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About 200 people ________ the competition.

A.
joined
B.
joined in
C.
joined with
D.
joined up

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CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006—Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai resort of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said.

Witnesses said smoke billowed^① up from the town’s tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts and debris^② on the street after an explosion at a restaurant.

People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes of carnage^③ and chaos^④.

A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: “We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There’s police everywhere.”

“There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital,” said another resident, who also did not want to be named.

The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said.

The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). “There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere,” said one witness, who heard the blasts.

An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners.

Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israeli casualties^⑤.

One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area.

It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people.

Notes:

① billow v. 翻腾

② debris n. 残骸

③ carnage n. 残杀，流血

④ chaos n. 混乱

⑤ casualty n. （人员）伤亡

What’s the result of the explosions in Dahab?

A. 34 people were killed.

B. There were many Israeli casualties.

C. 23 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.

D. Many houses were burned to the ground.

How many places did the explosions take place in?

A. Two B. Three C. Six D. Eight

What does the underlined word “resort” mean?

A. popular holiday centre B. hotel or guest-house for holidaymakers

C. visiting some place D. Making use of something for help

Which of the following statements is right?

A. Many of the dead appeared to be residents.

B. The first set of three explosions took place in October 2004.

C. Police couldn’t know what to do.

D. Israeli divers stayed in the resort with the Passover holiday over.

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.
But ___1___ a few of them are very ___2___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___3___ language. Many millions are ___4___ to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___5___. Have you ever ___6___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learn English in six month, or your ___7___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes ___8___ you master your English in a month. ___9___ the first day your ___10___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___11___ quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___12___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___13___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___14___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___15___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___16___ that gets!
So it is ___17___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___18___upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___19___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___20___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.

The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.

The most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise(巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago(群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.

Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.

Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.

1.What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?

A. He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands.

B. He completed his famous book on the islands.

C. He was touched by the geography of the islands.

D. He studied different creatures on the islands.

2.Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?

A. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.

B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.

C. Animals on the islands feed on grass.

D. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.

3.Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of .

A. a closer view of animals B. Darwin’s inspiring trip

C. The beautiful sea views D. various daring activities

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures

B. A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers

C. Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos

D. A successful Example of wildlife protection

Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the

information given in the passage.

March 22nd every year has been the World Water Day since 1993. Everyone knows that over 70% of our planet is covered with water, but do you know that only 3% of the water is fresh and less than 1% of this fresh water is available for human use?

Water shortage

The World Bank reports that 80 countries now have water shortages, while 40% of the more than 2 billion people, have no access to clean water. Fresh water is such a life-or-death issue(问题) in many parts of the world that every eight seconds a child dies from drinking dirty water.

How to save water

Turn off the tap while you brush you teeth in the morning and before bedtime, and you can save up to 8 gallons of water! That adds up to more than 200 gallons a month, enough to fill a huge fish tank that holds 6 small sharks!

Keep your shower under 5 minutes long. In fact, a 5-minute shower uses more water than a person living in poverty in a developing country uses in an entire day.

Fix the leak. If your toilet has a leak, you could be wasting about 200 gallons of water every day. That would be like flushing your toilet more than 50 times for no reason!

We each share responsibility for the sustainable management of our water resources, which means using less water at home, in the workplace, at school, on holidays, on the farm,… everyone, everywhere, every time.

1. When did the first World Water Day take place? (no more than 5 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. How many suggestions does the writer give us to save water? (1 word)

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. What example does the writer give us to show fresh water is a life-or-death issue? (no more than 10 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. What’s the purpose of writing this passage? (no more than 12 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

SECTION C

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

People gather on a street of downtown Santiago after an earthquake February 27, 2010. A powerful 8.8-magnitude（级）earthquake that shook Chile on Saturday killed at least 64 people, knocking __48___ homes and hospitals, and triggering（引发）a tsunami (海啸).

Buildings caught fire and residents huddled（挤）in streets covered with glass and bricks , many terrified by powerful aftershocks and desperately trying to call friends and family. President Michelle Bachelet said that there were 78 confirmed deaths and that __49___ were possible. Telephone and power lines were down, making it __50___ to assess the full extent of the damage close to the epicenter (震中).

Chile is the world's No. 1 copper producer, and the quake halted operations at two major mines near the capital."Never in my life have I experienced __51___ quake like this, it's like the end of the world," one man told local television from the city of Temuco, __52___ the quake damaged homes and forced staff to evacuate (撤离) the regional hospital.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion __53___ a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST). The capital Santiago, about 200 miles north of the epicenter, was also badly hit. The international airport was forced to close __54___ the quake destroyed passenger walkways and shook glass out of doors and windows. Local television showed a building in flames in Concepcion __55___ said some residents looted (劫掠) medicine shops and other businesses in the chaos.

About 200 people ________ the competition.

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