阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

24, Station Road,

Hallham

Dear Aunt Mary,

　　   Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last　　 Thursday. Mother and Father stayed with us on Saturday and Sunday, and　　 they told us the sad news. We knew that Uncle John was not well, of　　 course, and the cold weather that we have had for the past few weeks　　 has not helped him to get better; but the news came as a very　　 unpleasant surprise, all the same.

　　     We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten　　 days ago, on Uncle John's birthday. Mother told me that he was still　　 the same as before, laughing, and full of life. This is how, I'm sure,　　 Jane and I shall always remember him. He was a good man, who was never　　 too busy to read to us, play with us, and listen to the stories about　　 all the silly things we did when we were young.He was the kind of　　 uncle that every child loves to have.

    We shall be at the church (教堂) on Friday, and of course hope to see　　 you again at Christmas, with all the rest of the family.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 With love and Best wishes

Robert and Jane　　

1. Robert is writing to Aunt Mary, to ____________.

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A. tell her about his mother and father　　 　　

B. wish uncle John a happy birthday　　

C. say that he is sorry that Uncle John had died　　 　　

D. hope that Uncle John gets well again soon　　

2. Robert heard the news about Uncle John from _______.　　

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A. his wife Jane　　

B. his aunt Mary　　

C. his uncle Tom　　

D. his mother and father

3. The cold weather of the past few weeks _________.

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A. was sad news for everybody in the family　　 　　

B. came as an unpleasant surprise　　

C. did not help uncle John get better　　 　　

D. was better for uncle John than hot weather　　

4. Robert and Jane will remember uncle John as ________.　　

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A. a funny old man　　

B. an old man as he was on his birthday　　 　　

C. a man who was always laughing and full of life　　 　　

D. a man who was unhappy and unwell

5. Robert and Jane hope to see Aunt Mary again _______.

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A. on Friday and again at Christmas　　

B. at Christmas ,but not on Friday　　

C. in church on Friday, but not at Christmas　　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The other day，my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday Party．The time printed on the invitation was 7∶30 p．m．Jane went off with her husband，expecting a merry evening of wine，food，and song．

　　By 9∶45，everybody was having great fun，but no food had appeared．

　　Jane and David were restless．Other guests began whispering that they ,too，were starving．But no one wanted to leave，just in case some food was about to appear．By 11∶00，there was still no food ,and everyone was completely off their heads．Jane and David left hungry and angry．

　　Their experience suggests that the words on printed invitations need to be made clearer．Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently．Most of us would agree that 6∶30～8∶30 p．m．means drinks only，go out to dinner afterwards；8∶00 p．m．or 8∶30 p．m．means possible dinner，but 9：30 p m．and any time there after means no food，eat beforehand，roll up late．

　　But this is not always the case．If asked to a students'party at 6∶30 p．m，it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight，if at all，and no one cares．Being the first to arrive-looking eager-is social death．When my mother is asked to a party for 6：30，she likes to be there，if not on time，then on later than Seven．My age group(late thirties)falls somewhere between the two，hut because we still think we're young，we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time．

　　The accepted custom at present is confusing，sometimes annoying，and it often means you may go home hungry，but it does lend every party that precious element of surprise．

1．The Underlined words“off their heads”probably mean________．

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2．Jane and David s story is used to show that________．

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A．party-goers usually get hungry at parties

B．party invitations can be confusing

C．people should ask for food at parties

D．birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

3．For some young people，arriving on time for a student'party will probably be considered________．

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4．According to the writer，people in their late thirties________．

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A．are likely to arrive late for a party

B．care little about the party time

C．haven't really grown up yet

D．like surprises at parties

5．What is the general idea of the text？

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A．It's safe to arrive late just when food is served．

B．It's wise to eat something before going to a party．

C．It's important to follow social rules of party-going．

D．It's necessary to read invitations carefully．

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　　Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?

　　The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions (反映).

　　The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc (ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 3 the news on November 25.

　　“This is 4 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes,” said Jamie Grifo, 5 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

　　“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 6 someone's life. ”

　　Such research could lead to treatment for 7 such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, 8 scientists.

　　Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 10  any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 11 an early embryo into __12__.

　　Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep 13 in 1997. And there were no real technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

　　This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15

　　 16 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to __17__.__18__ it was stopped from becoming a baby--at a stage in which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.

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　　Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?

　　The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions (反映).

　　The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc (ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 3 the news on November 25.

　　“This is 4 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes,” said Jamie Grifo, 5 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

　　“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 6 someone's life. ”

　　Such research could lead to treatment for 7 such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, 8 scientists.

　　Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 10  any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 11 an early embryo into __12__.

　　Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep 13 in 1997. And there were no real technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

　　This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15

　　 16 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to __17__.__18__ it was stopped from becoming a baby--at a stage in which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.

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