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　　Answer the following question by using the information taken from a dictionary page. (You may read the questions first.)

　　jaguar　　n. a type of large, yellow - colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U. S. and in Central and South America.

　　jargon　　1n. speech that doesn't make sence.　　2n an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand.　　3n. a language made up of two of more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English.　　4n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon.

　　jaunt　　1n. a trip taken for fun.　　2v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday.

　　javelin　　1n. a spear most commonly used as a weapon or in hunting.　　2n. a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in trackandfield contests.　　3n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown.　　4v. to strike, as with a javelin.

　　jazz　　1n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats.　　2n. popular dance music influenced by jazz.　　3n. (slang) empty talk.　　4adj. of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records.

　　jennet　　n. a small Spanish horse.

1．Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?

　　At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.

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2．Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?

　　Doctors often speak in medical jargon.

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3．What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?

　　Don't give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.

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　　ARIEL, West Bank: A suicide bomber blew up near Israeli soldiers outside a Jewish settlement in the West Bank yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding about 30 others, the settlement's mayor and rescue workers said.

　　"A suicide bomber came and there were many soldiers...and he blew himself up." said Ron Nachman, mayor of the settlement of Ariel. "Soldiers were among the casualties. "People on the spot said the bomber blew up after soldiers eating at a food stand in a petrol station at the entrance of the settlement found him. According to some people on the spot accounts reported by Israeli media, a soldier shot and wounded the bomber, who then exploded.

　　The Magen David Adorn ambulance service said at least three people were killed and at least 30 wounded in the blast, which set the bomber burning at Ariel, about 25 kilometers east of Tel Avi v.

　　A fire brigade official said: "The bomber was still burning when we got there and we put out the fire immediatelly."

　　Meanwhile, a blast shook homes in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday, damaging buildings but causing no injuries, Palestinian sources said. They said the bomb was planted outside the home of a member of Palestimian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in Ain el-Hilwch camp, and exploded while the family was sleeping.

　　Some of people including ________were killed or wounded in the blast accident.

　　A. soldiers　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mayor

　　C. rescue workers　　　　　　　　 D. a fire brigade official

　　　The suicide bomber blew himself up because________.

　　A. there was something wrong with his brains

　　B. a soldier shot and wounded him

　　C. he couldn't see the settlement's mayor

　　D. he wanted to make himself known

　　What does the underlined word "casuahies" probably mean in the second paragraph?________

　　A. sufferers　　　B. killers　　　　 C. passersby　　　D. losers

　　It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a （n）________.

　　A. announcement　　　　　　　　　B. advertisement

　　C. news report　　　　　　　　　　D. science research

Last year, my mom found out that she had stomach cancer. I thought she’d be fine after she got 　36 as she was diagnosed(诊断)early. She had an operation to 37 a third of her stomach to stop the cancer from spreading. And for two months she went back and forth to the 　38 . But I never visited her because I was 　39 with school abroad and didn’t fully know what was 　40 . After her treatment, she 　41 working because of her poor health and ate a(n) 　42 diet. I visited her in the summer holiday. She seemed better, so I forgot that there was a possibility of cancer 　43 .

　When school 　44 , I said goodbye to my family. My mom called me from home every day. 　45 in early November, my dad called instead. He sounded 46 .

　 “What’s wrong? How come Mom’s not calling me today?” I asked. After a few seconds, he said my mom’s cancer had returned and spread throughout her 　47 . Her survival rate was less than 30%.

　 After I put down the phone, I 　48 . Tears kept coming out. I didn’t want to 　49 it. I couldn’t accept the 　50 that my mom might not have much time left. I cried and cried and at last, I stopped crying. I thought I should stop acting like a 　51 and pull myself together.

　 Looking back to when my mom first got cancer, I 　52 how stupid I was for not appreciating her. I feel bad that I didn’t visit her in the hospital. I should have cared. She’s my mom. 　53 , it’s not too late. She recovered. I’ll try to spend more time with my mom 　54 . I hope you will do the same for your mom. Spend some time with your loved ones 　55 it is too late.

