No one can avoid         by advertisements.

A．to be influenced   B．being influenced

C．influencing   D．having influence

He wrote a letter ______ he explains what had happened in the accident.

A. what                            B. which              C. where                               D. how

---Tom studies very hard and is intelligent as well.

---______that he always gets the first place in all examinations.

A. No way       B. No wonder      C. No problem     D. No doubt

The hotel ______now beside the park was designed by a group of young men.

A. to be built     B. built

C. being built     D. building

While watching television,______.

A. the doorbell rang

B. the doorbell rings

C. we heard the doorbell rings

D. we heard the doorbell ring

Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______tried of having one examination after another.

A. am          B. be         C. are           D. is

It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner. ___________, I will set the table.

A. As a result    B. On the whole

C. In the meanwhile  D. As a matter of fact.

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad    39    to something better.But others have been though the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over sad over again,and it will help you   40   though the rough situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full            B．rich            C．few             D．enough

2.A．And           B．Yet           C．Still             D．Thus

3.A．thinner         B．stronger       C．worse           D．healthier

4.A．attitude        B．assumption     C．instruction       D．account

5.A．assisted        B．tended         C．managed        D．intended

6.A．make          B．absorb         C．select           D．replace

7.A．attacked        B．caught        C．froze            D．cheated

8.A．operation        B．taste                 C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly           B．completely   C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal            B．defend       C．survive           D．observe

11.A． similarly        B．differently    C．gradually         D．commonly

12.A．pull           B．take          C．break             D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for    D．as a result of

14.A．handle         B．carry         C．follow           D．inspect

15.A．rolling         B．using           C．building          D．making

16.A．defeated       B．recommended   C．introduced        D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog（博客）”.The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information，advertisements, advice and ideas for many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.

  A research company called Perscus has studied more than 300 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year. 

However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products. At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago. And thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing. One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Web-site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far. Ms. Blood says Rebecea’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything — politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on -line bank accounts.

1.The author wrote this passage mainly to _________.

A. introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog”

B. introduce a short way of saying Weblog

C. tell readers how to write blogs

D. tell readers about blogs

2.From the passage we can learn that blogs cover almost everything EXCEPT ______.

A. account passwords   B. medical advice

C. advertisements    D. different ideas

3.Dave Winer closed his “weblogs. Com” because __________.

A. more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity

B. American companies used blogs to advertise their products

C. people stole money from on -line bank accounts

D. He couldn’t afford the increasing money needed to run the blogs

4.The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ______.

A. it was created by a woman

B. it is about the history of blogs

C. it provides useful information and advice

D. it has editions in at least four different languages

5.What is the author’s attitude toward blog?

A.Objective                         B. Sceptical

C. Disapproving.                  D. Sympathetic.

Danielle Steel,America’s sweetheart,is one of the hardest working women in the book business.Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time,she can work on up to five.Her research alone before writing takes at least three years.Once she has fully studied her subjects,ready to dive into a book,she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.

Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education.After graduation,she worked in the public relations and advertising industries.Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for.Her achievements are unbelievable:390 million copies of books in print,nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death,new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out.Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films.She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.

Not content with a big house,a loving family,and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail.While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention,her life is undoubtedly much quieter.But,if she does have anything in common with them,it is her strength of will and her inimitable style.There is only one Danielle Steel.

1.Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that        .

A. she can write several books at the same time

B. she often does some research before writing a book

C. she is one of the most popular American women writers

D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

2.Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know        .

A. how to deal with affairs at school

B. what to do if Max and Martha die

C. what to do when new babies are born into their families

D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes

3.One of Danielle Steel’ achievements is that        .

A. some TV plays were based on her books

B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men

C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

4.We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel   .

A. lives an exciting life                                                      B. values her readers a lot

C. writes about quiet women                                          D. is pleased with her achievements

5.What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?

A. hardworking                                                         B. attractive

C. strange                                                                  D. unique