That had made me ___1___ my childhood. I, too, had ___2___ a violin, but we didn't have the money. Even though life was ___3__ then, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, ___4__ I have a violin of my own?” Daddy looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy came home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this ___5___ violin for seven dollars.”

　　The day I carried my ____6___ to school for my first lesson, no one could know the bursting in my ____7__. I practised, joined the school orchestra and gave ___8__ Several years seemed to pass more quickly then and I found ___9___ in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and was carefully put ___10__.

　　Now here I am ___11___ the newspaper want ad. I took out my violin and put it on the table. Then I picked up the ___12__, walked to the telephone and dialed the number 8432526.

　　Later, in the day, a man in his thirties knocked on the door. “I've been ___13___ someone would ___14___ my ad. My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said, ___15___ my violin. “How much are you ____16__?”

　　Any music store, I knew, would offer me a higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”

　　“Are you ____17___?” he asked and caused me to think so much of my ___18___.“Seven dollars,” I ___19___ and added, “I hope your little girl will ___20___ it as I did.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．look 　　 back	B．dream 　　 of
C．think 　　 of	D．remind 　　 of
(2) A．had	B．wanted
C．bought	D．owned
(3) A．hard	B．happy
C．easy	D．comfortable
(4) A．must	B．should
C．may	D．shall
(5) A．second-hand	B．beautiful
C．expensive	D．new
(6) A．instruments	B．books
C．schoolbag	D．violin
(7) A．head	B．mind
C．heart	D．body
(8) A．performances	B．concerts
C．shows	D．plays
(9) A．my 　　 instruments	B．it
C．me	D．myself
(10) A．away	B．side
C．down	D．up
(11) A．in	B．on
C．for	D．with
(12) A．photo	B．violin
C．newspaper	D．case
(13) A．expecting	B．telling
C．asking	D．paying
(14) A．like	B．know
C．see	D．answer
(15) A．seeing	B．fixing
C．examining	D．playing
(16) A．selling	B．asking
C．paying	D．costing
(17) A．reading	B．sorry
C．willing	D．sure
(18) A．story	B．violin
C．father	D．childhood
(19) A．answered	B．repeated
C．replied	D．agreed
(20) A．play	B．enjoy
C．have	D．do

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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2__ On tile Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to ____3__ up late so that they will not ___4__ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5__ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6__ at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7__ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. ___8__ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9__ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10__ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve ___11__ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12__ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ____15__ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___16__ by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they were shouting excitedly! ___17__ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ___18__ the baby arrived. He moved ___19__ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up ___20__ by them at this time.

　　Surfing：It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore

　　If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports,most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would____1____：surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing?Some people____2____. Most certainly not.

　　I started surfing about five years ago and____3____in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first____4____was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

　　When I try to____5____surfing with other things,I find it very difficult because,in my____6____,there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到)body, ____7____,and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool,salt water all____8____us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that____9____. becoming one with the____10____,is like I’m weightless.

　　The one thing I can____11____from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the“best surfer”because the ocean____12____an uncountable vatiety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing；others are very aggressive(活跃有力的)and____13____. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it____14____from any other sport.

　　I’ve____15____to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do.

　　Give girls a chance to succeed and they will.

1．A．tell　　　　　　　　    B．answer　　　　　　　　   C．give　　　　　　　　　　   D．realize

2．A．wonder　　　　　　 B．understand　　　　　　  C．reply　　　　　　　　　　  D．believe

3．A．stayed　　　　　　   B．came　　　　　　　　　　  C．dropped　　　　　　　　  D．fell

4．A．wave　　　　　　    B．storm　　　　　　　　　　 C．sail　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．boat

