Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work      almost all their time.

A．takes away              B．takes in                   C．takes over               D．takes up

The young man has made so much noise that he      not have been allowed to attend the concert.

A．could                      B．must                       C．need                       D．should

John missed the football game held last Sunday because he had      his leg.

A．hurt                        B．damaged                 C．struck                    D．killed 

Alcohol drinks are not allowed      in Britain after mid—night but not including beers.

A．to sell                                                        B．to be sold 

C．to have been sold                                        D．to be selling

A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses,       has happened in Iraq.

A．what                      B．a(chǎn)s                           C．which                     D．one   

—May I put my luggage on the seat beside you, sir?

—      .

A．Sure, with pleasure                                     B．Okay, of yourself

C．Well, never mind                                         D．Yes, not at all

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you   1  to do is not the important thing. Let me   2   .

       Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped to   3   .

       “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.

       “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers volunteered   4 .

      The older boys began to   5   them, telling the younger ones that was   6   .

       After a long silence, one of the diggers   7   a basin full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He   8   the lid and showed the wonderful   9   to the visitors.

       Then he said quietly and confidently,“   10   we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found   11   the way!”

       Their goal was far too   12   ,but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a   13   is for—to cause us to move in the   14   we have chosen ; in other words, to set us to digging!

       But not every goal will be fully   15  . Not every job will end   16  . Not every relationship will continue to exist. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every   17   will be realized.

       But   18   you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the   19   things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

       It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believed it is the   10   in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.

1．A．set out        B．go on             C．set about          D．set off

2．A．organize                   B．explain             C．a(chǎn)nnounce                D．introduce

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3．A．research                   B．study        C．watch                     D．discuss

4．A．excitedly            B．unhappily  C．surely                  D．unexpectedly

5．A．fight against       B．laugh at            C．shout to                  D．play with

6．A．interesting          B．useless             C．a(chǎn)vailable           D．impossible

7．A．held on                     B．picked up  C．carried out              D．brought up

8．A．carried                     B．tore                 C．removed                 D．discovered

9．A．spiders                     B．worms             C．insects                    D．contents

10．A．Only if                    B．As if         C．Even if                   D．If only

11．A．in                          B．a(chǎn)long        C．by                          D．out of

12．A．satisfactory             B．a(chǎn)mbitious  C．exciting                  D．a(chǎn)cceptable

13．A．goal                        B．task                 C．sense               D．result

14．A．direction          B．order        C．instruction              D．introduction

15．A．expected                 B．a(chǎn)chieved          C．founded                  D．supported

16．A．beautifully        B．a(chǎn)ttentively C．successfully            D．honestly

17．A．dream                     B．a(chǎn)ction              C．digging                   D．case

18．A．before                    B．unless              C．when                      D．because

19．A．terrible                    B．wonderful C．strange                   D．reasonable

20．A．laugh               B．scenery            C．humor                    D．joy

The Yuhang District People’s Court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, recently handled the divorce case of a young couple. The reason for their divorce was pretty simple: the couple couldn’t agree on whose surname should their daughter take, the Economic Information Daily reported.

       According to Chinese marriage law, children can take their surname either from the mother side or from the father side. However, in China, it has become a tradition that a child is usually given the father’s surname.

       At present, the single-child generation, who were born during the 1980s， are at their marriageable age now. Since most of them are the only child in their families, their babies now face a new problem: whose surname should these babies take, the father’s or the mother’s? This might not seem like a big problem; however, the problem does bother many young couples.

       Should China change its tradition of following father’s surname? In a survey, the reporter found that most fathers were usually conservative on this matter. They said that their children should take their surnames.

       Ms. Zhou is a public servant. In her mind, women and men have a fair chance on this matter. “In China, women go out to earn money, just like men do. If this is the case, why shouldn’t women have the same rights as men? On the whole, people who have the same obligations should also enjoy the same rights. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair. I think the old tradition should be changed now,” she said, adding that when she plans to marry, she will first raise this question to her future husband.

       As the single-child generation now start to give birth to babies, they will soon meet some problems that their parents have never met before. This only shows that the old tradition, which has existed in China for thousands of years with the male taking a most important role in the family, is now being challenged in a changing society, some experts said.

1．The couple referred to in the news got divorced because       .

      A．they couldn’t agree on some of their family affairs

       B．their daughter refused to take her father’s surname

       C．their family were facing problems in economy

       D．they couldn’t agree with each other on the right of baby’s surname

2．We can learn from the passage that       .

       A．Chinese law provides that children should take their fathers’ surnames

       B．it is easily accepted in China that children take their mothers’ surnames

       C．Chinese tradition gives people equal rights to take their surnames.

       D．there is a long way for Chinese to take their surnames freely

3．The underlined word “obligations” in paragraph 5 probably means       .

       A．positions                 B．duties                     C．a(chǎn)bilities                   D．salaries

4．We can conclude from the passage that       .

      A．more couples will divorce because of the surname problems

       B．men will have a lower position than women in the near future

       C．there will be more children who take their mothers’ surnames

       D．the old Chinese tradition will be get rid of completely

5．The best title for this passage should be       .

