Yunnan province in China was attacked by such a terrible drought this early spring    ___ few people had experienced before， _______ made us worry about global climate changes.

A．that; that             B．a(chǎn)s; which          C．which; it        D．when; as

Despite the fact that I had been told about the local people’s attitude to strangers，in no case ________ any rudeness.

A．did I meet        B．I met         C．had I met            D．I had met

Though my grandfather is in his eighties，he is still as _________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A．enthusiastic         B．talkative       C．energetic       D．sensitive

--- What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?

--- I don’t think this jacket _________ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.

A．suits; fits        B．meets; fits         C．matches; suits            D．fits; matches

Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _________.

A．run out of       B．used up               C．given out           D．put out

Without facts，we can’t form a correct opinion，for we need to have actual knowledge _______ our thinking.

A．which to be based on                         B．which to base on

C．on which to base                            D．which to base

I ________ to help you with your homework，but I couldn’t spare any time．I ________ a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.

A．wanted; wrote                             B．had wanted; was writing

C．have wanted; wrote                        D．wanted; have been writing

--- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?

--- _________．But the conductor was perfect.

A．I couldn’t agree more                           B．I don’t think much of it

C．I was crazy about it                             D．I really like it

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13．In the middle of that summer， my parents   1  my entire world and turned it upside down   2   they told me they were getting a divorce．I couldn’t believe that our family was going to  3  ．Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   4  ， I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely  5   the divorce．My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town，  6   my father and brother， Bill， stayed in our house．I now became a   7   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends．And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather， Dan， whom I showed no  8   in．I was depressed， especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no  9   that things could change back to the way they were．

Even though I   10   all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   11   to him， he never gave up on me．  12  ， I began to trust him．I realized that we actually had some things in   13  ，especially when it came to movies and TV shows．We   14   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV．That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other．

Better still，Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father．Dan was always around when I needed   15  on school or friends．Once I began to warm up to Dan，the three of us began spending a lot of time together．We often went out to eat and took short trips．  16  ，I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were   17   about getting the divorce．Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us．My father also found happiness—he  18   and had another child， my half-sister， Michelle.

At 13， I learned an important   19   —change is not always the worst thing that can   20 ．Sometimes，it is just what we need the most.

1．A．created                B．shook                 C．entered              D．occupied

2．A．unless                 B．if                       C．when               D．until

3．A．break up               B．hold up              C．keep up            D．show up

4．A．whispered            B．fought                C．talked                D．competed

5．A．throughout           B．beyond                C．before                D．a(chǎn)fter

6．A．where                B．a(chǎn)lthough             C．while                  D．that

7．A．visitor                 B．relative               C．neighbor            D．stranger

8．A．confidence           B．interest                C．fear                  D．a(chǎn)nger

9．A．doubt                   B．difference          C．point                   D．way  

10．A．forgot                B．supported            C．resisted               D．valued

11．A．serious                B．nice                    C．bad                     D．generous

12．A．Gradually            B．Immediately       C．Usually               D．Regularly

13．A．mind                  B．trouble               C．common             D．order

14．A．spent                  B．wasted               C．lost                    D．saved

15．A．experience           B．information        C．impression           D．a(chǎn)dvice

16．A．However            B．Besides                C．Eventually           D．Occasionally

17．A．wrong         B．confident        C．guilty             D．right

18．A．remarried            B．returned              C．changed             D．left

19．A．method               B．truth                  C．skill                   D．word

20．A．exist                  B．remain              C．continue             D．happen

In a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive， scientists have found a shrimp —— like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.

About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through， scientists had thought nothing much more than a few microbes （微生物） could exist.

That’s why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica．A curious shrimp – like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the camera’s cable．Scientists also pulled up a tentacle （觸須） they believe came from a jellyfish.

“We were operating on the presumption that nothing’s there.” Said NASA ice scientist Robert Bind schadler．“It was a shrimp you’d enjoy having on your plate.”

“We were just gaga （狂熱的） over it，” he said of the 7.5cm long， orange creature starring in their two – minute video．Technically， it’s not a shrimp．It’s a Lyssianasid amphipod， which is distantly related to the shrimp.

The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh environments．And it has scientists thinking that if shrimp – like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water， what about other cold places? What about Europa， a frozen moon of Jupiter?

Cynan Ellis – Evans， a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating．He said it was possible the creatures swam in from far away and don’t live there permanently.

But Kim， who is a co-author of the study， doubts it．“The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas．Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm – wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water．That means it’s unlikely that two creatures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small of an area，” she said.

Yet scientist were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures．While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean， complex life like the shrimp can’t， Kim said.

“So how do they survive? That’s the key question.” Kim Sai.

“It’s pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.

1．What does the underlined word “harsh” probably mean?

       A．cold              B．loud          C．cruel           D．ugly

2．According to Kim， the shrimp – like creature        .

       A．swam great distances to Antarctic         B．has always lived in the region

       C．gradually evolved from shrimps             D．has nothing in common with shrimps

3．The finding is significant in that           .

       A．it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study

       B．it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic

       C．it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments

       D．it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps

4．Which of the following statements about the discovery is FALSE?

       A．Complex life usually lives on other forms of life.

       B．Scientists saw two creatures in the two – minute video.

       C．It is possible for creatures to live 180 meters below the ice though there is no light.

       D．Scientists captured the shrimp – like creature in a camera by drilling a hole through the ice.