 27 why they asked it. In the following days she was asked the same question again and again, and she spent hours trying to 28 why so many people kept asking her this. Eventually she came to a 29 : the people must be concerned her health. She was somewhat underweight at the time, and so she concluded they must be worrying that she was not eating properly! Only much later 30 that the question had no real significances at all-it was merely a greeting.

21. A. build on 22. A. a number of 23. A. considered 24. A. raise 25. A. arrive 26. A. on

B. build up

C. build into

D. build out

B. the number of C. the amount of D. an amount of B. considering

B. arrived B. at

B. as to

C. considerable

C. arrives C. to

D. considerate D. arrival D. with

C. arouse

D. lead

B. result

27. A. with regards 28. A. work at 29. A. reason

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C. as if D. as far as D. work out D. does she discover

B. work on B. target

C. work with

C. finish D. conclusion

30. A. she discovered B. she did discover C. did she discover

There are more than forty universities in Britain-nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones more founded, and ten other new ones were created 21 converting old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the number of students more than doubled, from 70, 000 to 22 than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from

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eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are private institutions. Each has its 23 governing councils, including some local businessmen and local politicians as 24 as a few academics（大学教师）. The state began to give grants to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its 25 from state grants. Students have to pay fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place 26 he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and food unless his parents are 27 . Most students take jobs in the summer 28 about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside work during the academic year. The Department of Education takes 29 for the payments which cover the whole expenditure of the universities, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence 30 new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly composed of academics.

21. A. with 22. A. more 23. A. self 24. A. good 26. A. what 27. A. poor 28. A. at

B. by

C. at

D. into D. fewer

B. much

C. less C. own

B. kind B. long B. grades B. which B. since

D. personal

D. well D. funds D. how D. for

C. little C. profits C. where C. with

25. A. suggestions

B. generous C. kindhearted C. duty

D. rich D. pleasure

D. form

29. A. responsibility B. advice 30. A. at

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B. to

C. on

What is it you want to do, but haven't done yet?

Is it because you think it's too late, or too scary, or because maybe you might 21 ? Yesterday, while walking the beach with our dog, Sasha, (who usually manages to draw people into conversation) I met a retired couple from the Midwest. They 22 how much they loved visiting the Oregon coast.

\ 23 the ocean,\buy some property(房产) here 10 years ago.\ \

\ 24 then.\

So－will they stay 25 in an area they dislike, or will they dare to try something that feels exciting and 26 ?

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If I had known them better, I would have mentioned the old story about the lady who waited so long for her ship to come in 27 her pier(长堤) collapsed(倒塌).

Someone once said, \people 28 life in a state of quiet desperation(绝望).\Going through life in a state of \

What it takes is a conscious change in attitude. That's why in my classes at Oregon Coast Community College I've been encouraging students to 29 their dreams, to be passionate about something, (anything!) and above all, to have faith 30 themselves. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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When Beethoven was 28, he began to notice a strange noise in his 21 . As it grew worse, he went to see doctors, and was told that he was going deaf. This was too much for any composer to 22 . Beethoven was in despair; he was sure that he was going to die. He went to the countryside 23 he wrote a long farewell letter to his brothers, describing 24 sad and lonely his deafness made him. He longed to die.

In fact, Beethoven did something braver than dying. He gathered his courage and went on writing music, though he could hear 25 he wrote more and more faintly. He wrote the music for which we remember him best 26 he became deaf. This music was very different from any that had been composed before. 27 the elegant（优雅的） and grand music that earlier composers had written for their wealthy listeners, Beethoven wrote stormy, exciting music which reminds us 28 his troubled and courageous life. His Heroic Symphony（交响曲） and Fifth Symphony both show his courage in struggling with his fate.

In time he went completely deaf, but he wrote more gloriously（辉煌地） than ever, for he could \ 29 this, he often wrote joyful music. Because of his courage and strong 30 , his music has given joy and

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A. succeed A. kept saying A. bigger A. moved A. boring A. when

B. fail C. wonder D. escape

B. went on saying C. minded saying D. avoided saying B. smaller B. stuck B. tiring B. what

C. cheaper

D. more D. terrifying

D. that

A. particular about B. worried about C. popular with D. crazy about

C. taken

D. focused

C. challenging

C. which

A. move through B. go through A. go to A. on

B. go over B. about

C. break through D. bring through

C. go for

D. go down

C. with

D. in

inspiration to millions of people.

21. A. eyes

B. ears B. keep B. what B. so

B. what

C. nose

D. mouth

22. A. understand 23. A. which 24. A. how 25. A. which 26. A. until 28. A. of

C. catch C. where

D. bear

D. when D. very D. all D. later D. from D. in spite of D. strength

C. such C. that

B. after

C. before C. in

27. A. in addition to B. on the contrary C. Instead of D. by comparison

B. about

29. A. in view of B. in relation to C. in regard to 30. A. mind

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B. will

C. heart

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no 21 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 22 .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It was clearly the 23 himself that open the door. He was short and round. \should have to teach all the subjects except art, 24 _ he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 25 groups and teach them in turn at three different 26 . And I was disappointed at the thought of teaching maths, a subject at which I wasn't very 27 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of 28 to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be enjoying themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his 29 . \meet my wife. She is the one who really 30 this school.\

