17．Although         my opinion，the old professor didn't come up with his own one．（　　）

A．

in

B．

beyond

C．

against

D．

for

16．-What does the sign over there read？
-"No person          smoke or carry a lighted cigarette，cigar or pipe in this area．"（　　）

A．

shall

B．

may

C．

must

D．

will

15．To master a foreign language like English requires hard work，so you _____ study too hard．（　　）

A．

ought to

B．

shouldn't

C．

can't

D．

mustn't

14．You         return the novel to the library by tomorrow，or you will be fined．（　　）

A．

shall

B．

can

C．

will

D．

may

13．Don't worry，sir!All payments_________ be made by the end of the
month．（　　）

A．

will

B．

shall

C．

can

D．

must

12．When I was young，I never had a special Christmas gift that I dreamed of and was crazy about．
I know I（36）Ba lot of great Christmas presents as I grew up．Chatty Cathy，Baby Thumbelina，
Little Miss No-Name…I just remember （37）Athem．Although my parents had their financial（38）B，they always made Christmas special for their four children．Dad worked a（n） （39）Djob as a referee in high school basketball games to （40）Ca little more cash，and Mom was the queen of bargain shopping．The gifts（41）Ahave been inexpensive，but there was more than enough under the tree．
    Stored in happy memories are the family （42）C：helping Mom and Dad drag the Christmas  decorations out of the attic，going with Dad to （43）Bthe tree from the Kiwanis，and decorating the tree （44）Dstrings of blue lights and Christmas lasting days and days and days．The piles of （45）D
under our tree wrapped in newspaper aye more memorable than （46）Cwas wrapped．The act itself of unwrapping and （47）Aseeing what was beneath the newspaper was（48）Band memorable．But the most clear are the images of smiles，the sounds of（49）Dand"oh，thank you thank you thank you"，not the images of toys or clothes．
It's the（50）Cof Christmas．The best moments，the happy moments were not the gifts，（51）Athe togetherness，the love of family．Even in the occasional quarrels of brothers and sisters，even in the（52）Aof late nights，even in the sometime stress of it all．
Christmas should not（53）Con what's on our gift lists．For it's not about what gifts we （54）Bor receive，but about what we do，what we experience．
Those are the happy moments that （55）D

36．A．sent	B．received	C．bought	D．chose
37．A．opening	B．seeing	C．ordering	D．packing
38．A．independence	B．struggle	C．support	D．influence
39．A．busy	B．pleasing	C．ordinary	D．extra
40．A．apply for	B．give away	C．bring in	D．set down
41．A．may	B．must	C．should	D．would
42．A．values	B．features	C．traditions	D．principles
43．A．borrow	B．select	C．separate	D．deliver
44．A．around	B．between	C．through	D．with
45．A．lights	B．decorations	C．toys	D．presents
46．A．which	B．that	C．what	D．as
47．A．finally	B．suddenly	C．frequently	D．usually
48．A．inspiring	B．exciting	C．satisfying	D．puzzling
49．A．whispers	B．cries	C．complaint	D．laughter
50．A．process	B．arrangement	C．experience	D．atmosphere
51．A．but	B．or	C．and	D．so
52．A．tiredness	B．wandering	C．sleeplessness	D．entertainment
53．A．rely	B．put	C．center	D．work
54．A．accept	B．give	C．like	D．require
55．A．differ	B．happen	C．mean	D．matter．

11．A few years ago，I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked between the （21）C，we became aware of a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction．The woman barely（22）Aus because she was so bored at her little boy，who kept on pulling items （23）Bthe lower shelves．As the mother became more and more impatient，she started to（24）Dthe child and later began to shake him by the （25）A．
     At this point my friend spoke up．As a wonderful （26）Bof  three and founder of a kindergarten，she had probably（27）Donce in her life treated any child so badly.1 （28）C my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about（29）Aherself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．
    However，my friend said，"What a （30）B little boy!How old is he？"The woman answered （31）C，"He's three．"My friend went on t0（32）Ahow curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the（33）D，pulling things off shelves，so interested in all the wonderful（34）Aand packages．"He seems so bright and intelligent．"my friend said．
     The woman had the （35）Bin her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．（36）Cbrushing his hair out of his eyes，she said，"Yes，he's very smart and（37）D，but sometimes he wears me out．"My friend（38）Asympathetically，"Yes，they can do that； they are so full of（39）D．But that is what makes him a kid．"The woman（40）Bwith approval．
     As we walked away，I heard the mother speaking more kindly to the boy，"We'll have your favorite-macaroni and cheese this evening．"she told him．

