WASHINGTON-Laura Straub is a very worried woman . Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer .

It’s not easy , even desperate .

“We have many children left to place :40 out of 75,” said Straub , who works for a Paris-based foreign exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago , family life was more accommodating . For one thing , more mothers stayed home .

But now , increasing numbers of women work outside the home . Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend academic year in the United States , as well as the thousands more who participate in summer programmes .

School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students , have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept . At the same time , the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.

In searching for host families , who usually receive no pay , exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young couples to retirees .

“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner , eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25- year old programme that sends about 30,000 teen-agers on academic year exchange programmes worldwide .

For elderly people , exchange students “keep us young they really do ,” said Jean Foster , who is hosting 16-year old Nina Porst from Denmark .

72．Viekie Weiner is the person who         .

A. works for a programme called LEC            B. works for a programme called ASSE

       C. is 25 years old                                          D. hosts foreign students

73．The underlined word “exotic” means         .

       A. difficult                   B.wonderful                 C.exciting                    D.accommodating

74. From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange programmes ,      .

       A. all the families cold host foreign students

       B. only young couples could host foreign students

       C. only those who were retired could host foreign students

       D. those who were not too old could host foreign students

75．Which of the following is the best title of this passage ?

A. US Struggle to Find Host Families            

B. Idea of Hosting Students Is Different

       C. Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On      

D. Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor.  Yesterday he proudly claimed in   1   that despite his complete   2   of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was   3   to die on something she had swallowed.

    “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I   4   playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. “At first, I just   5  . Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to   6   people in,” he said.

    One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been   7   by a car and fainted. When she   8   in hospital, York was standing over her.

    “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have   9   he was a fake（冒牌货）if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his   10   a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”

    Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he   11   with his cheating for so long and then   12   him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.

    “I can only hope that this will not lead to   13   problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the   14   of the psychiatrists who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a   15   after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

A. court       B. hospital      C. bed     D. prison

A. knowledge      B. need   C. lack    D. loss

A. certain     B. about  C. free    D. quick

A. enjoyed   B. suggested   C. felt like      D. avoided

A. looked     B. saw     C. glanced      D. watched

A. invite    B. follow C. bring  D. take

A. knocked down B. taken away C. picked up   D. dropped off

A .came to   B. arrived       C. hurried       D. got

A. recognized      B. reported     C. realized      D. suggested

A. address  B. jacket  C. car      D. photograph

A. got away       B. got up C. got down    D. got in

A. put B. gave   C. sentenced   D. sent

A. physical      B. mental       C. serious       D. further

A. behavior     B. appearances       C. medicine    D. expressions

A. policeman     B. psychiatrist C. doctor D. professor

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor.  Yesterday he proudly claimed in   1  that despite his complete   2  of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was   3  to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I   4  playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. “At first, I just   5  . Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to   6  people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been   7  by a car and fainted. When she   8  in hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have   9  he was a fake（冒牌货）if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his   10  a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he   11  with his cheating for so long and then   12  him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to   13  problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the   14  of the psychiatrists who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a   15  after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor.  Yesterday he proudly claimed in   1   that despite his complete   2   of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was   3   to die on something she had swallowed.

    “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I   4   playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. “At first, I just   5  . Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to   6   people in,” he said.

    One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been   7   by a car and fainted. When she   8   in hospital, York was standing over her.

    “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have   9   he was a fake（冒牌货）if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his   10   a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”

    Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he   11   with his cheating for so long and then   12   him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.

    “I can only hope that this will not lead to   13   problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the   14   of the psychiatrists who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a   15   after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

1.A. court                        B. hospital                      C. bed                           D. prison

2.A. knowledge                B. need                          C. lack                           D. loss

3.A. certain                      B. about                         C. free                           D. quick

4.A. enjoyed                    B. suggested                   C. felt like                     D. avoided

5.A. looked                      B. saw                            C. glanced                      D. watched

6. A. invite                      B. follow                        C. bring                         D. take

7.A. knocked down B. taken away                           C. picked up                   D. dropped off

8.A .came to                     B. arrived                       C. hurried                      D. got

9.A. recognized                B. reported                     C. realized                     D. suggested

10.A. address                   B. jacket                         C. car                            D. photograph

11.A. got away                 B. got up                        C. got down                   D. got in

12.A. put                         B. gave                          C. sentenced                   D. sent

13. A. physical                 B. mental                       C. serious                       D. further

14. A. behavior                B. appearances                C. medicine                    D. expressions

15.A. policeman               B. psychiatrist                 C. doctor                       D. professor