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Beijing aims to become a world-leading ecological (生态的) city within the seven years leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games, in order to fulfill the city’s “Green Olympics” promise according to government officials.

Thanks to the progress of tree planting campaigns (运动) in recent years, the city’s three first green steps---mountain forest, plain forests and urban (市区) forests----have begun to take shape.

Beijing added 2,866 hectares (公顷) of green land this year to its urban forest areas and its green belt, which surrounds the city’s urban areas. In the past two years, Beijing’s green areas expanded greatly, with more than 5,500 hectares of new green land creased--- almost the total amount of green areas in the period.

For many Beijing residents(居民), dreams of living in a green areas are becoming a reality. “ We will spare no effort to add more green space to the capital, and have set a target (目标) to build more gardens in downtown areas, “ said one official.

Governments at all levels in the city put more than 700 million yuan (US$84 million) to increase its green space this year, which doubles the money provided last year. To improve the environment (环境) in the countryside areas around the capital, Beijing government launched (发动) a tree planting project late　 last year, aiming to change areas along five rivers and 10 motorways into green heavens. More than million yuan (US$12 million) has been invested (投资)into the project, expected to be finished within three to four years.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ---China Daily 10/19/2001

1. What kind of city will Beijing be in 7 years according to this passage?

A．It will be a great economic city in the world.

B．It will be the best city in the world.

C．It will be an advanced green Olympian city.

D．It will be a modern city in the world.

2. What does “ take shape” mean in the sentence “ the city’s three first green steps-

　　 -- mountain forests, plain forests and urban forests--- have begun to take shape” ?

A．To begin to be like the finished form.

B．To do something in a special way.

C．To have normal state.

D．To start different things in the same way.

3. What does this sentence mean: “ We will spare no effort to add more green space to the capital.” ?

A．We’ll do something to add green areas to Beijing.

B．We’ll have nothing to do but add trees and bushes to Beijing.

C．Nothing but green space could be added to Beijing.

D．We’ll try our best to add green space to Beijing.

15. The mother ________ when she heard the news, but quickly recovered.

　 　　　A. broke out　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. broke in　　 　　 C. broke up　　 　　 D. broke down

14. We shall prove ________ the colleges’ trust, for here we have a modern key school.

　 　　　A. worthy of　　　　　　　　　 B. worth being　　　　　　　　　　 C. worthy to be　　　 D. to be worthy

13. I’d rather have a room of my own, ________ small, than share a room with a man of that sort.

　 　　　A. how　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　 　　 D. so

12. ________ you go, ________ be polite and modest.

　 　　　A. Wherever; do　　　　　　 B. Wherever; must C. Where; should　 D. Where; ought to

11. The public were kept in the ________ about the deal. Everyone was very angry.

　 　　　A. shade　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. air　　 　　　　　　 C. distance　　 　　　 D. dark

10. ---Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg every day?

　 　　---________ enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.

　 　　　A. Get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To get　　　　　　　 C. Getting　　　　　　 D. To be getting

9. How wonderful! They’ve finished _________ 30% of the task within one week.

　 　　A. no more than　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no less than　　　　

　 　　C. not more than　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. less than

8. In her time, Isadora Duncan was ________ today a liberated woman.

　 　　A. calling what we would　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. who would be calling

　 C. what we would call　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she would call it