Xie lei is living now with a host family whose members always help _35__________, after boarding a plane for London to complete _36__________ business qualification. At the beginning, she _37_____________ (face) with such difficulties of daily life _38_________ how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus and so on. Studying there was quite different from _39_________ in China and her strict tutor told her that she couldn’t write down _40_________ other people had said _41__________ acknowledging them and that she should _42________(careful) read lots of different texts containing different opinions and (should) analyze what she read. Though _43_________(occupy) with work, she thinks it’s important to have a balance between study and social life. Getting used to the new way of life and fulfill academic _44___________ (require), she deserves succeeding.

When a baby sees a ball, the baby may reach out for it. If the baby is very young, and you __25____the ball behind a pillow (枕头), then the ball ______26 exists for the child. As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow to get the ball. Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists. This is an early example of “learning to see the __27____”.

Just about all of us have __28____, so we all think we can see. But, in __29____ we are all blind to probably 99% of the world. Because___30____ people realize this, few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more. Just like a child, what we don’t see doesn’t exist.

__31_____, because most of us are blind to 99% of the world, we rely on others to give us the answers. We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when the results go wrong. Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and misinformation than on education. Yet, we continue reading, watching and listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning. Corporate (法人的) media is education with blinders. They only show you the __32____ picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion. __33___ needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get the big picture. Everyone needs to know more in order to __34___ the political spin and lies.

25. A. put　 　B. play　 　C. find　 　D. take

26. A. still　 　B. no more　 　C. no longer　 　D. even

27. A. visible　 　B. invisible　 　C. ball　 　D. child

28. A. ears　 　B. noses　 　C. balls　 　D. eyes

29. A. return　 　B. reality　 　C. short　 　D. case

30. A. many　 　B. few　 　C. some　 　D. a lot of

31. A. Unfortunately　 　B. actually　 　C. fortunately　 　D. strangely

32. A. big　 　B. little　 　C. clear　 　D. new

33. A. Everyone　 　B. Someone　 　C. Anyone　 　D. No one

34. A. see to　 　B. look out　 　C. see through　 　D. look for

24. What would you rather ________, the computer or the washing machine?

A. to get repaired　 B. get repaired　 C. to have repaired 　D. make repair

23. The general at last got a chance to visit the village _____ he used to fight, _____ he had been dreaming of for years.

A. that；which 　B. where；that 　C. in which；what 　D. where；which

22. The teacher is examining the composition the student has just finished _____ the possible grammar and spelling mistakes.

A. found out　　 　 B. finding out　 　 C. to find out　　 D. finds out

21. It was such a serious mistake, _____ caused by carelessness.

A. which I think was　　　 　B. which I think it was

C. I think which was 　　　D. I think which it was

20. Everybody knows _____ difference Edison’s invention made to our daily life.

A. what　　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. how