16、_______science and technology_______ so fast，it is quire necessary for us to have a good knowledge of English and computer．

A．For；developing                                      B．With；developing

C．As；develops                                          D．With；developed

15、We must ________measures to protect our earth from ________．

A．do；being polluted                                   B．get；polluted

C．take；being polluted                                   D．have；polluted

14、It makes no ______to me ________you will come or not．

A．use；whether                                          B．good；if

C．difference；whether                                       D．importance；if

13、This kind of book usually ________well, but this time not many copies _______．

A．sell；have been sold                          B．is sold；have sold

C．sells；have been sold                                 D．sells；are sold out

12、I want to make ______clear that we do an important and necessary job．

A．that                B．this                C．it               D．what

11、The reason _______he is unable to go to college is ________his grades were too low．

A．why；that             B．which；that           C．how；because          D．why；because

10、一Is there anyone who is going to climb the mountain?

—__________

A．None            B．No           C．Not any             D．No one

9、一Shall watch TV now, mum?

一I’d rather you ______．You ________finish your homework first．

A．wouldn’t；must                                      B．didn’t；shall

C．won’t；should                                          D．don’t；will

8、A young man was getting ready to graduate from college；For many months he had  1 a beautiful sports car in a showroom，and knowing his father could well  2  it．he told him that was all he wanted．

As Graduation Day cam near，the young man awaited  3  that his father had bought the car．  4  ．On the morning of his graduation．his father called him into his 5  study room．His father told him how  6  he was to have such a fine son，and told him how  7  he loved him．He handed his son a beautifully  8  gift box．

Curious, and somewhat disappointed，the young man opened the box and  9  a lovely．leather-bound（皮纸封面）Bible,  10  the young man’s name pressed in gold．  11  ．he raised his voice to his father．and said “With  12 your money，you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house．

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in  13  ．He had a beautiful home and wonderful family．but realized his father was very  14  ，and thought perhaps he should go to him．He had not seen him  15  that graduation day．

    Before he could make arrangements．he received a telegram  16   him his father had passed away．and willed all his possessors to his son．He needed to come home immediately and  17  things．

When he arrived at his father’s house，sudden  18  and regret filled his heart．He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still gift wrapped Bible  19  as he had left it years ago．With tears，ho opened the Bible and began to turn the pages．

Suddenly．a car key dropped from the back of the  20  ．It had a tag（标签）with the date of his graduation on it．and the words PAlD IN FULL．

1．A．admired                 B．watched               C．seen             D．noticed

2．A．offer                     B．afford                  C．serve             D．supply

3．A．mark                     B．support                C．signs              D．promise

4．A．Finally            B．Instead                C．So                   D．Shortly

5．A．public                    B．hard                    C．lazy                D．private

6．A．proud                    B．sad                      C．upset              D．puzzled

7．A．many                     B．far                       C．much              D．often

8．A．typed                    B．wrapped              C．written            D．painted

9．A．looked                   B．reached                C．showed           D．found

10．A．with                    B．while                   C．after                      D．when

11．A．Interested              B．Pleased                C．Angry             D．Disappoint

12．A．none                    B．all                        C．1ittle                D．bit

13．A．business                B．study                   C．city              D．home

14．A．healthy                B．strong                  C．young              D．old

15．A．on                       B．until                     C．since              D．after

16．A．telling                  B．showing               C．saying             D．talking

17．A．look for               B．take care of           C．care             D．mind

18．A．excitement             B．disappointment        C．surprise          D．sadness

19．A．but                      B．right                    C．just              D． only

20．A．Bible                    B．bed                      C．desk                D．door   

7、From a major Windows upgrade（升级）to more powerful Web services and high-definition （高清晰） DVD．there’s a lot to look forward to in the coming year．

Vista View

    Microsoft’s next major operating system，Windows Vista．looks different from today’s Windows．But the parts you can’t see might be even more important．Microsoft is focusing on protecting users from the viruses．worms，and other attacks that have become a serious problem in the last decade．But security isn’t the only point of Windows Vista．It includes additional gaming features．a new desktop search function．a new user interface（界面），compatibility，（兼容）with high—definition TV and multimedia equipment．

  New DVD on the road

  The next DVD generation has two layers．First．high-definition recording will mean more vivid sound and Pictures．It also means you might have to put aside your present DVD collection．as people did with tape cassettes in the 1980’s when CD was introduced．The new technology will record high-definition TV programs on a small disk without quality loss．And up to 50 gigabytes （十亿字节）of storage can put l3 hours of programs or eight movies on a disc．

Wireless Internet Everywhere．

    Wife is coming．Despite the over publicity surrounding wireless networking．the fact remains that finding a public connection still takes work．Next year．connectivity should get easier．thanks to long-range broadband wireless technology from Intel called WiMax．According to an Intel spokesperson a WiMax signal”can carry 50miles in tests．but in reality about half that．”It means you can get online almost anywhere at any time．

Next-Generation Game Consoles（控制台）

    Gamers．fasten your seat belts．This year will be one of the most exciting with major releases from Sony．Nintendo and Microsoft．It’s like an election：Every four years or so. gamers get to choose which platform they’ll support for the next cycle. As you’d expect，the processing and graphics （图形）hardware powering the consoles is impressive．They’ll include HDTV and high-speed Internet connectivity．

1．Which is NOT included in Windows Vista? 

    A．Gaming features．                                   B．A new monitor．

    C．High-definition TV．                                   D．A new desktop search function．

2．With the new DVDs．you can__________．

    A．Play raises                                              B．record TV programs or movies

    C．use smaller disks                                     D．enjoy a bigger collection of DVDs

3．What do all the items listed above have in common?

    A．They are convenient for gamers．

    B．High speed Internet connectivity．

    C．All involve a great leap in technology，

    D．High definition．

4．What’s the purpose of writing this passage?

    A．To inform you of ways to upgrade your house．

    B．To introduce the new technology．

    C．To inform you how to build up a digital centre．

    D．To introduce the new designs．