21. A. material 22. A. nice 23. A. teacher 24. A. which 25. A. one 26. A. classes 27. A. poor 28. A. forcing 29. A. letter

B. experience C. means B. great

C. helpful

B. headmaster B. that B. two

D. books D. slight

D. door-keeper

C. student C. what C. three C. levels

D. good

D. this D. four D. places D. managing

B. subjects B. having

B. interested C. weak B. feet

C. forgetting C. hands

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D. wife

30. A. runs

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B. stars C. observes D. likes

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. 21 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful people 22 how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are 23 your life. It's like having a 24 to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are 25 drivers. One has a destination （目的地） in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any 26 time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, 27 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just 28 gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making 29 and setting goals. 30 people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set ad they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

21. A. Because of 22. A. imagine 24. A. guide 25. A. two 26. A. free 27. A. or

B. Instead of B. discuss B. friend B. such

C. In spite of D. In addition to C. experience D. show

D. sign

D. good D. wasted

D. so

23. A. going on with B. taking control of C. getting along with D. taking advantage of

C. map C. some C. fixed

B. dull B. for

C. but

28. A. thinking of 29. A. plans 30. A. Lucky

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B. using up C. turning off D. paying for B. money

C. friends

D. maps

B. Young

C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful

Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have. That's one good reason 21 he's your boss. This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world. Not by theoretical English professors, 22 by practical, hard-headed（精明的） scholars 23 have been searching for the secrets of success.

After a host of（许多） experiments and years of testing they have found out that if your

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vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited and that one of the easiest and quickest ways to 24 is by consciously building up your knowledge of words.

Your words are your keys for your 25 . And the more words you have 26 your command，the deeper, clearer and more accurate will be your thinking.

A command of English will not only improve the processes of your mind. It will 27 give you assurance; build your self-confidence; lend colour to your personality; increase your popularity. Your vocabulary is you.

If you consciously increase your vocabulary you will unconsciously 28 yourself to a more important station in life, and the new and higher position you have won will, 29 , give you a better opportunity for further 30 your vocabulary. It is a beautiful and successful cycle.

21. A. why 22. A. nor 23. A. whom

B. what B. but B. which

C. which

D. that

D. or D. who

C. instead C. where

24. A. get through B. get over C. get ahead D. get together

D. dreams

D. on D. also

25. A. thoughts B. pictures C. plans 26. A. in

B. at

27. A. too 28. A. rise 29. A. in brief

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A. Hi, Sun Yan! What are you busy doing these days? B. I’m busy ___21__ for the Spring Festival. A. What do you mean by the Spring Festival?

B. again B. raise

C. with

C. however C. arise

D. praise

D. in time D. encountering

B. in conclusion C. in turn B. enriching C. encouraging

30. A. enabling

B. Don’t you know about the Spring Festival? It’s ___22___ your Christmas holiday. It’s

___23___ important holiday in China. A. Oh, I see. ___24___ is the holiday? B. About one week long.

A. What do you usually do during the holiday?

B. Lots of things, such as eating and drinking, playing Majiang, going to movies and temple fairs

（庙会）, visiting relatives and friends and so on. In many places people like to set off firecrackers（鞭炮）. It is very interesting. But now it ___25___ in some big cities because it is not safe.

A. Do you eat special food ___26___ the holiday? B. Yes, we eat dumplings.

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A. Do children like the holiday?

B. Sure. Children can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents. A. What is that money for?

B. This money ___27___ to children for good luck by their parents or other senior people.

Children can use the money ___28___ a lot of things for ___29___.

A. That’s very interesting. Thank you for ___30___ me so much about the Spring Festival. B. It’s pleasure. 21. A. prepared 22. A. likes 23. A. more

24. A. How long 26. A. in

B. to prepare B. like B. the most

C. preparing C. liking C. much C. allows C. at

C. gave C. bought C. telling

D. be prepare D. linked D. many D. How quick D. allowed D. with D. given D. buyed D. theirs D. told

B. How often B. isn’t allowed B. for B. gives

C. How soon

25. A. doesn’t allow 27. A. is given 28. A. to buy 29. A. them

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30. A. to tell

B. buying

B. tell

B. themselves C. theirselves

For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently ___21___ come to ___22___ something looked through. Stores ___23___ their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars ___24___ food and drink allow us ___25___ the contents. Glass ___26___ spectacles, microscopes, telescopes, and ___27___ very useful and necessary objects, ___28___ glasses are used by people who can not see ___29___ or by people who want to protect their eyes ___30___ bright light. 21. A. they 22. A. think it 23. A. protect 24. A. hold 25. A. see

B. do they

C. they have C. think it as C. display

C. that hold

D. have they D. think of it as D. set aside D. that holding

B. think if of B. hide B. held B. to see

C. seeing

D. seen

D. used to making

D. another D. either D. perfected D. beyond

26. A. used to make 27. A. many others 28. A. and

B. is used to make C. is used to making B. many other B. as well B. perfect B. in

C. else C. or

29. A. perfectly 30. A. from

C. perfection C. with

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Helen was a very __21___ girl, and her parents were quite proud of her. A lot of young men in the town wanted to marry her, but she was not satisfied ___22___ any of them.

