Many places are flooded by heavy rainfalls, so they can't walk        they like these days．

       A．when          B．whenever        C．where              D．wherever

Clapham, a fashionable area in south London, gets its name from two old words,_______is in use any more．

　　　 A．both of them 　　 B．both of which　 C．neither of mem D．neither of which

        the 18 passers-by in FuShan, Guangdong Province showed no concern to the victim of a traffic accident, a two-year-old girl ___      was run over by two drivers generated a deep and wide reflection of conscience．

       A．What, who     B．That, who        C．As, that          D．When, whom

___ our arrival at the harbor, the tourist guide expressed ___ us that we had to postpone our visit to the aircraft carrier, due to the restriction 　　　　the number of visitors．

　　　 A．To,/, at　　　 B．In,/,in　　　 　 C．On, to, of　　 　 D．On, to, on

Lucy was quite happy to lose sometimes, because that was ___she would learn to win on the really important occasions．

　　　 A．how　　　　 B．why　　　　 C．that　　　　 　 D．what

He was ______ to the sales division of the business by his new firm．

       A．devoted        B．appealed         C．attached                  D．owed

When it          shopping, women and men have totally different attitudes, according to a study titled Men Buy, Women Shop．

       A．comes to          B．goes to        C．focuses on               D．speaks of

The couple is satisfied with the apartment, for it ___________ their needs．

       A．copes with                                         B．associates with    

       C．connects with                                     D．corresponds with

___ successful launch of Tiangong-1 on September 29^th marked ____ significant step in our country's plan to build a space station．

       A．The, a           B．/, a           '  C．A, the                    D．/, the

Try this little test. A man dressed completely in black is sitting at a bar in a country pub. He is drinking one whisky after another. After three hours, the man in black leaves the pub and walks drunkenly down a small country road. There are no lights, and there is no moon. A car without headlights approaches. The driver notices the man, however, and is able to brake in time to avoid an accident. How could the driver see the man in black? Think about this.

The reason we can get stuck with this – and other problems in life—is that we make assumptions. If we assume that the man in black is out for an evening drink, then the problem is a hard one to solve.

The dictionary describes an assumption as something we take for granted or suppose to be true. Assumptions are essential to logical thinking and decision-making, but what happens if they are false?

Sometimes false assumptions can lead to disaster. On 8 January 1989, a British Midland Airways Boeing took off from Heathrow for Belfast. The number-two (right) engine, which had caused trouble on the previous flight, had been cleared. Twenty minutes after take-off, the plane began to shake violently. The flight recorder later showed what had happened. The captain asked the co-pilot what the problem was. “It’s the f-ing right engine again!” he replied. The captain ordered No.2 engine to be shut down, and the lefthand (No.1) engine to be turned on for an emergency landing. The 737 crashed on the edge of the M1 motorway. The cause of the crash? The captain and copilot made a false assumption and shut down the wrong engine. Of the 118 passengers, 39 died and 74 suffered serious injury.

The more risky or the more expensive the decision, the more important it is to check assumptions. There is a nice way to remember the importance of assumption checking. Look at the letters in the word ASSUME, and note that taking things for granted can make an ASS（傻瓜） of U and ME.

57. What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

  A. To provide background information of the topic.

  B. To attract readers attention to the topic.

  C. To use an example to support the topic.

  D. To offer basic knowledge of the topic.

58. The main purpose of the passage is to remind the readers _________.

  A. of the importance of making assumptions

  B. of the danger of making assumptions

  C. to make assumptions before dealing with problems

  D. to check assumptions before dealing with problems

59. The best title for this passage may probably be __________.

  A. Assumptions Lead To Disaster

  B. Ways of Avoiding False Assumption

  C. When Things Are Not as They First Seem

  D. Assumptions and Decision-making

60. The most probable reason that the driver can see the man in black is that       .

  A. there were bright stars in the sky when the accident happened.

  B. the driver had very good eyesight.

  C. the accident happened where the lights were bright.

  D. the accident happened during the afternoon, in daylight.