21. Volunteering gives you a chance 　　 　lives, including your own.

A. change　 B. changing　　 C. changed D. to change

22. Don’t turn off the computer before closing all programs 　 　you could have problems

A. or　 B. and　 C. but　 D. so

23. Shakespeare’s play Hamlet　 　　 　into at least ten different films over the past years.

A. had been made　　　　 B. was made　　 C. has been made 　　 D. would be made

24. 　　 　the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.

A. Find B. Finding　 C. To find　 D. Found

25. --- Do you think Mom and Dad 　 　late?

--- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.

A. were 　 B. will be　　 　 C. would be　 D. have been

26. I have an appointment 　 　Dr. Smith, but I need to change it.

A. to　 B. off　 C. with D. from

27. Many countries are now setting up national parks 　 　animals and plants can be protected.

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

28. Hurry up! Mark and Carl　 　 　us.

A. expect　 　　　　B. are expecting　　 　 C. have expected D. will expect

29. When we saw the road 　 　with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.

　A. block　 　　 B. to block　　　　 C. blocking D. blocked

30. I took my driving license with me on holiday, 　 I wanted to hire a car.

A. in case　 B. even if C. ever since　 D. if only

31. 　　 makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.

A. That　　 B. What 　　 C. Who　 　 D. Which

32. --- So what is the procedure?

　 --- All the applicants　 　before a final decision is made by the authority.

A. interview　　　　 　　　　 B. are interviewing

C. are interviewed　 　　　　 D. are being interviewed

33. Experts believe 　　　　 　people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.

　 A. why　　 　　　 B. where 　 C. that　 　 D. what

34. If we 　 　a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked　 B. booked　 C. book D. had booked

35. --- You needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain.

　 --- Well, I don’t know. It 　　 　do.

A. might 　 B. need　 C. would　　 　 D. Should

A Leap(跳跃)to Honor

　 Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

　 To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

　 That’s especially impressive.　 37　 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38 　 　how far away things are.

　 When she was little, her mom 　39 that even though she couldn’t see40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the　 41 　right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

　 Though learning gymnastics has been more 42　 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43 　 　stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

　 She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 　44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 　　 45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

　 To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 　46 　for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 　47 　the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

　 Lola doesn’t want to be 　48　 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 　 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50 attitude.

　 Lola never thinks about 　51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her　 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 　53 　she grew up.

　 Lola is 　54 　　 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 　55 for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs 　 B. teaches　 C. trains　 　 D. dances

37. A. since　　 　 B. unless　　 　　 C. after　　 　　 D. though

38. A. tell 　 B. guess 　　 C. assume　 D. predict

39. A. suspected　　 B remembered　　 C. imagined D. noticed

40. A. deeply　 B. well 　　 C. ahead　　 D. closely

41. A. task 　　 B. sport　　 　　 C. event　　 D. show

42. A. boring　 B. enjoyable　　 C. different　　 D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent　 　　 B. quality　 C. nature　 D. condition

44. A. doubt　　 　　 B. advantage　　 C. challenge　　 D. program

45. A. examine　 B. express　 C. open 　　 D. trust

46. A. fearful　 B. harmful　 C. unfair　 D. inconvenient

47. A. to　 　　 B. on　 　　 C. off　 　　 D. against

48. A. greeted　 B. treated　 C. served　 D. paid

49. A. pains　　 　　 B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution

51. A. defending　　 　 B. quitting　 C. winning　 D. bargaining

52. A. standard 　 B. range 　 C. view　 　　 D. goal

53. A. until　　 　 B. as　　 　 C. when　 　　 D. before

54. A. proud　　 　 B. tired 　 C. ashamed　　 D. confident

55. A. plan 　 B. advice　 C. reward 　 D. responsibility

A

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56. What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?

A. the heat of the EP　 　　　　 B. the safety of the EP

C. the appearance of the EP 　 D. the material of the EP

57. From the passage, we can learn that the EP .

A. doesn’t burn up oxygen　 B. runs without any noise

C. makes people get sleepy　 D. is unsuitable for children and pets

58. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means 　 .

A. continuously B. separately　 C. quickly　 D. equally

59. The main purpose of the passage is to　 .

A. persuade people to buy the product

B. advise people to save on heating bills

C. report the new development of portable heaters

pare the difference of different heart brands

B

TaIL Spin

　 Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.

Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.

When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

　 Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.

The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.

　 The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”

　 Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.

60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her　 .

A. physical build　 　　　 B. potential ability

C. chance of survival　 　　 D. adaptation to the surroundings.

61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to　 　 _.

A. let her recover faster　 　　　 B. make her comfortable

C. adjust her way of swimming　 D. help her perform better tricks

62. The story of Grace inspires people to_ .

A. stick to their dreams　　 　　　 B. treat animals friendly

C. treasure what they have　 　 D. face difficulties bravely

Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 今年元旦我们玩得很开心。(enjoy)

2. 舅舅昨天寄给我一张卡片，祝贺我18岁生日。(congratulate)

3. 经过多年的建设，这个小镇现在和地震前一样充满了活力。(as...as)

4. 演出以一段五十多岁的人耳熟能详的经典音乐开始。(familiar)

5. 她一看完那个关于已灭绝物种的电视节目，就立志加入野生动物保护组织。(No sooner...than)