One evening, one of the handsomest of the young men who want to ___23___ Helen came to visit her in her parents’ house and asked her to become his wife. She answered, “No, Tom. I ___24___ marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can ___25___ music, sing and dance very well, who can tell ___26___ interesting stories, who doesn’t smoke or drink, who stays at home in the evenings and who stops ___27___ when I am tired of listening.”

The young man got ___28___, took his coat and went to the door. But before he ___29___ the house, he turned and said to Helen, “It isn’t a ___30___ you are looking for. It’s a television set.”

21. A. pretty 22. A. to 23. A. like

B. sad B. with B. heat B. didn’t B. hit

B. hardly B. talking B. upon B. lived B. men

C. handsome C. for C. won’t C. beat C. really C. talked C. up

C. left C. boy

C. understand

D. ugly D. at D. marry

24. A. hasn’t 25. A. dance 26. A. fairly 27. A. talk

D. hadn’t

D. play

D. to talk D. down D. stayed D. man

D. possibly

28. A. back 29. A. went 30. A. thing

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The last patient left his office. Mr. South had a look at the __21___ on the wall. It was a quarter to six. It meant that he had to stay there for fifteen minutes. A friend of his asked him to dinner that evening. Of course he should ___22___ some flowers for her. He brought out the purse and ___23___ the money in it. He had sixty dollars and it was enough to do that. And then he ___24___ he bought a newspaper on his way to the hospital after lunch. He was too busy to read it. Now he brought it out, but then came in a man ___25___ forty. He looked at him carefully. The man looked ___26___. Mr. South didn’t know what he came for.

“What’s wrong with you?” asked Mr. South. “___27___, Mr. South,” said the man, “But…” The man began to smile and said, “Don’t you ___28___ me, Mr. South? You cured（治愈）my rheumatism（风湿病）three years ago.”

“Mr. Bell?”

“Yes. Did you ___29___ me not to get myself wet?” “Yes, I did,” answers the ___30___.

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“Well, I come here to ask you if you think it’s OK for me to take a bath now?” 21. A. watch 22. A. buy

23. A. drew 24. A. forgot 25. A. at

26. A. healthy 28. A. hear 29. A. say

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Mr. Brown is a very rich man, ___21___ he loves money more than any other thing. One day, Mr. Brown went into a hotel. He ___22___ the clerk for a ___23___ room ___24___ a bath. The clerk was very ___25_. He said, “Dear Mr. Brown, your son always lives in ___26___ room when he comes here. That room doesn’t fit you. You had better ___27___ a ___28___ one.”

“My son has a father with ___29___ money, but I ___30___.” Answered Mr. Brown. 21. A. so

B. because B. wanted B. big B. without B. a cheap B. cleaner B. much

C. when C. found C. cheap C. has C. afraid

D. but

22. A. asked 23. A. clean 24. A. with 25. A. glad

D. gave

B. picture B. look for B. counted B. remembered B. for B. strange

C. clock C. pick C. saw C. thought C. on

C. weak

D. map D. borrow D. found D. decided D. about D. tall

27. A. Everything B. Nothing B. listen to B. tell B. nurse

C. Something C. remember C. hope C. patient

D. Anything D. left

D. help

30. A. doctor D. friend

D. good

D. hasn’t D. angry D. a small D. better

D. won’t

B. surprised

26. A. the brightest 27. A. choose 28. A. cheaper 29. A. little 30. A. don’t

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C. the best

C. smaller

B. to choose C. chose C. more

D. chooses D. no

B. liked C. also have

How much do you know about manners? Different countries have different manners. In ___21___ Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes before you go into a house. ___22___ in European countries, even if they sometimes became very dirty, this is not done. If you are a ___23___ in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not finish the food.

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You often leave a little to ___24___ that you have had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes food to show that he has ___25___ it. We must know the customs of other countries, so that they will not think ___26___ bad-mannered. People all over the world ___27___ that a well-mannered person should be kind and ___28___ to others. If you remember this, at least you will not go very far wrong. ___29___ likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners. ___30___ your manners. 21. A. some 22. A. And 24. A. say

23. A. stranger

B. any

C. other

D. few

B. So C. But C. visitor

D. Or

B. traveler B. see B. me B. know B. helpful B. Make

D. foreigner D. show D. drunk D. him D. agree D. healthy D. Everybody D. Keep

C. understand C. taken C. us

C. guess

25. A. finished 26. A. them 27. A. find 28. A. careful 30. A. Take

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B. enjoyed

C. hardworking C. Nobody C. Mind

29. A. Somebody B. Anybody

Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts, ___21___ a part. You can have days ___22___ more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and ___23___with more or fewer than seven days.

Your ship goes into ___24___ time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___25___ one hour. Traveling west, you ___26___ your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has ___27___ twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___28___ the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___29___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one ___30___ day, back or ahead.

21. A. four hours 22. A. between 23. A. years

B. two hours B. with B. months

C. half an hour C. for C. seasons

D. one hour D. at

D. weeks D. a moving D. makes D. set

24. A. a different 25. A. turns 26. A. take 27. A. neither

B. the same B. changes B. give B. not

C. an interesting C. has C. put C. either

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D. never

28. A. cross 29. A. lasts 30. A. all

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B. get B. begins B. more

C. catch C. follows C. full

D. touch D. breaks D. less

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain ___21___, so I decided I would leave the children in the car ___22___ I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to ___23___ anything and told them I would be ___24___ within a few minutes, then I locked all the doors and left ___25___ happily looking out of the window.

