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1.When she heard the news of the death of her son in the terrorist attack in New York, the mother broke down and wept.

2.I was determined that I would not weep or make the parting harder for him, and I managed to say goodbye to him without tears.

3.Early signs of a disease are usually unnoticeable, so we very often fail to pay any attention and go to see a doctor in good time.

4.The small question marks could have been made in other ways, and are hardly noticeable anyway.

5.One noticeable quality of American art life is the link between art historical teaching and criticism, which is not so common elsewhere

6.Her explanation for being away was obviously a lie, but he swallowed it whole and said nothing

7.So swallow your pride and prejudice and don't make an enemy of your own friends.

8.Doctors say that since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed on arrival.

9.Many social changes do not occur overnight or even in a few years, because they involve basic changes in attitudes

10.Success did not come overnight; but a slow and steady improvement did take place

11.There is great competition (竞争) between different manufactuiers of the same kind of product to persuade customers to buy their particular brand.

12.An individual can only attain knowledge with the help of

those who have it.

13.This must be the ultimate goal, though it is unlikely to attain until the end of this century

14.Children are bound to be less capable than adults, or there is no reason to grow up.

15.The writer is not bound to agree with readers' opinions and has the right to write stories in his own way.

16.The tendency to regard little things as important has produced many great things

17.It is argued that people with an analytical mind have a great tendency to be negative.

18.It is no longer unusual to find a male nurse or a female construction worker since many changes are taking place in the way in which men and women look at their roles in society.

19.Traveling abroad is an expensive thing that only the rich can afford; the poor people are hopelessly bound to their native lands.

20.Remember, even a small fire can fill your home with thick and poisonous smoke in

a couple of minutes.

1.He was tall, middle-aged, and smartly dressed in a blue suit. 2.It is taken for granted that every child should learn mathematics.

3.As neither of us would give in, the bargain (交易) fell through

4.The government has made a commitment to providing treatment on demand for

drug users

5.Should she feed her child on demand or stick to a rigid timetable?

6.It's cruel to make fun of children who are overweight 7.It is wrong of him to make fun of them, anger them, and have a joke with them

8.This book is packed with a great deal of useful information 9.The woman, dressed in a warm coat, didn't complain about the cold weather.

10.It is a very good play, wonderfully humorous, bursting with life and packed with enough solid soul music to make the blood dance in your body.

1.Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again?

A. to consider B. Considering C. Consider D. Considered

2.Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow

A.Whether B.What C.Whom D.How

3.An explosion is a sudden increase in amount __________. A. rapid burning causes it B. to be caused by rapid burning C. causing its burning to be rapid D. caused by rapid burning

4.We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great _________.

A.Shelter B.crisis

C. Stress D. nervousness

5.He never _________ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

A.Worried B.Noticed C. Pained D. bothered

6.Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to __________ your voice.

A. improve B. Increase C. Raise D. open

7.The price they offered for my old car was so low that I _________ it down.

A.Brought B.Turned C.Called D.refused

8.The noise of the traffic _________ Paul from his work A.Prevented B.Distracted C.Angered D.Upset

9.People appreciate _____________ with him because he has a good sense of humor

A.Working B.to have worked C.to work

D.having worked

10.Inquiries _____________ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

A.Revealing B.Concerning C.Affecting D.Following

11.Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness of big businesses will _________ down the economy.

A.Put B.Settle C.Drag D.Knock

12.I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat _____________ .

A.Accept B.Agree C.Refusal D.Decline

13.Our department _______ courses in several foreign languages.

A.Accepts B. Considers C. Offers D. Takes

14.She had clearly no _____________ of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

A.Tendency B.Foundation C.Intention

D.Belonging

15.Many students found the book _____________; it provided them with a large

amount of information on the subject.

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B.Confusing C.Distracting D.Amusing

16.I just managed to _____________ a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

A.Load B.Gain C.Take D.Escape

17.The government's strong action demonstrated its _____________ to end the rebellion.

A.Energy B.Resistance C.Courage D.Determination

18.Mr. Sanders has been asked to _____________ the next meeting of the committee.

A. manage B. chair C. listen D. think

19.I could not persuade him to accept it, _____________ make him see the importance of it.

A. if only I could not

B. or I could not C. not more than I could D. nor could I

20.__________ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.

A. Not being B. Without being C. Had it not been D. Not having been

I know it upsets my mom that I smoke, but I really enjoy it. She says that if I am going to smoke, I should at least smoke 1.filtered cigarettes. She even tried to 2.replace my brand, Camels, with a different one. The taste just isn't the same, though. She has also tried to 3. encourage me to cut down. I smoke about a package each day. I have entertained the idea of cutting back, but it just seems so 4.tedious to go without smoking for much over an hour. Besides, I get a 5.remarkable amount of work done when I am smoking. If I can 6.drag

on a cigarette while I am doing my geometry homework, my mind just seems sharper. I think I could quit, but it's like my dad always says, \"If it's not broken then don't fix it.\" My mom says I'm 7.Hooked and tries something new every day to get me to quit or smoke less. Yesterday she took out the scissors and cut each cigarette in half. Despite her good 8.intentions, this actually made me angry.

Look, I know that smoking is 9.poisonous for my lungs and heart. Besides, cigarettes are really expensive. Especially, with all the 10.taxes the government puts on them. I figure I can quit when I finish college.

