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15．Conversation 1
1．Where are the speakers？
A．At the airport． B．In the railway station． C．In the bank．
2．When will Liu Yin start out？
A．On Jan.9． B．On Jan.11． C．On Jan.15．

14．You can't have finished the book yesterday，_________？（　　）

13．Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness，a killer disease that infects（感染） about 60，000people in Africa a year．
British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite（寄生虫） causing the illness needs to survive．They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18months．
The disease，spread by the bite of a fly，is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system．It has similar symptoms（症状） to malaria（疟疾），making it difficult to diagnose．Left untreated，it moves to the brain，resulting in mental confusion and final death
The"breakthrough"came at the University of Dundee in Scotland，where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies．
Professor Paul Wyatt，director of the programme，said："This is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases．"
He said the research，published in the journal Nature，represented"significant progress"in the development of a full blown drug against the disease．
The World Health Organization said there are between 50，000and 70，000cases of the disease a year，with a further 60million people at risk of infection．
The research in Dundee was backed by partners at the University of York in England and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto，Canada．The two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems．One is with side effects that kill one in 20patients and the other is costly，only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment，the scientists said．

57．The word backed in the last paragraph probably meansB．
A．conducted B．supported
C．believed D．managed
58．What the World Health Organization said suggested thatD．
A．about 60000people died of the disease each year
B．about 60000people were cured of the disease each year
C.600million people are likely to get infected
D．the disease is spreading fast in Africa
59．We can read this passageD．
A．in the journal Nature
B．in a newspaper of the University of Dundee
C．in a book about flies
D．in a newspaper about medicine
60．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．big drug companies play an important role in the research of the new drug
B．people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbed
C．among 200people infected with the disease，5may die because of the old drug
D．Professor Paul Wyatt may be a professor at the University of York．

12．（BBC）The"father of the personal computer"who kick-started the careers of Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen has died at the age of 68．Dr Henry Edward Roberts was the inventor of the Altair 8800，a machine that led to the home computer age．
Gates and Allen contacted Dr Roberts after seeing the machine on the front cover of a magazine and offered to write software for it．The program was known as Altair-Basic，the foundation of Microsoft's business．"Ed was willing to take a chance on us-two young guys interested in computers，and we have always been thankful to him，"the Microsoft founders said in a statement．
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told technology website CNET that Dr Roberts had taken"a critically important step that led to everything we have today"．
Dr Roberts was the founder of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems （MITS），originally set up to sell electronics parts to model rocket hobbyists．The company went on to sell electronic calculator parts，but was soon overshadowed by bigger firms．
In the mid-1970's，with the firm struggling with debt，Dr Roberts began to develop a computer kit（配套零件） for hobbyists．The result was the Altair 8800．The﹩395kit （around£1，000today） was featured on the cover of Popular Electronics in 1975，resulting in a flood of orders．
Amongst those interested in the machine were Paul Allen and Bill Gates．The pair contacted Dr Roberts，offering to write software that would help people program the machine．The pair finally moved to Albuquerque-the home of MITS-where they founded Micro-Soft，to develop their software．
Dr Roberts sold his company in 1977．He died in hospital on 1April after a long period of pneumonia．（肺炎）

53．Why did Dr Roberts probably decide to sell his company？D
A．Because he was in heavy debt in the mid-1980's．
B．Because he wanted to take a chance on Gates and Allen．
C．Because he wanted to develop a computer kit for hobbyists．
D．Because he had difficulty competing with big companies．
54．What do we know about MITS？C
A．It was set up by Steve Wozniak．
B．It sold electronics parts to big firms．
C．It is located in Albuquerque．
D．It is a technology website．
55．We can learn that Popular Electronics is likely to beB．
A．a newspaper B．a magazine
C．a Website D．an organization
56．What is the best title of this passage？C
A．The story of the Altair 8800
B．The founder of MITS
C．Father of the personal computer died
D．The story of Dr Roberts．

