The magazine is ______reading, so he advised me ____it.

A well worth; buying            B very worth; to buy

C worthying , buying            D worthy, to buy

The fact that she was foreign made _____difficult for her  to  get  a  job  in  that  country

A so        B. it       C. that             D. much   

The police have ____ power to deal with such matters by ____ law.

A、the; the      B、不填；不填     C、不填；the         D、the；不填

If you don’t keep the meat in the refrigerator on such a hot day, it may ____.

A、go off       B、go away       C、go out        D、go down

It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.

A、as         B、after       C、because         D、before

——Please call me at 8:00 tomorrow morning. I’m kind of forgetful.——Don’t worry about that, you’ll be surely ____.

A、informed        B、told         C、warned           D、reminded

The  new  movie  _____to  be one  of  the  biggest  money-makers  of  all time . 

A. pretends         B  agrees        c. promises        D. declines 

The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair _______ he wanted to sit next to his wife.

A．although        B． because           C．unless          D．if

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep  36   . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her  37  with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she  38   other old folks like her. By talking with them，she  39   two things. Old people had abilities that were not  40   .  But old people also had some   41   . She found a new purpose for herself then.  

Through the years，she   42   to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new  43   ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”， which was about   44   old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being  45   .  

Anna Douglas uses her   46   ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands  47   problems begin. For example，one of her   48   said that his grandchildren  49   the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas  50   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.  

“It's important to know  51   about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and   52   is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to   53   your grandchildren or other young people.             Never   54   your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.   55   ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”

1.A. free          B. busy            C. powerful            D. rich

2.A. students     B. money          C. service             D. books

3.A. met          B. observed        C. comforted          D. answered

4.A. enjoyed    B. followed       C. recognized          D. demanded

5.A. studied      B. agreed          C. used                 D. gave

6.A. problems    B. mistakes       C. questions           D. characters

7.A. had           B. used            C. was                  D. ought

8.A. way         B. life               C. subject             D. plan

9.A. employing  B. respecting      C. getting            D. supporting

10.A. unknown     B. misunderstood  C. refused          D. discouraged

11.A. leading      B. working         C. writing             D. thinking

12.A. that           B. when             C. whether            D. why  

13.A. readers      B. visitors          C. listeners           D. friends

14.A. got            B. left             C . entered            D. passed

15.A. invented      B. chose            C. suggested          D. imagined

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

17.A. speaking     B. listening         C. pleasing           D. advising

18.A. scold          B. praise           C. trouble            D. encourage

19.A. speak out    B. give up          C. get back           D. stick to

20.A. Commonly    B. Surprisingly   C. Happily            D. Naturally

The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.

Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today. 

1. Why are drifting bottles used?

A. To determine the position of a ship                                 

B. To carry message across the ocean

C. To predict the direction of a ship.                               

D. To find the direction of a current

2.What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?

A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.

B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.

C. U.S captains knew more about maps.

D. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.

3.What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?             

A. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.     B. A map of the Gulf Stream..

C. A map of ocean currents.         D. A map of his first voyage.

4.What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?

A. He compared his own map with other maps                              

B. He talked with many U.S. captains.

C. Both B and C.                          

D. He used drifting bottles to check his map.