In the United States, it is not usual to telephone .someone very early in the morning. If you　 telephone him early ill the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows　 that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. S,,o il is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 l)m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

　　 In racial life, time plays a very important part. Ill the USA guests tend to feel they are not　 highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered　 foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more　 than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different parts of　 the world. Thus, misunderstandings begin to exist between people from different cultures that　 treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are　 not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few　 words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

63. A call at midnight would mean

　　 A. the matter is less important

　　 B. the matter is least important

　　 C. the matter requires immediate attention

　　 D. it is a matter of life and death

64. According to the passage, time carries　　　　 meanings in all parts of the world.

　　 A. the .same　　　　 B. different　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　　 D. secret

65. In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent

　　 A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures

　　 B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures

　　 C. two weeks before the party date in the USA

　　 D. at your chosen time

66. The best title for this passage is

　　 A. The Voices of Time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Saving of Time

C. The importance of an Announcement　　　 D. Time Is Money

　　 Now we are always hearing about road accidents and when we are in a car we try to drive carefully, })ut how many of tls take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road. I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've thought a lot alx)ut how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to prevent them.

　　 One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug (插头) without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater (电炉) into the bathroom when be is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before repairing a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before your touch anything and don' t pretend you know when you actually don't.

　　 If you've got children in the house, it' s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to

make them safe and happy.

　　 Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave　 stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don' t forget to keep　 the children away from fire. Smoking, tm, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up.

　　 Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

59. The writer thinks the reason why there are so many accidents in our homes is that we are .

　　 A. less careful in our homes than in a car

　　 B. more careful in our homes than in a car

　　 C. as careful in our homes as in a car

　　 D. not so careful in a car as in our homes

60. The writer advises you ......... about the use of electrical equipment.

　　 A. to appear as if you know everything

　　 B. to pretend that you don't know anything

　　 C. to pretend that you know everything.

　　 D. not to think you know everything

61. It's best to keep medicines in places that children ca't ............

　　 A. get on　　　　　　 B. get to　　　　　　 C. get in 　　　　　I). get over

62. One way to) prevent fires at home is to ......... .

　 A. leave stoves in the middle of the rooms

　 B. dry clothes near stoves

　 C. tell children to stay away from fire

D. smoke away from fires

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.

　 However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

　 We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

　 And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

　 How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

　 English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

56. Which of the following is the correct plural (复数形式) form?

A. Beeth.　 　 B. Meese.　 　　　 C. Geese. 　 　D. Tooth.

57. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. Quite a lot and quite a few.　　　　　　　 B. Overlook and oversee.　

C. A wise man and a wise guy.　　　 　　　　　　 D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

58. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.

A. lazy　　　　　　 B. crazy 　　　　　　 C. clever 　 　D. stupid

"Mr. Johnson tells me that you would like to learn about the work of a reporter," the editor

mid. "Well, a 36　 is the eyes and ears of his newspaper. You couldn' t have a newspaper 37 reporters. It's the news that reporters write that　 38　 the column (栏目) of the paper. We all have to be 39　 to write about anything that may happen; We 40　 have to write about what 41　 on in the police courts one day and about earthquakes, floods and 42　 disasters the next;　 43　 we may have to meet a famous film star in the morning and a member of the government in the afternoon.　 44 we may talk to a big industrialist who has 45　 opened a　 large factory and later visit an artist　 46 work is being exhibited. The work is 47　 the same, yet there's one thing that must always 48　 the same. Do you know what that is? You　 have to write a 49　 and correct account of (叙述) whoever and 50　 you have .seen. It does not　 51　 what your political ideas are; for example, I have to'report speeches by politicians I may not agree　 52　 , even dislike, yet I must never　 53　 my feelings to appear in what I write about them. It is pleasant and interesting 54 . I have done it for thirty years and　 wouldn't change it for 55.

36. A. person　　　　　　 B. reporter　　　　　　 C. publisher　　　 D. job

37. A. from　　　　　　 B. beyond　　 　　　　C. without　　　　 D. among

38. A. builds　　　　　 B. attracts　　　　　 C. interests　　　 D. fills

39. A. prepared　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　 C. productive　　　 D. profex, ional

40. A. may　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　 C. must 　　　　　 D. should

41. A. holds　　　　　　 B. goes　　　　　　　 C. keeps　　　　　 D. depends

42. A. important　　　　 B. dead　　　　　　　 C. harmful　　　　 D. natural

43. A. therefore　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　　　 C. or D. for

44. A. Then 　　　　　　B. When　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　 D. Although

45. A. never　　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　　 D. ever

46. A. which　　　　　　 B. whose　　　　　　 C. whom　　　　　 D. that

47. A. always　　　　　 B. never　　 　　　　 C. just　　　　　　 D. generally

48. A. appear　　　　　　 B. operate　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　 D. leave

49. A. large　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　 D. fair

50. A. whatever　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. how　 　　　　 D. whenever

51. A. show　　　　　　 B. care　　　　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. matter

52. A. to　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　 D. on

53. A. allow　　　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　 C. forbid　　　　　 D. keep

54. A. article　　　　　 B. report　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. feeling

55. A. everything　　　　 B. anything　　　　　 C. something　　　 D. nothing

 I know you didn’t break the cup _______, but you should buy him a new one. After all, that was his favorite one.

   A. by chance           B. on purpose         C. as usual             D. at dusk

 Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! This is your captain speaking. Our plane is now flying at a(n) _______ of 30,000 feet.

   A. altitude            B. base                       C. schedule             D. outline

 When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

   A. usually                       B. gradually                  C. frequently                 D. unwillingly

 Nowadays many young people like ______ sports, such as skydiving and bungee jumping.

   A. funny                        B. loose                        C. extreme           D. official

— So you didn’t say “hello” to him last night?

— Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he _____me and walked on.

A. ignored　　　　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　　　　　 C. recognized　　　　　　　 D. missed

--I wonder if I could use your dictionary.

--Of course,_______, please,

　　 A. go on　　　　　　 B. go ahead　　　　　 C. go up　　　　　 D. go away