Is the world really _____ mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly ____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long ____ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for ____ to open a ____ to stop myself ___!
Nowadays air pollution is something we hardly question any more. ____, I still can’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without ____ that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments in the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and __ __ the public transport system to encourage people to ____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him ____ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down ___ it and thinks, “I’m breathing that!” This kind of ____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things should, ____ can, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of ____ created even millions of years. I would like to ____ serious study done on all these main works ____ they are built. Also, there should be ____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural ____.
A．going B．coming C．rising D．returning
A．met B．occurred to C．happened D．showed
A．ago B．after C．before D．now
A．leave B．pay C．question D．permission
A．room B．window C．bottle D．hole
A．talking B．killing C．being poisoned D．dying
A．which B．what C．as D．that
A．However B．Although C．Therefore D．So
A．thinking B．persuading C．deciding D．learning
A．increase B．reduce C．raise D．improve
A．wash B．leave C．drive D．repair
A．sick B．tired C．dirty D．excited
A．on B．into C．from D．for
A．discussion B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．still D．and
A．plants B．mind C．humans D．nature
A．see B．start C．enjoy D．pay
A．after B．before C．since D．beyond
A．few B．any C．more D．no
A．situations B．soils C．states D．places
One day I was doing a big clean-up when I 36a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately 37 an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its 38 and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reached out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I 39 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to 40 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without 41 , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, camera, an airline ticket and other things 43 to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I 44 guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all 45 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman, “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was 46 of the country: its poverty, its thieves, the heat, and the dust, I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t 47 out of your country. I cannot give you anything”.
The beggar woman listened attentively and 48 my words. Then she reached 49 the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift”, she announced. Kindly, she placed and old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in 50 . It was a very small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin 51 a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of the 52 , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the 53 beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet 54 of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she 55 my concept completely.
A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon
A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded
A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate
A．headed B．struggled C．stood D．came
A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass
A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．arranging
A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared
A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．previous
A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently
A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes
A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．aware
A．get B．run C．come D．rush
A．attended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down
A．for B．into C．out D．at
A．order B．vain C．serve D．shock
A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested
A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety
A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected
A．moment B．action C．dignity D．life
A．changed B．damaged C．found D．accepted
The Internet has _______(16) effects on our lives.
The first is its value for people who are looking for information. When people are _____________(17)information ,from weather forecasts to __________(18)research, the Internet is now the first place that many people ___________(19).With the ___________(20) of a button or the click of a mouse , a student can _______________(21)knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world .
Another truly wonderful __________(22)of the Internet is the way people use it to build social ties. One of the greatest ________(23)of Internet friendships is that they are ________________(24)common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity. Young people from different _________(25)and different countries can form lifelong friendships.
The Internet also has its negative effects on our lives.
The ___________(26) is that it is difficult to _________(27) whether the information is true and accurate. The __________(28) of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day . This is very __________(29)because people can write anything they want,and we cannot always tell if the information is true or not .
Another disadvantage of the Internet is that it is affecting people’s ________(30)lives. As the Internet has gained ________(31),there has been a change in the way people spend their time. Now ,________(32)spending time together in the evenings, some families spend their time ______(33)because one or more members are using the computer. ________(34) some young people spend so much time ______(35)computer games and using the Internet that they have become addicted to computer games.
A．negative B．positive C．creative D．aggressive
A．in need of B．in face of C．in charge of D．in honour of
A．scientific B．biological C．academic D．techonological
A．turn to B．point to C．refer to D．leader to
A．catch B．order C．give D．touch
A．acquire B．have C．require D．win
A．field B．area C．aspect D．way
A．interest B．benefits C．profits D．kinds
A．concentrated on B．devoted to C．abandoned to D．based on
A．backgrounds B．families C．societies D．groups
A．advantages B． disadvantages C．shortages D．shortcomings
A．guess B．judge C． suppose D．think
A．amount B．quantities C． numbers D．total
A．handsome B．troublesome C．quarrelsome D．fearsome
A．private B．public C．state D．personal
A．permission B．defence C．popularity D．occupation
A．rather than B．instead of C．in exchange for D．in spite of
A．aside B．apart C．alone D．abroad
A．In fact B．In case C．In turn D．In all
A．play B．playing C．to play D．played
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. Some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 39 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped. After making my way 42 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 43. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 46 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 47 through, exhausted and 48 .
