Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been ?????? 21 by a well-known magazine to write an article ?????? 22 the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article?????? 　23 , the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article ??? 24: 'Hundreds of steps ?????? 25 the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist ????? 26 instructing him to find out ?????? 27 the exact number of steps and the ?????? 28 of the wall. ?????

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these ?????? 29 facts, ?????? 30 he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting?????? 31 , for the magazine would ?????? 32 go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but ?????? 33 no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that?????? 34 he did not reply soon he would be fired.?????? 35 the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had ?????? 36 been written. A week later, the editor ?????? 37 received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been ?????? 38 , but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been ?????? 39 to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested ?????? 40 counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace. 　

21. A. ordered 　　　　　 B. hoped 　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　 D. suggested

22. A. for　　 　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　 C. of　　　 　　　　 D. to

23. A. arrived　 　　　　　 B. received　 　　　 C. reached 　　　　 D. got

24. A. read　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. said　 　　　　　　 C. went 　　　　　　 D. began

25. A. link to 　　　　　　 B. point to 　　　　 C. lead to 　　　　　 D. connect to

26. A. a letter 　　　　　　 B. an E-mail 　　　 C. a message 　　　 D. a fax

27. A. by all means B. by no means 　C. by any means D. by means of

28. A. position　 　　　　 B. surroundings C. height　 　　　　 D. condition

29. A. important　　　 B. unimportant 　　 C. interesting　　 D. unknown

30. A. so 　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. otherwise 　　　 D. moreover

31.. A. impatient 　　　 B. sorry 　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　 D. sad

32. A. never 　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　 　　　　 C. soon 　　　　　　 D. immediately

33. A. A. received　　　　 B. accepted 　　　 C. heard from 　　 D. made

34. A. although 　　　　 B. unless 　　　　　 C. because　 　　　　　　 D. if

35. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. So　 　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　 D. If

36. A. originally 　　　　 B. badly 　　　　　　 C. roughly 　　　　 D. firstly

37. A. only 　　　　　　　 B. accidently 　　 C. at last 　　　　　 D. happily

38. A. arrested 　　　　　 B. fired 　　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　 D. beaten

39. A. managed 　　　　 B. succeeded 　　 C. tried　 　　　　　 D. allowed

40. A. while 　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　 D. because of

My husband and I married in a large country town. The morning after the wedding, we were going back to my parents’ home. As my husband was packing, I noticed he’d placed my 31 in the luggage crate(大木箱) on top of the car. I said that maybe he should 32 it. He turned and said, “It’ll be 33 . Trust me! It won’t come off.”

Halfway home we had a car come racing up beside us and the driver 34 us down. She said she’d seen a red suitcase on the side of the road several kilometers back and was 35 if it was ours. We looked 　36 and, to our 37 , discovered that the case had flown off.

　　　 We raced back, but the case was 38 . We visited the local police station, but as the road was a common link between several towns, we weren’t very 39 . We put it all down to our bad 40 .

　　　 Seven years later, my father got a(n) 41 from a lady asking if I’d lost a red suitcase. Her husband had 42 the case abandoned on the side of the road. He assumed he’d be able to find an address or name somewhere inside and 43 it later. On opening the case, they’d found the wedding cards, no address, and no way of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them.

　　　 They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it——my birth certificate. 48

that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us.

　　　 This couple’s 50 and persistence(坚持) in finding us is truly admirable.

31. A. jewellery　　　　　　　　 B. money　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. handbag　　　　　　　　 D. suitcase

32. A. close 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fasten　　　 　　　　 C. pack　 　　　　　　　　 D. lift

33. A. strong 　　　　　　　　 B. flexible 　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavy

34. A. took　 　　　　　　　　 B. calmed 　　　　　　　　 C. led　 　　　　　　　　　 D. waved

35. A. wondering　 　　　　 B. suggesting　 　　　　　　 C. recognizing　　　　　　　　　 D. hesitating

36. A. around　 　　　　　　　 B. out　 　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　 D. up

37. A. relief　 　　　　　　　　 B. regret　　　 　　　　 C. disappointment　　　　　　 D. confusion

38. A. gone 　　　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stolen　 　　　　　　　 D. hidden

39. A. anxious 　　　　　　　 B. hopeful 　　　　　　　 C. surprised　 　　　　　 D. frightened

40. A. idea　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　　　　 C. luck　 　　　　　　　　　 D. plan

41. A. call 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. message　 　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　　　　 D. email　

42. A. fixed up　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up　 　　　　 C. pulled out　 　　　　 D. given out

43. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. examine　　 　　　　 C. return　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. collect

44. A. mentioning　　 　　　　　 B. believing　 　　　　 C. sharing　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. telling

45. A. travel　 　　　　　　　　 B. move　 　　　　　　　　 C. ask 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

46. A. search　 　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. try　 　　　　　　　　　 D. check

47. A. felt　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. read　 　　　　　　　　　 C. got　 　　　　　　　　　 D. noticed　

48. A. Expecting　 　　　　　 B. Considering　 　　 C. Realizing　　 　　　 D. Judging

49. A. finally　 　　　　　　　 B. gradually　　 　　　 C. surely　　 　　　　　　 D. immediately

50. A. courage　 　　　　　　　　　 B. generosity　　　　　　　　　　 C. honesty　　 　　　　 D. selflessness　

He has been called the "missing link." Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest.

