He failed in the exam, and I wonder ___ he studied hard in the school.

         A. when     B. that     C.if      D. where

---More than 1,000 American soldiers died in Iraq since the war broke out.  ---____.

A.     It could have made lots of Americans sad

B.      It should have made lots of Americans sad.

C.      If Bush hadn't sent soldiers to Iraq, a lot of lives would have been saved

D.     If the momey spent on the war had been spent helping poor countries, the living standard of poor countries will be much better.

---Do you live in Athens?

         ---No, we ___ it for the Olympics as well as holidays.

      A.just visit   B.have already visited  C.just visited   D.are just visiting

The little boy is lucky enough to have escaped ____ to death in the big fire.

A. burning                                  B. to be burned

C. being burned                         D. to have been burned

So far as English is concerned,it is not______ you might think.

A.so difficult     B.so difficult as  C.so much difficult  D.so difficult that

----Do you mind if I sit here?

  ----________ The seat hasn’t been taken.

  A. Of course not.      B. I’d rather you didn’t.

  C. Go ahead.          D. Absoultely not!

 The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.

 The most widespread fallacy(謬誤) of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

 During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(戰(zhàn)壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

 In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奧斯維辛集中營), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

 If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

 No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms(癥狀).

 51. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.

 A. 4            B. 5              C. 6              D. 3

 52. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

 A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

 B. Colds are not caused by cold.

 C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

 D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

 53. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

 A. they are working in the isolated arctic regions

 B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

 C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

 D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

 54. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

 A. suffered a lot                              B. never caught colds

 C. often caught colds                 D. became very strong

 55. The passage mainly discusses _______.

 A. the experiments on the common cold

 B. the fallacy about the common cold

 C. the reason and the way people catch colds

 D. the continued spread of common colds

Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid? Back then, racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours, you weren’t thinking fitness, you were thinking entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten, Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find.

    Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons. First, most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular(心血管的)exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome. Second, many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive not as something fun or enjoyable.

     As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practice it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double-bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings, as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping.

     Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other. In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.

61. From the first paragraph we learn that_________.

A. jumping rope has faded from people’s memories

B. people now have more advanced equipment

C. racing around the playground was preferred

D. people now like to have exercise in a gym

62.Rope jumping has not spread widely because_________.

A. it benefits the cardiovascular system

B. it is neither easy nor enjoyable

C. it is considered boring and repetitive

D. it requires little equipment, time and space

63.The first sentence in the 3^rd paragraph implies_________.

A. there is only one proper way to follow

B. the usual way should not be used

C. the easiest way is always the best

D. there are many ways to follow

64.According to the researchers, jumping rope_________.

A. only prepares the brain for learning

B. is suitable for students only

C. helps both brain hemispheres work together

D. can be dangerous for old people

65.What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping?

A. He is arguing against it

B. He is in favor of it

C. He is sitting on the fence of it

D. He is not clear about it

Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.

　　A. explanation 　　　B. meaning 　　　C. sense　　　 D. idea

The report makes the recommendation that no more prisons _____.

   A. will be built    B. be built    C. shall be built    D. are to be built