69. Which of the following cities in Asia is the best place to live in according to the survey？

A. Singapore.　　　　　 B. Tokyo.　　　　 C. Hong Kong.　　　　 D. Shanghai.

68. We can learn from the passage that Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich are　　　　　　

A. European cities　　　　 B. on the different continents

C. American cities　　　　 D. the highest scoring cities

67. Which statement of the following is not true according to the passage？

A. The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading the Times.

B. The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the magazine.

C. The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper.

D. It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their work.

D

Zurich of Switzerland is the city with the highest quality of life in 2006, while Baghdad, for the third year running, has the lowest, a survey published by human resource company Mercer on Monday shows. Zurich, Geneva and Vancouver made the top three in the list while Bangui in the Central African Republic and Brazzaville, the capital of Congo Republic, joined Baghdad in the bottom three.

Almost half the top 30 scoring cities are in Western Europe. In this region, Vienna follows Zurich and Geneva in　 4th position． other highly-rated cities include Dusseldorf Frankfurt and Munich in positions 6，7 and 8 respectively．Athens remains the lowest scoring city in Westem Europe，standing at position 79．

Chicago is one of the biggest climbers in．the rankings since 2005，rising to 41st　 from　 52nd due to reduced crime rates，while Cairo is one of the biggest fallers，sliding nine places to　 131st　 out of 215 cities．“(This was)due to political turmoil and terrorist attacks in the city and surrounding area，”Mercer said．

Asia-Pacific Auckland and Wellington have both moved up the rankings from 8th to 5th and 14th to 12th places respectively，while Sydney remains at position 9．In Asia，Singapore ranks　 34th followed by Tokyo，Japan’s highest scoring city，at position 35．Hong Kong’s modem and efficient infrastructure，including its airport which is considered one of the best in the word, has pushed it up from 70th to 68th position. The top-ranking city in China’s mainland is Shanghai in 103th place．

“Beijing and Shanghai are on the rise and should experience rapid improvements in quality of living in the coming years. This is mainly due to greater international investment driven by lower cost of labour and manufacturing expertise,” explained Mr. Slagin Parakatil, Senior Researcher at Mercer.

66. Which statement from the passage is a fact？

A. It' s a pity this town has only one newspaper.

B. The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story.

C. We still have the Times delivered on Sundays.

D. You never went to elementary school.

65. The author's tone in this passage can best be described as　　　　

A. happy　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. sympathetic　　　　 D. objective

64. Which phrase from the passage shows the writer' s prejudice(偏见)？

A. get this off my chest

B. three or four spelling or grammatical errors

C. tiny little hick town

D. reading the recipes in the magazine

63．The passage is mainly about　 　　　　　．

A．how individuals can help make a difference

B．running a neighborh00d meeting to solve its problems

C．citizens’ reactions to the problems they face

D．solving problems through group action

C

To the Editor,

I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times. In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes(食谱) in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.

The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I' ve never read an article that doesn't contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week's issue, you misspelled the word“secretary,”used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it's”as a possessive(所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, “it's”means “it is. ”It's not a possessive adjective!

It's a pity that this tiny little hick (乡下) town has only one newspaper, because I' d like to have an alternative to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can' t spell correctly, how can you get your facts right？

I' ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription(订阅 ).And buy yourself a dictionary.

Sincerely,

Jane Z. Jones

62．What is the implication of the Words on the bus wall？

A．You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way．

B．Everyone can play his own part to make things better．

C．All small acts will add up to kindness．

D．It’s a small act to help a person in need．

61．The underlined word “darted” in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by“　 　　　　　”．

A．walked　　 B．marched 　　C．wandered　　 D．rushed

60．In Mark’s opinion，　 　　　　　．

A．　 nobody was so able as to solve the problems

B．　 he was not in the position to solve such problems

C．many people were too selfish to think about others

D．　 he already had more than enough Work to do