I know you are very _____ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.

A. afraid of    B. tired of             C. full of               D. fond of

According to legend, the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, which connects the Palazzo Ducale to an ancient prison, got its name because the walk across it gave prisoners on their way to jail a final chance to appreciate the beauty of the city.

The view from the bridge today, however, is more likely to be of a giant billboard selling Bulgari or Coca – cola. Beyond the billboards, monuments are being restored. The money comes from advertising profits.

But when the Coke billboards went up this summer on buildings near the Piazza San Marco, which is at the historic heart of Venice, there was a public debate.

 “We can’t commercialize everything,” said Alessandra Mottola Molfino, a Venetian. “The lesson that goes out is that a price is for everything.”

“We couldn’t stay quiet,” said Maria Camilla Bianchini d’Alberigo, president of a heritage protection association. “Too much is too much.”

There needed to be rules, she added, rules that prevent the advertising billboards clashing (冲突) with the monuments of the city.

City of officials, however, argue that without these ads, the city could not afford to maintain its heritage. Many have been damaged by centuries of wear and are even a threat to public safety.

“I can’t turn down the image of bottle when there are pieces of the Palazzo Ducale falling to the ground,” said Renata Codello, a Cultrue Ministry official.

The Culture Minister has a budget of about $ 47 million (315 million yuan) for restoration of monuments, but Italy has a rich architectural heritage, and funds are always tight．Of that amount,

$ 1.8 million was given to the entire Vector region,  which includes Venice．

Two years ago, the city signed an agreement with the Dotter Group, a company responsible for the restoration of the Bridge of Sighs and the Palazzo Ducale．It allows it to sell ad space．

But there is a condition in the agreement: The ads should not offend public taste,

     In August, Venice banned US actress Julianne Moore's Bulgrari ad from a billboard in the Piazza San Marco．

     The photo shows a naked Moore covered with lion cubs, handbags and jewelry, Mayor Giorgio Orsoni called the image too racy (猥亵) and unsuitable for the Piazza San Marco．

"I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real world… but we cannot accept these Hollywood-style images．There arc intelligent sponsors, and we need to come up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square," he said in a speech．

The article is mainly about        in Venice

       A．restoration of cultural heritage

       B．widespread commercialization

       C．the conflict between ads and cultural heritage

       D．the difficulty of restoring monuments

In the first paragraph, the beautiful view from the Bridge of Sighs is mentioned to      .

       A．introduce other monuments of the ancient city

       B．show how much many ancient structures need restoring

       C．indicate that the view is blocked by huge ads

       D．create interest in the famous city

From the article we can conclude that Rcnata Codello        the advertising．

       A．is in favor of                B．is worried about

       C．objects to               D．doesn't mind

Why do many Venetians complain about the ads?

       A．They are intolerant of commercialization．

       B．They feel the ads are damaging the city．

       C．The ads are usually racy and in an American style．

       D．The ads don't present a traditional view of Venice,

It can be inferred from the passage that

       A．Hollywood stars' ads cannot go up in Venice

       B．the mayor of Venice is expecting new advertising

       C．the Dotter Group may stop its restoration work for lack of funds

       D．people can buy Bulgaria or Coca-cola on the Bridge of Sighs

When you have a post-office box, the postman doesn’t bring letters to you, but you go to the post-office and get your letters and parcels from your box. The box is locked, only you have the key, so the letters and parcels are safe.

One day the headmaster of a school wrote to the post-office and asked for a post-office box for his school. He soon got an answer. It said, “We will give you a post-office box in one month.”

Three months later, the headmaster wrote to the post-office and said, “Why haven't we got a post-office box yet?”

This was the answer from the post-office:

“Dear sir,

We gave you a post-office box two months and wrote to you then to tell you. Here is the key to your box. You will find our letter to you in it.”

When you have a post-office box, _____.

A. it is easier for you to write letters                  B. you will have more letters than parcels

C. you get your letters in front of your house             D. you got to the post-office to get your letters

The word “key” in this passage means _____.

A. 邮件                     B. 密码                             C. 编号                             D. 钥匙

The headmaster _____.

A. wrote many letters to the post-office              B. didn’t like the postman

C. didn’t know how a post-office box worked     D. forgot to pay for the post-office box

When the post-office said that you could get a post-office, he meant _____.

A. you may go to the post-office to get your mails

B. you must wait to get the post-office box

C. you must write again to get the key               

D. you must pay for the box before you got it

Which of the following might not be true?

A. If you want to get a post-office box, you must let the post-office know.

B. When you get a post-office box, you have to do the work of a postman.

C. You go to the post-office to get the key to your box.

D. After you get a post-office box, the post man will not send mails to your house.

词组翻译。（每小题1分，满分10分）

失业                               处于交战状态                 

求助于；致力于                     设立；建立                   

当权；上台                         寻找                         

以某人的观点                       作为报答；回报               

看重；器重                         毫无疑问                     

Liu Ming is said         abroad for one year before he came to teach in our school．

A．to have studied                        B．to study

C．to be studying                         D．to have been studying

The officials have expressed ________ over the safety of the mine workers trapped in the mine．

       A．appetite    B．wealth      C．reward      D．concern

With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth_______ each year．

       A．is washing away         B．is being washed away

       C．are washing away        D．are being washed away

In the dark forests ____ , some large enough to hold several English towns.

  A. stand many lakes   B. lie many lakes   C. many lakes lie   D. many lakes stand

   — Jim, do you have the time?   

       — _______.

    — Never mind. Thanks anyway.

      A．Of course, I do. The time is 10:30                      B．Sure. But I’m afraid it’s too late for me

      C．Yes, it’s half past nine                                D．Sorry, but I left my watch home

Tom along with his classmates ______ for the coming exam.

A. are preparing                             B. are preparing themselves    

C. is preparing him                          D. is preparing himself