LIMA. Peru―Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl's Pacific Ocean crossing aboard the balsa(白塞木) raft Kon-Tiki,a Norwegian team is in Peru putting final touches on a new boat to repeat the journey.

  "I think we are mentally prepared and we are really,really anxious to put this raft in the ocean," said Olav Heyerdahl,28, the adventurer's grandson and one of the sixmember crew.

  Behind him in a dry dock in Lima's port of Callao was the raft Tangaroa―named for the Polynesian god of the ocean―which is scheduled to set sail April 28.

The expedition had been set for last year,but was postponed after key sponsors shifted funds to help victims of the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami.

In 1947,Thor Heyerdahl and his team sailed their simple raft 5 ,000 miles from Peru to Polynesia in 101 days to support Heyerdahl's theory that the South Sea Islands were settled by ancient mariners from South America. Heyerdahl,who died in 2002 at age 87,documented his voyage in the bestselling book Kon-Tiki and in an Oscarwinning documentary film.

  The adventurer's 67-year-old son,Thor Heyerdahl Jr.，came to Peru to see the new boat and cheer on his own son. "Fm very happy for him that he gets this opportunity," he said.

  The new 56-foot boat is larger than the Kon-Tiki,with eight crossbeams fastened to 11 balsa logs from Ecuador and covered by a bamboo deck.

  The Kon-Tiki carried only the most basic equipment,even by 1947 standards. But the Tangaroa features abundant modern technology,including solar panels to produce electricity and satellite navigation and communications gear. "We have seen this project grow from just an idea,a dream,and then suddenly you are 10 days away from being on the raft on the sea”， said Swedish filmmaker Anders Berg,who will document the journey. " It's like pregnancy,I would say."

  The Kon-Tiki was equipped with a simple sail and could not navigate against the wind. Its journey ended when it sank on a reef near Tahiti.

The expedition is a $800,000 venture backed by the Norwegian Environment Ministry,private businesses and Heyerdahl's hometown of Larvik,Norway.

(   ) 1. The Norwegians will have the journey to         .

   C. explore some new places   D. test a new kind of boat

(   ) 2. What does the underlined sentence "It's like pregnancy" mean in the passage?

   A. They have prepared for a long time.

   B. The journey is common.

   C. A baby will be born during the journey.

   D. The journey will be hard.

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. Tangaroa was sunk on a reef near Tahiti.

   B. The journey was delayed because of some financial reasons.

   C. The voyage by Thor Heyerdahl was documented by an American filmmaker.

   D. Six people will take part in the journey including Thor,s        grandson,a filmmaker.

(   ) 4. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Thor Heyerdahrs Pacific Ocean Crossing

   B. Norwegians to Recreate Kon-Tiki Journey

   C. An Oscarwinning Documentary Film

   D. An Unforgettable Journey

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#9268 Posted by Brutus at 12/26/05 7：54 p.m.

All this antismoking stuff is tiresome. Tobacco is a critical part of our national economy,and tax income from tobacco to the state and federal government is very important. To cut to the chase,smoking is good for America. Smoking is patriotic. Everyone over the age of 21 should smoke or use tobacco.

#9287 Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/27/05 8：30 a.m.

I had a cigar with a couple buddies (companions,partners) over the Christmas weekend. And I loved it. Why would I ever want to quit such a wonderful practice? Why would anyone?

Sin and vice are good things people meet. Embrace them. Life's too short to worry about tomorrow,let alone 10〜20 years down the line.

Also,I smoked that cigar within 25 ,of an entranceway. So all you selfrighteous,antismoking jerks (fools) ... stuff it.

#9384 Posted by jimdeblasi at 12/28/05 1:16 a.m.

I think nicotine is the most highly addictive drug ever discovered. Smokers should be treated sympathetically and all health plans should pay for treatment.

#9400 ' Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/28/05 8:26 a.m.

What if they don't want that treatment? You're still going to treat them with compassion? Maybe,let them in out of the 25' of cold to enjoy a smoke with their meal or while they're out having a good time?