I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had disappeared! I could hardly believe my ___26___. The car doors were ___27___ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat ___28___ only two coats. Being frightened, I ran to the corner of the street ___29___ there was no sign of them. I ___30___ up to an old lady nearby and asked whether she had seen two small girls, but she said “no”. 21. A. heavy 22. A. before 23. A. talk

B. hard B. since B. reach B. out B. her B. words B. again B. were B. which B. looked

C. big

D. hardly D. which D. touch D. along D. themselves D. heads D. still D. are

C. after C. hear C. back C. herself C. eyes C. already C. had C. that C. rushed

24. A. away 25. A. them 26. A. ears

27. A. even 28. A. have 29. A. where 30. A. arrived

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D. when D. left

Cats and dogs can __21__ their way home, often over long distance. We often hear of cats which disappear when the people __22__ keep them move to a new area and are later __23__ back at their home. We do not know how they find the way. In the same way, many kinds of birds __24__ from one side of the world to another every year. This is known as migration（迁徙）. It is thought __25__ they follow the sun or the stars but no one can be sure. The salmon － a kind of fish that __26__ its eggs in rivers and swims back to the sea to live － returns to the same river it first came from, often after crossing thousands of miles of sea. Salmon are __27__ to be able to smell

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the difference between one area of water and another. Dogs know when it's time for the walk, __28__ they can't tell the time from the clock. __29__ disappear from home when the people are away __30__ holidays and appear again an hour or two before they return. 21. A. find 23. A. find

B. to find B. where B. finding B. traveled B. how B. lays B. believe B. however B. Rats B. about

C. finding C. who C. found C. travel C. that

C. lying C. belief C. but C. of

C. Pigs

D. found D. which D. to found

D. traveling D. what D. laid

D. believed D. that D. with

D. Bears

22. A. when 24. A. travels 25. A. who 26. A. lies

27. A. believing 28. A. although 29. A. Cats 30. A. on

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A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much ___21___ a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.___22___ the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took ___23___out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in___24___seconds. When the owner ran out ___25___the street, the young man had already ___26___among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw ___27___with the stolen watch in his hand, \a hundred dollars.\

\young man doesn't know I saw him ___28___the watch just now,\he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___29___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, \ou are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___30___the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.\21. A. buy

B. taking B. When B. much B. of B. lost

C. to get C. If

D. sold D. While D. some dollars D. a little D. in

D. disappeared D. another young man

22. A. Because 23. A. a watch 24. A. many 25. A. into

26. A. missed

B. the money C. the watch C. a few C. on C. run

27. A. the young man

B. the owner C. the American

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28. A. stole 29. A. have 30. A. sure

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B. stolen B. gave B. sure of

C. stealing C. made C. believe

D. to steal D. took D. Think

The population problem may be the __21____one of the world today. The world’s population is growing__22_____. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people ___23____the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was __24______500 million. But at the beginning of the __25_____century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, this number was 3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A ___26___report says that the world population will _27____six billion by the end of the 20th Century. This is just ten _28_____after it ___29___five billion. People say that by the year 2010, ___30__may be seven billion. 21. A. great B. greater C. greatest D. greating 22. A. faster and faster B. fast and fast C. fastest and fastest D. faster and fast 23. A, in B.on C. at D. for 24. A. close B. more C. almost D. over 25. A. twenty B. twelve C. twentieth D. twelfth 26. A. USA B. UN C. PRC D. PLA 27. A. past B. pass C. passed D. passes 28. A. weeks B. months C. seasons D. years 29. A. get B. gets C. reached D. reach 30. A. this B. its C. one D. it

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You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world ,but it is not true .In the desert, as we know ,there is a little __21 and it is not __22 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.

There is __23 in some places in the deserts. We call these places oases（绿洲）. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there .People __24 live outside the oases. They have camels .sheep and other animals .These animals live _25____ the desert plants for their food and do not need any water any water .The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways .They eat the ___26 and drink the milk of the animals .They ____27 the camels for camels for carrying water ,food and something else.

The people of the desert have to keep __28 from place to place .They must always look __29 grass or desert plants for their animals .When there is no more food for their animals ,they move to

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another place. The desert people are __30 .Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water .

21. 1 .A. rain B. rains C. wind D. winds 22. 2.A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough 23. 3.A. earth B. plants C. wood D .water 24. 4.A. also B. too C. either D. still 25. 5.A. on B. with C. of D. by 26. 6.A. meal B. meat C. body D. food 27. 7.A.let B. make C. drive D . use 28. 8.A walking B carrying C moving D. going 29. 9.A.up B. for C. after D. at 30. 10.A. carefully B. careful C. friendly D . friend

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Someone says，“Time is money.” But I think time is 21 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 22 , it'll never 23 . That's 24 we mustn't waste time.

It goes without saying that the 25 is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 26 useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and 27 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 28 .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't 29 today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 30 . This is the key point to remember.

21. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more 22. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished 23. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring 24. A. what B. that C. because D. why 25. A. money B. time C. day D. food 26. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 27. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working 28. A. time B. food C. money D. life 29. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give 30. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take

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Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get __21__. Some old people think they get too __22__ gifts. Different people like different __23__ gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf __24__ a tree. It is enough __25__ her very happy. __26__ is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not __27__. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help __28__ a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than __29__ them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, __30__ a meal is enough.

21. 1. A. gifts enough B. enough gift C. enough gifts D. gift enough 22. 2. A. many B. much C. a lot D. lot of 23. 3. A. a kind of B. kind of C. kinds of D. a kind 24. 4. A. from B. in C. of D. to 25. 5. A. making B. to make C. made D. make 26. 6. A. Give gifts B. Giving a gift C. Gift giving D. A gift giving 27. 7. A. open B. opening C. is opened D. opened 28. 8. A. remembering B. to remember C. remember D. remembered 29. 9. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. to buying 30. 10. A. making B. to make C. make D. made Passage 40

Kate and Sandy are American students. they _21__ sisters. They live __22__ now. Kate is _23_ than Sandy. She likes living in town very much. Kate thinks living in town is __24_ than _25_ in the country. There are more parks shops and cinemas in town than in the country. She especially likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights

___26___ are more beautiful than the stars. She likes to read and reads _27_ than Sandy. Kate often reads until very late at night. Sandy likes the country ____28____. She thinks the country life is quiet. There is less noise and fewer cars. She likes to visit her Aunt Peggy. She often helps her aunt ___29____ her work. Sandy likes to run. She runs faster than Kate. She also thinks running in the country ___30___ the most exciting thing to do.

21. A. am B. is C. are D. /

22. A. in the town B. in town C. in the country D. in country 23. A. old B. older C. more old D. more older 24. A. interesting B. more interesting C. beautiful D. more beautiful 25. A. live B. living C. to live D. is living 26. A. at night B. at the night C. in night D. in the night

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27. A. quickly B. more quickly C. quicklier D. most quickly 28. A. good B. well C. better D. best 29. A. for B. at C. to D. with 30. A. am B. is C. are D. /

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Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar (酒吧) near a railway station. The bar didn’t close___21 midnight because people came to drink while they were __22 for trains. So the business was good. At two o’clock one morning, a man was __23 sitting at the table in the bar. He was ___24. Mr. Brown’s young wife wanted to go to __25. She looked __26 the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her ___27 and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isn’t drinking ___28. Why haven’t you sent him away? It’s too __29.” “Oh, no, I don’t want to send him away,” he answered __30 a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.” 21. A. until B. while C. as D. when 22. A. getting B. looking C. asking D. waiting 23. A. only B. still C. just D. also 24. A. drinking B. talking C. sleeping D. thinking 25. A. home B. school C. bed D. work 26. A. in B. at C. for D. around 27. A. room B. bed C. either D. husband 28. A. anything B. either C. everything D. too 29. A. cold B. dark C. late D. early 30. A. by B. in C. with D. for

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Everyone has hobbies. A hobby __21__ be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take __22__ hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, __23__ music instruments and __24__ stamps or other things. They grow flowers, go fishing and hunting. They climb __25__, swim, skate and play games.

People today have __26__ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were __27__ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the __28__ of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies __29__ these activities offer them enjoyment, __30__, knowledge, and relaxation.

21. A. can

B. must B. up

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C. has to C. in

D. / D. off

22. A. on

23. A. play 24. A. buy 25. A. trees 26. A. much 28. A. place 29. A. so

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B. take B. sell

C. grow C. collect C. the wall C. less C. too

D. smell D. use D. down D. little D. such D. room D. if D. feeling

B. mountains

B. more B. so B. job

27. A. very

C. time C. with C. books

B. because

30. A. friendship B. money

We live in a computer age. People __21__ scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, __22__ couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very __23__people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and __24__. But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people __25__ have them at home.

Computers become very important because we can work __26__ than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can __27__ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to __28__. Teachers use them to help teachign. Students use them to __29__. Computers can also remember what you __30__ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?

21. A. like 23. A. few

B. as

C. and

D. with D. computers D. a little D. expensive D. yet D. slower D. use D. learn D. watch

22. A. students 24. A. cheap 25. A. even 26. A. fast 27. A. help 28. A. write 29. A. sing 30. A. put in

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B. scientists B. a few B. cheaper B. still

B. faster B. make B. play B. study

C. teachers C. little

C. more expensive C. already C. slow C. stop C. study C. dance

B. put on C. put into D. put up

This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up __21__ 6:30 a.m. I have __22__ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I __23__ to be late. Our classes __24__ at 8:30 a.m. we have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at __25__

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with my classmates.

__26__ the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I don’t __27__ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. Then I __28__ home at 5:00. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do __29__. I often watch TV, but sometimes I __30__ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m. 21. A. in

B. on

C. at

D. for

22. A. supper 23. A. am not 24. A. is 25. A. home 26. A. At 27. A. go

B. lunch B. start B. school B. On

B. come B. come to

C. breakfast C. am like C. starts C. park C. In

C. leave C. get to

D. dinner D. begins D. shop D. After D. stay D. go

B. don’t like D. doesn’t like

28. A. arrive at 29. A. a homework 30. A. like

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B. my homework B. look

C. my homeworks C. have

D.many homework D. go

William J.Sidis, was born in 1898. __21__ father was an American psychiatrist. At the age of six months, William __22__ the English alphabet: he could read and write when he was two. When he was eight years __23__, young Sidis had completed both elementary and high school. At the age of nine, William entered Havard University.

