Soon they saw the boy _________ in the crowd.

　 A. disappear　　 B. to disappear　　 C. disappears　　　 D. disappeared

　　Laura

　　The smile is in the eyes. This is a sensitive person, and a loyal friend. This sort of person thinks before they speak and is a good listener. They don't like to be the center of attention of a crowd.

　　Peter

　　This type of person is very sure of themselves. They like a good argument. They usually win. They're hard-working and very ambitious. And they can be quite bossy (爱指挥人的).

　　Lucy

　　This is the smile of a joker. The raised eyebrows and dimples (酒窝) in the cheeks show a good sense of humor and a warm personality. This sort of person is often a bit of a rebel---they have little respect for authority.

　　Bill

　　The wide, toothy smile shows that this person is easy-going and friendly. They enjoy being in a crowd and are good fun to go out with. They are always looking for the next party. This is a smile that says, "I know it all."

(1) Which of the following matches the pictures and the descriptions correctly?

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A．Picture 1---Laura; Picture 2---Peter; Picture 3---Lucy; Picture 4---Bill

B．Picture 1---Lucy; Picture 2---Peter; Picture 3---Laura; Picture 4---Bill

C．Picture 1---Laura; Picture 2---Bill; Picture 3---Lucy; Picture 4---Peter

D．Picture 1---Lucy; Picture 2---Bill; Picture 3---Laura; Picture 4---Peter

(2) What does the underlined word "rebel" (in Paragraph 3) mean?

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A．Someone who tends to refuse to do what they are told to.

B．Someone who respects people in power.

C．Someone who always tells other people what to do.

D．Someone who always follows what other people do.

(3) Who are most likely to have a quarrel when living and working together?

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(4) If you often get nervous around people or fear public speaking, who can help you most probably?

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(5) What is the best title for the passage?

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C

　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected as candidates of the two major parties.This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.The big question for voters,as they face both an economic downturn and international threats,is :who will they elect? A young first - term senator promising change and new ideas,or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick(特立独行的人)？

　　American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama.He has a white mother from the US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.

　　However,McCain has a very different life story.

　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.

　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?

　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.

　　64.______makes the result of the election hard to predict.

　　　A.Whether working class whites care about Obama's inexperience

　　　B.The economic trouble the country now faces

　　　C.Who uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for

　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country

　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________

　　　A.his multi - cultural background

　　　B.his belife in tradition

　　　C.his inexperience in politics

　　　D.his fantastic promises

　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

　　　A.flee from

　　　B.turn his back on

　　　C.not keep it private

　　　D.expose secrets about

　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.

　　　A.are not mentioned in the text

　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image

　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy

　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations