---How many people are still leading _____ life under ______poverty line in the world?

---Perhaps one fourth.  

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

Chicago lies ____ the two rail roads are connected

    A. where B. wherever C. in the place   D. in which

The blueprint is to the builder _____ the outline is to the writer.

    A.what  B. that    C. as D. and

Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _____ an inch.

    A. by B. at  C. to D. from

__ Is this raincoat yours?

    -- No, mine _____ there behind the door,.

    A.is hanging    B. has hung C. hangs D. hung

I called at _____ several times this morning, but nobody answered the door, where

    would she have gone?

    A. Mary B. Mary’s     C. the Mary D. the Mary’s

They discovered the cause of the fire accidentally. They discovered it _______.

   A. fortunately  B. by chance  C. all of a sudden  D. on purpose

Ayesha and Latisha Jones need to take a break in their own homework to help their dad, because at the age of 52, John Jones is just now learning to read.

“I was so uncomfortable and so ashamed,” he said. For many years, unable to read a menu or a bus schedule, Jones was just one of the estimated 65,000 adults in Buffalo, New York who cannot read above a 5th-grade level.

And a new study shows the problem is getting worse in many states. California, New York and Florida have all shown surprising increases in illiteracy（文盲）rates. The situation has improved in a few states, like Mississippi, Rhode Island and Kentucky. But worldwide, the United States doesn’t perform well.

Fourteen countries rank higher in reading ability than the United States, including Finland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, UK, Japan, Sweden, Iceland, Belgium, Austria, France and Norway.

Back in Buffalo, a program called Read to Succeed targets the problem early, teaching preschoolers shapes, colors and letters.

“We have a lot of poverty and that means a lot of children don’t have the skills, but they have the potential（潜质）,” said Helene Kramer of Read to Succeed. The theory is : you’re never too young or too old to learn.

Working with Buffalo’s literacy volunteers has given Jones a fresh start. “They gave me a chance to open a door that I could never open before,” he said. “I could never open it before, because I couldn’t read.” It’s not easy, but Jones says seeing his daughters read inspires him to try.

64. In America, which of the following states has seen an improvement in the situation of illiteracy?

   A. New York.   B. Mississippi.   C. Florida.   D. California

65. Helene Kramer would probably think that _______.

   A. kids should not learn to read too early

   B. old people aren’t able to learn to read

C .poverty contributes to poor reading ability

D. most poor kids have difficulty reading

66. What can we know about John Jones?

A. He is very tired of learning to read.

B. He is thankful for the chance to learn to read.

C. It is easy for him to learn to read.

D. His children don’t like to help him.

67. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

   A. Canadians perform better in reading than Americans

   B. American children’s ability to solve problems is quite bad

   C. the illiteracy rates in New York have dropped

   D. Norway ranks the lowest in reading ability

68. What might be the best title for the passage?

   A. America ranks higher in reading ability.

   B. volunteers help a man live a new life.

   C. Reading offers more chances to children.

   D. Find inspiration to fight illiteracy.

Every evening our eyes tell us the sun sets, while we know that, in fact, the earth ___ us away from it.

   A. turns          B. has turned         C. is turning           D. will turn

What is all this excitement about? You __ a fuss about nothing.

A. have made         B. are making     C. will make          D. were making