18．__________，the pay isn't attractive enough，though the job itself is quite interesting．（　　）

	A．	To be honest		B．	On the contrary
	C．	In particular		D．	Generally speaking

17．A．Impoliteness in using electronic communication devices
B．The objection to the use of some devices
C．The annoying noise from the classroom
D．A fact of modern life
E．Disturbance by someone's screams in public places
（65）E
It's something that most of us find annoying．We're on our way home after a hard day at school and trying to have a quiet chat with a classmate or get in a little reading，when our peace is disturbed by someone screaming into their cell phone："I'M ON THE BUS!"
（66）A
A survey published last week suggests Americans do not like the impolite use of today's electronic communication gadgets．Besides noisy phone users，sending and receiving e-mails while in company are also as very poor manners，reports MSNBC．com．
（67）B
One of the practices that participants in the survey most objected to was the use of phones，iPods and other devices during religious festivals．Some 90per cent of those surveyed thought this was insensitive and disrespectful．
（68）D
The survey does suggest，according to MSNBC，that most Americans accepted that
the technologies are a fact of modern life．They had nothing against the use of laptops and cell phones in bathrooms．And an electronic thank-you note was just as acceptable as a handwritten one．

16．假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Alex 下周打算参加在伦敦中国大使馆举行的一个接待会，与一些中国高中生和老师见面．他向你求助，请你写一封邮件帮他解答以下问题．
1．他不太擅长和陌生人聊天．
2．和中国同学见面应该谈论哪些话题．
3．哪些话题不适合谈论．
注意：
1．词数100左右．
2．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数．
3．参考词汇：Chinese Embassy 中国大使馆
Dear Alex，
I hope you and your family are well---it's a long time sine I heard from you last time．
             ．
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

15．It is four days since Mother accepted the operation．She is feeling much more better．The doctors told me the operation was successful，but because her old age she had to stay in hospital for other two weeks．The doctors also say   it was quite necessary for her to do so．We expect to get a full report in two and three days．Please tell the good news to the rest of family as soon as possible．You needn't to come here．I'm able to look after Mother for myself．You'd better send flowers to Mother．She will feel happily．

14．We high school students do have some growing pains，（41）butwe can get rid of them correctly and wisely．First，some of us are upset about their body styles and looks．It's （42）unnecessary （ necessary） and it's not important at all．We needn't care about it．It's one's inner beauty that（43）matters （matter）．Second，we sometimes seem to be misunderstood by our teachers，parents and classmates．（44）Faced （face） with this，we can find （45）aproper time to have a hear-to-heart talk with them，（46）trying （ try） to remove the misunderstanding．Some of us have fewer friends．I think（47）being （be） open-minded and friendly will do you good．Third，we may fall behind others，（48）which makes us stressed．（49）Actually （actual） we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently，full of（50）determination （determine）．Last，some of us don't have much pocket money，so they feel unhappy．Isn't it strange？So long as we have some，that's enough．And we can learn how to spend money．

13．Youcan never be too careful when you are crossing the street．（情态动词填空）

12．People used to hold thebelief（believe）that the earth was the center of the universe．

11．My husband lovesadventurous（adventure） life while I enjoy a peaceful life．

10．Webenefited （受益） greatly from this frank talk．

9．When couples get m arried，they usually plan to have childr en．Sometimes，however，a couple can not have a child of their own．In this case，they may decide to adopt a child．In fact，adoption is very common today．There are about 60 thousand adoptions each year in the United States alone．Some people prefer to adopt infants，others adopt older children，some couples adopt children from their own countries，and others adopt children from foreign countries．In any case，they all adopt children for the same reason---they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life．
　　Most adopted children know that they are adopted．Psychologists and child-care experts generally think this is a good idea．However，many adopted children，or adoptees，have very little information about their biological parents．As a matter of fact，it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed．The information is secret so no one can see it．Naturally，adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents．Many adoptees want to search for them，but others do not．The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make．Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents．Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents，they do know that their adopted parents want them，love them and will care for them．
71．According to the passage，some couples adopt children becauseA
A．They care a lot about children．
B．They need looking after in their old age．
C．They want to enrich their life experience．
D．They want children to keep them company．
72．Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents？C
A．They are usually adopted from distant places．
B．Their birth parents often try to conceal（隐藏）their birth information．
C．Their birth information is usually kept secret．
D．Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents．
73．Adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents，becauseD
A．They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents．
B．They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents．
C．They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search．
D．They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents．
74．What does the underlined word"infants"in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？C
A．teenagers                              
B．babies over 2-year old 
C．new babies        
D．persons under the age of 18
75．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship．
B．Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas．
C．Understanding is the key to successful adoption．
D．Adoption has much to do with love．