—How long has Mary ______ Johnson?

—I don’t know. I even don’t know that they had ______.

A. been married with; married        B. married with; married

C. married to; married               D. been married to; got married

——Will $200 ____ the cost of the damage?

    ——I’m afraid not. I need at least $100 more.

   A.do   B.include   C.cover   D.afford

His  luggage includes two large cases which ________ as much as 50kg.

   A. weighs       B. is weighed          C. weigh       D.are weighed

 The advantage human beings have to　　  the sun is worth discussing.

A. take of　　　　　B. play with　　　　C. have on　　　　D. do with

. He insisted that we ________ rest until we finish the work.

A. not        B. don’t           C. can’t            D. should

Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full-blown. Quite the opposite, just as the cook has to undergo a particular training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose is—schoolwork, matters of business, or purely social communication.

You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.

There are still some faraway places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for money. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.

We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to papers. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figures must be extremely large. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes whatever he writes will be read,    from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” files or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing.

57. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because _______.

A. both are enjoyable        B. both are hard to learn

C. both are necessary to life   D. both take a long time to prepare

58. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Writing skills are less important than experience.

B. A good writer should have his own way of writing.

C. A good writer should learn to write all kinds of articles.

D. The more efforts one makes, the more money one can earn.

59. The author thinks that the most important reason for us to practice writing skills is _______.

A. to earn our living              B. to attract others to read

C. to do daily reports easily   D. to become good secretaries

60. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _______.

A. comment and blame     B. introduce and describe

C. explain and persuade    D. interest and inform

.I want to buy a rope which is _____________this one.

      A.twice as longer as                               B.as twice long as

      C.twice the length of                              D.as twice as

 News reports say peace talks between the two counties have________ with no agreement reached.

       A. broken down    B. broken out  C. broken in          D. broken up

Part two: Cloze (20 items, 20 pts.)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring. It was about 11:00 p.m.   21   my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel.   22  , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason,   23  , I went ahead and answered.

The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I   24  , as he is my 91 – year – old grandfather. Still not   25   why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only   26   listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the   27   at the Best Western Hotel. The   28   was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t   29   any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.

Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n)   30   guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man  in charge there was   31   because my grandfather seemed to be   32  . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and   33   100 miles from home.

Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to   34   him to the police station, Mason,   35   any normal duty, not only took the time to   36   me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could   37   safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all   38   him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!

So, it’s just one more piece of   39   that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who   40  .

21．A．while       B．when C．after        D．before

22．A．Obviously B．Personally C．Actually   D．Generally

23．A．however   B．besides     C．otherwise  D．therefore

24．A．was   B．did    C．had   D．would

25．A．admitting  B．accepting  C．understanding   D．recognizing

26．A．neighbor   B．relative     C．colleague  D．friend

27．A．manager   B．waiter       C．leader       D．guest

28．A．disadvantage    B．question    C．problem    D．pity

29．A．write B．remember C．repeat       D．keep

30．A．easy – going    B．generous   C．forgettable       D．okay

31．A．concerned B．disappointed     C．convinced D．surprised

32．A．hurt  B．moved      C．annoyed    D．lost

33．A．went up    B．added up   C．ended up   D．sent up

34．A．take  B．bring C．invite       D．carry

35．A．except      B．against      C．beyond     D．from

36．A．contact     B．persuade   C．warn D．approach

37．A．leave B．live   C．adapt D．stay

38．A．look for    B．watch over       C．care about D．adjust to

39．A．news B．information      C．advice      D．evidence

40．A．minds       B．cares C．sees   D．matters

 –Do you mind if I share the table with you?

  –______.

  A. Never mind                            B. Yes, you can sit here  

C. Sorry, but a friend of mine is on the way     D. Go ahead