You can see a large signal on the wall： ＿＿＿＿!

A.Long lives the PRC    B.Long live the PRC

C.Long does the PRC live D.Long do the PRC live

＿＿＿that we couldn’t catch up with him.

A.So fast he ran B.So fast did he run  C.So fast ran he D.Such fast did he run

I think this is the first time that we have met.＿＿＿anywhere.

A.Before have we never seen each other

B.Never before we have seen each other

C.Each other have we seen never before

D.Never before have we seen each other

For those who are conditioned to think that learning only happens in a classroom, the world of self-learning can be a little daunting. How do we best take   1   of these new opportunities?

Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can’t learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning   2   . If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself  a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable   3  , you may find that the subject grows on you.

Don’t expect to understand things, much less remember them, the first time you study them. Trust that things will get clearer   4   your brain comes to grips with new information. It is like a cross-word puzzle. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but    5    its own schedule. Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Some things are easier to learn than others. Some things just take    6   to click in. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first , will become easy with time.

Your brain is struggling to form patterns to    7    new input from your learning activities. Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up. If you are stuck, move   8   . Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a podcast, or an online lecture or a video. Try to become a  grazing learner, roaming the countryside,     9   a feedlot learner, just standing there in one spot. The broader your base, the easier it is to learn. Just as the “rich get richer”, the more you know,     10   you can learn.

Take full advantage of the Internet, iTunes, and     11   mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines. Learn during “dead time”. Listen in your car, on the train, or   12   jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor’s office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is     13  time. Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a    14   , rather than building a brick wall.

The more varied your learning content, and the more varied the ways in which you learn, the       15 the puzzle will become. Different learning activities suit different people, at different times of the day. Vary your activities in order to keep your interest level   16    . Even if listening and reading work best for you, treat yourself to the odd video lecture, or get-together with other learners. This will renew your batteries.

The “loneliness of the distance learner” is a thing of the   17  . Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners,        18    from tutors, teachers and coaches. In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience     19    that of other learners. You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.

Never has it been easier nor more exciting to be a learner. Let constant learning be a major part of your life-style. The   20        will be constant, personally, socially, and professionally.

(   ) 1. A. advantage    B. place                C. possession         D. example

(   ) 2. A. progress      B. process             C. pressure            D. proposal

(   ) 3. A. roads          B. streets              C. routines            D. building

(   ) 4. A. with           B. if                     C. unless               D. as

(   ) 5. A. on              B. to                    C. with                 D. for

(   ) 6. A. shorter               B. sooner              C. longer              D. lower

(   ) 7. A. take with     B. com with          C. go with            D. cope with

(   ) 8. A. down          B. on                    C. away                D. off

(   ) 9. A. more than   B. less than           C. rather than               D. other than

(   ) 10. A. less           B. quicker             C. lower                      D. more

(   ) 11. A. same         B. similar             C. familiar            D. various

(   ) 12. A. while               B. before              C. after                 D. if

(   ) 13. A. playing     B. learning            C. talking             D. speaking

(   ) 14. A. cloud               B. sky                  C. earth                D. sea

(   ) 15. A. cleaner      B. clearer              C. harder              D. lower

(   ) 16. A. down               B. up                    C. in                    D. out

(   ) 17. A. present      B. day                  C. past                  D. night

(   ) 18. A. as long as B. as far as            C. as well as          D. as soon as

(   ) 19. A. without     B. with                 C. to                    D. beyond

(   ) 20. A. awards      B. words               C. remarks            D. rewards

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”

I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36．A．keep fit    B．rise early  C．earn money      D．collect money

37．A．magic      B．romantic C．fantastic   D．attractive

38．A．simple     B．easy C．relaxing   D．luxurious

39．A．the question    B．question   C．reach       D．control

40．A．feeling     B．love C．quarrel     D．smile

41．A．raised      B．shook      C．nodded    D．bowed

42．A．hurt B．injured     C．wounded D．harmed

43．A．in great surprise             B．in a great embarrassment

       C．with deep depression      D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．happens   B．comes about    C．appears    D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft        B．hot and hard    C．thin and cool    D．strong and durable

46．A．somewhere and sometime      B．anywhere or anytime

       C．more or less           D．here and there

47．A．inside      B．outside     C．faraway  D．nearby

48．A．could believe          B．couldn’t understand       

       C．wouldn’t recognize  D．might know

49．A．got sick   B．got stuck C．threw up   D．became disabled

50．A．quite healthy   B．very pale C．fairly red  D．much surprised

51．A．jump high       B．go hurriedly    C．run fast    D．walk slowly

52．A．think about     B．talk with C．worry about     D．laugh at

53．A．Reading   B．Seeing     C．Saying     D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring        C．sweet kisses     D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a thread         B．a needle           C．the cloth       D．the cotton

Many young people in the West are expected to leave __    could be life' s most important decision -- marriage -- almost entirely up to luck.

 A．as              B．that   

C．which        D．what

__________ entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his report.

A. He hardly had                  B. Had he hardly    

C. Hardly had he                  D. Hardly he had

--The prison was ___________ fire last night.

--Someone must have set fire___________ it.

A. on ; with     B. on ; to     C. over; with    D. should

I'm sorry. I _____________ you__________ to me.

A.don't know; are speaking           

B. don't know ;were speaking

C. didn't know; were speaking         

D. didn't know; are speaking

We can’t go on with the experiment because the computer_________.

  A. hasn’t been repaired    B. hasn’t repaired

C. is not repaired          D. hadn’t been repaired