Three  21  ago, my family got our first computer.  22  the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a  23  one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he  24 . We went to many shops and read many ads.   25  we bought an HP computer.
During the first week, I noticed  26  our computer had some problems. I spent many hours   27  to fix it, but it   28  work. So I   29  to phone the HP compa­ny and ask them   30  to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 31 that day.
The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer    32 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.
A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by  33 .
It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I be­lieve that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems,   34  I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't    35   .

Three  21  ago, my family got our first computer.  22  the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a  23   one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he  24  . We went to many shops and read many ads.   25   we bought an HP computer.

During the first week, I noticed  26   our computer had some problems. I spent many hours   27   to fix it, but it   28   work. So I   29   to phone the HP compa­ny and ask them   30   to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 31 that day.

The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer    32 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.

A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by  33  .

It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I be­lieve that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems,   34   I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't     35    .

1. A.  days       B.  weeks        C.  months        D.  years

2.A.  At         B. On            C. To             D. For

3.A.  big         B. new          C. cheap           D. small

4. A.  won        B.  paid         C.  agreed         D.  received

5.A.  At first      B. At last         C. At once         D.  At times

6.A.  if           B.  that         C. what            D.  how

7.A.  try          B. tried          C.  to try         D. trying

8.A.  do           B.  did         C.  don't          D.  didn't

9.A.  hoped        B.  have        C. had             D. liked

10.A.  how         B.  what         C.  why          D.  where

11. A. free           B. sad           C.  busy          D. exciting

12.A. already         B. always        C.  still          D.  usually

13.A. themselves      B.  himself      C.  itself         D.  myself

14.A.  or            B.  then         C.  so           D. and

15.A. a waste of time    B. a successful job C.  a good computer   D.  a bad company

Three 1ago, my family got our first computer. 2the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a3one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he4. We went to many shops and read many ads.5we bought an HP computer.
During the first week, I noticed6our computer had some problems. I spent many hours7to fix it, but it8work. So I9to phone the HP compa­ny and ask them10to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were11that day.
The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer12 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.
A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by13.
It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I be­lieve that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems,14I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't15.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      days
   2. B.
      weeks
   3. C.
      months
   4. D.
      years
2. 2.
   1. A.
      At
   2. B.
      On
   3. C.
      To
   4. D.
      For
3. 3.
   1. A.
      big
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      new
   3. C.
      cheap
   4. D.
      small
4. 4.
   1. A.
      won
   2. B.
      paid
   3. C.
      agreed
   4. D.
      received
5. 5.
   1. A.
      At first
   2. B.
      At last
   3. C.
      At once
   4. D.
      At times
6. 6.
   1. A.
      if
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      what
   4. D.
      how
7. 7.
   1. A.
      try
   2. B.
      tried
   3. C.
      to try
   4. D.
      trying
8. 8.
   1. A.
      do
   2. B.
      did
   3. C.
      don't
   4. D.
      didn't
9. 9.
   1. A.
      hoped
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      had
   4. D.
      liked
10. 10.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       what
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       where
11. 11.
    1. A.
       free
    2. B.
       sad
    3. C.
       busy
    4. D.
       exciting
12. 12.
    1. A.
       already
    2. B.
       always
    3. C.
       still
    4. D.
       usually
13. 13.
    1. A.
       themselves
    2. B.
       himself
    3. C.
       itself
    4. D.
       myself
14. 14.
    1. A.
       or
    2. B.
       then
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
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15. 15.
    1. A.
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    2. B.
       a successful job
    3. C.
       a good computer
    4. D.
       a bad company

Engagement, wedding, and birth of a baby are the three steps of a new family. The Danes’ special ways of doing these things inform their native culture.

People in other places of the world usually give their lovers a finger ring or a bundle of flowers as a gift of engagement.   36   in some areas of Denmark, it is still considered   37   

for a young man to   38   his fiancée with the wooden clappers once used to   39   clothes

  40   in a stream. These clappers were engraved with love-poems, and   41   tradition, they ensured good fortune and happiness.

And their country weddings also show a tint of local convention(传统). Until recently, a Danish country wedding was an event which   42   all who lived in the surrounding   43  . Everyone was tacitly(不言而喻地) invited to celebrate with the young couple. Preparations for the wedding lasted for many days but were made   44  , because to show happiness openly   45 

arouse the anger and jealousy of evil spirits.

46   the wedding morning the couple met in the courtyard of the bride’s house. The relatives and friend presented themselves to the couple, bowed and placed gifts at their feet. Every gift was   47   by good wishes recited in prose(散文) or in verse;   48   modest the gift the more elaborate(精致的) the wishes had to be.   49   who had neither the means to give   50 

the imagination to make a speech were, as a sign of their goodwill, placed   51   guard over the presents and, in the evening, over the couple’s bed.

      52   the conclusion of the ceremony a large jar of beer was taken to the courtyard. The hands of the betrothed(已订婚的) were joined over the jar and it was   53   into fragments(碎片). These pieces were picked   54   by the girls of marriageable age who were present, the girl with the largest   55   being destined to marry first.

36．A．However  B．But   C．Therefore  D．So

37．A．a luck       B．luck  C．lucky D．lucks

38．A．send  B．present     C．bring D．give

39．A．strike       B．beat   C．hit     D．blow

40．A．to wash    B．washed     C．to be washed    D．washing

41．A．according to     B．with a view to  C．so far as    D．in addition to

42．A．stated       B．related      C．concerned D．considered

43．A．area  B．district      C．zone  D．region

44．A．publicly    B．silently     C．unknowingly    D．secretly

45．A．would      B．should      C．must  D．may

46．A．At    B．In     C．On    D．To

47．A．completed B．accompanied    C．accomplished   D．matched

48．A．much more      B．the more   C．any more  D．more

49．A．These       B．Those       C．People     D．They

50．A．or     B．and   C．nor    D．then

51．A．in     B．on     C．at      D．against

52．A．At     B．In     C．To     D．For

53．A．smashed(弄碎) B．ruined      C．crashed     D．cracked

54．A．out    B．up     C．on     D．at

55．A．part   B．fragment   C．section      D．block

A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes, they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

       Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table.

The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage young smokers.

To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.

“The true fact of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”

The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warning included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”

So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.

According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.

20．What would be the best title for the text?

       A. New Ways to Stop Smoking.                         B. Pictures to Shock Smokers.

       C. New Packers of Cigarettes.                            D. Dangers of Smoking.

21．Which of the following is NOT the true face of smoking?  

       A. Disease.                   B. Death.                      C. Horror.                    D. Happinese.

22．We can learn from the test that _______.

       A. The EU countries have put the new warning method into practice

       B. only a small number of the EU countries have used the new warning method

       C. the new warning method has worked in some EU countries

       D. countries in the EU still use the old warning method

23．Which country is most successful in stopping smoking?

       A. Ireland.                    B. Belgium.                  C. Canada.                    D. EU

24．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that ________.

       A. It’s hard to stop smoking in EU

       B. deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided

       C. smoking is the biggest cause of deaths in EU

       D. EU has the largest number of deaths caused by smoking