Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship. So it is       to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune. Unfortunately, every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families.

   Some people drink alcohol to     their tension or pain. They mistakenly think that through drinking, they can     from their problems and worries. But it is never a    . During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs their senses and makes them forget their worries. However, when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved.

   A     alcohol drinker is running the great risks of getting heart diseases and liver failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will     occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies disastrously. Those pregnant mothers with     alcohol in their blood system risk causing their unborn babies to suffer from defects (缺陷) at birth.    , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistakes. Therefore they should be extremely cautious of any alcohol and it is better to     all drinking during pregnancy.

   Drunken driving is one of the worst     of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to     driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and     on the road, so he fails to control over his reflexes. That is how accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.

1.A. normal     B. ideal      C. common        D. regular

2.A. increase    B. create       C. produce        D. relieve

3.A. differ B. escape          C. solve     D. cancel

4.A. solution    B. success        C. fact        D. decision

5.A. social       B. addicted       C. heavy    D. light

6.A. seldom     B. hardly C. eventually     D. strongly

7.A. proper      B. excessive    C. little      D. no

8.A. After all   B. Above all       C. First of all      D. All in all

9.A. run out     B. leave out       C. carry out       D. cut out

10.A. reasons   B. effects        C. causes  D. examples

11.A. normal     B. careless        C. dangerous     D. drunken

12.A. judgment B. patience        C. emotion         D. imagination

 

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee' s new epic "Life of Pi" reveals the relationship between a teenage Indian boy and a Bengal tiger. But in reality, the predators(食肉动物)are under increasing threat from humans. Animal rights group PETA is hoping to use the popularity of the film to focus people's attention on the real life of Bengal tigers.

With the rising demand for tiger parts from East Asia, illegal hunting remains a tremendous danger for the remaining cat population. Back in 1947, there were 40,000 tigers in India, but the number is experiencing a sharp decline t0 1,706 despite campaigns to protect the animal.

Rising man-animal conflict is also one of the leading causes of decline in tiger numbers. In one of numerous reported attacks on the endangered big cats, villagers near The Bangladesh-India border, armed with sticks and boat oars, set upon the animal suspected to have attacked a local fisherman and beat it to death earlier this month. So far this year, 58 tiger deaths have been reported in the country.

"The first instinct when a tiger is spotted is to just kill it,"grieved Gurmeet Sapal, a wildlife filmmaker. "The feeling of fear and revenge is so strong that it shuts out any other emotion. What we don' t realize is that the tiger never attacks humans until it is forced to. "'

India has been struggling to stop the tiger's decline in the face of the loss of habitat as well that encourages the animals to leave the forest for food. " The tiger's rapidly exhausted prey base causes the predator to go al! out to get its food. Consequently, livestock and human beings become easy prey, which leads inevitably to conflict," says a wildlife conservationist.

Filmmaker Sapal says it is only normal for people to think of the tiger as a dangerous animal, but its image as a human killer bears some injustice. "Tigers never kill for sport nor store meat. They kill their prey only in case of hunger. " 

1.How can PETA take advantage over the hot movie “ Life of Pi ”?

A. PETA can count on the movie to promote people' s awareness of tiger' s life.

B. PETA can make enough money by encourage people to watch the movie.

C. The movie demonstrates that humans and tigers can live in harmony.

D. The movie offers a wonderful opportunity for movie to act in.

2.Why did the villagers beat the tiger to death?

A. Because it was a human killer and attempted to attack people.

B. Because it was suspected to be a threat to local people' s lives.

C. Because local people just followed their instinct to kill it.

D. Because people wanted to carry out their revenge for it.

3.According to the article, when will tigers attack and kill people?

A. When they are annoyed by people.

B. When they have conflict with people.

C. When they are driven to act in the movie.

D. When they are hungry or attacked.

4.What contributes to the facts that livestock and human beings become easy target of tigers?

A. It is easier for tigers to hunt human beings than other animal for food.

B. Tigers are losing their habitat and forced to go out of the woods.

C. People hold a strong belief that tigers are a born threat to their lives.

D. Tigers can't be treated equally as other animal in the forest