Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast① fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated②worth of more than $ 40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat③for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
①    vast  adj. 巨额的
②    estimate  v. 估计，估价
③    feat  n. 功绩，壮举
④    financially  adv. 财政上，金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:

  1. 1.

    Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?

    1. A.
      to improve the health of population in America alone
    2. B.
      to improve the health of population all over the world
    3. C.
      to avoid leaving his children too much money
    4. D.
      to spare the American government the burden of health care
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following is right?

    1. A.
      Americans should care about people in other countries
    2. B.
      Americans should treat fellow citizens well
    3. C.
      Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
    4. D.
      Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune
  3. 3.

    Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of       __.

    1. A.
      his weakening health condition
    2. B.
      his parents’ suggestions
    3. C.
      his great success in business
    4. D.
      his concerns for suffering people
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which word can be used to describe Bill Gates?

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      kind-hearted
    3. C.
      strong-minded
    4. D.
      confident

Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting①for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O’Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive②selections for the midseason showcase.
Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.
Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection③ in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.
Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.
Notes:
①    ballot  vi. 投票
②    consecutive  adj. 连续的
③    infection  n. 传染，感染

  1. 1.

    Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.

    1. A.
      the same votes as
    2. B.
      more votes than
    3. C.
      less votes than
    4. D.
      no more than
  2. 2.

    Yao Ming and _______ belong to the Houston Rockets.

    1. A.
      Kobe Bryant
    2. B.
      Tracy McGrady
    3. C.
      Shaquille O’Neal
    4. D.
      Steve Nash
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage?

    1. A.
      Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game.
    2. B.
      Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting.
    3. C.
      It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China.
    4. D.
      Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad has been retired. But he didn’t go quietly. In his final speech, he blamed the Jewish people for the problems between Israel and the Palestinians.
“The Jews have taken land of the Muslims,” he said. “What if part of America was given to the Jews as Israel? Would the Americans let it happen? Of course not.”
His words angered many western governments, but Mahathir doesn’t care. “I like to speak my mind,” the 77-year-old explained. “Sometimes people don’t like it. But that is what leadership is all about.”
Loved by some and disliked by others, his 22 years in power have seen great changes in Malaysia. He has taken it from being one of Asia’s poorest countries to the world’s 18th largest trading nation. It is also a peaceful country with native Malaysians living alongside minority groups. Chinese make up a quarter of the population, while a further 7.4 percent are of Indian origin. Teenage girls wearing Muslim① headscarves happily walk around large stores as ethnic Chinese play mah-jong② in nearby cafes.
But Mahathir has made enemies at home and abroad and some people will be glad he has gone. The US was unhappy when he often blamed it for globalization. Meanwhile, critics say that he has limited the freedom of the Malaysian people in order to stay in control of the country. Despite this, he is a hero to leaders in Southeast Asia as well as those in the Islamic③ world. “He marked out the path to success for developing nations in the region to follow,” said Thai President Thaksin Shinawatra.
Now he just wants to enjoy his retirement and insists that he will not take on a special role in government. “I’m a nobody,” he said. But many Malaysians do not agree with this.
Notes:
①    Muslim  adj. 穆斯林的
②    mah-jong  n. 麻将
③    Islamic  adj. 伊斯兰教的
Choose the best answers according to the above:

  1. 1.

    What does Mahathir probably mean by saying “But that is what leadership is all about.”?

    1. A.
      The Jews have taken land of the Muslines by strong power of their leadership.
    2. B.
      America should give part of its land to Israel though its leadership is powerful.
    3. C.
      Leadership has the obligation to speak up what you think is right or wrong.
    4. D.
      As a leader of a country, you have the right to teach those in other countries what to do and how.
  2. 2.

    Which is NOT true about the following?

    1. A.
      Malaysia was no longer poor after Mahathir came into power.
    2. B.
      Malaysia is a country with natives and other minorities like Jews living alongside
      peacefully.
    3. C.
      Malaysia developed a lot within Mahathir’s power but freedom of Malaysians was
      limited.
    4. D.
      Mahathir’s role in the world is both a hero to leaders in Southeast Asia but also a possible enemy of some countries.
  3. 3.

    The best title of this passage would be _________.

