(C)

Taichi with English narration

     A veteran(资深的) Taichi teacher, about 38, teaches the basic 24 movement, pushing hands and self-defense techniques. It fits for the beginner’s and intermediate level.                             Time: 10:00—12:00 am, every Sunday morning                       

     Place: Bamboo Garden Hotel, No.24, Xiaoshiqiao Hutong, Jiu Guloou Street, Northwest of Drum Tower in the downtown.                         

     Fee: 60 yuan each time                         

Chinese ink & water painting class                         

     To learn the techniques of painting a bird, flower, or lady with brushes. The Chinese philosophy (哲学) and culture will also be included.                         

     Time: 7:00—9:00 pm, every Wednesday                        

     Place: Library Bar, first floor, Tower B of East Gate Plaza (广场), right behind the Poly Plaza at the East Second Ring Road.                       

     Fee: 60 yuan each week                       

                       Big-bowl-tea

     Ten yuan (US$1.2) for a cup of Chinese tea and live performance of Peking Opera is the tempting offer up for grabs at Dawancha (big-bowl-tea) Theatre, a new branch of Lao She Tea-house.                         

     The atmosphere of a traditional Chinese tea-house of the past is evoked (引起羡慕) with window seats overlooking Tian’an Men Square.                          

     Place: West side of north end of Qian-men Dajie, facing the Arrow Tower

     Tel: 6318-4723, 6318-2107                         

                        Acrobatic Show

     The Tianqiao area of Beijing won its name as the city’s major outdoor performance site for acrobatics (杂技) shows before the founding of New China in 1949. Acrobatic shows are still staged every evening in a theatre located in the Tianqiao area. The shows, put on by the Beijing Acrobatics Troupe, include many national or world award-winning programmes.

      Time: 7 pm, daily                Place: Wansheng Theatre

      Price: 100 yuan (US$12.0)        Tel: 65287750 ext 198

53.  If you are a sport lover you can go to _________.

A. Library Bar          B. Bamboo Garden Hotel                         

C. Lao She Tea-house    D. Wansheng Theatre

54.  Which item is the cheapest and most relaxed to spend your leisure time?

A. Taichi with English narration.  B. Chinese ink & water painting class.

C. Big-bowl-tea.               D. Acrobatic show.                         

55.  Which of the following is NOT true?

A. You can enjoy acrobatic shows every day at 7 pm in the open air.

B. You can see live performance of Peking Opera while enjoying Chinese traditional tea.

C. You don’t have to worry about the language problem to attend Taichi if you are an Englishman.                         

D. Chinese ink & water painting class is probably open to learners from outside China.                         

Della had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents _______Jim, her husband, a

Christmas present.

A. to buy    B. which to buy   C. for her to buy   D. with which to buy

19．China is a great country with a long history, ______ we all know it.

       A．as     B．so     C．but    D．and

C

Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands．”Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse．”He is said to be “undersized,” with “short legs” and a “round stomach”．The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description—it seems not that far off from historical accounts—but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said．We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman．Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point．

     It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character．And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man．In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812,Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇),who has come with peace terms．Napoleon is very angry：doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms．He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped．“That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts．And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly．”

Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner．“He raised his hand to the Russian’s．．．face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently．．．” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court．“Well, well, why don’t you say anything?” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon．

Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own．

64．Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is ___________．

       A．far from the historical facts                         B．based on the Russian history

       C．based on his selection of facts               D．not related to historical details

65．Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because ________．

       A．he thought he should be the one to make the peace terms

       B．the Tsar’s peace terms were hard to accept

       C．the Russians stopped his military movement

       D．he didn’t have any more army to fight with

66．Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is __________________．

       A．ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests

       B．fond of showing off his iron will

       C．determined in destroying all of Europe

       D．crazy for power and respect

67．What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

       A．A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings．

       B．A writer may write about a hero in his own way．

       C．A writer may not be responsible for what he writes．

       D．A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings．                            

D

I wrote to the White House asking about a birthday greeting for my grandfather who will be 95 next year. I received a card signed by Bill and Hillary. They look like real signatures（签名）and are not printed and they are probably produced by autographing（亲笔签名）machines. That says:

Happy Birthday!

     Hillary and I are delighted to join your friends and family in congratulating you on this special day. As you look forward to the year ahead, please accept our best wishes for good health and much future happiness.

This was sent in a double envelope so that I could address the inner one to my grandfather and send the sealed（盖章） card to him. The card has the presidential seal printed in gold. The outer envelop is hand addressed. 

NOTE: the postage meter impression on the outer envelope reminded me that the president does not have franking privileges.（邮资特权）

The outer envelope does have a little "B" written on the upper right corner indication that they have a pile of these pre-signed and double-enveloped; when a request comes in, they just write the address on the outer envelope and mail it. 

The return address on both envelopes is simple: The White House, Washington.

73．When did the writer write to the White House?

       A．On his grandfather’s birthday.

       B．On his birthday.

       C．When his grandfather was 94 years.

       D．When his grandfather was 95 years old.

74．It’s clear that the card sent by Bill and Hillary was                     .

       A．signed by an autographing machine

       B．the one that had real signatures of Bill and Hillary

       C．the one whose signatures were printed

       D．the one that was signed with their own names

75．Form what the card says, we can find it                        .

       A．was a public letter for those who were in need of greeting

       B．can be sent to all those who write to them both

       C．was sent specially to the writer’s grandfather

       D．can be sent to anyone whose birthday is coming near

76．The letter “B” on the upper right corner of the outer envelope means              .

       A．these are all double envelope having cards with pre-signatures inside them

       B．these are all letters which have franking privileges

       C．they have written the address on the outer envelopes

       D．they have written “The White House, Washington” on both envelopes

An advertisement is useful in       it can persuade customers to but the kinds of goods in the shop.

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

There are many inconveniences that have to be ______when you are camping．

A．put up with  B．put up   C．put off   D．put away

28. We___________our examination at this time next Monday.

   A. will be taking            B. will take

   C. to be given              D. will have been taken

31. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.

A. to be breathed    B. to breath   C. breathing   D. being breathed

Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we ______ it without you.

A. can manage                        B. could have managed    

C. could manage                      D. can have managed