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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.
The best title for this passage is _____.

A．The Right to Live	B．The Right to Die
C．The Doctor’s Duty	D．Life Is Better Than Death

In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .

A．the development of medical technology	B．big hospitals
C．good doctors	D．both B and C

According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .

A．the doctors	B．the surroundings
C．his or her family	D．the patient himself or herself

In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A．death is better than life	B．life is better that death
C．neither death nor life is good	D．none of the above

Sheffield
Lincoln College of English
Classes for foreign students at all levels 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one course open all year.
Small class (maximum 12 students), library, language lab and listening center,
accommodations with selected families 25 minutes from London.
Course fees for English for one year are $1380 with reduction for shorter periods of study.
_____ are admitted in.

A．Both foreigners and native speakers	B．Only foreign beginners
C．Only foreign advanced students
D．Foreign students from beginners to the advanced

While you stay there, _____ will take care of you.

A．the school where you study	B．the family you have chosen
C．your classmates	D．your parents

If you go there for one term course, you will pay _____ for it.

A．$1380	B．over $1380
C．much less than $1380	D．nothing

　"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before.
　　Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857).
　　Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!" he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.
　　During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write.
　　He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908).
　　He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh – a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.
"Mark Twain" was _________.

A．a famous American writer	B．name of a book
C．a great river in America	D．a large ship

As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________.

A．his father died too early	B．the family was very poor
C．he disliked school very much
D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met

What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______

A．His poor childhood	B．The Mississippi river
C．All kinds of travelers he met	D．His brother

We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Samuel loved writing from his early age

B．Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

C．his writings to the newspaper were successful

D．his brother encouraged him to write more

According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________.

A．write a lot for his readers	B．make a lot of money for his family
C．cause his readers to laugh	D．travel everywhere he wanted

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On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．
Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English．But during the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.
Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．
76. What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?
(Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．)

78. Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

79. What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

80. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It’s time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have party to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.
As the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing(加冕)of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or，to be unusual, on a pleasure boat．But often costs are out by simply using the school gym．Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special．The music played at the party will be the most popular kinds，like rock and hip-hop．
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the party，but others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to say goodbye．
The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to．

A．tell an interesting experience of high school students

B．tell how the western students spend the last days of high school

C．introduce several ways of the western students’ killing time

D．tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation

What does the party mean, for western high school students that are about to graduate?

A．They are adults and will not depend on parents．

B．These teenagers can find a job to support themselves．

C．They have grown up and need friends’ help．

D．They have finished high school and will go to college．

What does the underlined word“mark”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Remember

B．Show

C．Sign

D．Celebrate．

From the fourth paragraph，we can infer that .

A．the party is very interesting

B．graduates pay much attention to the party

C．boys wear as usual to attend the party

D．girls like to make themselves beautiful at all hours

All the following statements are true EXCEPT that .

A．generally speaking，students will receive 12 years’ formal education before going to college

B．girls wear formal dresses or dress in shiny or brightly colored materials in order to be noticed

C．using the school gym is cheaper and students don’t need to make a lot of effort

D．sometimes teachers and parents are also invited to the parties