— Did you see who the driver was?

— No, so quickly    ____   that I couldn’t get a good look at his face.

A. does the car speed by     B. did the car speed by

C. the car sped by      D. the car speeds by

—When shall we go planting trees in the hill?

—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.

 A. Not until          B. While                C. Till                   D. Unless

一You hate Lee，don’t you?

   一  ______. I just think he’s a bit annoying，that’s  a11．

  A．Not exactlv    B．Not really    C．Not a little   D．Not at all

---Going to work today, Brenda?

    ---No. It’s my day   ____   today.

 A．out B．in C．away D．off

But for their help, we ____ the program in time．

 A．can not finish           B．will not finish

 C．had not finished        D．could not have finished

 How I wish that you 　　　 the party to be held tomorrow, even though you are busy.

              A. could attend        B. will attend         C. attended        D. had attended

There is a notice board at the gate of the construction, _______ reads: Keep out without permission.

   A. which              B. on which            C. where          D. in which

 “If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives — the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do — as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送)  electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read — sports and international news, etc.

I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen. 

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Best Way to Get News      B. The Changes of Media

C. Make Your Own Newspaper     D. The Future of Newspaper

2. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

A. Sports and international news.   B. A menu of important news.

C. The most important news.            D. What you are interested in.

3. From the passage, we can infer _______. 

A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media

B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media

C. television will take the place of newspaper

D. the writer believes some media will die out

4. The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means _______. 

A. depend on      B. compete with     C. fight with     D. kill off

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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red?  71   Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist（悲观者）. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   72   If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

  73  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.   74   A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area ---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

75   It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tells us that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up——we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist（乐观者）, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colors do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it .

Christmas is _____ special holiday when ____ whole family are supposed to get together.

   A. the; the              B. a; a                   C. the ;a                D. a; the