#9445 Posted by Ben at 12/28/05 12:19 p.m.

Seriously,smoking is a choice,they have the right too. Most people who smoke want to. The sad truth is that we all pay the high medical costs for their poor health. But smokers do cause a high amount of state tax.

Vmalways against the socalled "sin" taxes. I think they should be repealed and replaced with a flat state income tax. I could care less about smokers―except their financial burden on my insurance premiums (保险费) .

(   ) 4. What is the passage about?

   A. A discussion about an ad.

   B. Some opinions about smoking.

   C. How to persuade others not to smoke.

   D. A discussion about a health plan.

(   ) 5. How many of them support the action of smoking?

   A. Two. B. None. C. Only one. D. All of them.

(   ) 6. What is NOT the opinion of the last person?

   A. He doesn't care about the fortune of the smokers.

   B. The smokers cost him extra money.

   C. Smokers should not only care about themselves.

   D. Smoking can cause some social problems.

(   ) 7. The underlined word "stuff" in the passage means         ,

   A. to fill sth. tightly   B. to push sth. quickly

   C. to throw away   D. to take care of

(   ) 8. Where might one read the above passage?

   A. In a text book.

   B. In a fashion magazine.

   C. On the Internet.

   D. In a literature journal.

  Well,when a huge wave hit the boat,my safety belt broke and I was swept overboard. I don't really understand how it happened,but it 1        I heard someone yell out,but then my boat,Wild One,2       into the darkness and I was alone in a very 3        sea. Then,I spent five and a half hours in the 4       . The place where it happened was about 50 kilometers from 5       . It was likely that I wouldn't see another day,but I 6        thought Fd overcome the difficulties. 7      I was watching out for Wild One. If the rest of the 8        knew I had been gone,they were sure to come back and look for me. After a while,I saw the boat's 9        when it came looking for me. It was within about 300 meters of me,but the spotlight just 10        me. The reason why they didn't see me was that the 11        were too huge. You kno\y,I started sailing when I was seven,and 12       ocean racing when I was about eighteen,but Fd never been 13        before. I believed I was going to 14       ,but it was very cold,and as the hours passed I started to get desperate一and frozen!It was 15       5 a.m. when I saw the lights of a tanker coming towards me. I figured it was probably my 16        chance. At first,I thought they were going to miss me,and then they made a slight turn and I 17        out for help and they heard me. Then a 18       appeared. These guys were 19       . They gave me dry clothes,and then one jumped into the bunk and hugged me. They covered me with as much 20        clothing as they could,and the guy with me stayed to transfer his body heat to me.

(   ) 1. A. hit   B. made   C. did   D. had

(   ) 2. A. went off   B. gave away   C. gave in   D. got together

(   ) 3. A. calm   B. rough   C. dark   D. deep

(   ) 4. A. ship   B. field   C. wildness   D. water

(   ) 5. A. abroad   B. shore   C. island   D. home

(   ) 6. A. also   B. almost   C. still   D. indeed

(   ) 7. A. As usual   B. All the time   C. In the end   D. At first

(   ) 8. A. crew   B. passengers   C. divers   D. pilots

(   ) 9. A. poles   B. captains   C. marks   D. lights

(   ) 10. A. struck   B. missed   C. shocked   D. delighted

(   ) 11. A. sea   B. darkness   C. waves   D. winds

(   ) 12. A. advised   B. started   C. forbade   D. considered

(   ) 13. A. overseas   B. overboard   C. overthrown   D. overloaded

(   ) 14. A. survive   B. swim   C. die   D. sink

(   ) 15. A. beyond   B. around   C. at   D. before

(   ) 16. A. weak   B. sudden   C. last   D. opposite

(   ) 17. A. cried   B. went   C. wiped   D. let

(   ) 18. A. time   B. boat   C. struggle   D. team

(   ) 19. A. painful   B. strong   C. terrific   D. excited

(   ) 20. A. suitable   B. heavy   C. expensive   D. dry

  One of the things teachers dread is to have charge of a class dominated by a large,stupid,bullying boy. David Horsey gives such a young rude truly nightmarish (垂梦般的) proportions in today's cartoon：too large to fit in the room.