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face.
A．confusion B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．forced B．refused C．approached D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
A．occurred B．promised C．deserved D．happened
A．practice B．travel C．process D．service
A．to B．through C．over D．for
A．running B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
A．get off B．take off C．take on D．get on
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．helpless
A．while B．when C．where D．after
A．hardly B．definitely C．absolutely D．finally
A．devotion B．permission C．concern D．reaction
A．exact B．urgent C．brief D．humorous
A．promise B．appreciation C．admiration D．guidance
A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．signs
A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
We can’t live without food. Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than____1_____of the old times. Now we know____2___vitamins and how each kind of vitamins__3_____in the growth of a special part of our body._____4____ on the market all kinds of vitamins which we can take to______5____our lack of certain important things which are needed for good health.____6____ if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will ___7____ our bodies and so there is no____8_____to take any kind of vitamins ____9____ our doctors tell us that our bodies are_____10____of something which can be supplied by it. Generally speaking, everything we eat ____11____ some good to our bodies, but if we eat ____12____ of one kind of food and pay______13____attention to others, we may have too much of one kind and not____14____ of others. Then we may be ____15___ trouble. We are often told___16_____ we must eat some meat every day in order to get the necessary proteins. That is only____17____true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them___18____some vegetables. The best advice about ____19___ to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food____20__ never too much of one kind.
A．it B．those C．that D．this
A．of B．about C．/ D．for
A．does B．makes C．helps D．works
A．There have B．There are C．They are D．They have
A．have for B．make for C．get for D．make up for
A．Of course B．Then C．But D．And
A．attend B．take care of C．look for D．pay attention to
A．worry B．possibility C．need D．chance
A．when B．if C．unless D．until
A．short B．lost C．part D．full
A．has B．is C．makes D．does
A．too much B．too little C．too few D．too many
A．too little B．too much C．a little too D．much too
A．a little B．little C．many D．enough
A．into B．at C．in D．out of
A．when B．that C．how D．where
A．likely B．partly C．hardly D．really
A．from B．for C．of D．into
A．what B．whether C．why D．which
A．even B．or C．and D．but
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 1 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 2 me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he 3 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class 4 and began to talk among themselves 6 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 5 by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 7 you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing．I could get paid for something very 8 ．" All right．I'll do it．" The next day my math teacher 9 me to help him out．When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s．
I soon became very 10 among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with a magical 11 . I began to change the grades of students．Word 12 quickly and I became very rich．
Everything was going fine 13 I was called into the headmaster's office．When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 14 in his eyes． "I have known you for three years now．I don't want to 15 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must．He has too much 16 , " he said．" Do you have anything to say 17 yourself?" he asked．
"No．" I said finally．I did not realize how serious my actions had been．I had violated the 18 of my teacher, and the headmaster．And there was no way 19 ．I was forced to leave my school．
That was a good 20 for me．
A．assess B． access C．mark D．change
A．accepted B．supported C．guided D．thanked
A．doubted B．reminded C．forgot D．remembered
A．noticed B．hid C．agreed D．complained
A．disappointedly B．quietly C．angrily D．freely
A．appointed B．appreciated C．approved D．approached
A．follow B．pay C．inspire D．praise
A．simple B．interesting C．familiar D．pleasant
A．encouraged B．got C．forced D．advised
A．optimistic B．grateful C．popular D．sensitive
A．power B．strength C．energy D．right
A．slipped B．spread C．escaped D．fled
A．after B．since C．until D．as
A．look B．light C．sight D．feeling
A．influence B．ignore C．oppose D．believe
A．experience B．confidence C．evidence D．pressure
A．to B．by C．of D．for
A．trust B．intention C．promise D．honor
A．in B．on C．down D．back
A．story B．skill C．lesson D．example