21．A．lines	B．prices	C．shelves	D．customers
22．A．noticed	B．paid	C．accompanied	D．realized
23．A．in	B．off	C．by	D．at
24．A．point to	B．pickup	C．bend over	D．yell at
25．A．arm	B．leg'C．head	D．hair
26．A．assistant	B．mother	C．consultant	D．manager
27．A．even	B．already	C．ever	D．never
28．A．suspected	B．decided	C．expected	D．doubted
29．A．controlling	B．reminding	C．blaming	D．changing
30．A．boring	B．lovely．	C．disturbing	D．promising
31．A．happily	B．loudly．	C．cautiously	D．sadly
32．A．comment about	B．show off	C．focus on	D．agree with
33．A．group	B．meantime	C．end	D．store
34．A．colors	B．tastes	C．drinks	D．chocolates
35．A．packages	B．boy	C．friend	D．bag
36．A．Quickly	B．Regularly	C．Gently	D．Normally
37．A．wise	B．naughty	C．young	D．curious
38．A．responded	B．asked	C．called	D．thought
39．A．humor	B．courage	C．activitv	D．energy
40．A．refused	B．nodded	C．hesitated	D．applauded

10．l found myself in the city for work today．On my lunch break，I decided to walk around the  public garden．
    It was one of those unusually hot September days，over 30℃，but I felt （11）Cafter being in  the air-conditioning all morning．That was（12）B1 walked past two individuals，sweaty and  asleep，on a park（13）Dtogether．What appeared to be all their belongings were in a few bags  around them.1 （14）Bwalking but kept thinking about the pair on the bench．
    So，1 went to a store and purchased five bottles of cold water．Then I returned to the （15）A．First stop was the couple on the bench.1 （16）Athe gentleman up and asked if they were OK．Sleepily，he assured me they were fine，but he  （17）Caccepted two bottles of water．The third  bottle went to a man playing his（18）B by the garden to passers-by．The fourth to a young man  lying in the grass reading．And the fifth to a mother with a little girl（19）Csomething，who stopped  weeping immediately with the bottle in hand．
    I felt a great pleasure with the five bottles（20）Don such a hot day．

11．A．cool	B．familiar	C．good	D．strange
12．A．after	B．until	C．when	D．unless
13．A．table	B．passage	C．bed	D．bench
14．A．considered	B．continued	C．advised	D．enjoyed
15．A．park	B．room	C．individuals	D．pair
16．A．woke	B．picked	C．held	D．took
17．A．unwillingly	B．narrowly	C．gratefully	D．slowly
18．A．football	B．violin	C．cellphone	D．role
19．A．cheering for	B．hunting for	C．crying for	D．applying for
20．A．prepared	B．collected	C．drunk	D．distributed

9．-______ I take the magazines out？
-I'm afraid not．They are supposed to be read here in the study room．（　　）

A．

Will

B．

Must

C．

May

D．

Need

8．The number of young people in Africa is growing．So is the number of older people in Asia．The share of the elderly-those aged sixty-five plus in total population-as well as relative to the working age population is steadily increasing across Asia．
Japan has the world's oldest population.30% of Japanese are older adults．In recent weeks，Japanese political leaders have been asked how they plan to care for the growing number of older adults．By 2030，the number of older adults in Singapore will rise 200% from current levels．This year，the government in Singapore released a song dealing with a population issue..It urges young people to produce more children to help end a drop in fertility．The song is fun，but the problem is serious．The government is offering to pay up to three thousand two hundred fifty dollars for each of the first two children．It will pay almost five thousand dollars for the third and fourth children．In Thailand，the population older than 65rose to just over 7% in 2010from 3.6% in 1975．Thailand's family planning efforts have led to much-smaller families．In the 1960s，mothers had an average of 5to 6children．Now，that number has fallen to 1.5．That is well below the number of births needed to keep the population count unchanged．
Steep population aging means an increased demand for income security，health and long-term care，which creates huge socio-economic and cultural challenges that will need to be addressed with a strong political and appropriate social policy．Other changes include reforming，social security systems in developed countries．Another is creating social safety systems in developing nations where traditional family support systems are disappearing．The most cost-effective and humane thing a society can do for its older citizens is to invest in their health so they can remain active．

47．What is the main point the author makes in the text？B
A．The population growth in Asia．
B．The population aging in Asia．
C．Population and economy in Asia．
D．Family planning policies in Asia．
48．The underlined word in the second paragraph meansA．
A．birthrate 
B．economy
C．benefit
D．wealth
49．If a Singaporean couple are raising four children of their own，how many dollars will they receive from the government？C
A.6，500．
B.8，250．
C.11，500．
D.16，500．
50．The author implies in the text thatB．
A．economic productivity is falling in Asian
B．population aging can create some problems
C．Asia should learn from Africa in the population policy
D．governments should spend much money on young citizens．