After_______ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to have the job interview.

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

Books are the most important records we keep_______ man’s thoughts, ideas and feelings.

A．for        B．up           C．on          D．of

Which do you enjoy_______ your spare time, reading or playing chess?

A．to spend            B．spend         C．spending            D．being spent

Not only ______ interested in the football but _______ beginning to show an interest in it.

A．the teacher himself is; all his students are;

B．the teacher himself is; are all his students;

C．is the teacher himself; are all his students;

D．is the teacher himself; all his students are;

But for the leadership of our Party and our Government, we __________ these splendid results.

A．have achieved                                   B．shouldn’t have achieved

C．should have achieved                             D．would achieve 

We had wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ________ as planned.

A．make out          B．turn out           C．go on          D．come out

A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer _ 1_____ of Harvard’s president. But they were ___2___by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __3____ that the couple would finally  become __4____ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __5___.

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __6___ face. The lady told them, “We had a son that __7____ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __8____ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __9____ a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t __10____ .Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “We can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this __11___ would look like a cemetery (墓地)。”“Oh, no,” the lady __12___ quickly, “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __13____ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __14____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any __15____ how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __16___, because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __17___ ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __18____ their offer was turned down, Mr. And Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ___19___,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __20____ about.

1．A．lab                        B．library                 C．hall                     D．office

2．A．watched                B．stopped               C．followed           D．interviewed

3．A．hoping               B．finding             C．realizing           D．imagining

4．A．surprised              B．disappointed      C．worried             D．troubled

5．A．hopelessly            B．carefully             C．unexpectedly       D．unwillingly

6．A．pleasant             B．funny               C．cold                D．sad

7．A．attended             B．visited              C．studied            D．served

8．A．clever                B．brave               C．proud              D．happy

10．A．satisfied           B．excited            C．moved             D．ashamed

11．A．house               B．part                 C．garden             D．place

12．A．explained           B．expressed         C．refused            D．admitted

13．A．building            B．yard                 C．playground     D．square

14．A．laughed            B．shouted           C．glanced           D．called

15．A．suggestion         B．idea                 C．thought             D．opinion

16．A．bored              B．astonished         C．interested         D．pleased

17．A．department        B．university         C．business           D．club

18．A．Once               B．While              C．Since              D．Though

19．A．name               B．character          C．picture             D．sign

20．A．talked              B．knew               C．heard              D．cared

Although man has known asbestos(石棉) for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for(对…负责) the opening of that first mine.

    Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport (carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein(岩脉), in the province of Quebec in Canada.

    Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens; the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibres(纤维).

    Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads(线), but they have found thousands of users of this fireproof material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”.

1．Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage?

       A．Asbestos mined in Canada                    B．Fireproof matter

       C．A “wonder” mineral                             D．A new roofing material

2．Johns proved his ability as a salesman by_______.

       A．going into roofing business                   B．carrying asbestos from Italy

       C．sending a trained scientist                     D．showing the use of asbestos gloves

3．Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us?

       A．It is like thread.                                   B．It feels soapy.

       C．It burns easily.                                     D．It is unusually heavy.

4．The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to _______.

       A．show the need for more scientists      B．compare asbestos with other minerals

       C．increase the sales of asbestos          D．present facts about asbestos  

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   There is an English saying:“1．________.” 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. 2．_________.

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 has similar effects to physical exercise. 3．__________. 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 group which listened to a funny program. 4．_________.

5．__________. 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.

       A．Laughter can prolong one’s life.

       B．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.

       C．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.

       D．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.

       E．Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.

      F．Laughter is the best medicine.

      G．They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.

下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

What should you do when your parents become angrily? If your parents got mad, try to have a conversation with them about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually will try to change. But they will take some times to change because they always get angry, and that is all they know. You might have to change for your method a couple of times. Do any nice things for your parents that they don’t expect — like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean the floors. If this doesn’t work, bring in friend that you feel  

comfortable, and have him or her help you.