(09辽宁)25. Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time,           to my surprise, he arrived on time.  

A little        B. much         C. ever         D. even 

 (05·辽宁)

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36     them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38    they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    39     and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41    to mark their way home. To make things    42    . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43     the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     45    pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47     fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    48     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49     . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50    could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52      for another night.

The following morning,     53    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54     some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55     into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36．A．hit                      B．fought                 C．won                       D．beaten

37．A．growing              B．putting                C．planting                  D．laying

38．A．after                   B．until                    C．while                      D．before

39．A．safe                    B．fast                     C．short                      D．slow

40．A．rose                    B．set                      C．appeared                 D．disappeared

41．A．taken up              B．cut up                 C．set up                     D．picked up

42．A．easier                  B．better                  C．bitter                      D．worse

43．A．to                       B．upon                   C．as                          D．in

44．A．battled                 B．struggled             C．speeded                  D．waited

45．A．left                     B．lost                     C．defeated                  D．saved

46．A．manage               B．try                      C．employ                   D．find

47．A．ached                  B．frozen                 C．harden                    D．harmed

48．A．hardly                 B．never                  C．seldom                   D．nearly

49．A．pain                    B．fear                     C．trouble                    D．danger

50．A．all others             B．some others         C．others                     D．the others

51．A．away                  B．with                    C．off                         D．on

52．A．bed                     B．tent                        C．blanket                D．sleeping-bag

53．A．while                  B．since                   C．for                         D．once

54．A．missed                B．separated             C．passed                    D．gone

55．A．patiently              B．lonely                  C．alone                      D．worriedly

 (05·辽宁C篇)

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         B．Buy two more movies at the low price of $6.95 later.

         C．Buy six more movies at the price of $19.95 all the time.

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        A．Special Selection and Director’s Selection

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 (05·辽宁D篇)

While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon（现象）is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢综合症）.

In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response（回应）in time for their aged parents living by themselves.

The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.

68．According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by _________.

        A．their earlier experience of feeling lonely

         B．the unfavorable living conditions in their native countries

         C．the common worry about their income

         D．the geographical distance between parents and children

69．Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to _________.

        A．live in the countries with more money

         B．seek a better place for their aged parents

         C．continue their studies abroad

         D．realize their dreams in foreign countries

70．If young people go abroad, _________.

        A．they do not hold to the value of duty at all

         B．they can give some help to their parents back home

         C．they cannot do what they should for their parents

         D．they believe what they actually do is right

71．From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

        A．the situations in the developed and developing countries are different

         B． “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our society

         C．children will become independent as soon as they go abroad

         D．the aged parents are not fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”