5. Living in a city can’t ______ living in the country.

　　　 A. be compared to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. compare between

　　　 C. compare with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. compare to

4. ―They decide to take _____ sail around the island.

　 ―When will the ship set _____ sail?

　　　 A. a; /　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. /; a

C. a; the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; /

3. ______ at the airport, he telephoned his wife and bold her what he would do when he got home.

　　　 A. Once arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As soon as he reached　

　　　 C. When he got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Upon arriving

2. By the time Einstein was 14 years old, he ________ himself advanced mathematics.

　　　 A. has taught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. taught　　　

C. had taught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was teaching

1. What you said just now has ______ the matter we are discussing. Let’s come to the point.

　　　 A. something to do about　　　　　　　　 B. nothing to do about

　　　 C. something to do with　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. nothing to do with

49. sounds　 　　　 50. fine 　　　　　　　 51. work　 　　　　 52. Thanks　　 　　 53. difficult

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One possible version:

　　 Li Hua is a young man, my neighbor. Up to now he hasn’t found a job yet. Maybe you wonder why.

　　 He was once advised to learn to use computer, but he thought it was difficult. When he saw others learning English, he shook his head, saying it was too hard to remember the new words. As to science and technology, in his opinion, it was too difficult to understand. What is he fond of? He enjoys watching TV, playing cards, smoking and so on. It’s hard for him to give up all these.

　　 Not long ago, he was eager to seek for a job. When he knew that talents are greatly needed, such as computer engineers, English interpreters and technicians, he sighed and regretted the time he had wasted.

44. seems　 　　　 45. with　 　　 46. showing　 　　　　　　 47. Surely　 　　　　　　　 48. something　

43．A。画线句子后面说“眼睛盯着灌木，找到东西可看”，故选A。arrest意为“逮捕”、“抑制”。

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42．D。第三段提到的侦察兵的做法告诉我们，雪盲的产生是因为在雪地里眼睛找不到具体目标，由于寻找不到看的物体才产生雪盲。人们就将灌木上的雪去掉，扔一些深色物体，其目的是D项所言内容。

41．C。第二段结尾部分“... makes eyes difficult to see clearly ...”说此时泪水流出来充满眼眶，眼睛看不清，导致雪盲。