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7.        is to be discussed at the meeting tomorrow， which will help to improve their living conditions.(significance)

一个非常重要的工程将在明天的会议上被讨论，这一工程将有助于改善他们的生活环境。

7. A project of great significance考查significance和"be of+名词"结构的用法。of great significance 有f大意义的,，"be of+名词"结构中的名词是抽象名词时，相当于其中名词所对应的形容词的意思，说明被修饰词具有某种特征或属性。常用的名词有use,importance, help,value,interest,quality, service, benefit, necessity等。

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5. She calmly told me that it was not doing the laundry and dishes            ，but the indifferent attitude of her husband towards her. (bother)

她平静地告诉我，困扰她的不是洗衣服和洗碗碟，而是她丈夫对她漠不关心的态度。

1. Mrs. Black took the police back to the same place            without hesitation.(witness)

Black夫人毫不犹豫地把警察带到她目击抢劫案发生的那个地方。

(   ) 4. Things just don，t happen the way they happen in fairy tales，in which      or another the poor girl marries the prince.

A. somewhat    B. anyhow    C. anyway    D. somehow

2. CSM manager once said that TV producers sometimes underestimate the audience,            adds to appeal.(assume)

索福瑞媒介研究有限公司经理曾说过，电视节目制作人有时低估了观众的欣赏水平，认为照搬其他节目也能增添吸引力。

C

Every person learns at least one language in his childhood that is routinely used for speaking and writing. However，many people are fond of learning two or more languages. There are numerous benefits of being bilingual such as an improvement in linguistic abilities as well as betterment of cognitive flexibility such as divergent thinking, concept formation,verbal abilities and general reasoning.

Many people have the capacity to learn a second language. It may be another language in the same country or a totally different language from another country. Nowadays，institutes and schools offering foreign language courses are popping up throughout the world. While learning another language， you need to understand its basic grammar and improve vocabulary. Being bilingual offers greater sensitivity to language, more flexibility in thinking and a better ear for listening. It also improves a person' s understanding for the native language. It opens the door to other cultures. Moreover,knowledge of other languages increases the career opportunities, offering several job options.

The bilingual people can have some specific advantages in thinking. They have two or more words for each idea and object and can develop a creative thinking and an ability to think more flexibly. The bilinguals are aware about which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. Therefore, they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener than the monolingual people. Being bilingual has a positive effect on intellectual growth. It enhances and enriches a person's mental development. The bilinguals are better at IQ tests as compared to the monolinguals. What is more,being bilingual may keep your mind young. Juggling two languages as a child can slow mental decline.

The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem. Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests.

The bilinguals enjoy reading and writing in different languages. They can understand and appreciate literatures in various languages. It gives a deeper knowledge of different ideas and traditions. It helps improve the ways of thinking and behaving. The pleasures of reading poetry，novels and magazines as well as the enjoyment of writing to family and friends are doubled for bilinguals.

(   ) 8. Which is the best title of the passage?

     A.  We Should Be Bilingual

    B.  Learning Language Is of Great Help

    C.  Advantages of Being Bilingual

    D.  Mastering Languages

(   ) 9. Which of the following is NOT the cognitive(认识的) benefit of being bilingual?

     A.  It makes a person think creatively.

    B.  It makes a person more sensitive to the listener's needs or demands.

    C.   It improves and enriches a person,s mental development.

    D.  It does good to a person' s character.

(   ) 10.According to the author,being bilingual can        .

     A.  be happier than the monolingual people

    B.  develop a strong relationship between people

    C.  have a better understanding of the listener

    D.  build up a person' s confidence

(   ) 11. It can be inferred that when hunting for a job，        .

     A.  a person can increase his own sense of self-esteem 

    B.  graduates are offered more opportunities

    C.  the bilinguals have an advantage over others

    D.  the bilinguals can understand the employers better 

(   ) 12.Whom is the passage written to?

     A. Foreign students.    B. Exchange students.

    C. College students.    D. Teachers.

7.1 had hardly got to the office        to go back home at once. (phone)

我刚到办公室，妻子就给我打电话让我立刻回家。

24. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events，       

       do not interfere with their studies.(provide)

大多数父母鼓励他们的孩子积极参加社会活动，只要这些活动不影响他们的学习。

  Many years ago there lived in England a wise and good king whose name was Alfred. The king did not have a very 1 life in those days. There were 2 almost all the time,Be?tween ruling and fighting, he had a busy time indeed.

  A fierce, rude people, called the Danes, came to England and fought with the English. They were so 3 that after a great battle the English army was defeated. King Alfred  4 alone from the field of the battle.

  Late in the day he came to a hut. He was very tired and hungry, and he 5the hostess to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. The woman was 6 some cakes,and she looked with 7 at the poor,ragged fellow. She hadn't thought that he was the  8

  "Yes," she said, "I'll give you some supper 9 you watch these cakes. I want to 10 and milk the cow. You must make sure that they do not burn 11 I'm away."

  King Alfred was very 12to watch the cakes,but he had far greater things to 13 . How was he going to get his army together again? And how was he going to drive the fierce Danes out of the land? He forgot his 14 ;he forgot the cakes, too. In a little while the woman came back. The cakes were 15 .

  "You lazy fellow！" she cried 16 . "See what you have done!You want something to eat,but you don't want to 17 ！"

  The king laughed at the thought of being 18 in this way，but he was so hungry that he did not 19 it.

  Many days later, he gathered his 20 together again and beat the Danes in a great battle. 

(   ) 1. A. healthy    B. confusing    C. active    D. easy

(   ) 2. A. disasters    B. competitions    C. wars    D. accidents

(   ) 3. A. curious    B. strong    C. swift    D. eager

(   ) 4. A. escaped    B. avoided    C. came    D. separated

(   ) 5. A. encouraged    B. Ordered    C. permitted    D. begged

(   ) 6. A. baking    B. selling    C. packing    D. cutting

(   ) 7. A. shame    B. pity    C. fear    D. anxiety

(   ) 8. A. king    B. enemy       C. soldier    D. friend

(   ) 9. A. if    B. so    C. but    D. until

(   ) 10. A. settle down    B. carry on    C. go out    D. give up

(   ) 11. A. until    B. so    C. although    D. while

(   ) 12. A. careful    B. willing    C. nervous    D. surprised

(   ) 13. A. set down    B. build up    C. put forward    D. think about

(   ) 14. A. hunger    B. danger    C. pain    D. strength

(   ) 15. A. moving    B. drying    C. smoking    D. boiling

(   ) 16. A. proudly    B. readily    C. carefully    D. angrily

(   ) 17. A. survive    B. work    C. struggle    D. improve

(   ) 18. A. blamed    B. injured    C. fooled    D. punished

(   ) 19. A. accept    B. believe    C. mind    D. confirm

(   ) 20. A. competitors    B. men    C. family    D. neighbours

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