He didn’t regret saying what he did but felt that he ____ it differently.

A. could express      B. would express    C. could have expressed     D. must have expressed

They are also worried _________ all the students are able to make good use of the spare time after school.

A. about                B. whether             C. that                   D. what

After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed _______.

A. to be waking   B. waked   C. waking  D. awake

Could I speak to _______ is in charge of International Sales please?

A. who       B. what       C. whoever   D. whatever

We are invited to a party _________ in our club next Friday.

   A. to be held      B. held          C. being held        D. holding

Drinking a lot of water does not do any good to the body, according to two experts in the United States. In fact, they warn, drinking too much water could be, in certain cases, harmful.

In a study, Dr Stanly Goldfarb and Dr Dan Negoianu, both of the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the University of Pensylvania, the United States, have denied the popular belief that drinking a lot of water clears body toxins（毒素）better, improves skin, and helps reduce weight.

Dr Goldfarb and Dr Negoianu say that they found little proof to back the public opinion that drinking 8 glasses of water every day benefits health. At the same time, they fond little proof of harm in drinking 8 glasses of water every day.

It is widely believed that in some cases-such as athletes, people who live in hot, dry environments, and those with certain medical conditions-drinking a lot of water indeed helps, but no studies have been done to prove the benefits of this practice in average, healthy people, the website medheadlines.com reports.

The study at the University of Pennsylvania also examined reports that some people experienced increased headaches when their consumption（消耗）of water was low. In one small study, which the doctors reviewed, the group drinking the most water reported fewer headaches than the control group, “but the difference in the number of headaches was o small between the two groups as to be considered unimportant.”

The researchers concluded that there is no scientific proof to support that average, healthy people need to drink at least 8 glasses of water each each day.

The website medheadines.com says that, according to an Indian doctor, drinking too much water is harmful. If water enters the body more quickly than it can be removed, problems can occur.

What’s the key message delivered in the passage?

       A．Drinking too much water might bring harm.

       B．Whether to drink enough water makes no difference.

C．Drinking too much water may cause headaches.

       D．Average, healthy people should drink more water.

We can learn from the passage that 8 glasses of water every day_______ .

       A．proves good for the body           B．has scientific proof of harm

       C．is sure to reduce headaches     D．is generally considered necessary

Who may agree that drinking lots of water helps to lose weight?

       A．The two experts.             B．The Indian doctor.

       C．The general public.      D．The website.

According to the passage, we know that_______.

       A．the website medheadlnes.com is developed by an Indian doctor

       B．the study was carried out by two experts with an Indian doctor

       C．the two experts performed the study at the University of Pennsylvania

       D．drinking 8 glasses of water every day can cure certain diseases

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The Mississippi

       The Mississippi is a great river whose relationship with man goes way back beyond its discovery in the 16th century. The River Indians used it as a highway and as a source of food, and it was they who gave it its name—“misi” meaning “great” and “sipi” meaning “water”．When the length of its branch, the Missouri, is added to it, the Mississippi becomes greater.  From the source of the Missouri to the tip of the delta (三角洲), it is 2, 480 miles long.

       Great rivers are likely to suffer floods. In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres, sweeping away farms, towns, everything in its path. In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless. Today the river has largely been controlled.   .

       Industries have spread down some of the waterways of the delta, but otherwise the delta is a remote place, the homeland of a little colony of French Canadians that the British drove out of Nova Scotia in the 18th century. They still speak French, mixed with English, Indian, Spanish and Negro idioms. They keep to themselves, farming the rich soil of the delta.  .

       Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went, but what lay beyond. In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king, Louis XV. This city, named St. Louis, became the jumping-off(起点) place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains, and the way to the Far West.

       Some 40 years earlier, at the beginning of the 18th century, the French had founded another city just above the Mississippi delta, New Orleans.  . New Orleans is one of the great ports of the world, and one of the greatest terminals for both sea and river traffic.

       A．It was the Mississippi that made the city what it is

       B．Levees, high banks built of earth, hold back the flood waters

       C．Therefore, as we know, it’s the third longest river in the world

       D．It is known that the “Great Water” has also been a frontier river

       E．However, they paddled up and down the Mississippi in their boats to seek their fortune

       F．The “Great Water” always remains a threat, for the streets of the city are below the level

of the river

       G． They call themselves Cajuns, who have actually been leading fairly primitive lives and

preserving their own traditions

Chinese culture has become ______ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ______ history of China .

A. the ; x       B . an ; the       C. an ; x         D. the ; the 

Everyone was silent as the organizer ________ the result of the speech competition.

A. announced  B. pronounced      C. arranged     D. instructed

.Mary takes great ____ in learning pop music.

  A. delight        B. happy        C. joy       D. fond