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(A)

　Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early， but I thought I had plenty of time． I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready．

　First， I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to 　1　I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office． Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks．(支票)

　　3　， there were many things 　4　at home． I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog 　5　the kennels (窝)， but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped． The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at 　6　office． I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it．

　The day I was supposed to leave． I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa． I simply couldn't believe the time 　7　to quickly． I was really afraid I would be left behind．

　Fortunately， the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived．　8　I got to the airport， they were already calling my flight． I just barely had time to make it． As soon as I sat down 　9　， I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera， but it was too late to worry about that． I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures．

　I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing 　10　to avoid all the last minute problems．

1．A． visit a new part of the country
B． visit my native place in the country
C． visit a foreign country
D． visit a beautiful place far from the city		[　　]
2．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
3．A． At one time	B． At the same time
C． At a time	D． At no time	[　　]
4．A． to take care of	B． to take care
C． to be taken care of	D． to be taken care	[　　]
5．A． take to	B． being taken to
C． took to	D． taken to	[　　]
6．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
7．A． had passed	B． had pasted
C． had passing	D． had pasting	[　　]
8．A． In the time	B． At the time
C． By the time	D． To the time	[　　]
9．A． outside the plane	B． inside the plane
C． under the plane	D． beside the plane	[　　]
10．A． enough early	B． earlier enough
C． enough earlier	D． early enough	[　　]

(B)

　Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas． There was 　11　when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas． Now ice 　12　， and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas． Rice is one of 　13　foods of the human being． There are three groups of rice eaters in the world． The biggest group is that of those who 　14　rice． Most of them live in the Far East． These people number more than 1, 000 million—about one third of the world population． They usually grow their own rice． To them rice is even more important than wheat is 　15　of Europe and North America． China is the biggest of all the countries 　16　people live on rice． Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters． So are most of 　17　living in the Far East． They number more than 600 million． The next group is 　18　people who eat rice from time to time． They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America，and Asia． To the third group 　19　the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish．　20　rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long． Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market． Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may 　22　． But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing． How to make 　23　richer is a very useful subject of study．

　People began to 　24　this problem in the early part of the twentieth century， when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice．　25　we now have what is called “enriched rice” (营养米)．

11．A． a time	B． one time
C．　　 the time	D． at times	[　　]
12．A． has improved	B． has been improved
C．　　 has improving	D． has been improving	[　　]
13．A． more important	B． the very important
C．　　 the less important	D． the most important	[　　]
14．A． live in	B． live for
C．　　 live on	D． live by	[　　]
15．A． for the people	B． to the people
C．　　 by the people	D． against the people	[　　]
16．A． that	B． in there
C．　　 which	D． in which	[　　]
17．A． another	B． any other
C．　　 the other	D． other	[　　]
18．A． made up of	B． made of
C．　　 made by	D． made form	[　　]
19．A． belong to	B． belongs to
C．　　 belonging to	D．　　 belongs	[　　]
20．A． Most types of	B． Most kinds of
C．　　 Most piles of	D．　　 Most pieces of	[　　]
21．A． more expensive	B． less expensive
C．　　 much higher	D．　　 more higher	[　　]
22．A． be mading tasty	B． be made taste
C．　　 be made tastful	D．　　 be made tasty	[　　]
23．A． polishing rice	B． polish rice
C．　　 polished rice	D．　　 polishful rice	[　　]
24．A． pay attention to	B． paid attention to
C． make attention to	D． give attention	[　　]
25．A． For a result	B． As a result
C． At a result	D． In a result	[　　]

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Pubs play an essential part in British people's lives. You could 　36 find a native who has never been to a pub. A pub can be easily found 　37 you are in a faraway area. The British are known as indifferent (冷漠) people. In the pub, however, people are 　38 together about weather, football, etc. and the 　39 is relaxing and cheerful.

You have to be 18 years old to 　40 a drink in a pub. Some pubs will allow people over 14 to go inside if they are 　41 by someone who is over 18. You have to go to the bar to buy yourself. So those who don't know the 　42 always have to wait a long time before realizing that they have to 　43 their own.

You are not 　44 to pay pub waiters in cash. The correct behavior is to 　45 them a drink. Pubs pride themselves on their egalitarian (主张人人平等的) atmosphere. A tip 　46 would be a reminder of their service role, whereas the offer of a drink is a friendly 　47 .

About 10 minutes 　48 closing time, the landlord will ring a bell and will tell people to order their 　49 drinks. The pub is not allowed to 　50 drinks after closing time. You must stop 　51 20 minutes after closing time; if you have not 　52 by this time, the pub landlord may ask you to leave.

Pubs offer the best 　53 for foreigners to understand British 　54 . That's why pubs are regarded as the 　55 of British culture. So if you have the opportunity to visit Britain, go to a pub.　　　　

36. A. never　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. often　　

37. A. as if　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even if　　　　　　　　　　 D. because　

38. A. chatting　　　　　　　　　　 B. drinking　　　　　　　　　 C. discussing　　　　 D. arguing　

39. A. life B. pub C. weather D. atmosphere

40. A. offer　　　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　　　　　　 C. charge　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay　　

