“Agricultural products are more expensive than previous years, and this directly leads to the price increase of nianyefan,” Xia Xiangqing, a senior official with the Shanghai Restaurants. Association, told the newspaper. “Labor and transport also cost more.”

Up until a few years ago, almost every family in the city ate at home or the home of a close relative, with restaurants shutting down for the evening.

However, most families in the city now prefer to head out to a restaurant on that night to save the trouble of cooking and cleaning at home.

In fact, “if you haven’t reserved a table yet, you may be out of luck as most of the city’s restaurants are already booked before the New Year,” Xia said.

“In the past, restaurants decided everything.” Xia said. “They sometimes refused to return the customers deposit if they wanted to cancel their reservation.”

Xia also told the newspaper yesterday that the association is working on some standards for nianyefan to avoid complaints from customers.

56．If the price of dinner in a restaurant is 600 yuan normally, it will be         yuan for the Lunar New Year’s eve in 2007 at least.

      A．300                     B．540                     C．630                     D．654

57．What is the reason for the price rise of Spring Festival dinner according to the passage?

       A．The location of the restaurant                B．The number of the customers

       C．The time of having the dinner                D．The cost of the dinner

58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Restaurants are usually shut down for the evening during the Spring Festival.

       B．More and more city families choose to book New Year dinner in restaurants.

       C．Most of the city’s restaurants are already booked from the beginning of a year

       D．Restaurants have taken measures to avoid customer complaints this year.

59．According to the passage, if you want to book a table in a restaurant for 2007 Lunar New Year’s eve, you will have to        first.

       A．save some money in a bank                  B．accept the restaurant’s decision

       C．put some money in the restaurant          D．invite some relatives or friends

There’s almost nothing good about goodbyes, but if something is missed, it is because it was good. I’m not good at writing and I don’t think it’s   36   to write this article, but I really need to     37   people who helped me   38   this year people who made   39   in a different country easier.

The first day I got here, I went to make my   40  , and of course, the first person I got to meet was Carla. That’s   41   she’s the first person I thank, because of all the help with classes and the   42   she had with me.

Since as an exchange student I can’t   43  , I would like to thank all the people that sometimes offered me   44  . Thanks to all the people that were nice to me,   45  . They were friendly   46   not knowing me, not   47  a good day themselves, not understanding my   48  .

There’s a lot more to be thankful   49  , but all I can say is that this was   50   the best year of my life, and part of   51  is because of some people I met in this new High School. Some of these people are already   52  , some are graduating, and some I just met this school year.

I strongly believe that friends are always friends, regardless of age,   53  , race or anything else. People in need deserve having a place in others’ hearts. All the friends I   54   there will always be on my mind. I’ll   55   them.

         is particular for VIP on the opening ceremony of the festival.

       A．The Platform Eight                              B．Platform Eight

       C．The Eight Platform                              D．Eighth Platform

All the leading media in China         Premier Wen Jiabao’s offical visit to South Korea and Japan.

       A．reported              B．printed                C．announced           D．declared

Many standardized tests in our life turned out to be simple,          beyond expectations.

       A．which was          B．they are               C．which were         D．it is

John has tried many ways to solve the physics problems, but        works.

     A．little                    B．anything              C．none                   D．nothing

--- What do you think of making friends in cyber space?

---Well, it would be         but        ,compared with that in real world.

       A．more convenient; less reliable                B．inconvenient; reliable

       C．convenient; unreliable                           D．more convenient; more reliable

If a substance has a higher density,           2,000kg/m², it will not float on water.

       A．say                     B．tell                      C．speak                  D．call

In          world of uncertain energy prices, light rail looks like         smart choice.

       A．the; the               B．不填；a              C．a; a                     D．a; 不填

Global warming has been more and more obvious and human activity is the main         .

       A．drive                   B．situation              C．rival                    D．disaster