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John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work , he gladly accepted it.

A. finishing B. finished C. having finished D. was finished

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Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless, “he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits(成就).Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.

Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many peiole dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ‘You are completely crazy, ’”Saunders says.

In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter(遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.

This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

The turning point in Saunders’life came when _____

A. he started to play ball games

B. he got a mountain bike at age 15

C. he ran his first marathon at age 18

D. he started to receive Ridgway’s training

We can learn from the text that Ridgway _______.

A. dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy

B. built up his body together with Saunders

C. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience

D. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic

What do we know about Saunders?

A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.

B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.

C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.

D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.

The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.

A. Excited B. Convinced C. Delighted D. Fascinated

It can be inferred tat Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ______.

A. was accompanied by his old playmates

B. set a record in the North Pole expedition

C. was supported by other Arctic explorers

D. made him well-known in the 1960s

Short and shy，Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports teams.“Football，tennis，cricket—anything with a round ball，I was useless.” he says now with a laugh.But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest.Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend.Gradually，Saunders set his mind on building up his body，increasing his speed，strength and endurance.At age 18，he ran his first marathon.

The following year，he met John Ridgway，who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean.Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland，where he learned about the old man’s coldwater exploits (成就)．Intrigued，Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions，then decided that this would be his future.

Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys，and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy.“John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say，‘You’re completely crazy’，” Saunders says.

In 2001，after becoming a skilled skier，Saunders started his first longdistance expedition toward the North Pole.He suffered frostbite，had a close encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole，and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton.His old playmates would not believe the transformation.

This October，Saunders,27，heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back，a 1,800mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

51．The turning point in Saunders’life came when________.

A．he started to play ball games

B．he got a mountain bike at age 15

C．he ran his first marathon at age 18

D．he started to receive Ridgway’s training

52．We can learn from the text that Ridgway________.

A．dismissed Saunders’dream as fantasy

B．built up his body together with Saunders

C．hired Saunders for his coldwater experience

D．won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic

53．What do we know about Saunders?

A．He once worked at a school in Scotland.

B．He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.

C．He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.

D．He was the first Briton to ski to the North Pole.

54．The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means________.

A．excited B．convinced

C．delighted D．fascinated

55．It can be inferred that Saunders’journey to the North Pole________.

A．was accompanied by his old playmates

B．set a record in the North Pole expedition

C．was supported by other Arctic explorers

D．made him wellknown in the 1960s

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76. Steel is a mixture of iron and other _________ (物质) such as carbon, nickel(镍) and so on.
77. Rachel soon came to the            (结论) that John was only interested in himself.
78. When it was performed in America, there was an            (观众) of 100,000 people.
79. I can’t             (集中注意力于) on my study with all that noise going on.
80. If you smoke many cigarettes, you will easily become           (上瘾) to tobacco.
81. John is seriously ill, and his disease is so r____ that even the best doctors don’t know how to deal with it.
82. People should drive out of town to b       fresh air and relax at weekends.
83. The pressure of his job led to the complete b         of his health, so he had to receive treatment in hospital.
84. The Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, which can be a______ through a computer.
85. If the words of a song are c      , they are not easy to understand and the song is not catchy.

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It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.