　　 He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The___1___of the Snowman has been around for___2___. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they___3___ this creature and called it the "Yeti," and they said that they had___4___caught Yetis on two occasions___5___none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).

　　 Over the years, the story of the Yetis has___6___. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___7___the tracks of a monkey or bear and___8___that the Abominable Snowman might really___9___.

　　 Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were___10___footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than___11___ animal tracks, which had been made___12___as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. ___13___, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was___14___and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___15___, no evidence has ever___16___been produced.

　　 These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman___17___. But if they ever___18___catching one, they may face a real___19 ___: Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event　　　 　 B. story　　　　 C. adventure D. description　

2. A. centuries　 　　　 B. too long　　 C. some time　 　 D. many years

3. A. heard from　 B. cared for　 　 C. knew of　　 D. read about　

4. A. even　　　　 B. hardly　　 　 C. certainly　 D. probably　　　

5. A. as　　　　　 　 B. though　　　 C. when　　　 　 D. until　　　　　

6. A. developed 　　 B. changed　　 　 C. occurred　　 D. continued　　　

7. A. entirely　　 B. naturally　 　 C. clearly　　 D. simply　　　　

8. A. found　　　 　 B. declared　　 C. felt　　　 　 D. doubted　 　　

9. A. exist　　　　 B. escape　　 　 C. disappear　 D. return　　　　

10. A. clearer　　 B. more　　　　 　 C. possible　　 D. rare　　　　　　

11. A. huge　　　　 B. recent　　　 C. ordinary　　 D. frightening　　

12. A. strange　　 B. large　　　 　 C. deep　　　 　 D. rough　　　　

13. A. In the end　 B. Therefore　　 C. After all　　 D. However　　　

14. A. imagined　　 B. real　　　　 　 C. special　　 D. familiar　　　　

15. A. so　　　　 　 B. besides　　　 C. again　 　　 D. instead　　　　

16. A. rightly　　　 　 B. actually　　 C. normally　　 D. particularly　　

17. A. lightly　　　 　 B. jokingly　　 C. seriously　　 D. properly　　　

18. A. succeed in　 B. insist on　　 C. depend on D. join in　　　 　

19. A. decision　　 B. situation　　 C. subject　　　 D. problem　　　

20. A. zoo　　　　　 B. mountain　　 C. museum　　 　 D. laboratory

Very often, the human eye and brain can recognize familiar shapes even if all but a few significant points are left out. It is this creative power of the human eye and brain that may someday allow profoundly deaf people to talk in sign language over a special "telephone". Researchers have found that thirteen spots of light on each hand and one spot on the nose--to show head motion and provide a reference point for hand position--are sufficient for the performing of American Sign Language. The bright spots are produced by attaching pieces of a special tape to the nose, fingertips, and wrists and adjusting a closed-circuit television system so that only the bright spots appear on the screen of the receiver. After a few minutes of familiarization, pairs of deaf people are able to communicate freely over television. Deaf people and other sign readers can, of course, understand sign language on commercial television. But widespread link-ups of television systems for personal communication are economically impossible because a standard picture requires about one thousand times more information than a telephone circuit can carry. The researchers think it likely that the simplified picture of twenty-seven moving dots used in their experiments can be reduced to the capacity of a telephone line.

　　  1. According to the passage, the person viewing the closed-circuit screen sees

　　　　   A. two hands and a face　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bright dots

　　　　   C. a person using sign language　　　　　　　　   D. a written message

　　  2. What causes the bright spots appearing on the screen of the receiver?

　　　　   A. Movable points.　　    B. A special tape.

　　    C. Small mirrors.　　　　 D. Small lights.

　　  3. How many spots of light will be used in the new communication system?

　　　　   A. 26.　　　　  B. 13.　　　　    C. 14.　　　　　　　　 D. 27.

　　  4. Which of the following would be the best tide for the passage?

　　　　   A. A New Application of Commercial Television

　　　　 B. A Telephone for Deaf People

　　　　   C. Capabilities of the Human Eye and Brain

　　　　   D. American Sign Language