  The teacher in the cartoon is trying to interest her pupils in a violin. There are many ways in which to think about a violin：how it is played,how it makes those sounds,the kind of music that one can play on it,how the violin was crafted,who produced it,the historical origin of the violin,its beauty as an object,attitudes toward violins and violin music,etc. The violin is a perfect tool for stimulating curiosity and imagination,for encouraging experiment,for exciting wonder,for training taste. And such undertakings as these are fundamental to the best Western concept of education,just as important as the mastery of facts. Facts are important,but facts are also dead in themselves. Good education must include giving children experience in using facts to explore the unknown,in groups and on their own,and also to formulate opinions and impressions,and to defend them in debate.

  But progress in such matters as imagination,creativity and responsiveness cannot easily be tested,at least not numerically,while success in memorizing facts can be measured in neat ways to satisfy the bureaucrats (官僚) .Now President Bush has promised to improve American primary education,and most observers would agree that it needs improvement. He sides with the people who emphasize the use of tests to guarantee that pupils are reaching certain minimums in math and reading. That is the approach taken in the "No Child Left Behind" Act passed by Congress early in the Bush presidency：forced testing of children and schools,with published results for the schools and punitive (惩罚性的) measures for under performers.

  But Horsey sympathizes with teachers who complain that teaching to tests has little to do with true education. Education in fact is easy to organize;education for life―in using all the capacities of one's mind to meet the challenges of life―is an art that bureaucrats,like the class bully,know nothing about and want to hear nothing of.

(   ) 5. What does the underlined word " bullying boy" probably mean in the first paragraph?

   A. A smart but poor person.

   B. A rough and violent person.

   C. An honest but hottempered man.

   D. An intelligent but talkative one.

(   ) 6. The passage is mainly about         .

   A. how to teach a violin in an effective way

   B. what good education is like

   C. an argument about a law

   D. how to help students pass tests

(   ) 7. From the passage we can infer that .

   A. some officials don't know much about education

   B. creativity and responsiveness can easily be tested

   C. the students just need to learn what will be tested

   D. the testing can improve American primary education

(   ) 8. The writer's opinions are as follows EXCEPT         .

   A. It's good to take "No child left Behind" Act passed by Congress

   B. Education is more than test. In some way,it's a kind of Art

   C. We can test the facts but can't test the capacities of the students

   D. Teachers should let the students know more than tested facts

  My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together,we still had class outcasts. From second grade on,a small group started harassing  two or three of the others. I was one of those two or three,though I didn't know why. In most cases when children get picked on,they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race. But in my class,we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports. We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race. This is what was so strange about my situation. Usually,people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group. But in my class,large differences did not exist. It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them.

  The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked,and rolled eyes when I turned around. If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people,they often fell silent. Sometimes,someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense.

  There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I. She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes. One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss. We walked to a corner of the playground. Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book,which I was told was the girl's diary.

  I sat down and,laughing till my sides hurt,heard my voice finally mixed with the others. Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself,even though the satisfaction does not last. Looking back,I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt. If I were in that situation today I would react differently,but I can't honestly be sure. 

(   ) 1. The author was made an outcast because         .

   A. she couldn't play sports as well as others

   B. her family belonged to a minority group

   C. her classmates found her clothes funny

   D. her classmates needed to find an outcast

(   ) 2. How was the author treated as an outcast?

   A. She was often the target of teasing.

   B. No one responded to her talking.

   C. She was refused to approach others.

   D. Her diary was often made public.

(   ) 3. What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?

   A. She showed great sympathy with the girl.

   B. She joined others in making fun of the girl.

   C. She stopped the others from hurting the girl.

   D. She found more materials about the girl for jokes.

(   ) 4. What does the passage intend to tell us?

   A. Everyone is likely to become an outcast.

   B. We shouldn't hit a person when he is down.

   C. One should pay somebody back in his own way.

   D. Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others.

