2.The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived.Every insect in the garden had been (21)B   hard,and now they were preparing to begin their routines.The balloon competitions were always something really special.
Each time,the flying insects were favourite (22)Cto win,because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions,creating all sorts of (23)Ain the air.(24)D,on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part:a group of ants.Of course,(25)D  expected that they could do anything special.They were so light that no ant had ever(26)Ato take part,but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all (27)C organized and prepared.
So the competition began,and the(28)B insects took their turns,performing beautiful movements with the balloons.As always,the butterflies left everyone(29)Awith their twist and turns,and their wonderful colours.When it was time for the ants to perform,it seemed like the competition had already been decided.
For the(30)A time in living memory,the ants shared just one balloon between them,and one by one they climbed up the balloon string,(31)B a thin black thread of ants.When all the string was covered,the last ant climbed(32)B  his teammates to reach the balloon.(33)Ahe got there,he climbed onto the top of the balloon.
This strange(34)Cattracted everyone's curiosity,and they were just about to witness the most important (35)D:the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could…and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!
The result was powerful!The balloon began blowing out its air,flying(36)B  about,here and there,doing a thousand turns and spins,while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string.
Of course,that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight(37)A with quite a hard landing,but it didn't (38)C.The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so(39)Bthat the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner.
From then on,in that garden,everyone understood how much could be achieved by working (40)D.In the years to come,the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams,and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own.

21.A.fightingB.trainingC.functioningD.living
22.A.speakersB.organizersC.candidatesD.producers
23.A.patternsB.numbersC.drawingsD.sounds
24.A.BesidesB.ThusC.InsteadD.However
25.A.anybodyB.somebodyC.everybodyD.nobody
26.A.botheredB.hesitatedC.refusedD.promised
27.A.quicklyB.terriblyC.perfectlyD.strangely
28.A.specialB.differentC.familiarD.similar
29.A.amazedB.disappointedC.boredD.blessed
30.A.firstB.secondC.lastD.next
31.A.cuttingB.formingC.usingD.passing
32.A.withB.overC.aroundD.through
33.A.OnceB.IfC.ThoughD.Until
34.A.ideaB.attitudeC.behaviorD.experience
35.A.effectB.caseC.conditionD.moment
36.A.weaklyB.madlyC.peacefullyD.carefully
37.A.endedB.startedC.continuedD.broke
38.A.helpB.workC.matterD.tell
39.A.necessaryB.impressiveC.naturalD.important
40.A.aloneB.behindC.outD.together.
1.When a dad promised his seven-year-old daughter she would be a real princess,he wasn't kidding.
    Jeremiah Heaton travelled to a(n)(21)Ddesert region of Africa to claim a controversial stretch of land in his daughter Emily's name.Mr Heaton,the father of three children from Virginia,(22)A a flag his children had designed in the(23)C piece of land sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan after(24)Bto Emily that she would one day be royalty.Mr Heaton found Bir Tawil,one of the last unclaimed pieces of land on the planet,which(25)C about 1300 km sq of desert that has (26)A been claimed by Sudan or Egypt.What he did is just considered by some people to be a (27)A that is an inspiring display of paternal love(父爱).
It took Mr Heaton 14 hours to travel by wagon through the desert(28)B he could plant the flag,which has a blue background and a seal and stars (29)D the family.
    He may have completed his journey in June,(30)Bit began at the start of the year when he was chatting to his young daughter."Over the winter,Emily and I were playing,and she had a desire to be a princess.She asked me,in all(31)C,if she'd be a real princess (32)C,"Heaton said."And    I said she would."
    On his return Mr Heaton and his wife made a(33)B for their daughter and asked friends and family to(34)Aher as Princess Emily.Princess Emily,who sleeps in a custom-made castle bed,is showing(35)D of being a generous ruler,and said that she wants to (36)A children in the region have enough    food.
    Shelia Carapico,professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond,said it was not smooth-tongued or (37)B for someone to plant a flag and say they have political control over the land without legal(38)C from neighboring countries,the United Nations or other groups.(39)B,she said,it is not known whether people have ownership of the land,(40)Dwhether the property    is part of  a    political   nation.

