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Surely he ____ have forgotten about the wedding! But he has to put business first.

  A. needn’t                 B. mustn’t                    C. can’t                        D. shouldn’t

11、Obviously, he’s very disappointed at the way things have ____.

  A. turned up              B. turned out                 C. turned on                 D. turned down

10、The Gate of Fortune, from ____ top visitors can enjoy a wonderful sea view, will attract lots of tourists.

  A. which                   B. whose                      C. its                            D. where

9、When she came out, Mary looked a bit tired because she ____ the house.

  A. cleaned                 B. was cleaning             C. had cleaned                     D. had been cleaning

8、 She is introducing the new cartoon film.

-- No ____ the children are so fascinated.

  A. wonder                 B. question                   C. problem                   D. doubt

7、 We believe the Olympic Games ____ in Beijing will be a great success.

   A. is holding            B. to hold                     C. is to hold                  D. to be held

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5、Winter sports are very popular in European and North American countries. These places usually receive a lot of snow during the winter months.

Skiing and skating become the major sports activities for Westerners during the winter. People from Norway, Italy, the United States, Sweden and Canada all like winter sports.

Winter sports such as alpine skiing and skating(高山滑雪) are very popular because they allow people to keep warm while enjoying outdoors.

People can exercise outdoors in beautiful surroundings: snow-covered mountains and pine trees among endless white snow. Putting oneself into the white world and breathing fresh air, one can relax and forget all worries. Of course, the practice of flying down the hills excites people.

The Alps in Europe is the most ideal place for skiing. The Rocky Mountains in the Western United States is another good place.

Some people call winter sports "royal sports". That is because of their high cost. These sports always require expensive equipment. They also need high-standard places to be enjoyed.

Winter sports are not popular in China. The southern and coastal areas have no skiing and skating. And the snow-blanketed northeastern and southwestern areas have very poor equipment.

But thanks to the efforts of the government, China has caught up with world class competition in short track speed skating(短道速滑). This is also true for women's figure skating. However, in alpine skiing events, China ________________________.  

76. What’s the best title of this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one ?

   Taking part in the outdoor winter sports with snow-covered surroundings makes you feel refreshed and carefree.

________________________________________________________________________________________

78. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________

79. Do you think winter sports will become popular in China? Why? 

(Please answer within 30 words.)

______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

80. Please translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

_______________________________________________________________________________

4、NOTTINGHAM FORUM（论坛）

GEOFF HOON

“__________(74)”

Geoff Hoon is one of Britain’s most experienced politicians.

Mr Hoon joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in May 1999 as Minister of State with responsibility for Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa; he was then made Minister for Europe. Later, in 1999, Mr Hoon joined Tony Blair’s Cabinet（内阁）as Secretary of State for Defence, where he oversaw four major deployments（部署）of British troops, including to Iraq. After the 2005 general election he became leader of the House of Commons and earlier this year (2006) he was appointed as Minister for Europe again.

On Friday 24^th November Mr Horn is visiting Nottingham to address Forum. He will speak about his experience in the public spotlight, and explain what life as a Cabinet Minister is really like.

There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk, which is open to all students and staff at Nottingham University. Please arrive early as there are limited spaces and nobody will be admitted once the event had begun.

FRIDAY 24^TH NOVEMBER

4 O’LOCK

A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER (GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS)

FREE ENTRY

www.nottingham.forum.org

71. At the time of the writing, Geoff Hoon was a ______.

A. retired politician    B. university scholar   C. state leader          D. military consultant

72. Whoever wanted to attend were advised to “arrive early” in order ______.

A. to be allowed to ask questions                        B. to be admitted to the talk

C. not to interrupt the speaker                            D. to find a place closer to the speaker

73. By “A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER”, the writer gives information about ______.

A. who was organizing the event                  B. where the event was to take place

C. how one could get admitted                     D. how old the lecturer was

74. The topic of the talk missing in the 3^rd line (blank) should be ______.

A. Life in the Cabinet                                  B. An Excellent Lecturer

C. Top State Secrets to Be Let Out               D. Analysis of World Situation

75. The writing above is most likely to have been taken from a ______.

A. webpage of the Internet                          B. news report column

C. campus（校园）broadcast program         D. campus poster

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