the problem of land erosion（侵蚀）getting more serious, the local government is searching for a way to deal with it.

       A．As    B．With  C．When       D．If

Many questions ______  at the meeting, but he answered none.

A. came up        B. raised                    C. were risen             D. asked

The construction of the two new railway lines ________ by now.

A. have been completed    B. has been completed

C. has completed          D. have completed

Keep on practicing. You will play the piano _____, if not better than, Lang Lang.

       A. so good                    B. so well                     C. so well as   D. as well as

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

Big climate changes in the last million years might have come from something very small: dust from outer space.

   Earth changes between ice ages and warm periods in a(n) ____ that includes several cycles, including a ___ one that lasts 100,000 years. Scientists ____suggested this cycle might be due to changes in the inflow of cosmic(宇宙) dust.

   The idea is that Earth ___above and below the imaginary plane that runs through the sun and Jupiter(木星), completing a cycle every 100,000 years. So maybe it encounters ___varying amounts of dust during each cycle that produce the climate trend.

   Now there is some ____, from ancient cosmic dust recovered in ocean-floor drilling near the Azores islands west of Portugal. The large quantity of the dust rises and falls with a wonderful 100,000 year cycle during the period analyzed, 253,000 years to 458,000 years ago. Periods of more dust are related to____ climates.

   But that is a long way from showing that the dust ____ climate. Some scientists argue that it is not clear how cosmic dust would make the climate warmer while dust from volcanoes is known to make it cooler. They say the cosmic dust is so thin that it is hard to see how it could have any climate____.

   Nevertheless, the new study shows scientists have to take the cosmic dust idea seriously.

While in Banff, make time for a walk around town. A special treat is to go up the mountainside on the Banff Gondola for a surprising view of the valley below. Here is The Pines, whose cook has developed a special way of mixing foreign food such as caribou, wild boar, and reindeer with surprising sauces.

Best time to visit is during the off-season, from early May to mid-June, or in October. This way you can avoid sharing the highway with mobile homes which can be pulled by cars. But whatever the season, take some lunch with you from Banff, because there are only a few food stops on the road.

Forty minutes north of Banff, side by side with the Banff National Park, sits world-famous Lake Louise. This surprisingly small body of water is attractive with towering mountains around it. Glaciers, huge masses of ice, moving very slowly against rocks, produce what is called glacier rock flour, making its water dark to see. It is worth taking a walk around the grounds of the Chateau Lake Louise, another beauty, proud of its early 20th century history.

Back on the road, and it’s time to continue north past the astonishing Columbia Icefield, then turn off the highway and take the short road to the base of the Athabaska Glacier. You can rent ice cleats (夹板) and do some climbing or do a more pleasant snowmobile tour. Either way, you can enjoy endless beautiful sights.

Finally you’ll reach Jasper, the usual turning around the place for the Banff-Jasper loop (回路). It’s worth riding the Jasper Skytram, and be sure to visit the wonderful Jasper Park Lodge, also dating back to the 1920s. If you can have lunch there, do it. The restaurant has an adventurous menu and their wine list would put a smile on any visitor’s face.

According the passage, The Pines is a                                 .

A. place in which you can see many mobile homes

B. mountain where you can get a good view of the valley

C. town which happens to be near the Banff National Park

D. restaurant where you can ask for some special kinds of food

What will probably happen when visitors come at the end of June?

A. They may have trouble finding a restaurant.

B. They may come across traffic jams.

C. They may travel more easily with cars.

D. They may do much more sightseeing.

Similar to the Chateau Lake Louise,                            .

A. the Banff National Park is to the west of Banff

B. the Columbia Icefield lies between Lake Louise and the Banff National Park

C. the Jasper Skytram has a history of more than 80 years

D. the Jasper Park Lodge was built in the 1920s

Besides the beautiful sights in Jasper Park Lodge, visitors to Jasper can enjoy themselves by                                    .

A. taking the Jasper Skytram and eating in the restaurant

B. taking the Banff-Jasper loop and Jasper Skytram

C. having a lot of food to order in the restaurant

D. taking the Jasper Skytram back to Banff

Phrase-filling (5%)

A medical team which________ 3 doctors and 10 nurses has marched to the front.

Though he went through a lot of hardships, he still ________ his dreams.

Once _________ the occupation of teaching, you will have to devote much time and energy.

She _________ the divorce from her husband, but now she has got out of the shadow.

National Day ________ a Monday last year.

The monument was built in honor of the explorer who was believed _____ the river.

 A. to discover                                          B. to have been discovered 

  C. to have discovered                            D. having been discovered

It was due to luck __ judgment ___ the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.

       A．better than; when        B．rather than; that   

       C．other than; when         D．more than; which

To the parents’ worry, some middle school students are ______ computer games and completely forget their studies.

A. crazy about    B. fond of     C. concerned for        D. serious about