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2．-Long time no see．What are you up to these days？
-I have been writing a research report．That was _______ easy．（　　）

1．The host picked several persons from the audience _______ and invited them to the stage to have a dialogue．（　　）

20．Colin went to the bookstore and bought several books last week，_______ two were written by Guo Jingming．（　　）

19．-How do you find your trip to Kenya？
-We _______ there for a week； it's a fantastic place and well worth visiting again．（　　）

18．He had told her so little that she was all at sea anyhow _______ the whole procedure．（　　）

in exchange for

17．In order to persuade drivers to _______ checking their phone whenever it rings，New York State is to introduce"Texting Zones"along its major highways．（　　）

16．A British-designed electronic newspaper which is made of plastic and no larger than a table mat（垫子）  is to enter the market next year．The new newspaper was conceived（想出）  by Cambridge University scientists．They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips   （硅片）   with plastic ones．it is  being developed by Plastic Logic，a company based in Dresden，Germany．
"It looks just like a table mat，and is as light as a magazine．But you can download hundreds of  newspapers at the touch of a button，and read them quite safely，"the BBC reported on its website．
The plastic paper is produced in a safe"clean room"at the Plastic Logic factory，which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory．Every part of the product，from the screen to the  electronics，is made of plastic．And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as"top quality"．Baker says the plastic newspaper could help solve the problem of waste material associated with traditlional newspapers．
"There's a huge amount of waste．We have paper distributed（分发）    allover the country each day and then thrown into the bin．This doesn't need to happen any more．All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the appearance of paper．"he says．
People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year，the BBC says．

53．According to the first paragraph，the electronic newspaperD．
A．is made of silicon chips
B．is smaller than a table mat
C．was developed by a company in England
D．was designed by more than one person
54．What's special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones？C
A．It looks like a table mat
B．It's as light as a magazine．
C..People can download and read lots of newspapers on it
D．People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a button．
55．What can we learn about the electronic newspaper from the last two paragraphs？D
A．It will produce a huge amount of plastic waste．
B．It will be harder to distribute than before．
C．It will have no visual （视觉的） appearance．
D．It will save a huge amount of paper．
56．What's people's attitude towards the electronic newspaper according to the BBC？A
A．Hopeful．
B．Doubtful．
C．Disappointed．
D．Worried．

15．Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin is a songwriter，and has been highly respected for her works in music．Her childhood．was full of music because both her mother and her grandmother liked singing．She bought her first guitar at  16，began writing songs in high school and soon started playing with a band called Patty the Executive．
Her song l，000Kisses won her a Grammy nomination（提名）although she lost the award．
Judy Collins
．Judy Collins was an important artist in the peace movement of the 1960s．She started her own record  company，Wildflower．Records．She began as a classical pianist at 13．In the 40years that followed，Judy  became known as an important American folk singer．
Odetta
One thing you always hear when people talk about Odetta is the excellent power of her voice．Known  for her powerful stage presence and her skillful ability to command the simplest instruments--her voice as well as her guitar．Odetta rose to fame singing the classic African-American folk songs and spirituals．
She has also touched the blues．
Joan Baez
Joan Baez is one of the most remarkable singers in American folk music in the 20th century．Her Father was a physicist and was forced to move the family often throughout Joan's childhood．Inspired by  her experiences as a could traveling the world，Joan's music includes the peace and civil rights movement
She has been a constant voice for peace and social justice．

49．What can we know about Patty Griffin？C
A．She has created the best works in the world．
B．Her mother and her grandmother taught her to sing．
C．Her song l，000Kisses didn't win the Grammy award
D．She founded her first band Patty & the Executive．
50．Who started her own record company？B
A．Patty Griffin．
B．Judy Collins．
C．Odetta．
D．Joan Baez．
51．According to the paragraph 3，we can infer that Odetta  is good atA．
A．using her voice and her guitar
B．writing African-American songs
C．mixing folk music with the blues
D．performing various classical songs
52．What was Joan's music mainly influenced by？B
A．Her father．
B．Her traveling as a child．
C．The civil rights movement
D．The social justice．

14．Your story is perfect； I've never heard _______ before．（　　）

13．The dress is ______．so I will feel embarrassed if I wear it to the dinner party．（　　）

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