25. After many years’ tough talks, Vietnam became the 150th member ________ the WTO last year.

   A. joining     B. having joined      C. to join       D. Joined

—When shall we go planting trees in the hill?

—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.

 A. Not until          B. While                C. Till                   D. Unless

He did as much as he _____ her.

A. could help  B. could to help  C. helped  D. helping

Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk. As a pupil, he was backward. But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist.

In 1901, Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated(系统地阐述)his famous Theory of Relativity(相对论).To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it to a group of young students. He said,” When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours. That is relativity."

After Hitler came into power in Germany, Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became an American citizen. In 1955, Einstein's life ended at the age of seventy-six.

36. When Einstein was a pupil of twelve, he _______.

A. was not quick in learning to talk       B. was poor in his studies

C. studied very hard                   D. hardly lagged behind

37. The law of relativity is_______ .

A. very hard for most people to understand

B. too hard for Einstein himself to explain

C. too hard to explain to anybody except Einstein

D. easy to understand only for the young students

38. Which of the following do you think is true?

A. The Germans owed their scientific progress to Einstein.?

B. The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.

C. Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world.

D. Einstein made a very great contribution to modern science.

39. The title for this passage should be " _______ ".

A. Theory of Relativity          B. An American Citizen

C. Albert Einstein              D. Einstein's Contribution

There is an English saying:“ laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.  

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial .

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which  diminish  both stress and pain .

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

46.Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that         .

A. smiling does good to health 

B. laughter can be tolerated

C. there is a way to reduce pain 

D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet 

47.The main idea of the passage is          .

A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body 

B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter 

C. pain can be reduced by laughter 

D. laughter is the best medicine 

48.The students who       tolerated the pain for the longest time .

A .listened to different radio programs

B .slept in the room 

C. don’t have stress of pain 

D .listened to a funny program

49.The underlined word “diminish” is similar to        .

A. test    B .stop     C. reduce    D. find 

50. Doctors hold laughter clinics _________. 

A .to give better condition to their patients 

B .in order to improve patients’ health 

C .to make patients smile    

D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect

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1.  truth       A. salute         B. junk          C .unit         D. mushroom

2.  theme      A.. ancestor       B. Chinese       C. mineral      D. vegetable

3.  examine    A. exactly        B. experience     C. explain       D. except

4.  commercial   A. franc        B. cycle          C. Arabic       D. facial

5.  stomach     A. machine      B. peach         C. Christmas     D. cheek

The boy, _____ parents went to the US last year, felt lonely.

A. whose                             B. which                               C. whom                              D. that

I have ____ Tony to stay away from computer games before he becomes addicted to them.

   A. urged    B. suggested   C. made    D. kept

I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story.

A month after I graduated from high school in August, 2007, I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital.

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around. At that time, it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body, my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams.

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk, eat, walk, shower, and live on my own again. When I was out of hospital, I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland. After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own. It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again. After having a few lung tests, I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months of swim training, I began my freshman year at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team.

By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world. I am just trying to live each day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed, I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members. I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow, things would work out for the best. www..com

41. The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of “_______”.

   A. operation       B. unconsciousness     C. treatment          D. emergency

42. According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author _______.

   A. was unable to talk or communicate        B. was in despair www..com

   C. faced physical and mental challenges       D. felt anxious about his state

43. What is the correct order of the following events?

     a. went to outpatient therapy

     b. received membership of the swim team

     c. was pushed around to visit other patients www..com

     d. walked like a baby

     e. learnt to live all by himself

   A. d、a、c、b、e                       B. e、c、d、a、b

   C. d、c、a、b、e                       D. e、c、a、d、b

44. In the last paragraph, the author mainly wants to show _______.

   A. his positive influence on other patients    B. his meaningful life

   C. his purpose of sharing his story          D. his great achievements

45. The best title for the passage would be “_______”.

   A. Attitude is everything                  B. Actions speak louder than words

   C. Everything happens for a reason           D. A good beginning is half done

______for the timely investment from the public, our company would not be so booming now.

A. Had it not been   B. were it not               C. If it was not    D. Be it not