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1.In communication, a smile is usually a strong sign of a friendly and open a______________.

2.Do you have enough to c________ all your daily expenses?

3.We were a________________ to hear that she passed the test without much difficulty.

4.The scenery in Switzerland, which is beyond d____________(描述), is attractive to the tourists from the whole world.

5.This July, a group of teaching ___________(志愿者) from Tsinghua University visited the school and launched the public service program entitled “The One Class” there.

6.Read the _________________(说明) carefully before you take the pills.

7.Peking duck is usually s__________ with steamed pancakes, which is used to wrap the meat and

slices of cucumber and shallots;

8.The number of foreign students studying in China has been ___________(增长) year by year.

9.Pandas are e____________ animals. There aren’t many of them left.

10.Manatees’ favorite ________________(栖息地) is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.

11.Did you know that tea was invented by a________________?

12.Your views on education are _________  （相似的）to mine.

13.In Paris, it’s usually c_______________ to take the underground train to most places.

14.Take a deep breath and hold it in your chest. It can ___________(有效) control your anxiety.

15.If you pay some attention, you could easily point out some improper b_________ happening around: young men refusing to give seats to the old on buses; shoppers jamming into queue instead of waiting in line; rude riders neglecting red lights, etc.

 

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On May 8, last Thursday morning, the Olympic flame was lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma! It was a historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games.
Tibetan female climber Cering Wangmo reached the summit with a special extreme-altitude Olympic torch. This event is what China has promised to the world as the high point of the torch relay, the longest and mostchallengingof all time.
Five torchbearers(火炬手) finished the highest relay ever—three of the climbers are Tibetan athletes.
Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in Chinese, English and Tibetan, as they stood at the summit celebrating, with the event broadcast on national television.
“I finally fulfilled the last dream of my husband,” said Gyigyi with tears in her eyes. She was the first torchbearer. Her husband lost his life in an attempt to climb all 14 mountains in China more than 8,000 meters three years ago.
“We are on top of the world! One world, one dream,” shouted Nima Cering, at the top of his voice. He said that although he had climbed the peak（峰顶）several times, this was the most significant ascent(登高). “As a Tibetan and a Chinese I pray for the success of Beijing 2008,” he added.
The special torch is different from the one currently touring the Chinese mainland, after an around-the-world relay. Officials organizing the trek up the peak had earlier set an April 26 target to begin the ascent, but high winds and heavy snow had delayed the mission.
The Xinhua News Agency said that the Qomolangma leg of the torch relay represents the Olympic motto, “higher, faster and stronger,” in practice and will promote unity among all 56 ethnic groups in China.
【小题1】It was a historic moment because ______.

A．some Tibetan torchbearers took part in it

B．it was lit three months before the Olympic Games were held

C．it was the first time that the Olympic torch had been lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma

D．it was the longest attempt in history

【小题2】Which is RIGHT according to the whole passage?

A．All the five torchbearers are men.

B．Only the five torchbearers reached the summit.

C．Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in their native language.

D．At least two of the five torchbearers are females.

【小题3】 What does the word “leg” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

A．One part of a journey or race.

B．One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.

C．The leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten.

D．The part of a pair of trousers that covers the leg.

【小题4】 What would be the best title for the text?

A．One world, one dream

B．Torch relay reaches its highest point

C．Qomolangma, the highest summit in the world

D．A special torch

【小题5】 Where can you read about this passage?

A．In the English textbook.

B．In the newspaper.

C．In the science report.

D．On the street wall.

In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.

    When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters^① will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.

    The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.

    “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy^② in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.

“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout^③ internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons^④in-waiting. It is the ultimate^⑤ revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.

Notes:

roster  n. 花名册

strategy  n. 战略，策略

scout  vt. 寻找，觅得

icon  n. 偶像

ultimate  adj. 最后的，根本的

Choose the best answers according to the above:

According to the report,       ___.

A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA

D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of       ___.

A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”

B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China

C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings

D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China

. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.

B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.

C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.

D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.

When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to        __.

A. farms in the States             B. native Americans 

C. the NBA training center         D. the USA

Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. The Non-American Basketball Players    B. NBA Is Coming to China

C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA      D. NBA Is Making Big Progress

China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals _______ all its citizens.   

A. in charge of                  B. for the purpose of

C. in honor of          D. for the benefit of

 

China has got a good _____for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization．

A．reputation              B．influence      C．impression             D．knowledge