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29. What a delicious joke! This sentence means _____.

A. The joke is very interesting. B. The joke is about delicious food.

C. The joke is not interesting at all. D. No one laughed at the joke.

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　　Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”．He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night．

　　“I never get tired of singing it, ” he said, “I like it very much．It’s a great city and it’s a good song．”

　　Bennett is to record a TV special with the American singer Lena Horne while he is here．And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June．

　　“I like it here,” he added quietly．“I would like to live here so many months of the year．”

　　He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna．It has a studio where he likes to paint．Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for ＄4000．At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents．It’s about an Italian immigrant(移民)who goes to America, but he becomes a failure．

　　“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett．“My father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine．He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success．”

The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittori-a De Sica．

(1)

The underlined phrase “standard hit” in the first paragraph most probably means “________”．
[　　]
A．	Bennett’s favorite song that’s not very popular
B．	a song that is always popular
C．	a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience
D．	a song which makes him standard

(2)

What does Tony Bennett want to do?
[　　]
A．	Buy a house and live in England．
B．	Stay with his wife and daughter in England．
C．	Live part of the year in England．
D．	Leave America and settle in England．

(3)

What can we learn about Tony Bennett’s father from this text?
[　　]
A．	He hoped his son to be a singer．
B．	He was born in Italy and died in Italy．
C．	He was a part of Bennett’s achievement．
D．	He was glad that his son became famous．

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23—The House of Representatives, which prides itself on being “the People’s House” has been turning into a rich man’s club.

The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study on the members’ financial reports.

Behind this remarkable swing, the study says, are two main factors: a court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns, and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in congress. As a result, it is increasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women to amount successful challenge to entrenched office holders.

One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns, but congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon.

“The lower chamber is going upper class,” said Mark Green, the president of The Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. “But this evolution from a House of Representatives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qualification for office that increasingly says: low and middle income need not apply.

The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interest Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theoretical. In 1980 Mr Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congres

What can we know from the passage?

A. The House of Representatives is poor men’s club.

B. The House of Representatives was made up of people with low and middle income.

C. The House of Representatives was rich men’s club.

D. The House of Representatives is made up of people with low and middle income.

What does “this remarkable swing” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The House of Representatives prides itself on being “the people’s House”.

B. The new study based on the members’ financial reports.

C. A court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns.

D. The representatives elected now are much wealthier than those elected a few years ago.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the study?

A. Any honest man can become a representative of the House.

B. Women are more difficult than men to be an entrenched office holder.

C. Limits on what a candidate could give to his campaign are outlawed.

D. One must spend much money getting a seat in the Congress.

What is the United States Public Interest Research Group like?

A. The House of Representatives.

B. A public policy institute based in New York.

C. A public policy institute based in Washington.

D. The House of lords.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 — The House of Representatives, which prides itself on being " the People’s House" has been turning into, a rich men’s club.

The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study on the members’ financial reports.

Behind this remarkable swing, the study says, there are two main factors: a court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns, and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in Congress. As a result, it is increasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women to amount successful challenges to entrenched office holders.

One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns, but Congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon.

"The lower chamber is going upper class," said Mark Green, the President of the Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. ".But this evolution from a House of Representa??tives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qual??ification for office that increasingly says: The people with low and middle income need not apply. "

The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interests Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theo??retical. In 1980 Mr. Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was. Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

5. What can we know from the passage?

A. The House of Representatives is poor men’s club.

B. The House of Representatives was made up of people with low and middle income.

C. The House of Representatives, was rich men’s club;

D. The House of Representatives is made up of people with low and middle income.

6. What does "this remarkable swing" in the third paragraph refer to?

A. The House of Representatives prides itself on being" the people’s House".

B. The new study based on the members’ financial reports.

C. A court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns.

D. The representatives elected now are much wealthier than those elected a few years ago.

7. Which of the following is wrong according to the study?

A. Any honest man can become a representative of the House.

B. Women are more difficult than men to be an entrenched office holder.

C. Limits on what a candidate could give to his campaign are outlawed.

D. One must spend much money getting a seat in the Congress.

8. What is the United States Public Interests Research Group like?

A. The House of Representatives.

B. A public policy institute based in New York.

C. A public policy institute based in Washington.

D. The House of Lords.

9. What does the writer think of the study?

A. Doubtful. B. Believable. C. Opposed. D. Normal.

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The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had ___1__up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first __2__of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a __3__. A few minutes nap (小睡)time before class couldn't __4__, I thought. BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my __5_beating wildly trying to find the cause of the __6__. My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的)smile on his face. He had __7__ dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. "Good morning!", he said still __8__. "I am glad to see everyone is __9__. Now let's get started. " For the next hour I wasn't sleepy at all. It wasn't from the __10__of my professor's textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the __11__discussion he led. With knowledge and good __12__ he made the material come __13__. His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he __14__with were contagious(有感染力的). I __15__ the classroom not only wide awake, but a little __16__and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not __17__in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with __18__. What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don't sleepwalk(梦游)your way through __19__then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too __20__not to live it well.
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In South Africa, paragliding(滑翔伞运动) is one of the most popular sports around. Paragliding in South Africa is a delight and, at times, a frightening challenge.

A paraglider is, firstly, someone who has been well taught in the skill of flying. Once you have done the 4-day course and decide that you have the right mental attitude and the basic physical requirements, the mountain slopes(山坡) wait for you. If you have never tried it before, you are sure to learn it in a few days, but safety comes first.

Strangely, the relatively flat Karoo heartland is one of the best areas to paraglide in. The towns of De Aar and Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province are centres of Karoo Paragliding. South African paragliders hold more than 50% of the world records in this sport—most of them set in the Karoo. But why are the paragliders so crazy about the Karoo? “The cloud base there is so high and the wind is proper and stable. You can glide for hours, going up as high as 4,000 metres in the sky,” they explain.

Foreign pilots wanting a taste of South Africa’s paragliding opportunities can get a short-time license. They can hold it for three months at most. Medical examination and insurance are needed by the South African Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.

The Western Cape has more than 60 official paragliding launch and flight sites. Up north along the Drakensberg slopes, you will see the brave “One-Wings” doing their thing daily, flying in the sky or taking the “ridge lift”, riding a wave of wind as it clears a mountain slope.

41. If you want to learn paragliding, you must be _____ .

A. brave and healthy B. calm and delighted

C. young and clever D. excited and powerful

42. Why does Karoo attract paragliders all over the world？

A. Because it has very beautiful scenery.

B. Because it is easy for them to get licenses.

C. Because the conditions and climate are ideal for paragliding.

D. Because it is well-known in the world.

43. What do we know from the passage?

A. De Aar is the only centre of Karoo paragliding.

B. People can go high up in the sky while paragliding.

C. Paragliding needs skills, but it’s very safe.

D. All the world records of paragliding were set in the South Africa.

44. Foreign pilots who want to paraglide in South Africa _____ .

A. needn’t have a medical examination

B. will spend a great deal of money

C. can stay there for two months at most

D. must hold a short-time license

45. The author wrote this passage mainly to _____ .

A. introduce a popular sport in South Africa

B. tell us why paragliding is very popular

C. attract more people to visit South Africa

D. tell us Karoo in South Africa is well known

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