56. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. of

55. A. to　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　 D. into

54. A. which　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. when

53. A. nations　　　　 B. types　　　　　 C. drinks　　　　　 D. languages

52. A. result from　　　 B. came from　　　 C. lies in　　　　　 D. led to

51. A. people　　　　　 B. foods　　　　　 C. animals　　　　 D. things

50. A. it　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　 C. he　　　　　　 D. she

40.　 The traditional view is ______ we sleep because our brain is programmed to make us do so.

　　　 A. when　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. whether　　　　 　D. that

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.　 Each word can only be used once.　 Note that there is one word more than you need.

　 China is to　 41　 school curriculum(课程) to ease the burden put on children.

Chinese students were　 42　 from poor eyesight in increasing numbers and at an earlier age.　 Tiring homework and great exam pressure were to blame.

Teachers and parents are so　 43　 to see them succeed in an increasingly competitive society.　 Too much　 44　 has been placed on diploma and examination scores.　 The competition in employment is fierce and that press has been put back to schools.

The Education Minister plans to cut the difficulty of the textbooks, slash homework, make classes more interesting and　 45　 the number of tests.

Another　 46　 was the education of the 13 million　 47　 children who came to the cities with their migrant worker parents.

More than 100 million peasants across the country　 48　 to the big cities every year for manual labor.　 About 23 million “left-behind children” of migrant workers stay in the countryside.

The government has ordered urban public schools to open up to the 17.88 million “migrant children” of school age;　 49　 schools were also asked to take some of them.

Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.　 Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　　 Milk was one of the main foods for people long before history was written.　 Maybe　 50　 will remain an important food as long as there are　 51　 that give milk.　 The old word “milk”　 52　 Sanskrit(梵文), one of the oldest　 53　 known to man.　 A very old picture of milking, 　54　 　was drawn five thousand years ago, has been found.

　　 In the years long ago, people got their milk　 55　 their own animals.　 But　 56　 modern times new inventions made the milk industry a big business.　 In　 1851 Gall Borden　 　57　 　a way to　 58　 some of the water out from milk, which made it possible to keep the milk longer.　 Four years later, Louis Pasteur　 59　 a new way to kill the bacteria in milk.　 Then a special milk bottle was made.　 This was followed　 60　 the invention of machines that could fill bottles with milk.　 The discoveries had a great effect on the milk industry.　 They meant that milk could be kept much longer.

　　 Some people believe that milk drinking will become less popular　 61　 it has been.　 But remember how long milk has been an important food　 62　 think of the many ways 　63　 　it is useful.　 It seems　 64　 to say that the milk industry will always be important.

39. Elgin, Illinois, a manufacturing and trading center, lies __________ northwest of Chicago.

　　　 A. thirty-eight miles　　　　　　　　 B. thirty-eight-miles

　　　 C. thirty-eight-mile　　　　　　　　　 D. thirty and eight miles

38. It is not surprising that _________ of the workers here have had a good education.

　　 A. as much as 70%　　　　　　　　　 B. as many as 70%

　　 C. 70% as much as　　　　　　　　　 D. 70% as many as