new十五选十

As human beings as we are, we are not perfect, we know, don’t we?

Some of us may try more, some of us less; some don’t worry too much about being perfect. In the end, it probably isn’t that much about being “perfect” but being human, being an 47. As an individual, in this big cosmic net we all belong to our own individuality, but at the same time being all interconnected.

We are individuals with good and bad 48 , with a superb intellect and / or health, with illness and disorders and so on. But it is right there where and what the 49 of life is: If we have weakness and we are 50 of them, then let us try to overcome them; if we can’t, let us try to live with them the best way as possible, never falling into self compassion, that hole is too deep and too dark, and leads us and the ones around us, nowhere.

Instead, why don’t we try to work on ourselves? How? Why not “scanning” us as 51 as possible, to see where and why we are failing, what we may and can improve. I’m sure we can. I don’t 52 in the saying that — particularly after a certain age—there is no way that a human being is able to change.

We are always moving between good and bad, happiness and sadness, good and bad 53 , mood swings. We have to accept this as part of our own individuality. 54 we accept it, we will be more able and willing to correct and change for better, whatever we want and can.

We don’t have to be perfect, who said that? We just have to be us, ourselves, always trying to grow and improve through our 55 of life. But we should never forget positiveness, optimism. We should always see “the glass half full, not half empty”. And last but not 56 , never do to others what we wouldn’t do to us. A) Individual I) features B) mind J) least C) challenge K) aware D) prominent L) optimistic E) numerous M) objective F) paths N) intension G) Once O) believe H) temper Key: 47-51 AICKM 52-56 OHGFJ

Passage 2

American beer, with very few 47 varies from the mediocre(普通的) to the 48. There are not many types of beer in the US—“light” and “dark” are two 49 commonly used. It is therefore normal to order beer simply by 50 name. In a restaurant, in fact, it is quite all right to order “a beer”, and they will tell you what they have.

It is not necessary, either, to 51 quantity when ordering beer. If it comes in bottles or cans, you will get a bottle or can, ad if it is “on tap”(可以随时取用的) you will get a glass, unless you order a “pitcher”（i.e. a jug）. The latter is a very 52 thing to do, since you can then take the jug and glasses to your table and keep 53 up without going back to the bar. (It is harder, however, to know how much you have drunk.)

Some beer comes in bottles with tops that look as if they need an 54, but you can, in fact, screw them off by hand-though you have to be very careful not to hurt yourself. If it is possible, in some stores and bars, to find a 55 selection of beer from all over the world, especially Western Europe and Australia and it is good fun to 56 with these. A) unusuality I) terrible B) experiment J) brand C) exceptions K) filling D) frighten L) terms E) wide M) observe F) opener N) widened G)convenient O) putting H) specify Key: 47-51CILJH 52-56 GKFEB

Passage 3

Reverend Chalfant tells of a couple who were 47 their golden wedding anniversary. The husband was asked what the secret was to his successful marriage. As the elderly are wont to do, the gentleman answered with a story.

His wife, Sarah, was the only girl he ever 48. He grew up in an orphanage and worked hard for everything he had. He never had time t date until Sarah swept him off his feet. Before he knew it she had managed to get him to ask her to marry him.

After they had said vows on their 49 day, Sarah’s father took the new 50 aside and handed him a small gift. He said, “Within this gift is all you really need to know to have a happy marriage.” The 51 young man fumbled with the paper and ribbon until he got the package 52 . Within the box lay a large 53 watch. With great care he 54 it up. Upon close 55 he saw etched across the face of the watch a prudent reminder he would see whenever he checked the time of day… words that, if heeded, held the 56 to a successful marriage. They were, “Say something nice to Sarah.” A) nervous I) exiting B) bride J) examination C) met K) groom D) gold L) celebrating E) wrapped M) put F) unwrapped N) dated G) wedding O) secret H) picked Key: 47-51 LNGKA 52-56 FDHJO

Passage 4

It was an unseasonably 47 day. Everybody it seemed, was looking for some kind of relief, so an ice cream store was a 48 place to stop. A little girl, clutching her money 49 ,entered the store. Before she could say a word, the store clerk 50 told her to get outside and read the 51 on the door, and stayed out until she put on some shoes. She left slowly, and a big man followed her out of the store.

He watched as she stood in front of the store and read the sign: “No Bare Feet”. Tears started 52 down her cheeks as she 53 and started to walk away. Just then the big man called to her. 54 down on the curb(路边), he took off his size-12 shoes, and set them in front of the girl saying, “Here, you will not be able to walk in these, but if you sort of slide along, you can get your ice cream cone.”

Then he 55 the little girl up and set her feet into the shoes. “Take your time,” he said, “I get 56 of moving them around, and it’ll feel good to just sit here and eat my ice cream.” The shining eyes of the little girl could not be missed as she shuffled up to the counter and ordered her ice cream cone.

He was a big man, all right. Big belly, big shoes, but most of all, he had a big heart. A) come I) turned B) sitting J) cone C) tired K) tightly D) nature L) lifted E) rid M) sharply F) cool N) sign G) rolling O) natural H) hot Key: 47-51 HOKMN 52-56 GIBLC

Passage 5

Successful people have left a clear example of attitudes and actions for you to 47. The success you achieve will be from your own initiative. You do not look for others to do your work for you. You know you must be tough enough to face 48. You are prepared to do the work and make the sacrifices necessary to achieve your goals. You will be an 49 to others. You maintain a positive mental attitude by approaching problems with an action-oriented mindset. You use positive affirmation to keep your mind on track. You seek out positive inspiration books, 50 and videos. You associate with positive people. You look for positive role models and copy success. You help others 51 their goals. You must be 52 .You do not want to wait for things to happen. You need to go out and make them happen by 53 the best option and committing to it fully. To be decisive you must accept risk and move forward.

When setting goals you need to think long term. You need to make decisions, set priorities. No two people will have the same set of 54. You must examine every area of your life and decide what it is that you wish to achieve. You must be prepared to be 55. You should start today and then continue every day for the rest of your life. You want to be one of the one percent of people who have written goals and 56 them every day. A) guide I) decisive B) achieve J) perceiving C) example K) goals D) negative L) persisting E) follow M) choosing F) challenges N) accepted G) tapes O) review H) necessary Key: 47-51EFCGB 52-56 IMKLO

Passage 6

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was a place known as the House of

1000 Mirrors. A happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it. When he arrived, he 47happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted 48 and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great 49, he found himself 50 at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was 51 with 1000 great smiles just as 52 and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the House too. He 53 climbed the stairs and 54 his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was 55 to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “that is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in this world are mirrors. What kind of 56 do you see in the faces of the people you meet? A) staring I) warm B) watch J) answered C) reflections K) surprise D) delight L) horrified E) slowly M) amazing F) cold N) high G) highly O) hung H) bounced Key: 47-51 HNKAJ 52-56 IEOLC

