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    One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I 　　1    happily home through the 　　2   street. We had been to a musical and    3   about the people we had seen and heard in it.

    “The show    4    him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 　　5   before. And now thousands of people    6   him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 　　7   thousands of letters. As a matter of 　　8   ,”one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. “What was that?” my friend asked me, “    9   it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 　　10   them up for miles    11   . Besides, there will be a policeman 　　12   us. ”My friend gave me an astonished look.

    “Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing 　　13   the top of my voice.

　　 Presently there came a policeman, 　　14   in front of me, his notebook 　　15   . “    16   , sir,” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I   17　　 say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much 　　18   to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be    19   to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would    20   on you and we could discuss it.”

1．A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was coming

C. was making our way　　　　　　　　    D. had lost our way

2．A. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .crowded

C. silent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

3．A. were thinking    　　　　　　　　　　   B. were talking

C. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. were discussing

4．A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned

C. named　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. made

5．A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. forgotten

C. stranger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

6．A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. write

C. send　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brought

7．A. worthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. worth

C. received　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　   D. accepted

8．A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. facts

C. a fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the fact

9．A. Read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Sing

C. Say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Tell

10．A. call   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pick

C. wake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. join

11．A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. far   

C. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. away

12．A. observing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. in front of

13．A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. on

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

14．A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. going

C. standing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. walking

15．A. closing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. closed

C. open　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opened

16．A. Wait a minute　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Stop singing

C. I’m sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Excuse me

17．A. may　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   B. can

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

18．A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. eager

19．A. brave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind enough

C. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. honest

20．A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. visit

C. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. drop in

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　　 It is a new term in today's tourism industry．But in an age of growing environmental awareness, it is not too difficult for us to imagine and understand this new form of holiday．

　　Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is typically defined（定义）as travel to places where special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages （遗产） are the main ttractions．  Therefore, programs concerning the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form'a part of ecotourism．　　Ecotourism is developing at great speed．According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide．   They include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events．　　  However, it looks like some smaller towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resources （资源）．

　　Ecotourism has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity mainly for the relaxing, natural and vivid experience it offers to tourists．People are attracted to nature  and long to be close to it．However, a conflict between nature and human beings is unavoidable． 

　　A．The definition of ecotourism is beyond words．

　　B．It takes ecology and culture into consideration．

　　C．You may not be very familiar with "ecotourism"．

　　D．More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism．

　　E．People can have great fun enjoying nature through ecotourism．

　　F．Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today．

　　G．How to protect natural resources while taking advantage of them is of great importance．

　　Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.

　　The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and. now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.

　　The text is mainly about ________ .

　　A. the history of phone cards

　　B. phone card collecting as a hobby

　　C. reason for phone card collecting

　　D. the great variety of phone cards

　　When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?

　　A. In 1971.　　　　　　　　　　　B. In 1975.

　　C. In 1976.　　　　　　　　　　　D. In 1981.

　　The main mason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ .

　　A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep

　　B. they like to have something from different countries

　　C. they want to make money with cards

　　D. they think the cards are convenient to use

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　　After I finished the school this year, I began 　　　　　1.__________

　　to look for work. Now several month later, I still　　　　2.__________

　　hadn‘t found the job that I was interested. Last Sunday　3.__________

　　morning I received a phone call from a man calling him  4._________

　　Mr Smith. He said to me on the phone, "I hear that you do 5.__________

　　very well in your studies. I may have a job for you." 　 6.__________

　　I entered his office with a beaten heart. How I hoped　　7._________

　　that I will go through the job-hunting talk today and he 　8.___________

　　would take me on as a lab assistant. But to my surprised, 　9.___________

what he said disappointing. He only needed a model.　　10.___________

    The school year has fallen by nearly six weeks, from 197 days in 1964 to 156days in 1994,   1   the National Association of Scholars.   2  , most American kindergarten, elementary (初等的) and high school students are   3  to spend 180 days a year in their schools. The   4  of the average class period also has   5   , from more than 57minutes to less than 54,the Association reports.

    “The   6  has to be that students are simply   7  less,” said the director of the Association. “If you count the actual    8  of contact hours, you'll find they are   9   four years in college getting an education that would have taken about    10  years in 1964.”

The universities argue (认为) that they are simply teaching more  11　　 “The traditional idea that learning   12  in the classroom and   13  reading and writing   14  based on seat time is out of date,” said a spokesman for the American Council on Education. “  15  than attending lectures, students now   16  their professors on their computers or use other types of   17  technology, allowing for a shorter school year,” he said. It is very   18  .that, in many schools, they are going to spend   19  time   20  than they used to.

1. A. according to　　  　　  B. by the accordance of  　　 C. following  　　     D. followed

2. A. By comparison  　　　　  B. In particular 　　　　    　　C. Strangely enough  D. As a result

3. A. intended   　　　　  　　B. required 　　　　   　　　　C. requested   　　  D. inquired

4. A. long    　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. length　　　　 　　   　　C. time   　　  　　  D. period

5. A. fallen   　　    　　　　B. declined 　　　　   　　　　C. oppressed   　　  D. lowered

6. A. reason　　 　　　　 　　B. cause    　　　　 　　　　C. conclusion 　　   　　  D. condition

7. A. playing   　　　　    　　B. learning  　　　　  　　　　C. working　　 　　  D. paying

8. A. number　　 　　　　B. times  　　  　　　　　　C. need  　　　　　　    D. arrangement

9. A. spending      　　　　B. given  　　  　　　　　　C. living  　　　　  D. asked

10. A. five　　    　　  　　B. two   　　  　　　　　　C. three 　　   　　  D. six

11. A. quickly   　　　　  　　B. thoroughly  　　　　　　　　   C. wisely   　　　　    D. efficiently

12. A. came　　   　　  　　B. took place　　　　  　　    C. started 　　  　　  D. appeared

13. A. through    　　    　　B. across   　　　　  　　　　C. by the way of     D. with

14. A. questions        　　B. books   　　　　  　　　　C. assignments       D. texts

15. A. Rather  　　  　　　　B. More　　  　　  　　　　C. Less   　　 　　  D. Easier

16. A. chat with    　　 　　B. argue with  　　　　　　 　　C. speak       　　  D. tell

17. A. knowledge  　　   　　B. information   　　　　  　　C. message  　　      D. intelligence

18. A. possibly     　　　　B. probably  　　    　　　　C. lovely      　　  D. likely

19. A. less　　     　　　　B. little　　 　　　　  　　　　C. more　　 　　      D. much more

20. A. at home　　　　    B. in the laboratory 　　　　     C. in the classroom  D. on computer