I had been puzzled over t he problem for over an hour without any result,      all at once a solution flashed across my mind.

    A．while                                B．when

    C．then                                 D．as

The couple walked together as far as the second crossing of the street      they waved goodbye to each other.

    A．when                                 B．which

    C．why                                  D．where

Professor Li and his wife are now at work on a novel         next year.

    A．to publish                           B．being published

    C．published                            D．to be published

You are telling me I’m lazy. Look what a mess your room is!        

    A．That’s a no – brainer!

    B．Don’t be a wet blanket!

    C．That is like the pot calling the kettle black!

    D．Don’t pull my leg!

—I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

    —You        something not very nice to me, but that’s OK.

    A．have said                            B．had said

    C．were saying                          D．did say

In all kinds of competitions, Jackie         a most excellent athlete. He has won so many gold medals.

    A．practises                            B．conducts

    C．behaves                              D．proves

Only one of the places is        .

    A．worth to visit                       B．worth visiting  

    C．worth of visiting                                        D．worth being visited

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark   21   down and helped the boy pick up these articles.   22  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark   23  the boy's name was Bill, that he  24  computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of   25   with his other subjects and that he had just broken  26  with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was   27  in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   28  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They  29  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before  30  , Bill asked Mark if they  31  talk.

　　Bill  32   him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you  33  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I  34   out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱）  35  anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to  36  my things. But after we spent some time together  37   and laughing, I realized that  38   I had done that, I would have  39  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   40   my life." 

1.A．fell               B．sat              C．lay          D．knelt

2.A．Although           B．Since            C．After        D．Until

3.A．discovered         B．realized         C．said         D．decided

4.A．played             B．loved            C．tried        D．made

5.A．questions          B．ideas            C．trouble      D．doubt

6.A．up                 B．out              C．off          D．away

7.A．put                B．helped           C．invited      D．pushed

8.A．peacefully         B．willingly        C．freely       D．pleasantly

9.A．continued          B．agreed           C．forced       D．offered

10.A．graduation        B．movement         C．separation   D．vacation

11.A．would             B．should           C．could        D．must

12.A．demanded          B．reminded         C．removed      D．asked

13.A．ever              B．usually          C．even         D．never

14.A．checked           B．took             C．cleaned      D．put

15.A．over              B．into             C．with         D．for

16.A．find              B．pick             C．pack         D．hold

17.A．talking           B．playing          C．reading      D．watching

18.A．before            B．if               C．while        D．as

19.A．forgotten         B．passed           C．left         D．lost

20.A．helped            B．recovered        C．improved     D．changed

Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows．

    Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk"．The topics on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives．

    Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．

    Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a "final word"．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．

    Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show's main audience are middle-class Americans．Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation．

1.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____．

    A．more interesting                                         B．unusually poplar

    C．more detailed                        D．more formal

2.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______．

    A．remain interested in them

    B．are ready to face up to them

    C．remain cold to them                 

    D．are willing to get away from them

3.Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

    A．A new type of robot．                B．National hatred．

    C．Family income planning．             D．Street accident．

4.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____．

    A．have become the only ones of its kind

    B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature

    C．appear at different times of the day

    D．attract different people

    Our bodies are wonderfully skillful at keeping balance．When the temperature jumps, we sweat to cool down．When our blood pressure falls, our hearts can do something．As it turns out, though, our natural state is always changing．Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function changes regularly with the cycles of sun, moon and seasons．And their insights （洞察力） are getting new ways for keeping away such common killers as heart disease and cancer．Only one doctor in 20 has a good knowledge of the scientific use of time in medicine．But according to a new American Medical Association, three out of four are eager to change that．“The field is exploding,” says Michael Smolensky．“Doctors used to look at us like, What spaceship did you get off ? Now they're thirsty to know more．”

    In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic  conditions should take their medicine regularly．“It’s a terrible way to treat disease,” says Dr Richard Martin．For example, asthmatics （气喘患者） are most likely to suffer during the night．Yet most patients try to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler （吸入器） four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening．In recent studies, researchers have found that a large mid afternoon dose of a bronchodilator （支气管扩张剂） can be as safe as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks．

    If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease．Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a．m．as at 11 p．m．Part of the reason is that our blood pressure falls at night, then rises as we start to work for the day．“Doctors know that,” says Dr．Henry Black of Chicago's Medical Center, “but until now, we haven't been able to do anything about it．” Most blood - pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief （减缓）．But because they’re taken in the morning, they're least effective when most needed．“You take your pill at 7 and it's working by 9,” says Dr．William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center “But by that time you've gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection．” Bedtime medicine would prevent high blood pressure, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night．

1.Researchers are finding that _________ ．

    A．heart disease and cancer are the most common killers of human beings

    B．only blood pressure and brain function are decided by cycles of sun, moon and seasons

    C．the functions of human bodies have much to do with nature

    D．any change in human bodies goes with changes in the surroundings

2.According to the author, it is best for asthmatics to take their medicine _________ ．

    A．at certain time

    B．each morning and evening

    C．when the disease occurs

    D．at midafternoon

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A．Doctors know more about illnesses than before．

    B．Doctors in the U．S．used to be thirsty to know more about the new medical field．

    C．The researchers' insights are providing new methods to prevent common killers．

    D．The correct use of time in medicine attracts more attention in medical circle in the U．S．A．

4.The suggested title for this passage might be _________．

    A．Medicine Is Everything               B．Treatment Is Everything

    C．Timing Is Everything                 D．Prevention Is Everything