Experts say that agriculture provides fourteen percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions each year．The gases released include carbon dioxide, a major cause of global warming．

Twenty-one nations around the world recently joined forces to better understand and prevent greenhouse gas emissions from farms．The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases was launched at the United Nations conference on climate change．The meeting took place in Copenhagen, Denmark last month．

Agricultural experts blame a number of farm activities for producing greenhouse gases．For example, animal waste and cattle digestive systems release methane （甲烷，沼气） gas．Fertilized soil and the burning of crop waste also release harmful gases into the air．Experts say some methods of farming ?turning the soil to prepare for planting ?also release harmful carbon dioxide．

An official of the European Commission's Directorate General for Research says agricultural greenhouse gas emissions can be cut．Maive Rute suggests feeding animals a diet designed to reduce emissions．

The new agricultural research group says protecting against global warming is only part of its purpose．It says the world also needs to develop better farming methods to feed growing populations in poor countries．

United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said no one single nation can fight agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase food production at the same time．This is why the alliance is important for combining resources and finding new ones．

The United States Department of Agriculture will increase spending on farm emissions research by ninety million dollars over the next four years．The total will reach one hundred thirty million dollars．The U．S．D．A．will share the research with other countries in the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and support researchers from developing countries that belong to the alliance．Money from the Borlaug Fellowship program will let the researchers study agricultural climate change with American scientists．

Mister Vilsack said that just as climate change has no borders, there should be no borders for research．

1．In Paragraph 4, Maive Rute recommends _____．

       A．increasing food production

       B．changing cattle digestive systems

       C．developing better fanning methods

       D．giving animals the food meant to produce fewer emissions

2．The underlined word "alliance" in Paragraph 6 probably means _____．

       A．Action or state being joined together

       B．An agreement signed between countries

       C．A program or project set up for a research

       D．An organization formed for different goals

3．How much has the U．S．D．A．spent on farm emissions research so far?

       A．130 million dollars．                     B．220 million dollars．

       C．40 million dollars．                   D．90 million dollars．

4．The purpose of the passage is to ____．

       A．suggest a total ban on farm activities

       B．introduce Copenhagen conference held last month

       C．appeal to more countries to cut agricultural emissions

       D．inform readers of the major cause of global warming

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       Recently, there has been a heated debate over whether to send old

people to nursing homes or not．People differ in their o____．Here list                  1．       

the ideas of supporters．L______ in nursing homes, as they say, old                      2．       

people can enjoy more benefits ____ staying at home．For one aspect,                   3．       

they can have more opportunities to ____（交流） with each other, as                         4．       

they have c     topics and similar hobbies．Therefore, they can do many             5．       

things together and don't feel _____（孤独）．On the other hand, if they                6．       

live at home, they may quarrel _____ their children because of the                          7．       

generation gap between _____．Another aspect, which is highly valued                         8．       

by the supporters, is that old people can have ____（定期） medical check-          9．       

ups and r___ immediate medical care from professional doctors．                         10．       

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Best wishes,

Yours faithfully,

Wang Hao

To tell       truth, his coming is really       big surprise to most people present at the party.

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

You can never expect to learn something       you study hard.

A．unless        B．after           C．if          D．when

– How did you spend your national holidays?

– Oh, I        most of my time watching TV, and then I was invited to visit a relative in Qingdao.

A．have spent           B．was spending       C．spent           D．had been spending

– Students should devote most of their time to studying rather than playing computer games.

–        . No pains, no gains.

A．Really        B．Obviously            C．Actually          D．Exactly

When my grandpa was young, he had to       several miles a day to school since he had no money to take a bus.

A．cover               B．take        C．get         D．make

– Sorry, I can' t return your book today because I am only half way through it.

–        . I have plenty of other books to read.

A．Take it easy         B．No wonder         C．Take your time          D．No doubt

When astronauts return to the earth's atmosphere, helicopters fly to          they would land, ready to collect them.

A．what            B．where           C．which          D．that