20．The press conference was held 　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．to invite foreigners to come to China　　

B．to tell reporters of the numbers of death

　　　　 C．to make sure no more people will die from the disease

　　　　 D．to make some facts clear to the public , especially to foreigners

19．After the disease appeared in China ,　　　　 　.

　　　　 A．some countries stopped normal exchanges with China

　　　　 B．people from abroad came to China on business as usual

　　　　 C．foreign reporters didn’t tell the truth about the disease

　　　　 D．the disease didn’t bring about changes to people’s lives

18．Of 1,190 SARS cases , 　　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．6 patients died in Beijing and Guangxi　

B．23 patients alive are outside Guangdong

　　　　 C．202 patients are still in hospital　　

D．210 patients are still under treatment in hospital

17．How long did it take the “Shenzhou IV” to fly in space and land successfully ?

　　　　 A．5 days 　　　　　　　　　　 B．6 days 　　　　　　　　　　 C．7days 　　　　　　　　　　 D．8 days

E

Beijing is a safe place to live in and visit as the “atypical pneumonia” (非典)-also known as “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” (SARS)-has been brought under effective control , the nation’s health minister said yesterday .

“The daily living and work order of the Chinese people , including residents in Guangdong , is as normal ,” he said , stressing(强调)that various preventive measures will be undertaken to protect the health of expatriates(流动人口)living , visiting or attending meetings in the capital .

The minister , who held a press conference yesterday , appealed (呼吁)to some foreign organizations and companies which had cancelled(取消)their staff’s trips to China to reconsider their decisions .

Also yesterday , Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao urged some countries not to misunderstand the situation and not to disturb normal exchanges with China . He said China has experience in preventing and treating the disease , and the number of SARS cases is falling dramatically .

He said 1,190 SARS cases had been reported by March 31 , with 1153 in South China’s Guangdong Province . There have been 46 deaths from the disease on the Chinese mainland and 40 in Guangdong .

Among all of the cases , 934 people had been cured and released from hospital-911 in Guangdong , eight in the nearby Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and one in Beijing .

16．The underlined(下画线)word “consecutive” means 　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．difficult 　　　　　　　　　 B．continuous 　　　　　　 C．frequent 　　　　　　　　 D．common

15．When did “Shenzhou” manned flight project begin according to the text ?

　　　　 A．In 1992　　　　　　　　　　 B．In 1996　　　　　　　　　　 C．In 1999　　　　　　　　　　 D．In 2002

14．Harry and Kate and their sons would like 　　　　　　, which is quiet even in the busy summer season .

　　　　 A．a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel

　　　　 B．a holiday visiting ancients cities by coach in Italy

　　　　 C．a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on the Caribbean island

　　　　 D．a holiday apartment in the fishing port in Mallorca

D

The dream of flying into outer space , owned by the Chinese people for centuries , will soon come true . China launched(发射)its fourth unmanned spacecraft “Shenzhou IV” on December 30, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province . It was the 27th consecutive and successful launch of China-made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own-following Russia and US.

China launched the “Shenzhou I” , “Shenzhou II”and “Shenzhou III” spacecraft in 1999 ,2001 and 2002separately .

“Shenzhou IV” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work . All parts of the application(应用)system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou IV” craft in all test flights . China’s manned flight program began in 1992 .A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space .

Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space program said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou IV” showed that China had the ability of sending its astronauts to outer space . The spacecraft returned to Earth on January 5 , after completing seven experiments in space .

Officials in the center said that “Shenzhou V” , a manned spacecraft , is expected to be launched later this year .

13．The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be 　　　　　　.

　　　　 A．the leisurely 21-day coach tour of Italy

　　　　 B．the working holidays for 1-3months on a farm

　　　　 C．the splendid 14-day trip around the islands

　　　　 D．the interesting 2-week stay in luxurious hotel

12．The most suitable holiday for Peter and Maria would be 　　　　　　, as it is cheap and sounds very interesting .

　　　　 A．the summer holiday in Mallorca 　　　　　　　 B．the tours guided by a professor

　　　　 C．the kibbutz in Israel 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the tours arranged near to town of Castries

11．Michael would most enjoy 　　　　　　, where you can go in winter .

　　　　 A．spending two weeks in the splendid hotel on the Caribbean island .

　　　　 B．visiting five Italian cities starting from London

　　　　 C．seeing splendid arts and culture of historic city

　　　　 D．driving cars and bicycles along the seaside