13、When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to________ all the years of fooling around instead of working hard in school.

A. make for                  B. pay for                            C. call for                     D. apply for

12、They met with difficulties, but I hear that they’ve succeeded ________.

A. after all                    B. above all                          C. in all                        D. first of all

11、He made such rapid progress in English study just because of the ________ he took of his every spare minute.

A. way                         B. use                                 C. place                        D. advantage

10、The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew (全体船员) at sea.

A. added to                   B. resulted from                   C. turned out                D. made up

9、This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ________ my father.

A. find out                    B. pick out                           C. look out                   D. speak out

8、— What a heavy snow!

— Yeah! It’s said that a heavy snow ________ a harvest year.

A. expects                    B. suggests                          C. promises                  D. warns

7、Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t   1   drive to a store and back home. He always looks   2   up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything   3   such as strange cars, loud noises,   4   windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim   5   to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group   6   on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s   7   Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community   8  . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police   9   their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of   10   neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not   11   them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the   12   to steal from other people or to make them feel   13   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14   out for one another. “We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the    17  . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for   18  , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups   19   a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do   20  .”

1．A. yet                                   B. still                          C. just                          D. rather

2．A. carefully                    B. clearly                      C. nervously                 D. coldly

3．A. familiar                      B. unusual                    C. expensive                 D. interesting

4．A. clean                         B. open                        C. old                           D. broken

5．A. attends                       B. belongs                    C. goes                        D. turns

6．A. meets                        B. quarrels                    C. sings                        D. searches

7．A. where                        B. why                         C. when                       D. how

8．A. politics                       B. wealth                      C. health                       D. safety

9．A. keep                         B. hold                        C. let                            D. protect

10．A. its                            B. his                           C. their                         D. your

11．A. round                       B. on                            C. about                       D. to

12．A. right                        B. chance                            C. courage                    D. mind

13．A. unlucky                    B. unsafe                      C. disappointed             D. discouraged

14．A. set                          B. let                            C. hold                         D. look

15．A. care                         B enter                         C. watch                      D manage

16．A. group                       B. set                           C. number                   D. crowd

17．A. judges                     B. police                       C. firemen                    D. doctors

18．A. work                       B. help                         C. service                    D. trouble

19．A. produce                   B. find                          C. get                           D. help

20．A. anything                   B. everything                C. harm                        D. wrong

5、I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale (大减价). I couldn’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.

I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds” (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.

When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards (保安), looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.

Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl (爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.

Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper (脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.

In the sale fever (狂热), people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain (便宜货) it was OK.

You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm (闹钟) which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

1．What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?

A. Last summer’s clothes.

B. Clothes not in perfect (完好无损的) condition.

C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales.

D. Clothes for winter.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A. The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous.

B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.

C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.

D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

3．In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into a “battlefield’?

A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.

B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.

C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.

D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.

4．The expression “crashed out” means __________.

A. chatted with her friends                                B. slept well and deeply

C. broke down                                                        D. ate out

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Best Bargain                                          B. Hunting for a Job

C. Sale Fever                                                   D. A Pleasant Fortnight

4、There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power.

First, the radioactive (有放射性的) material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail. Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.

Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes non-radioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.

Third, there may occur (发生) the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection (不赞成，反对) to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.

Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster is extremely high.

1．Which of the following is FALSE?

A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.

B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.

C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.

D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.

2. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are__________.

A. easy                         B. impossible                C. reasonable                D. ineffective

3．What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The power station is a safe place.

B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.

C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.

D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.

4．What is this passage about?

A. Uses of nuclear power.                          B. Dangers from nuclear power.

C. Public anger at nuclear power.                D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.