I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond ___________.

A. hearing        B. recognition   C. strength      D. measure 

Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all—because the (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.

Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, I never (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without (10)______ it.

1. A. gift        B. present          C. company        D. friendship

2. A. hanging around                            B. learning from  

  C. communicating with           D. joining in

3. A. prejudice B. point              C. suggestion                D. situation

4. A. giving            B. coming        C. heading        D. facing

5. A. ignore          B. upset             C. blame                D. leave

6. A. crazy     B. dangerous             C. boring             D. important

7. A. action            B. lessons                C. words             D. thoughts

8. A. force          B. threaten               C. persuade         D. cheat

9. A. friends         B. girlfriends    C. classmates              D. brothers

10. A. hearing         B. recognizing     C. realizing          D. knowing

On February seventeenth, the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company of Chino, California, recalled almost sixty-five kilograms of beef. The government declared the products unfit for human food, Officials at the Department of Agriculture said the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection.
The beef recall was the largest in American history. But the government rated the health risk as low. No cases of sickness have been reported.
The beef was produced over the last two years. Almost all of it went to federal programs to provide lunches for schoolchildren. Some also went to federal programs for Indian reservations and emergency food aid.
About half of the beef had already been used when the recall took place. The recall followed the public release of video secretly recorded by the Humane Society of the United States. The video showed workers at the Chino slaughterhouse (屠宰场) mistreating “downers”---- the name for sick or injured cows unable to stand.
The workers kicked them and shot water at their faces. They also used electric shocks and forklift trucks to force the animals to their feet. The Agricultural Department bans downer cattle from entering the food supply. The ban is part of measures to protect against the human version of mad cow disease.
Westland/ Hallmark is closed until investigations are completed, and its deals to supply federal programs are suspended. Local officials have brought animal cruelty charges against two employees. And lawmakers in Congress have ordered the head of the company to appear at a hearing this week, saying he refused an earlier invitation.
At the end of February, the Humane Society brought a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department over a change in its inspection rules. The group says the change made last year could make it easier for sick and injured cows to enter the food supply.
Officials defend the inspection process, but have also announced new measures, including inspections outside approved hours of operation.
When food recalls are announced, they often include the names of some of the stores that were supplied with the products. But under a new state law, California has published an online list of names, addresses and phone numbers of thousands of places affected by the beef recall. These include markets, restaurants, hotels and school systems.
68．What caused the recall of the beef?
A．The release of the video recorded secretly
B．The poor inspection to the beef industry
C．The illness caused by the beef.
D．The investigation of the Agriculture Department
69．Why did the Humane Department Society bring a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department?
A．The Agriculture Department failed to inspect the beef.
B．The Agriculture Department changed its inspection rules.
C．The changed inspection rules are not suitable for the beef industry.
D．The sick and injured cows are easy to enter the food supply.
70．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Half of the beef from the company proves to be poisonous.
B．The beef has made lots of people sick.
C．The employer of the company was accused of what his workers did to the cattle.
D．Almost all of the beef went to the lunches for school children.
71．What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspended” in Para 6?
A．held back       B．called off        C．put off                 D．slow down

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Dance can be art, ritual, or recreation. It goes __11____________ the functional purposes of the movements used in work or athletics in order to express emotions, moods, or ideas; tell a story; __12____________ religious, political, economic, or social needs; or simply be an __13___________ that is pleasurable, exciting, or aesthetically (审美的) valuable.

Besides giving __14____________ pleasure, dancing can have psychological effects. Feelings and ideas can be expressed and communicated; __15____________ rhythms and movements can make a group feel unitied. In some societies, dancing often __16____________ trance(心醉神迷的状态)or other changed states of consciousness. These states can be __17____________ as signaling possession by spirits, or they may be sought as a means to emotional __18____________. A state of trance may enable people to perform remarkable feats of strength, endurance, or __19____________, such as dancing through hot coals. In some societies shamans (道士) dance in trance in order to heal others physically or emotionally. The modern field of dance __20 ___________ developed as a means to help people express themselves and relate to others.

11.   A. behind                     B. after                        C. beyond                     D. forward

12.   A. do                           B. have                        C. perform                   D. serve

13.   A. experience         B. emotion                   C. feeling                     D. experiment

14.   A. mental                     B. physical                   C. emotional                 D. spiritual

15.   A. hearing                    B. practicing                 C. sharing                     D. enjoying

16.   A. refers to                   B. leads to                    C. turns up                   D. makes up

17.   A. interpreted        B. interrupted        C. preferred                  D. stressed

18.   A. pressure                   B. strain                       C. recognition        D. release

19.   A. danger                     B. pleasure                   C. delight                     D. sadness

20.   A. medicine                  B. operation                  C. therapy                    D. cure

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t   36 .What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone didn’t  37   . Nothing could be done but  38    in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   39    of the rescue.

  It is almost   40    that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  41   , “First of all I checked up on my physical  42   and found myself not in fatal(致命的) danger. Finding no   43    to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from  44   . In this way I fell asleep.

  This  45   me of another story: A group of young men   46    to explore a mountain cave and got lost.  47  to find a way out in the dark cave they were  48    and ran anxiously without a sense of   49   . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the  50     people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the   51    of the cave. If they stayed where they got lost and tried to   52   themselves, they would probably   53    a small light glimmering(闪烁) not far away.

  We can compare it with our   54    itself. Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness. If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle    55   . Remember: CALM DOWN!

1.A. recover                B. move         C. escape               D. shout

2. A. control               B. operate      C. ring             D. work

3. A. cry                   B. lie          C. wait             D. sleep

4.A. failure                B. success          C. team             D. arrival

5.A. untrue         B. unbelievable     C. reasonable           D. strange

6.A. conclusion         B. decision         C. explanation      D. bravery

7.A. conditions         B. situations       C. signs        D. cases

8. A. method                B. way              C. road         D. approach

9.A. paining                B. spreading        C. hurting      D. bleeding

10.A. reminds               B. informs          C. demands      D. tells

11. A. had                 B. managed           C. tried            D. planned

12.A. Unwilling         B. Unable           C. Determined   D. Deciding

13.A. frightened            B. surprised        C. excited          D. disappointed

14.A. hearing               B. sight            C. touch        D. direction

15. A. rescue               B. village          C. local        D. brave

16.A. end               B. top                  C. opening          D. door

17.A. save              B. help                 C. check            D. calm

18.A. look              B. sense                C. catch            D. realize

19.A. adventure         B. accident         C. life           D. experience

20.A. really                B. immediately      C. carefully    D. certainly