5．A．bring　　　　　　　　 B．connect　　　　　　　　  C．compare　　　　　　　　 D．tie

6．A．work　　　　　　    B．study　　　　　　　　　　  C．holiday　　　　　　　　   D．life

7．A．mind　　　　　　　　 B．effort　　　　　　　　　　 C．health　　　　　　　　　　 D．time

8．A．along　　　　　　    B．above　　　　　　　　　　 C．around　　　　　　　　   D．by

9．A．beach　　　　　　    B．water　　　　　　　　　　 C．board　　　　　　　　　　 D．lake

10．A．sky　　　　　　　　 B．world　　　　　　　　　　 C．earth　　　　　　　　　　  D．ocean

11．A．take　　　　　　　　 B．get　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．make　　　　　　　　　　  D．keep

12．A．catches　　　　   B．includes　　　　　　　　  C．offers　　　　　　　　　　 D．collects

13．A．sharp　　　　　　  B．great　　　　　　　　　　  C．hard　　　　　　　　　　   D．calm

14．A．known　　　　    B．right　　　　　　　　　　   C．far　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．different

15．A．chosen　　　　    B．tried　　　　　　　　　　   C．learned　　　　　　　　   D．promised

 

　　Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school,we had to choose____1____to learn when we were fifteen. Some of my schoolmates____2____to take business because of their family background. Some would rather learn arts with a wonderful dream in their minds. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future,scientists will make a lot of____3____,”said my parents. For three years I tried to learn physics and chemistry,but in the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you were,”said my mother. “I didn’t either. ”said my father. “Well,the best thing to do now is to look for a job. ”

　　I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley who knew me well. At first,neither of them could suggest anything,but they promised that they would ask their friends. I had to wait at home with____4____to do. Sometimes I looked through evening papers,but I____5____to get any information I needed. Then a few days later while I was____6____in bed,someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?”a____7____voice asked. “I____8____you take great inretest in photography and I’ve got a job that____9____interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. “He seemed____10____on the phone,so I went to see him. I was so excited when I left home that I almost forgot to say good-bye. “Good____11____!”my mother said to me. On the way there I kept thinking of my future work. It seeplled to me that I was on top of the worId.

　　I arrived a bit carly and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been____12____a long time. “No,not long,”I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he____13____me a job—____14____as a photographer though, ____15____as a model.

1．A．what　　　　　　　　 B．which　　　　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　　　　　   D．where

2．A．thought　　　　　　 B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．liked　　　　　　　　　　   D．wondered

3．A．objects　　　　　　  B．things　　　　　　　　　　 C．value　　　　　　　　　　  D．money

4．A．something　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　　　　   C．nothing　　　　　　　　   D．anything

5．A．didn’t　　　　　　    B．failed　　　　　　　　　　  C．tried　　　　　　　　　　   D．managed

6．A．still　　　　　　　　   B．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

7．A．person’s　　　　    B．man’s　　　　　　　　　　 C．woman’s　　　　　　    D．manager’s

8．A．think　　　　　　　　 B．guess　　　　　　　　　　 C．understan　　　　　　   D．hope

9．A．should　　　　　　   B．can　　　　　　　　　　    C．must　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

10．A．pleased　　　　    B．honest　　　　　　　　    C．angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．pleasant

11．A．chance　　　　    B．trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．luck　　　　　　　　　　   D．boy

12．A．waiting　　　　    B．sitting　　　　　　　　　　 C．standing　　　　　　　　 D．walking

13．A．suggested　　    B．offered　　　　　　　　   C．gave　　　　　　　　　　   D．introduced

14．A．no　　　　　　　　   B．just　　　　　　　　　　    C．not　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

15．A．however　　　　  B．while　　　　　　　　　　  C．and　　　　　　　　　　    D．but

 

　　A mining engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a____1____storm came. So he was obliged to make a forced landing. The plane was in good condition,but his legs and shoulder go____2____hurt. After getting out of the plane with great____3____,he found nothing but high green hills surrounding the place. He lay there expecting to die.

　　Soon, ____4____,some men appeared from out of the forest, ____5____animal skins. Though curious,they were not____6____of him. He was then gently____7____to their village,where he was well treated. His health improved little by little and he became a____8____of the people there. The place was quiet and___9___and he was in no hurry to leave.

　　Several months____10____,he learned some of their language and____11____them some of his own. They lived mainly____12____ different corns(谷物)which they grew in the field and kept a few goats to get milk.

