_____ could be judged from her eyes that she was terribly sorry for what he __        _．

A．As…had done           B．That…did         C．As…did          D．It…had done

Was it _____she said or something that she did_____ you were angry at so much?

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

John waited at the bus stop for nearly an hour ___ the bus finally arrived．

A．when               B．as                 C．before              D．while  

Is this hotel _____ you said we were to stay in your letter?

A． where 　　　B． which 　　　C． in that 　　　D． in which

When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美国海军陆战队）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army ．

My son John Schaeffer, recently came home   1   from the Middle East． He slowly appeared from a broken car． John   2   all night from a base near Washington,   3   he had landed the day before． He did not want me to   4   him there． “I need time to myself,” my son said   5   calling from Kuwait on the way home．

I gave my wife a head start． Mother   6   son． “I was so worried,” Genie said． She pulled away to look up again and again to   7  he was really there．

My wife gave me a great gift:   8    alone with my boy． John was tired and lay   9   on his bed． I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time． I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were   10   ．

I kept holding my son, the way I   11   when he was two and came into our bed after a   12   dream． I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for   13   later．

With the   14   over, under and around me came incredible tiredness． I slept with his voice dying away． It was the first good   15   I’d had in months． I woke and John was asleep next to me． Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and   16   for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home． For the first time in my life, I was weeping for   17   ．

Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them． My son   18   me． He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “  19  ”． They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters． Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 20  ．Sometimes it’s all we can do．

1． A．angry              B．excited                    C．frightened               D．alive

2． A．drove              B．was driving             C．had driven               D．would have driven

3． A．where              B．when                      C．which                     D．who

4． A．meet         B．congratulate            C．permit                    D．accept

5． A．once         B．when                      C．unless                     D．since

6． A．abandoned       B．patted                     C．concluded               D．embraced

7． A．make sure B．set down                 C．get across               D．make sense

8． A．period              B．chance                    C．time                    D．moment

9． A．expanded  B．stretched              C．extending                D．spreading

10． A．facts              B．truth                       C．proofs                    D．lies

11． A．used to           B．ought to                  C．should                    D．must

12． A．happy            B．cheerful                  C．scary                      D．dull

13． A．advice            B．discussion               C．talk                        D．sleep

14． A．chat               B．worries                   C．meeting                  D．curiosity

15． A．conversation   B．observation             C．sleep                      D．difficulty

16． A．crying            B．cursing                   C．screaming               D．regretting

17． A．friends           B．neighbors                C．strangers             D．soldiers

18． A．persuaded      B．changed                  C．frightened               D．accused

19． A．another          B．other                      C．others                     D．one

20． A．function         B． adventure              C．shame                    D．duty

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight． It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage．

       The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks． For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified． That left only one to complete． It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important．

       I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong． I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality． When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle． The crowd started to laugh． Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．

       I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time． Finally he made his turn to start back． It was pitiful． He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．

       But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed．

       No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer． Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did．

       A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race． The crowd went wild． You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have． Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．

       Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race． His country had been invited to Sydney．

       In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．

1．From the passage we can learn that the young man _______．

A．made his turn to start back pitifully        B．was skillful in freestyle in the game

C．swam faster than the average swimmer  D．was not capable enough to win the medal

2．The crowd changed their attitudes because _______．

       A．they felt sorry for the young man          B．they wanted to show their sympathy

       C．they were moved by the young man             D．they meant to please the young man

3．According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______．

       A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

       B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

       C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

       D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

4．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．Go for it!         B．Try again！      C．Compete for Gold!      D．Break a Record!

Phillip Island Penguins (企鹅)

The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations． Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach － the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land．

l         Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island

l         See the Gippsland area － Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthworm (蚯蚓)

l         Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance

l         Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island — natural home for Little Penguins and many animals

l         Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins

Ultimate Penguins (+U)

Join a group of up to 15． This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins． You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses．          Adult $60．00     Child $30．00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)

More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands．                                    Adult $25．00     Child $12．50

Penguin Skybox (+S)

    Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower． Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach．                     Adult 16yrs + $50．00

1．What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

A．Scientists．         B．Students．          C．Tourists．         D．Artists．

2．We can learn from the text that little penguins             ．

A．have been on Phillip Island for years

B．keep a Guinness record for their size

C．are trained to practise diving for visitors

D．live in large groups to protect themselves

3．How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?

A．$37．50．                           B．$ 62．50．

C．$180．00．                         D．$150．00．

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy．

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being． This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing．

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance． I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage．

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice． Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend． Boyfriends are completely different from best friends． The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards． It is a completely different sort of bond．

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons． Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group． By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place．

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary． In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself． “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know           ．

       A．whether to give up her best friend                  B．what to do without her best friend

       C．whom to choose between two friends            D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to           ．

       A．find a new friendship                                    B．live without her boyfriend

       C．learn to give up                                            D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will           ．

       A．take revenge on her former friend

       B．comfort her former friend

       C．feel more independent and confident

       D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

       A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget．

       B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself．

       C．SJ will get over her problem soon．

       D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences．

Life on earth depends on water, and there is no substitute for it．The current assumption is that our basic needs for water — whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish will always have to be met．Given that premise （前提）, there are two basic routes we can go: more equal access to water or better engineering solutions．

Looking at the engineering solution first, a lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams in river basins, particularly in Africa． The ecology of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal changes of the river — the pulse of the water． And the fact is that if you build a dam, you generally spoil the downstream ecology． In the past, such problems have been hidden by a lack of information．But in the near future, governments will have no excuse for their ignorance．

The engineers’ ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredictability, too． Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish, less grazing and less floodplain (洪泛区) agriculture — none of which were expected． And their average economic life is assumed to be thirty years． Dams don’t exist forever, but what will replace them is not clear．

The challenge for the future is to find new means of controlling water． Although GM technology (转基因) will allow us to breed better dry-land crops, there is no market for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa． Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World?

1．What’s the main idea of this passage?

       A．The engineering solutions to water resource and their limitation．

       B．The challenge for the future．

       C．The basic means of controlling water．

       D．The challenge for developing crops．

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true for meeting our basic needs for water?

       A．Water resource should be used more reasonably．

       B．More dams should be built in river basins．

       C．More wetlands should be protected from destruction．

       D．More dry-land crops could be developed in Africa．

3．The author suggests that governments will have no excuse for their careless ignorance in the future because        ．

      A．The ecological destruction will be known to the public by researchers

       B．The ecological destruction will no longer be a problem in the future

       C．The future is an information age

       D．Governments will face greater challenge in the future

4．The author mentions all the problems caused by dams EXCEPT          ．

       A．fewer fish                                                     B．less grazing land

       C．less floodplain agriculture                               D．less farming land

5．The last sentence probably implies that           ．

       A．No one will invest in developing locally appropriate crops in Africa

       B．Researchers have no interest in developing dry-land crops

       C．Research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World may be profitable

       D．There is less water resource in the Third World

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given．

straining, estimate, hesitate, distraction, title, apply, overhearing, controversy, repeat, disapprove 

1．This ticket_______________ you to a free lunch． 

2．She agreed without the slightest_______________． 

3．The issue of the death penalty is highly_______________．

4．I _______________ the distance, and am exhausted．

5．His job consists of dull, _______________ work．

6．Noise outside_______________ her mind from her studies．

7．The company had only painted one of its planes with the new logo, which had prompted a flood of_______________ e-mails and calls when it was unveiled last year．

8．John_______________ his eyes by reading too much small print． 

9．We_______________ the conversation at the next table．

10．As the wages were low, there were few_______________ for the job．