Passage 7

Many people do not plan because they do not want change. They do not want to make choices and yet avoidance is a 47 and often a poor one. They do not want to start anything that holds the possibility for 48, disapproval or failure. Again, some are lazy. Others engage in mindless, time wasting activities to avoid 49 with serious life situations like bad relationships, disruptive children, or money, and personal 50 problems. In the latter category are those pretend do-gooders who involve themselves in everyone else’s problems to avoid dealing with their own. They can justify letting their own lives pass while they 51 from someone else’s crisis to someone else’s crisis. You are not spending your time 52 if you are out saving the world while giving up your own responsibilities at home. Once you master 53 you will be different. What will you do with all this extra time? Improving yourself and help others? Giving of your time is a 54 gift. Start with those closest to you. You will not only take action, but you will take the 55 action. As you plan and organize and choose, 56 these words of Dr. Martin Luther King with you, “The time is always right to do what is right.” A) emotional I) time B) wisely J) right C) completely K) change D) keep L) unexpectedly E) dealing M) disappointment F) choice N) remind G) left O) precious H) move Key: 47-51 FMEAH 52-56 BIOJD

Passage 8

Breaking up is so hard for some women that it can 47 their health. Women are more 48 to turn to smoking, drinking and a poor diet after going through a 49 or being widowed, a study revealed yesterday. However, recently divorced women take up more exercise, a change triggered by the sudden desire to regain their 50. Researchers from Harvard University in America studied 81,000 women aged 46 to 71.

At the start, 82 percent of the women were married, 8 percent were divorced and 10 percent were widowed. During the four-year study, 7 percent of the married women divorced. The biggest 51 was over smoking, with a marriage breakdown triggering a 52 increase in relapsing or starting. Women who divorce or become widowed also eat fewer vegetables by nearly three servings a week. However, divorced and widowed women lose weight by missing

meals. Married life brings 53 meal patterns. Recently divorced women take up more exercise, probably to increase their attractiveness to men. It was also found that widows increase their alcohol intake after losing their husbands, probably to 54 with the shock.

“Marital disruption was 55 associated with weight loss,” says the report. “Women skip regular meals after losing their spouses and partners through divorce or death. And physical 56 may become an important issue in women who are not married compared with those who are married. A) figures I) divorce B) strongly J) misfortune C) hurt K) cope D) two-fold L) likely E) damage M)attractiveness F) regular N) highly G) weight O) treat H) impact

Key: 47-51 ELIAH 52-56 DFKBM

Passage 9

Wall Street is the 47 center of New York City. But how did the street get its 48 name? To find out, we must go back to the early years of 49 in North America. New York City was first called New Amsterdam by the explorer Henry Hudson. He was 50 for a Dutch trading company when he entered what is now the lower Hudson River area in the year 1609. There he found an island that was a 51 trading harbor. The Manhattan Indians lived there. Dutch traders built a town on the end of Manhattan Island. It becomes a rich trading center. But the British 52 the right of the Dutch to control the area. The two nations went to war in 1652.

The governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant, worried that British 53 in New England would attack his town. He ordered that a 54 wall be built at the north edge of Manhattan. The wall was more than 2290 feet long. It 55 from the Hudson River to the East River.

The British never attacked New Amsterdam. So the wall was never 56 in war. But the path beside it became known as Wall Street. Later, Wall Street became a street of banks and businesses.

A) exploration I) protective B) perfect J) together C) banking K) unusual D)family L) religious E) extended M)working F)benefits N) questioned G) settlers O) presenting H) tested

Key:47-51 CKAMB 52-56 NGIEH

Passage 10

Some people seem to think that sports and games are 47 things that people do at times when they are not working. But in fact sports and games can be of great 48, especially to people who work with their brains most of the day, and should not be treated only as 49. Sports and games make our bodies strong, 50 us from getting too fat, and keep us 51. But these are not their only uses. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming judge its speed and direction and pass this 52 on to the brain. The brain then has to 53 what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs and so on. So that the ball is met and 54 back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this chain of events 55. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful.

Sports and games are also very useful for character-training. If each of students learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find natural to work for the good of his country 56 of only for his own benefit. A) amusement I) unimportant B) rather J) hit C) prevent K) instead D) organized L) healthy E) regular M) recall F)decide N) value G) sweaty O) information H) successfully

Key: 47-51 INACL 52-56 OFJHK

Passage 11

Thanksgiving is the day on which Americans 47 God for the much food stuff he has given them. It is a feast day observed on the 4th Thursday on November, about the time most crops are 48 in North America. American families get together on this day to give thanks to God, to eat, and to remember the first Thanksgiving, which took 49 long ago.

The pilgrims were a religious group who 50 from England to America in the early 17th century. Their first year in America was very difficult. Many of the pilgrims died 51 they did not have enough food and the winter was very cold, and they were 52 to grow more than enough food. To thank god for their good year, they organized a feast for all of the pilgrims. They also invited some of the Indians ho had helped them learn to hunt and grow food. That was the first Thanksgiving.

Today, thanksgiving is a family holiday. Family members sometimes 53 thousands of miles to be together for Thanksgiving. Traditionally, the women of the family 54 a huge dinner of turkey, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Everybody is expected to eat as much as 55, and after dinner they sit in the living room holding their stomachs and 56 that they ate too much. A) moved I) place B) harvested J) favorite C) interesting K) travel D) thank L) around E) unable M) complaining F) because N) cook G) ancient O) responsible H) possible

Key: 47-51 DBIAF 52-56 EKNHM

Passage 12

47 healthy people are not people without problems but people willing to confront and deal with the problems they have. What are you 48 about? What are you worried about and what is the worst that can happen? Will the problem definitely occur or is it only a 49? How serious is the problem? Can you deal with it yourself or should you call for the help of others? How would a coward act? How would one of your heroes 50? Have you successfully resolved a similar problem in the past? Now, how will the self-confident and capable you 51 this problem? As you consider your options, remember the French proverb, “one may go a long way after one is tired.” You are tired. You want to do anything else but deal with this problem. You deal with it

anyway. It is resolved.

Quiet time is very important to problem 52. It helps you to focus on the matter at hand and develop workable solutions and options. And, perhaps, most importantly, it allows you to clarify if the problem under 53 is the actual problem or just a convenient or socially 54 subsitute for a deeper hidden concern. Make sure that the problem you are solving is the real problem.

Begin by precisely 55 the problem. Stick to the issue. Analyze the problem from 56 perspectives. Consider solutions. If appropriate, brainstorm with others or seek professional help. Consider the ramifications of different solutions and take actions. A) solving I)anxious B) handle J)prominent C) possibility K) definitely D) respond L)countless E) nightmare M)different F) native N)discussion G) mentally O) acceptable H)defining

Key: 47-51GICDB 52-56 ANOHM

Passage 13

In the Solomon Islands some villagers practice a 47 form of logging. If a tree is too large to be fallen with an ax, the natives cut it down by yelling at it. Woodsmen with special powers creep up on a tree just at dawn and suddenly scream at it at the top of their lungs. They continue this for thirty days. The tree dies and falls over. The theory is that the hollering kills the 48 of the tree. According to the villagers, it always 49. Ah, those poor native innocents and such strange charming habits of the jungle. It is too bad that they do not have the 50 of modern technology and the scientific mind. Me? I yell at my wife. And yell at the telephone and the lawn mower. And yell at the TV and the newspaper and my children. I have been known to 51 my fist and yell at the sky at times.