　　One morning when he was out walking,he discovered some signs of rich mineral deposits(矿藏)in the soil. He decided to____13____to his country and set up a firm to mine the land.

　　It was not long before the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was ____14____left to mine. the firm put away. They had made a great deal of___15___for themselves,but the villagers’land was destroyed. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

1．A．worse　　　　　　　　　　    B．heavy　　　　　　　　　　  C．large　　　　　　　　   D．different

2．A.seriously　　　　　　　　　　   B.slightly　　　　　　　　　　   C．hardly　　　　　　　　 D．luckily

3．A．difficulty　　　　　　　　    B．pleasure　　　　　　　　   C．attention　　　　　　 D．interest

4．A．though　　　　　　　　　　   B．otherwise　　　　　　　　 C．however　　　　　　 D．therefore

5．A．dressing　　　　　　　　　　 B．getting　　　　　　　　　　 C．putting　　　　　　    D．wearing

6．A．tired　　　　　　　　　　　　   B
9

．afraid　　　　　　　　　　   C．sure　　　　　　　　   D．proud

7．A．forced　　　　　　　　　　    B．pushed　　　　　　　　　　 C．pulled　　　　　　　　 D．carried

8．A．slave　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．friend　　　　　　　　　　  C．patient　　　　　　    D．neighbour

9．A．pleasant　　　　　　　　　　  B．terrible　　　　　　　　　　 C．dangerous　　　　   D．hot

10．A．ago　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．past　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　　    D．later

11．A．taught　　　　　　　　　　   B．gave　　　　　　　　　　    C．showed　　　　　　  D．offered

12．A．in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．by　　　　　　　　　　  D．with

13．A．return　　　　　　　　　　   9

B
．get　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．reach　　　　　　　　  D．walk

14．A．something　　　　　　　　 B．everything　　　　　　    C．nothing　　　　　　   D．anything

15．A．iron　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．dollars　　　　　　　　　　 C．gold　　　　　　　　   D．money

 

　　When people moved into a new place,they oftan destroy many____1____plants. Many of these plants are____2____for the animals. If the animals cannot find____3____,they will die or have to____4____the place.

　　In one____5____of the United States, ____6____,the deer there____7____to eat a certain____8____of wild rose. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer,mountain lions and wild roses doesn’t____9____much,if

　　people leave things as they are.

　　But people killed many mountain lions to protect the deer. Soon there were____10____deer that they____11____all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green____12____young trees. These trees were____13____to the farmers. So the farmers____14____to protect their trees. Now the deer had____15____to eat,and many of them died. This was a lesson from nature.

1．A．wild　　　　　　　　　　    B．new　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．good

2．A．bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．ready　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．diets

3．A．enough food for eat  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．food enough for eat　　 

　　C．enough food to eat  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．to eat enough food

4．A．leave　　　　　　　　　　   B．leave for　　　　　　　　　　    C．hate　　　　　　　　　　　　    D．destroy

5．A．farm　　　　　　　　　　   B．part　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．hill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．river

6．A．however　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．in fact

　　C．as a result　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．for example

7．A．begin　　　　　　　　　　  B．learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．want　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．like

8．A．grass　　　　　　　　　　  B．tree　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．kind　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．plant

9．A．change　　　　　　　　    B．become　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．go

10．A．so few　　　　　　　　  B．so many　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．such bad　　　　　　　　　　 D．scuh big

11．A．killed　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．ate up

　　C．destroyed　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．pulled out

12．A．grass and　　　　　　   B．leaves of　　　　　　　　　　    C．seeds and　　　　　　　　    D．grass of

13．A．healthy　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．kind

　　C．expensive　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．important

14．A．thought of ways　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．did not wish

　　C．stopped　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．wanted them

15．A．nothing　　　　　　　　  B．something　　　　　　　　　　  C．much　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．no roses

 

　　Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present,but he was always very busy,so he was never___1___to find time to go to the shops. At last,when it was the week___2___Christmas,and the shops were very crowded,he____3____that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office,and____4____had lunch in a restaturant, but one day he bought some sandwiches,ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunth____5____. The shop was full of women,who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

　　Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were____6____forward to try to get to the people who were____7____neeklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly,taking his turn with the others,but more and more women were____8____into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.

