58. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. occasionally

57. A. chance　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. occasion　　　　　 D. practice

56. A. naturally　　　　　　　 B. eventually　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　　 D. slowly

55. A. able　　　　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. skilled　　　　　　　 D. intelligent

54. A. taught　　　　　　　　 B. educated　　　　　　　　　 C. organized　　　　　 D. imitated

53. A. similar　　　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　 D. without

52. A. among　　　　　　　　 B. between　　　　　　　　　 C. within　　　　　　　 D. during

51. A. begin　　　　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　 D. stop

　Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note there is one more word than you need.

China plans to 　41　 　a series of activities from April to October to promote the book reading habit among its citizens, especially children, young people, women and rural residents.

The activities include book 　42　 , prize contests for book reports, opening of new libraries in rural areas and urban communities, and book donation to disaster and poverty – stricken areas, according to a circular (宣传品) issued 　43　 　by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Administration of Press and Publication.

The circular 　44　 　government departments of education, culture and civil affairs, and trade union organizations, the Communist Youth League and Women’s federations at all levels to find 　45　 　ways to promote reading habits among the public.

All kinds of media, 　46　 　radio, TV, magazines, newspapers, Internent and mobile phones, should be involved to set up new trends for book reading, and enhance the social 　47　 　of activities 　48　 　to promote reading, according to the circular.

“promoting book reading is a long-term task for us, and we should 　49　 　it with the activities to promote spiritual civilization,” the circular said.

Section B: Cloze Test

Directions: For each blank in the following passage 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.

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being

　 50　 　all the time: if corrected too much, he will 　51　 　talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference 　52　 　the language he uses and the language around him. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language 　53　 　other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being 　54　 　- to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more 　55　 　people, and 　56　 　make the needed changes.

But in school we never give a child a (n) 　57　 　to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would 　58　 　notice a mistake

　 59　 　it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying 　60　 　doing this or not.

　　 If it is a matter of right answers, as it 　61　 　be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waster time on 　62　 　routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the 　63　 　to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all 　65　 　persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

50. A. corrected　　 　　　 B. ordered　　　　　　　　　　 C. taught　　　　　　　 D. persuaded

40. He was so nervous that he couldn’t keep his hands from trembling, with the result 　　　　　

　 very badly in the competition.

　 A. all he did　　　　 B. was done　　　 C. that he did　　　 D. what he did