The man next door yells at his car a lot. We modern, urban, educated folks yell at traffic and umpires and bills and banks and machines—52 machines. Machines and 53 get most of the yelling. I do not know what good it does. Machines and things just sit there. Even 54 does not always help. As for people, well, the Solomon Islanders may have a point. Yelling at living things does 55 to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break out bones, but words will break our 56…

A) shake I) kicking B) hearts J) tend C) especially K) relatives D) works L) operation E) advantages M) means F) change N) life G) screaming O)lead H) unique Key: 47-51HNDEA 52-56 CKIJB

Passage 14

Coalition（联军）warplanes bombed a village in southern Afghanistan overnight, killing around 50 people, the US-led coalition and witnesses said on Monday. The coalition said the 50 were Taliban but 47 said civilians were among the dead in the strike in southern Kandahar province. One witness said 24 of his 48 were killed and scores of people were wounded.

The bombing came amid some of the worst 49 since the 2001fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, where around 300 people have been killed this week.

“I can 50 there was a coalition air strike against a known Taliban stronghold near the village of Azizi and we believe more than 50 Taliban have been killed in the operation,” a coalition spokesman said.

“These individuals were 51 members of the Taliban network and have conducted attacks against coalition and Afghan 52 as well as civilians,” a coalition statement said.

An Afghan official confirmed the 53 to the agency and said that at least 27 people were dead.

An elderly man from the village told the agency at the hospital that 24 members of his family were killed in the 54 and scores more people were wounded. The area was 55 off by foreign and Afghan troops, said Mohammad, who had brought some of his wounded relatives, including women and children, to the hospital.

Other residents told the agency there were still many wounded in the village but only those with a working car were able to travel to Kandahar for 56. A)violence I)confirm B)active J)frightened C) residents K)concluded D) sealed L)fighting E)accident M) incident F) relatives N)treatment G) message O)forces H) bombing Key: 47-51CFAIB 52-56 OMHDN

Passage 15

If I were a boy again, I would practice 47 more often, and never give up a thing because it was inconvenient. If we want light, we would conquer 48. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.

If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the 49 in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two 50 at once. The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown-up people say, “I could not 51 my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so,” and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every 52 occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things 53; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble.

If I were a boy again, I would 54 of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards strangers as well. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more 55. Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the 56 purpose of life, I would, if I were a boy again, still try harder to make others happy. A) sole I)perseverance B) possible J)subject C) farewell K)endurable D) demand L) uniqueness E) directions M)accurately F) prospects N)tediously G) provoke O) fix H)darkness

Key: 47-51 IHJEO 52-56 BMDKA

Passage 16

Also known as the American War of Independence, the 47 began when British North American colonists revolted against the policies of the British government.

In 1773 an event known as the Boston Tea Party 48 in Boston Harbor. It was a demonstration of the antagonism felt by colonists toward the British parliament for having 49 introduce a tax on tea. The purpose of the tax was to 50 funds to pay for a standing army in North America to fend off threats to the British colonies. The policy backfired (事与愿违), though, serving only to fuel anti-British feelings in the colonies, which were beginning to nurture ideas of 51. Hostilities between the British and the colonists began on 19 April, 1775 when the Massachusetts militia, led by rebel 52 John Hancock and Samuel Adams, attacked British troops in Boston as they attempted to seize military stores. The Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June, the first proper battle, was a victory for the British, but George Washington was soon to 53 commander-in-chief to the colonies.

A series of battles over the next three years saw the frontline move back and forth, but Washington proved to be a tenacious foe(顽固的敌人) to the British. Following the winter of 1777-78, when Washington reached a low ebb（衰退） having been deserted by many 54 troops, the French entered the war on his side. The British then had a run of success but the introduction of conscription alienated (使疏远) 55 support from loyalist factions. The British general Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army in 1781, leading to peace negotiations.56, at the treaty of Paris (3 September 1783) American independence from British was recognized. A)independence I)raise B)people J)change C)conflict K)leaders D)potential L)eventually E)first M)occurred F)attempted N)strong G)introduction O)homesick H)become Key: 47-51CMFIA 52-56 KHODL

Passage 17

A marriage is a contract between two parties, a man and a woman, made in the 47 of witnesses as well as the woman’s guardian. It also 48 the payment of a dower(嫁妆)，the amount of which is agreed between the two parties and become payable by the husband at the 49 when the contract is made though the payment may be postponed by mutual agreement.

A marriage contract does not need to be written down in order to be 50. but the documentation is important, particularly these days in order to ensure that all future formalities(礼节)are 51 made. In many Muslim marriages, the wife may not be 52 when the actual contract is made. However, her father or guardian comes to her with two witnesses and asks her whether she gives him the verbal power of attorney (代理人) in presence of the two witnesses to act for her in 53 her to the man concerned and whether she agrees to the amount of dower to be paid to her. When she has given him the power of attorney, he proceeds to complete the marriage contract.

An offer of marriage is made by the woman’s father or guardian. Secondly, an 54 made by the man in the presence of two Muslim witnesses. The witnesses may be required to confirm the actual marriage in front of a 55 In order that their testimony（证词）be binding on a Muslim party, they must be Muslims.

The bride is entitled to receive a dower. The dower, a sum of money, in 56 or kind, must be specified as being given by the bridegroom to his bride. A) sense I)useful B) presence J)acceptable C) valid K)marriage D) results L)present E) properly M)judge F) cash N)visitor G) involves O) probably H) time Key: 47-51 BGHCE 52-56 LKJMF

Passage 18

War between the northern (Union) and southern (Confederate) states in America is the civil war. The reasons for the civil war were 47 ideological. The populations of the northern states had a more progressive 48 to their politics. They proclaimed the emancipation (解放) of slaves in 1863, but this issue 49 overshadowed by a determination to maintain the federal union of the states; the people of the southern states were 50 the right to leave the union in order that they be able to satisfy their instincts for political conservatism. This included the 51 of slavery, which was a far more 52 element of society in the south—and the foundation of wealth for many white families. In reality many northern and southern families were divided on the political issues. This meant that relatives ended up 53 on opposite sides, making the war a bitter struggle.

The war began on 14 April 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of southern ports in reaction to confederate rebels taking the Federal-run Fort Sumter in South Carolina. In July the Battle of Bull Run was fought. This first major engagement was won by the Confederate side.

