---- _____ does it weigh?

   ---- Almost three kilograms.

  A. How  B. What  C. Why  D. When

The place __ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ____the cross-river traffic is the heaviest .

A. which; where                      B. at which ;which           

C. at which ;where                      D. which ;in which

It’s clear__________ that a hard working student has___________ a great

interest in science.  

A. 不填; discovered                  B. 不填; developed

C. that; invented                    D. that; developed

Isn't it very kind __________ your parents to do that for us?

A. for          B to            C. about          D. of  

Let us not waste____________ time we have left.

A. the little       B. little    C. a little    D. a little more

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived    37    for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a    38    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son    39     .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    40    over the hills. They had been   41    this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days    42    . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some   43   .

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert   44   that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of   45   . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the    46   treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly   47   something of an adventure story in the boy’s   48   While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the   49    a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd.  But who would he the pirate（海盗）?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the   50   of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to   51   such a man in a story  52   Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was   53   .

So thanks to a    54   .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest   55   stories in the English language.

36．A．However    B．Therefore  C．Besides      D．Finally

37．A．alone B．next door   C．at home     D．abroad

38．A．meeting     B．story  C．holiday       D．jib

39．A．Lloyd  B．Robert        C．Henley        D．John

40．A．talk    B．rest    C．walk   D．game

42．A．quiet  B．dull     C．busy   D．cold

41．A．attempting         B．missing      C．planning     D．enjoying

43．A．cleaning     B．writing       C．drawing     D．exercising

44．A．doubted     B．noticed       C．decided      D．recognized

45．A．the sea       B．the house  C．Scotland     D．the island

46．A．forgotten   B．buried         C．discovered          D．unexpected

47．A．saw    B．drew  C．made D．learned

48．A．book  B．reply  C．picture       D．mind

49．A．star    B．hero   C．writer         D．child

50．A．help   B．problem     C．use     D．bottom

51．A．praise         B．produce     C．include       D．accept

52．A．Yet     B．Also   C．But     D．Thus

53．A．read   B．born   C．hired  D．written

54．A．rainy  B．sunny          C．cool    D．windy

55．A．news B．love    C．real-life      D．adventure

“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”  

“Two full inches in the first three days!”  

These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to beauty or desirability.  

Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoter. The re they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.   

To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary? Understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA（Food Drug Administration）can require proof （证明）under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that safe and effective before it is put on the market . But if the product is a device, FDA. has no author to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the marker danger to health, FDA. can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the a voluntarily, or it can take legal action ,including seizure （查封） of the product.   

One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the ## through contact pads. FDA. took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the ## the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.   

Olwionsly, most of the devices on the maker never been the subject of court proceedings （法律诉讼）,and new devices appear continually, Before buying, it is up to the consumer to the safety or effectiveness of such items.   

61．It can be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are ______.   

A. objective          B. costly         C. unreliable          D. illegal   

62．Which of the following is true according to the text?  

A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous product.   

B. New products are more likely to be questionable.   

C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.   

D. The promoters usually just care about profits.   

63. FDA. can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product ________.   

A. if it is a drug  

B. if it is a device  

C. if its consumers make complaints  

D. if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority  

64. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as_______.   

A. a product which was designed to produce electricity  

B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case  

C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product  

D. an example of a quality beauty product  

65. The author intends to __________  

A. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promises

B. show the weakness of the law on product safety  

C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful  

D. introduce the organization of FDA.  

A thought suddenly ___ me.

        A. beat     B. happened to    C.struck       D.to come up to

I’m sorry I'll have to ___ your present.

        A. turn off      B. turn out      C. turn over       D. turn down

—Do you regret paying 500 dollars for your necklace?

--No, I would gladly pay__________ for it.

A. two times as much                 B. twice as many

C. twice as much                     D. as twice as much