41. A. allowed B. promised　　　　　　　　 C. proved D. accompanied

42. A. custom　　　　　　　 B. pub　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. entrance　　　　　 D. landlord　

43. A. drink　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fetch 　　　　　　　D. afford　

44. A. permitted　　　　　 B. suspected　　　　　　　　 C. supposed 　　　　　　　D. respected

45. A. offer　　　　　　　　　 B. accept　　　　　　　　　　 C. allow　　　　　　　 D. refer　　

46. A. in turn　　　　　　　 B. in cash　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in order　　　　　　 D. in surprise

47. A. customer　　　　　 B. foreigner　　　　　　　　 C. movement　　　　 D. gesture　

48. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by　　

49. A. first　　　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. own　　　　　　　　 D. fine　　

50. A. serve　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　 D. take　　

51. A. chatting　　　　　　　　　　 B. ringing　　　　　　　　　　 C. drinking 　　　　　D. eating　

52. A. drunk　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. served　　　　　　　 D. waited　

53. A. drinks　　　　　　　　 B. seats　　　　　　　　　　　 C. places 　　　　　　D. wine　

54. A. culture 　　　　　　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wine　　　　　　　　 D. service

55. A. sign　　　　　　　　　 B. symbol　　　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　 D. flag

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When I met my husband, Mark, I found out that his parents speaks only Spanish. As our relationship 36 I know that I has to take it upon myself to learn the language. It was terrifying, but 37 and I wanted to make the effort. I thought that the best way to show his parents how much I 38 about their culture and their son was to enroll in（注册）a Spanish school in Mexico to study and learn their 39 language. I know, I could have taken Spanish class anywhere, but I 40 that if I was going to REALLY learn the language, I should 　41 it.

So I 　42 to San Miguel Allende, a small Spanish colonial（殖民的）town in central Mexico, I 　43 a house and enrolled in classes for a month. His parents were so 44 at it that they wanted to come and live with me for that month. We would be 45 ! It actually 　46 great. We cooked and shopped together, and in the evenings we would go into the town square and listen to 　47 music. It so 　48 that there were several friends of them living near the language school. We were often invited to attend their family 49 and social clubs. There I met some more friends 50 they really helped me a lot in learning Spanish.

It was 　51 . In the beginning, I only knew how to say “Hola”, but by the 52 of that trip I has a basic vocabulary and has started a great 　53 with Mark’s parents. On the last day of school my husband flew down and we had a grand party to celebrate my “ 54 ”. Needless to say, my trip to Mexico was well 55 it!

36．A．improved　　　　　　 B．progressed　　　　　 C．matched　　　　　　 D．envered

37．A．exciting　　　　　　　 B．tiring　　　　　　　　　 C．easy　　　　　　　　　 D．frightening

38．A．set　　　　　　　　　　 B．brought　　　　　　　 C．cared　　　　　　　　 D．talked

39．A．oral　　　　　　　　　　 B．spoken　　　　　　　 C．foreign　　　　　　　 D．native

40．A．figuared　　　　　　 B．counted　　　　　　　 C．doubted　　　　　　　 D．underlined

41．A．SPEND　　　　　　　 B．LIVE　　　　　　　　　 C．WORK　　　　　　　 D．ENJOY

42．A．removed　　　　　　 B．arranged　　　　　　 C．advanced　　　　　　 D．moved

43．A．rented　　　　　　　　 B．hired　　　　　　　　　 C．employed　　　　　 D．managed

44．A．disappointed　　　 B．interested　　　　　　 C．delighted　　　　　　 D．astonished

45．A．roommates　　　　 B．friends　　　　　　　 C．members　　　　　　 D．teammates

46．A．took out　　　　　　 B．looked out　　　　　 C．set out　　　　　　　 D．turned out

47．A．local　　　　　　　　　 B．popular　　　　　　　 C．folk　　　　　　　　　 D．countryside

48．A．occurred　　　　　　 B．broke out　　　　　　 C．happened　　　　　　 D．took place

49．A．meetings　　　　　　 B．parties　　　　　　　　 C．reunion　　　　　　　 D．weddings

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

51．A．impossible　　　　　 B．believable　　　　　　 C．magical　　　　　　　 D．classical

52．A．time　　　　　　　　　 B．end　　　　　　　　　　 C．year　　　　　　　　　 D．stop

53．A．organization　　　　 B．realization　　　　　 C．hardship　　　　　　 D．relationship

54．A．graduation　　　　　 B．return　　　　　　　　 C．work　　　　　　　　 D．employment

55．A．valuable　　　　　　　 B．important　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．worth

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　　He has been called the “missing link” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world——Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for 2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced.

　　 Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 , no evidence has ever 16 been produced.

　　 These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　 C. adventure　　　　　　　　 D. description

2. A. centuries　　　　　　 B. too long　　　　　　 C. some time　　　　　　 D. many years

3. A. heard from　　　　 B. cared for　　　　 C. knew of　　　　　　　　 D. read about

4. A. even　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 C. certainly　　　　　　　　 D. probably

5. A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

6. A. developed　　　　　　 B. changed　　　　 C. occurred　　　　　　　　 D. continued

7. A. entirely　　　　　　　　 B. naturally　　　　 C. clearly　　　　　　　　　　 D. simply

8. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. declared　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. doubted

9. A. exist　　　　　　　　　　 B. escape　　　　　　 C. disappear　　　　　　　　 D. return

10. A. clearer　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　　　　　 D. rare

11. A. huge　　　　　　　　 B. recent　　 　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　　　 D. frightening

12. A. strange　　　　　　 B. large　　　　　　　　 C. deep　　　　　　　　　　 D. rough

13. A. In the end　　　　 B. Therefore　　　　 C. After all　　　　　　　　 D. However

14. A. imagined　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

15. A. so　　　　　　　　　　 B. besides　　　　　　 C. again　　　　　　　　　　 D. instead

16. A. rightly　　　　　　　　 B. actually　　　　　　 C. normally　　　　　　　　 D. particularly

17. A. lightly　　　　　　　　 B. jokingly　　　　　　 C. seriously　　　　　　　　 D. properly

18. A. succeed in　　　　 B. insist on　　　　 C. depend on　　　　　　 D. join in

19. A. decision　　　　　　　　　　 B. situation　　　　 C. subject　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. problem

20. A. zoo　　　　　　　　　　 B. mountain　　 C. museum 　　　　 D. laboratory