As a __24__ at Harvard, Sidis displayed phenomenal knowledge in the field of mathematics, __25__ amazing his professors. He graduated with honors __26__ the age of 16 and became a full professor of mathematics at the university at 19.

__27__ story of William J. Sidis unfortunately, does not end happily. The promise __28__ his early years was never fulfilled. At the age of 26, he was found operating an adding machine _2_9__ a store in New York.

This brilliant ex-genius died a lonely death in 1943 in a hotel room __30__ New York. 21. A. His

B. My B. say B. big

C. Her C. saw

D. Their D. knew D. young D. singer D. out D. or D. They D. for

22. A. spoke 23. A. old 25. A. but 26. A. at 27. A. A

24. A. student

C. elder C. painter C. are C. on C. Of C. or

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B. teacher B. often B. in B. The B. in

28. A. of

29. A. in 30. A. at

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B. on B. on

C. out C. by

D. inside D. in

The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not 21 earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced 22 long after he died.

A person riding a bicycle uses 23 energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed 24 , most people don’t go to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel 25 if they ride to work. It’s because 26 cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes 27 to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work 28 their cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious. 29 the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths(开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make 30 so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles. 21. A. invent 22. A. before 23. A. much 24. A. world 25. A. lucky 26. A. the number of 27. A. safer 28. A. by 29. A. Hardly 30. A. it

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A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman 21 in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked 22 , so he offered her a cake. She 23 it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was 24 pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. 25 he left, he had given her a kiss. She gave him her 26 smile ever.

When the boy 27 home, his mother saw the look of joy 28 his face. She asked him, \ 29 made you so happy?\

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B. inventing B. when B. quite a lot of B. countries B. glad B. a number of B. more dangerous B. in B. May be B. them

C. invented C. since C. very little C. land C. sorry C. this kind of C. much dangerous C. use C. Perhaps C. us

D. to invent D. until D. many D. earth D. tired D. all kinds of D. safe D. drive D. Nearly D. that

ever seen!\ 30 . Her son asked, \you so happy?\ou know, he's much younger than I expected.\

21. A. sits B. sat C. to sit D. sitting 22. A. thirsty B. angry C. hungry D. tired 23. A. received B. accepted C. gave D. refused 24. A. so B. too C. very D. quite 25. A. Before B. After C. Since D. Until 26. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest 27. A. got to B. got C. reaches D. arrived in 28. A. on B. with C. at D. in 29. A. Which B. What C. Where D. Why 30. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happier

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Helen was a very __21 girl, and her parents were quite proud of her. A lot of young men in the town wanted to marry her, but she was not satisfied __22 any of them.

One evening, one of the handsomest of the young men who wanted to __23 Helen came to visit her in her parents’ house and asked her to become his wife. She answered, “No, Tom. I __24 marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can __25 music, sing and dance very well, who can tell __26 interesting stories, who doesn’t smoke or drink, who stays at home in the evenings and who stops__27 when I am tired of listening.”

The young man got __28, took his coat and went to the door. But before he __29 the house, he turned and said to Helen, “It isn’t a __30 you are looking for. It’s a television set.” 21. A. pretty B. sad C. handsome D. ugly 22. A. to B. with C. for D. at 23. A. like B. heat C. understand D. marry 24. A. hasn’t B. didn’t C. won’t D. hadn’t 25. A. dance B. hit C. beat D. play 26. A. fairly B. hardly C. really D. possibly 27. A. talk B. taking C. talked D. to talk 28. A. back B. upon C. up D. down 29. A. went B. lived C. left D. stayed 30. A. thing B. men C. boy D. man

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Many of the older people at Ellen Hospital were lonely. 21 came to see them and they had no one to 22 .Linda who worked at the hospital，had an 23 . Most people like dogs. She would 24 a dog to the hospital. Maybe some of the older people would like it 25 a pet.

Linda brought the dog to the 26 .It was called “Dr Duffy”. 27 it was allowed to walk around the hospital. Linda was right. The older people 28 the dog.They enjoyed petting it and talking to it. Over the years，Dr Duffy and other 29 have made the older people much 30 . 21. A. Anyone B. Someone C. No one D. Every one 22. A. quarrel with B. laugh at C. call on D. talk to 23. A. idea B. way C. thought D. question 24. A. ask B. bring C. invite D. call 25. A. as B .for C. in D. on 26. A. school B. hotel C. park D. hospital 27. A. But B. And C. Or D. Yet 28. A. were afraid of B. became careful with C. looked after D. like 29. A. people B. children C animals D. students 30. A. more lonely B. happier C. younger D. more interesting

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Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn’t know __21 Benny lived. On the way, he stopped___22 a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___23 to Benny’s house. “His house is not far from my house,” said the woman. “It’s behind the trees. But you can’t get there __24. You can go there by bus. It’ll __25 you hours to get there __26 foot.” “What’s ___27 with her?” Tony thought. “I can see Benny’s house from here now. It’s behind the ___28.”

Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was__29. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn’t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the __30. 21. A. what B. where C. how D. why 22. A. in front B. in front of C. behind D. besides 23. A. place B. house C. bus D. way 24. A. well B. now C. easily D. hurry 25. A. spend B. take C. bring D. carry 26. A. in B. on C. by D. with 27. A. matter B. trouble C. wrong D. right 28. A. houses B. rivers C. trees D. boats 29. A. right B. good C. wrong D. fine

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30. A. road B. street C. tree D. river

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Museums are often full 21 interesting and beautiful things, but in most museums you can only 22 the things there. You can’t touch them. This is not very interesting for most of us. People want to touch things. They want to use them and 23 them. That is 24 we learn about things. If we are interested in something, we learn about it 25 . If we are bored, we do not learn very much. But some museums are 26 . For example, at the Boston Children’s Museum, young people can use computers and 27 modern machines. They can 28 make movies and play games there. In this kind of museum children are not bored. They can 29 a lot 30 the museum.

21. A. of B. with C. in D. by 22. A. be looked at B. look at C. looked at D. look on 23. A. play B. make C. play with D. eat 24. A. why B. where C. when D. how 25. A. much easily B. more easily C. much easier D. more easier 26. A. different B. same C. difficult D. difference 27. A. these B. that C. other D. another 28. A. also B. too C. then D. either 29. A. see B. watch C. look D. learn 30. A. of B. at C. from D. in Passage 53

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Mumu is a Chinese boy. But now he ___21___ in the UK. He lives and ___22___ with Mr. and Mrs. Green in London. They are very nice to him. And they like different __23___.

For breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, sometimes they have fruit. Mumu would like milk and eggs, but he wouldn’t like vegetables __24___ the breakfast time.

Lunch is at one ___25___. Mr. and Mrs. Green usually have large hamburgers. Mumu doesn’t like ___26___. He thinks they’re ___27___. He would like some rice. After that, ___28___ like some fruit. ___29___ Mr. and Mrs. Green usually have afternoon tea.

For dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Green have soup, beef, vegetables and fruit. Mumu wouldn’t like ___30___ beef, he’d like some noodles.

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21. A. live B. is C. am D. isn’t 22. A. eat B. have C. eats D. to have 23. A. drink B. fruit C. food D. vegetables 24. A. in B. of C. at D. on 25. A. clock B. time C. a clock D. o’clock 26. A. them B. they C. it D. its

27. A. good B. bad C. healthy D. delicious（美味的） 28. A. she’s B. she’d C. he’d D. he’s 29. A. Or B. So C. And D. But 30. A. any B. some C. many D. a lot

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Mrs. Green lives in the country, and she doesn't know London very well. One day, she goes to London. She can't find her __21__. Just then she __22__ a man near a bus stop.

\ Excuse me, will you please __24__ me the way to King Street?\The man smiles with __25__ answer. He __26__ know English. He speaks Russian. He is a visitor. Then he __27__ his hand into his pocket, __28__ a piece of paper and lets her __29__ it. On the paper are these words, \21. A. street B. way C. room 22. A. looks B. watches C. sees 23. A. herself B. himself C. itself 24. A. tell B. talk C. say 25. A. not B. an C. no 26. A. don't B. doesn't C. isn't 27. A. puts B. takes C. carries 28. A. bring out B. take out C. takes out 29. A. to see B. look out C. to look out 30. A. am not speak B. don't speak C. don't say

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Memory is very important in our life. A good memory is a great help 21 learning a language . Every body learns 22 own language ___23__ keeping in mind what he hears 24 he is a small child. Some children like those who 25 abroad with their 26 —seem to learn two languages 27 as they do one. In school it is not easy for pupils 28 learn a second language because they have very 29 time for it. Memory is like a diary that we keep

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21. A with B in C at D for 22. A his B him C its D ones 23. A with B by C on D in 24. A when B where C after D before 25. A live B lives C lived D living 26. A parent B parents C people D books 27. A easy B easily C easier D easiest 28. A to learn B learn C study D studies 29. A a few B few C little D a little 30. A every B every day C everyday D everyone

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Traffic accidents killed more than 1104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have 21 cars than before. Every day many people are 22 while they cross the road. Most of 23 are old people and children. Old people are often killed 24 they usually can’t see clearly or hear very well. 25 are killed because they are careless.

A car, truck or bus can’t stop very 26 if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, 27 it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It’s 28 for people to know how fast a car is traveling.

The new traffic laws were put into use 2 9 May 11st, 2004. The new traffic laws will 30 the streets safer for walking and driving.

21. A. bigger B. more C. fewer D. smaller 22. A. killed B. caught C. shot D. attacked 23. A. it B. you C. them D. us 24. A. when B. because C. if D. though 25. A. Drivers B. Women C. Old people D. Children 26. A. quickly B. hardly C. clearly D. slowly

27. A. the faster B. the safer C. the farther D. the longer 28. A. difficult B. easy C. dangerous D. true 29. A. in B. at C. on D. for 30. A. take B. make C. stop D. find

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For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently __21 come to __22 something looked through. Stores __23 their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars __24 food and drink allow us __25 the contents. Glass __26 spectacles, microscopes, telescopes, and __27 very useful and necessary objects, __28 glasses, are used by people who can not see__29 or by people who want to protect their eyes__30 bright light.

