66. He was ________ (好奇) to know what was happening in the office.

67. There is much work to do, so we’ll have to________ (分) it between us.

68. His nose ran , he coughed, and his _________ (体温) was a little up.

69. The_____ (第十二) man in a football team will play if one of the other players is ill.

70. It’s no use_________(后悔) what you have done.

71. The acceptance of new members is________(严格) controlled.

72. When building ________ (材料) cost more. the price of houses increases.

73. Leave your key with a______ (邻居) in case you lock yourself out one day.

74. The idea started in Standlake and has_____(传开) throughout the country.

75. It’s cold today, Please put another________ (毯子) on the bed.

Maybe you’re really busy. Maybe you don’t have much to say. Or maybe you’re just lazy. Not a problem. This free service works by letting you broadcast a group text message to your {fiends’ mobile phones from either your own phone, an instant message or an online form at twitter, com. All your notes are then stored and displayed on your personal profile page on the site, which includes links to your friends’ Twitter pages, a thumbnail picture of your choice, and a short bio. All this is what the new service Twitter can bring you. Just remember to keep it short: posts are limited to !40 characters, and the topic is, invariably, “What are you doing?”

More often than not, it turns out, Twitter’s 100,00 members--twice as many as it had just a month ago, according to Twitter business development director Biz Stone--are simply killing time. Even Presidential hopeful John Edwards is on it, although he seems to be the only one thinking about more than lunch. As I type this, Caroline is mulling over some Girl Scout cookies, Ian Hocking is “waiting for Jessica to arrive so we can eat!” and Hlantz is “having a nice cup of Soft Starmint tea.”

The chatter (闲话) about Twitter turned into a virtual roar two weeks ago during the South by Southwest Multimedia Festival in Austin, Texas, when the barebones service owned by Blogger founder Evan Williams, 34, was named the best blogging tool and attendees used it to meet up at parties. Nevertheless, Twitter has been the top term on blog search engine Technorati for the past two weeks.

Plenty of people would happily have Twitter silenced, rather than tolerate the beeping alert for yet another new text message. But I’m betting that Twitter will get a lot noisier before netizens move on to the next new thing. We cyberjunkies need a new thrill, and what is better than a service like Twitter that combines social networking, blogging and texting? And if you don’t like it, well, in the words of one Twit from San Francisco, “I’m so sick to death of Twitter-haters. If you don’t like it, why waste your time writing, reading, or talking about it?”

1. This text is intended to __________.

A. point out the virtues and faults of Twitter    B. tell people how to use Twitter to communicate

C. give a general outline of Twitter. Com       D. introduce a new and easy way of instant communication

2. According to the text, Twitter is designed mainly for the purpose of ___________.

A. promoting products and services                 B. talking about small daily things

C. discussing serious social matters                 D. attracting voters for presidential election

3. We know from the text that Twitter may be superior to Blogger in that ________.

A. it limits each user’s texting under 140 words                         B. it saves users’ time and thinking

C. it can be easily operated through users’ mobile phones

D. it is newly invented by Blogger owner Evan Williams

4. By quoting one Twit from San Francisco, the author implies that ___________.

A. like it or not, Twitter will be accepted by more and more people

B. if one doesn’t like Twitter, he/she can choose not to mention it

C. writing, reading and talking about Twitter is a waste of time

D. twitter users naturally have a strong dislike for non-Twitter users

Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”

       “Poor but honest. ” “The deserving poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor”. But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction really are “diseases”, as many people say, but my own feeling－ based, of course, not on any serious study－is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor”. And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.

       But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving”. Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善机构）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

       If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment－a cup of coffee or a sandwich－and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

       I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change”, and I don’t think I will in the future.

68. What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?

   A. They should be given a check-up.            B. They really need money to live.

C. They have no pleasure in life.                D. They are not worth helping.

69. Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?

   A. He doesn’t think they need help.                     B. He doesn’t have enough money to give.

C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.    

D. He believes they can get help from the government.

70. In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by_____.

   A. asking questions for people to think about        B. giving examples to support his argument

C. raising questions and answering them                    D. expressing his opinions directly

71. Which of the following opinions does the author accept?

   A. Drug addiction is a disease.                             B. Some street people are poor and needy.

C. Most beggars have received enough help.       

D. Charitable organizations handle money properly.

But still there is a danger that grows every year．Airliners get larger．Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers．And the air itself becomes more and more crowded．If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost．

．Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down．The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may handle 2500 planes a day．Not all of them actually land at the airport．Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there．

Recently such a disaster almost happened．One, with 69 passengers, had come from Toronto, and the other, with 176 passengers, from Chicago, An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other．He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb．But he made a mistake．He ordered the wrong plane to do this．Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane．They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second．The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. .

       A． Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster．

       B． Two large jets were flying towards the airport．

       C． Nowadays people like traveling more by air than by car．

       D． Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a bus motor-way．

       E． This is an example of the danger that grows every year．

       F．  In a word, air travel is more dangerous, we should choose others．

       G． From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screen．

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

More and more students want to study in "hot" majors (专业课程). _36_a result, many students want to_37_their interests and study in these _38_ such as foreign languages, international business and law. etc.

Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, _39_maths, physics, and biology; and art majors,_40_history, Chinese and philosophy(哲学). _41_students can study in these "hot" majors, because the number of these "hot" majors_42_limited.

If one_43_interest in his work or study, _44_can he do well? I _45_ this from one of my classmates. He is_46_the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he_47_biology, he chose "international business". He_48_to live a life which is different_49_of his parents.

In the end, he found he_50_in doing business. He found all the subjects to be_51_.

Maybe this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major _52_ his own interests.

Choosing a major in university_53_decide one's whole life. Majors_54_are not "hot" today may become the "hot" major of tomorrow. Choosing your major according to your own_55_ is the best way to succeed.