Talk to anyone in the city ______ you will find that the life of the victims in Yushu is the primary concern to the people now.  

       A. or                     B. so                            C. but                          D. and

 It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for a woman to get a medical training so long ago _____ women’s education was always placed second to men’s.

　　A. while              B. when           C. until             D.as

As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ____.

   A. the more for life are you equipped          B. the more equipped for life you are

   C. the more life you are equipped for          D. you are equipped the more for life

第二节 书面表达（满分35分）

       假如你是李华，女，17岁。请根据所给中、英文提示，用英文邮件形式向学生会写一份申请。

．Mr. Brown arranged for the taxi to come at six __________she would not have to wait long at the station.

       A．so that      B．even if         C．before     D．because

____ much advice I gave him, he did exactly what he wanted to.

       A. How            B. Whatever         C. No matter         D.However

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。满分10分

—Good afternoon．My name is Peter．I’m the general manager of the personnel department．I’ll be interviewing you．Please sit down.

—      1     , Peter．My name’s Jon．Jon Smash.

—Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you．         2           ．

—I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years．I won manager of the year award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.

—OK．Tell me about yourself…your personality.

—         3         ．I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm．I never scream at my employees．And I’ve never lost my temper.

—            4            ?

—I think I’m good at solving problems．         5       ．I also love challenges．I work well under pressure．When my boss pushes me to finish a project early I always get it done and never complain.

—Jon, you seem like a very good manager．I like your ambition．You’re very confident and motivated．We like that here at Microsoft．Well, our interview is over……

A．I’m glad it’s you who will offer me the opportunity to get the job

B．I enjoy approaching problems directly

C．Nice to meet you

D．What are your strengths

E．I owe my success to my employees

F．Tell me about your work experience

G．I think I’m very level-headed

．—Lend me some more money, will you?

— Sorry, I’ve got _______ at hand myself．You know the iPod player cost me all I had just now.

       A．no one          B．neither           C．none         D．nothing

Johanna waited at the bus stop for nearly an hour ___ the bus finally arrived.

A. when        B. unless        C. before        D. after

Indians are the world’s biggest bookworms, reading on average 10.7 hours a week, twice as long as Americans, according to a new survey.

    The NOP World Culture Score Index surveyed 30,000 people in 30 countries from December 2004 to February 2005.

    Analysts said self-help and desirable reading could explain India’s high figures.

    Time spent on reading meant fewer hours watching TV and listening to the radio—India came fourth last in both.

    The NOP survey of 30,000 consumers aged over 13 saw China and the Philippines take second and third place respectively in average hours a week spent reading books, newspapers and magazines.

    Britons and Americans scored about half the Indians’ hours and Japanese and Koreans were even lower—at 4.1 and 3.1 hours respectively.

    R. Sriram, chief executive officer of Crosswords Bookstores, a chain of 26 bookshops around India, says Indians are extremely entrepreneurial (有开创精神的) and reading “is a fundamental part of their being”.

    “They place a great deal of emphasis on reading. That’s the reason why they do well in education at home and in universities abroad,” he said.

    “People educate themselves and deal with change throughout their lives. And the way to do that is to update themselves with books.”

    Mr. Sriram says social changes have also made a difference: “Earlier people could turn to their parents and grandparents for advice．Now they turn to books.”

1. According to the time spent on reading, which of the following answers is right?

A. Indians>Americans>Chinese>Koreans

B. Americans>Chinese>Philippines>Japanese

C. Chinese>Indians>Americans>Philippines

D. Indians>Chinese>Philippines>Americans

2. The sentence “India came fourth last in both.” in paragraph four means_____.

   A. Indians have no time to watch TV and listen to the radio

   B. Indians are busy with their work every day

   C. Indians spent more time on reading so that they have fewer hours watching TV and listening to the radio

   D. People in other countries spent more time watching TV and listening to the radio

3. The time that Chinese spent on reading may be______ a week.

   A. 5.35 hours                              B. less than 10.7 hours but more than 5.35 hours      

C. more than 10.7 hours              D. 10.7 hours

4. The Indians do well in education and universities abroad because_____.

A. they have excellent teachers in every school

B. they have qualities that are needed to succeed

C. they put much emphasis on reading

D. they live in a developed country

5. Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage?

   A. Indians live a very rich life in their homeland.

   B. Indians are those who spend much time on reading or studying.

   C. Indians are those who spend fewer hours watching TV and listening to the radio.

D. Now the Indians turn to books for advice.