Directions:　 Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

　　　　　　 The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the awaiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

　　　　　　 Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27. is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England, Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. The took a lie detector (测谎仪) test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included and astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited.

　　　　　　 The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

　　　　　　 Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love. ”

　　　　　　 The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham and a car. But will it last?

71. How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?

A. The bride’s mother shared their joy.

B. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.

C. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.

D. The bridegroom’s parents were not that joyful.

72. Some experts believe that _____.

　　　　　　 A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce .

　　　　　　 B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

　　　　　　 C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

　　　　　　 D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple .

73. One of the prizes for the couple is　　 .

　　　　　　 A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like

　　　　　　 B. to use an apartment free for some time

　　　　　　 C. to have a wedding dress free

　　　　　　 D. to own an American sports car

74. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　　　　　 A. Two Strangers and a Wedding

　　　　　　 B. A Wedding Based on love

　　　　　　 C. A Short-lived Marriage

　　　　　　 D. A Well-Matched Couple

(B)

　　　　　　 Several factors make a good newspaper story. First － obviously － it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __61__ . They usually respond to it in one of three ways.

●　　 By providing __62__ detail, comment or background information.

●　　 By finding a new __63__ on the day’s major stories.

●　　 By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well － it also has to be __64__ . People don’t want to read about ordinary. Everyday lift. Because of this, many stories __65__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __66__ news. “Plane lands safely－no-one hurt” doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane __67__ － 200 feared dead!” does.

　　　　　　 Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __68__ － particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __69__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.

　　　　　　 Finally, for many editors, __70__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

61. A. newspapers 　　　　　　　　　　 B. publications 　　　　　　　 C. reporters　　　　　　　　　 D. broadcasters

62. A. extra 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. available　　　　　　　　　　 C. inaccessible　　　　　　　 D. memorable

63. A. direction　　　　　　　 　　　 B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angle　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. section

64. A. tragic　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dramatic　　　　　　　　　　 C. professional　 　　　 D. sensitive

65. A. quote　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. neglect　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　　　 D. involve

66. A. good 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exciting　　　　　　　　　　 D. informative

67. A. crashes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bumps　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strikes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drops

68. A. places　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. people　　　　　　　　　　　 C. things　　　　　　　　　　　 D. news

69. A. in addition　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in any case　　　　　　　　 C. for example　　　　　　　 D. after all

70. A. personality 　　　　　　　　　　 B. similarity　　　　　　　　　 C. uniqueness　　　　　　　　 D. familiarity　　　

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

(A)

Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn’t have done or something you didn’t do which you should have? At one time or another we probably all have. There’s no _51__ in getting depressed about it now －it’s no __52__ crying over spilt (溢出的) milk. However, there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why __53__ we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future.

　　　　　　 One thing we all do now and again is to lose our __54__ with a friend or close relative. The odd thing is that we more often display great __55__ towards someone we are fond of than towards __56__ . The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to __57__ a bit of steam in a safe environment, while the consequences (后果) of __58__ a stranger could be far more serious.

　　　　　　 Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue (美德) and undoubtedly this is the __59__. On the other hand , we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone, telling them exactly that we feel, and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of __60__. Perhaps we should have kept out mouths shut?

51. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. purpose 　　　　　　　　　 C. point　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. result

52. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. benefit

53. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

54. A. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. memory　　　　　　　　　　 C. manner　　　　　　　　　　 D. temper

55. A. anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. interest　　　　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. respect

56. A. strangers 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. friends　　　　　 　　　 C. relatives　　　　　　　　　　 D. colleagues

57. A. run through　　　　　　　　　　　 B. throw away 　　　　C. give up　　　　　　　　　　 D. let off

58. A. inviting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. insulting　　　　　　　　　　 C. speaking to　　　　　　　　 D. believing in

59. A. issue　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. case　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. event　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. factor

60. A. excitement　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　　　　　 C. pride　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guilt

50. Can you make a sentence to 　　　　the meaning of the phrase?

A. show off　　　　 B. turn out　　　　 C. bring out　　　 　D. take in

49. The shopkeeper gave us __________ weight: we got 9 kilos instead of 10 kilos.

A. scarce　　　 　　B. short　　　　　 C. light　　　　　 D. slight

48. Whatever rank you may be in, it would be wrong to __________ the law into your own hands.

　A. bring　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　 C. take　　　　　 D. seize

47. Every new __________ has the possibility of making or losing money.

　A. event　　　　　　　　　 　　　B. venture

　C. adventure　　　　　　　　 　　D. expectation

46. According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart attack is not necessarily __________ and effect.

　A. reason　　　　 B. impact　　　　 C. fact　　　　　 D. cause

45. To regain their __________ after an exhausting game, the players lay in the grass.

　A. force　　　　 B. energy　　　　 C. power　　　　 D. health

44. Go and join in the party, __________ it to me to do the washing-up.

　A. Get　　　　　 B. Remain　　　 C. Leave　　　　 D. Send