  When Kristi was born,the doctor pointed out that her feet were turned inward (向内扭曲) ."Left 1      ,it would be a problem," he told us.

  We did our best to help our baby. When she was only two weeks old,I brought her back to the doctor,just as he had 2        and the doctor put her 3        feet into casts. Because she was growing,I had to take her 4        to the doctor every two weeks to have each foot recast.

  5       the casting was finished,and it was time for 6        shoes and bars. Jim and I watched with hope and concern as she 7        to walk. Those first,awkward steps made us so 8       . When she entered preschool,her steps appeared quite 9       . Encouraged by her progress,we looked for something else to help 10        her poorer body.

  As it 11,she loved the ice！

  When she 12        six,we entered her in skating lessons and soon she was gliding like a swan. We watched in 13        as she skimmed the ice. She worked hard at every new movement. She loved the ice and her dedication 14       . At the senior World Championships in 1991,she won the women's singles!Then we found ourselves filled with love and 15        in France,at the 1992 Winter Olympics,as our daughter,Kristi Yamaguchi won the gold medal.

  I thought back to the early years of 16       for Kristi―the years of frustration for her as a child who simply wanted to 17      the endless doctor visits;the first baby steps with bars and corrected shoes. We 18       her strength and dedication,and how far she had come on two tiny feet that had once been 19        in heavy casts. In our eyes,Kristi had always walked with the 20        of a true champion.

(   ) 1. A. unarmed   B. unattended   C. uncorrected   D. unoperated

(   ) 2. A. directed   B. showed   C. promised   D. told

(   ) 3. A. fat   B. thin   C. red   D. tiny

(   ) 4. A. over   B. out   C. back   D. away

(   ) 5. A. Fortunately   B. Specially   C. Eventually   D. Unluckily

(   ) 6. A. nice   B. helpful   C. corrective   D. strong

(   ) 7. A. struggled   B. stuck   C. hoped   D. decided

(   ) 8. A. sad   B. excited   C. relieved   D. pleasant

(   ) 9. A. usual   B. general   C. normal   D. common

(   ) 10. A. heighten   B. strengthen   C. harden   D. widen

(   ) 11. A. turned out   B. brought out   C. left out   D. taken out 

(   ) 12. A. became   B. got   C. went   D. turned

(   ) 13. A. surprise   B. sorrow   C. wonderment   D. anxiety

(   ) 14. A. paid off   B. came up   C. taken in   D. came out

(   ) 15. A. anxiety   B. hope   C. admiration   D. hesitation

(   ) 16. A. hopelessness   B. challenge   C. fear   D. surprise

(   ) 17. A. walk   B. run   C. speak   D. stand

(   ) 18. A. worried   B. respected   C. preferred   D. frightened

(   ) 19. A. hunted   B. bound   C. treated   D. rejected

(   ) 20. A. truth   B. determination   C. grace   D. hardship

  Fear can be fun. Many young people queue up to ride very fast and scary roller coasters,screaming but enjoying themselves. Other people like to read " goose bumps" books or watch horror movies at night,scared to death but feeling excited. Why do people like being scared? Fear is an ancient way of surviving. Being scared makes animals(including humans) flee from danger and save themselves. Scary movies It is because of fear that we have lived through millions of years of evolution. Those who lacked a strong fear response were more likely to be killed,leaving the more timid and careful to pass their genes onto the next generation.

  How do scientists explain why shivering over such scary things is fun?

  "Some kids will go to a scary movie and love it and laugh over it,others will feel anxious and hide their faces and some won't even set foot in the cinema," said Ned Kalin,a US scientist. "Which kind of person you are depends partly on experiences you've had and partly on your genes."

  What happens in the brain when something frightens you?

  Nerves that begin at the eyes and ears lead to a part of the brain called the amygdala. When you suddenly see a snake,for example,the amygdala makes you freeze,perspire (流汗，出汗) ，have a quickened heartbeat,or run very fast.