11．Funny English Errors and Insights
Laugh…And Learn!
Welcome to the website for Funny English Errors and Insights （2010），a new book of unconscious humour published by the National Library of Australia．
Funny English Errors and Insights will be launched at the National Library in Canberra on 29^th，October 2010．
In the meantime，explore this website for other collections of real-life English language mistakes，including funny answers to exam questions，media misprints，and silly signs．
See Funny English Errors：The B List for more than a hundred examples of funny English gaffes（失言）．For more funny English errors，read author Troy Simpson's blog．For still more examples，join this website to download a free PDF version of English As She Is Taught，which lists our top 250funny English language mistakes from that classic howlers book．
Join this website FREE，and you can also：
•Enter member-only competitions
•Contribute your comments
•Download free e-Cards
•Be the first to know about our much-anticipated book，Funny English Errors and Insights （2010）…
Features
Follows in the tradition of the runaway best-seller Howlers books of the 1920s and 1930s
•Includes quotes（引文） that have never been published before in this way
•Includes more than 30carefully selected funny photos
•Topics include English，science，history，geography，religion，mathematics，and more
•A perfect gift for students，teachers，parents，grandparents，public speakers，doctors，lawyers，journalists，clergy and religious，and anyone with a sense of humour!

49．The word launched in the second paragraph is closest to the meaning：C
A．sent up for the first time．
B．written for the first time．
C．for sale for the first time．
D．printed for the first time．
50．On the website，you can do the following things exceptA．
A．read some funny news
B．know something about this book previously
C．find a lot of examples about English errors
D．express your opinions freely
51．About this book，you know thatD．
A．it only includes English，science，history
B．it is quite different from Howlers books
C．all the quotes in it are familiar with us
D．it is intended for people all walks of life
52．The text is aimed at introducingC．
A．a popular website
B．some selected funny photos
C．a new book
D．some funny English errors．

10．After more than a year of bitter political debate，President Obama sat down in the White House East Room on March 23and signed the 2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law with a pen，and then another pen，and another．Obama used 22pens to sign the﹩938billion health care bill．
The practice of using different pens to sign important legislation（法规）dates at least as far back as Franklin Roosevelt．The reason is fairly simple．The pen used to sign historic legislation itself becomes a historical artifact．The more pens a President uses，the more thank-you gifts he can offer to those who helped create that piece of history．The White House often give pens to supporters of the newly signed legislation．When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964，he reportedly used more than 75pens and gave one of the first ones to Martin Luther King Jr．And in 1996，President Clinton gave the four pens he used to sign the Line-Item Veto bill to those most likely to appreciate the bill's consequence．
Once they're given away，some pens end up in museums； others are displayed proudly in recipients'（接受者） offices or homes．But they sometimes appear again，like in the 2008presidential campaign（竞选活动），when John Macain promised to use the same pen given to him by President Reagan to cut pork from the federal budget．
Not every President goes for the multipen signature，however．President George W．Bush preferred signing bills with only one pen and then offering several unused"gift"pens as souvenirs．

41．We can learn from paragraph 1that the 2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActC．
A．has been passed easily
B．was put forward one year ago
C．becomes law in the USA
D．is unimportant
42．How are the pens dealt with after being used by President Obama？A
A．Supporters of the newly signed legislation are likely to get some of them．
B．Obama will keep them．
C．They will be just set aside
D．They will be sold to the public at a high price．
43．What can we learn about John Macain？B
A．He was ever President in the USA．
B．He took part in the 2008presidential campaign．
C．He never used the pen given by Reagan．
D．He was only concerned about his own business．
44．What does this passage mainly tell us？B
A．Obama signed the 2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act．
B．It is a practice to use multiple pens to sign important legislation in the USA．
C．Pens are necessary in the signature．
D．All the presidents like the multipen signature．

9．smooth（　　）

8．reward（　　）

7．figure（　　）

6．---English has a large vocabulary，？
---Yes．Know more words and expressions and you will find easier to read and communicate．（　　）

	A．	hasn't it； it		B．	doesn't it； that
	C．	has it； what		D．	does； one

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