“S.H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true? ”cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S.H.E. fan.

After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S.H.E.’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to excited about.

The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singer’s English names.

Last week S.H.E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and them in Guangzhou on January 15.

At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

“I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don’t’ understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show,”said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

It is not just no the mainland that the three girl’s have made audience much excited. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. “We had never met before, and we didn’t talk at all at the beginning.”recalled Ella.

When asked about the secret of their success, she said.“Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters.”

“It’s really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). Nothing but magical,”she said.

72. Why was Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl, so excited?

       A. S.H.E. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting.

       B. S.H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.

       C. Her parent bought her a ticket for S.H.E.’s Shanghai show.

       D. S.H.E.will perform on the CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party.

73. How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

       A. Their fans gave the name to them.

       B. Their idols had a deep influence on them.

       C. A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.

       D. The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name.

74. What do you know about Peng Weiye?

       A. she stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S.H.E.’s performance.

       B. She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15.

       C. She pays close attention to everything about S.H.E.

       D. She was grateful that her parents understood and supported her.

75. Which is true about S.H.E?

       A. The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes.

       B. They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.

       C. They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia.

       D. They have well prepared to perform with their idols.

     At least eight babies in East China’s Anhui Province have died since last year. they died of serious deficiency disease which happened to them because of fake milk powders.

More than 100 other babies in Fuyang, mostly between three and five months old, are still in poor nutrition after drinking different kinds of cheap milk powders produced in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and Beijing.

The baby victims were born healthy, but they became thinner and thinner, and had large heads for their bodies after fake milk powders were fed to them.

“My girl, the first child of mine, died when she was only four months old after drinking the ‘Haobaobei’milk powder.”said Zhang Linwei, a 32-year-old villager of the Wangzhuang Village in Fuyang.

Zhang found that his daughter got ill after the girl didn’t want to drink the milk powder any more half a month before.

“Before that , I though my daughter’s face was becoming fatter and fatter because she was fed well and grew fast.”the baby’s father said.

The girl died nine days later after she was sent to hospital and all of the family’s savings were spent on her medical treatment.

“It is like a terrible dream. I never thought that my baby would pass away like this .”he said.

Zhang said he tried to telephone and write to the producer of the milk powder by the address on the packing bag but never made it.

“The fake milk powders only have 5-6 per cent protein and the lowest is has only 1 per cent. For babies, drinking such fake milk powder is no different from drinking water,”Zhang Fangjun, said a medical expert with the Fuyang People’s Hospital.

“Such so-called milk powders cannot afford any nutrition for babies’ growth,” Zhang said.

60.The fake milk powders, which were produced in North China’s Inner Monglolia Autonomous Region, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and Beijing         .

       A. were all called ‘Haobaobei’

       B. were only sold in Anhui Province

       C. were much cheaper than any other milk powders

       D. killed at least eight babies in Anhui Province

61. Which may NOT be right according to the passage?

       A. Fuyang is the only place where fake milk powders were found.

       B. Deficiency disease is a kind of disease from the people who are in poor nutrition.

       C. The baby victims became thinner and thinner and had large heads for their bodies after drinking the fake milk powders.

       D. The milk powders the sick children ate fail to reach the national standard of protein content for baby milk powder-at least 10 per cent.

62. “pass away”in the passage means      .

       A. move away            B. set off                    C. die                         D. lose oneself

63. Zhang Linwei       .

       A. found her first daughter was killed by ‘Haobaobei’ milk powder

       B. didn’t’ know what caused her first daughter’s death at first

       C. got a lot of money from the producer of the milk powder

       D. asked the reporter to give him a hand

64. The best title for the passage may be        .

       A. Serious Deficiency Disease                              B. Sick Babies in Fuyang

       C. Fake milk powders ‘kill’ babies                    D. Big Head Disease

       Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near. Merlin began to think how to make grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that way hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!

56. The text is mainly about       .

       A. a strange man

       B. an unusual party

       C. how roller skating began

       D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18^th century

57. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he        .

       A. often gave others surprise                           B. was a gifted musician

       C. invented the roller skates                             D. was full of imagination

58. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to        .

       A. impress the party guests                               B. arrive at the party sooner

       B. test is invention                                            D. show his skill in walking on wheels

59. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

       A. The roller skates needed further improvement.

       B. The party guests tool Merlin for a fool.

       C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation

       D. Merlin got himself into trouble.

 It was on my way back home      my father made the promise        I can do well in next exam he will buy me Lu Xun’s Complete Works.

       A. when; that              B. when; that if           C. that; why               D. that ; that if

―What a wonderful task they fulfilled!

―Yeah, they took a risk to do that but it         .

       A. saw off                  B. gave off                 C. went off                 D. paid off

        and our of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped      the beautiful scenery.

       A. Tiring; to admire                                        B. Tired; to admire

       C. Being tired; admire                                     D. Tired; admiring

―Are there any English story books for us students in the library?

―I guess, there are only few,          .

       A. if any                     B. if have                   C. if some                  D. if has

―I don’t suppose the police know who did it .

―Well, surpringly they do. A man has been arrested and         now.

       A. has been questioned                                   B. is questioning

       C. is being questioned                                     D. has questioned

―What was the teacher occupied with?

―He was discussing with a student,       problems was poor study habits.

       A. whose                    B. which                    C. one of whose         D. one of which

Parents must        the idea that “I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior.”

       A. get across              B. get around              C. get through            D. get along