You can’t imagine what difficulty I had _______ my parents to let me take part in a make-up show .

　A. persuaded      B. persuade     C. to persuade      D. persuading

—Could I borrow that newspaper for a few moments?

— _________.

A. No way     B. Yes. You could     C. No chance     D. By all means

The happy children were making _______ the coast, where they would see the sea for the first time in their lives.

       A. their way in              B. their ways to     C. their way in           D. their way to

  A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans

and their neighbors．

    On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机)as a waste oi energy and a

 major polluter of the environment．As a result，they are turning to clotheslines as part of the

“what—l—can—do environmentalism(环境保护主义)．”On the Other side a．re people who

are against drying clothes outside，arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant tn look at。They

 have  Dersuaded Homeowners  Associations  (HOAs)  access the  U．S．to  ban  outdoor

 clotheslines，because clothesline drying also tends 10 lower home value in the neighborhood．

This has led to a’Right—to--Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect

 people’s right tO use clotheslines．So far，only three states have laws to protect clotheslines．

Right—Lo—Dry supporters argue that there should be more．

    Matt Reck，37，is the kind of eco—conscious(有生态意识的)person who feeds his trees

  with halhwal er and reuses water drops from his air conditloners to water plants．His family

also uses a clothesline．But on July 9，2007，the itOA in Wake Forest，Norlh Ca rolina．told

him that a dissatisfied neighbour had telephoned them about his clothesline．The Recks paid

no attention tO the warning and still dri'ed their clothes on a line in the yard．“Many people

say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands。”says

Reck．The local HoA has decided not tO take any action，unless more neighbors co~le 10

them．

    North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to

do．But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor

neighborhoods．They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford

dryers，housing prices will fall．

    Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary，and in view of global warming，

that idea needs to change．As they say，“The clothesline is beautiful”．Hanging clothes

outside should be encouraged．We a11 have to do at least something to slow down the process

of glohal warming．

60．One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying

    iSthat

    A．clothes dryers are more efficient

    B．clothesline drying reduces home value

    C．clothes dryers are energy--saving

    D．clothesline drying is not allowed in nlost U．S．slates

61．Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?

    A．He is a kind～hearted man．      B．He is an impolite man．

    C．He is an experienced gardener．   D．He is a man of social responsibility

62．Who are in favor of clothesline drying?

    A．Housing busmesses．        B．Environmentalists．

    C．Homeowners Associations．   D．Reck’8 dissatisfied neighbors．

63．What is mainly discussed in the text?

    A．Clothesline drying：a way to save energy and fnnRey

    B．Clot hesline drying：a lost art rediscovered．

    C．Opposite opinions on clothesline drying．

    D．Different varieties of clotheslines．

Disposing(处理) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.

During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dumpsite. Residents or trash haulers(垃圾托运者) would transport household rubbish, rotted wood, and old possessions to the site. Periodically(定期的) some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by.

Factories, mills, and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem.

Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps, which are now called landfills, are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose. Property is either too expensive or too close to residential(住宅区的)neighborhoods. Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice, but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere, cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent.

Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers, ground water, land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste, however, continues to grow.

Recycling efforts have become commonplace, and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city's reusable waste.

72. The most suitable title for this passage would be ______.

   A. Places for Disposing Waste            B. Waste Pollution Dangers

   C. Ways of Getting Rid of Waste          D. Waste Disposal Problem

73. During the 18th century, people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for ______.

   A. burying it                          B. recycling it

   C. burning it                          D. throwing it into rivers

74. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

   A. Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.

   B. There is cheap land to bury waste in modem society.

   C. It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modem society.

   D. Ways to deal with waste in modem society stay the same.

75. The main purpose of writing this article is to ________.

   A. draw people's attention to waste management

   B. warn people of the pollution dangers we are facing

  C. call on people to take part in recycling programs

   D. tell people a better way to get rid of the waste

        China’s growth is not        threat to others. On         contrary, it will bring more opportunities to the world.

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

—How come a simple meal like this costs so much?

   —We have ______ in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now.

   A. added        B. contained        C. charged        D. included

Newspapers, radios, the Internet can often help to solve problems by _____ attention to

   situations _____ help is really needed.

       A. taking; which    B. drawing; where  C. paying; that       D. attracting; /

Trust him please! When he _______ reading it, he will return the book to you on time. 

   A. finish                  B. will finish             C. has finished                  D. finished

—　What made her so sad？

 —　_____ she failed in the examination.

A. That         B. Because      C. As        D. Since