1.To save time. I suggest taking a _______(直达的) flight to NY.

2.We are hoping our government will ________ （降低）the prices of houses.

3.I enjoy watching my daughter playing on the _______（秋千）in the park.

4.At present, there’s no certain c______ for this disease.

5.Mike suddenly a___________ that he would marry Anna.

6.Everybody should learn to s_________ against difficulties.

7.Water p_______ by all kinds of industrial wastes is not suitable for use.

8.After 90-minute’s playing, we d_______ the other team.

9.Because they found what he said was c________, most of them took his advice after attending his lecture.

10. As winter a_________, the weather becomes colder.

The father as well as his three children       skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter .

Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities called “extreme sports” or “X-sports”.
In the past young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement — the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliff and hike deep mountains.
Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun. But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter x-game, which includes snow mountain hiking and ice climbing.
What makes extreme sports so popular? Maybe it’s because people love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekends and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there’s a risk. Once you go mountain hiking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to have riding or skiing. It’s just too boring.
Now even the older crowd is starting to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early 30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they hike mountains together.
Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that extreme sports are gaining popularity.
【小题1】Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports because _______.

The bee，like the ant，is a social insect（昆虫）.Bees live in large groups in box-like houses called hives or beehives.Every bee does a certain job that helps the other members of the group.In a beehive there live three kinds of bees:the queen bee，the male bees and the worker bees.The worker bees are born to be hard-working，flying from flower to flower collecting nectar（花蜜），which is made up mostly of sugar mixed with water.Bees draw this nectar into their honey bags where some sort of liquid in their bodies turns the nectar into honey.The newly made honey flows slowly from the bees’ underside and then is stored in small cells in the hive.When the weather turns cold，and there are no flowers for them to collect nectar，the stored honey will see them through the winter months.People who raise bees and depend on bees for a living are thought of as beekeepers.A bee-keeper usually keeps hundreds of hives，and removes honey from hives and keeps it in glass bottles or jars.Honey usually appears as a clear golden-colored liquid，but this lies in the sort of flowers from which bees have taken the nectar.

66.The best title of this passage is_______.

A.The Social Habits of Bees                              B.Three Kinds of Bees

C.The Production of Honey                               D.Bee Keepers’ Work

67.Bees are regarded as social insects because they_______.

A.form themselves into a good organization

B.have learned something from human society

C.need beekeepers to arrange their jobs

D.are born to work hard

68.The color of honey in its final stage depends on the_______.

A.type of flowers which the nectar is taken from

B.amount of sugar the beekeeper gives the bees

C.season in which the nectar is collected

D.quantity of water the bees are able to drink

69.Worker bees are always busy collecting nectar in order to_______.

A.help beekeepers to earn money from honey

B.turn it into honey

C.have something to eat in winter months

D.please the queen bee at the hive

70.During the course in which nectar change into honey_______.

A.water and sunlight are necessary conditions

B.some special liquid inside bees must be in the presence

C.many complex（复杂的）chemical changes will take place

D.worker bees have to bring up what they collected into their hive