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Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion”isaquotationfromShakespeare’splay_________.
A.RomeoandJuliet
B.Macbeth
C.Hamlet
D.KingLear
5.MycousinBettyistheblack_________ofthefamily
A.cow
B.pig
C.horse
D.sheep
6.I’vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonsokeepyour_________crossed.
A.toes
B.fingers
C.arms
D.legs
7.AsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop,hethoughthe'
djust_________toseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.
A.lookin
B.lookup
C.lookround
D.lookfor
8.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_________ofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.
A.bite
B.lick
C.sip
D.touch
9.Myfather'
sveryquiettoo.I_________him.
A.followwith
B.takeafter
C.looklike
D.turnuptobe
10.ThecapitalofAustraliais_________
A.Sydney
B.Melbourne
C.Liverpool
D.Canberra
11.GermanyhaswontheWorldCup_________
A.twice
B.threetimes
C.fourtimes
D.fivetimes
12.TonyBlairbecame_________ofBritainin19971
A.president
B.generalsecretary
C.primeminister
D.king
13.
_________wasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.
A.Hitler
B.Napoleon
C.Mussolini
D.RichardNixon
14.TherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA,_________and_________.
A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicans
B.theDemocratsandtheLabors
C.theDemocratsandtheConservatives
D.theConservativesandtheRepublicans
15.Thenewswas_________ontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.
A.broadcast
B.tobroadcast
C.beingbroadcasted
D.broadcasting
16.
_________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing2008.
A.AGreen,CheerfulandPeople'
sOlympics
B.ASuccessful,ImpressiveandPeople'
C.AGreen,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
D.ASuccessful,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
17.Ican’tgetintomyapartmentbecauseIleftthekey._________mydoorinmycar.
A.of
B.from
C.on
D.to
18._________isoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.
A.DowningStreet
B.WhiteHall
C.WhiteHouse
D.Thefleetstreet
19.OnNewYear'
sEve,therewillbeafirework_________atPeople'
sSquare.
A.exhibition
B.performance
C.show
D.display
20.Theyear2002was_________GoldenJubilee.
A.QueenMary
B.QueenElizabethI
C.QueenVictoria
D.QueenElizabeth1I
21.It'
snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshort_________throughthejungle.
A.pass
B.comer
C.turning
D.cut
22.YaoMing,arisingstarinNBA,isnowplayingbasketballwiththe_________.
A.ChicagoBulls
B.LosAngelesLakers
C.HoustonRockets
D.WestPoint
23.Whatdoes"
Itringsabell."
mean?
A.It'
stimeforclass.
B.It'
sNewYear.
C.Itsoundsfamiliar.
D.Itsoundsinteresting.
24.Couldyoukeepa(n)_________onthebabyforamoment?
A.heart
B.eye
C.hand
D.ear
25.Ihaven'
tgote-mailathome.I'
llhavetowritetoyouby_________mail.
A.pigeon
B.monkey
C.snail
D.tortoise
26.Thefirstclonedsheep“_________”wasbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute,Edinburgh,Scotland.
A.Kelly
B.Dolly
C.Shelly
D.Polly
27.ThetermCEOstandsfor_________.
A.ChiefExecutiveOfficer
B.CentralExecutiveOfficer
C.ChiefExecutiveOfficial
D.CentralExecutiveOfficial
28.ShanghaiMaglevLine-theworld'
sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway--usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofupto_________kph.
A.340
B.334
C.430
D.433
29.Billistheshortnamefor_________.
A.Thomas
B.Richard
C.William
D.Robert
30.ThereflowsRiver_________inParis.
A.Thames
B.Nile
C.Yangtze
D.Saine
II.ReadingComprehension:
15%
(A)
MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.
ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.
TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakindoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.
TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.
Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesenjoyedthattreatverymuch.
Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.
Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.
