5．Dash of Hope
"Dash"is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth．Therefore，how you spend your"dash"is important．
Recently I（41）Cabout a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life，I couldn't help but feel it was not by（42）A，nor happenstance，that she had been named"Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity（43）Ain her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others．（44）AI never had the opportunity to meet her，I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very，very special．
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was （45）Ba"wish"in early December 2010 by the"Make-A-Wish"Foundation after being（46）Athat she had a rare type of bone cancer．However，when she found out that more than 150（47）Din her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现），she unselfishly used her wish to（48）Bthat those children have their wishes granted．She also asked that it be done（49）DJanuary 16，2011．Unfortunately，however，the organization informed her that her（50）D request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply（51）C．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one（52）Cdollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish．（53）C，but not discouraged，she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring（54）Bto take up helping grant the wishes of the other children，and eventually（55）Aas well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations（56）Dthe story of this caring young girl who had（57）Bthe hearts of so many and as word spread，the community was challenged．Committees were formed and schools，corporations and various organizations assisted in（58）Cmoney to help make Hope's dream come true．
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others，not only physically，but（59）Dand emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life，"A Celebration of Hope"on January 16，2011，the（60）B was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!

41．A．cared	B．thought	C．heard	D．talked
42．A．coincidence	B．independence	C．convenience	D．intelligence
43．A．housed	B．carried	C．expected	D．lost
44．A．Although	B．Unless	C．Until	D．If
45．A．expressed	B．offered	C．made	D．sent
46．A．diagnosed	B．acknowledged	C．reminded	D．realized
47．A．relatives	B．netizens	C．idols	D．kids
48．A．command	B．ask	C．arrange	D．order
49．A．for	B．to	C．on	D．by
50．A．last	B．formal	C．simple	D．honorable
51．A．unbearable	B．unbelievable	C．unavailable	D．uncomfortable
52．A．thousand	B．hundred	C．million	D．billion
53．A．Worried	B．Surprised	C．Disappointed	D．Embarrassed
54．A．committees	B．individuals	C．corporations	D．organizations
55．A．hers	B．ours	C．theirs	D．yours
56．A．heard	B．read	C．believed	D．shared
57．A．broken	B．moved	C．lost	D．opened
58．A．finding	B．spending	C．raising	D．borrowing
59．A．healthily	B．thankfully	C．happily	D．mentally
60．A．proposal	B．announcement	C．conclusion	D．decision

4．I think it must have been in the restaurant ____ we had our dinner ____ I lost my keys．（　　）

A．

that； when

B．

that； that

C．

where； that

D．

which； that

3．E-mail is a convenient，highly democratic informal medium for conveying message among people _____ well satisfies human needs．（　　）

A．

what

B．

who

C．

that

D．

how

2．-I'm sorry I insulted you，Jimmy．
-That's _____ like it．（　　）

A．

more

B．

most

C．

less

D．

least

1．---Come on，let's go for a drink．
---Sorry．With so many problems _____ my mind，I can't take a break．（　　）

A．

filled

B．

filling

C．

to fill

D．

being filled

19．There are two kinds of memory：short-term and long-term．Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed．The information may be kept for days or weeks．However，information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds，usually by repeating the information over and over．The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied．
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary．The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students．They represented all levels of ability in English：beginning，intermediate （中等），and native speaking students．
To begin，the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English．Following the recording，the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered．Each question had four choices．The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording，some of the questions had four choices that sound alike．For example，weather，whether，wither，and wetter are four words that sound alike．Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning．Method，way，manner，and system would be four words with the same meaning．Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test．
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike； students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning．Henning's results suggest that beginning stud ents hold the sound of words in their short-term memory，and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory．
25．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory．
B．Long-term memory can be achieved only by training．
C．It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory．
D．Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students．
26．From Henning's result we can see thatA．
A．beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of words
B．advanced students always remember words by their meaning
C．it is difficult to remember words t hat sound alike
D．it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning
27．The word"subject"in the passage meansD．
A．memory                             
B．the theme of listening material
C．a branch of knowledge studied                  
D．the student experimented on
28．The passage centers onC．
A．memory                           
B．two kinds of memory  
C．short-term memory                  
D．an experiment on students．

18．Imagine what you could do with a machine that could make things disappear．
（36）F In the books of J．R．R．Tolkein，Bilbo Baggins finds a ring that can make him disappear．Of course，there's also poor Harry Potter，who used his invisibility cloak （隐形斗篷）to hide  from danger．
Now that you've got some ideas，it's time for the hard part：building the cloak．（37）G An invisibility cloak has to cheat anything or anyone who might be watching．In order to understand how something can be seen，it's important to understand how we see．
Human beings can only see objects that reflect light waves．These waves enter the eyes and are then processed by the brain．However，if an object doesn't reflect light，then the waves don't enter the eyes，and the brain doesn't process．（38）C
Cummer was part of a team of scientists from Duke University，including David Smith and David Schurig，who built the world's first version of an invisibility cloak．（39）He in May said that an invisibility cloak was possible and Pendry was not the only one thinking about a disappearing act．At the same time，a Scottish physicist，Ulf Leonhardt published a paper on building invisibility equipment．
"It wasn't easy，"says Cummer．"As often happens in science and research，it didn't work very well the first time．That first cloak didn't work like Harry Potter's-（40）B  So the research is still under way．"

A．Would you like an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter got from his father？
B．The scientists didn't actually see anything disappear．
C．So building an invisibility cloak is building something that doesn't reflect light．
D．Researchers in England and the USA have found the materials to build such a cloak．
E．They had been inspired by the work of a British physicist，John Pendry．
F．For inspiration，you could read some books．
G．To do that，you have to give up science fiction and turn to real science．

17．Viewers will have ________ second chance to see Saturday's concert on ________ Channel 4tonight．（　　）

A．

a； the

B．

the； the

C．

the； 不填

D．

a； 不填

16．---Are we going sightseeing next week？
---No．The plan     at the second meeting．（　　）

	A．	had cancelled		B．	was cancelled
	C．	has been cancelled		D．	would cancel

15．He supposed he'd be late for the film The King's Speech ______ he ended up getting there ahead of time．（　　）

A．

but

B．

or

C．

so

D．

for