19. My grandpa has many hobbies which _________ from collecting stamps to planting flowers.

A. range            B. ranged          C. vary                    D. Varies

28. Only when I read this story for a second time ______ to appreciate its beauty.

   A. did I begin        B. that I began     C. I began         D. had I begun

8. Be careful ! The slightest spark could ______ the fireworks.

A. set about      B. set off        C. set out         D. set up

37. These wild flowers are so special that I would do___________I can to save them .

 A. whatever    B. that    C. which    D. Whichever

    Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

    In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

    Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

66. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

B. She decided to further her education in Paris

C. A serious eye problem stopped her

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

67. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A. She was a woman.

B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

68. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Eight years  B. Ten years  C. Nineteen years  D. Thirty-six years

69. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician

B. was the first woman doctor

C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D. set up the first medical school for women

70. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A. England   B. Paris   C. the United States  D. New York City

改错（每小题1分，共10分）

英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下小短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，毎句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧ ),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉，

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。   

3、必须按答题要求做题。否则不给分。

I have been a friend with Li Ming since we go to primary school. He is one of my best friend. But last week something terribly happened to us. In Friday we had a maths exam. When I was busy check my answers, Li Ming whispered me for help. I felt very bad at that moment. We would cheat if I agreed. On other hand, we are good friends, so it was not easy for me to say "no" to my friend. Finally, I did not show her my answers. Though I explained my reasons after the test, but Li Ming didn't forgive me. How should I do?

---Did your parents take you to go on holiday?

  --- I’d love_______ , but there was no room in the car.

Faced with a bill for $ 10,000,_________.

    A．John had to take an extra job       B．the boss has given John an extra job

    C．an extra job has been taken        D．an extra job has been given to John

This kind of desk can be ________ to the height you need, which makes it very popular. 

A. adopted    B. adjusted   C. referred   D. designed

There are many kinds of entertainment for children today－books, movies, games and sports are only a few of possibilities. Television is one of the most influential kinds of __1__. Studies show that elementary school children in the United States watch television about twenty-five hours a week.

Some people feel that television has had __2__ influence on children because it offers educational programs for them. One of the best and most __3__ programs is Sesame Street (芝麻街). One study __4__ that Sesame Street helps children do better in school. Many people hope that programs like this will provide a better education for children prom poor communities and schools.

Other people feel that television is bad for children. They feel that there are too many programs about __5__ and violence, and that even educational programs don’t help a child’s education. Children __6__ watch too much television, and therefore they don’t do a lot of other things that are important to them. Preschool children need to __7__ their language and communicate with people. When they are watching television they are only listening to the __8__, they aren’t communicating with anyone. When elementary school children watch television, they read a lot less. __9__ this, they don’t learn to read and write as quickly at school.

All children learn by doing, and they need time to __10__ in order to learn about the world. When they watch television, they play less. They also have less time to develop relationship with their parents and friends, and they have less time to exercise and develop their bodies.

A. electronic       B. products     C. entertainment     D. teaching aid

A. no    B. little   C. a good       D. a bad

A. popular   B. obvious      C. colourful    D. demanding

A. assumes   B. suggests     C. declines      D. claims

A. theft B. crime  C. joke    D. comedy

A. simply     B. inevitably   C. secretly      D. independently

A. write       B. listen to      C. speak  D. read

A. story       B. people C. language    D. radio

A. Except for      B. In spite of  C. As for D. Because of

A. play      B. work   C. watch  D. speak