If you write something and send it immediately by email, which you ___later regret, there is no chance for second thoughts．

    A．would          B．should                           C．have to   D．might

 Since the mid-1980's, growing numbers of Asians __    _ in New Zealand, and they ___about six percent of the total population．

    A．had settled; make of             B．have settled; make up

    C．settled; make up of              D．are settling; make up for

 —Any suggestion?

    —You'd better______the last sentence as it is rather misleading．

    —Sounds reasonable．Then could you ______ a good ending to it?

    A．put out; increase                B．leave out; add

    C．pick out; find                   D．knock out; choose

 The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ___ the point．

    A．illustrate     B．suggest        C．express                      D．recognize

 The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful(

    ______ the blue and clean sky．

    A．with           B．against        C．through                      D．beyond

 Out there, in the midst of the snow, ______ in long, black clothes．

    A．a woman sat                      B．sat a woman

    C．sitting a woman was              D．a woman was sitting

 When you study the local map, you'll find this town is          ．(

    A．twice the size of that one       B．twice as a large town as that

    C．twice as larger as that one      D．twice as larger a town as that

    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。

    Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __1__ in our past that we felt __2__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

    This seemed like a very __3__ process, but there' s always some __4__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __5__ that we find ways to __6__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __7__ my communication．

    Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __8__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __9__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __10__ on him．

    After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __11__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __12__ found out．"

    Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __13__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still    14__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __15__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

    "And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __16__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __17__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __18__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"

    Jimmy inspired me to __19__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __20the past wrongdoings．

1.A．something        B．anything       C．somebody       D．anybody

2.A．ashamed          B．afraid                           C．sure           D．proud

3.A．private          B．secret                           C．interesting   D．funny

4.A．foolish          B．polite                           C．simple         D．brave

5.A．expected         B．suggested                        C．ordered        D．demanded

6.A．connect with    B．depend on     C．apologize to   D．get along with

7.A．improve          B．continue      C．realize        D．keep

8.A．notes            B．list                             C．plan           D．stories

9.A．any              B．most           C．none           D．all

10.A．part           B．game           C．trick          D．record

11.A．view            B．sign                             C．attention      D．remark

12.A．also           B．even          C．still         D．ever

13.A．appears'        B．considers     C．presents       D．remembers

14.A．angry           B．happy          C．doubtful       D．alive

15.A．words           B．rings                            C．repeats        D．calls

16.A．cold           B．plain                            C．nervous        D．lively

17.A．in case                           B．so long as                   C．unless       D．because

18.A．around          B．out           C．on             D．away

19.A．build up       B．make up       C．clear up       D．give up

20.A．regret         B．forgive                          C．right     D．punish

    ■Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?

    Reading level: Baby—reschool

    Hardcover: 16 pages

    Language: English

    Availability: In Stock．Sold by Amazon-com．Gift—wrap available．

    Book Description: It's bath time for Scruff．But does anyone know where he's hiding? Have the cows seen him? Moo—no! How about the pigs? Oink—no! But not for toddlers．If they look carefully, they'll find Scruffhiding on every pop—up page!

    ■You and Me, Baby

    Reading level: Baby—Grade 1

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Language: English

    Availability: In Stock．Ships from and sold byAmazon．com．Gift—wrap available．

    Only 4 left in stock—rder soon．

    ■The Giving Tree

    Reading level: Ages 4~8

    Hardcover: 64 pages

    Language: English

    Availability: Sold all the year round and choose One—Day Shipping at checkout．

    Book Description: Once there was a tree．．．and she loved a little boy．Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk．．．and the tree was happy．

    ■Where the Wild Things Are

    Reading level: Ages 6~10

    Hardcover Comic: 62 pages

    Language: English

    Availability: In Stock．Ships from and Sold by Amazon-com．Gift—wrap available．Order it at once, and choose One—Day Shipping at checkout．

    ■Goodnight Moon（Board book）

    Reading level: Baby—Preschool

    Board book: 30 pages

    Language: English

    Availability: In Stock．Ships from and sold by Amazon-com．

    Book description: Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book．Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit．He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush．"

1.If you want a book for an eight-year-old, which one will you choose?

    A．You and Me, Baby                 B．Where the Wild Things Are

    C．Goodnight Moon                   D．Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?

2.The sentence "But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave…" most probably corns from        .

    A．Where the Wild Things Are        B．Goodnight Moon

    C．Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?     D．The Giving Tree

3.The sellers will provide the service of wrapping except _____．

    A．Where the Wild Things Are        B．You and Me, Baby

    C．RuffS Ruff! Where's Scrufl?     D．Goodnight Moon

4.Which book has the most pages?

    A．The Giving Tree                  B．You and Me, Baby

    C．Goodnight Moon                   D．Where the Wild Things Are

5.The expression "In Stock" in the above paragraphs probably means "____"．

    A．abundant      B．secure         C．available                    D．valid

    The largest earthquake （magnitude 里氏 9．5） of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 off the coast of South Central Chile．

    It generated（生成） one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis（海啸）．Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end oflsia Chiloe．The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe—the coastal area closest to the epicenter（震中）．Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland．

    There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city．Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people．At me port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed．A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed —one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．

    Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were Estimated（估计） to be over a half billion dollars ．The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction（差别） as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami．However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami．

1.Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?

    A．Concepcion     B．Isia Chiloe    C．Valdivia      D．Valparaiso

2.What can we leam about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?

    A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake．

    B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats．

    C．The tsunami waves were very destructive．

    D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland．

3.What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile?

    A．landslides                       B．the tsunami

    C．aftershocks                      D．the magnitude 9．5 earthquake

4.What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake?

    A．2,000,000                        B．between 490 to 5,7002

    C．200,000                          D．it was hard to know．

5.What does the underlined word "collapsed" probably mean ?

    A．was destroyed  B．caught fire                      C．was flooded    D．sank