___ the English examination, I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A．In spite of                                                  B．But for                          

C．Because of                                  D．As for

The college entrance exam will take place next June. ___, there is about 9 months to go before we leave school.

A．In other words       B．In words        C．In a word       D．In one word

– I’d like to go to the movie with you, Dad.

– Sorry, my son, but only the grown-ups are ___ into the cinema.

A．required           B．intended           C．admitted          D．acquired

The chairman ___ a speech at the meeting yesterday.

A．stated              B．issued              C．addressed        D．delivered

– George is a wise man.

– But in my opinion, he is ___ than wise

A．cleverer    B．braver       C．more brave      D．less brave

No one knows who ___ for the broken window.

A．is to blame      B．is to be blamed        C．will blame        D．blames

Now a lot of new technology can ___ problems in industry.

A．be applied to solve       B．be applied to solving

C．apply to solve         D．apply to solving

“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours a day?” __1__ Liu Ran in Hong Kong as final exams were going on.

   The 18-year-old girl was Shangdong Province’s __2__ scorer in last year’s college entrance examination. After leaving school, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ___3__ both Peking University and Tsinghua University __4__ her a place,

   “I want to experience a more __5__ school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m __6__ in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons.” Liu said.

   It is about four months __7__ Liu Ran set ___8__ on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and __9__ problems.

   “The canteen offers mostly western or Guangdong food, but it’s __10__ to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and __11__ all classes are in English,” Liu explained.

   Her English and Cantonese are now __12__, but she still needs more time to adapt __13__ the new environment.

   “I’m happy that I made the right __14__ to study here. With a mixture of the Eastern and Western __15__, there is so much to discover and learn.” she said.

   Liu has 18 credit hours （学分）of classes and 23 noncredit hours every other week. She has __16__ for four associations, including Chinese Language Debating Team. Essays, book reports and presentations(课堂发言) also __17__ plenty of time to prepare. And, of course, there’re a __18__ of parties to attend.

   “I wasn’t a party animal before, but that __19__ be the interesting part of college. I sense myself __20__.” Liu said.

1．A．asked                    B．added                  C．complained          D．explained

2．A．most                     B．top                      C．first                    D．high

4．A．promised               B．set                      C．put                     D．got

5．A．excited                  B．interesting            C．international         D．educational

6．A．participating          B．majoring              C．joining                 D．turning

7．A．before                   B．when                  C．since                   D．as

8．A．foot                      B．eyes                    C．mind                   D．step

9．A．dress                    B．clothing               C．speaking              D．language

10．A．necessary            B．convenient           C．comfortable         D．practical

11．A．even                    B．possibly               C．almost                 D．yet

12．A．improving            B．gaining                C．rising                  D．working

13．A．with                    B．for                      C．at                       D．to

14．A．measure              B．decision               C．exchange             D．effort

15．A．cultures               B．ideas                   C．politics                D．views

16．A．made up              B．signed up             C．turned up            D．given up

17．A．spend                  B．use                     C．pay                     D．take

18．A．score                  B．kind                    C．variety                D．type

19．A．should                 B．must                   C．can                     D．may

20．A．suffering         B．changing          C．adopting         D．accepting

       Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.

       Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, though, is mountaineering.

       As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South Americ a. And then, on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

       Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.

       Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.”

1．When was Erik born?

A．In 1968.              B．In 1995.              C．In 1967.              D．In 1969.

2．What was unusual about his wedding?

       A．He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.

B．He got married when climbing Mount Everest.

       C．.His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.

D．His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.

3．What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A．He takes his girlfriend with him.           

B．He does his share of the jobs.

C．He uses two long poles to help himself. 

D．He keeps a good team around him.

4．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

a．He topped Mount McKinley.                 

b．He became blind. 

c．He challenged Mount Everest.               

d．He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.       

e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A．b, e, d, c, a      B．b, a, e, d, c      C．a, b, e, d, c      D．b, d, a, c, d

Sugar is so much a part of our modern life that we only think about it when, for some reason, we cannot obtain it. It has been known to man for at least 3,000 years, but has come into common use only in modern times. Until quite recently it was considered as a medicine and as a luxury for the rich only.

   Sugar is, then, very important to our civilization. But what exactly is it? Of course, most of us recognize sugar immediately as the sweet material which we put in coffee or cakes. This common form of sugar is from two plants: the sugar cane (a type of grass which grows to a height of 20 feet) and the sugar beet (which grows underground). But in fact there are many types of sugar, and the chemist recognizes hundreds of different varieties, each coming from a different source.

   About 90% of the sugar is produced as food. Only 10% is used in industry for purposes other than food production. Yet sugar has great possibilities for use as the basis of chemicals. It can even be used for making plastics. In the future these potential uses will certainly be developed more than in the past. There are many reasons why we should increase the production of sugar. Most important is that it is one of the most highly concentrated energy foods. Thus sugar cane and beet produce an average of 7,000,000 calories per acre. In this way they have the advantages over potatoes which give only 4,000,000, while the figure for wheat and beans is 2,000,000 each. So three acres of land growing wheat, beans and potatoes give only slightly more energy than one acre of sugar.

1．The heading of Paragraph One may be ______.

       A．What Sugar Is                                     B．Sugar Through Ages      

C．The Advantages of Sugar                      D．Present And Future Uses of Sugar

2．The third paragraph emphasizes (强调) ______.

       A．about 90% of sugar is used as food       B．only 10% is used in industry

       C．sugar used for making plastics              D．future uses of sugar

3．Sugar has been used widely ______.

   A．for 3,000 years                                     B．in modern times  

       C．until quite recently                               D．for 300 years

4．The main reason why we should increase the production of sugar is that ______.

       A．sugar tastes sweet                                                               B．we can save plenty of land 

C．we can take in more energy                  D．it provides much energy