In April 1862, at the Battle of Shiloh, General Grant won a battle for the Union and the Confederates began conscripting (招募) men. The next three years 54 counter-attack followed by counter-attack, including the 55 Union victory over General Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. Eventually, though, the end of the war was 56 by a further Union victory at the Battle of Petersburg in March 1865. Hostilities stopped in May. A) approach I) fighting B) became J)significant C) consistently K) religious D) primarily L) decisive E) hastened M) social F) claiming N) competition G) personal O) abolition H) saw Key: 47-51 DABFO 52-56 JIHLE

Passage 19

We do not know when man first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many 47 ways throughout history. Historical 48 show, for example, that people who lived over 3,000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to embalm (防腐) the 49. Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some eras of history. In the 18th century, for instance, if a person were 50 stealing salt, he could be put in jail. History records that about ten thousand people were put in jail during that century for stealing salt! About 150 years before, in the year1553, taking more salt than one was entitled to was punishable as a crime. The 51 ear was cut off! Salt was an important item on the table of royalty. It was traditionally 52 in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king’s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats 53 away from it. In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was the one that carried salt from the salt mines to Rome. Guards were stationed along the route to 54 against salt thieves. The guards received their pay in salt, hence the English word, 55 Any guard who fell asleep while on duty was said to be “not 56 his salt,” which is still used today in English to refer to a person felt to be incapable of doing a job. A) protect I) farther B) protest J)salted C)noble’s K)dead D)devoted L)caught E)placed M)offender’s F)different N) evidence G)significant O) salary H) worth Key: 47-51 FNKLM 52-56 EIAOH

Passage 20

The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an 47 shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in 48 for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children. By the time the 49 was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which 50, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and 51 foods. This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full 52 on women’s 53 position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is 16, many girls stay at school after that age, and 54 women tend to marry younger, more 55 women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more women return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the 56 and interest of each of them. A) youngest I)single B) unusual J) economic C) economical K)custom D) effect L)bringing E) so M) abilities F) married N)oldest G) caring O)though H) convenience

Key: 47-51 BGAKH 52-56 DJOFM

Passage 21

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more 47 but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less 48. We spend too 49 laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but 50 our values. We talk too much, love too little and lie too often. We have learned how to make a living, but not a life; we have added years to life, not life to years.

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower 51. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.

We have been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble 52 the street to meet the new neighbor. We have conquered 53 space, but not inner space. We have split atom, but not our 54; we write more, but learn less; plan more, but accomplish less.

We have learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but fewer morals. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication. We are long on 55, but short on quality. These are the times of fast food and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships; more leisure and less fun; more kinds of food, but less 56; two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes.

A) quantity I) crossing B) outer J) triple C) lottery K) nutrition D) conveniences L) viewpoint E) wellness M)recklessly F) reduced N)prejudice G) periodically O) surplus H) health

Key: 47-51 DEMFL 52-56 IBNAK

Passage 22

Today supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first

supermarket was 47 only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man 48 Michael Cullen.

A supermarket is different from other stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The customers choose what they want and take them to the check-out counter. This means that fewer employees are 49 than in other stores.

The way products are 50 is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores. For example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the check-out counter; candied, chocolate, magazines, cheap books and so on. Why are they there?

Most customers who go to a supermarket buy from a shopping list. They shop according to a plan. By the time he or she reaches the check-out counter, the customer is feeling pleased and 51 because the task is finished. In this happy 52, many customers buy from these displays of products near the check-out counter, and this is 53 what the owner of the supermarket hopes they will do. Another important fact in helping a customer choose what to buy is where a product is placed on a shelf. A product that is placed at eye level on a shelf sells much better than one which is placed on a 54 or higher shelf. The comfort and convenience of shopping centers is another factor which makes them popular with customers. Large parking spaces are 55, and many supermarkets56 open until very late at night.

A) way I) opened B) exactly J) displayed C) lower K) named D) particular L) provided E)required M) energy F) mood N)between G) stay O) relaxed H) management Key:47-51 IKEJO 52-56 FBCLG

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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your 47. But forgiveness is 48 and it can be surprisingly helpful to your 49and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite and better sleep patterns. “People who forgive show less anger and more holpfulness,” says Dr. Frederick Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help people feel better and allow people to feel more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, 50 yourself first. Take a couple of 51 and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Do not wait for an 52 “Many times the person who hurts you may 53 think of apologizing,” says Dr. Frederick Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just do not see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very a long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean54 the action of the person who upset you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. 55, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective; you may 56 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear, even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view. A) instead I) realize B) never J) apology C) safe K) breaths D) anger L) work E) calm M) possible F) accepting N) physical G) annoy O) review H) suspect Key: 47-51 DMNEK 52-56 JBFAI Passage 24

There was once time when all human beings were gods, but they so abused（滥用）

their divinity（神性）that Brahma, the chief god, decided to 47 it away from them and hide it where it could never be found.

Where to hide their divinity was the 48. So Braham called a council of the gods to help him decided. “Let’s bury it 49 in earth,” said the gods. But Braham answered, “No, that will not do because humans will dig into the earth and find it.” Then the gods said, “Let us sink it in the deepest ocean.” But Braham said, “no, not 50, for they will learn to dive into the ocean and will find it.” Then the gods said, “Let us take it to the 51 of the highest mountain and hide it there.” But once again Braham replied, “no, that will not do either, because they will 52climb every mountain and53 again take up their divinity.” Then the gods gave up and said, “We do not known where to hide it, because it seems that there is no place on earth or in the sea that human beings will not eventually reach.”

Braham thought for a long time and then said, “Here is what we will do. We will hide their divinity deep in the54of their own being, for humans will never think to look for it there.”

All the gods agreed that this was the55 hiding place, and the deed was done. And since that time humans have been going up and down the earth, digging, diving, climbing, and 56 ---- searching for something already within themselves. A) top I) eventually B) once J) market C) follow K) deep D) take L) directly E) new M) there F) center N) perfect G) question O) foreign H) exploring Key: 47-51 DGKMA 52-56 IBFNH

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Although I had left school against the 47 of my teacher, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 48 my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the 49 in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent. I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.

By 50, I won some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in 51. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said no. Not that I had any real excuse. I was just 52. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me and I became more interested in literature than ever. I 53 what I should do after this, and decided that I could not 54 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They were greatly55 but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could 56 stop me, and they asked about the matter no further. A) imagine I) disbelief B) chance J) continue C) realized K) strike D) discussed L) surprised E) wondered M) youngest F) frightened N) easy G) stop O) parents H) advice Key: 47-51 HJMBI 52-56 FEALG

Passage 26

Not everyone in the world 47 the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference, not an economical one. Knowing your own psychological space needs is important because they strongly 48 your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were 49up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the 50 are, if you have two children or more, that you also will offer 51 bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are 52. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.

The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families 53 closer to each other and the size of their house has 54 to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.

Although it is true that psychological space needs are not 55 by economical reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economical pressures. It is almost impossible, however, to 56 change your psychological space needs.

A) nothing I) nothing B) requires J) decided C) completely K) separate D) exclusion L) gather E) babies M) affect F) brought N) chances G) months O) difference H) software Key: 47-51 BMFNK 52-56 ELIJC

Passage 27

In bringing up children, every parent watches 47 the child’s acquisition of each new skill the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the 48 of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child 49 his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or 50 any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents_51 greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially 52 in money matters. Others are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In 53, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.

As 54 the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency (一致) is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept.” If they are not sincere and do not 55 what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some 56 fooled. A) beginning I) attention B) extent J) temper C) general K) practice D) terms L) strict E) information M) regards F) vary N) eagerly G) beyond O) answered H) without Key:47-51 NAGHF 52-56 LCMKB

Passage 28

Going to the beach is many American’s 47 activity. In the area near New York City, nine million people 48 to go to the beach every summer. They went swimming in the ocean without giving a 49to what was under water. But those days are long gone. In the summer of 1988, the government was forced to 50 down beaches all over America because garbage from hospitals was found in the water. The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood, and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood. Where the medical garbage came from is anybody’s 51. Americans were surprised by this state of affairs. They thought that oceans were big enough to 52clean, even if garbage was put in them. People did not think of the underwater garbage because it was out of 53. Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful 54 watching carefully. San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that’s full of chemicals. Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found something was wrong with the skin of the fish. In many parts of America, people are told not eat too much fish because of 55. New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean. Boston harbor is so polluted that scientists say it will not to be fine until next century.

