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T h e w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t s a i d i t m i g h t r a i n t o d a y . _ _ _ _ _ _ . � � � � A . O K , n e v e r m i n d B . Y e s , t a k e y o u r t i m e � � � � C. OK, just in case D. Yes, go ahead��2. What a(n) ______experience to cross the Sahara Desert on foot!���� A. informal B. common���� C. extraordinary D. obvious3. I could at all times have risked my life ______ my native land, for the love I bore it.���� A. in defence of B. in honor of ���� C. in need of D. in case of4. He was about to leave the company ______the phone rang.���� A. since B. while C. as D. when5. We have ______ for him to be promoted to sales manager.���� A. arranged B. affected C. achieved D. annoyed6. I dreamt of going on ___ trip down ____ Yangtze River when I was very young. ���� A. /; the B. a; the C. a; / D. the; /7. In order to make her speech successful, Jane has pre-pared every detail of it ______.���� A. in advance B. in use���� C. in place D. in doubt8. Mary can�t attend the ceremony tomorrow morning, because she _______ to Chicago on business. ���� A. will be flying B. would fly���� C. had flied D. flies9. I always go to work 30 minutes early __________ I get caught in traffic.���� A. now that B. even if C. as if D. in case10. ______ questions were asked by the children when they visited the Science and Technology Museum.���� A. A great deal of B. Plenty of ���� C. A large amount of D. Many a 11. A motor show ______ in the newly-built square tomorrow; we ______well.���� A. will hold; have prepared���� B. is going to hold; prepare���� C. will be held; have prepared���� D. is about to be held; are preparing12. You�d better get some advice on ______ yourself be-fore you go mountain climbing with your friends.���� A. protecting B. defending���� C. preserving D. maintaining13. _________ that of others, your painting is the most creative.���� A. Comparing with B. Compared with���� C. To compare to D. Comparing to14. �Do you feel ______ in such a crowded place like this one?���� �Yes, it gives me a headache.���� A. unbelievable B. uncomfortable���� C. unfriendly D. unfortunate15. We will g o t o t h r e e d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s t h i s t i m e . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , t h e t r i p w i l l t a k e f i f t e e n d a y s . � � � � A . A l t o g e t h e r B . I n s t e a d � � � C . O t h e r w i s e D . H o w e v e r � � � � ,{�N�� �[b_kXzz( qQ2 0 \����k\��2 R, �nR4 0 R) ����w���Nb��w�e, �N�w�eTT��@b�~�vA 0B 0C 0D �V*N �y�-N, ��Q gsO �y�0 � � � � O n t h e 5 0 t h w e d d i n g a n n i v e r s a r y of mom and daddy, daddy got mom the 16 thing for their anniversary �a big box of Brach�s Chocolate Covered Cherries. 17 , he did that for 49 years. Now, I 18 women a lot better than my daddy, 19 I knew mom would be 20 more than candy for her anniversary. I told daddy this and a few days later daddy called to say that mom loved a 21 on the Amazing Animal Show very much. The bird could 22 the Andy of May berry Show theme song, so we 23 a bird. When we took it to my house I started whistling to it the Andy of M a y b e r r y S h o w t h e m e s o n g . B u t i t d i d n t 2 4 a l i c k ( ��) o f t h a t s o n g . I t r i e d f o r w e e k s a n d i t t u r n e d o u t a 2 5 . I c a l l e d d o w n t o a f e l l e r ( 5j+Y) w h o h a d a b i r d t h a t c o u l d w h i s t l e t h e s o n g . I t o l d h i m , " I w a n t t o 2 6 m y b i r d t o w h i s t l e t h e A n d y o f M a y b e r r y s o n g like 27 does. What should I do?" He told me to get a tape, 28 the song and play it over and over 29 the bird learned it well. I followed the feller�s 30 and played the song day and night but the bird 31 wouldn�t whistle a lick of that song. Although the bird didn�t learn the song in the end, my mother was very 32 when she knew we had tried hard to 33 the gift for her. She said the bird was the most34 gift in her life. For her, what 35 most was the love in the gift not the gift itself.���� 16. A. likely B. close C. same D. different���� 17. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Naturally D. Carefully���� 18. A. realized B. recognized C. knew D. sensed���� 19. A. but B. so C. while D. or���� 20. A. asking B. agreeing C. deciding D. wanting ���� 21. A. tape B. gift C. song D. bird���� 22. A. practice B. copy C. whistle D. talk���� 23. A. kept B. bought C. borrowed D. lent���� 24. A. learn B. enjoy C. hear D. act���� 25. A. change B. success C. failure D. trouble���� 26. A. allow B. feed C. teach D. force���� 27. A. yours B. mine C. others D. its���� 28. A. describe B. report C. show D. record���� 29. A. when B. till C. unless D. after���� 30. A. tool B. notice C. sign D. advice���� 31. A. either B. only C. still D. yet���� 32. A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. proud���� 33. A. manage B. exchange C. discuss D. prepare���� 34. A. helpful B. expensive C. precious D. formal���� 35. A. valued B. mattered C. cared D. liked ���� ,{�N�R ���t�( qQ1 0 \����k\��3 R, �nR3 0 R) ����w���NR�w�e, �N�w�eTT��@b�~�vA 0B 0C 0D �V*N �y�-N, ��Q gsO �y�0 � � � � A � � � � A f t e r I l o s t m y f a m i l y , I r e f u s e d t o b e l i e v e h o w l o n g i t w o u l d t a k e t o h e a l ( �la) . N o w I s e e t h e w i s d o m i n t h a t n u m b e r . " F o u r y e a r s . " I n o d m y h e a d in agreement as the nurse keeps talking. I am in the medical center for a routine blood check. But the nurse is not talking about my blood. She is telling me about her husband, who has started to answer the phone again four years after his father died "suddenly." The word "suddenly," like "unexpectedly" is code for suicide ( �@g) . I i n s t a n t l y k n o w w h a t s h e i s t r y i n g t o s a y . I l i v e i n a s m a l l t o w n ; s h e s u r e l y h a s h e a r d a b o u t t h e r e c e n t s u d d e n a n d u n e x p e c t e d d e a t h s i n m y f a m i l y . M y b r o t h e r i n S e p t e m b e r , m y f a t h e r i n M a r c h , w i t h m y m o t h e r s c a n c e r d e a t h r i g h t i n b e t w e e n . E v e r y o n e in town knows the story by now. It is April. Good girl, though, she asks no questions except, "How are you doing?" She does, however, launch into this story. She tells me how long it has taken her husband to recover from his father�s death. She tells me how happy she is when her husband can go out again, after four years. Looking at the needle in the crook ( /_�fY) o f m y a r m , I a c c e p t h e r B a n d - A i d a n d t r y t o s m i l e . I u n d e r s t a n d h e r . B u t I s i n c e r e l y b e l i e v e i t w i l l N O T t a k e m e f o u r y e a r s t o r e c o v e r . I h a v e a n 8 - y e a r - o l d s o n a n d I a m h o m e s c h o o l i n g . I h a v e t o b e t h e r e t o t e l l h i m t h e v a l u e o f l i f e . T h e s e d e t a i l s a re my lifeline. I can�t fall apart now, even for a little while, and certainly not for years. It makes no difference that I�ve lost my entire family inside six months.36. The author went to the medical center to _________.���� A. have a conversation with the nurse���� B. ask how to recover from a relative�s death���� C. have a regular blood check���� D. be comforted by the nurse37. What happened to the nurse�s husband?���� A. He lost all his relatives suddenly.���� B. He was unwilling to talk to his wife.���� C. He was seriously ill and the illness was difficult to cure.���� D. It took him a long time to recover from his father�s death.38. How many of the author�s relatives passed away in the space of 6 months?���� A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.39. Which of the following words best describe the author?���� A. Brave and strong. B. Kind and smart. ���� C. Patient and careful. D. Lonely and calm. 40. The author thinks that she must recover from the sadness quickly mainly because ___________.���� A. she is encouraged by the nurse ���� B. she is seriously ill herself���� C. she has a son to support ���� D. she doesn�t like her family���� B���� Titanic is a great American romance and disaster film directed by James Cameron in 1997. It describes the ship, Titanic, which sank during its unlucky first voyage. Cameron�s idea to create the film was based on his special interest in the shipwr e c k ( wm��) . H e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s t h e e m o t i o n a l m e s s a g e o f t h e t r a g e d y . P r o d u c t i o n o n t h e f i l m b e g a n i n 1 9 9 5 . T h e f i l m w a s p a r t i a l l y f u n d e d b y P a r a m o u n t P i c t u r e s a n d 2 0 t h C e n t u r y F o x , a n d , a t t h e t i m e , i t w a s t h e m o s t e x p e n s i v e f i l m e v e r m a d e , w i t h a b u d g e t o f $ 2 0 0 m i l l i o n . 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