With a lot of difficult problems________，President Obama is having a hard time.

A．settled                                                B．settling

C．to settle                                              D．being settled

To finish the work in such a short time，all of us________like crazy day and night.

A．are supposed to work                          B．suppose to work

C．suppose to working                             D．are supposed to working

I can hardly hear the radio.Would you please________？

A．turn it on                                            B．turn it down

C．turn it up                                            D．turn it off

On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine，she________pale.

A．got　　　　　　　　　　　               B．changed

C．went                                                  D．appeared

 “Crazy Chinese”，a future hit?

Years ago an unconventional (非传统的) young Chinese man called Li Yang attracted the whole country with his unconventional “Crazy English” language learning technique.Now Li Yang is back，but this time he’s promoting “Crazy Chinese”．

People may wonder when the person who created the sensational (轰动一时的) “Crazy English” became an expert in learning the Chinese language.But Li Yang’s opinion says there are a lot of similarities in mastering both languages，and you have to know your mother tongue before you can learn a second language.

“If you can’t master your mother tongue，you won’t be able to learn English well.Just looking at history，a lot of famous translators are not only good at English，their Chinese is very good as well.That’s why they can translate between the two languages well.”

Over ten years ago，Li Yang created “Crazy English” to motivate ordinary Chinese people to speak English.He successfully got timid (shy) Chinese standing up in front of thousands of strangers，shouting English.

Now，Li Yang says his “Crazy Chinese” will help kids between 3 and 8 years old learn 3,500 Chinese characters in 4 to 6 months if they

study attentively for 30 minutes every day，while the primary school only requires kids learn 2,000 characters during their six years，one character a day.One important way they can achieve the goal is to recite two hundred ancient poems.Many kids think it’s very difficult.But Li Yang’s creative language­learning method has won the support of some education experts and parents.Here’s one mother.“Though some poems they’ve recited are too hard for little kids to understand，as they grow up they will gradually come to realize the meaning and use them correctly”．

“Crazy English” is now popular in Korea and Japan，as well as in China.Will “Crazy Chinese” enjoy the same success？Let’s wait for time to tell.

46．Now Li Yang is trying to ________“Crazy Chinese”．

47．According to Li Yang，there are a lot of ________in mastering both English and Chinese.

48．Li Yang has________in getting timid Chinese to shout English in front of many strangers.

49．Li Yang’s “Crazy Chinese” will help kids between 3 and 8 years old learn________Chinese characters in 4 to 6 months.

50．Li Yang’s creative Chinese­learning method is to get kids to ________ancient poems.

Three foreign gentlemen came up to a bus­stop in London.About five minutes later the bus which they waited for came along.They prepared to get on it.Suddenly there was a noise behind them.People rushed on to the bus and tried to push them out of the way.Someone shouted at them.The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and embarrassed.No one had told them about the British custom of waiting for a bus so that the first who arrives at the bus­stop is the first person to get on the bus.

Learning the language of a country is not enough.One should know as much as possible about the manners and customs of different countries.You’ll be surprised how different they can be from your own.For example，in India，people consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table.In many places you might see a person shaking his head at another to express he is disagreeing，but in Bulgaria a shake of the head means “Yes” and a nod means “No”．In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone，but in Thailand，it is considered impolite.

Knowing about the customs of different countries is not only useful but also important to everyone.

41．Knowing about the manners and customs of different countries________.

A．are as important as learning their nation languages

B．is as important as learning their languages

C．is not so important as learning their language

D．is much more important than learning their language

42．Someone shouted at the three gentlemen just because________.

A．they were foreigners

B．they didn’t line up for their turn

C．they got the wrong bus

D．they didn’t buy tickets

43．Passing food at table________in India.

A．with your right hand is impolite

B．with your both hands is good manners

C．with your left hand is polite

D．with your left hand is not a polite way

44．Nodding one’s head at another expresses________in Bulgaria.

A．disagreement                                  B．agreement

C．politeness                                      D．impoliteness

45．The passage tells us that one should know about______of different countries.

