The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but _______ didn’t help.

A．it     B．she    C．which       D．he

If you go by _________ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get __________ fast one.

A．the; the        B．不填；a       C．the; a         D．不填；不填

－Would you like some more tea?                     

－___________, please.

A．No more         B．Just a little          C．I’ve had enough       D．Yes, I would

The poor young man is ready to accept ___________ help he can get. 

A．whichever     B．however   C．whatever    D．whenever

While watching television, __________.

A．the doorbell rang                      B．the doorbell rings

C．we heard the doorbell ring             D．we heard the doorbell rings

Mary never does any reading in the evening, _________.

A．so does John               B．John does too      C．John doesn’t too       D．nor does John

---- ______ that he managed to get the information?

---- Oh, a friend of his helped him.

A. Where was it             B. What was it               C. How was it                D. Why was it

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling   1 , but I always knew he was    2 . He never criticized us, but used    3 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.”  I    4  as a child I said something    5  about somebody, and my father said, “   6  time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best    7  people, I would get the best    8  . From then on I’ve always tried to    9  the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very   10  . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   11  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a   12  ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,   13  any good father would.  When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   14 me to go into law.  And I’ve  15regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,   16   I didn’t pursue my   17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As   18  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national   19

for young people in the U.K.  My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad   20   me.

1.A. biologist                 B. manager                    C. lawyer                      D. gardener

2.A. strict                      B. honest                       C. special                      D. learned

3.A. praise                     B. courage                     C. power                       D. warmth

4.A. think                      B. imagine                     C. remember                  D. guess

5.A. unnecessary            B. unkind                       C. unimportant          D. unusual

6.A. Another                  B. Some                        C. Any                          D. Other

7.A. on                          B. in                              C. at                             D. about

8.A. in case                   B. by turns                    C. by chance                 D. in return

9.A. revise                     B. set                            C. review                      D. follow

10.A. understanding        B. experienced               C. serious                      D. demanding

11.A. taking up          B. making up            C. picking up                 D. keeping up

12.A. suggestion                   B. decision                    C. notice                       D. choice

13.A. and                      B. as                        C. even if                      D. as if

14.A. helped                  B. allowed                C. persuaded                 D. suggested

15.A. always                  B. never                               C. seldom                      D. almost

16.A. rather                   B. but                            C. for                            D. therefore

17.A. promise                B. task                          C. belief                        D. dream

18.A. this                      B. he                             C. it                              D. that

19.A. newspaper                  B. magazine                     C. program                    D. project

20.A. controlled       B. comforted                   C. reminded                   D. raised

Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of   the infrastructure (基础设施)that must be maintained. Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It’s not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.

Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The Park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.

Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipes almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.

Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is a lack of money. The United States has 378 monuments, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.

Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park.

A sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park.

1. According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when they are

appreciated from ______.

A. the bottom of the valleys                                             B. the top of the mountains

C. the side of the mountains                                            D. the edge of the valleys

2.National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to meet the need of visitors

because ______.

A. their transport management needs improving

B. they spend too much on their service systems

C. their service systems frequently go out of order

D. they need help from environmental organizations

3.The main problem of Yosemite National Park is its ______.

A. rundown water pipes                                                  B. over crowdedness

C. lack of money                                                                        D. narrow roads

4.According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be ______.

A. an environmental group                                               B. an information center

C. a travel service                                                           D. a law firm

Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day privileges at four of America’s greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below.

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Chairs

February 11 - May 8, 2005

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.

For more information：www.gardnermuseum.org <http://www.gardnermuseum.org/>

New York

The Noguchi Museum

Noguchi and Graham

December 1, 2004 - May 1,2005

Noguchi’s long-term collaboration with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.

For more information：www.noguchi.org

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In Full view：American Painting (1720 - 2005)

January 11 - April 10, 2005

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2005 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of the Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.

For more information：www.pafa.org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass

Murano：glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

Through November 7, 2004

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.

For more information：www.museumofglass.org

1.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A. www.pafa.org                                                           B. www.noguchi.org

C. www.museumofglass.org                                           D. www.gardnermuseum.org

2.We learn form the text that Martha Graham is ______.

A. a dancer                                                        B. a painter

C.a glassblower                                                  D. a photographer

3.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ______.

A. The Noguchi Museum

B. Seattle Museum of Glass

C. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

D. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts