—How long have you been here?

       —___ the end of last year．

       A．Since               B．At                 C．By      D．In

It is every citizen's duty to _____ our country when she is attacked by the enemy．

       A．approach           B．defend             C．support      D．preserve

China Daily is _____ a newspaper; it keeps us in touch with the world．

       A．no more than        B．not more than        C．more than      D．less than

Because of the powerful earthquake, telephone lines, electricity and water supplies were

       ____ in that area for several days．

       A．cut down            B．cut in               C．cut up   D．cut off

I don't have enough money．I, _____, can't afford to buy Audi A3 Sportback．

       A．therefore            B．so                 C．however   D．thus

My English teacher is really ___．She is often seen working in her office far into the night．

       A．warm-hearted        B．easy-going          C． hard-working      D．self-confident

On the table _____ two dictionaries．You may look up the word in either of them．

       A．lie                 B．lays                C．laid     D．lies

Who would you rather _____ the meeting instead of you?

       A．attend              B．have attend          C．have attended         D．have to attend

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

       Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have   25   said those words to before or at least haven't   26   those words with for a long time．"

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the   27   of men that were taught    28   feelings is not "manly", this was very   29   homework for some．

       In our next   30   , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully   31  one of the women to volunteer, as was   32   the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he   33   out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   34   with you last week when you gave us this homework．   35   were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew   36   who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"

       "My father and I had a severe   37   five years ago, and since then we had  38  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly   39   to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just    40  to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and    41    me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  42    it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my    43    in this is: Don't wait to do the things    44    it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1.A．ever                                  B．always      C．never     D．even

2.A．said                                   B．shared       C．talked       D．discussed

3.A．year                                  B．occasion    C．period      D．generation

4.A．explaining                         B．hurting     C．devoting   D．expressing

5.A．interesting                         B．threateningC．inspiring   D．exciting

6.A．class                                  B．term      C．holiday     D．week

7.A．asked                                B．disliked     C．advised     D．expected

8.A．usually                              B．probably   C．not        D．seldom

9.A．sat                                    B．rose       C．stood      D．struggle

10.A．bored                              B．amused     C．curious     D．angry

11.A．How                                B．Why      C．Who      D．What

12.A．exactly                            B．fully      C．directly     D．simply

13.A．condition                         B．discussion C．disagreement   D．experiment

14.A．hated                               B．avoided     C．reduced    D．continued

15.A．spoke                              B．smiled      C．looked      D．turned

16.A．dropped in                       B．ran across  C．came over D．came across

17.A．touched                           B．tested      C．inspired    D．hugged

18.A．get                                  B．make     C．deserve     D．overcome

19.A．sense                               B．point     C．thought     D．message

20.A．until                                B．when       C．before      D．as

阅读下列五个段落，并从所给选项中选出每一个段落最恰当的小标题，并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上（其中一个为多余选项）

       A．Five-a-day "Not much benefit"

       B．More Harm than Good

       C．Long holidays "harm learning"

       D．Young yet brave

       E．Most followed on Twitter

       F．New "Green" Red Buses

45．         

       What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's stunning new double-decker buses．The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, enabling people to hop on and hop off．It   also has a special design for the front end, which gives it a futuristic look．

46．______

       For many years British people have been advised to eat at least five items of fruit or vegetables every day in order to improve their health and reduce the likelihood of illness, in particular, cancer．However, according to a new scientific study, only 2．5% of cancers could be prevented by eating more fruit and vegetables．

47．_______

       American actor Ashton Kutcher is no longer the most popular person on Twitter．With almost five million followers ?about 20,000 more than Ashton, Britney Spears is the most popular person on Twitter now．In reply to the news, Britney tweeted, "WOW!!!!! # 1 on Twitter! Thank you!" and treated fans by answering questions they tweeted to her．

48．_______

       According to a report, being away from school for a long time can mean you start to forget what you've learnt during the school year．Researchers say the school year should be divided into five eight-week terms, with only four weeks off for summer,-instead of six weeks．They think that way, you would be more likely to remember things you learnt in subjects like maths and science．

49．_______

       Jordan Romero, who is trying to become the youngest ever person to climb the world's highest mountain, has reached the first level．Advanced Base Camp．He's been training hard and his family think that he's ready to do it．However, some people think that he's far too young to be taking on such a dangerous adventure．