Cleaning up oceans will not be easy, but people can no longer take no 56 of the challenge. A) shut I) pollution B) notice J) discovered C) sight K) used D) guess L) form E) thought M) without F) instance N) favorite G) breath O) stay H) means Key: 47-51 NKEAD 52-56 OCMIB

Passage 29

It has been said that all Africans are born 47 musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is 48 in Africa, we probably think that all Africans are musicians. The impression is 49when we look at ourselves and find that we have become largely a society of musical spectators. Music is important to us, but most of us can be considered 50 rather than producers of music. In most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to 51 the spectators from the performers, but such is often not the52 in Africa. Ablan Ayipaga, a musician, says that when his flute and drum group is performing, “anybody can take part.” This is true, but musicians 53 that not all people are equally able to take part in the music. Some can sing along with the drummers, but few can drum and even fewer can play the flute with the group. It is fairly common in Africa for there to be a group of expert musicians 54 by others who join in by clapping, singing, or somehow 55 to the totality of musical sound. Performances often take 56 in an open area and so the lines between the performing actors and the additional performers, active spectators and passive spectators may be difficult to draw from our point of view.

A) recognize I) strengthened B) tell J) news C) actors K) consumers D) adventure L) information E) place M) performed F) case N) adding G) surrounded O) products H) with Key: 47-51 HMIKB 52-56 FAGNE

Passage 30

Almost every family buys newspaper at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people 47 to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

Five hundred years age, news of important happenings—battle 48 and won, kings or rules overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news was passed by 49 of mouth and was never accurate. Today we read in our newspapers of important events that 50 in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

51 from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and very popular section of jokes and cartoons, and, of course, 52 . There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring 53 to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is 54 the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money 55 from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at low price and still make a 56. A) earned I) profit B) apart J) advertisements C) besides K) occur D) word L) subscribe E) attention M) space F) worth N) lost G) value O) company H) means Key: 47-51 LNDKB 52-56 JEFAI Passage 31

The poverty line is the 47 income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes 48 the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find 49 to the problem. As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today’s 50 high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had 51 jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists 52 several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.

For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not 53 to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal 54 age. Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation (动力). They have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job.

Other poor people look for a job but can not find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. 55 ,when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer. At the present time, the government thinks it can 56 poverty in the country in the following year. A) solutions I) reduce B) stable J) relatively C) resources K) keen D) heard L) care E) qualified M) suggest F) below N) minimum G) retirement O) therefore H) employ Key: 47-51 NFAJK 52-56 MEGOI

Passage 32

Recent KFC advertisement has become a 47 topic on the Internet. In the television ad, two boys and one girl study in a KFC store to prepare for the college entrance examination. The boy who worked hard does not get into university, while the one crazy for KFC food 48, despite his lazy attitude to studying. People 49 the idea that eating KFC helps students’ study, which they say the ad implies. They call for the mass media, including ads, to 50 wiser messages. They are right. But what is more important is that we should train ourselves to be wise enough not be 51 accept what is being sold. No doubt television advertisements, together with other media products, 52 and entertain us. But, too often, there are hidden messages in the information we receive. The songs we hear, the images we see, and the articles we read, are carefully selected to convey political, cultural, economic and moral messages. The mass media deliver us these messages in an 53 to persuade us into believing or buying whatever it is that is being pushed.

The question is, should we always believe what the mass media say? The answer is that we should use our minds to dig out the hidden meaning and 54 on our own

judgment to make a choice.

In some counties, students take a course called “media literacy” (媒体素养). They learn to analyze the mass media. They are 55 to challenge everything they see or hear and to do research into missing views. They learn to ask questions and to be 56 thinkers. A) sound I) succeeds B) inform J) fails C) critical K) attempt D) blindly L) mute E) carry M) rely F) encouraged N) doubt G) impressed O) hot H) problem Key: 47-51 OINED 52-56 BKMFC Passage 33

Everyone hopes to live happily in the world. 47 exercise is indispensable to a happy life. There is a famous saying: “life lies on exercise.” Although you will not necessarily die without 48 physical exercises, they will certainly help you live longer and more 49. Exercise is good for us to 50 our bodies. It helps co-ordinate (平衡) the different parts of our bodies when we have sports. For example, we must try our best to co-ordinate the movements of the arms and legs when we play basketball, or we will not be able to shoot the basket. Exercise also 51 our organs. It lets the heart 52 faster than usual, and then helps enlarge the blood vessels to protect us from heart attacks. Exercise can also 53 to the development of our ability to respond agilely (敏捷地). For instance, when you play table-tennis, you must try to reflect as quickly as you can so that you may fight back at the right position at the right moment.

Exercise can also contribute to 54 our mood. When you do exercise, you move a lot and you have to be more 55. It helps you become more optimistic. Exercise will fill your life with various contents and make it more colorful.

What is more, exercise will help you get rid of your inertia (惰性). If you keep dong exercise regularly, you will never be a lazy person. Therefore, exercise has great 56 on one’s character.

In a word, exercise is helpful, important and absolutely necessary. A) improving I) beat B) customs J) effect C) build K) physical D) passive L) active E) community M) contribute F) healthily N) regular G) introduce O) cut H) benefits Key: 47-51 KNFCH 52-56 IMALJ

Passage 34

In recent years, the air-conditioner has become one of the many indispensable 47 appliances for thousands of families, especially those in the south. The advantages of the air-conditioner are self-evident. 48 with the ability to refrigerate, the air—conditioner makes you feel refreshing and comfortable no matter how hot it is outside.

Thus it 49 the efficiency of your work and the quality of your rest. Without it there would be no knowing what would happen to you in the hot days. 50, it can also create a proper condition in summer for the operation of computers-the best friends of yours in the information age. Too high a temperature would make computers work improperly, causing much 51 for you daily life and work. With all the advantages the air-conditioner offers, its disadvantages are obvious. To begin with, the installment of the air-conditioner always 52 the hole making in the wall, which undoubtedly makes the wall less pleasing to the eye than if not. Besides, the air-conditioned environment may make you more and more 53 on the air-conditioner, thus physically weakening your ability to 54 with hot weather. Most important, the air-conditioned environment provides poor ventilation and sometimes may even give 55 to a strange kind of smell, which makes you feel dizzy and sick. Consequently, you will be in no 56 for enjoying the cool air produced by the air-conditioner. A) moreover I) involves B) mood J) electrical C) enjoy K) cope D) reflect L) dependent E) guarantee M) raise F) focus N) rise G) armed O) browse H) inconvenience Key: 47-51 JGEAH 52-56 ILKNB

Passage 35

Knowledge may be 47 through many ways. One way of getting knowledge is from traveling. Another way is by 48 , especially one with a great man. A person may also become knowledgeable through other ways such as listening to radio or watching television. The best way to acquire knowledge, 49 , is through reading. Reading as a means of 50 knowledge has a number of advantages over many other ways. To begin with, it is the most consistent way of getting knowledge. One can read

regularly but few people can travel in the same way. Secondly, reading can 51 a thorough grasp of what you are interested in. This is hardly so when one listening to the radio or watching TV. Finally, reading is the most 52 of all the ways to obtain knowledge. For example, one can always read for ten minutes before going to bed, but it is not always possible for him to converse with others at such a 6 hour.