31.ThepassagesaysthatmostAmericans_________
A.thinkthaticecreamisverynew
B.thinkthaticecreamwasanAmericanidea
C.knowthaticecreamhasalonghistory
D.donotknowwhaticecreamis
32.TheRomanemperorNerohiredmento_________
A.makeicecreamforhim
B.bringicecreamfromChina
C.guardthesecretoficecream
D.bringicetocoolhisdrinks
33.CharlesIofEnglandwantedto_________
A.makeicecreampopular
B.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimself
C.developnewkindsoficecream
D.bringicecreamrecipesfromChina
(B)
BenJohnsonisoneofthefewmeneverburiedstandingup.
Asthestorygoes,KingCharlesIoncemadehimapromise.ThekingtoldthegreatwriterthathewouldbeburiedinEngland'
sfamousWestminsterAbbey.Butthatwasn'
tall.Johnsoncouldchooseanyplacehelikedforhisgrave.
Johnsondiedin1637.Thenitwasfoundthatthespothehadpickedwasalreadyfilled.Thegroundspaceleftinitwasjusteighteeninchessquare.
KingCharles1kepthiswords.
HehadJohnson'
scoffinplacedonitsendinthesmallplace.That'
sthewayitwouldjustfit.
34.Whichprobablyhappenedfirst?
A.JohnsonpickedaplaceintheAbbey.
B.Johnsondied.
C.JohnsonreceivedCharles’spromise.
D.Johnsontoldthekingofhischoice.
35.CharlesIfoundouttheplacefilledafter_________
A.Johnson’sdeath
B.Johnson’sburial
C.thereadingofJohnson’swill
D.1638
36.Johnson’scoffinwasplaceduprightsothatitwould_________
A.facethewest
B.lookbigger
C.takelessroom
D.reachthefloor
37.ThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedto_________
A.roleBritainwell
B.keephispromise
C.learnaboutart
D.writepoemsandstories
(C)
Alongwithjoggingandswimming,cyclingisoneofthebestall-roundformsofexercise.
Itcanhelptoincreaseyourstrengthandenergy,givingyoumoreefficientmusclesandastrongerheart.
Butincreasingyourstrengthisnottheonlyadvantageofcycling.Becauseyou'
renotcarryingtheweightofyourbodyonyourfeet,it'
sagoodformofexerciseforpeoplewithpainfulfeetorbacks.However,withallformsofexerciseit'
simportanttostartslowlyandbuildupgently.Doingtoomuchtooquicklycandamagemusclesthataren'
tusedtoworking.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsabouttakingupcyclingforhealthreasons,talktoyourdoctorandaskhis/heradvice.
Ideallyyoushouldbecyclingatleasttwoorthreetimesaweek.Fortheexercisetobedoingyougood,youshouldgetalittleoutofbreath.Don'
tworryifyoubegintoloseyourbreath.
Shortnessofbreathshowsthattheexerciseishavingtherighteffect.However,ifyoufindyouareinpainthenyoushouldstopandtakearest.
38.Thewords"
Alongwith"
(inPara.1,line1)mostprobablymeans_________
A.Inaccordancewith
B.Exceptfor
C.Inadditionto
D.Insteadof
39.Cyclingisgoodforpeoplewithpainfulbackbecause_________
A.theycanavoidputtingalltheirweightontheirfeet
B.theycanhavesomeexerciseontheirback
C.theymuststartslowlyandbuildupgently
D.theycanrelievepainfromtheback
40.Theprobableresultofsuddenexerciseisthat_________
A.youmightgetalittleoutofbreath
B.youwillloseyourbreath
C.youcangetyourmuscleshurt
D.you'
llfindyouareinpainwithyourheart
41.Whatisthewriter'
spurposeofwritingthisarticle?
A.Togiveamusement
B.Tomakecriticism
C.Togiveadvice
D.Togivewarning
(D)
DearSir,
Iamwritingtomakeastrongcomplaintabouttheimpolitetreatmentmyguests,mycolleagueandIreceivedwhenwevisitedyourrestaurantlastFridayevening.
OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandall