My friend Elisa owns the largest collection of Barbie dolls I have ever seen. She has altogether 1. ________ more than 300 Barbie dolls. She treats them more as good friends than dolls. She is 2. ________ with them every day. For example, she curls their hair and keeps their clothes 3. ________ clean. In fact, Elisa’s whole family takes good care of the collection. Her mother sews beautiful dresses 4. ________ the dolls and last year her father built a beautiful display glasshouse. It is big enough for the entire collection. Elisa is now 5 years old. More Barbie dolls will not stop her collection 5. ________ she is ten years old. Elisa says that some day when she is old 6. ________, she will sell her Barbie doll collection for a large sum of money which will be enough for her 7. ________ and even her marriage. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?

Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college with a degree (学位) in history. Today, she __21　 　for a large company. Now twenty-seven, Rachel takes classes twice a week 　22　 　work. She is learning to use the computer program. “I enjoyed college, 　23　 　my job doesn’t use information I learned when I was doing my degree,” Rachel says. “This course is helping me to do my job better. In the future, I might go 　24　 　to school and get an MBA.

In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually 　25 　studying.

Today, lifelong learning is becoming more 　26　 . In the United States, people can 　27 　to school in their late twenties, thirties or even older. They get a 　28　 　degree. Like Rachel, many more are taking training courses to 　29　 　their skills. With many classes now available (现成的) through the Internet, it is easier for people to get degrees or training by distance learning (远程学习). Mayumi Hosoya, who is forty, teaches Japanese at a college in New York. “Next semester, I’ll be teaching some of my 　30　 　using the Internet. This is 　31　 for me,” says Mayumi. “At the moment, I am taking a course to learn how to teach this way.” At the same time, Mayumi’s seventy-year-old mother and father are taking a distance learning 　32　 　in Art History. “We love the subject,” says Mayumi’s father, “and now we can study with people from all over the world. I never thought learning could be this much fun!”

21.(　　 ) A. teaches　 　　　　　　 B. works　　　　　　　 C. lives　 　　　　　　　 D. studies

22.(　　 ) A. before 　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　 　　　 D. during

23.(　　 ) A. and 　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　 D. so

24.(　　 ) A. down 　　　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　　 C. straight 　　　　　　 D. back

25.(　　 ) A. enjoyed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped 　　　　　 C. finished　　　 　　　 D. continued

26.(　　 ) A. common 　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　 　　　 D. attractive

27.(　　 ) A. come　 　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 　　 C. go　　　　　　　　　　 D. return

28.(　　 ) A. higher 　　　　　　　　 B. better　 　　　 　　 C. more useful　　　 　 　 D. more important

29.(　　 ) A. receive 　　　　　　　 B. review 　　　　　　 C. improve　 　　　　 D. change

30.(　　 ) A. classes 　　　　　　　 B. grades　　　　　　　 C. people　 　　　　　 D. classmates

31.(　　 ) A. unusual 　　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

32.(　　 ) A. subject　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　 C. course 　　　　　　 D. degree

A. make, help　　　　 B. making, helps　　 C. makes, helping　 D. making, help

18. The_______ should be taken good care of.　 They are too young.

A. two-year-old　 　 B. two -year-olds 　 C. two -years-old 　 D. two -year-old child

*19.-Where is Miss Li?　 She is wanted on the phone.

-She isn’t in the office. She　 ________　 to the hospital.

A. has gone　　 　　 B. has been　　　 C. went　　　　 　 D. goes

17. -What have you done ______the bananas?

-I have given them away.

A. at　　　　　 　　 B. in　　　　　 　　 C. with　　　　 　　 D. on

13. We should 　　the new words that we don’t know how to spell.

A. look for　　　　　　 B. look after　　　　　 C. look up　　　　　　 D. look down

**14. Did Tom and Jim　　　 play the computer games?

A. used to　　　　　　　 B. use to　　　　 　 　　 C. usedn’t to　　　　　 D. use

**15. Boys and girls, do you have any trouble 　　　　the foreigners?

A. to understand 　 B. understand　 　 　　 C. understanding 　 D. understood

*16. Joy won’t go and Peter won’t go ,____.

A. too　　　　　 　 B. also　　　　 　　 C. either　　　 　　 D. neither

7. His father makes a living　　 driving a taxi.

A. by 　　　　　 　　 B. with　　　　　 　 　 C. for　　　　　　 　 　 D. through

**8. Girls are usually　　　 of spiders and insects.

A. sure　　　　　 　 　　 B. terrified　　 　 　　 C. made　　　　 　 　　 D. kinds

**9. Children often make mistakes　　 spelling.

A. for　　　　　　 　 　 B. in　　　　　　　 　　 　　 C. on　　　　　　 　 　 D. at

**10. Sixteen-year-olds 　　　　　　to watch this kind of movie because it’s too scary.

A. should allow 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t be allowed　

C. should be allowed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t allow

*11.-Do you always spend lots of time　　　 playing computer games?

-No, but I spend much time　　　　 my homework.

A. on; in　　 　　　　 B. on; on　　　 　　 C. in; on　　　 　　 D. in; in

**12. Great changes _____ in my hometown since 1980.

A. have been taken place　 　　　　　　　　 B. took place

C. have taken place 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were taken place

4. Your brother has washed all the clothes by himself, _______?

A. is he　　　 　　　 B. does he　　　 　 C. doesn’t he　　 　 D. hasn’t he

**5. You haven’t changed your mind, _______?

A. do you　　 　　 B. are you　　 　　 C. have you　　 　 D. did you

**6. All the mobile phones must be ______ during the meeting.

A. kept fit　　　 　 B. kept quiet　　 　 C. kept off　　 　　 D. kept away

1. We’ll have a meeting to discuss it _____ the morning of May 15^th .

A. in　 　　　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　 C. at　　 　　　　　　 D. during

**2. Peter hardly had time for concerts at that time, ______?

A. wasn’t he　　 　 B. was he　　 　　　 C. didn’t he　　 　　 D. did he

*3.-You will go swimming this Saturday, won’t you?

-______. I have to work this Saturday.

A. Yes, I will　　 　 B. Yes, I won’t　 C. No, I won’t　 　 D. No, I will