I. 根据首字母和上下文完成句子：

1、We Chinese have friends t          the world.

2、A large v          is a must if you want to learn a language well.

3、A good advertisement should have persuasive language and c         images.

4、Both English and French are o        languages of Canada.

5、Overwork, little rest and poor food all c        to his illness.

6、With the d         of science and technology, more new products are made.

7、I think Tom will be a good r        when you are away.

8、A well written article should have both a good beginning and a good e         .

9、Tens of people were killed, some children i         .

10、The word “not” are p         differently in the UK and the USA.

11、Our school is a non-smoking one. So smoking is b      in our school.

12、She smiled to me, i        that she had seen me.

13、This is just a copy. Where is the o       ?

14、The story is written in s       English, so it’s easy for you to understand.

15、Water is the c       of oxygen and hydrogen.

16、The blacks are fighting against r       discrimination,

17、When you look into a mirror, you will see the r        image of yourself.

18、To build up your body, you should take exercise and do some p        labour.

19、Do you have any e       methods for studying the English language?

20、Taiwan is separated from m       of China by Taiwan Strait.

Liu Xiang was the first Asian __1_________ (win) the men’s 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. __2_____ that, he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.

“I never thought I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic record.” said Liu Xiang in tears, “I am very, very excited. I’m _3_________(pride) not just for myself and for Chinese __4______ for Asia. My race went __5_________ (wonderful) from start to finish.” Liu added. “It is __6________ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for _7________their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world that we _8________ run as fast as anybody else.”

Since his return from Athens, Liu Xiang has been at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. _9_______ Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, “For some players, it’s just a job. For me, it’s __10_________ I love.”

The publication of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" gladdens booksellers across China．The British and American editions were No．1 and No．3 respectively on the sales chart of the Beijing Xidan Book Building last week．The book's poster is highlighted and news about the book can often be heard on the radio．

Why is the book so attractive to children? With curious mood, the author got a copy of "Harry Potter"．Originally, I wanted to glance over it and made some criticisms．But, out of expectation, the author has been deeply attracted by the magic world．On the other hand, one cannot help asking: where is our own "Harry Potter"?

The Chinese nation has a history of 5,000 years, which cannot be regarded as short and its culture as not profound．With a vast market of youngsters, China did publish many books popular among children．However, why are the present works not as good as those imported?

There come two major reasons: Firstly, quite a number of children's books are of strong sense of teaching, and lack interest and entertainment．Children often have a feeling of being "educated"．No wonder they don't like them．Secondly, children's reading materials involving "idiom stories" and "Chinese talents' stories", though always in different covers, are usually much the same or plagiarized．One knows the ending as early as in the beginning．In final analysis, the authors of the books seldom take children's requirements into consideration．

As a matter of fact, each child has his own wonderful imagination．They long to understand the world and nature．Similarly they have their own choices．They dislike similar stories, even if the stories are excellent．First-class reading for children should be very interesting, which contains knowledge and the essence of national culture, which are presented in children's language．

Market is a touchstone for products．The theory also holds true for cultural products．It is hoped that the authors of children's books can learn something from the good market of "Harry Potter" and write out more and better books loved by children．

1．The disadvantages of our books are the following except____

A．they have little sense of interest and entertainment

B．many of our books are of the same

C．the authors didn’t pay much attention to the children’s tastes．

D．Our authors never know what our children need．

2．The reason why the imported book is so popular is that _____．

A．it has no sense of teaching                                                                           

B．it opens a wonderful world for children to explore

C．it is only written in children’s language  

D．it is advertised more on TV or poster．

3．What’s the feeling of the writer when he finishes reading “Harry Potter”?

A．He is so angry that he wants to criticize the book

B．He is also attracted by the book

C．He is shocked by the book, meanwhile he is worried about our books．

D．He can’t help looking for Harry Potter．

4．What does the writer mean by writing “where’s our own Harry Potter”?

A．We are short of books for children

B．We Chinese must produce books as popular as “Harry Potter”．

C．Authors should write books in the same way as “Harry Potter”

D．Our authors are hoped to make the market of our books for children take off

Frankly, I very much appreciate myself. Yes, I admit I’m in many respects not as good as other people, but I don’t think I’m always not good. When I find what I’ve done or written is okay, I’ll remain pleased with myself for quite a few days, and in case I receive praise for it, I’ll even become so excited as to add a few words to glorify myself.

True, I’m not modest at all. People may call me conceited (自负的). But I think otherwise.

I also appreciate other people. I appreciate anything good. Isn’t it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others?

We Chinese generally tend to be modest, and we take pride in being so. For example, a Chinese will call his own wife zhuojing, meaning “my humble wife”, and his own writings zhuozuo, meaning “my poor writings”. But if you should call his wife a “rustic (乡巴佬的) woman” or his writings “trash”, he would, I’m sure, slap the table in a rage and declare he would make a clean break with you. As a matter of fact, there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you respectively.

I don’t think it’s wrong for you to freely praise yourself if you’re really worthy of praise. As we know, there is an old Chinese saying disparaging (蔑视的) a melon peddler(商贩), named Lao Wang, who keeps praising his own goods. Well, why can’t he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy?

Friends, Lao Wang sells melons for a living. How could he carry on business if he, by imitating the affectations of us intellectuals, were to show false modesty about his melons? He would sure enough die of starvation.

Self-appreciation is therefore key to professional dedication (贡献) and enjoyment of work. One will lose confidence in continuing with writing when he pauses to admire his own essays.

Needless to say, the same is true of those who make a living with their pen.

49. The best title for the passage would be __________.

A. On Self-Appreciation                        B. Types of Appreciation

C. Power of Appreciation                     D. Uses of Appreciation

50. The underlined word “zhuojing” in Paragraph 4 means _________.

A. wife high in position                            B. wife low in position

C. wise wife                                           D. foolish wife

51. The writer points out with an example about an old Chinese saying that _________.

A. self-appreciation is also an active way of attitude to life and work

B. a false modesty will lose confidence in continuing with writing

C. one person pauses to admire his own essays without self-appreciation

D. one doesn’t praise his melons if his melons are really sweet and juicy

52. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. If I find what I’ve done or written is wrong, I’ll appreciate myself.

B. I never appreciate other people because I think others are foolish.

C. If you think poorly of your friend’s writings, perhaps he’ll be angry at you.

D. Lao Wang will die of starvation because he never praises his melons.

We Chinese must stick to One-China policy, ____ is of great importance to China.