21.A.desertedB.preciousC.attractiveD.remote
22.A.plantedB.carriedC.buriedD.waved
23.A.undiscoveredB.unrecognizedC.unclaimedD.undivided
24.A.keeping his wordB.making a promiseC.giving inD.looking forward
25.A.spreadsB.expandsC.coversD.runs
26.A.neverB.seldomC.oftenD.hardly
27.A.moveB.planC.replyD.thought
28.A.afterB.beforeC.whenD.if
29.A.displayingB.presentingC.paintingD.representing
30.A.andB.butC.soD.or
31.A.carefulnessB.kindnessC.seriousnessD.hopefulness
32.A.everydayB.every dayC.somedayD.some day
33.A.shirtB.crownC.promiseD.joke
34.A.refer toB.deal withC.talk ofD.look for
35.A.prideB.interestC.signalsD.signs
36.A.ensureB.admitC.suggestD.advise
37.A.comfortableB.reasonableC.describableD.possible
38.A.realizationB.satisfactionC.recognitionD.consideration
39.A.In allB.In additionC.Above allD.As a result
40.A.instead ofB.more thanC.rather thanD.regardless of.
9.Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.However,he cannot take the credit for creating other well-loved characters,such as Cinderella and Snow White.They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables(寓言) into cartoon movies.
The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version we know today.It started off with the girl mourning her mother's death and going to her tomb three times a day.In addition,there were only birds that helped Cinderella; there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or helpful mice,nor was there mention of a horse and carriage.
The stepsisters were cruel:they always threw Cinderella's food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor,hence(因此)her name.
In the original story,the king's ball actually lasted for three days.With the help of the birds,the girl,beautifully dressed,danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her.However,she broke away from him to rush back home each night.On the last night,the prince placed soothing sticky on the stairs; as Cinderella made her escape,a shoe got stuck on it.
Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant:when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fit the shoe,the wicked(邪恶的) stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fit into the shoe.The daughter did as told.So the prince took her away to be his bride.But when they passed the tomb of Cinderella's mother,the birds called out to the prince,
"Turn and peep,there's blood in the shoe;
the shoe is too small,the true bride waits for you."
Realizing he had been tricked,the prince returned the daughter to her mother.The other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe,with the same result.Only Cinderella's foot fit perfectly and so the prince chose to marry her.The story ends with the wedding day:as Cinderella's two stepsisters followed her,pretending to be devoted to her so that they could enjoy the king's riches,two birds flew by and plucked(啄) out their eyes.Because of their wickedness and falsehood,they had to spend the rest of their days blind.
The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version.Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.

60.What dose the underlined word"They"in the first paragraph refer to?B
A.Such wonderful things.
B.Other well-loved characters.
C.Old fables.
D.Cartoon movies.
61.How did Cinderella get her name?C
A.The Birds came up with it.
B.It was given by Disney.
C.It came from the word"ash".
D.She got it from her mother.
62.Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?D
A.Helpful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.
B.The ball was held to celebrate the prince's wedding.
C.Cinderella left her shoe on the stairs on purpose.
D.The birds told the prince that he had been cheated.
63.The moral of the original story is thatA.
A.a wicked person cannot escape punishment.
B.a devoted person certainly deserves respect.
C.a well-behaved child earns a great reward.
D.a dishonest child cannot get mother love.
64.What does the author think of the Disney version?A
A.Excellent. B.Ordinary  C.Dull. D.Ridiculous.
8.
A.conveying  B.objective  C.complexity  D.rewarding  E.victim  F.impact
G.confused  H.effective  I.published   J.unavailability  K.adding
Friendly doctors are bad for their patients'health,researchers have warned as a new study revealed two thirds of young medics struggle to be truthful with patients they like.
Blurring(模糊)the lines between social and professional relationships can(41)F on the level of care offered and prevent patients from being honest about important side effects.Doctors should avoid(42)K patients as friends on Facebook,and they should not hug or allow patients to call them by their first names,regulators have warned.
It comes as a survey of 338 oncologists(肿瘤医师)under the age of 40,(43)I in The Lancet Oncology,found 59per cent said they found it difficult to tell the truth to those patients they liked.Sixty per cent of respondents said if doctors felt too close to their patients,it could prevent them from making(44)B decisions about a person's care.
Lesley Fallow field,of Brighton and Sussex Medical School,said:"Oncology is a specialty that can be enormously (45)D but is filled with challenges.Young oncologists have to master dealing with anxious patients who are facing a life-threatening disease;(46)A the true prediction; discussing the(47)C of modern treatments; and explaining the(48)J of some drugs and the side-effects of treatment."
But she said for those doctors who have entered the profession in the age of the‘cyber world',are more likely to fall(49)E to breaking the professional boundaries with patients.
She said:"The difficulty,if you hug and kiss patients,if you allow them to call you by your first name,is that quickly the relationship can become (50)G as a social one rather than a professional one."
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