The office is too small for ten teachers________

A．to work      B．working in     C．to work on   D．to work in

Low-cost books in paper covers make ______ some of the world’s best literature to readers.

       A. ordinary            B. available                  C. comfortable              D. necessary

 Nowadays everything strange is____strange. That is to say, any unexpected ____thing is possible to happen.

　　A. something　 B. anything     C. nothing　　　　　　D. everything

Earthquakes may rightly be ranked as one of the most destructive forces known to man: since records began to be written down, it has been estimated that earthquake-related fatalities (死亡) have numbered in the millions, and that earthquake-related destruction has been beyond calculation. The greater part of such damage and loss of life had been due to collapse of buildings and the effects of rockslides, floods, fire, disease, tsunamis, and other observable events resulting from earthquakes, rather than from quakes themselves.

The great majority of all earthquakes occur in two specific geographic areas. One such area covers the Pacific Ocean and its bordering landmasses. The other extends from the East Indians to the Atlas Mountains, including the Himalayas, Iran, Turkey and the Alpine regions. It is in these two great belts or zones that ninety percent of all earthquakes take place; they may, however, happen anywhere at any time.

This element of unknown has for centuries added greatly to the dead and horror surrounding earthquakes, but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake forecast may be possible. By analyzing changes in animal behavior, patterns of movements in the earth's shell, variations in the earth's force of attraction, and the frequency with which minor earth shakes are observed, scientists have shown increasing success in expecting when and where earthquakes will strike. As a result, a worldwide earthquake warning network is already in operation and has helped to prepare for (and thus lessen) the vast destruction that might otherwise have been totally unexpected.

It is doubtful that man will ever be able to control earthquakes and get rid of their destructiveness altogether, but as how and why earthquakes happen become better understood, man will become more and more able to deal with their possible damage before they occur.

60. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Earthquakes destruction is declining.

B. Man is capable of conquering earthquakes.

C. Man is no longer fearful of earthquakes.

D. Earthquake forecast is improving.

61. We can infer from the passage that quakes _______ .

A. mostly strike in oceans and mountains

B. may happen anywhere at any time

C. are unperceivable in masses of land

D. are hardly the direct cause of fatalities

62. The underlined phrase "This element of unknown" in Paragraph 3 refers to__.

A. the extension of earthquake zones

B. the percentage of earthquake occurrences

C. when and where earthquakes may occur

D. what big damage earthquakes may cause

63. Man's research on earthquake forecast at present is to _________ .

A. lower the frequency of earthquakes

B. release the energy that causes earthquakes

C. reduce the loss from earthquake disasters

D. analyze the relationship between different earthquakes

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71 Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!

72 Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper. 73

Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something, or even worse, hit their brothers or sisters. 74 However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don’t want to act in this way, but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?

Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. 75 Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad — it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.

A. You can train you temper.

B. You don’t want to cause trouble.

C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.

D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.

E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.

F. Instead of thinking of the person you’re angry with, think of something else.

G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.

---- Where are we going for the vacation, the mountains or the sea?

   ---- _____.

A. It doesn’t matter    B. It’s up to you    C. Don’t mention it    D. That’s all right

 It was a bad year for films, __________both quantity and quality.

   A. according to        B. in terms of               C. rather than                D. more than

The driver explained to the policeman that he hadn’t done that ______ purpose, hoping that the punishment wouldn’t be too serious.

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

We have just heard the news that the experts are_____to go to Qinghai Province to investigate the possible damage caused by the serious earthquake

   A. probable   B. possible    C. perhaps    D. likely

.Hearing that a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Yushu county, Qinghai province on April 15,the students’ union______us to donate money for the quake-hit area.

A. called up     B. called for      C. called in     D. called on