On April 10, 2010, the Polish presidential plane did not ________ to the runway while landing. It hit the treetops and fell apart.

A. take it           B. make it             C. get it               D. put it

. --- Great changes have taken place in your city!

--- Yes, our city has developed into a big city, which is ______ it used to be.

A. three times larger than that             B. three times the size larger than what

C. three times the size of what              D. as three times the size as that

. If I can help ______, I don’t feel like working _______ late into the night today.

A. it, such            B. that, so       C. myself, that                     D. it, that

. ---Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream

    ---Sorry, I’ve got ______ on me. 

    A. none     B. nothing     C. quite a few    D. no one

____these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.

       A．Except for     B．Apart from   C．But for         D．Other than

II．完形填空：（每小题1．5分, 满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16到35各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。

       Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, an old woman waited beside door with her hand outstretched．Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met．She never failed to__16__ smile, my grasp, and my greeting．

       On the last day of our visit, I found myself__17__on a busy corner across the street from our hotel．Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me．We had been advised to walk__18__ through the crowded traffic without looking right or left．Let them__19__ us．

       __20__tonight I was by myself and felt uncertain to__21__ the flood of vehicles．As I __22__ on the roadside．I felt a hand on my elbow and looked__23__to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me．She nodded her head toward the street__24__ that she would take me across．Together, we moved slowly into the disorder．

       When we__25__ the corner of the crossing, I looked down at her again, and couldn’t help saying, “You have the most beautiful smile in the world．”

She__26__knew little English, but must have__27__ the tone, for she threw both arms around me in a big hug while the__28__streamed by us on both sides．

Then we__29__ moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away,__30__smiling and waving back to me．

I had not given her a single__31__．But we had__32__ something much more important---a warming of hearts in friendship．

This__33__ reminded me of something Mother Teresag once said, “ If you cannot do great things, you can do small things with great__34__．” I will always remember this__35__．

16．A．receive     B．accept       C．return              D．answer

17．A．alone B．away C．off           D．aside

18．A．purposefully    B．straight     C．actively           D．carefully

19．A．miss  B．avoid C．separate           D．dismiss

20．A．And  B．So     C．But          D．Therefore

21．A．see    B．meet  C．face          D．witness

22．A．moved      B．wandered  C．hesitated          D．wondered

23．A．up     B．back  C．down        D．forward

24．A．explaining       B．marking    C．meaning          D．expressing

25．A．covered    B．reached     C．touched           D．hit

26．A．actually    B．obviously  C．generally         D．personally

27．A．recognized       B．required    C．misunderstood         D．achieved

28．A．customers B．strangers   C．traffic              D．passengers

29．A．suddenly   B．continuously    C．luckily             D．unwillingly

30．A．yet    B．even  C．already            D．still

31．A．gift   B．present     C．cake         D．coin

32．A．owed B．owned      C．shared             D．seized

33．A．exploration      B．experience       C．adventure         D．interview

34．A．love  B．feeling      C．courage           D．pity

35．A．aspect       B．idiom       C．sentence           D．lesson

       Forty years ago, Rachel Carson died and the Pittsburgh area lost perhaps its most influential citizen．A native of a Pennsylvania College for Women graduate, Carson published “Silent Spring” in 1962, a work that launched the modern environmental movement and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency （EPA） as well as the passage of our major environmental laws．

       However, there has been a puzzling and troubling trend in recent years: an attack on her theory by conservatives and the agrochemical （农用化学品） industry．For example, Rush Limbaugh gave the following quiz: “Who caused more deaths: Adolf Hitler or RachelCarson?” Limbaugh's answer was Carson, due to the approximately 100 million deaths from malaria （疟疾） since 1972, the year in which the pesticide （杀虫剂）DDT was banned for use in the United States in part as a result of “Silent Spring．”

       Therefore, on this 40th anniversary of Carson's death, we need to take a scientific look at the myths that remain about pesticides．

       Myth 1: Pesticide usage has declined since 1962．In fact, pesticide usage has more than doubled since 1962, and the global pesticide industry currently uses over 2．5 million tons of pesticides each year．Even DDT is still used abroad．

       Myth 2: Pesticides are safe．In fact, as Carson warned us, these poisonous chemicals are unsafe since they are designed to kill biological organisms, but are often not specific in their targets．Pesticide exposure can cause skin irritation, headache, cancer and even death．According to the WHO, over 25 million people a year in developing countries suffer severe acute pesticide poisonings with over 20,000 deaths．

       Of the 80,000 pesticides and other chemicals in use today, 10 percent are recognized as carcinogens （致癌物质）．According to recent studies, brain cancer rates are five times higher in homes with “no-pest” strips and six times higher in homes where pets wear flea collars （杀蚤颈圈）．Our homes have pesticide concentrations 10 to 100 times higher than outdoors．

       So, if Carson were with us today, still battling the agrochemical industry that spent millions of dollars, what would she be advocating? I feel confident that she would be a strong supporter of a new principle of chemical assessment．

       Simply put, this principle requires producers of pesticides to prove that they are safe and necessary before they are put on the market．Our current system puts the burden of proof on government and scientists to prove that a pesticide is dangerous and poses an “unacceptable risk” before it can be pulled from the market．

1．Limbaugh attacked Carson because he thought that _____．

       A．“Silent Spring” had caused in part the 100 million deaths from malaria

       B．she was supporting the production of poisonous pesticides

       C．“Silent Spring” was originated from Hitler’s writings

       D．she had not cared for the 100 million deaths from malaria

2．Which of the following is the content of Myth 1?

       A．The production of pesticides has doubled during the past 40 years．

       B．2．5 million tons of pesticides have been produced since 1962．

       C．The usage of pesticides has been dropping since 1962．

       D．Pesticides have become less poisonous since 1962．

3．The author mentions “flea collars” in the sixth paragraph to indicate _____．

       A．pesticides contribute to the development of cancer

       B．the close connection between them and dog cancer rates

       C．the medical effect of flea collars on dogs

       D．flea collars contribute to high pesticide concentrations indoors

4．What is the suggested new practice of chemical assessment?

       A．Government should prove a pesticide is unsafe．

       B．Scientists should be responsible for writing assessment reports．

       C．Producers of pesticides should provide proof of their safety．

       D．A special committee should be set up for chemical assessment．

Nowadavs,most people,in order to keep fit,prefer walking to driving _________necessary．

       A．if          B．unless          C．in case        D．as if

. Color of skin and sex are hardly relevant _____ whether somebody is suitable for a job.

 A. for                         B. on                           C. to                            D. with

 Talented in skiing, he has hopes of being _______ for the national team.

A. elected                            B. offered                     C. hired                        D. selected