A major earthquake _____ 8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.

A．measured; shaken                      B．measured; shaking

C．measuring; shook                       D．measuring; shaking

--- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.

--- _____? Mary is interested.

A．Why bother       B．Why not          C．So what           D．What for

By the middle of the 21^st century, the vast majority of the world’s population _____ in cities rather than in the country.

A．are living          B．will be living        C．have lived         D．will have lived

--- Can I use the fax on the table, sir?

--- In no case _____ to use the fax for personal affairs.

A．anyone is allowed   B．nobody is allowed   C．is anyone allowed   D．is nobody allowed

At the sight of the scene of war, my _____ race back more than 50 years to the dark days of 1940.

A．minds            B．memories         C．thoughts          D．brains

The chief manager has decided to put _____ he thinks is energetic, clever and capable to the position of the leadership of the company.

A．whatever         B．whoever          C．whichever         D．whomever

After she won the dance competition, she found herself _____ of a celebrity in her community.

A．nothing           B．everything         C．something         D．anything

Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school. I was forced to  38  my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school  39  completely defeated. All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and  41  a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)  42  that it was to be opened on a  43  night that week.

I made it through that week  44  my father. Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the  46  is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read, “What you are feeling now is  48  and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing  49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way, may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to  53 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”

My world once collapsed (fell down) but I  54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn't be present.

1.                A．pleasant        B．strange         C．funny    D．normal

2.                A．everyone       B．anyone         C．someone D．nobody

3.                A．work out        B．meet with       C．deal with D．come across

4.                A．making         B．feeling         C．regarding D．considering

5.                A．crawl          B．push           C．jump D．draw

6.                A．invented        B．discovered      C．created   D．wrote

7.                A．instruction      B．explanation      C．presentation   D．information

8.                A．regular         B．flexible         C．particular D．legal

9.                A．in favor of       B．regardless of     C．in search of    D．because of

10.               A．seemed        B．happened       C．occurred  D．intended

11.               A．life            B．future          C．dream D．result

12.               A．fell            B．passed         C．flied  D．lifted

13.               A．false           B．honest         C．natural    D．innocent

14.               A．content        B．process        C．cure  D．progress

15.               A．destruction     B．competition     C．challenges D．destination

16.               A．trust           B．guess          C．predict    D．succeed

17.               A．before         B．since          C．after  D．till

18.               A．cry            B．scream         C．sing  D．laugh

19.               A．got through     B．looked through   C．broke through  D．put through

20.               A．schedule       B．concept        C．soul  D．confidence

Community theatre is a theatre that is run by a local district with the efforts of volunteers. They offer many different kinds of productions, such as musical theatre, dance theatre and children’s theatre. Usually, performers are amateurs who receive no pay, but at other times professionals get involved, and they are paid. Community theatres of today are a little different from the old “little theatres”, as most simply run by colleges and their theatre Community theatres are a great way to get involved with local actors. Now, most theatres that put on shows that will entertain or benefit the community.

In the 1880s, “little theatre’’ was started in Europe so that poor people could see theatrical productions without having to travel far or pay a lot. In 1910, this idea traveled to the United States. In the early years, community theatres were even funded by the government, but when shows became too political, government funding was stopped.

Community theatres of today are a little different from the old “little theatres”, as mist simply want to infuse(注入)little culture into the lives of the local citizens. In many cases, these theatres are run by colleges and their theatre departments. These productions are often free of charge, or charge very little money to pay for costumes and other incidental expenses. Many also encourage the participation of children and other young people to let them develop theatrical skills, as well as to keep them busy so that they do not do choose to get into trouble. Additionally, for those who desire strongly to become professional actors and to one day get a chance to act in a national theatre production, it is an exciting place to learn and develop theatrical skills.

1.Why was “little theatre” started in Europe?

A．To put on shows for children.

B．To collect money for poor people.

C．To entertain poor people.

D．To get people interested in theatrical productions.

2.From the passage we know that community theatres can _____.

A．help young people ,make more money

B．prevent young people getting into trouble

C．help young people enter the colleges

D．encourage young people to become more responsible

3.Which of the following is TRUE about community theatre?

A．It is usually funded by the government.

B．It is intended to train professional actors.

C．It benefits the community in many ways.

D．It is quite different from the old “little theatres”.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that _____.

A．some professional actors may come from the community theatres

B．community theatres only charge for incidental expenses

C．community theatres have lost their attraction today

D．people can live by acting in the community theatres

Researchers have found more evidence that suggests a relationship between races and rates of lung cancer among smokers. A new study shows that black people and Native Hawaiians are more likely to develop lung cancer from smoking. It compared their risk to whites, Japanese-Americans and Latinos.

Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Hawaii did the new study. The New England Journal of Medicine published the findings. The eight-year research studied more than 180,000 people. They included present and former smokers and people who never smoked. Almost 2,000 people in the study developed lung cancer.

Researchers say genetics might help explain the racial and ethnic differences. There could be differences in how people's bodies react to smoke. But environmental influences, including the way people smoke, could also make a difference.

African-Americans and Latinos in the study are reported smoking the fewest cigarettes per day. Whites are the heaviest smokers. But the scientists point out that blacks have been reported to breathe cigarette smoke more deeply than white smokers. This could fill their lungs with more of the chemicals in tobacco that cause cancer.

Scientists know that some diseases effect different groups differently. And some drug companies have begun to develop racially targeted medicines. Last June, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a drug designed to treat heart failure in black patients. The name is BiDil. The agency called it "a step toward the promise of personalized medicine."

1.Which of the following orders is from higher to lower risk of having lung cancer?

A．Whites—Native Hawaiians

B．Africans—Americans—Latinos

C．Asians—Native Hawaiians

D．Africans—Americans—Native Hawaiians

2.Researchers agree that it is _____ that may probably determine black people’s risk of lung cancer.

A．the larger amount of smoking than white people

B．the living style or habit of the blacks

C．the depth of cigarette smoke into their lungs

D．the physical strength to react to cigarette smoke

3.People in the new study are made up of _____.

A．heavy smokers in America                 B．the black and white people

C．the Asians and Hawaiians                  D．smokers and non-smokers

4.The production of BiDil referred to in the last paragraph is to _____.

A．explain different races react to some diseases differently

B．tell the readers that racial differences exist in smokers

C．show a big step people have taken in the medicine area

D．support the idea that it is easy for blacks to have cancers