However,seeing the snake also uses another part of the brain,the cortex (皮层) .It analyzes the situation,and if it finds that the snake is only made of rubber,it tells your heart and the rest of your body to calm down. Think of the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake.

Back to the first question：Why do some people like to make themselves scared? Feeling of power

  "One reason is that we can play games with fear,find ways to reduce the scariness by looking away or thinking of something else," Kalin said. "To believe we have control over a situation gives us a feeling of power. Scary movies or novels are good practice to prepare young people for the real thing. Thrills such as roller coaster rides also go to the brain's pleasure center."

  And there might be some evolutionary advantage to being able to adjust this system that is there to protect people.

(   ) 6. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. Why many horror films are very popular in the world.

   B. Why most people like the feeling of being scared.

   C. How to play games with fear.

   D. How to relax your brains.

(   ) 7. Which of the following is NOT the writer's opinion about Fear?

   A. Fear is a very useful way in the evolution of human beings.

   B. Your genes will partly decide your reaction to being scared.

   C. Some fear experiences can help young people in real world.

   D. Being scared can give us a feeling of power.

(   ) 8. Which of the following can best explain the underlined phrase "the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake"？

   A. In some special situation,amygdala can make you nervous while cortex can make you calm down.

   B. The amygdala can make you run fast while cortex can make you stop at once.

   C. With amygdala and the cortex,you can drive a car very well.

   D. Amygdala can make you think quickly and cortex can let you stop thinking.

   Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men―about twothirds of both genders yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online.

  American men who go online are more likely than women to check the weather,the news,sports,political and financial information,the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported Wednesday. They are also more likely to use the Internet to download music and software and to take a class.

  Online women,meanwhile,are bigger users of email,and they are also more likely to go online for religious information and support for health or personal problems.

  "For men,it's just, ' Give me the facts, ， " said Deborah Fallows,who wrote the report based on six years of Pew surveys. "For women,it's ' Let's talk about this. Are you worried about this problem?' It's keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way."  

  The surveys find that for many activities,such as getting travel information or looking up a phone number,men and women are equally likely to use the Internet.

  A survey from March,for instance,found that 54 percent of online men use the Internet for jobrelated research,compared with 48 percent of female Internet users. A September survey found 94 percent of online women sending email,compared with 88 percent of men.

  Women also were more likely to use email to write friends and relatives about news,worries,advice and planning. They were also more likely to credit email for improving relationships with friends,family and colleagues. Men,on the other hand,were more likely to participate in interest groups,such as fan clubs.

(   ) 1. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. To tell us why men and women use the Web slightly differently.

   B. To show us some facts how men and women use the Web.

   C. To show how women use the Web.

   D. To show the trends of the Web.

(   ) 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. More women like to download music and send email from the Web.

   B. More men like to find jobs,talk and check information online.

   C. In general,the differences between men and women to use the Internet are big.

   D. The differences of using the Web between men and women don't exist at every aspect.

(   ) 3. From the last paragraph,we can infer that         .

   A. women like to send email to improve relationships

   B. men seldom use the Web to write letters

   C. the purpose for men and women to send email is different

   D. writing email is becoming more and more popular in current society

  One of the biggest new bands in the UK at the moment is Arctic Monkeys. Their first two singles went straight to number one in the charts and their first record album Whatever People Say I Am,That's What Vm Not has become a recordbreaking album. It's the fastestselling debut album in UK chart history.

  Arctic Monkeys are not only wellknown because of their massive success. They achieved their success thanks to the Internet. Usually a new band signs to a record company and it is through marketing and promotion that people then buy singles. The single sales then get the band into the charts and they become popular that way.

  However,Arctic Monkeys became wellknown in a slightly different way. Back in 2003 when the band first started,they handed out CDs at their concert. Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the web. The general public gained access to this music because it was on the Internet and,because people liked the music,the band's popularity increased.

  The band's popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK. When the band appeared at two major UK music festivals in the summer of 2005,they were quite lowdown among the programmes. However,an unusually large crowd turned up because music fans knew the band's music from the Internet.

