The drug-addict spent much money on his drug every day, __________, he became poorer and poorer.

   A. as a result    B. as the result    C. as a result of which     D. as a result of

The professor________ the perfect return of Shenzhou 7 in 2008______ “the most exciting thing in history” in his speech.

     A. referred to; for            B. referred; as 

C. referred to; as             D. referred; for

_________ the extremely hot weather, we continued having classes．

      A．Thanks to B．In addition to   C．In defence of    D．Regardless of

It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _____ we’ve actually had that lesson .

A. until   B. after    C.since     D. when

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

A few years ago, SARS  __16__ out in the mainland of China, causing some people __17__ (kill) or nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there was __18___ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find ____19__the cause of this deadly disease. They invited all the most ___20___  (experience) experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were put forward. Some of the top experts then tested them to see _____21____ they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope_____22____ picking up and had the new medicine tested on him. _____23_____ his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, ____24___ (tell) him this exciting news. For convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after that, the ___25____ hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.

Our class ______ the biggest in Grade Three and our class ______ all crazy about pop music.

   A. are; is                 B. are; are             C. is; are               D. is; is

The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.

A. laid    B. laying C. to lay  D. being laid

The money collected from ticket sales could be ______ food and clothes for the people in the flooded areas.

A. cost             B. paid off        C. spent on     D. paid back

A senior United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare.

A. H. M. Farook, UNICEF’s operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”

　　China’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “The reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.

　　“What’s more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.

　　The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.

　　The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.

　　A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.

　　Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.

　　She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.

　　By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.

　　Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.

Children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.

A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society

B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents

C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children

D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need

Every year the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home spends _______ on the orphans

A. 1, 920, 000 yuan 　　　　　 　　              B. 2, 160, 000 yuan

C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan 　　　　　        D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so

CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _______.

A. reducing dropouts                               

B. helping homeless orphans

C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games

D. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country

We can infer from the text that _______.

A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.

B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school.

C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned about the growth of the younger generation.

D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China.

It is possible that this passage was written in _______.

A. 1992 　　　　  B. 1996 　　　　  C. 1998 　　　　   D. 2000

–Are you a teacher?

   --No, but I ________.

A. used to        B. was used to      C. used to be      D. used to do