36．A．simply　　　　　　　　 B．really　　　　　　　　　 C．merely　　　　　　　　 D．even

40．A．photo taking　　　　 B．job hunting　　　　　 C．decision making D．wait training

答案　 21.C　 22.A　 23.D　 24.B　 25.D　 26.A　 27.D　 28.A　 29.B　 30.C　 31.D　 32.B　 33.C　 34.B　 35.D　 36.B　 37.C　 38.A　 39.A　 40.D

Passage 8

(05·湖北)

You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t　 36　 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 　　37　 and you’re telling the TV　 38　 what is happening.

　　　 It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 　　39　 .In the first two years of the 　40　 in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫),28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 　　41　 .What kind of people put themselves in danger to 　42　 pictures to our TV screens and 　43　 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

　　　 “I think it’s every young journalist’s 　44 　to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 　45　 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it 　　46　 it is a war.”

　　　 But there are moments of 　47　 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets (子弹)are flying　 48　 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 　49　 after a while and when the next war starts , you’ll be

　 50　 .”

　　　 “None of us believes that we’re going to 　51　 ,” adds Michael .But he always　 52　 a lucky charm(护身符)with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh,　 53　 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 　54　 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 　55　 ,because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

39．A．certain　　　　　　　　 B．interesting　　　　　　 C．precious　　　　　　 D．easy

38．A．accept　　　　　　　　 B．control　　　　　　　　 C．change　　　　　　　 D．improve

37．A．Every age　　　　　　 B．Every shop　　　　　 C．Every day　　　　　 D．Every office

36．A．For example　　　　 B．After all　　　　　　　 C．Right now　　　　 D．So far

35．A．lesson　　　　　　　　 B．experience　　　　　 C．purpose　　　　　　 D．quality

34．A．hoping for　　　　　 B．waiting for　　　　　 C．ready for　　　　　 D．fit for

33．A．your wife　　　　　　 B．your family　　　　　 C．patience　　　　　　 D．determination

32．A．tore　　　　　　　　　　 B．saved　　　　　　　　　 C．developed　　　　　 D．destroyed