63. (　　　 ) A. smash　　　　　　　　　 B. crush　　　　　　　 C. break　　　　　　　 D. affect

62. (　　　 ) A. be fond of　　　　　 B. be tired of　　　　　　　 C. be fed up with　　　 D. get bored with

A. Try to choose one word in each group which is different from the others (5’)

61. (　　　 ) A. detached　　　　　　　　　　 B. shabby　　　　　　 C. terraced　　　　　 D. semi-detached

　　　　　　　　C

The following notice is posted in bus terminal(终点站) Bus Service

New York City ------Brennan, New Jersey Time Table:

Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, every half hour from 7:00 a.m.

until 11:30 p.m.(7 days a week)

Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m.

until 10:40 p.m.(7 days a week)

Evening rush hours (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)buses leave the Railway Station ,

New York City every 15 minutes(Monday –Friday)

Holidays, buses leave on every hour each direction(Trip time 30 minutes each way)

All tickets must be bought at window 12,the Railway Station New York City

at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.

58. At which following time does a bus leave New York for Brennan on Tuesday?

A. 9:30 a.m.　 　　　　　 B. 11:15 a.m.　 　　　　 C. 2:45 p.m.　 　　　　　 D. 10:20 p.m.

59. What time does a bus leave Brennan for New York City on Saturday?

A. 5:15p.m. 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. 7:10 p.m.　 　　　　　 C.9:40 p.m.　 　　　　　　 D. 11:40 p.m.

60. How long does it take us from New York City to Brennan on Sundays?

A. 20 minutes　 　 　　　 B. Half an hour　 　　　 　　　 C. 40 minutes　 　　　　 D. An hour

B

If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading emails with web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a particularly short form of English.

And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF (sense of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you.

Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are talking online, and many of them are talking at the same time.

It’s fast: try talking to six people at once. It’s brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit(智慧), concentration and quick fingers.

And it requires tremendous linguistic economy(语言省略). There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (be right back) will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you are talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF (on the floor), or LOL (laughing out loud), or combine the two into ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing).

And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (got to go) or TTYL (talk to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals. Punctuation(标点)is going, too.

54. Many people talk on the Internet _____.

A.　　 by sending short emails 　　 　　　 B. by using a particularly short form of English

C. in a funny way　　　　 　 　　　 D. by using particular English words and expressions

55. In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet _____.

A. you have to speak fast and fluently　　　

B. you should speak with wit and humor

C. you have to express your ideas in a brief way　

D. one should pay much attention to the accuracy of words

56. If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means _____.

A. the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B.　　 you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C.　　 you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D.　　 the person who you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl

57. To save time on the Internet, _____.

A. some people leave their letters in the dustbin

a)　　　 some people never use “shift” in their writing

b)　　　 many people keep the capital letters and punctuation

c)　　　 people seldom use capital letters or punctuation

A

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It’s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport, but it’s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft (气垫船)if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise, you can go by boat, if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems, and the weary(厌烦的)traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible, you say. Well, wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time, the great London Council(议会)is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge, yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only.

Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC? Well, perhaps, the main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London’s discussed dockland(船坞). A link from London to the continent would stimulate(刺激) trade and revitalize(使重新具有活力)the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm!

51. The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.

A. by swimming　　 B. in his own car　　 C. by air　　　　　 D. by hovercraft

52. According to the passage, a link from London to the continent would be______.

A. necessary for its trade　　　　　　　　 B. important for its politics

C. useful for its industry　　　　　　　 　　 　D. helpful for its culture

53. The main idea of the passage is______.

　 A. how to develop the trade of London　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

B. when to cross the Channel

　 C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently　　　　

D. what to do in the developing of traveling

　“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”

That advertisement (广告) made me remember my　 36　 .I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the　 　37 　. Even though times were hard, I couldn’t　 38　 any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?” Daddy’s face looked 　39　 . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this 　40　 violin for seven dollars.”

　　　 The day I carried my violin to school for my first 　41　 ; no one could knew the bursting heart. I practised, joined the school orchestra, gave performances…Several months seemed to run quickly then and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and I carefully 　42　 it away.

　　　 Now here I was with the newspaper 　43 　, I took out the violin case from my closet. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the newspaper, walked to the 　44　 and called by means of the number.

　　　 Later in the day, a man in his 30s knocked on the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would　 45 my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 　46 　, ” he said, 　47 　my violin. “How much are you asking?”

　　　 Any music store, I know, would 　48 　me higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.” “Are you 　49 ?” he asked, causing me to think so much of Daddy. “Seven dollars,” I repeated and added, “I hope your little girl ill enjoy it as I did.” I smiled, but, I found　 50 rolling down.

36. A. early life　 　　　 B. childhood　　　　　　　 　　　 C. youth　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. grown-up

37. A. chance　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. money　　　　　　 　　　 D. demand

38. A. wait　　　　　 　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. remain　　　　　　 　　　 D. keep

39. A. angry　　　　 　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. red　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. happy

40. A. new　　　　　 　　　 B. valuable　　　　　 　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　　　 D. second-hand

41. A. lesson　　　　 　　　 B. chance　　　　　　 　　　 C. date　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. concert

42 A. carried　　　　　　　 　　　 B. sent　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. put

43 A. news　　 　 　　　 B. sports　　　 　　　 C. headlines 　　　　　　 D. advertisement

44. A. radio　　　　 　　　 B. TV set　　　　　　 　　　 C. telephone　　　　 　　　 D. door

45. A. see　　　　　　 　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 　　　 C. receive　　　　　　 　　　 D. accept

46. A. badly　　　　 　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　 　　　 C. soon　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. often

47. A. searching　 　　　 B. fixing　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. observing　　　　 　　　 D. examining

48. A. lend　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

49. A. sorry　　　　 　　　 B. willing　　　　　　 　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ready

50. A. sweats　　　　　　　 B. my eyes　　　　　 　　　 C. my heart　　　　 　　　 D. tears

35. ---- Our class got the first place in the basket match yesterday.

　 ----　 _________!

A. Congratulations　　 B. Have fun　　 　　 C. Enjoy yourself　　　 　 　 D. Best wishes

34. We all like the park ___________ we visited last week.

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in which　　　　　　　　 D. to which

33. He asked us_____ quiet and_____ disturb him.

　 　 A. to be; not to　　　 B. to be; to not　 　　　　 C. to; not　　　 D. be; not to be