71. Being ________________(乐观) is good for your health.

A warm-heart nurse on her first day’s work came to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 61. ______________

　 a patient. She asked him she could do anything for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 62. ______________

　 him, and he only waved his hands and said something　　　　　　　　　　　　　 63. ______________

　 she could hardly understand. She asked him again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 64. ______________

　 and he just kept saying the different words, but in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 65. ______________

　 a more lower voice, before closing his eyes. She　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 66. ______________

　 felt his pulse and found him death. She rushed to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 67. ______________

　 repeat to the doctor words she had heard. “My　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 68. ______________

　 dear girl,” said the doctor after listen carefully to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 69. ______________

　 what she says, “ He was saying you’re standing on 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 70._______________

　 my oxygen pipe.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

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58. You can find all of the following at english- except___________________.

　 A. games　　　　　 B. grammar　　　　 　C. vocabulary　　　　　 D. e-book

59. If you meet difficulties in learning English, you can ___________________.

　 A. post a letter to english-　　　　　　　　　 B. visit their forums

　 C. download e-books　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. subscribe a free email

60. In the e-business section, you can ___________________.

　 A. find lots of grammar and vocabulary　　　　　　　 B. make new friends

　 C. share your thoughts with other people　　　　　　 D. meet the webmaster

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　 　When you are in Britain, you should know the rules for eye contact. In dealing with strangers the rule for British society is that you must not stare at them but at the same time you cannot take no notice of them. Passing strangers in the street, you may look at the strangers until they are about eight feet away, then your glances must turn away as they pass. Generally speaking strangers feel comfortable looking at one another at a distance. The closer they are, the greater the tendency to avoid eye contact. This can be observed in a crowded lift where strangers’ glances fly from one spot to another.

　 　However, British practice needs eye contact when they are communicating with each other. There is a saying in English , “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye.” Not looking at the person could mean a number of things, including fear, contempt, uneasiness, guilt or indifference. Even for a lecturer speaking to his audience there is plenty of eye contact. But this is not to say that people talking to one another will look directly into one another’s eyes all the time. British people normally look at the other person’s eyes much longer when they are listening than when speaking. When they are about to stop speaking and start listening they look at the other person’s eyes to signal they are about to change role.

　 　Staring at people is considered rude in Britain and young children will be scolded by their parents if they look long at another person. Many English people traveling to some countries find being looked at very uncomfortable.

　 　So, dear friends, when you are in England, you should know when you should look at others and when you shouldn’t.

54. Which is the most suitable title of this passage?

　 A. Not staring at people.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　B. Eye contact in Britain.

　 C. Being stared at is uncomfortable.　　　 　　　　　　D. Eye contact is important.

55. What does the author mean by using the English saying “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye.”?

　 A. Eye contact is necessary in communication.

　 B. A person who won’t look at others may be a cheat.

　 C. Eye contact is the best means of communicating.

　 D. Looking at a person means honesty.

　56. What is the proper practice for a lecturer in Britain?

　 A. To look at his writing all the time.

B. To have a lot of eye contact.

　 C. To glance at the listeners’ eyes again and again.

　 D. To look at others’ eyes at the beginning of the speech.

57. We can infer from the passage that ________________.

　 A. it’s not polite to stare at an English tourist when he travels in a strange country

　 B. it’s comfortable for the British to travel in some countries

　 C. children who look at others are often scolded in Britain

　 D. looking at people is rude in Britain

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they are to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

51. Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.

A. they have the colors much like the trees　　 　　　　　B. they move quietly

C. they like brown and grey colors　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. they live in forests

52. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A. Because it is very and strong.

B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.

C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.

53. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests.

B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests.

C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests.

D. Some Animals and Pests.

I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, ‘The best house is in the U.S.A., the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.’ So I took　　 31　 　and pleasure to　　 32　 　‘the best food’ for my American family. Each day, regardless of(不管, 不顾) my poor skill of cooking, I performed my play in　 33　 way：changing the dishes’ color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus my American friends could discover the　　 34　 　of eating Chinese food. Because of my ‘　 35　 ’ job, I　was　often rewarded by　their 　36　 of　 appreciation　such　as　‘very　 tasty’, ‘excellent’, etc.

But the joke was here：yesterday, I cooked Sichuan－style　　 37　 　for dinner. I was　 　38 　at my achievement.　When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked 　 39　 at the fish, and then looked at me. ‘Why do all the　fish　have　their　　 40　 ?’ They asked, ‘It’s horrible!’

Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know. But I　 　41 　know that fish heads are delicious. The　　 42　 　is the best part of fish；in　 　43 　only the respectable guest can have the special　　 44 　of enjoying it.

Another 　45　 　thing is：the American friends often said to me ‘ 　46 　’as they 　47 　fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition, I would simply smile in answer to their kindness　 48　 　helping myself to any of the food. 　　49　 　, I said ‘help yourself’ to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they　 　50 　hesitated to use their hands to ‘help themselves’ until all was finished. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

31. A. worry　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. attention　　 　　　　　　　 C. delight　　　　　　　 　　　 D. pride

32. A. buy　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fetch　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　 　　　 D. leave

33. A. their　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. a new　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. the same　　 　　　 D. a simple

34. A. way　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. joy　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　 　　　 D. importance

35. A. hard　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. daily　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 　　　 D. new

36. A. expressions　 　　　　　　　 B. sentence　　 　　　　　　　 C. doing　 　　　　　　　 D. smile

37. A. meat　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fish　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. soup　 　　　　　　　 D. egg

38. A. praised 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　 　　　　　　　 C. bad　　 　　　　　　　 D. surprise

39. A. pleasedly　　 　　　　　　　 B. excitedly　　 　　　　　　　 C. surprisedly 　　　 D. worriedly

40. A. bones　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. flesh　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. tails　　 　　　　　　　 D. heads

41. A. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. want to　　　 　　　 D. should

42. A. tail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. head　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. soup　 　　　　　　　 D. flesh

43. A. fact　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. China　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. USA　　　　　 　　　 D. the West

44. A. honor　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. seat　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. table　 　　　　　　　 D. plate

45. A. real　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　 　　　　　　　 C. interesting　 　　　 D. easy

46. A. please help us　　　 　　　 B. excuse me　 　　　　　　　 C.　help yourself　　 D. eat them please

47. A. brought home　　　 　　　 B. wanted　　　 　　　　　　　 C. were buying　　　 D. were eating

48. A. not　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but not　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　 　　　 D. nor

49. A. At last　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Above all　 　　　　　　　 C. After all　　 　　　 D. In return

50. A. usual　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. often　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　 　　　　　　　 D. had

30. Lost in thought, he got ______ by a passing bike, unable to stand up for the moment.

　 A. knocked over　　　 B. knocked into　　　 C. knocked at　　　　 D. knocked at

29. It took a long time for the excitement _________________.

　 A. to die out　　 　B. dying down　 C. to die down　 D. to be dead down

28. He can’t bear _____________.

　 A. laughing at　　　 B. being laughed at　 C. to laugh at　　 D. to be laughed

27. With so many problems _____________, the president was having a hard time.

　 A. to settle　　　 B. to be settled　　　 C. having settled　　 D. settled