    1. A.
      A Religion Enthusiast
    2. B.
      Mahathir’s Political Policy
    3. C.
      Mahathir Is Malaysia
    4. D.
      Hero of the World

Rumour（谣言）is the most primitive way of spreading stories--- by passing them on from mouth to mouth. but civilized countries in normal times have better sources  of news than rumour. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of confusion（混乱）, however, rumour appears and becomes widespread. At such times the different kinds of news are in competition: the press, television, and radio against the grapevine.
Especially do rumours spread when war requires control on many important matters. The normal news sources no longer give out enough information. Since the people can not learn through legal channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up "news" wherever they can and when this happens, rumour grows.
Rumours are often repeated even by those who do not believe the tales. There is an interest about them. The reason is that the cleverly designed rumour gives expression to something  deep in the hearts of the victims --- the fears, doubts, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to voice directly. Pessimistic（悲观的）rumours about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and anxious .Optimistic rumours about record production or peace soon coming point to self- satisfaction or confidence---and often to over- confidence.

  1. 1.

    The author suggests that, in times of confusion, man often __________.

    1. A.
      stops regular news services
    2. B.
      turns to primitive ways for support
    3. C.
      distrusts his fellow man
    4. D.
      loses complete control of himself
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "grapevine" in Paragraph 1 probably means "__________”.

    1. A.
      rumour
    2. B.
      newspaper
    3. C.
      information
    4. D.
      time
  3. 3.

    The author states that during wartime the regular sources of news provide only __________ .

    1. A.
      false information
    2. B.
      optimistic reports
    3. C.
      limited information
    4. D.
      pessimistic reports
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is mentioned as a reason for people to repeat a rumour?

    1. A.
      They are too willing to believe.
    2. B.
      They take an interest in rumour.
    3. C.
      They have a strong desire to make a fool of other people.
    4. D.
      They find some rumours reflect their own unexpressed beliefs.

This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers（young people aged from 13 —19）from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. The school was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully① when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize② American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
Notes:
①    respectfully  adv. 尊敬地，谦恭地
②    criticize  vt. 批评，责备
Choose the best answers according to the above:

  1. 1.

    This year       __ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

    1. A.
      twenty-three hundred
    2. B.
      thirteen hundred
    3. C.
      over three thousand
    4. D.
      less than two thousand
  2. 2.

    The whole exchange programme is mainly to        __.

    1. A.
      help teenagers in other countries know the real America
    2. B.
      send students in America to travel in Germany
    3. C.
      let students learn something about other countries
    4. D.
      have teenagers learn new languages
  3. 3.

    What is particular in America schools is that        __.

    1. A.
      there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.
    2. B.
      there are a lot of outside activities
    3. C.
      students usually take fourteen subjects in all
    4. D.
      students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
  4. 4.

    After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought        __.

    1. A.
      a better education should include something good from both American and Germany
    2. B.
      German schools trained students to be better citizens
    3. C.
      American schools were not as good as German schools
    4. D.
      the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警灯) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速写) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:
“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (惩罚), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(为……祈祷) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”
The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

  1. 1.

    Why did the policeman stop the man?

    1. A.
      Because the man drove after drinking.
    2. B.
      Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.
    3. C.
      Because the man drove over the speed limit
    4. D.
      Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.
  2. 2.

    Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

    1. A.
      It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.
    2. B.
      He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.
    3. C.
      This story happened in the morning.
    4. D.
      The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.
  3. 3.

    From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

    1. A.
      he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter
    2. B.
      he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter
    3. C.
      the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison
    4. D.
      the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison
  4. 4.

    Why did the man at last drive slowly?

    1. A.
      Because he was afraid to be fined again.
    2. B.
      Because he heard his son was feeling well.
    3. C.
      Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.
    4. D.
      Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

