There was less food for birds and also for the Prairie dog, an ____holes in the ground.

A. livs         B. is living       C. living       D. lived

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When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my    1    I found people queuing (排队) some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window.    2  so? Each did his business  3    but the line never moved a step    4   , I was very    5   , so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your    6  for other’s privacy (隐私)”—a polite    7    to keep people away from nosing into other’s    8    (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the    9   and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so    10    at a distance that they seemed quite    11  to the practice. The    12    thing happened at a public telephone box.  13    waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of  14   . It’s another typical example!

From then on I    15   to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment   16  towards others. I found the Germans always mindful of other’s privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing (窘迫)situation. For instance, they never    17    about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat,    18    would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws    19    reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows    20   matters are not allowed to be disturbed.

1. A. sorrow        B. anger           C. delight          D. surprise

2. A. Why          B. How           C. What            D. Where

3. A. in secret       B. with care        C. in turn           D. by turns

4. A. slower        B. nearer           C. farther           D. longer

5. A. curious        B. angry           C. interested        D. impatient

6. A. care           B. respect          C. help            D. search

7. A. voice          B. phrase          C. warning         D. sentence

8. A. pockets        B. savings          C. needs           D. affairs

9. A. word          B. sight            C. people          D. matters

10. A. honestly        B. anxiously        C. nervously       D. calmly

11. A. used           B. familiar         C. uncomfortable    D. polite

12. A. interesting      B. strange          C. same            D. different

13. A. They           B. These            C. Those            D. That

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

15. A. went on        B. took care         C. paid attention     D. took charge

16. A. moving         B. shown          C. facing           D. offered

17. A. asked          B. heard           C. worried          D. learned

18. A. so             B. nor             C. not only         D. if

19. A. appreciate      B. stop             C. hate             D. forbid

20. A. pubic          B. personal         C. small            D. important

“I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.” “It _________ true because there was little snow there.”

A. may not be B. won’t be    C. couldn’t be D. mustn’t be

  Until the present century, ________ demand for natural gas.

　 A. little 　 B. and little C. there was little 　 D. was there little

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．Nancy comes from China and wants to join a club that can help her know more about   America．Her major is linguistics which requires her to know the cultural differences．And she is busy on weekends because of her part—time job．

Catty is an outgoing person．She loves nature very much and always goes cycling around the university．Since she is not familiar with America，she wants to know more about it．

Both of Margaret’s parents are doctors．She has been wanting to be a doctor since she was a little girl．She hopes that the club will help her get to know more about the recent development on medicine．

Thompson always gave a performance in his middle school whenever there was an event．He loves music and movies very much．But he is busy finishing his course and has no time to attend the club meetings．

Lucy always keeps an eye on the daily life problems that happen around the campus．She is ready to help others and she hopes that she can help more people through the club．

The information about extra curricular activities

A．Asian—American Students Union

Set up for more than thirty years，this club has been mainly focusing on the cultural differences between Asia and America．The members in this club should come from Asia or America and they will hold a meeting every Thursday evening to discuss the interesting points they have found in their daily lives．Besides，they will conduct some surveys among their classmates to dig the roots of the differences．

B．Yale Film Society

Students who are movie-lovers come here to enjoy wonderful movies together and they will learn the actors’ lines．More than that，some nice films produced by themselves will have the chance to be praised by teachers and students on the campus．They will get together every Friday night to hold a small meeting where they will have their opinions exchanged and may recommend some new movies．

C．Yale AIDS Watch

All the members in this club should have some basic knowledge about AIDS and be interested in the serious headache for the people all around the world---AIDS. They will collect the latest reports on the development of the study of the disease．At the same time，they will have some leaflets printed to give out to the students．The time for them to meet is Friday afternoon twice a month．

D．Society of Women

The members are female only and they will pay attention to the problems they come across in their school lives and outside the campus．All the girls are welcome to this club as long as they want to protect their rights as women．They will get together every Sunday afternoon to deal with the letters from girls and try to solve their problems．

E．Yale Pop Band

This band has been very popular among students who are keen on pop music．The members introduce latest albums and most of them are good at singing and each of them plays a key role in any party．They have no regular meetings but keep in touch by mail．

F．Yale Camping Club

There are many opportunities for the members to go hiking or sightseeing．If the weather allows，they will camp along the seaside or river banks．It attracts many students who come from abroad because this will give them opportunity to see more places in the US．