. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

A. crashing   B. throwing    C. rushing    D. dropping

 One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.

        A. container  B. ingredient C. content  D. equivalent

. I used to be able to play well but I'm _____ now.

   A. out of date                          B. out of touch

   C. out of practice                       D. out of place

. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

   A. snatch                    B. scratch                    C. scrape            D. scan

The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

        A. popular                 B. well-known                  C. favorable                 D. preferable

 The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

        A. extinguish                    B. prevent                    C. suppress                    D. ruin

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

For the person keeping a diary, whatever he experiences and wants to think about, he can write in down. But to get it down on paper begins another adventure. For he has to focus on what he has experienced and to be able to say what ,in fact the experience is. What of it is new? What of it is remarkable? Is it a good or bad thing to have happened? And why, specifically(特别的，具体的)? The questions add to themselves quickly. As one tries to find the words that are best for this experience, the experience becomes even more clear in its shape and meaning.

Beyond the value of the diary as a record, there is the value of the training it gives. The diary keeper begins to pay closer attention to what happens to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of showing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one’s experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and its possible meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and becomes clear.

1．The writer thinks of keeping a journal as       .

        A．an ordinary habit       B．an adventure     C．a discovery         D．an observation

2．When one keeps a journal, he has to         .

         A．consider the others’ experience.

         B．sharpen his ability to find the best words.

         C．focus on his experience

         D．write a paper

3．According to the writer, keeping a journal is good for          .

         A．observation and expression

         B．certainly and training

         C．experience and adventure

         D．consideration and development

4．By keeping a journal, one can         .

        A．develop the usefulness of language

         B．develop his memory

         C．make what he thinks about clear to everyone

         D．have a thorough understanding of his experience

5．The passage is mainly about          .

         A．how to write a journal

         B．the expressions of a journal

         C．the values of keeping a journal

         D．how to solve the problems in a journal

---Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?    

---Thank you. ______.

         A．It couldn’t be better           B．Of course you could

         C．If you like                      D．It’s up to you

---____ will we have to go? 

  ---Just one mile．Keep walking．

A．How long      B．How far        C．How fast        D．How much farther

．I have called the station and they told me the next train for Da Lian _____ at 3:10．

A．will leave      B．left        C．has left          D．leaves