Being beautiful means a lot to teenage girls. Once it did to me too. I was the vainest person in the world, but that all changed one December night.
It was a Thursday, and I was getting ready for the wrestling tournament the following day. I was so excited; it was going to be my first tournament as a cheerleader. I walked past the mirror and stopped to check my appearance. I noticed my eyebrows were a little bushy, and that’s when my vanity kicked in. The brows could be easily fixed with the waxing kit I had purchased. I put the jar of wax in the microwave. But instead of heating the wax for 30 seconds, I pressed too many zeros and heated it for three minutes. As I reached for the jar, I dropped it, spilling it all over myself.
My mother came running when she heard my screams. The hot wax was rolling down my face and arm. My mom took a wet washcloth and tried to wash the wax off my face. This proved to be a bad idea, because the wax was honey based, and it pulled my skin off with the wax.
The 15-mile drive to the emergency room seemed to take hours. When we finally arrived, the nurse didn’t waste any time. They took me straight to a doctor and gave me extra-strength painkillers, so my mind was in confusion. The doctor explained how severe my burns really were: my arm was a combination of first-, second- and third-degree burns, and needed to stay bandaged. My face was first- and second-degree burns. If the wax had gotten any closer to my right eye, I would have lost my sight. I was covered in multi-colored “goop(药膏)”, wrapped, and sent home to recover.
I got up the next morning and the first thing I wanted to do was wash off the remaining wax. I unwrapped the bandages and “degooped”, letting warm water gently remove the rest of the wax. The next step was to do a self-evaluation of the damage. I couldn’t believe how horrible I looked. A horror-movie monster stared back at me from the mirror. All I could think was, my life is over. For someone as vain as me, this was very true. I thought I was going to be horribly disfigured(毁容的)for the rest of my life! All I could do was cry.
My mom made it worse by forcing me to go out in public. She dragged me to the grocery store and wherever else she felt like taking me. Everywhere we went, people had a million questions, none of which I wanted to answer. Then my mom declared she was going to put me through even more torture—I had to go to school on Monday. School only led to more questions from more people.
Now, two years later, my wounds have healed, leaving a few scars. I still feel self-conscious if I don’t wear make-up, and I’ve discovered that three-quarter length sleeves are wonderful for covering the scars on my arm.
After spending several months adjusting to this injury, I realized how vain I was. I had made beauty important, but it never was or will ever be that important. It took this event to teach me that no matter how much you change on the outside, you’re still the same person on the inside. 

  1. 1.

    After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.

    1. A.
      teenage girls care too much about their appearance
    2. B.
      loving beauty will necessarily make one disfigured
    3. C.
      we can never judge a person merely by one’s looks
    4. D.
      sometimes being beautiful can cost you something
  2. 2.

    Which of the four statements is a fact?

    1. A.
      The severe damage to her sight and face weren’t recovered.
    2. B.
      The mother wished the writer to face her misfortune bravely.
    3. C.
      From the lesson we conclude that “once bitten, twice frightened”.
    4. D.
      The severe burns were caused by her mother’s lack of first-aid.
  3. 3.

    The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.

    1. A.
      beauty is not everything
    2. B.
      a student shall not make up
    3. C.
      beauty is not important
    4. D.
      loving beauty will spoil you
  4. 4.

    The author develops her composition by ________.

    1. A.
      offering accurate facts
    2. B.
      giving contrast and comparison
    3. C.
      using logical arguments
    4. D.
      representing own experiences
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can be the best title?

    1. A.
      The Price of Vanity
    2. B.
      An Unexpected Ending
    3. C.
      A Disfigured Girl
    4. D.
      Beauty Ruins Everything

People who put a smiley face at the end of a message, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air.
I had some bad news this week. My manager informed me of this news via email. It was like hearing about the death of a loved one via pigeon. Bad news should only ever be delivered face to face or voice to voice.
We seem to celebrate our numerous methods of communication, but really there is no communication at all. I talk to my plants more than I talk to my neighbors, I get text messages that take me three hours to read because they’re written like this: “Hi, I ope you av a gr8 day. Call me La8tr.” I had an email from someone this week that read, “Da ut ov 2day are really annoying me!” Ut? I had to say this 20 times before I understood it. Youth has now become ut. Haven’t we taken enough from them—now we have to take their letters?
I had an email recently from a girl who used to live over the road from me as a child. She wrote, “Hi Shazia, howz u? Im sure u used 2 live across the road from me. We sumtimes played tennis 2 gever at the park and you was in your eliment. I am married now wif 3 daughters.” Then, to my horror, she ended the email with: “Im now teachin in Leeds. Luv Clare.”
Teaching? With English like this. It’s like saying you’re a train driver when you’ve never seen a train. It was like reading modern Morse code.
Getting bad news via email makes it seem so much worse than it actually is. Just a few lines, no emotion, no comfort, not really an explanation. Just a few cold hard words. It’s an excuse. Just write a few words and the problem of delivering it is no longer yours. A close friend recently told me she was very happy to announce she was getting married—and made the announcement by email. I don’t know how she didn’t fall off her chair with excitement while writing it. If you are really happy or really sad to announce something important, wouldn’t you like a human reaction? Some euphoria, elation, tears, a punch in the face?
I receive long text messages every day with information and explanations that I don’t bother reading. They’re boring, and annoy me. In the time it took someone to write me three laborious texts, they could have called, spoken to me, made some tea. People who put a smiley face at the end of a sentence, in an attempt to show feeling, show no feeling. I wish there was a symbol for two fingers in the air, because that’s the one I’d send back.
The telegram has been responsible for reporting world-shattering events when there were very few other options(选择权). Now we have options, and people opt for the least humane one. My mum, in an attempt to get down with the ut of today, asked me to teach her to text. Now she constantly texts me in block capitals, so it looks as if she is still angry and annoyed with me after all these years.
People don’t even write by hand any more. My doctor prints out prescriptions from his computer; even my mechanic prints out a receipt. I get typed Christmas cards and my friends send me emails. I get very excited when hand-written letters come through my door, only because they rarely do.
When I was at school, the girls used to write letters to each other, even though we sat side by side and spoke to one another all day. I think it was a way of expressing private things we were afraid to say when we were 14 and too shy. We used to write things like, “You are my best friend, can’t wait to sit next to you in math.”
I miss the personal method of communication. Once the pen was mightier than the sword, now it seems the keyboard is mightier than the pen.

