58. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A. Le Clezio has taught in Bangkok, Boston, Albuquerque and Nice since 1990s.

　 B. Le Clezio got a personal diploma, a medal in all for the Nobel Prize.

　 C. The Nobel Prizes are awarded yearly in October.

　 D. Le Clezio moved to Nigeria in 1948.

57. The underlined word ‘cited’ means _______.

　 A. praised　　　　　　 B. encouraged　　　 C. referred　　　　　 D. thought

56. Which of Le Clezio’s works won him the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature?

　 A. The Interrogation　 B. Desert　　　　　 C. Un Long voyage　　 D. Oradi noir

35. At no time _____ in the meeting-room.

A. is smoking permitted　　　　　 B. smoking is permitted

C. smoking is it permitted　　　　 D. does smoking permit

SECTION B (18 marks)

　　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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.

This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair a house with a history of 10 years, someone in Japan tore open the walls ( Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.)

While painting the walls, he found that there was a lizard 　36　 　there because a nail from outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt pity and at the same time　 37 　.When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.

What happened? The lizard had survived in such a 　38　 　for 10 years--- in a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving! It was incredible. He wondered how this lizard had survived for 10 years without moving a single step--- since its foot was nailed!

So, he stopped his work and 　39　 the lizard: what has it been doing and what has it been　 40 　. Later, he didn’t know from where　 　41 　lizard appeared, with food in its mouth… AHHH! He was astonished and touched deeply. The lizard that was stuck by the nail had been fed by this 　42　 　lizard. Just imagine it had been doing this for 10 tiresome years, 　43　 　giving up hope for its partner!

Before hearing the story, I watched a program on a father who kept digging in the ruins caused by an earthquake for 38 hours before finding his son, despite the dangers of fires and aftershocks. He talked about his 　44　 　to his son: No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!

What beautiful love that occurred between both humans and such 　45　 　creatures as lizards! The relationship between the two lizards remains unknown, 　46　 no matter what it is, the love between them has done a 　47 　. So never abandon your loved ones.

SECTION C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context.

　　 The Emperor of China had sent some peaches to the king of Tondmandalam with a note 48._______ said that the fruit gave long life to 49._______ ate it.

　　 As the fruit was being shown to the ruler, Rama, who was a wise servant, giving in 50.______ temptation (诱惑) , picked up 51. ______ of the luscious (甘美的) peaches and bit into it. The king was very angry. “ You’ve bitten into a fruit meant for me!” he thundered. “ 52. ______ this you must die!”

　　 As Rama was being taken away by the royal guards he laughed and shouted, “ 53. _____ a deceitful (欺诈的) man the Emperor of China is! 54. _______ said the fruit gave long life. I took just one bite and I’m about to die. Oh, what a fate is waiting for the one who eats 55. ______ entire fruit!”

　　 The king was greatly amused by Rama’s wit. He not only pardoned him but also gave him　 a dozen of the peaches he had risked his life for.

PART THREE:　 READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

　　 　Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

French writer Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday.

The Academy cited Le Clezio as “author of new departures and poetic adventure, explorer of humanity beyond civilization.”

Le Clezio, 48, received much attention with his first novel The Interrogation in 1963 and made the breakthrough as a novelist with Desert in 1980, for which he was rewarded a prize from the French Academy.

This novel Dserte contains magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert, contrast with a description of Europe seen through the eyes of unwanted immigrants, the Swedish Academy said in the statement.

The emphasis in Le Clezio’s work has increasingly moved in the direction of an exploration of the world of childhood and of his own family history, the academy added.

Le Clezio was born 1940 in Nice of France, but both parents had strong family connections with the former French colony Mauritius.At the age of eight, he moved to Nigeria with his family. During the month-long voyage to Nigeria, he began his literary career with two books Un long voyage and Oradi noir.

He has taught at universities in Bangkok, Mexico City, Boston, Austin and Albuquerque among other places. Since the 1990s, Le Clezio and his wife share their time between Albuquerque in New Mexico, the island of Mauritius and Nice.

This was the fourth of the prestigious Nobel Prizes handed out this year, with awards in chemistry, physics and medicine made in the past three days.

The Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 to those who “conferred(给予)the greatest benefit on mankind during the preceding year.”

The annual Nobel Prizes are usually announced in October and are handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite.

Each prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (1.4 million U.S. dollars).

34. Do tell me the ways you think of ________ the problem as soon as possible.

A. to solve　　　 B. solving　　 C. solve　　 D. being solved

33. ____ was it that he succeeded in getting the message ____ we had received?

A. Where; what　 B. Who; that　　 C. How; which　　 　D. Why; how

32. ________ from his appearance, he is a doctor.

A. To judge　　 B. Judged　　 C. Having been judged　　 D. Judging

31. Please don’t speak at one time. George may take the ____ after the two women each say a few words.

A. floor　　　 B. chance　　　　 C. voice　　　　 　 D. speech

30. The bad weather ________the students from going home.

A. keep　　　　 B. discouraged　　　 C. made　　　　 D. prevent

29. George didn’t pass the final exam. He ______, while his parents blamed the failure _______ the teacher.

A. was blamed; in　　　 B. was to be blamed ; with　 C. was to blame; with　　 D. was to blame; on