However, there 53 one problem about reading. There are all kinds of books in society. Some are good, while others are bad. Good books are 54 to our soul while bad ones are harmful to our mind. Therefore, it is of great importance for the reader to 55good plants from wild weeds. We should read good books and 56 harmful ones. A) ensure I) flexible B) reject J) conversation C) commercial K) flexible D) however L) beneficial E) charming M) infer F) exists N) acquired G) obtaining O) separate H) furious Key: 47-51 NJDGA 52-56 IFLOB

Passage 36

In the United States most people celebrate their birthdays on the day of the month they were born.

Birthdays are celebrated with family and friends. 47 are sent for a party. A birthday cake with candles is served. The number of candles 48 the ages of the birthday person. The candles are lightened. The person makes three 49 and then blows the candles out in one breath so the wishes will come true. People sing “Happy Birthday” and wish the person health and long life.

It is 50 to bring or send birthday cards and gifts to the birthday person. Many people send flowers. Other gifts can be clothing, books, records, or perfumes. There are birthdays and flowers for each month of the year. These can also be 51 gifts. Parties for children are usually held at home. At children’s parities, children wear birthday hats and get souvenirs from the birthday child. Sometimes birthdays are celebrated at school in the classroom with classrooms. Mothers bring cake, candy, and refreshments for the whole class. Some parties are catered at 52. They reserve a special room for the birthday group and supple the refreshments and 53. Some birthdays are special. Girls have a special celebration for the sixteenth

birthday, called “sweet sixteen.” The eighteenth birthday is important because it is the 54 voting age. The legal age for driving and drinking alcohol varies each state. Some people want to celebrate the birthday of a relative or friend with a “surprise party”. They 55the party, but birthday person does not find out about it. When the person comes to the party everyone shouts “SURPRISE”!

It is nice to remember the birthday of family and friends. One way to show this is by sending birthday cards, making a telephone call, or sending telegrams. Some people make 56 to charities in the name of the birthday person. A) Appropriate I) wishes B) hotel J) extraordinary C) contributions K) organize D) restaurants L) represents E) legal M) effective F) devotion N) decorations G) traditional O) Invitations H) exhibit Key:47-51OLIGA 52-56 DNEKC

Passage 37

However important we may regard school life to be, there is no gainsaying (否认) the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or47 by the teacher. They can become strong 48of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder (阻碍) curricular objective.

Administrations have been 49of the need to keep parents apprised of the newer methods used in schools. Many principles have been conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing, and development mathematics.

Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the 50 of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The many interviews carried on during the year as well as new ways of reporting pupils’51 , can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.

To illustrate, 52 that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate (提高) this natural parental interest into 53 channels. He might be persuaded to let Juniors participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip, and engaging in scores of the other activities that have a 54 basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics and, at the same time, enjoying the work.

Too often, however, teachers’ conferences with parents are devoted to petty

accounts of children’s misdemeanors (轻罪), complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for penalties（惩罚）and 55 at home. What is needed is more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds for the best 56of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.

In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters’ capacities. A) think I) productive B) discounted J) suppose C) imaginative K) rewards D) allies L) award E) aware M) mathematical F) statistics N) utilization G) permission O) capacities H) progress Key: 47-51 BDEGH 52-56 JIMKN

Passage 38

Faces, like fingerprints, are 47. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a 48 writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child—or even an animal, such as a pigeon---can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for 49. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s 50, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks, and feels that make that individual different from others.

Like the human face, human personality is very 51. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, 52 , friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon All Ports, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words53differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use his information as a 54 for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types---people are described with such55. People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s (坏人) or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear mask. But we can easily 56 the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.

A) terms I) personality B) bury J) tell C) complex K) considerable D) skilled L) characterizing E) divert M) basis F) considerate N) cause G) statements O) unique H) granted Key: 47-51 ODHIC 52-56 FKMAJ Passage 39

To understand why someone becomes an optimist or a pessimist, it helps to understand what 47 them. Say you crash your car. Do you expect good things to happen after the accident, an easy recuperation, a fat check from your insurer? Or do you worry that your neck will hurt forever?

“Optimist people tend to feel that bad things won’t last long and won’t 48 other parts of life,” researcher Seligman says. “Pessimists tend to believe one 49 incident will last and undermine everything else in their lives.” What’s more, he says, is the story they construct about why things happen---their explanatory style is different. Optimists believe that bad events have temporary causes—“the boss is in a bad mood.” Pessimists believe the cause is 50 — “the boss is a jerk. (蠢人)”.

This sense of control distinguishes one type from the other. Positive thinkers feel 51. Negative thinkers, Seligman says, feel helpless because they have learned to believe they are doomed, no matter what. A young wife who is told she is 52 of handling household finances might later become a divorced woman who cannot balance a checkbook.

Such learned helplessness causes much 53 on health. What’s worse, pessimists do not believe in preventive care. Visit a doctor and you might find out you are sick! My father was rushed to the 54 room for medical conditions that would have been easily treatable if he had seen a doctor sooner. Compared to these, studies show that optimists are better at coping with the distress 55 with everything from sore throat to heart surgery. 56, scientists discovered that optimists have more disease-fighting T cells. A) harm I) precautions B) threatened J) affect C) furthermore K) negative D) distinguishes L) measures E) incapable M) associated F) permanent N) powerful G) witness O) suggests H) emergency Key: 47-51 DJKFN 52-56 EAHMC Passage 40

A growing number of students in England are 47 their examinations, with many using mobile phones to 48 their marks. The Qualification and Curriculum Authority in UK, the examinations watchdog, found that more than 4500 49 were penalized for malpractice last year, an increase of 27% on 2004.

Of these, around 1100 students were 50 smuggling mobile phones into examination rooms, the body said in an annual report. The most common type of malpractice, 51 1887 students, was smuggling cheating aids into to examination, according to the report. Around a third—1414 of the penalized candidates took part in plagiarism, collusion or copying another’s work. Students were also penalized for 52 suspicious information, disruptive behavior and altering results documents. Other offences included failing to following invigilator’s instructions and theft of work.

Students caught cheating face disqualification from all or part of their examinations, or the deduction of marks from their work.

Ken Boston, chief executive of the examinations watchdog, said: “over recent years we have 53 a noticeable rise in the number of mobile phone 54 incidents in examination halls across the country. “As we enter the summer examination season I have written to school and colleges to remind them of their responsibilities to 55 upon students the importance of not taking mobile phones into examinations.”

