-I didn’t go to the art show, because I lost my ticket.

-You  have borrowed mine. I didn’t go to see it anyway.

A．might            B．need             C．could             D．must

--Do you mind if I leave my car here for a minute?

--- ________．

A．Great ! Never mind                      B．Of course not. It’s not allowed here

C．No, you can’t                         D．I’d rather you didn’t, actually

---Are you satisfied with what she has done?

---Not a little. It can’t be ________.

A．any worse         B．any better         C．so well            D．so bad

______, I believe, and you will find the student is very outgoing.

A．One talk with him                       B．Given a talk with him

C．Having a talk with him                    D．If you have a talk with him

We’ll never forget this terrible accident and the damage_______has caused to the area.

A．that              B．what             C．it                D．one

We should get prepared for dealing with ________problems_________

A．any,arise          B．which,are arisen    C．whatever,arise      D．what,are arisen

---You’ve read the Frog by Moyan,haven’t you?

---Yes,I_______second time and I got a better understanding.

A．have read a        B．had read the       C．will read the       D．read a

-- You ought to have given them some advice.

---         , but who cared what I asked?

A．I ought to         B．So I ought         C．So it was          D．So I did

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36  for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all  37 tonight.  38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.

The elderly couple accepted his  40  with gratitude. They apologized for the  41  they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper   43  room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”

The old gentleman nodded in  44  : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was  45  but, deciding that the guest must have been 46  , he gave the remark  47 thought.

Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he  48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.

At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his  50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building  51  over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will  53  it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it.”

The young man stammered, “But…will there be any   55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.

1.                A．put up         B．put away        C．stay up   D．set up

2.                A．preserved      B．conserved       C．booked   D．occupied

3.                A．Meanwhile      B．Moreover       C．Otherwise D．However

4.                A．on duty         B．on display       C．on stage  D．on hand

5.                A．service         B．view           C．offer D．invitation

6.                A．Instruction      B．consideration    C．Inconvenience D．interruption

7.                A．cleared away    B．picked out       C．cleaned up    D．cleared up

8.                A．living          B．double         C．admirable D．luxury

9.                A．appreciation     B．admiration      C．surprise  D．excitement

10.               A．excited         B．skeptical        C．annoyed   D．respectful

11.               A．lacking         B．covering        C．joking D．cheating

12.               A．not more       B．no more        C．some D．another

13.               A．described       B．stated          C．recited    D．recalled

14.               A．swapped       B．included        C．attached   D．added

15.               A．former         B．original         C．formal D．primitive

16.               A．displaying       B．towering        C．flying D．hovering

17.               A．determined     B．promised       C．tended    D．intended

18.               A．get            B．keep           C．manage   D．make

19.               A．sensitive        B．concerned      C．curious    D．serious

20.               A．Scene          B．situation        C．condition  D．Occasion

Like distance runners on a measured course，all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern．

In the first stage of our lives，we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality(活力)．

After we grow up，however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out．

A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality，yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging．

Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body．The lungs become less able to take in oxygen．Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength．The heart loses power and pumps less blood．Bones grow easier to break．

Finally, we meet a stress，a stress that is greater than our physical resistance．Often，it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus)，but this time，it brings life to an end．

In 1932，a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats，simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown．

Today, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr．Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats．The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet，which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain．Seagle showed that within the brain，specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging．By changing that chemical balance，the clock of aging can be reset．

For the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged．Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries．

An average lifetime lasts 75 years，yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life．If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years．

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Physical vitality．   B．Stress．           C．Aging．           D．Physical resistance．

2.Which of the following is not a change of aging?

A．People gradually lose their muscle strength．

B．Bones tend to break more easily．

C．The heart loses power and pumps less blood．

D．The lungs become unable to take in oxygen．zxxk

3.The author believes the following except that     ．

A．human's life pattern is predictable

B．physical fitness can't stop the force of aging

C．human's lifetime will last longer than 75 years

D．all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body

4.How did Dr．Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?

A．By keeping their physical fitness．          B．By cutting the calories in their diet．

C．By resetting their clock of aging．           D．By limiting the protein in their diet．

5.What is probably the best title for the article?

A．Two Great Experiments

B．The Mystery of Human Life

C．The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging

D．Ways to lengthen Human Life