36. A. medicine　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treatment

37. A. remove　　　　　　　 B. rescue　　　　　　　 C. check　　　　　　　 D. protect

38. A. school　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. content　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. going up　　　　　　 B. going on　　　　　 C. taking on　　　　　 D. showing up

41. A. continued　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated

C. considered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

42. A. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. delicious

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning

C. destroying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearing

44. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. required

C. responded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. started

45. A. Since　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

46. A. bored　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

47. A. back　　　　　　　　　 B. skin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. body　　　　　　　　 D. head

48. A. went through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked down

C. broke up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke down

49. A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

50. A. report　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　 D. lie

51. A. stranger　　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

52. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. pretend　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

53. A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

54. A. in the past　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from now on

C. at times　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the future

55. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. when

During our two months on the road，Bennett and I had a really 　1   experience with a good，honest 　2　 and some helpful mechanics（机修师）.

We were driving east on Highway 10 when our “check engine” light came on. We limped（拐）off a（n）　3   into Las Cruces. We had a real car 　4  .Bennett nursed the car into a local garage. By the time the car was missing（熄火）, it was shaking all over so 　5  .This was the 　6   time to arrive at a garage—late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Scott was busy 　7   paper work and customers as we 　8　 our problems.　9   he was already “ten cars behind”，he told us to pull the car into the garage.

Lincoln，who we later 　10　 was one of the top motor technicians，took 　11   of our car repairing. He and Scott and some other mechanics stayed several hours after closing，　12   the car.

Early the next morning(the shop was officially closed on Saturdays)，Lincoln finally located the 　13  and fixed it easily within only 　14  .?

Later Scott 　15   out to us that it was our attitude that helped. “You didn’t come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an ?16  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer’s attitude means a lot.” He was right in some way，customers should show 　17   and understanding to people who 　18   them.　19   people are extremely busy，they can find a way to at least try and help when they are met with politeness.?

The pleasant experience I had shows that 　20   for other people can always help.?

1．A．awful                  B．pleasant                 C．wonderful                  D．terrible?

2．A．station                 B．studio                   C．factory                      D．garage?

3．A．exit                     B．turning                  C．crossing                    D．entrance?

4．A．difficulty             B．examination           C．trouble                      D．disaster

5．A．busily                  B．badly                    C．quickly                      D．weakly?

6．A．highest                B．easiest                   C．luckiest                     D．worst

7．A．at                       B．on                        C．with                          D．by?

8．A．explained             B．introduced             C．repeated                    D．expressed

9．A．As                      B．Because                C．Even                         D．Though

10．A．learned              B．understood            C．recognized                 D．thought

11．A．care                  B．control                  C．charge                       D．pride?

12．A．building             B．examining              C．repairing                    D．driving?

13．A．problem             B．disease                  C．danger                       D．wound?

14．A．days                  B．hours                    C．months                     D．minutes?

15．A．spoke                B．pointed                  C．broke                        D．blew?

16．A．understanding    B．ignorance            C．appreciation               D．awareness

17．A．cruelness           B．fairness                 C．calmness                   D．politeness?

18．A．comfort             B．protect                 

19．A．Even if              B．As if                     C．Even so                     D．As though

20．A．obedience          B．respect                  C．patience                     D．mercy

　　ARIEL, West Bank: A suicide bomber blew up near Israeli soldiers outside a Jewish settlement in the West Bank yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding about 30 others, the settlement’s mayor and rescue workers said.

　　“A suicide bomber came and there were many soldiers…and he blew himself up.” said Ron Nachman, mayor of the settlement of Ariel. “Soldiers were among the casualties. ”People on the spot said the bomber blew up after soldiers eating at a food stand in a petrol station at the entrance of the settlement found him. According to some people on the spot accounts reported by Israeli media, a soldier shot and wounded the bomber, who then exploded.

　　The Magen David Adorn ambulance service said at least three people were killed and at least 30 wounded in the blast, which set the bomber burning at Ariel, about 25 kilometers east of Tel Avi v.

　　A fire brigade official said: “The bomber was still burning when we got there and we put out the fire immediatelly.”

　　Meanwhile, a blast shook homes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday, damaging buildings but causing no injuries, Palestinian sources said. They said the bomb was planted outside the home of a member of Palestimian President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction in Ain el-Hilwch camp, and exploded while the family was sleeping.

　68．Some of people including ________were killed or wounded in the blast accident.

　　A. soldiers　　 B. mayor　　C. rescue workers　　 D. a fire brigade official

　69．The suicide bomber blew himself up because________.

　　A. there was something wrong with his brains

　　B. a soldier shot and wounded him

　　C. he couldn’t see the settlement’s mayor

　　D. he wanted to make himself known

70．It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a （n）________.

　　A. announcement　　B. advertisement   C. news report　　D. science research