A．either the languages or the customs

B．neither the language nor the customs

C．not only the languages but also the customs

D．the languages on the customs

Richard Gray was a famous explorer (勘察者)．He was also a millionaire.He had visited every country in the world.He had crossed Antarctica，flown across the Atlantic by balloon，and climbed Mount Everest.Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley，the hottest place on earth.He walked for days over the hot desert sand.One night he found the camp where he had been the night before.Gray had walked in a circle.He was lost.

Two days later he had drunk all his water.He couldn’t walk.He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘)，and there he saw a man.The man was wearing smart，clean trousers，a white shirt and a tie.Gray crawled over to him.

“Water，...water，...” he said.

“I’m terribly sorry，old boy，” replied the man，“but I haven’t got any water with me.”

“Help me！” shouted Gray，“I’m a rich man...a millionaire...I’ll give you anything.”

“That’s very nice of you，old boy，” said the man.“Look，I can’t give you any water，but would you like to buy my tie？”

“A tie？Of course not！” screamed Gray，and crawled away.He crawled slowly up the next sand dune.His mouth was full of sand.His lips were cracked and dry.He couldn’t breathe.He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool.Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage (幻景)？” he thought.“Am I dying？” He stood up and staggered (蹒跚) down the dune.

A waiter in shining white uniform came out of the door.

“Water...water...a bath！Food！” screamed Gray.

“I’m sorry，you can’t come into this hotel.” said the waiter.

“Why not？I’ve got plenty of money...I’m a millionaire.”

“Ah，” replied the waiter，“but you aren’t wearing a tie！”

36．The famous explorer________.

A．had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon

B．had travelled all over the world

C．had walked across Death Valley

D．had ever been a millionaire

37．Death Valley is________.

A．a valley where people may die from loss of water

B．a dead place where people dare not go

C．a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat

D．a place’s name

38．Two days later Richard Gray________.

A．was lost in a circle

B．was drunk

C．began to search for water in the desert

D．crawled to the top of a dune to see a man

39．Gray saw________from the top of the next dune.

A．a large good hotel                           B．many swimming girls

C．a lot of drinking water                     D．a beautiful mirage

40．At last Richard Gray________.

A．got some water to drink                    B．was not permitted to enter the hotel

C．was very sorry for the waiter            D．was dying

26．Tom’s work at school is________ ________ ________(上游)，Harry’s is ________ ________ ________(下游) and Jim’s is about ________ ________(达到) the average.

27．They are very______ ________ ________(很难取悦)．I don’t want to work with them.

28．We’ve always________ ________ (后悔卖了) the farm.

29．I don’t really________ ________ ________ ________(赞成孩子化妆) make­up.

30．I ________ ________ ________(被要求)my résumé (简历)________ ________ ________(送到) the Personnel of the company before 3 p．m.today.

31．No particular________ ________ ________ ________ ________(没有注意到) the safety of the dam until great damage was caused by the flood.

32．The material________ ________(摸起来像) silk.

33．The custom has been passed on________ ________ ________ ________(一代代地)．

34．He________ ________ ________(很受尊敬) by local people because of the time and money________ ________ ________(他捐赠的) the development of the town.

35．I ________ ________ ________(怀念被爱) by my grandmother，and no one would love me so much as she did.

16．Her portrait appears on the front c________ of that magazine.

17．Last week we saw the________(教授) who taught him chemistry at the university.

18．They i________ her that the meeting will be held as scheduled (如期)．

19．Mr Johnson is the h________—the party is held at his house.

20．That news was b________ this morning.

21．The story will be________(继续) in next week’s issue.

22．Li Bai and Du Fu were famous p________in ancient China.

23．Why didn’t you s________a better subject for your composition?

24．It seems that most girls don’t like s________movies.

25．It’s________(自然) for a child to love its mother.

The article that he has just finished________requires________.

A．to write；to be improved                 B．writing；improving

C．to write；to improve                      D．writing；being improved