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 a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   【小题1】  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    【小题2】   me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  【小题3】  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  【小题4】  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  【小题5】   at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    【小题6】  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   【小题7】   known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   【小题8】   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  【小题9】   , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   【小题10】  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   【小题11】  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   【小题12】   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

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 a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   1.  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    2.   me great embarrassment.

I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  3.  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  4.  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  5.   at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    6.  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   7.   known .

To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   8.   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  9.   , and that is so unladylike.

I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   10.  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   11.  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   12.   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.

From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

13.               A．Generally       B．Finally          C．Undoubtedly   D．Recently

14.               A．causing         B．leading         C．taking D．helping

15.               A．made up        B．grew up        C．turned up  D．rose up

16.               A．attractive       B．gentle          C．ugly  D．rude

17.               A．opinions        B．sounds         C．smiles D．glances

18.               A．knew          B．pretende       C．performed D．acted

19.               A．nothing        B．everything      C．anything   D．none

20.               A．arrive          B．shout          C．approach  D．stand

21.               A．hesitation       B．concern        C．words D．enthusiasm

22.               A．heard          B．seen           C．smelt D．found

23.               A．luggage        B．bag            C．cup  D．glasses

24.               A．embarrassing    B．wonderful      C．sorrowful  D．disappointing

He _____ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside.

A. should        B. must         C. wouldn’t         D. can’t

 ---Would you please give him the paper the moment he ____?

--- No problem.

A. arrives    B. appearing  C. came   D. reaches

                            Preface

Science is a dominant(占优势的) theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist.

 This book is written for the intelligent student or lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of gadgets; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or – independently of any course – simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an awareness and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are pervasive（普遍的；深入的）in our culture.

 We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not a unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To offset this built-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far form being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human race equally.

 We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way to earn a living.

According to the passage, ‘scientific subculture’ means

A  cultural groups that are formed by scientists. B  people whose knowledge of science is very limited.

C  the scientific community.    D  people who make good contribution to science.

We need to know something about the structure and operation of science because

A. it is not easy to understand the things that excite and frustrate scientists.

B Science affects almost every aspect of our life.

C Scientists live in a specific subculture.  D It is easier to understand general characteristics of science.

The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers who

A are intelligent college students and lay person who do not know much about science.

B are good at producing various gadgets.

C work in a storehouse of dried facts.    D want to have a superficial understanding of science.

According to this passage,

A English is a sexist language.  B only in the scientific world is the role of women increasing rapidly.

C women are making significant contributions to eliminating the inadequacy of our language.

D male nouns or pronouns should not be used to refer to scientists.

This passage most probably is

A. book review. B the preface of a book.  C the postscript of a book.  D the concluding part of a book.