―What clothes should we wear to attend the ball?

  ―Dress ________ you like.

A. however          B. what          C. whatever            D. how

With all factors ________,we think this program may be better than all the others in achieving the goal.

A. being considered   B. considering     C. are considered        D. considered

My interest in stampcollecting ________ my school days.

  A. dated from        B. dates back to    C. has dated to         D. has dated back to

Talking about the future, I prefer ________ a businessman ________ be an official.

  A. being…to        B. to be…to       C. to be…rather than     D. being…more than

Despite the language ________, they soon became good friends.

  A. barrier           B. conflict        C. misunderstanding     D. dilemma

肥胖已经成为危害人们健康的严重问题，中小学生的肥胖趋势更为明显。你们班对此展开讨论。根据不同的观点，写一篇100词左右的短文。

1. 肥胖危害健康，应该节食，锻炼，预防肥胖。已经超重的，应该采取措施减肥。

2．中学生长身体的时候，减肥会影响身体发育，也会影响学习，因此应该顺其自然。

肥胖：fatness

The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major parties. This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.

The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立独行的人)?
    American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama. He has a white mother from the US and a black father from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young. He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
    His supporters say Obama’s childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done to America’s image abroad. His opponents focus on his inexperience, noting he hasn’t finished his first term in the Senate.   

However, McCain has a very different life story.

He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia, McCain’s plane was shot down over Vietnam and he became a prisoner of war. McCain could have been released if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

So in the end, the election may hinge on (以…为转移) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama’s race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing (摇摆) voters be more drawn to Obama’s vision (远景规划) or to McCain’s experience?

Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad.

72. ______ makes the result of the election hard to predict.

A. Whether working class whites care about Obama’s inexperience

B. The economic trouble the country now faces

C. Who swing voters will finally decide to vote for

D. McCain’s being too old to govern the country

73. The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in ______.

    A. his multi-cultural background                 B. his belief in tradition

    C. his inexperience in politics                      D. his fantastic promises

74. The word “disown” in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

    A. run away from                                     B. turn one’s back on

    C. not keep it private                                  D. expose secrets about

75. The challenges that will face the new president are ______.

A. not mentioned in the text

B. building a strong party and a friendly image

C. the problems of immigrants and economy

D. the problems of economy and international relations

Sometimes you need to make phone calls to get a job. Calling is the first step where you can show your ability to an employer. Here are some tried and true tips:

Get the person responsible

You need to talk directly to the person who would supervise you. In a small business, you might ask to speak to the “person in charge”. In a larger one, you would ask for the name of the person in charge of the particular department you’re interested in.

Get the name of the person

If you don’t have the name of the person you need to speak to, ask for it. Usually, you will be given the supervisor’s name and your call will be transferred to him or her.

Get past the receptionist

In some cases, receptionists and secretaries will try to screen out your call. If they find out that you’re looking for a job, they may transfer you to the Personnel Department or ask you to send an application or resume. Here are some ways to keep from getting screened out:

* Call back

Call back a day later and say you are getting ready to send some correspondence (信件) to the person who manages such and such. You want to use the correct name and title and request that they give you this information. And this approach usually gets you what you need. Say “thank you” and call back in a day or so. Then ask for the supervisor or manager by name.

* Call when the secretary is out

You are likely to get right through if you call when the receptionist is out to lunch. Other good times are just before and after normal work hours. Less experienced staff members are likely to answer the phone and put you right through.

Ask three times for an interview

Sometimes, the supervisor you contact just simply rejects you. Then, you can try asking three times for an interview! Although this approach does not always work, asking the third time works more often than most people would believe.

Arrange a time

If the person agrees to an interview, arrange a specific date and time.

65.  In the writer’s opinion, who should you talk to if you want to get a job by making phone calls?

A.      Receptionists or secretaries of the right department.

B.      The person in charge of the Personnel Department.

C.      The person who may be your future supervisor.

D.     A less experienced staff member.

66.  To get past the receptionist, you had better ______.

A. ask him or her to put you through to the Personnel Department

B. send some correspondence first to the manager

C.make the phone call to a less experienced staff member

D.always ask three times for an interview before arranging a time

67. The purpose of the passage is to ______.

A. show you how to find a better job

B. show you a special way to find a job

C. teach you the skills of making telephone calls

D. tell you it’s not easy to find a good job

When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

   So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that crying does so, too.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to be helpful. Study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and more friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying ― holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering ― can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural ― and healthy ― emotional response (反应).

61.   Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?

      A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.

B. Because she did not love her grandmother.

C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.

D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.

62.   It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A. there are two ways to keep healthy

B. crying does more good to health than laughing

C. crying and laughing play the same roles

D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health

63.   According to the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.

B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.

64.   What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Power of Tears                                B. How to Keep Healthy

C. Why Do We Cry                               D. A New Scientific Discovery