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)　　

A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. Her pink clothes are bloodied and her eyes stare at something only she can see. She has suffered from a bombing near her home in southern Iraq.

Every day we see images like this on our televisions. We see young Iraqi children begging for food and water from American and British soldiers as they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad. We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of belongings almost the same size as their small bodies as they flee their homes in Baghdad.

They represent just some of the young lives that have been turned upside down by the ongoing war. And they show the terrible price being paid by Iraqi children.

“Dad, why are the Americans striking us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu Sinar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.

He tries to comfort him by saying: “The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We’re going to be all right.” Even though Abu knows this isn’t always the truth.

In southern parts of the country, like Iraq’s second largest city, Basra, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is working to repair the damage caused by fighting. The organization is working to provide clean water and restore electrical power, said Geoffrey Keele, a UNICEF spokesman.

But little else can be done. In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to try and let them escape the sound of exploding bombs. And all the schools are closed.

“All they can do is listen to and hear the war,” said Keele. “There is suffering in Baghdad. It is clear that the bombing is affecting the mental well-being of the children.”

Despite UNICEF’s efforts, dirty water is being blamed for cholera outbreaks in southern Iraq. Diarrhea is spreading among the children, sometimes leading to death.

Nearly 50 percent of Iraq’s population is under 15 years old. And 30 percent of them already suffered before the war from malnutrition, according to international aid organizations.

Now the situation is worse, but continual fighting makes it impossible to count the number who are hungry, sick, injured or even dead.

65． The underlined word diarrhea” in the last paragraph but two must be _______

A. a kind of horrendous food　　　　 B. a kind of infectious disease

C. a new toy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a piece of terrible news

66. Parents give their children sleeping pills _________.

　　　 A. to get rid of the terrible sound of exploding bombs

　　　 B. to help children to go to sleep because they are very tired

　　　　　 C. in case their children should be frightened by the sound of exploding bombs

　　　 D. so that their children would not have their hearing harmed

67. What is the writer’s attitude towards Iraqi people in this article?

　　　 A. The writer loves only the children of Iraq.

B. The writer wants to know more about how many people will go hungry or even die.

　　　 C. The writer shows sympathy for Iraqi people.

D. The writer will help Iraqi people to get over any difficulty

　(B)

As civilization advances in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials of life-food, shelter and clothes. Then we are faced with a__55___ between using technology to provide and fulfill needs which have so far been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to 　56　　 　the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above 　　57　　 　necessary for comfort and happiness or we　 58　　　 it at this level and work shorter hours. I should know that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter　 　　59　　 　. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the house-wife will also 　　60　 　to be able to have more leisure in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows that human domestic servants will have completely 　　61　　 　to exist. Yet the great　 　　62　 　of the housewives will wish to be relieved completely from the routine (daily things) operations of the home such as scrubbing the floors or the 　63　　 　or the cooker, or washing the clothes or washing　 64　　 , or dusting or sweeping, or making beds.　　　　　

55.A. choice　 　　 B. chance　 　　　　　 C. chase　 　　　　　　 D. change

56.A. increase　 　　 B. reduce　 　　　　　 C. release　 　　　　　 D. relax

57.A. all　 　　　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　　　 C. which　 　　　　　　 D. that

58.A. leave　 　　　 B. lower　 　　　　　　 C. locate　 　　　　　　 D. list

59.A. chance　 　　　 B. choice　 　　　　　 C. alternative　 　　　 D. substitute

60.A. consider　 　　 B. exist　 　　　　　　 C. expect　 　　　　 D. expand

61.A. paused　 　　　 B. stopped　 　　　 C. ceased　 　　　　 D. ended

62.A. majority　 　　 B. minority 　　　　　 C. minimum　 　　　 D. maximum

63.A. bathe　 　　　　 B. bay　 　　　　　　　 C. bath　 　　　　　　 D. bat

64.A. up　 　　　　　　 B. away　 　　　　　　 C. out　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

(A)

In Mr. Allen’s school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding __45__ sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter drowns out the ___46__ of the “minister”. Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh.

The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business. He wants young people to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marriage. He believes that the ____47___ for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.

Mr. Allen doesn’t only introduce his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work. He also _　 48　 _ them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the ___49　 　point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problems of _　 50___ and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.

It has been unsettling for some of the students to see the problems that a ___51__ couple often faces. ___52___ they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’s course is ___53___ and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to ___54____ the course again.

45.　　 A. conferences　 　 B. competitions　　 　　　 C. celebrations　 　　　 D. ceremonies

46.　　 A. whisper　　　　　　 B. announcement　　　　　 C. scream　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. voice

47.　　 A. possibility　　　　　 B. responsibility　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. supply

48.　　 A. exposes　　　　　　 B. explains　　　　　　　　　　 C. extends　　　　　　　　　　 D. exhausts

49.　　 A. uniting　　　　　　　 B. burning　　　　　　　　　　 C. breaking　　　　　　　　　 D. freezing

50.　　 A. wedding　　　　　　 B. division　　　　　　　　　　 C. participation　　　　　　　 D. divorce

51.　　 A. divorced　　　　　　 B. complained　　　　 　　 C. fascinated　　　　　　　　 D. married

52.　　 A. If 　　　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Because

53.　　 A. disagreeable　　　 B. flexible　　　　　　　　　　 C. valuable　　　　　　　　　　 D. unbelievable

54.　　 A. afford　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　 　　　　 C. establish　　　　　　 　　 D. affect

44.　 The government ________ that immediate measures will be taken to protect the

　　 environment.

A. demands　　　　　　　　　　 B. assures　　　　　　　　　　 C. ensures　　　　　　　　　　 D. commands

43.　 Accidents often happen to those who _________the traffic rules.

A. observe　　　　　　　 B. obey　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. neglect　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignore

42.　 We took our umbrellas with us when we went out in order to _________ us from a

heavy rain.

A. ban　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. preserve　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　 D. protect　　　

41.　 People now can __________plastic parts for metal ones to reduce the cost of the production.

　　　 A. substitute　　　　　　　　　 B. replace　　　　　　　　　　 C. exchange　　　　　　　　　 D. change

40.　 The official deeply __________ in the case might be sentenced to death.

A. involving　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. involved

C. having involved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having been involved

39.　 _______ today is from what it was 40 years ago！

A. How different life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How different a life

C. What different life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What a different life

38.　 It was a matter of _________ would take the position.

A. who　　　　　　　　　 B. whoever　　　　　　　　　 C. whom　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whomever