______ the job , he decided not to go out for a walk .

A. Not finishing    B. Finishing not     C. Not having finished        D. Having not finished

Many of the letters to the editor expressed the belief ______ the boy was innocent and he should be set free .

A. what       B. whether         C. who        D. that

Mary trusts you . I think only you can ______ her to change her mind .

A. suggest        B. attract        C. persuade          D . attempt

Have you forgotten ______ a ruler from Betty ? Please remember ______ it to her tomorrow .

A. borrowing ; to return        B. borrowing ; returning       

C. to borrow ; to return        D. to borrow ; returning 

______ the terrible weather , they set sail as they planned .

A.  Although                   B. As            C. Though           D. Despite

______ made the mother proud was ______ her daughter had been admitted to Beijing University.

A. What ; that           B.That ; what               C. That ; because         D. What ; because

The young driver drove ______ speed that I got ______ . .

A. with very great ; frightened            B. at such a high ; frightened                    

C. at so a high ; frightened                 D. with so high a ; frightening

Traveling in ______ out space is quite ______ exciting  experience .

A. an ; an             B. / ; an            C. the  ; the      D. the  ; an

The oldest forms of medicine are enjoying a comeback . Modern holistic medicine is an approach that treats the whole patient, not just the disease. It is a way to maintain good health rather than cure illness . The most important influences on today's holistic medicine are ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, both of which promoted whole body health.

    Holistic medicine usually combines diet ,physical exercise and meditation, together with other alternative techniques such as massage(按摩)and acupuncture(針灸). Herbal treatment, a practice of treating illness by using plants, is influenced by the writings of Culpeper as well as Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. Homeopathy(順勢(shì)療法)is one of the forms of holistic medicine which is widely practiced in Europe and the USA. Homeopathy began in Germany in the early 1800s, when Samuel Hahnemann described how very tiny doses(劑量)of a drug had an effect On his patients. According to Hahnemann, the more the drug was diluted(稀釋), the stronger its effects . The substance selected would produce similar effects to the disease itself if given in large doses. In the UK homeopathy is regarded as a non-traditional but just about acceptable treatment.

    Meditation and contemplation have an important role in holistic medicine. They were brought to Europe by Indian teachers who combined Indian Ayurvedic medicine with Western beliefs. Transcendental meditation (超脫靜坐)is one of the best known of these techniques. People repeat words inside their heads to reach a state of deep relaxation.

    The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient, not just the disease. Life-style, emotional problems and diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person's health. Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet, exercise and fresh air, all of which contribute to health . Some clinics now offer holistic medicine along with traditional treatments, so that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them. One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable. To solve this, many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies.

71. Modern holistic medicine centers upon ________.

    A. curing a disease                         B. herbal treatment

    C. continuous development             D. keeping patients healthy

72. Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine?

    A. massage                              B. meditation

    C. a balanced diet                     D. a knee operation

73. The principle of homeopathy is that ________.

    A. the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect

    B. the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine

    C. a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective

    D. the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is

74. Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?

    A. Holistic Medicine                     B. Traditional Medicine Returns

    C. History of Medicine                 D. Combination of Treatments Works

75. What can we infer from the passage?

    A. Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment.

    B. Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy.

    C. Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments.

    Britain is facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave fast food scraps in the street , an environment group warned . Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents(嚙齒動(dòng)物) were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were roaming the streets ,tempted by discarded burgers ,pizzas and crisps. "The rat population is on the rise and soon it'll be as common to see a rodent on our street as it is to see a dog or a cat," said group Director ,Sue Nelson. The practice of dumping fast food litter and scraps on the street rather than in the trash-with young men the worst offenders-was behind the rise. According to the National Rodent Survey in 2005, Britain's rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000 and is now estimated at 60 million , two million more than the human population. On average a rat can give birth every 24--28 days and just a single pair of rats can produce a colony of 2,000 a year. Around 200 people a year get Weil's Disease――an infection which can lead to liver or kidney(肝腎) failure and eventually death and which is arrived in rat's waste. To highlight the issue , Keep Britain Tidy launched a cinema ad entitled "How close do you want them to get?" The advertisement gave a shocking image of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rots, echoing the nightmare scene from James Herbert's classic horror tale The Rats, in which mutant rodents begin to prey on(捕食)humans.

64. Where did the rodents use to search for food?

    A. In the Street .                          B. Under the ground.

    C. From the trash cans.                D. In burger shops.

65. What is the human population now according to the writer?

    A. 60 million.     B. 58 million.        C. 35 million.        D. 2 million.

66. We may infer from the passage that ________.

    A. Well's Disease will finally end the world

    B. pizzas and crisps will become poisonous

    C. rats will endanger human beings' life

    D. young people are to blame for the rat population

67. By writing the passage, the author tries to _________.

    A. close some of the burger and pizza restaurants

    B. draw the public attention to the problem of rats

    C. prevent the rats from growing up

    D. make advertisement for the classic horror film The Rats