Machines made today are much better than __ of 1950s.

A. that   B, those   C. the ones   D. which

.I’m sorry, but we don't have ___ English papers.

A. much   B. some more    C. any more    D. some

I must leave for my home town tomorrow as my parents are ___ me to arrive on Sunday.

A. expecting    B. waiting    C. waiting for    D.expecting for

___in the air, this kind of steel become harder and harder.

A. Cooling   B.Having cooled     C.Being cooled   D.Cooled

A few days after the interview, I received a letter_________me admission to the university.

      A．offering               B．offered                C．having offered        D．to be offered

Channel Islands

The two main islands, Jersey and Quernsey, are remarkable in that they present a combination of enjoyment, peace and quiet. Neither island is very big (only ten miles long) and so all parts of these coasts are easily reached from the main centers -- St. Helier and St. Peter Port. In both these towns and particularly in Jersey's St. Helier are the amusements of really big resorts (度假胜地). The nearness of France gives a continental atmosphere; the weather here is far better than that of any other part of England. The other three islands, Jethou, Hern and Sark are small and quiet.

Isles of Scilly

The islands are really small and quiet; the weather is warm but windy. The islands are excellent for those who enjoy exploring small inlets (水湾), creeks (小溪) and bays on foot, or better, in a boat.

Isle of Wight

he island is 24 miles across and therefore quite large. The scenery is good and varied. The resorts are neither overlarge nor showy. The island has the best sunshine record in Britain.

Isle of Man

An island with a unique atmosphere -- it is different from England, Scotland or Wales. Thirty miles long, with good roads and good public transport, the mountains, hills and deep valleys are easily reached. Douglas is a major British resort and other holiday places are lively.

60. If you want to drive to the mountains and hills, you would choose

A. the Isle of Man            B. the Isle of Wight             C. Jersey           D. the Isles of Stilly

61. If you want to be fairly sure you would have a lot of sunshine on holiday, you would choose ____.

A. the Channel Islands                                B. the Isle of Man

C. the Isle of Wight                                   D. the Isles of Scilly

62. It can be concluded from Paragraph One that _______.

A. the Channel Islands consist of two islands

B. the Channel Islands are really ideal resorts

C. Jersey and Quernsey are excellent for those who enjoy exploring nature

D. there are many resorts in Jethou, Hem and Sark

63. In which way are the Channel Islands different from all the other places in England?

A. The coasts are easily reached from the main centers.

B. There are more islands there.

C. The weather is far better.

D. The crowds there can enjoy more entertaining but quieter holidays.

All the wisdom of the ages and all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries are easily and cheaply available to all of us within the covers of books. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.

Reading is the pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness make you a good reader. Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the author's or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.

Every book stands by itself, like a one--family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate, together they all add up to something. They are connected with each other and with other cities. Books influence each other; they link the past, the present and the future and have their own generations, like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families or ideas, and in the long run, you not only find out about the world and the people in it but also you find out about yourself, too.

Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on books somebody tells you "you ought" to read, you probably won't have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax yourself with it, you will almost certainly have a good time  and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won't have suffered during the process.

72. In the writer's opinion, in fact reading is a process of ________.

A. listening to the author                                B. accepting the author's ideas

C. communicating with the author and yourself            D. judging the author's work

73. The writer thinks that the most unfortunate people are those _______.

A. who don't have any books                            B. who can't enjoy reading books

C. who don’t like books                              D. who read too many books

74. To find pleasure in reading, you should read the books _______.

A. written by famous writers                                    B. written in humor style

C. which you like to read                               D. which are recommended by your friends

75. The author's purpose in writing the passage is to _______.

A. show the importance of reading                         B. tell us how to make reading more effective

C. tell us how to read                           D. show the pleasure of reading

. I think ______ information of this kind is        help when you look for a job.

A.不填; a                      B. the; a              C. an; a                 D. the; 不填

—When will the game begin?

—It will begin later than usual ________ 15 minutes.

A．in　　　　　B. on　　　　　　C. by　　　　　 D．at

It is the       for westerners to celebrate Christmas.

A. habit     B. manner     C. custom      D. way