Even though you offered ______ I have just offered ,I would not sell it to you.

       A. the money twice that               B. twice the money that      

 C. twice the money what               D. the money that twice

  Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?

    Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Buffler of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (貫穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.

    To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. /sq.cm.); a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw./sq.cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw./sq.cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw./sq. cm.

    In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwaves oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate it’s on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.)

    While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.

Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?

    A. A new heating system.    B. A new microwave oven.

    C. A popular technique.     D. The magnetron.

The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about ____.

    A. 20 mw. / sq. cm.         B. 40 mw. / sq. cm.

    C. 60 mw. / sq. cm.         D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.

According to paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves?

    A. The magnetron.       B. The motion detector.

    C. The microwave oven.      D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.

Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with?

    A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.

    B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.

C. Microwave heaters will be probably first used by livestock farmers to protect their lambs in winter.

D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe.

It is about time we got the kitchen _____

  A. repainted       B. repainting      c. being repainted      D. to be repainted

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

     A young man was ready to graduate from college. For months he had  16  a sports car in a  17   showroom, and knowing his father  18  afford it, he told him that was  19  he wanted.  20  Graduation Day approached, he waited for the news     21  that his father had bought the car. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his   22  study. He handed him a beautiful box.   23  , but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened it  24  found a lovely Bible, with the young man’s name on it.  25  , he shouted to his father and said, “ With all your  26  you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the  27  ,

Many years passed. The young man was successful in both business and his family, but  28  his father was old, he intended to go back see him. He  29  him since that graduation day.  30  he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling his father had passed away, and he needed to take  31  possessions from his father. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and  32  filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag（標簽）with the dealer’s name,  33  dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the  34  “PAID IN FULL.”

How many time do we miss blessing because they are not packaged as we  35  ?  Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.     

A. owned       B. driven            C. admired        D. seen

A. model’s      B. manager’s         C. businessman’s   D. dealer’s

A. must        B. could             C. should         D. would

A. which       B. all what           C. all             D. why

A. As          B. with              C. For            D. Along           

A. quietly      B. patiently           C. politely         D. anxiously              

A. previous     B. personal           C. private         D. professional

A. Curious      B. Serious           C. Amused         D. Concerned

A  however    B. and               C. or              D. then

A. Luckily      B. Happily           C. Carefully        D. Angrily

A. money       B. cost              C. income          D. charge

A. car         B. college             C. Bible           D. box

A. to realize    B. realized            C. realizing         D. having realized

A. hadn’t seen  B. didn’t see           C. hasn’t seen       D. wasn’t seen

A. When      B. Before             C. Until            D. After

A. up         B. in                C. on               D. over  

A. regret      B. happiness          C. excitement        D. promise

A. a same     B. the same           C. same             D. the same as

A. sentences   B. words             C. talks             D. phrases

A. expected   B. respected     C. regretted          D. repeated

Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY（準確性）. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.

Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

If you do not use your English beyond the classroom, you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.

What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To improve your reading.                 

B．To improve your listening.

C．To improve your spoken English.        

D．To improve your vocabulary.

It can be inferred from the third paragraph that______.

A．don’t be fluency , Just be accuracy

B．don’t be nervous ,don’t be shy . Just write!

C．don’t be afraid of making mistakes . Just speak!

D．don’t be shy ,don’t be fluency. Just listen and write!

The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of “_____”.

A．more hurry, less speed             B．better late than never

C．silence is gold                    D．practice makes perfect

The text is most probably taken from a ______.

A．teacher’s diary                     B．report on study     

C．sports newspaper                 D．movie magazine

—Have you seen Jack recently?

—No. He      for another company now.

A. is working         B. had worked                     C. worked             D. was working

Some women 　　　　a good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the family．

       A．must make     B．should have made  C．would make          D．could have made

A high official from the central government will come and explain ______ what the country has done to ensure to make the Football World Cup the best-ever game.

    A. in length    B. at length    C. by length    D. to length

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The manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in Paris in June and July.

What is the purpose of the text?

    A. To introduce a language school in Japan. B. To hire language teachers to work in Japan.

    C. To describe working conditions in Japan. D. To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.

We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will _______.

    A. teach English only in Osaka              B. receive a degree from a university

    C. have free accommodation             D. get trained for the job

Before going to Japan, you need _______.

    A. to see the manager of NOVA France   B. to take some computer courses

    C. to write a letter to Japan               D. to find a place to live

If you want to work in Japan you should _______.

    A. have some working experience             B. know how to use computers

    C. present good teaching plans              D. speak several languages

He is always helping people without expecting anything _______. 

A. in turn              B. in charge            C. in return            D. in trouble