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21. A. they B. do they C. they have D. have they 22. A. think it B. think if of C. think it as D. think of it as 23. A. protect B. hide C. display D. set aside 24. A. hold B. held C. that hold D. that holding 25. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen 26. A. used to make B. is used to make

C. is used to making D. used to making

27. A. many others B. many other C. else D. another 28. A. and B. as well C. or D. either 29. A. perfectly B. perfect C. perfection D. perfected 30. A. from B. in C. with D. beyond

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Thomas Edison wore 21 caps during his life, 22 thinking caps, the caps of many famous schools and colleges. But the most important cap was his thinking cap. It had saved his mother’s 23 . One day when he was a boy his mother fell ill. The doctor wanted 24 25 his

her an operation 手术. But the light in the room was not bright. Edison quickly thinking cap and he found a way 26 his mother. Edison was good at because they are very common. They were 30

21. A. much 22. A. as

23. A. living 24. A. give 25. A. take off 26. A. save 27. A. use 28. A. at

B. many

B. for

C. a lot C. lives

D. lot of

D. was like D. alive

D. give D. put on D. saved D. making

C. such as

by Edison’s thinking cap.

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and his head. He was the most interested 28 electricity. We can see his 29 everywhere

B. life

B. to give B. put off B. to save

C. to gave C. put down C. saving C. using

B. make

B. of C. in D. on D. inventions D. making

29. A. inventors B. invent

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C. invents

30. A. inventing B. invented C. made

Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, 21 they can’t go to regular school. How do they get their schooling?

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In Hollywood, about forty 22 give lessons to the children. Their work is very 23 . They make sure that every child learn many different subjects. They make sure, too, that every child gets enough 24 and play.

Children in Hollywood must attend classes twenty 25 each week. If not, they can’t 26 in TV shows any longer.

TV children are usually 27 pupils, and most of their teachers like this kind of work. They give the pupils 28 in many interesting places. Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississippi 29 . Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become 30 stars. 21. A. so 22. A. workers 23. A. important 24. A. money 25. A. days 26. A. sit 27. A. bad 28. A. books 29. A. bus 30. A. bright

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One morning Mr. Green is driving around the country and 21 a small bookshop. When he sees an old man 22 the other side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old man, “Excuse me. I want 23 to the Sun Bookshop. Do you know it?”

“Yes.” The old man answers, “I 24 you the way.” He 25 Mr. Green’s car, and they drive about twelve miles. 26 they come to a small house, the old man says, “Stop here.” Mr. Green stops and 27 the house. “But this isn’t the 28 ,” he says to the old man. “Right.” the old man answers, “This is my house. And now I’ll show you the 29 to the bookshop. Turn around and go back nine miles. 30 you’ll see the bookshop.”

21. A. look for B. looking for C. finding D. find 22. A. on B. in C. at D. by 23. A. go B. goes C. going D. to go 24. A. be going to show B. show C. will show D. am showing 25. A. is getting in B. getting on C. gets into D. get on 26. A. While B. When C. Before D. After 27. A. looks at B. looks for C. sees D. watches

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B. for B. teachers B. nice B. rest B. months B. study B. good B. pens B. train B. healthy

C. but C. doctors C. interesting C. study C. weeks C. work C. busy C. lessons C. car C. famous

D. because D. players D. good D. practice D. hours D. teach D. lonely D. pencils D. boat D. lucky

28. A. shop B. hotel C. sun D. bookshop 29. A. streets B. street C. way D. ways 30. A. So B. But C. Than D. Then

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Glasses protect people’s eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger 21 we can examine them. Telescopes 22 objects that are far away appear 23 closer to us. 24 in recent years plastics have replaced glass 25 conditions where glass might be 26 broken , there are new uses 27 for glass that were never imagined in the 28 . Perhaps the greater 29 of glass is that its constituent（构成的） parts are inexpensive and can be found 30 over the world.

21. A so as B so that C so that D such that 22. A let B watch C get D make 23. A ever B rather C more D much 24. A Because of B Despite C However D Although 25. A under B below C within D on 26. A hardly B easily C nearly D almost

27. A being developed B be developed C to develop D to be developed 28. A ancient B past C old D aged 29. A goodness B advance C advantage D progress 30. A all B around C anywhere D wholly

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English names and Chinese names are quite different in some 21 ways, but not hard for us to know.

Unlike Chinese ,most English people have 22 name. One is their family name, both of the other names are given names. Their family name is 23 the given names. They use Mr., Mrs. or Miss with the 24 name, but they never use 25 with the first name. For example ,we can 26 a man named James Allan Green Mr. Green, 27 we can't call him Mr. James or Mr. Allan. People usually use Jim 28 James. Jim is short for James because it's 29 to remember.

But Chinese names are the opposite. A girl with the name Han Limei 30 her family name Han first .Of course, she can be called Ah Mei for short in China if you wish. 21. A .another B. other C. others D. the others 22. A. one B. two C. three D. four

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