60. Where do you think the passage was from?

　 A. A story book.　 B. A newspaper.　　 C. A magazine.　　 D. A textbook.

B

Many people like to explore the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.

What’s going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s life like in the deepest part of the sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and most easily. A lot of information can be collected at a great speed(速度).

Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw(取) money without going to the bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now have become quite possible.

The Internet helps us to open our eyes. The Internet also helps our minds. The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the use of the Internet.

59. Japan has stopped importing chicken from the US because ______

　 A. the chicken was affected with bird flu

　 B. bird flu was found in New York

　 C. bird flu was found in Delaware

D. Japan wants to find bird flu in Delaware

58. According to the passage, ______ countries have found people died of bird flu this time.

　 A. 2　　　 B. 6　　　　 3. 11　　　　 D. 19

57. What does the underlined word “officials” mean in Chinese?

　 A. 职员　　 B. 官员　　　 C. 记者 　　　　D. 秘书

56. Before the Vietnamese man died, ______people had died of bird flu.

　 A. 17　　　　 B. 18　　　　 C. 19　　　　　 D. 20

39. ---You look busy, Peter! What are you doing?

　 ---I’m trying to _____my pen to write a little more quickly.

　 A. get　　　 B. make　　　 C. let　　　 D. invent

38. ---May I _____ your motorbike?

　 　---Sorry. I _____ it to Mary yesterday.

　 A. keep; borrowed　 B. use; lent　　 C. borrow; mended　　 D. lend; returned

37. ---How long have you ______?

　 ---Nearly two years.

　 A. got on the Internet　　　　　　　 B. joined the Party

　 C. been with the football team　　　 D. become interested in chess

36. ---I know you’re from Yichang, which is ______for The Three Gorges Dam.

　 --- Right. It attracts a lot of tourists every year.

　 A. short　　 B. comfortable　　 C. strange　　 D. famous