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_I. Match the following words with their definitions within each group of five wards. (1*10)various make or become suitableadapt deal withchallenging happencope with difficult, but in an interesting wayoccur different annual continue to live or existmessenger a person who brings messagesexhausted separate and drive in many directionssurvive happening once a yearscatter very tiredII. For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below. (1*15)1. The customer asks the salesman to demonstrate how to use the machine. A. express B. show C. failure 2. Making mistakes is inevitable, so do not be discouraged. A. cannot be blamed B. cannot be avoided C. cannot last long 3. The fans were jubilant about the victory of their team. A. filled with great expectations B. filled with great joy C. filled with great confidence 4. The pollution from the chemical factory is a source of worry in the neighborhood. A. cause B. result C. river5. Do they observe Christmas Day in that country? A. watch B. find C. celebrate6. Whales are enormous animals. You cannot imagine how big some whales are. A. huge B. funny C. strong7. Theres been a boom in exports this year; the increase is tremendous. A. fall B. mistake C. growth 8. Thousands of people could die of starvation if the crops fail again. A. disease B. disaster C. hunger9. In old days, few people could earn enough to sustain their families. A. save B. support C. afford10. At last he attained the goal he had set for himself. A. completed B. trouble-making C. lazy 11. There is an unidentified object in the sky. No one knows what it is. A. different B. unknown C. irregular 12. There many myths about the cause of cancer; unfortunately, many people believe them. A. untrue beliefs B. true beliefs C. old beliefs13. She is very lean and thus weak, compared with other girls in the class. A. pretty B ugly C. thin 14. After he failed his math exam, he has been feeling depressed for several weeks. A. happy B. angry C. low in spirits 15. I bought this pair of shoes five years ago, and they are so durable and Im still wearing them now. A. good-looking B. long-lasting C. fashionable III. Fill in each of the blanks with the given words in its proper form. (1*15)1. Before playing the new game, _ yourself with the rules. (familiar)2. Can you _ how big this company will be in ten years time? (visual)3. You must carry out your plan with _ (determine)4. He smiled in _. Obviously he was very pleased with what he had done. (satisfy)5. To run away at the first sight of danger is a _ action. (coward)6. The _ behavior of the big boy frightened Little Tom into crying. (beast)7. The medicine is _ if taken in large quantities. (poison)8. Adolf Hitler is a _ dictator and tyrant. (pity)9. Marys dress is too long. She decides to _ it. (short)10. I cannot bear that _ noise any more. (deaf)11. The only _ of the accident told us what he felt in the disaster. (survive)12. _ to say, this absent-minded professor left his umbrella in the classroom again. (need)13. The judge would give _ to his decision when new evidence came to light. (consider) 14. Your son is old enough to look after himself: I think you are _ about him. (anxiety)15. He did not have time to finish his novel. The story remained _. (complete)IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a word from the box below. (1*10) like animal wonderful snake bad bushfruit eat tree garden middle personThe snake was the most cunning 1 that the Lord God had made. The 2 asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to 3 fruit from any tree in the garden?”“We may eat the fruit of any tree in the 4 ,” the woman answered, “except the tree in the 5 of it. God told us not to eat the fruit of that 6 or even touch it; if we do, we will die.” The snake replied, “Thats not true; you will not die. God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be 7 God and know what is good and what is 8 .” The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how 9 it would be to become wise. So she took some of the 10 and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.V. Reading comprehension. (2*15) Passage OneOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. Its a long way to market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, “What are you doing up there, farmer? Cant you see how tired the boy is?” So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today. So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why arent you walking?” she asked, “It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road _.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmers son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for _.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because _.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself5. The young woman was most sorry _.A. for the old manB. for the farmers young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horsePassage TwoIf you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.6. The main reason for one has poor memory is that _. A. his father or mother may have a poor memoryB. He does not use his name or legs for some timeC. his memory is not often usedD. he cant read or write7. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _. A. you cant use them any moreB. they will become strongerC. they become weak and wont become strong until you use them again.D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker8. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you dont give it enough chance for practice.C. Dont learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.D. A good memory comes from more practice.9. Some people cant read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _. A. they have save much troubleB. they have saved much time to remember thingsC. they have to use their memories all the timeD. they cant write everything in a little notebook10. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Dont Stop Using Your Arms or LegsB. How to Have a Good MemoryC. Strong Arms and Good MemoriesD. Learn From the PeoplePassage ThreeNick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years.Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song. Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.” 11. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _.A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a week C. sings on television D. has his own TV show 12. Dr. Petrels _, so he is called a singing doctor. A. has been a doctor for ten yearsB. always loved to sing C. is popular with his patientsD. also sings to his patients on TV 13. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _.A. sings and gives medical advice B. sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote 14. Dr. Petrels show is popular _.A. in Las Vegas. B. with his patients C. with people who like his singing D. both B and C15. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _.A. help people singB. go to the medical schoolC. do the same thing D. make people smileVI. Write a summary for the following passage (no more than 80 words). (20)Technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. We have continuously looked for better ways of doing things. Each invention and new development has allowed us to extend our capabilities. Today we see one of the most dramatic（激动人心的） technologies ever developedthe computer. It extends the capabilities of our minds. Computers have saved organizations millions of dollars. Furthermore, these same computer systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglected(忽略). The computer may multiply（使增加） what we can do, and the return on investment is high. The growth of computer usage is surprising. On the other hand, the computer can do serious damage. Invasion of privacy(侵犯隐私), fraud(欺诈), and computer-related mistakes are just a few shocking examples. The computer is like a double-edged sword. It has the ability to cut us free from some activities, but it can also cut deep into profits, personal privacy, and our society in general. How it is used is not a function of technology. It