There is currently an all out attack on smoking in our country.

This, however, has not been embraced by our youth. The number of adult smokers may be 11.shrinking, but smokers between the ages of 13 and 23 have actually increased by ten percent over the last ten years. What is 12.responsible for this trend? Smoking advertisements in public places and on television and radio have been 13.banned. Where are kids getting their 14.encouragement to smoke?

The answer is that while our government has forbidden some types of ads, other kinds are still OK. Cigarette manufacturers spend 15.considerable sums of money to get their message out. This is particularly true with our youth. These company's brand names are all over magazines and T-shirts 16.targeting kids. They also give away fun items with their name on it at some events.

\"It has been really hard for 17.campaigns against smoking to succeed with our youth,\" said one government official. \"A lot of young kids almost think of cigarette companies as a good fairy who gives them 18.magnificent gifts. This has tremendous 19.influence on kids as they become teenagers. Sometimes the gifts that they give have words printed on them that actually 20.proclaim smoking is 'bad for kids'. This isn't the message that the kids take in, though.\"

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In the United States, it is not normal to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important role. In the US guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation (邀请) to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.

The meaning of time is different in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. To be on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as not polite or not fully responsible. In the US no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour; it would be bad-mannered. A person who is five minutes late is expected to apologize. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1.If you telephone someone early in the day, it means ___________________.

D. you have a very important matter to discuss

2.The expression \"a matter of life and death\" means __________________.

A. an issue of the greatest importance and emergency. 3.In the US guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded _______________.

A. if the invitation to a dinner party is not extended early enough

4.The word \"misunderstanding\" can be explained as ____________.

B. failing to understand correctly

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In the US it's normal to keep someone waiting for some time.

Ours is a big world, and full of many different people. People with many varying (不同的) points of view are often running up against others who have different opinions. Those of us who smoke are just one group of many. Recently, the activism (采取行动) of non-smokers has reminded us of the need to be considerate (体谅的) of others when we smoke in public.

But, please! Enough is enough! We should like to remind non-smokers that being polite is a two-way street. If you politely request that someone not smoke you are more likely to receive an agreeable response than if you give an ugly look and say something unkind. If you speak directly to someone, you are more likely to get what you want than if you complain to the management.

Many of us have been smoking for so long that we sometimes forget that others are not used to the smell of burning tobacco. We' re human, and like everyone else, we occasionally offend unknowingly. But most of us are open to friendly suggestions and comments, and quite willing to change our behavior to accommodate others.

Smokers are people, too. We laugh and cry. We have hopes, dreams, and aspirations. We have children, mothers, and pets. We eat our hamburgers (汉堡包) with everything on them and give respect to the flag at Fourth of July picnics. We hope you'll remember that the next time a smoker light up in public.

1.The purpose of the first paragraph is ______. D. to reveal the author's reason for writing this essay

2.What does the second sentence in the second paragraph imply?

C. Being polite to each other is a mutual thing.

3.According to the author, how can you get an agreeable response from smokers if you don't feel like someone smoking beside you?

D. Tell him politely that you are not used to smoke.

4.According to the author, why do some smokers smoke in public?

B. Because they forget that others do not like the smell cigarettes.

5.How does the author try to persuade the reader? B. He appeals to people's feelings.

If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are aging unnecessarily soon.

Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of aging could be slowed down.

With a team of colleagues (同事) at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain

activity of a thousand people of different ages and varying (不同的) jobs.

Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the activity of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and feeling, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not

change with age, and one can continue living without the ability to think and feel.)

Change of front and side parts, as bits die off, was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not to be seen in some sixty-and-seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawa discovered from his tests that there is a simple answer to the loss normally associated with age?using the head.

The findings show in general terms that the decrease of the brain's ability to think begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White-collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.

Matsuzawa's findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must move around properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain needs. \"The best way to keep blood moving well is through using the brain.\" He says, \"Think hard and engage in conversation. Don't rely on pocket calculators.\"

1.The

team

of

doctors

wanted

to

find

out

_________________________.

A. why certain people age sooner than others 2.Which of the following statements is true?

B. The back of the brain is in charge of people's eating. 3.The doctor's tests show that _____________________________. D. some people's brains less active than other people's 4.According to the passage, which group of people seem to age sooner than the others?

D. White-collar workers.

5.The article is possibly written for ________________________. B. ordinary readers

Time spent in a bookshop can be most pleasant, whether you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon focus on some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and must hurry off to keep some forgotten appointment.

This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop. A

music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can range round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the greeting, \"Can I help you?\" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.

Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't obtain it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from its usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop making a gesture to him with his hand. Expecting to be scolded, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was put away in a corner. \"I put it there in case anyone had a desire to buy it!\" he said, and left the delighted student to continue his reading.

1.Time spent in a bookshop can be most pleasant

_______________.

C. even when you enter it to avoid a sudden shower 2.A bookshop is of much attraction because ______________ . A. it offers you an opportunity to forget about everyday life 3.In a good bookshop __________.

C. you needn't buy anything you don't want

4.The medical student went to a bookshop _____________.

B. to read a textbook

5.The owner of the bookshop put away ______________.

A. in case other people wanted to buy it

every day the book