17．You are more likely to get the job if you have any ________experience of this kind of     work．（　　）

A．

curious

B．

obvious

C．

cautious

D．

previous

16．All the others seemed to know each other and I began to feel ________．（　　）

A．

given away

B．

turned down

C．

left out

D．

fallen behind

15．The doctor ______ the patient with great care and said there was nothing wrong with him．（　　）

A．

tested

B．

attended

C．

examined

D．

checked

14．Studyingin groups is becoming more and more popular in class．It has many（66）advantages（advantage）．For example，we can not only save time but also（67）encourage（encourage） each other when we study in groups．I still remember when I was in Grade 8，my physics（68）was（be） very poor．I had （69）areally hard time with it．Once in class，the teachers asked（70）us（we） to discuss it with each other，but 1 was very shy．I could not do it like what they told me．My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else（71）bravely（brave）．Then I studied with some classmates together．When I did not understand any questions，they could give me some advice．I could quickly find out the ways．（72）todeal with the problems．After that．I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics．At last，I was able to finish my homework（73）bymyself for the first time．How（74）excitedI was!
    Because of（75）studying（study） in groups，I am not worried about physics any more．With my classmates'help，I am making progress gradually at present．It also gives me more chances to． improve myself in many ways．

13．You can see______ water in this glass is much cleaner than that in _____one on your table．（　　）

A．

the；a

B．

the； the

C．

不填；a

D．

不填；the

12．Justin and Mary woke up early，even though they were vacationing at their uncle's lake house．The night before．Uncle Thomas told them about the Foggy Figure that was  seen  on the lake．Justin and Mary were determined to see the ghostly creature（怪物）before their vacation was over．"Is it foggy outside？"Mary asked，as Justin looked from the window．"Yup!，Let's go!"Justin noshed to the door with Mary．It was only 5：00AM，so everyone else in the house was still asleep．
    Mary followed Justin out the door，down the hack steps，and out onto the boat dock（码头）．The fog （雾）had settled over the lake，making it impossible to see anything．
"Do you see anything？"Mary asked，leaning（倾斜）forward for．closer look．
"Nothing．Do you think Uncle Thomas was just trying to frighten us with that story？"Uncle Thomas did have a good imagination．He'd been telling Justin  and Mary stories for Years，but this was the first frightening story．Mary had a feeling it wasn't made up．
    Mary shook her head"Remember what Uncle Thomas said？The Foggy Figure was seen in the lake．We're on the dock．Maybe that's why we can't see him．The people in the story were in boats．""You want to，out on the water？"Justin asked．Mary looked around，trying to find Uncle Thomas's boat，but the fog was too thick．
"Mom and Dad will be really angry if we go out on the lake alone in this fog，"Justin said．Mary suggested．"Maybe we don't have to go anywhere．We could sit in the boat while it's docked．That wouldn't be dangerous．""Okay．"Justin climbed toward the end of the dock．He could hardly see一he outline of the boat．"I'll go first．"He carefully lowered himself into the boat and then reached for Mary's hand．Mary climbed into the boat and sat beside him．She was getting nervous now that they were on the water．‘'Sec anything？"They looked around，and gradually，the fog began to lift．Mary turned around and shouted．"The Foggy Figure!"It was in the boat with them!Justin and Mary hugged each other in fear，but then they heard a laugh．Justin leaned toward the Foggy Figure．"Uncle Thomas？""I knew that story would get you two out of bed early enough to take a boat ride with me．"
31．Why did Justin and Mary get up so early？C
A．To escape from the house while people were asleep．
B．To prepare breakfast for the entire family．
C．To see the Foggy Figure before their vacation was over．
D．To row the boat in the fog by themselves．
32．Which of the following is true of Justin and Mary？D
A．Their parents got angry because they went out on the lake alone．
B．They frequently heard frightening stories from Uncle Thomas
C．They finally succeeded in seeing the Foggy Figure in the boat．
D．Their uncle told them the story about the Foggy Figure on purpose．
33．Who entered the boat first？C
A．Justin．B．Mary．C．Thomas．D．The Foggy Figure．
34．What do you think of Uncle Thomas？D
A．Selfish．B．Mean．C．Stubborn．D．Clever．
35．What do you think would happen later？D
A．Uncle Thomas brought them back home．
B．Justin and Mary said goodbye to their Uncle．
C．Justin and Mary were frightened to death．
D．Uncle Thomas took a boat ride with Justin and Mary．

11．Sorry，my parents can't come to the meeting．They _____ to Beidaihe on holiday．（　　）

A．

have been

B．

have gone

C．

went

D．

will  go

10．The other two areas ____ British and American English differ are spelling and pronunciation．（　　）

A．

in which

B．

which

C．

that

D．

what

9．Imagine a situation_____two strangers are talking to each other．（　　）

A．

which

B．

where

C．

that

D．

when

8．Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences．Due to his old age，he was going bald，which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool．Therefore，biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool．
Unlike marine（海生的）  mammals，which have a layer of blubber（鲸脂） to keep them  warm，penguins depend on their waterproof feathers．Without them，Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19peers played in the water．
"He was cold：he would shake，"said Pam Schaller，a senior biologist．Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm．Then she got another idea：if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific，why not make one for Pierre？
Schaller designed the suit，which covered Pierre's body and had small openings for his flippers．
"I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps．and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable．"she said．
One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit，but in fact，they accepted his new look．He swam freely and got along with others well，although he was the only penguin with a black stomach．
Schaller couldn't say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers，but"certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable"．
Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back．

24．Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because ofB．
A．not having a layer of blubber    B．having few feahers due to old age
C．having no wetsuit             D．others penguins rejecting him
25．The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came fromB．
A．total invention      B．the use of wetsuit on humans
C．the use of heat lamp  D．waterproof feathers．
26．Schaller followed Pierre in order to seeB．
A．whether other penguins would reject him
B．if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refit
C．if the wetsuit kept warm
D．whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering
27．The best title of the passage isA．
A．Wetsuit for An old Penguin    B．Old Penguin Getting Bald
C．Unwilling to Swim           D．Strange Look of Pierre．