He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them ________ in his lectures.

A．interested  B．interesting

C．interest  D．to interest

Jack went to college last year and left his parents, ________ to return home until he achieves his goal.

A．determining to not  B．not determined

C．not determining  D．determined not

________ from the top of the hill, the city takes the round shape with a flowing river through it.

A．Viewing  B．To be viewed

C．Viewed  D．To be viewing

—Would you________a drink?

—No，thanks.I have given up drinking.

A．care about  B．care for

C．care of  D．take care of

Raymond entered college at the age of eighteen, ________ four years later at the head of his class.

A．graduating  B．graduated

C．to graduate  D．having graduated

The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ________ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A．have persuaded  B．are persuaded

C．persuade  D．will be persuaded

Jumping out of ________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience.

A．/; /  B．/; an

C．an; an  D．the; the

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few   1  . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam — then on to   2   and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   3   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take   4   of the world.

    The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)   5   task. The professor had said they could bring   6   books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   7   each other, during the test.

      8   they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   9   on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.

    Three hours had passed   10   the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

    He looked at the   11   faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”   12   a hand was raised.

    “How many answered four?” Still no hands.

    “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

    “One, then? Certainly somebody finished   13  .”But the class remained silent.

    The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   14  ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that,   15   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   16   you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively   17   in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all   18   this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just   19  .”

The years have   20   the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. A. seconds           B. minutes          C. hours                D. days

2. A. interview         B. discussion           C. education            D. graduation

3. A. would         B. must             C. have to          D. used to

4. A. hold              B. control              C. charge               D. place

5. A. interesting       B. necessary            C. easy             D. unusual

6. A. no                B. either               C. any              D. all

7. A. listen to         B. look at              C. refer to         D. talk to

8. A. Nervously     B. Joyfully         C. Quickly          D. Curiously

9. A. appeared          B. changed          C. froze                D. stopped

10. A. then         B. as               C. before               D. after

11. A. pleased          B. worried          C. surprised            D. moved

12. A. Not          B. Once             C. Only             D. Even

13. A. all              B. none             C. one              D. it

14. A. wondered     B. enjoyed          C. hated                D. expected

15. A. right now        B. as though            C. now that         D. even though

16. A. exam         B. subject              C. question         D. college

17. A. valuable     B. difficult            C. common           D. strange

18. A. pass         B. fail             C. take             D. start

19. A. begun            B. completed            C. failed               D. succeeded

20. A. forgot                 B. remembered              C. strengthened             D. weakened

B

If women are mercilessly exploited year after year，they have only themselves to blame.Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion，they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.When you come to think of it，only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who can not afford to throw away clothing in this way waste hours of their time altering(改变) the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised，and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth，comfort and durability.They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort，as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day，or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high­heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion，the conclusions to be drawn are obvious.Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability？Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers.Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.

20．Designers and big stores always make money ________．

A．by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

B．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

C．because they are able to predict new fashions for the coming season

D．because they attach great importance to the quality of women's clothing

21．To the writer，that women alter their old fashioned dresses is seen as ________．

A．a waste of money

B．an expression of taste

C．a waste of time

D．an expression of creativity

22．According to the passage，which of the following statements is true?

A．The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.

B．The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of characters.

C．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.

D．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.

23．By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”，the writer means that ________．

A．women are better able to put up with discomfort

B．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

D．women's inconstancy in their choices of clothing is often laughed at

My dad was never the kind to offer many words of love or encouragement. But we knew he loved us…He just had his own way of showing it.

When I was a teen, we were seasonal campers at a family campground almost an hour outside the city where we lived.Each family had their own campsite with water and electric，and you basically parked your camper there from May through October. Most “seasonals” visited them every weekend during those months, with the occasional week­long stay. There were plenty of other kids who camped seasonally each weekend, and they came to be some of my closest friends. Of course, many of them were boys.

We kids paired up with our little boyfriends or girlfriends，and we'd hold hands as we walked around the campground. We'd play ping­pong, have some snacks, and sing songs. Most weekends were pretty similar, but the couples would change. You'd see so­and­so with a different so­and­so than they were with the weekend before. You know how it is when you're a teen—a three­week relationship is a really long time.

So, needless to say, my teen years were spent with quite a few different boys. But every single one of them had something in common…They'd all received the Evil Eye.

The Evil Eye was a magical sort of thing. One simple look from my dad, and the boy immediately knew not to mess_with me.It was as if he could send his warnings through invisible laser(激光) beams that shot directly from his eyes to the boys' brains.

“You will not put your hands on my daughter…You will not kiss my daughter…You will not even whisper sweet things into my daughter's ear.”

I remember one night in particular walking with a boy around the campground after dark. We came from one direction, and my dad from the other. The boy and my dad locked eyes for a brief second, then the boy dropped my hand like a hot potato and turned away, giving me a quick “See you later.”

Yes, that's the Evil Eye: best way ever to keep wandering teen boys' hands away from your daughter.

16．The Evil Eye in the passage implies that ________．

A．Dad gets angry easily

B．Dad's eyes are evil

C．Dad's eyes are ugly­looking

D．Dad's eyes are protective to his daughter

17．The underlined words “mess with” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean “________”．

A．cause trouble for  B．make untidy

C．get married to  D．talk to

18．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．As teenagers, we went camping every weekend.

B．We made lots of friends during the seasonal camping.

C．We had regular boyfriends or girlfriends and enjoyed ourselves.

D．The boy dropped my hand and turned away because he loved the Evil Eye.

19．It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________．

A．is a teenage girl who loves her father

B．is a teenage boy who hates his father

C．is now an adult who has come to understand her father's love

D．used to be a naughty boy who changed girlfriends now and then