But only a reminding letter is far from a satisfactory solution. More needs to be done to make children understand the 56 of honesty. A) related I) seen B) ceremony J) significance C) caught K) create D) set L) impress E) reinforce M) exchanging F) cheating N) candidates G) involving O) boost H) offending Key: 47-51 FONCG 52-56 MIALJ

Passage 41

After I arrived at university I stayed in a dorm. Everyone there seemed to be making friends more 47 than I was. At school, I had known my friends from the age of 12 and I had taken their presence in my life for granted. My parents had been a bit overprotective of me and had not encouraged me to get 48 with after-school activities. I had not had a weekend job, so I had little independence or the chance to 49. That is why I was so excited when I did well enough to go to university because I could not 50 to make new friends. However, it was a bit of a 51 to suddenly know nobody. To begin with, I always went back to my room after lectures, and I even felt 52 asking the way. So I did not have a chance to make new friends. It took me a while before I came to the 53 that the only person who could help me make friends was “me”. It was no 54 waiting for other people to make an effort. I had thought that

nobody was taking an interest in me and I would never make friends with anyone. But then I realized that I was not really taking an interest in others either! The reason was that I was shy, but other people may have thought I was just not very friendly.

Looking back at my first few months at university, I think I would like to offer this piece of advice: to be 55 and friendly with people you meet. I didn’t do this at first, because I was shy. However, later when I made myself known, spoken up and joined a few clubs that interested me, I began to develop more friendly and meaningful 56, and soon discovered that I was no different from others in being to make some very good friends. A) cheerful I) shy B) anxious J) conclusion C) quickly K) point D) socialize L) involved E) convenience M) use F) relationships N) retired G) wait O) shock H) help Key: 47-51 CLDGO 52-56 IJMAF Passage 42

In recent years, the rise in the use of Internet communication has been great among young people, and the United States 47 for 20 percent of all Internet activity. Still, more and more people of all ages are using the internet for longer stretches of time in countries around the world, especially in the places such as China. And non-native English speakers make up at least two-thirds of Internet users.

The research has shown that English is used most of the time on international mailing lists because it is the language that most people have at least some knowledge of. The size and structure of keyboards also makes it particularly difficult to write in languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic. The wide use of English online makes many linguists worry that people are 48 their own languages and losing their own cultures.

It is also true, however, that the Internet has 49 up an explosion of possibilities for rapid communication across cultures. It might also be a good forum for the protection of disappearing languages. However, is the Internet 50 to the protection or extinction of languages? Only time can 51. According to the research, the more we use Instant Messages, text messaging on our cell phones, and other new technologies, the more they shape our lives and relationships.

People have, for example, discovered ways to get across complicated feelings and 52 in only a few words. A few generations ago, no one could have imagined that we would be communicating over computers in real time 53 ever speaking a word. Now people feel 54 without their e-mail and cell phones. New technologies may open up 55 communication possibilities in the future. So, just remember that technology shapes us every time we use it. And that could be a

good thing or a bad thing, 56 on how you look at it. A) opened I) additional B) without J) splendid C) among K) emotions D) contributing L) nervous E) promising M) neglecting F) tell N) constructing G) depending O) accounts H) helpless Key: 47-51 OMADF 52-56 KBHIG Passage 43

Mothers are always talking about how they have to get back in 47 after the baby is born. They 48, “I used to look like that, now I look like this.” It is not that we do not know what is healthy, we do. Every doctor and study in the world has told us that a good diet and proper exercise not only extends your life, but also 49 the quality of your life. Do we listen? Not really. We let daily life and its responsibilities get in the way.

There are three aspects to good health and staying in shape: diet, exercise, and a 50mental attitude. Each aspect is equally as important and serves to support the other. A good diet supplies the nutrients necessary for a healthy body. Exercise keeps your body relaxed and increases your endurance. And, a positive mental attitude wards off depression, and in some cases, even 51. Not one aspect of the three can be 52. Good nutrition will keep your mind sharp and make you feel better, but without exercise your muscles will not be toned and your endurance will be 53. Recent studies have shown that exercise alone can 54 depression—proof that exercise affects your mental attitude in a positive way. By the same token, a common symptom of depression is 55of energy. You just do not feel like moving around. Proof again that your mental attitude affects your desire to exercise. All three—diet, exercise and attitude, work together for 56 health and well-being, and at no other time in our life is more important than right now—at midlife. A) cure I) positive B) maximum J) system C) improves K) complain D) disease L) breakdown E) allowance M) shape F) ignored N) translates G) affected O) lack H) channels Key: 47-51 MKCID 52-56 FGAOB

Passage 44

A significant part of a hiring decision is based on 47 elements in an interview—handshake, eye contact, body language, listening skills, clothing and accessories. Do you overlook the power of a good first48 impression? People make amazing assumptions about your professional credibility and potential performance based upon appearance during a first meeting. It is very difficult to 49 a poor first impression, regardless of your knowledge or skill.

To be successful, research and practice for the interview and carefully plan the professional 50 you want to have. If you come to an interview dressed professionally, your will feel a sense of confidence and others will sense your self-assurance. Many employers 51 your appearance in terms of what you know about the world around you and what attention you give to detail. General guildlines

Select apparel, fragrances, jewelry, hairstyle and so on that do not lower your professional image. The interviewer’s attention should be 52 on what you say and your qualifications.

Make sure your hair is clean, neat and professionally styled. 53 styles that cover over more than your forehead or one that you have to brush back. Apparel should be clean and neatly 54 Apparel should fit well and remain in place while sitting and/or walking.

Choose professional apparel that you like or which you receive55 feedback from people who are knowledgeable about the industry standard or 56company policy. Less is more. Keep your look simple and successful until you get used to the environment and learn about the company’s dress rules. A) pressed I) interpret B) focused J) image C) nonverbal K) impression D) confessed L) avoid E) specific M) prolific F) general N) overcome G) positive O) intension H) simple Key: 47-51 CKNJI 52-56 BLAGE

Passage 45

Ridesharing is 47 two or more people traveling together from a common or agreed upon origins to a shared 48. However, in the context used here, it refers to two or more people sharing the car everyday to commute to work, which 49 for 25 to 41 percent of vehicle trips and travel.

Transportation related 50 now represent 10 to 12 percent of an average family’s total income, the third child largest expense in their 51. Yet, most Americans continue to drive to work alone in an automobile designed to comfortably carry four or five people. However, with the ever present threat of rising oil prices and the shrinking of funds 52 for highway and traffic improvements, government, business, and private

citizens are seeking and promoting 53 solutions to energy and transportation problems.

Vanpooling and carpooling exemplify two commuting arrangements that can conserve energy and improve your economic situation and do not require a drastic change in your lifestyle. This fact sheet offers some basic information on what you should consider before deciding whether to sponsor a program, and how to maintain a carpool or vanpool so that it operates in the most effective manner.

If the daily commuting distance is not at least 30 miles, vanpools are usually not cost effective; for shorter distances, carpools 54 the best option. In addition, an employer-sponsored carpool program is a relatively low-cost operation, which usually requires matching employees, promoting and coordinating the program, but does not include the investment costs required to 55 vans. Because almost everyone can potentially 56 from a carpool, riders are easier to locate and recruit than for a vanpool. For example, fellow workers, relatives, and neighbors with similar work destinations (central business districts, plant, companies, shopping centers, etc.) should be easy be recruit into a carpool if properly approached and educated on the economical savings of carpooling. A) alternative I) available B) benefit J) budget C) promoting K) expenses D) environment L) destination E) lifts M) accounts F) save N) basically G) operates O) represent H) purchase Key: 47-51 NLMKJ 52-56 IAOHB

Passage 46

Bargaining is a tradition in many countries. Shoppers bargain over price when they buy cars, houses and other expensive items. And bargaining is 47to include many less valuable items that do not have standardized markets. You should also bargain for hotel rooms in many cases.