　　After half an hour,he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been____9____he came in,and his lunch hour was coming to an end,so he decided to change his____10____of doing things：he put his head down,____11____a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the____12____of the crowd as hard as he could.

　　The women around him became very____13____when they saw what he was doing,and began to scold him.“Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

　　“Ladies,”he____14____them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour,and it has done me no____15____,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1．A．sure　　　　　　　　   B．certain　　　　　　　　　　 C．able　　　　　　　　　　    D．possible

2．A．before　　　　　　    B．after　　　　　　　　　　    C．till　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．within

3．A．promised　　　　    B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．agreed　　　　　　　　　　 D．insisted

4．A．never　　　　　　　　 B．sometimes　　　　　　   C．seldom　　　　　　　　    D．usually

5．A．hour　　　　　　　　  B．moment　　　　　　　　   C．minute　　　　　　　　    D．second

6．A．pulling　　　　　　   B．pushing　　　　　　　　   C．gathering　　　　　　　　 D．managing

7．A．selling　　　　　　    B．buying　　　　　　　　　　 C．choosing　　　　　　　　 D．seizing

8．A．going　　　　　　　　 B．entering　　　　　　　　   C．fetching　　　　　　　　  D．coming

9．A．where　　　　　　    B．until　　　　　　　　　　    C．when　　　　　　　　　　  D．even if

10．A．habit　　　　　　    B．way　　　　　　　　　　    C．action　　　　　　　　　　 D．sign

11．A．caught　　　　　　  B．made　　　　　　　　　　   C．blew　　　　　　　　　　   D．gave

12．A．centre　　　　　　  B．end　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．front　　　　　　　　　　   D．back

13．A．patient　　　　　　  B．angry　　　　　　　　　　  C．surprised　　　　　　　　 D．nervous

14．A．hated　　　　　　   B．waved　　　　　　　　　　 C．explained　　　　　　　　 D．answered

15．A．treasure　　　　    B．good　　　　　　　　　　   C．respect　　　　　　　　    D．present

 

　　People eat different kinds of food in different parts of the world.

　　In some countries,people eat____1____every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day,for breakfast,lunch and supper. They can____2____it,dry it or make it into rice flour. They usually eat it____3____meat,fish and vegetables.

　　The____4____eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its____5____go all over the Pacific looking for fish to____6____. The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish. And they____7____ eat a lot of rice.

　　In____8____such as Britain and the United Srates of America,the most important food is____9____or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They____10____potatoes in different ways. They can boil them and fry them.

　　In Africa,corn is the most important food. Like rice and wheat,corn is a____11____of cereal(谷类食物). African people maka the corn____12____flour. From this flour they make____13____kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very____14____and so they can’t afford to eat much____15____ with their cereal.

1．A．fish　　　　　　　　   B．meat　　　　　　　　　　   C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wheat

2．A．boin　　　　　　　　   B．drink　　　　　　　　　　   C．eat　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．have

3．A．as　　　　　　　　　　  B．Iike　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．together　　　　　　　　  D．Japanese

4．A．Ameticans　　　　  B．Chinese　　　　　　　　   C．English　　　　　　　　    D．Japanese

5．A．fishing boats　　   B．lifeboats　　　　　　　　  C．planes　　　　　　　　　　 D．trains

6．A．buy　　　　　　　　   B．catch　　　　　　　　　　  C．hold　　　　　　　　　　    D．weigh

7．A．also　　　　　　　　   B．don’t　　　　　　　　　　   C．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

8．A．Asian countries   B．the east　　　　　　　　   C．the world　　　　　　    D．Western countries

9．A．bread　　　　　　　　 B．cakes　　　　　　　　　　  C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．vegetables