  Arctic Monkeys released their first single in October 2005. Previous to that,their music had only been available to download on the Internet. When they did finally release a single and an album,they both shot to the top of the charts. Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way and Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it. There was no too much promotion and no marketing campaign. Many people are saying this is a taste of things to come. As music downloads continue to increase in popularity,we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.  

(   ) 1. What is mainly introduced about Arctic Monkeys in the passage?

   A. The way it became popular.

   B. Its great success in Britain.

   C. Popular records made by it.

   D. The personal life of its members.

(   ) 2. Which of the following statements about the band is true?

   A. When first started,they put their music on the web themselves.

   B. Their first record sells most in UK history.

   C. Most people didn't get to know the band from radio stations.

   D. The band became popular with the help of a record company.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   A. A school band. B. Internet band.

   C. A new band. D. International band.

(   ) 4. The last paragraph in the passage is to show       .

   A. Why Arctic Monkeys are liked by many people.

   B. The best way to be popular is to sign to a record company.

   C. More and more new bands will appear to take the place of it.

   D. Internet will play an important role in the music popularity.

(   ) 5. Which of the following best show the structure of the passage?

   A. Introduction-Discussion-Supporting example

   B. Topic-Argument-Explanation

   C. Introduction-Description-Conclusion

   D. Opinion-Discussion-Description

  It was a bitter,cold evening in northern Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff from the cold wind.

He heard the faint,steady 1       of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. 2      ,he watched as several horsemen 3        the bend. He let the first one pass by,then another and another. Finally,the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow 4       . As this one drew near,the old man 5        the rider's eye and said, "Sir,would you mind giving an old man a 6       to the other side? There appears no passageway by foot."

  Reining (勒住) his horse,the rider replied, "Sure. Hop aboard."Seeing the old man was unable to 7        his halffrozen body from the ground,the horseman got off and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river,but to his 8       .

  As they neared the cottage,the horseman's 9        caused him to inquire, "Sir,I notice that you let several other riders 10        without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you 11        asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had 12        and left you there?"

The old man 13        himself slowly down from the horse,looked the rider straight in the eyes,and replied, "I've been around here for some time. I 14       I know people pretty good. " The old man continued, "I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 15        for my situation. It would have been 16        even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes,kindness and compassion were 17       . I knew,then and there,that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me 18        in my time of need."

  Those heartwarming comments 19        the horseman deeply.

  "I'm most grateful for what you have said," he told the old man. "May I never get too 20        in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion."

  With that,Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back.

(   ) 1. A. rhythm   B. noise   C. voice   D. singing

(   ) 2. A. Excitedly   B. Anxiously   C. Angrily   D. Desperately

(   ) 3. A. cut   B. rounded   C. traveled   D. repaired

(   ) 4. A. ball   B. wall   C. statue   D. pile

(   ) 5. A. hit   B. attracted   C. cleaned   D. caught

(   ) 6. A. rest   B. ride   C. hand   D. way

(   ) 7. A. raise   B. build   C. expose   D. set

(   ) 8. A. office   B. town   C. place   D. destination

(   ) 9. A. curiosity   B. determination   C. courage   D. confidence

(   ) 10. A. pass by   B. cast away   C. turn around   D. slow down

(   ) 11. A. suddenly   B. occasionally   C. slowly   D. immediately

(   ) 12. A. refused   B. flown   C. escaped   D. remained

(   ) 13. A. put   B. lowered   C. laid   D. supported

(   ) 14. A. admit   B. imagine   C. think   D. hope

(   ) 15. A. warmth   B. kindness   C. concern   D. consideration

(   ) 16. A. useless   B. priceless   C. uninteresting   D. disappointing

(   ) 17. A. hidden   B. evident   C. great   D. strong

(   ) 18. A. money   B. clothes   C. assistance   D. horse

(   ) 19. A. influenced   B. spoilt   C. encouraged   D. touched

(   ) 20. A. lazy   B. tired   C. busy   D. proud