Many people find bargaining tiresome and distasteful. Get over it! Bargaining is a social as well as a business practice in many countries, and can be quite pleasant when done 48. Here are some rules for getting a good price:

1. Know the market. Browse, examine goods and ask prices in several shops to get a sense of the market before bargaining.

2. Do not show 49 for the item you want. A poker face pays off, believe me. Look at several items. Do not ask prices for a while, but when you do, ask the prices of several items, whether you are interested in them or not. Act a though the price you really, really want is only so-so, not a big deal.

3. If you buy several items, get a 50. It is always easier to get a lower price if you buy several items. It is a usual rule in the world.

4. Do not 51 over pennies. If you are close to 52 on price, do not let a few dollars get in the way of your satisfaction.

5. Do not be afraid to walk away and perhaps come back. You get the best price on an item if you can 53 yourself that you really do not need it. If you really can’t bring yourself to pay the shopkeeper’s final price, thank him or her and walk out of the shop. Seeing a 54 sale walking away, the shopkeeper may 55 your price or at least offer a further discount. If not, then you have learned that the shopkeeper’s price is 56, and you can return in an hour or a day and by the item at that price, or you can look for it elsewhere, knowing the market better. A) potential I) agreement B) sum J)firm C) discount K) extended D) meet L) properly E) recently M) exchange F) convince N) enthusiasm G) contract O) haggle H) useless Key: 47-51 KLNCO 52-56 IFADJ Passage 47

William Gates is the former chairman and now the chief 47 of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had 48 of $40 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2005, and employs more than 50,000 people in over 60 countries.

Born on October 28, 1955, Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates, II, is a lawyer. Their mother, Mary Gates, taught at the University of Washington.

Gates attended a public 49 school and the private Lakeside School. There he began his career in personal computer software, programming computer at age 13.

In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he developed the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer — the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates 50out of Harvard to develop his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with Paul Allen. Guided by the belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.

Gates’ vision 51 personal computing has been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively involved in key management and 52 decision at Microsoft and plays an important role in the technical development of new products. A significant portion of his time is 53 to meeting customs and staying in 54 with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.

Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft’s 55 has been to continue to advance and

improve software technology and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is 56 to the long-term view and has invested more than $6 billion on research and development in the current fiscal year. A) proceed I) mission B) money J) resources C) comprehensive K) dropped D) elementary L) committed E) revenues M) architect F) regarding N) devoted G) entered O) contact H) strategic Key: 47-51 MEDKF 52-56 HNOIL Passage 48

While a world without music is almost 47, we rarely stop to consider the many ways in which music touches our lives. It is not surprising that listening to music is among the world’s favorite 48. Practically every important event has some musical 49. From birthdays to graduations, weddings, anniversaries, and funerals, music sets the tone, and it sooths our souls when we are thinking or praying.

From driving to work to catching the latest news, music is present everywhere in our lives. Yet, in this age of video games and hundreds of cable channels, families do not often get together to make music and share their stories with 50 generations. Undoubtedly, something important has been lost.

Even among the 7.6% of American adults who play musical instruments, few recognize or take the opportunity to build relationships and community with their music. In contrast, singing, dancing, and playing music around a campfire was a basic 51 of ancient civilizations. Music making was far more than just a 52 of entertainment. As an effective communication tool for connecting people and building bridges, music making could bring about changes in society.

Thousands of years have passed and our basic needs have not changed. We still experienced the 53 to belong, to be part of a community of 8 who share interests and come together for a common purpose. The medical community is coming to realize that the 9 need to connect with each other in meaningful ways may well be the most 10 factor to quality of life. A) successive I) source B) drive J) accompaniment C) energy K) resource D) enhance L) contributing E) pastimes M) inherent F) helpful N) component G) unimaginable O) individuals H) comforts Key: 47-51 GEJAN 52-56 IBOML

Passage 49

Finding a fashionable outfit for a summer walk in the park might be easy, but dressing for the office in hot weather can be more 47 than army circuit training. Not only is the British summer 48 changeable, but there are also multiple climate zones to 49 to. There is tropical (the tube), subtropical (outside on a hot day) and arctic (anywhere with efficient air conditioning). Then there is the importance of not 50 too much flesh and yet to appear as if you are fashion-conscious enough to know that the mackintosh is the coat of the season, while 51 to the office dress code. Workplace dress might have 52 over the last decade, with many city firms moving towards “business casual” rather than formal dress, but there are still offices where boardrooms and bare legs do not mix and where spoken and unspoken expectations are still 53 correct attire. When Sarah Clarke, 29, joined a major accountancy firm, the company arranged for her to attend a seminar with an image consultant. The consultant implied that not wearing earrings was career 54. How you present yourself at work does influence how you are 55 in professional terms.

On the surface, it might appear easier to know what to wear in summer if you do not work in a formal office, but a creative environment should not be 56 as an excuse to dress as if you were on a float at the Rio Carnival. A) comfortable I) adhering B) surface J) revealing C) governing K) challenging D) suicide L) perceived E) displaying M) relaxed F) appealing N) trends G) notoriously O) interpreted H) adapt Key: 47-51 KGHJI 52-56 MCDLO Passage 50

Mairam Mancy is 22 and quickly reaching adulthood. She will get a diploma from the university this summer and 47 a career in sales. Yet she is not totally ready to live on her own like an adult. In fact, a recent online 48found that 61 percent of college seniors at 1,350 colleges across the US intend to move home for some time following graduation.

That may be due, in part, to worries that they will not get a job in today’s 49 economy. 53% of respondents in that survey said they did not expect to have any job offers by the time she graduate.

Frank Furstenberg, a sociology professor, believes the50 of 20-somethings living at home is part of a much larger 51 in society that has been going on for almost 50 years. “In the middle of the last century, people went into marriage and set up their own household.” Today, education has become a 52 process. People cannot just enter the labor force and form a family in their late teens or early 20s. It requires more skill and more material 53 than was the case a half century ago, Furstenberg said. However, fear of joblessness is not the only factor that sends graduates back home. Debt, divorce or simply an 54 to the comforts of a ready-made home and a large savings account are other factors.

“It’s so time-consuming if you don’t live with your parents and you have to do your own 55 and cooking and cleaning. Staying at home allows you to save up money,” said bob Hayes, 25, who has lived at home throughout college and two years of graduate school.

Another factor that keeps many young adults at home is their dislike for the 56. House-sharing can bring problems of co-tenants not paying for their share of the rent and putting up with others’ living habits. A) tolerance I) alternative B) shift J) phenomenon C) force K) tough D) attachment L) survey E) consumption M) resources F) lengthier N) structure G) launch O) economy H) laundry Key: 47-51 GLKJB 52-56 FMDHI

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