       A．Surname problem for single-child families

       B．Chinese traditions are being challenged

       C．More divorces appear in China

       D．Problems for the new generation

Stronger typhoons, more flooding in low lying areas, deepening drought—all possible, if not likely, according to a report from British climatologists. They say 2007 has a 60 percent probability of being the hottest year on record,　citing（以…為例）high levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, and El Nion, now underway in the Pacific and expected to last until May.

       Temperature studies for 2006 are not yet complete. But the new study, noting that the world’s ten warmest years since 1850 have occurred in the past decade, says 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest year globally, and 2007 is likely to set a new all time high.

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       Even as dangerous winter storms blanket parts of the Western United States, much of the rest of the nation is unusually warm. For the first time in 130 years, New York City has had no snow. In Washington D. C, the spring cherry flowers are already prepared to bloom（開花） and botanists note southern species of flowers are being found further north.

       Meteorolgist Bernie Rayno says,“We expected much of the country to be warmer than normal during the month of December. However, we also expect that scene to be turning around during the month of January.”A benefit for many in the United States: crude oil（原油）prices are at their lowest levels since the middle of 2005.

       Ira Epstein is a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange.“Mild weather in the Northeast…we’re having ample supplies in this country domestically（本國）and we came off kind of a dull year in 2006.”

       Whether lower oil prices will hold is unclear, but for many on America’s East Coast this is a winter, at least so far, unlike any they have seen before.

1．Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage?

       A．Warns on warmer climate.

       B．The bad effects caused by global warmness.

       C．Higher temperature, lower oil price.

       D．Changeable weather, changeable oil price.

2．According to the second paragraph,        .

       A．2007 will be the fifth warmest year in history

       B．several of the ten warmest years occurred over twenty years ago

       C．2006 is a warmest year only second to 2007 till now

       D．2007 will probably become the warmest year since 1850

3．The writer mainly wants to show us a fact that       in paragraph 3.

      A．the winter is getting warmer than before in the United States

       B．snow is seldom seen in the Western United States

       C．New York City usually has snow in winter season

       D．a(chǎn)nother spring has come to Washington D.C.

4．What Bernie Rayno says means that       .

       A．they don’t like the warmer December at all

       B．they expect for a much warmer January besides December

       C．they expect for a colder January

       D．the scene in the area will look quite different in January 

5．According to Ira Epstein       .

       A．the oil prices in 2007 will remain lower for the whole year

       B．the United States won’t use oil from other countries any longer

       C．they didn’t have a good business in 2006

       D．more oil fields have been found because of the mild weather

Today’s Chinese music is very similar to modern Western music. Like young Westerners, young Chinese adults attend the concerts of famous Chinese pop stars. Modern Chinese orchestras（樂隊）still play adapted versions of traditional pieces, but they also play classical and modern symphonic compositions. Popular modern music incorporates（混合）many aspects of Western music from electric keyboards to guitars. Much of today’s popular music can be classified as soft rock, rock, or dance music.

       Though many aspects of popular Chinese music are similar to those of popular Western music, many traditional aspects still remain. Many traditional Chinese instruments are used in conjunction with popular instruments of Western cultures. The mixing of traditional instruments with other instruments creates a wide variety of beautiful sounds and rhythms. In addition, the mixing of traditional instruments with Western styles of singing creates unique Chinese sounds. Many modern artists also incorporate traditional Chinese music into their songs, so even music using only popular Western instruments sounds different. The mixing of Western styles and Chinese styles with traditional Chinese instruments and other instruments allows for the creation of an endless range of expression with modern Chinese music.

       Many modern instrumental music pieces incorporate traditional instruments while adapting a more modern style. However, instrumental music is still very traditional. Many works of traditional music are still played by small quartets（四重奏）and large orchestras. Chinese music is quite unique and incorporate into many modern compositions. Chinese instrumental music has changed because it is no longer limited to the traditional format. Even non-traditional instruments such as the piano are used in creating modern works.

1．       doesn’t belong to today’s popular music.

       A．Soft music                                                 B．Rock music

       C．Dance music                                              D．Soft rock music

2．The underlined phrase “in conjunction with” in paragraph 2 probably means       .

       A．in place of                                                  B．together with

       C．in common with                                         D．differently from

3．Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that       .

       A．Chinese music remains unchanged till today

       B．Chinese pop music hasn’t developed its own style

       C．Western music has nothing with Chinese music

       D．Chinese music styles work well with western styles

4．We know from the passage that       .

       A．Chinese traditional music can only be played by traditional instruments

       B．Western instruments have completely taken the place of Chinese instruments

       C．Western instruments can’t play the traditional Chinese music

       D．Traditional music can be played well by modern instruments

5．It can be inferred that       .

       A．there will be no difference between Chinese music and Western music

       B．traditional Chinese music is keeping pace with the world

       C．traditional music will die away with time going on

       D．western music will be more popular to Chinese teenagers than Chinese music