In China, _______ pressure to pass _______ exams seems to cause lack of students’ creativity.

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

-----Don’t mind if I open the window?

----____________.

A　No, you can’t      B Yes, of course not       C Certainly, please     D No, go ahead

His illness ________ his absence．So don’t scold him．

A．showed    B．accounts for     C．explains     D．gives out

London has a new magazine. But it’s not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.

  In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There’s a wide choice--- everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.

   If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109, so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train ? To answer the question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It’s very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it’s being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.

London has already had three services. One, transmitted（传输）by ITV, is called ORACLE, while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX, because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.

What is unusual about the mew magazine in London?

    A．You can find any subject you want in it.

    B．No paper is used to print the magazine.

    C．There 1,000 page numbers in the index.

    D．The speed of transmitting is astonishing.

It’s clearly seen from the passage that ________.

    A．it takes long for the service of the magazine to be updated

    B．most of the postmen will be out of work someday

    C．the readers can get all kinds of information without leaving home

    D．everyone can read the magazine if there is a television at hand

According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people to ________.

    A．read the information transmitted by TV signals

    B．broadcast special TV programs at home and abroad

    C．dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about

    D．find the exact page in which you can get information you need

The passage is mainly about           .

    A．a new magazine printed in London    B．a popular TV program with three services

    C．a great breakthrough in printing    D．an up-to-date way of keeping up to date

--The English exam is not difficult, is it?

--________. Even Tom ________ to the top students failed in it.

A. Yes; belongs B. No; belonged     C. Yes; belonging   D. No; belongs

To read newspapers before going to bed seemed to be a rule _____.

A. never to be broken   B. never to have broken   

C. never to be breaking     D. to never break

It was just at the time      the bell rang       he finished the last word in his composition.

    A．when; which  B．that; when   C．when; that   D．that; which

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    The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t   31   the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.

    When I first knew Bill, back in   32  , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought   33   of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning   34   driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   35   was never dull when he was   36  . With him there was one wild   37   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   38   to study for our exams.

    Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   39  , I wasn’t even sure it was   40  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really   41   until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   42   most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had   43  ! Back when we were in college, the   44   thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   45  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him   46   the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.

    I suppose it’s   47   to expect people to remain the same, especially   48   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I   49   the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   50   the same way about me.

A. describe    B. see  C. believe  D. understand

A. childhood   B. the army C. middle school    D. college

A. nothing B. much C. most D. none

A. or  B. but  C. while    D. so

A. exercise    B. life C. work D. exam

A. in  B. out  C. away D. around

A. adventure   B. mistake  C. chance   D. joke

A. determined  B. struggled    C. managed  D. hoped

A. First of all    B. At first C. Now and then D. All the time

A. that    B. us   C. there    D. he

A. sorry   B. surprised    C. sure D. confident

A. thought B. talked   C. worried  D. knew

A. lied    B. worked   C. tried    D. changed

A. first   B. last C. next D. only

A. interest    B. career   C. subject  D. problem

A. remained    B. accepted C. replaced D. compared

A. wise    B. foolish  C. normal   D. equal

A. because B. what C. how  D. when

A. remembered  B. respected    C. knew D. liked

A. felt    B. shared   C. behaved  D. considered

.Manufacturers should have professional productivity and technical knowledge to ______ the quality of the products.

 A. predict      B. promise      C. guarantee       D. determine

There were _____many people there _______I wasn’t able to pick her out.

A. such; that     B. very; that     C. such; who     D. so; that