We're waiting to take trips to outer space. When will it happen? According to individuals in the growing field of space tourism, it may be in five or fifty years.

     Space Adventures is taking ____55____ for the flights, similar to the first manned spaceflights. The trip will cost $ 90,000, with a $ 6,000 deposit required.  More than 200 people have made reservations, said Sarah, Dalton, the company spokeswoman.

     John Spencer of the Space Tourism Society says that a more realistic ____56____ for regular space travel is 50 years. Issues of expense, difficulty, and danger must still be resolved. Oh yes --- a reusable vehicle must ____57____ be invented.  He adds, however, that ten years from now, a ____58____ number of people may be able to visit a space station. He says he expects a fleet of private space vehicles or “space yachts (快艇)” to be in ____59____ in 20 to 25 years. They will do what he calls “orbital super yachting.” After that, there will be cruise lines, like those that travel the Earth's oceans, as well as space hotels and resorts.

     There have been only a few studies to determine the public's interest in space tourism, but they all conclude that a ____60____ of people would like to visit space and would be willing to pay good money for it.

     According to expert Patrick Collins, between 5 million and 20 million people will head for space by 2030. He also ____61____ 100 flights a day leaving Earth. It would be ____62____ to have more than 100 hotels in Earth's orbit, a few more orbiting the moon, and a few on the moon's surface. These hotels would ____63____ more than 100,000 people, who would work month-long shifts. Each hotel would have a service station. Such service stations would provide oxygen, water, and hydrogen. They might also ship environmentally safe electric power back to Earth. If all the issues can be resolved, Collins says that space tourism could one day become a $1 trillion industry.

Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.
New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.
Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.
Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.
“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.
Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.
Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That   50  in large measure on who you are.
If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history,   50 , you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for   52  critical thinking and problem-solving skills．If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you.
If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous   53 ．In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the
  54  role of a clerk is now unrecognizable．Most bosses   55  their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are   56  taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems．Those willing to expand their   57  should do well.
If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach   58  standards for female applicants．Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are   59  even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago.
Degrees in sports management are also   60 ．Two hundred U.S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1985, now   61  undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs．At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree.
  62 , if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart．MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are   63 ．But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for．A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent   64  the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.”

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?
It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．
But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．
Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．
_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your
10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are
off-limits（禁区）．
Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．
Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A Beautiful Dress

My neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents   51   her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use   52   words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to   53   on the ground, to the   54   of all people around. Her parents tried to   55   her by beating and kicking. However, she became more   56  . Finally they became thoroughly   57   with her.

       One day their next-door   58  , a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very   59  . It immediately caught the girl’s   60   and made them shine brightly.

       The girl put on the dress and became quite a   61   person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She   62   seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not   63   for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been   64  , neat, and lovely.

       The story set me   65   a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress   66   somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it,   67   it or take no notice of it.   68   is a powerful force or weapon — that’s something   69   by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are   70   with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.

A. left             B. brought               C. met                      D. taught

A. dirty           B. new                     C. creative                D. attractive

A. trap                B. weep                        C. roll                          D. jump

A. surprise             B. delight                         C. mercy                     D. regret

A. advise         B. encourage              C. support                 D. educate

A. mature           B. violent                            C. changeable               D. considerate

A. tired             B. pleased                  C. relaxed                 D. disappointed

A. office          B. stranger                  C. neighbor                 D. apartment

A. beautiful         B. modern                    C. shabby                     D. fragile

A. attention    B. ears                      C. eyes                        D. imagination

A. rude         B. different              C. violent                   D. unique

A. even       B. also                   C. still                    D. ever

A. bad         B. much                 C. enough               D. suitable

A. voluntary      B. conscious                 C. merciful                   D. gentle

A. imagining    B. moving                  C. thinking                  D. puzzling

A. ruined      B. hidden                     C. disappeared            D. rediscovered

A. forget           B. criticize                    C. advocate                   D. remember

A. Love         B. Violence              C. Beauty                         D. Honesty

A. cared        B. valued                   C. unlearnt                  D. unrealized

A. dealt           B. born                       C. grown                     D. lived