Either you or one of your students _________ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow．

       A．are   B．be    C．have      D．is

You are too___________him. After all he has only been in this field for no more than a year.

       A．mistaken about       B．disappointed at C．particular about       D．sorry for

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that is one word more than you need.

A．recovery   B．images     C．instant   D．blame   E．shocking

F．accuracy  G．concentrate  H．awarded  I．fined   J．estimate

Think you can walk, rive, take phone calls, email and listen to music at the same time? Well, New York’s new law says you can’t. and you I’ll be  41  $100 if you do it on a New York City street.

The law went into force last year, following recent research and a (n)  42  number of accidents that involved people using electronic devices when crossing the street.

Who’s to  43  ? scientists say that our multitasking（处理多重任务的）abilities are limited.

“We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can ,” says Rene Marois, a scientist in Tennessee. “But a major limitation is the inability to  44  on two things at once.”

The young are often considered the great multitaskers. However, an Oxford University research suggests this idea is open to question. A group of 18-to 21-year-olds and a group of 35-to 39-year-olds were given 90 seconds to translate  45  into numbers, using a simple code. The younger group did 10 percent better when not interrupted. But when both groups were interrupted by a phone cal or a (n)   46  message, the older group matched the younger group in speed and  47  .

It is difficult to measure the productivity lost by multitaskers. But it is probably a lot. It is estimated that the cost o interruptions to the American economy is nearly $650 lillion a year.

The   48  is based on surveys with office workers. The surveys conclude that 28 percent of the workers’ time was spent on interruptions and   49  time before they returned to their main tasks.

Ⅱ. 完型填空

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could   16   play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball   17   I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one   18   when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were   19   allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not   20   me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said.   21   when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys   22    at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling   23   and had lost hope of playing basketball.   24  , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  25  me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own   26  , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   27   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion   28   to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,   29   for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my   30  . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also   31  a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have   32   to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an   33  . After that, just be confident and   34   going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can  35   my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

16. A. ever                  B. often           C. never           D. always

17. A. when            B. before          C. after           D. since

18. A. struggled         B. cared          C. enjoyed          D. joined

19. A. only            B. almost         C. hardly          D. not

20. A. encourage        B. agree         C. let             D. permit

21. A. Still            B. Yet             C. Just            D. Even

22. A. looked                B. glared           C. glanced       D. stared

23. A. up            B. down           C. excited         D. satisfied

24. A. Unluckily        B. Naturally        C. Unexpectedly    D. Clearly

25. A. encouraged       B. forbade          C. ensured       D. explored

26. A. effort           B. way          C. business        D. direction

27. A. basketball         B. sports            C. interests        D. dreams

28. A. stuck          B. referred          C. turned          D. returned

29. A. but             B. though          C. and             D. however

30. A. wish              B. life             C. work         D. study

31. A. experience       B. grow            C. learn          D. play

32. A. come             B. turned          C. refused           D. happened

33. A. idea              B. aim            C. opinion       D. effort

34. A, insist            B. remain         C. keep           D. last

35. A. inform          B. express          C. ignore          D. connect

Mr Anderson left for Colombia two months ago.That’s a pity. I wish___.

A. I’d meet him    B. I’ll have met him   C.I’d have met him  D.I’ll meet him

--Let me introduce myself. I’m Albert.--____.

A.With a pleasure   B.It’s my pleasure    C.I’m very pleasure   D.Pleased to meet you

Tony is going camping with ___ boys.

A. little two other    B. two little other   C. two other little   D. little other two

Today I have ___ things to do.

A. a great many of   B. a great many    C. a great deal of    D. much

My former English teacher, who ____ in our school for over 20 years, now lives in his

hometown in Yangzhou.

       A. has worked B. worked       C. had worked     D. works

To read newspaper before going to bed seemed to me a rule ____.

A. to never break                                      B. never to have broken                   

C. never to be breaking                            D. never to be broken