Most of that country’s external debt is ______ private banks．

A．owed to             B．owing to      C．owed for      D．owing for

— Can you give me some advice about the design?

— I think it should _______ to all ages and social groups．

A．appear        B．appeal          C．suit          D．fit

--- Do you think living in the country has advantages?

--- ____．

A．Yes, perfectly                          B．Yes, it is  

C．Well, that depends                    D．Nothing at all

When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The painting had been ordered and paid for to  1   the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ．

    Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this  2  of respect and affection．  3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait． “It makes me look   4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private（私下）．   5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art． His friends smiled．It was known that the Churchills didn't ___ 6 modern art．

    Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7   ．Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Lady Churchill   8   him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the   9  , and a heated argument broke out． The painter was    10 sad．The artist community, shocked and    11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime （罪行）． Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a（n）   12  document． All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the   13  to do what they had done．

    Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would  14   him “as he saw him”． Churchill never had a chance to see the work in  15  since the painter  16  to show it to him． He found out only   17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him   18   a heavy, sick, tired old man． Since he hated old age, he was naturally   19   ．

Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many（including the painter） said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s   20 ．

1．A．give                      B．regard               C．paint                    D．honour

2．A．mark                   B．piece                 C．prize                    D．trade

3． A．Neither               B．Both                 C．Either                  D．All

4．A．wise                   B．gentle                C．stupid                  D．happy

5．A．Fortunately           B．Obviously          C．Straight                D．Publicly

6．A．care for               B．look like            C．turn down            D．make up

7．A．hidden                 B．hung                 C．destroyed             D．returned

8．A．mourned             B．missed              C．followed              D．buried

9．A．painting                B．man                  C．woman                D．artist

10．A．understandably    B．unexpectedly     C．unreasonably        D．unthinkingly

11．A．afraid                  B．regretful            C．curious                D．angry

12．A．interesting            B．colorful             C．expensive             D．historical

13．A．chance                B．right                 C．power                  D．courage

14．A．help                     B．obey                 C．paint                    D．show

15．A．progress             B．place                 C．need                    D．sight

16．A．agreed                B．promised           C．refused                D．hated

17．A．until                    B．when                C．before                  D．though

18．A．as                       B．to                      C．about                   D．for

19．A．moved                B．worried             C．tired                    D．hurt

20．A．surprise             B．disappointment   C．delight                  D．satisfaction

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children． On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across or otherwise made to feel special．
    However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington． A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909． Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her． It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man． Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．
    In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day． Roses are the Father’s Day flowers, red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．
    When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental． Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them． Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad．

1．The United States is special in Father’s Day because_________
A．many people celebrate the day

B．only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day

D．all men are honored in America

2．At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because_________

A．Sonora honored her father’s birthday
B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．It was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3．How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?
    A．4              B．10            C．14            D．24
4．According to the passage, on Father’s Day, _________
    A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers
    B．only daughters wear red flowers to honors their fathers
    C．Children must go home to honor their fathers
    D．fathers are often honored in different ways

5．According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart______．
A．was very kind to anyone

B．did a lot for his daughter

C．was the first father honored in 1924
D．always help others by giving money

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal． If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him． You may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money．” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s．” This means that two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself． He may also say, “Oh, no． I want to take you to lunch at Johnson’s”, or “I want you to try the steak（牛排） there． It’s great．” This means the person wants to pay for both of you． If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal． You may just say, “Thank you． That would be very nice．” American customs about who pays for dates（约会） are much the same as in other parts of the world． In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals． But, today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own way during the day． If a man asks her to dinner or a dance outside the working hours, it means “come as my guest”． So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning．

1．In the old days _______ often paid for all the meals．

A． women                 B．men                 C． university students        D．businessmen

2．“To go Dutch” means to _______．

A．go to play outside                       B． eat out      

C． pay for oneself                         D．go to a cheaper eating place

3．“McDonald’s” here means _______．

A．a tea house         B．a gate             C．an office                       D．an eating place

4．If you feel friendly to the person, _______．

A．you should pay for him                 B．you needn’t pay for him
C．you can accept his invitation          D．you can’t accept his invitation

