13. They were surprised that a child ______ work out the problem while they themselves couldn’t.

   A. should    B. would    C. could    D. might

There Was an oil painting____ in the corner．It _____ there for several days．

       A．laying,had laid        B．lain,had laid

       C．lying,had lain         D．laid,had been lain

---I guess you might have got lost in the forest last weekend.

    ---Well, I          .

       A．mostly did B．nearly had C．almost had D．almost did

C

A letter to Edward, a columnist

Dear Mr． Expert,

I grew up in an unhappy home． I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible． Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved．

Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs．

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me． But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like． They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever．

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes— it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party house． I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy?

Joan         

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan,

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now．

And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere, you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy． You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time．

Be clear about the message you want to send． For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy． So please call before you come over．”

64．We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward         ．

A．lives away from her parents

B．takes pride in her friends

C．knows Mr. Expert quite well

 D．hates her parents very much

65．We can infer from the first letter that         ．

A．Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B．Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C．Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D．Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

66．According to Mr. Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A．She is afraid of hurting her friends

B．She does not understand true friendship

C．Her family experience stops her from doing so

D．She does not put her needs first

67．The second letter suggests that Mr. Expert          ．

A． is worried about Joan’s problem

B． warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C． advises Joan on how to refuse people

D． encourages Joan to be brave enough

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Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities. China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world.

— How do you like the book?

   — It’s quite different from__________I read last month.

   A. that      B. which      C. the one      D. the one what

25. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

    A. in need of                 B. in search of

    C. with the help of        D. in memory of

Her design won the first prize in the competition. Years of patience and hard work had at last ______.

A. put off          B. paid off          C. taken off           D. kept off

Make sure that the exercise you give the children is ________ pupil’s reach.

       A. under        B. beyond      C. above        D. within  

The discovery of the new drug is of great significance to people ______ from H1N1.

       A. suffer                      B. suffered                   C. suffering           D. being suffered