He got seriously ill at the age of five. Later he couldn’t see anything at all. He was ______ blind.

A. nearly　　　　　　 B. totally　　　　　　 C. especially　　　　 D. probably

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 　1 ．

　 Today things are 　2 　, the world has become too 　3 　．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 　4 　our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 5 survive．

　 Everyone 　6 　today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left． Yet, with modern fishing 　7　 , more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 　8　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we __9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 　 10　 more and more trees．

　 We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die． 11 , in most countries wastes are 　12 　put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 　13 laws to stop this．

　 We know, too, that if the 　14 of the world continues to rise at the present rate , in a few years there will not be enough 　15 ．What can we do to solve these problems?

　 If we eat more vegetables and less 　16 ,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 　17 five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　 Our natural resources will 　 18 longer if we learn to recyclethem．

　 The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 ．

　 Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 　20　 in the future．

1．A．beautiful　　 B．unlimited　　 C．unusual　　　 D．valuable

2．A．common 　　　 B．the same 　　 C．changeable 　 D．different

．A．crowded 　　　 B．small 　　　　 C．dirty 　　　　 D．busy

4．A．protecting 　 B．saving 　　　 C．polluting 　　 D．fighting

5．A．may not 　　　 B．will not 　　 C．shall not 　　 D．could not

6．A．wonders 　　　 B．realizes 　　 C．considers 　　 D．discovers

7．A．poles 　　　　 B．boats 　　　　 C．methods 　　　 D．ideas

8．A．mountains 　　 B．the sea 　　　 C．trees 　　　　 D．forests

9．A．continue 　　 B．have 　　　　 C．ought 　　　　 D．go on

10．A．grow 　　　　 B．plant 　　　　 C．save 　　　　 D．cut down

11．A．Thus 　　　　 B．However 　　　 C．Generally 　　 D．Therefore

12．A．still 　　　 B．even 　　　　 C．also 　　　　 D．certainly

13．A．many 　　　　 B．none 　　　　 C．some 　　　　 D．few

14．A．production 　 B．pollution 　　 C．population 　 D．development

15．A．houses 　　　 B．vegetables 　 C．food 　　　　 D．places

16．A．fruit 　　　 B．meat 　　　　 C．fish 　　　　 D．grain

17．A．feeds 　　　 B．increases 　　 C．supplies 　　 D．helps

18．A．use 　　　　 B．stay 　　　　 C．keep 　　　　 D．last

19．A．control 　　 B．born 　　　　 C．plan 　　　　 D．pay

20．A．nature 　　　 B．sea 　　　　　 C．planet 　　　 D．forest

_____, I saw her eyes _____ on me in surprise.

A. Looking up; fixed 　 B. Looked up; fixed

C. Looking up; fix 　 　D. To look up; fixing

“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 　1 he had walked away from her. They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 　2　 moment, perhaps, 　3　 small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words—though they mean 　4　 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 　5　 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 　6　 . Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 　7　 . He had few 　8　 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）. The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 　9　 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 　10　 . Today he can not recall anything 　11 about the chapter he wrote, or what 12　 Mrs. Branch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 　13　 writing.”

　　 Four words. They 　14　 his life.

　　 “ 　15　 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 　16　 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 　17　 of doing but never believed I could do.”

　 Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate. She was 　18　 , tough and honest.“She was just what I 19 ,”Dalkoff said.

　 His confidence 　20 　 . Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1．A．where　　　　 B．why　　　　 C．because　　　 D．when

2．A．wonderful　　 B．difficult　　　 C．funny　　 D．big

3．A．yet　　　　　 B．although　　 C．for　　　 D．therefore

4．A．much　　　　 B．little　　　　 C．more　　　 D．most

5．A．meaning　　　 B．power　　　 C．force　　　 D．sense

6．A．writer　　　　 B．player　　　 C．poet　　　 D．singer

7．A．sorry　　　　　 B．proud　　　 C．sick　　　 D．shy

8．A．books　　　　 B．ideas　　　　 C．friends　　 D．chances

9．A．follow　　　　 B．match　　　 C．decide　　 D．improve

10．A．on　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　 C．out　　　　 D．down

11．A．more　　　　 B．again　　　　 C．special　　　 D．different

12．A．honors　　　　 B．remarks　　 C．prizes　　　 D．grade

13．A．poor　　　　　 B．serious　　　 C．good　　　　 D．silly

14．A．changed　　　 B．damaged　　 C．affected　　 D．improved

15．A．Unless　　　　 B．Until　　　 C．When　　　 D．While

16．A．what　　　　　 B．how　　　　 C．where　　　 D．which

17．A．tired　　　　　 B．fond　　　　 C．proud　　　 D．dreaming

18．A．strict　　　　　 B．kind　　　　 C．encouraging　 D．praising

19. A．feared　　　　 B．needed　　　 C．expected　　 D．loved

20．A．grew　　　 　B．lifted　　　　 C．appeared　　 D．returned

—Hi , Tracy , you look tired.—I'm tried. I 　　　　　 the living room all day.

A. painted　　　 B. had painted　 C. have been painting　 D. have painted

— Tina looks especially pretty tonight.

 　 — Yes, she always looks her best in ____ of that color.

 　 A. dress 　　　　 B. address　　　 C. that dress 　 D. the dress

We are not prepared to compromise _____ the price of the computer.

　 A．with　　　 B．between　　　 　　　　　　　 C．on　　　　 D．in

The Mississippi

The Mississippi is a great river whose relationship with man goes way back beyond its discovery in the 16th century．The River Indians used it as a highway and as a source of food, and it was they who gave it its name—“misi” meaning “great” and “sipi” meaning “water”．When the length of its branch, the Missouri, is added to it, the Mississippi becomes greater． 1 ．From the source of the Missouri to the tip of the delta （三角洲）, it is 2, 480 miles long．

Great rivers are likely to suffer floods．In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres, sweeping away farms, towns, everything in its path．In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless．Today the river has largely been controlled． 2 ．

Industries have spread down some of the waterways of the delta, but otherwise the delta is a remote place, the homeland of a little colony of French Canadians that the British drove out of Nova Scotia in the 18th century．They still speak French, mixed with English, Indian, Spanish and Negro idioms．They keep to themselves, farming the rich soil of the delta． 3 ．

4 ．Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went, but what lay beyond．In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king, Louis XV．This city, named St．Louis, became the jumping-off（起点） place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains, and the way to the Far West．

Some 40 years earlier, at the beginning of the 18th century, the French had founded another city just above the Mississippi delta, New Orleans． 5 ．New Orleans is one of the great ports of the world, and one of the greatest terminals for both sea and river traffic．

A．It was the Mississippi that made the city what it is

B．Levees, high banks built of earth, hold back the flood waters

C．Therefore, as we know, it’s the third longest river in the world

D．It is known that the “Great Water” has also been a frontier river

E．However, they paddled up and down the Mississippi in their boats to seek their fortune

F．The “Great Water” always remains a threat, for the streets of the city are below the level of the river

G．They call themselves Cajuns, who have actually been leading fairly primitive lives and preserving their own traditions