83. Not knowing his address, I ______________ getting in touch with him.

82. _______________ his handwriting, mine is better.　

81. ‘ Adopt’ and ‘ adapt’ _________________ each other in spelling.

80. Some hibernating animals appear ____________ they are dead.

( C)

Guangzhou (Xinhua)--12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China.

When No. 247 Wuchang--Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province, South China at 00 ：17 hours yesterday, a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows.

12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train(No. 1766).

75. In which direction did the passenger train travel?

A. Northward.　 　 B. Southward.　 　C. Eastward.　　　 D. Westward.

76. When did the accident happen?

A. At 00:17 am.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At 00:17 pm.　

C. At seventeen past one.　　 　　　　　　　 D. At seventeen to one.

77. Where did the accident happen?

A. In Wuchang.　　 B. In Guangzhou. 　　　 C. In Hubei.　　 D. In Guangdong.

78. For what did the passenger train stop?

A. To put out the fire.　　　　　　 　　 B. To let the passengers jump out.

C. To let the other train pass.　　　 　 D. To pick up some other passengers.

79. What was the cause of the fire?

A. A heavy rain.　 B. High temperature. C. Carelessness.　 　　　 D. Fear.

( B )

More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke(卡拉OK). But what on earth it is about, still remains a question for many people.

Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars, and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore, at times, when anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment.

Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.

70. In this passage "band" means "group of persons ________."　　　

A. who play games on the sports ground 　　

B. who play music together

C. living in the same neighborhood

D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

71. Karaoke is just a ______.

A. cassette tape with only music　　　 　　　 B. cassette tape recorder

C. band from Japan　　　　　　　 　 D. voice recording equipment

72. People went to public houses and snack bars ______when Karaoke appeared.

A. to have a good time　　　　　　 　 B. to have something to drink

C. to get something to eat　　　　　 　 D. to buy the equipment

73. Karaoke was spread to the whole world ________.

A. as soon as it was invented　　 　　　　 B. long before　

C. not long after it was invented　 　　　　　　　 D. before long

74. The main idea of this passage is ______.

A. all persons like to play Karaoke

B. to introduce Karaoke to the people

C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment　　

D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars

( A )

The sky usually looks light blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain, went to the top of the highest mountain, where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be deep, dark blue. And if you rode in a rocket high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be so dark that it would be black.

Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue. At sunrise and sunset, the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, orange, and other colors in the sky.

65. The sky usually looks light blue because _____.

A. the sun is light and blue　　　　 　 B. the air is light and blue

C. the air scatters the sunlight 　　　　 D. the sunlight is blue

66. The sky looks dark blue when _____.

A. there is less air between you and the sun　 　　 B. there is high mountain

C. the mountain is highest　　　　　　　　 　 D. you climb a mountain

67. The sky looks black if ______.

A. you ride in a rocket　　　　　 　　 B. the rocket is high in the sky

C. the rocket is high above the earth 　 D. there is no air to scatter the sunlight

68. Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue because ______.

A. the sun is rising　　　　　　 B. the sun is setting

C. the air has different colors　 D. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way

69. A good title for this passage would be _______.

A. The Sky Looks Blue　　　　　　 　 B. Why the Sky Looks Colorful

C. The Beautiful Sunlight　　　　 　　 D. Something About the Air

( B )

When I got back to my hotel room at 7:30 last night, I was rather tired. There was a ___50___ on the desk. It said that a Mr Frank had telephoned at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and he would ___51___ my ___52___ the call as soon as I came in. I had no ___53___ who he was or what he wanted, but I thought I had better ___54___ him. I noticed that there was no telephone number, and wondered ___55___ the hotel operator would ___56___ an important message like this for me without writing down the ___57___ number. So I ___58___ up the phone and told the operator that I had a message to telephone somebody, but it was ___59___ to make the call ，because the operator forgot to write down the number. She told me that she was the one ___60___ took the message, but that Mr Smith had not left a number. She said it was a(n) ___61___ call and that she had talked with the overseas operator, not with Mr Smith. I thanked her for the information and　 ___62___ to forget the whole thing. I knew there was no ___63___ I could find out who Mr Smith was or what he wanted ___64___ he decided to make the call again.

50. A. message　 　 B. letter　 　　　 　　　 C. postcard　 　　　　 D. notice

51. A. appreciate　 B. comment　 　　　　　　　 C. reward　 　　　　　 D. remind

52. A. taking　 　　　　　　 B. turning　 　　　　　 C. answering 　　　　 D. receiving

53. A. idea　 　　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　　 C, time　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. news

54. A. remember　 B. visit　 　　　　　　 C. telephone 　　　　 D. substitute

55. A. when　 　　　　　　　 B. why　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

56. A. put　 　　　　　 B. donate　 　　　　　 C. take　 　　　　　　　 D. send

57. A.hotel’s　 　　　　　　　 B. caller’s　 　　　　　 C. operator’s 　　　　 D. director’s

58. A. inferred　 　　 B. picked　 　　　　　 C. performed 　　　　　　　 D. handled

59. A. objective　 　 B. occasional　 　　　 C. impossible 　　　 D. critical

60. A. who　 　　　　 B. whom　 　　　　　　 C. whoever　 　　　　 D. whomever

61. A. foreign　 　　 B. civil　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. overseas　 　　　　 D. volunteer

62. A. dismissed　 B. decided　 　　　　　 C. devoted　 　　　　 D. deserved

63. A. method　 　　 B. manner　 　　　　　 C. way　 　　　　 D. memorandum

64. A. nevertheless　 　　 B. as long as C. until　 　　　　　　　 D. unless

( A )

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you ___41___ a street, you must look to the right first and then to the___42___.

In the morning and in the___43___ when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very___44___. Traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic___45___ on the left. So you must be___46___. Have a look first, or you may go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there___47___ big buses with two floors(层). You can sit on the___48___ floor. From there you can___49___ the city very well. It’s very interesting.

40. The old lady loves Tom _____ he were her son.

　　 A. because　　 B. as　　 　　 　C. if　　 　　D. as though