The manager requested the task ________ ahead of schedule.

A. finished             B. be finished       C. to finish      D. would be finished

 The computer is too big and it will ___________too much room.

  A. take up        B. take off         C. take on          D. take in

 ____ is known to us all, the earth travels around the sun.

A. Which      B. What      C. It      D. As

 In ____year 1994, Mandela was elected ____ President of South Africa.

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

为了提高大家学习英语的兴趣，英语协会(the English Association)将组织一次主题为“美丽英文”的活动，欢迎大家参加。请你用英文写一篇120-150词的通知。内容如下：

主题：美丽英文       

时间：周六晚上7点       

地点：203教室

活动进程：

1. 英文歌曲欣赏；

2. 讨论如何选择英语阅读材料，并请老师推荐几本书；

3. 相互交流英语学习经验和方法；

4. 英语游戏。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。

My uncle lives in the countryside. I still remember the days when I paid a visit to him in last summer. I made friend with many boys of my age here. All of them were easy to get along with. They taught me how to swim in the river but I taught themselves English. Some boys was left behind to live with their grandparents because their parents went to cities to making a living. Though they lived hard life, they studied hard. How I hope I can help them as much as possibly! Now I often kept in touch with them by writing letters.

How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend   71 . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.  72    You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people. 

3.     73    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.    74   . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.     75    Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A.    So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.         

B.    For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.       

C.    Making new friends comes easy for some people.         

D.    Try not to find fault with your friends.

E.    Do not wait to be spoken to.

Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing，our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身）nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递)certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇员),because those people represent the companies to their customers.

As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

67. Which of the following is the newspaper editor’ opinion according to Paragraph 2?

A. People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.

B. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.

C. Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.

D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

68. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

B. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.

C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.

D. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.

69. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Appearances Matter                       B. Personal Choices Matter

C. Employees Matter                     D. Hiring Managers Matter

70. The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as___________.

A. enthusiastic        B. positive     C. negative    D. sympathetic

Welcome to your future life!

　　　 You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!

　　　 You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes’ color or pattern.

　　　 You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, “You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.

　　　 It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.

　　　 So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli ,”it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?

63. We can learn from the text that in the future__________.

A .clothes will be able to change their pattern

B. everyone will look the same

C. red will be the most popular color

D. people will never get old

64. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Milk will be harmful to health.

B. More drinks will be available for sale.

C. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.

D. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.

65. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

A. Nothing can replace the Internet.

B. Fridges will know what people need.

C. Cars will be able to drive automatically.

D. Jacked sleeves can be used as a guide.

66. What is the text mainly about?

A. Future technology in everyday life.

B. Food and clothing in 2035.

C. Medical treatments of the future.

D. The reason for the success of new technology.

One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of ---a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.

My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.

I found in my baby's behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want!

60．Why did the author bring a TV set into his son's room?

　　A. To make his son keep quiet.

　　B. To spend the night by watching TV programs.

　　C. In order not to let his son feel lonely.

　　D. To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible.

61．The baby's reaction to the TV program was _______ .

　　A. unexpected           B. encouraging          C. exciting                D. nervous

62．From this passage we know that the author is           .

      A．a doctor              B．a reporter            C．an editor              D．a teacher