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The United States: Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight—no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (带照片的身份证).

    Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an award (奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, good anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticket less crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost ticket replacement (替换) to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.

1．Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?

    A. it is cheaper for air travelers.

    B. It helps reduce the cost for airlines.

    C. It can use computer fliers to plan air traveling.

    D. It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets.

2．To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines ________.

    A. sell their tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following year

    B. let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets

    C. allow each other traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs

    D. offer ticketless travelers free miles to fly in the US

3．Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text?

    A. People who like to have paper airplane tickets.

    B. People who love paper products of various kinds.

    C. People who travel with paper on a plane.

    D. People who have lost their tickets and buy a second one.

4．The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________.

    A. attract travelers to take ticketless flights

    B. punish those who insist on using paper tickets

    C. do better than other airline companies

    D. pay for the work to deal with lost tickets

 

We've got two TV sets, but we still can't watch anything because ______ works properly.

    A．neither         B．either       C．each         D．none

      professional violinist practices for several hours a day ,but       violinist has his own way of playing the Beethoven concert.

       A．Any; any  B．All; any    C．Each; every      D．Every; each

　　One bright summer day , a number of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher. They walked two by two, singing happily.

　　In their walk they came to a 1 over the river, and they turned to go across it. They had just reached the middle 2 there came a great shout behind them. The teacher told them to stop , and she 3 and listened. When she 4 the cry “Mad dog !” she knew 5 was happening. Before she could do 6 she saw the dog running to the bridge.

　　“Children,” said the teacher, “keep 7 the wall of the bridge. Don't 8 or cry.” Then she went and stood before the boys and girls 9 the dog would meet her first.

　　The animal came , his mouth widely open. The animal ran up 10 , and seemed to be going by, but when he had just passed the 11 , he made a snap （猛咬） at 12 of the little girls. At this moment, the teacher saw a man running up with a gun to 13 the dog. The children must be kept 14 until the man could come up. So she ran to the dog, and put her right hand into the animal's 15 . When the man came near enough, he shot the animal 16 .

　　The dog had bitten her so 17 that the brave lady died soon after the doctors came. She had given 18 her own life to save the lives of the children. When people 19 it , they loved her for her bravery. They said, “The 20 of this brave lady should never be forgotten.”

1．

[　　]

A．garden	B．temple
C．village	D．bridge

2．

[　　]

A．suddenly	B．where
C．when	D．and

3．

[　　]

A．stayed	B．stood
C．sat	D．turned

4．

[　　]

A．considered	B．heard
C．noticed	D．found

5．

[　　]

A．that	B．anything
C．what	D．whether

6．

[　　]

A．something	B．anything
C．nothing	D．everything

7．

[　　]

A．close to	B．off
C．away from	D．out of

8．

[　　]

A．talk	B．laugh
C．move	D．run

9．

[　　]

A．as	B．so that
C．as if	D．so

10．

[　　]

A．quickly	B．carefully
C．silently	D．slowly

11．

[　　]

A．girls	B．boys
C．bridge	D．teacher

12．

[　　]

A．none	B．one
C．each	D．no one

13．

[　　]

A．beat	B．shoot
C．strike	D．drive

14．

[　　]

A．happy	B．safe
C．alive	D．silent

15．

[　　]

A．ears	B．lips
C．mouth	D．breast

16．

[　　]

A．over	B．away
C．dead	D．down

17．

[　　]

A．deeply	B．seriously
C．painfully	D．quickly

18．

[　　]

A．out	B．off
C．up	D．onto

19．

[　　]

A．thought of	B．understood
C．heard of	D．forgot

20．

[　　]

A．idea	B．hope
C．deed	D．news

　The Fourth "21th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai.

　　Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

　　Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association （CUESA）.

　　Co-sponsors （联办单位）: English Speaking Union （ESU）, Lotus Software （China）Co. Ltd. , Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

　　Date: March 26 （ Friday）, 1999.

　　Place: Hilton Shanghai.

　　Competition Format （形式） : Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three -minute off - hand speech and a three - minute question and answer period with the judges.

　　Prepared speech period: six minutes.

　　Q & A period: three minutes.

　　Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony （和谐）in a new age ＋ your personal opinion. （Topice for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition）.

　　Prizes: Besides books and certificates （证书）, the top two winners will be offered scholarships（奖学金） to travel to the annual international English -speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 1999. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one - year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language（IATEFL）

　The main purpose of this passage is ________.

　　A. to invite you to take part in the competition

　　B. to tell you some information of the competition

　　C. to help to improve your spoken English

　　D. to show you how to win the competition

　　Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?________.

　　A. Where and when it will take place.

　　B. Its program.

　　C. What each winner will be offered.

　　D. The number of its competitors.

　　Suppose you get the sixth place, you'll________ .

　　A. travel to London for free.

　　B. become a one - year member of IATEFL

　　C. get some money , some books and a certificate

　　D. get a chance to study in Singapore

　An "off- hand speech"is________.

　　A. a speech not longer than three minutes

　　B. a speech without preparation

　　C. a speech with a piece of paper in hand

　　D. a speech which is well prepared