23. The man took away the dictionary but did not ______.

A. pay it　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. pay for it　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cost it　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. spend it

22. －When did you ______the book to the library?　　 －Yesterday afternoon.

A. borrow　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lend　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. return

A terrible explosive n 56 　was heard, immediately followed by strong shaking of the classroom building. Mrs Li Lan, a country school teacher in Sichuan, who was g 57 　a class, could hardly keep on her feet, and many of her pupils made panic cries. Mrs Li realized at once that it must be a powerful earthquake h 58 　the area. Although she herself was scared, she managed (设法)to make the children c 59 　down, opened the door r 60 away and told the children to leave the classroom and get down to the playground as quickly as possible.

When all the children had left, she f 61 　them to the first floor. The earth still kept moving violently(剧烈地). Some of the buildings nearby were falling down, and a g 62 　number of falling stones were rolling down from the hills behind the school. Suddenly, she found a little boy fell over and was hit by a big stone right on his body. She forgot the d 63 　she was facing and ran over, trying to push the stone away. The stone was so big that it was not easy for her to move it. She kept p 64 　until the boy was pulled out, carrying him to the center of the playground. The boy was later sent to hospital and s 65 .

What do people do with their old, out-of-date(老式的)but still useful computers? 21 　people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are 　22 　in people’s homes. Many more are simply thrown out with 　23 　.

Finally, some 　24 　are thinking of ways to bring down 　25 old computers. Sony has agreed to help 　26 　old Sony products. Dell and HP now also take back some old computers.

In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to pay for 　27 　and recycling their used products. And 　28 　of computer waste must be recycled. The 　29 　behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them 　30 　computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).

Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, 　31 　cannot afford them at all.　 32 organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how 　33 　computers.

The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善机构)and people who need them. 34 　a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into 　35 　useful thing and cut down waste, too.

21．A．Few　 　　　　　　　　　 B．Most　 　　　　　　　　 C．No　　　　　　　　　　 D．More

22．A．put off　 　　　　　　　 B．taken away　 　　 C．put away　　　　　　 D．made up

23．A．the computers　　　　 B．the rubbish　 　　　 C．money　　　　　　　　 D．houses

24．A．buildings　 　　　　　 B．schools　 　　　　　 C．companies　　　　　 D．offices

25．A．a few of　 　　　　　　 B．a little　 　　　　　　 C．a number of　　　　 D．too much

26．A．throw　 　　　　　　　　 B．recycle　 　　　　　 C．sell　　　　　　　　　　 D．buy

27．A．collecting　 　　　　　 B．collect　 　　　　　　　 C．repairing　　　　　　 D．repair

28．A．Two-thirds　　　　　　　 B．Many　 　　　　　　 C．Few　 　　　　　　　 D．None

29．A．way　 　　　　　　　　　 B．advice　 　　　　　　 C．idea　 　　　　　　　 D．reason

30．A．making　 　　　　　　 B．make　 　　　　　　　 C．to make　 　　　　 D．made

31．A．other　 　　　　　　　　 B．another　　 　　　　 C．the others　 　　　 D．others

32．A．Hundreds of　 　　　 B．Hundred　 　　　　 C．Thousands　 　　 D．Million of

33．A．to use　 　　　　　　　　 B．to recycle　 　　　 C．to study　 　　　　 D．to buy

34．A．Buying　 　　　　　　　 B．Giving　 　　　　　 C．Borrowing　 　　 D．Lending

35．A．someone else　 　　 B．nobody else　 　　 C．anyone else’s　 　 D．someone else’s