--Huang, would you mind if I used your Pipa for the coming singing competition?

       ---________

      A. Yes, of course you can.                B. Certainly, please use it.

              C. No, you can’t use it.       D. No, go ahead.

The driver might have had an accident but that he           the car suddenly .

       A．braked     B．would brake    C．had braked      D．should have braked

—I don’t think you should use the dictionary while reading newspapers.

　  —________ , but I can’t do without it.

       A．No, I should    B．Yes, I shouldn’t   C．No, I shouldn’t       D．Yes, I should

—Mr. Smith, I wonder if I could take Friday off?

       —       ? It’s a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.

       A．How come             B．Is it necessary

       C．Where are you going       D．Do you really have to

We learned a lot from her father, an engineer ___ does research ___ science.

A.that; into   B. whom; on  C. who; into    D. which ; on

The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen．We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential (潜能) of diet products that we stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us．We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically (身体上)．

Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically．On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods．Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale (秤) instead．All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels．

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects, Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results．Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle．

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause．Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients (营养成分)．Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products．Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous．

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think  about buying them．Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals．Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them

53．One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to ______．

     A．try out a variety of diet food   B．hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

       C．pay attention to their own eating habits  D．watch their weight rather than their diet

54．In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means_____．

     A．losing weight is effortless     B．it costs a lot to lose weight

     C．diet products bring no pain    D．diet products are free from calories

55．Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products _____

     A．are over- consumed B．are short of chemicals  

       C．lack basic nutrients       D．provide too much energy

56．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1. noble    A. comb     B. oral    C. operation     D. dot

2. precise   A. cigar     B. strict   C. excite        D. risky

3. chef     A. chemistry    B technology     C. research    D machine

4. sink     A. singer     B. ant      C. ancient      D prince

5. mature   A. loyal      B. absent    C. cancel      D nature

．---It is said we may have got the result of the exam by the end of next month, won’t we?

   ---Sure. ___________.You’ll be informed in time.

       A．With pleasure   B．No wonder       C．It doesn’t matter      D．Take your time

_______some people some here for a short break , others have decided to stay forever.

       A．Because    B．If      C．Once D．While

 Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.   

A. state      B. intention     C. occasion     D. practice