10．A．cook　　　　　　    B．eat　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．make　　　　　　　　　　  D．take

11．A．kind　　　　　　　　 B．lot　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．number　　　　　　　　   D．part

12．A．from  &nbs
p
;　　　　　　 B．into　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．up of

13．A．all　　　　　　　　    B．different　　　　　　　　  C．the same　　　　　　　　 D．two

14．A．healthy　　　　　　 B．poor　　　　　　　　　　    C．rich　　　　　　　　　　    D．weak

15．A．corn　　　　　　    B．meat　　　　　　　　　　   C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wheat

 

　　   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 carefully up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 2　　　　    such as strange cars, loud noises, broken windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 3　　     to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group 4　　    on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s when Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 5　　   their homes, streets, and families safe.

Mrs. Stedman, president of 6　　  _____     neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪)  happens to other people but not 7　　    them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 8　　     to steal from other people or to make them feel 9　　   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another. “We 10　　   each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 11　　   of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 12　　   .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 13　　  , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 14　　   a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 15　　    .”

1. A. hardly　　 　　　　　　  B. still　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. simply 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rather

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.A. unlucky   　　　　　　t&n癰sp; B. unsafe　　　　    　　　　　　  C. disappointed    　　   D. discouraged

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

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

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

13. A work　　 　　　　　　  B. burden　　　　   　　　　　　  C. service　　　　   　　　　　　  D. trouble

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

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

 

    Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. To supply for the needs of the people    1    further pollution by industry.    2__　　 the rapid increase    3   human pollution continues at the present rate, there may be    4    greater harm. Some scientists speak of the increase in the number of people    5    “population pollution.”

    About 2,000 years   6    , the world population was probably about 250 million. It   7    a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population 　　8  two billion. It is now over three and a half billion. It    9    to double by the year 2008. If the population continues to grow at   10　　  rate, there    11    twenty-five billion people in the world a hundred years 　　12     now!

    Man has been using the earth’s resources    13    rapidly over the years. Some of them are almost   14   . Now many people believe that man’s greatest problem is    15    the growth of his own population.  The materials in the world will not support the human    16   , in time to come, if the    17    rate of increase continues. Already there is overcrowding in the cities and    18   in some countries. Can man’s increase rate ____19____? Many people believe that human survival in the future   20   the answer to this question.

1.　　   A. causing　　　　    B. leads to　　　　　　 C. resulted 　　　　  D. brings out

2.　　   A. Whether　　　　   B. If　　　　　　　　　　  C. Unless　　　　　　  D. And

3.　　   A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　    D. by

4.　　   A. many　　　　　　   B. much　　　　　　    C .more　　　　　　    D. most

5.　　   A. like　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　    D. for

6.　　   A. passed　　　　　　  B. past　　　　　　　　  C. before　　　　　　  D. ago

7.　　   A. reached　　　　    B. got　　　　　　　　    C. arrived　　　　　　 D. went

8.　　   A. is　　　　    B. are　　　　    C. was    　　   D. were

9.　　   A. is said　　　　　　  B. is expected　　    C. is planned　　　　 D. is arranged

10. &nbstp;
 A. same　　　　　　    B. a same　　　　　　  C. the same　　　　  D. one same

11.   A. will have　　　　   B. will live　　　　　　 C. would be　　　　  D. might get

12.   A. by　　　　　　　　    B. from　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　    D. to

13.   A. more and more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. more or less

C. little by little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. sooner or later

14.   A. useful　　　　　　   B. harmful　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　  D. going

15.   A. how to enlarge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. how to raise

C. how to control　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how to make

16.   A. population　　　　 B. growth　　　　　　  C. survival　　　　    D. needs

17.   A. present　　　　　　 B. yesterday　　　　   C. today　　　　　　   D. past

18.   A. hungry　　　　　　 B. hunger　　　　　　  C. hungrily　　　　   D. hungers

19.   A. raise　　　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　    C. over　　　　　　　　 D. up

20.   A. goes on　　　　    B. pushes on　　　　  C. puts on　　　　    D. depends on