The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ______ the present one。

A．as three times big as                     B．three times as big as

C．as big as three times                     D．as big three times as

－What do you think of store shopping in the future?

－Personally, I think it will exist along with home shopping but ______.

A．will never replace                       B．would never replace

C．will never be replaced                   D．would never be replaced

Our chemistry teacher          a better way of working out the problem this morning.

A．caught up with                         B．came up with

C．put up with                            D．got on with

This is an illness that can          total blindness if it is left untreated.

A．result from        B．lead in            C．result in           D．leave behind

When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not      .

A．live              B．last              C．survive           D．keep

The headmaster who had      the grand ceremony waved to the crowds with a smile .

A．included          B．joined            C．introduced        D．attended

They had kept working for several weeks      everything was in order.

A．before           B．after             C．since             D．unless

I counted the people          the activity, and there were 286 of them.

A．were taking part in                      B．taking part in

C．taken part in                           D．took part in

Heroes come in different forms. They are the people who save lives and the people who can stand 36   times. My hero is my mother. When she was diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer, I was 37  . I didn’t understand how she could appear so healthy 38   a deadly disease existed inside.

My mother went 39  a mastectomy（乳房切除手术）to remove the cancerous cells. For a month after her surgery (外科手术) she was unable to do anything.

It was after this surgery that my mother 40  me the most. Her inactivity really made her  frustrated (沮丧), but she never 41  . She is a strong woman. Unlike some, she never 42  why she had got cancer. Instead, she 43  it and remained optimistic(乐观的).

44   my mother’s illness, I had to step in to do the housework. Previously I would have 45  not to, but I knew this was my 46  .

Those weeks passed slowly but in the end I had a new 47  for my mom. I had never 48  all the things she does on a regular basis. Simple things like cleaning, cooking, laundry and bills really started to become great 49   .

During this special period, I saw the amazing supportive group we have. My parents’ friends couldn’t have done 50   .They stopped by on a regular basis, cooked meals, and supplied us with anything we 51  .They let me know that we will always be there 52   each other.

My mother is healthier now and back to her 53   activities. Our lives are busy but I am a little more willing to 54  around the house. I   55 my mother’s ability to stay optimistic and I only hope that some day I can be lucky enough to be like her.

1.                A．present         B．short           C．boring    D．hard

2.                A．shocked        B．discouraged     C．disappointed   D．hurt

3.                A．but            B．though         C．while D．since

4.                A．up            B．through         C．away     D．off

5.                A．worried        B．impressed       C．benefited from D．depended on

6.                A．complained     B．minded         C．moved   D．spoke

7.                A．questioned      B．explained       C．understood    D．learned

8.                A．welcomed      B．received        C．changed  D．accepted

9.                A．As well as       B．Because of      C．In case   D．As a result

10.               A．begged         B．refused        C．decided   D．pretended

11.               A．chance         B．turn           C．luck  D．responsibility

12.               A．respect        B．opinion         C．gift   D．job

13.               A．thought        B．known         C．realized   D．understood

14.               A．lessons         B．pleasures       C．troubles   D．experiences

15.               A．all             B．nothing         C．less  D．more

16.               A．dreamed       B．knew          C．needed   D．borrowed

17.               A．from           B．for            C．against    D．without

18.               A．interesting      B．often          C．busy  D．normal

19.               A．work out       B．set out         C．look about D．help out

20.               A．treasure        B．respect         C．admire    D．admit

Time Zones（时区）

Strange things happen to time when you travel. Because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones one hour apart（相差）.You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days.

If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)，your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west ,you set your clock back; traveling east , you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

If you travel by ship across the Pacific（太平洋）, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins, when you cross the line, you change your calendar one full time day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.

1.Strange things happen to time when you travel because______.

A．no day really has 24 hours                B．the earth is divided into time zones

C．time zones are not all the same size          D．no one knows where time zones are

2.From this passage it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean___.

A．is divided into five time zones              B．is divided into 24 time zones

C．is in one time zone                      D．cannot be crossed in five days

3.If you cross the ocean going west, you set your clock_____.

A．ahead by 25 hours in a new time zone       B．one hour ahead for the whole trip

C．back one full day for each time zone         D．one hour back in each new time zone

4.The international date line is the name for______.

A．the beginning of any new time zone         B．the point where a new day ends

C．the point where a new day begins           D．any time zone in the Pacific Ocean