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　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected as candidates of the two major parties.This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.The big question for voters,as they face both an economic downturn and international threats,is :who will they elect? A young first - term senator promising change and new ideas,or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick(特立独行的人)？

　　American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama.He has a white mother from the US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.

　　However,McCain has a very different life story.

　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.

　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?

　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.

　　64.______makes the result of the election hard to predict.

　　　A.Whether working class whites care about Obama's inexperience

　　　B.The economic trouble the country now faces

　　　C.Who uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for

　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country

　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________

　　　A.his multi - cultural background

　　　B.his belife in tradition

　　　C.his inexperience in politics

　　　D.his fantastic promises

　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

　　　A.flee from

　　　B.turn his back on

　　　C.not keep it private

　　　D.expose secrets about

　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.

　　　A.are not mentioned in the text

　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image

　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy

　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations

What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

　 　　　 . But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match.

　 A. Have a nice time.　 B. Pardon me　　　 C. That’s great　　 D. You are right

—What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

　 —　　　 . But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match..　　　

A. Have a nice time.　 B. Pardon me　　　 C. That’s great　　　 D. You are right

It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye’s 　31 anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple 　32 about small things. Yet they still loved each other.

Nisha thought her husband might have 　33 about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was 　34 happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and 　35 a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) 36 night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to 　37 it up. There was a man on the other 　38 of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the 　39 station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra’s number?”

“Yes, it is.”

“There was an 　40 , and a man died. We got your number from the man’s 　41 . We need you to come here and 　42 the body.”

Nisha’s heart 　43 . “Whhhaat? B...but my husband is here with me.”

“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3:00 pm.”

She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it 　44 . She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given __45 chance, she would have mended all her 　46 . She was about to lose her senses. 　47__ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was 　48 while I was 　49 my way home this afternoon.”

Life might not give you a 　50 chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.

31. A. marriage　　　　　　 B. engagement　　　 C. divorce　　　　　　　 D. birth

32. A. talked　　　　　　　　 B. argued　　　　　　　 C. quarreled　　　　　 D. agreed

33. A. remembered　　　 B. memorized　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. forgotten

34. A. friendly　　　　　　　 B. luckily　　　　　　　　 C. surprisingly　　　　 D. fortunately

35. A. giving　　　　　　　　 B. holding　　　　　　　 C. carrying　　　　　　 D. delivering

36. A. gentle　　　　　　　　 B. romantic　　　　　　 C. extraordinary　　 D. normal

37. A. pick　　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

38. A. beginning　　　　　 B. end　　　　　　　　　　 C. line　　　　　　　　　　 D. call

39. A. post　　　　　　　　　 B. bus　　　　　　　　　　 C. police　　　　　　　　 D. railway

40. A. incident　　　　　　　 B. affair　　　　　　　　　 C. event　　　　　　　　 D. accident

41. A. ID card　　　　　　　 B. passport　　　　　　 C. license　　　　　　　 D. wallet

42. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　 C. achieve　　　　　　　 D. identify

43. A. sank　　　　　　　　　 B. drowned　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　 D. beat

44. A. departed　　　　　　 B. arrived　　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　 D. recovered

45. A. the other　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　 C. another　　　　　　　 D. one

46. A. mistakes　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　 C. faults　　　　　　　　　 D. disadvantages

47. A. Suddenly　　　　　 B. Luckily　　　　　　　　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Sadly

48. A. thrown　　　　　　　 B. stolen　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. attached

49. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　　　　 D. over

50. A. nice　　　　　　　　　 B. third　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　　 D. second

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the 　1 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 　2 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock, 　3 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much 　4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by 　5 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the 　6 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and 　7 the little wall. 　8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some 　9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only 　10 was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he 　11 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window 　12 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large 　13 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but 　14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy 　15 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father 　16 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be 　17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have 　18 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the 　19 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for 　20 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

1. A. method　　　　　　 B. step　　　　　 C. practice　　　　 D. process

2. A. created　　　　　 B. set　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. brought

3. A. trying　　　　　　 B. managing　　　 C. deciding　　　　 D. competing

4. A. thought　　　　　 B. struggle　　　 C. movement　　　　 D. worry

5. A. touching　　　　　 B. shaking　 C. using　　　　　　 D. controlling

6. A. bottom　　　　　　 B. center　　　　 C. edge　　　　　　 D. front

7. A. over　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. through　　　 D. into

8. A. Doubted　　　 B. Surprised　　 C. Pleased　　　 D. Determined

9. A. attempt　　　　　 B. progress　　　 C. effort　　　　　 D. decision

10. A. hope　　　　　　 B. reward　　　　 C. point　　　　　　 D. purpose

11. A. made out　　　　 B. broke out　　 C. burst into　　　 D. rushed into

12. A. so　　　　　　　 B. as 　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. before

13. A. rock　　　　　　 B. picture　　　 C. figure　　　　　 D. shade

14. A. surprisingly　　　　 B. doubtfully　　 C. kindly　　　　　 D. firmly

15. A. shouted　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　 C. called　　　　　 D. asked

16. A. reached　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　 D. put

17. A. pushed　　　　　 B. dropped　 C. carried　　　　　 D. removed

18. A. who　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. where

19. A. minds　　　　　　 B. spirits　　　 C. force　　　　　　 D. strength

20. A. help　　　　　　 B. tips　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. ideas