Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them.

   Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced.

   Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical.[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]

   Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way.

   I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life.

1.We can learn from the passage ________.

   A. colonel is pronounced   

B. salmon is pronounced

   C. all the words with silent letters come from French

   D. linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters

2.Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?

   A. French language.   B. Historical reasons.  C. Some linguists  D. Bad traditions.

3.The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”.

   A. becomes popular   B. gets across   C. follows the fashion  D. doesn’t fall behind

4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

   A. Troubles in everyday life            B. Traps in English words

   C. Words with silent letters            D. Necessary changes of languages

The No. l subway,       at the end of 20l4, will greatly improve the traffic conditions in Qingdao.

A．opened           B．was opened        C．opens            D．to be opened

Today, the biggest killers stem as much from our lifestyles as from bacteria and viruses.  One of the worst of these is heart disease, and specifically high blood pressure. It’s a slow, but efficient killer that robs many people of what should be the last 10, 20 or 30 years of their lives.

Scientists are claiming that they have now separated unusual ingredients in a rare seaweed discovered by fishermen off the coast of Korea that offer incredible health benefits—including the ability to restore blood pressure to normal levels.

Dr. Haengwoo Lee, a famous biochemist conducted a clinical study on these two ingredients. The first is Seanol, an extremely rare seaweed extract(浓缩物) from Ecklonia Cava that's proven to be 100 times more powerful than any land-based antioxidant(抗氧化剂). That's because it stays working in your body for 12 hours, compared to land-based antioxidants that work for 30 minutes.  "Its secret is its make-up of special chemicals that are a huge 40% fat soluble( 可溶的)," Dr. Lee explains. "Unlike nearly all land-based antioxidants that are water soluble, Seanol's protective compounds can get into things like the fatty tissues of your brain and penetrate（渗透） all three layers of your cells, including the outside, the oil-based cell membranes（细胞膜）, and your DNA."　Indeed, Seanol is so powerful, it's the only FDA-approved Ecklonia Cava marine-algae (海藻)  extract in existence.

The second ingredient is Calamarine, a deep-sea omega-3 discovery that delivers 85% more DHA omega-3s to your heart, brain, joints, and eyes. It's known to reduce the problems from tiredness and poor memory, joint pain, mood swings and depression.

With that research in mind, Dr. Lee combined Seanol and Calamarine with a high dose of vitamin D to form  Marine-D3, the newest supplement in the fight against age-related illnesses and high blood pressure.

Dr. Lee found that Calamarine delivers some of the greatest concentration of omega-3s known to science. Combined with Seanol's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎症), as well as help cells get the nutrients they need to thrive, stay healthy and protected, Marine-D3 is able to boost a body's entire well being.

The makers of Marine-D3 are so confident that you'll see fast dramatic results from this product, that if you aren't happy after two full months, simply return the unused portion and they'll buy it back. They'll even give you ten dollars extra just for giving it an honest try! That kind of faith, combined with Dr. Lee's exhaustive research, shows that Marine-D3 really is a one-of-a-kind product.

1.From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.

A. Our lifestyles result from the biggest killers

B. our lifestyles do less harm to our bodies than bacteria and viruses do.

C. High blood pressure left untreated may cause shorter life.

D. Heart disease is incurable.

2.What can we know from paragraph 2 ?

A. Fishermen off the coast of Korea have isolated unusual ingredients.

B. Scientists have purified ingredients that can lower blood pressure to normal standard.

C. Scientists discovered a rare seaweed.

D. Scientists have imagined a medicine that treat blood pressure.

3.Which is right about Seanol ?

A. According to FDA , Seanol reaches the agreed standard.

B. Seanol can be fat soluble entirely.

C. Seanol is a common seaweed extract from Ecklonia Cava .

D. Seanol's protective compounds can get into all things like the fatty tissues of your brain.

4.What do we know about Calamarine?

A. Calamarine is easy to find in the surface of the sea.

B. Calamarine 's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎症) alone.

C. Calamarine has a low dose of vitamin D and C.

D. Calamarine may relieve you if you feel blue.

5.What’s the makers’ attitude toward Marine-D3？

A. pessimistic        B. indifferent        C. doubtful         D. Optimistic

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。

66．This cake t     delicious. Would you like a try?

67. Lucy was badly hurt in a traffic a      last week.

68. Yesterday Michael a       to his boss for being late.

69. These books b      to Sarah--- I must give them back to her.

70. Mum is cooking in the k      while Dad is watching TV.

71. About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is c      by water.

72. I u     go to bed at 10:00 p.m., but I stayed up till 11:00 last night.

73. Plants and a      , including humans, need food and water to survive.

74. He was p      of the Olympic Gold Medal he won for his country.

75. Each student is allowed to borrow two books at a time from the school l       .

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。

1.This cake t     delicious. Would you like a try?

2.Lucy was badly hurt in a traffic a      last week.

3.Yesterday Michael a       to his boss for being late.

4.These books b      to Sarah--- I must give them back to her.

5.Mum is cooking in the k      while Dad is watching TV.

6.About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is e      by water.

7. I u     go to bed at 10:00 p.m., but I stayed up till 11:00 last night.

8.Plants and a      , including humans, need food and water to survive.

9.He was p      of the Olympic Gold Medal he won for his country.

10.Each student is allowed to borrow two books at a time from the school l       .