.______ the beginning of the 19th century did scientists know that all matter is made up of atoms.

A. At          B. By            C. Up to         D. Not until

.Even at the narrowest of the Pacific, it is about 3,200 km ____________.

A. widely        B. with cross       C. crossing          D. in width

.---John, how did your English exam go?

---I thought I ____, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.

A. should have failed                    B. couldn’ t have failed

C. might have failed                     D. mustn’ t have failed

We are living in an age ______ people broadcast the smallest details of their life.

A. that           B. which        C. when         D. where

— I’ve been told that you are not content with your present job.

— Yeah. I am looking for a job _____ I can put my talent to good use.

A. which       B. where       C.when       D. why

New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities...Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.

More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend's international education exposition (展览).

1. If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you'd better choose _______.

A. Canada             B. the Netherlands                C. the US                     D. Australia

2. Many young people go to study in the US because __________.

A. it is not very difficult for them to get a student visa

B. it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

C. they don't spend much time applying to US universities

D. they think they can receive good university education

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Students go to the Netherlands usually for its beautiful scenery.

B. You can apply for your visa to study in Australia on the Internet.

C. You may have trouble with language if you study in Italy.

D. The UK is the country with very high expenses.

       Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.

 “The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That’s not a problem here.” — Mahoney began to feel uneasy.

 “No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today.  “I just don’t buy it.”  Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”

But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics （统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.

To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.

1. The Mahoney’s visited quite a few colleges last August ______.

 A. to express the opinions of many parents         B. to choose a right one for their daughter

       C. to check the cost of college education      D. to find a right one near a large city

2. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ______.

 A. receive too many visitors                             B. mirror the rest of the nation

       C. hide the truth of campus crime               D. have too many watchdog groups

3. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.

 A. mind                B. admit                C. believe                     D. expect

4. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges   ______.

A. that are protected by campus security             B. that report campus crimes by law

C. that are free from campus crime                    D. the enjoy very good publicity

5. What is the text mainly about?

 A. Exact campus crime statistics.                       B. Crimes on or around campuses.

       C. Effective solutions to campus crime.       D. concerns about kids’ campus safety.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

我们几乎在每天的报纸上或电视上都可以看到关于太空探索的消息，但是对于太空探索是否值得这一问题，不同的人有不同的看法.

请以”Is Outer Space Worth Exploring?”为题写一篇短文来阐述你的观点。字数要求120-150。

Is Outer Space Worth Exploring?

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．It was three o’clock_________we finished the work .

A．where      B．by which C．when       D．since

The city ________ against the terrible possibility of such things happening again.

A. makes its breath        B. takes its breath          C. holds its breath         D. lets its breath