5. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight against forces that are stronger and more p ________ than men.

4. Because of their larger numbers and more active life styles, senior citizens are gaining social i ________ in the country, both politically and economically.

3. To an Asian colors are full of b ________ , religions and so on. To the Chinese, red means luck, but to Thais yellow brings good fortune.

2. Being able to speak another language well is a great a ________ when you're looking for a job.

B) 根据句意、单词首字母或括号内汉语注释，写出各句中所缺单词的完全与正确形式。(5分)

1. Also scientists who were doing r ________ into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments should pay attention to.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The Success of Cloning Humans

B. The Anger at Cloning Humans

C. Failure of Cloning Humans

D. First Cloned Human?

C) 短文改错。(10分)

My cousin and I usually stay out late with some friends on Saturday evenings,

left Grandpa alone at home. 1. _______

It was so cold yesterday, however, that none of us wanted 2. _______

to suffer from the frozen wind outside. So after dinner we 3. _______

stayed home sitting around a fire and listening to Grandpa 4. _______

to tell his experiences in the Second World War. Though 5. _______

in fact it sounded familiar to us, we were still listening 6. _______

attentively so as to make him be happy. Now and then 7. _______

we asked Grandpa some questions, which he answers 8. _______

in humorous way. We burst out laughing from time to time and 9. _______

he laughed too. Full of joy, we all felt especially warm in the 10. _______

cold evening.

D) 书面表达。(10分)

请按照下面6幅图的提示，写一篇题为"Changes in Our Life"的英语短文。词数100左右。

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Dr. Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.

B. Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits.

C. Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.

D. Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so called cloned embryo.

3. What does the underlined word "ban" in the third paragraph mean most probably?

A. Order that forbids cloning.

B. Suggestion to carrying on cloning.

C. Anger at cloning.

D. Cheer for cloning.

2. What is the doctors' general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?

A. They are against it.

B. They support it.

C. They welcome it.

D. They pay no attention to it.

1. What do the underlined words "on the brink of" in the first paragraph mean most probably?

A. On the side of.

B. On the point of.

C. In search of.

D. In favor of.