  1. 1.

    We can learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 that the writer wants to say ________.

    1. A.
      the spelling mistakes in the messages make her very annoyed
    2. B.
      only writing letters will bring friends and neighbors much closer
    3. C.
      she talks to plants more because no one shares her joys and sorrows
    4. D.
      gestures and the pen can express a lot more than the cold keyboard
  2. 2.

    According to the writer, which of the following can support her opinion?

    1. A.
      She has been separated from all his classmates many years.
    2. B.
      No doctors write prescriptions by hand because of computers.
    3. C.
      In communication, we should write more letters than send messages.
    4. D.
      Less shy than school girls, boys rarely write letters to their friends.
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, we can conclude that ________.

    1. A.
      the writer is a person full of emotions and treasures friendship and affections
    2. B.
      the writer becomes excited when she gets priceless gifts from other people
    3. C.
      her classmates would write to each other because they couldn’t send messages
    4. D.
      people put a smiley face at the end of a message just to show they are happy
  4. 4.

    What message is conveyed in the passage?

    1. A.
      The writer wastes much time in reading many rubbish text messages every day.
    2. B.
      Few people can write letters well in modern society owing to texting messages.
    3. C.
      Now people are too busy to communicate with each other face to face often.
    4. D.
      The writer prefers personal communication rather than electronic equipment.
  5. 5.

    Why does the writer mention the telegram?

    1. A.
      Because she thinks the annoyance of reading text messages is originated from it.
    2. B.
      Because we have more options to keep in touch with each other than ever before.
    3. C.
      Because advanced technology partly takes the blame for lacking the human touch.
    4. D.
      Because she thinks humans today become colder with the development of society.
  6. 6.

    Which of the following best describe the tone of this passage?

    1. A.
      Optimistic.
    2. B.
      Critic.
    3. C.
      Sympathetic.
    4. D.
      Pessimistic.

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.
Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.

  1. 1.

    The most important points of trees to man is ________.

    1. A.
      they help him to make money              
    2. B.
      they give him cool
    3. C.
      they give him wood and other things      
    4. D.
      they help him to stop drought and floods
  2. 2.

    In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .

    1. A.
      many trees have been cut down by man
    2. B.
      new trees are not well looked after
    3. C.
      man has not paid enough attention to planting trees
    4. D.
      all the above
  3. 3.

    Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .

    1. A.
      roots of trees break up the soil   
    2. B.
      there are too many rainfalls
    3. C.
      strong winds bring a lot of sand
    4. D.
      there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.
  4. 4.

    Which title best fits the passage?

    1. A.
      Trees and Man                                     
    2. B.
      The Function of Tree Wood
    3. C.
      How do People do with Trees?                 
    4. D.
      The Usage of Tree Roots

This is news on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from Chinese want close ties between China and the US and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start in ten-nation tour next month.
Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the Teachers’ Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women.  According to the report in the American Medical Journal (杂志), the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win of their last five matches. That’s the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.

  1. 1.

    To improve the ties between China and the US and Western Europe, China ______.

    1. A.
      will send a group of Chinese scientists to visit the US and. Western Europe
    2. B.
      has expressed its strong wishes
    3. C.
      will send some scientists to visit the US only
    4. D.
      has given many reports to improve the ties
  2. 2.

    From the news in Miami we know ______.

    1. A.
      a peaceful way will soon be found
    2. B.
      students can’t go into the school because the classrooms are locked
    3. C.
      students haven’t been to school for two weeks
    4. D.
      the teachers’ strike will last long
  3. 3.

    The news about health tells us that ______.

    1. A.
      no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee
    2. B.
      no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day
    3. C.
      the more coffee people drink, the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease
    4. D.
      women’s heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee
  4. 4.

    From the last news we do not know ______.

    1. A.
      the results of the two matches
    2. B.
      the number of the teams which played last night
    3. C.
      how many wins the BBS has had altogether
    4. D.
      the Wingers played against the Rifles
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