5．We’d better know who will pay for the meal _______．

A．at the beginning                            B．at the end

C．in the middle of the meal                D．after drinking

On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life． Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip． But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure． So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast． Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained（可获得的）, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8．8 million to 11．7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America． For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news． Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting（省略） breakfast． “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E． Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work．” Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不适当）, and most of the recent work involves（涉及） children, not grown-ups． “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor．”
1．The main idea of the passage is _______．

A．breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B．a good breakfast used to be important to us

C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before
2．For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______．

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C．grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

3．The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______．

A．people without breakfast can improve their work

B．not giving people breakfast improves work

C．having breakfast does not improve work, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their work, too

4．The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______．

A．stories, poems, play, etc

B．written works on a particular subject

C．any printed material

D．the modern literature of America

5．What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______．

A．breakfast does not affect work

B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

In the past 10 years, America’s National Basketball Association （NBA） has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players．
    When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball．This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters （花名册） will be filled by non-Americans．NBA commissioner David Stern happily embraces the trend． On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010．
    The NBA is now planning to take China by storm．
    “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern． The strategy in China is TV． “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite．” The success Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China． The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing market to compensate for tough times on home soil． “It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout （寻找）internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations． “It has increased the level of competition here．” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their America peers． Others, such as Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming—No．1 draft pick in 2002—and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic—number two overall in this year’s draft—are icons（偶像） in waiting． It is the ultimate （根本的） revolution—the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball．

1．According to the report, _________．

A．Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

B．the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

C．Yao Ming is to play two Pre-season games in NBA

D．European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

2．The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of_______．

A．NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”

B．NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China．

C．there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to a China to play against the  Sacramento Kings

D．the NBA’s live basketball games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China．

3．What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

A．NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the NBA league．

B．China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA．

C．Yao Ming has taken the place of Jordan．

D．The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball．

4． When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to_______．

A．farms in the States                 B．native Americans

C．the NBA training center          D．the USA

5．Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A．The non-American basketball players．

B．NBA is to coming to China．

C．The foreign ties that bind the NBA．

D．NBA is making big progress．

The diamond is the hardest natural substance in the world． What causes this superhardness? Pressure and heat are the answers． The pressure has to be close to two million pounds． That’s per square inch． Much heat is required too． Experts say over 5,000 degrees． To make a diamond, one more thing is needed． This is ______． Pressure, heat, and carbon combine． They create a sparkling diamond． The very best are colorless． Pale blue stones─very rare─are high quality too．

    Where do most diamonds come from? Over 97 percent come from Africa． The first diamond in Africa was not found by miners． Children found it, in 1866． They were playing in a shallow stream． One picked up “a pretty pebble”． The “pebble” was placed on the mantel of the fireplace． It was soon forgotten． Much later, a guest noticed the sparkle． He urged the farmer to have the stone looked at． He did． He took it to an expert in town． The “pebble” proved to be a diamond worth ＄2,500． That was a small fortune in those days． To date, the mines in Africa have produced over 1 billion dollars worth of diamonds．

    Not all diamonds are found in Africa． Our hemisphere produced diamonds too． Brazil was a big producer in earlier times． The famous gem the Star of the South was found in brazil in 1853．

    The gem the President Vargas was found more recently in Brazil． This was in 1938． A poor prospector found the stone． It was in the San Antonio River． It weighed 726．6 carats． The man sold the stone for ＄10,000 to a local broker． The broker almost immediately resold it． He got about ＄425,000． What a nice guy!

1．What is the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words）

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    Some diamonds are found in Africa but some are not．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words）

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4．What do you think of the diamond in modern days?（Please answer within 30 words）

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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Dear Helpful, 

I’m a Senior Three students and I’m in trouble．I used to like English, but now I have some difficulty in English ,especially in English writing．Though I know English is a very important subject, I think now it is too difficult for me．You know I have got poor results in English many times because my writing is poor．I wonder why so many students like English and can get good results in English．I do want to be one of the best students and go to a famous university after graduation．But my English is not good enough．What should I do?

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