My mother is a great cook and we _______ never get enough of her cookies．

A．may             B．need             C．should             D．can

Safety in schools has been of great concern because of frequent reports about accidents _______ students got injured or killed while in school．

A．in which        B．for which           C．which             D．when

A growing anxiety is disturbing the public _______ the economy will continuously decline．

A．which           B．that         C．why             D．whether

Dinosaurs have completely died out on the earth，never _______ again．

A．to be seen                                 B．being seen

C．seen                                                  D．having been seen

--Where shah we go to spend the weekend?

--Nowhere _______，anywhere you like．

A．in all             B．in general             C．in case            D．in particular

--So Helen，are we going for that Chinese meal you promised me?

--Well，I kind of forgot to _______，so we'll have to do French．

A．consult          B．order          C．reserve           D．confirm

After inspecting the building，specialists discovered some faults that otherwise _______．

A．had been overlooked                                B．would have been overlooked

C．were overlooked                                        D．would be overlooked

As the light turned green，I stood for a moment，not _______，and asked myself what I was going to do．

A．moved            B．moving          C．to move                  D．being moved

On the tip of a tree which had lost all its other leaves，two still remained hanging from one branch：Ole and Trufa．For some reason unknown to them，Ole and Trufa had __1__ all the rains and winds．But Ole and Trufa believed the answer __2__ in the great love they bore one another．One leaf can do __3__ for another when the wind blows，the rain pours．__4__，Ole encouraged Trufa at every opportunity．

At times during cold and stormy nights，Ole would __5__：“My time has come，Trufa，but you hang on!”

“What for?” Trufa asked．“Without you，my life is __6__．If you fall，I’ll fan with you．”

One day just as Trufa spoke these words，what they two had __7__ all these months happened--a wind came up and tore Ole __8__ from the branch．Soon Ole disappeared from sight and Trufa was left all alone on the tree．

As long as it was still day，Trufa managed somehow to __9__ her sorrow．But when it grew dark and cold，she __10__ despair．Somehow she felt that the blame for all the leafy __11__ was laid on the tree．Leaves fell，but the trunk stood tall，and _12__ rooted in the wood．No wind，or rain could __13__ it．

One night，Trufa dozed off．The next morning，to her __14__，she found that she was no longer __15__ on the tree．The wind had blown her down while she was asleep．She __16__ now that she wasn't just a leaf that __17__ the wind，but that she was __18__ of the universe．

Next to her lay Ole，and they __19__ each other with a love they hadn't been aware of before．This wasn't a love that depended on chance，but a love as powerful and __20__ as the universe itself．

1．A．suffered                B．survived               C．escaped                 D．a(chǎn)voided

2．A．resulted                 B．brought                C．lay                      D．came

3．A．little                      B．much                   C．favor                     D．few

4．A．But                       B．Still                     C．Though                  D．Otherwise

5．A．complain               B．say                      C．request                  D．a(chǎn)nnounce

6．A．regretful                B．senseless              C．different                 D．happy

7．A．expected                B．intended               C．feared                    D．imagined

8．A．open                     B．a(chǎn)ctive                  C．loose                     D．a(chǎn)live

9．A．a(chǎn)ppreciate              B．win                     C．a(chǎn)fford                    D．bear

10．A．stepped into         B．caught in              C．took in                   D．sank into

11．A．fortunes               B．changes               C．misfortunes            D．chances

12．A．firmly                  B．slightly                 C．deeply                    D．tightly

13．A．upset                   B．blow                    C．touch                     D．make

14．A．delight                 B．a(chǎn)mazement           C．disappointment       D．satisfaction

15．A．hanging               B．staying                 C．leaving                   D．sticking

16．A．thought                B．remembered           C．considered             D．knew

17．A．decided on           B．held on                C．concentrated on      D．depended on

18．A．some                   B．a(chǎn)ny                      C．part                       D．one

19．A．presented             B．treated                 C．provided                D．greeted

20．A．pure                    B．brief                    C．permanent              D．free

Because of the financial crisis in the US and UK，college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations．

Recently，two major US student loan lenders--Citibank and JP Morgan Chase—announced they were leaving the student—loan industry．a(chǎn)ltogether．Because banks currently have a lack of credit（存款額），they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans（貸款）that need a several-year wait for any return of interest．

In the US，many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan，although the majority can get government-funded loans．In the 2005-2006 academic year，$17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education．The short-fall in private-funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard．

Across the Atlantic，UK students have been less troubled by the crisis．Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants（助學(xué)金）．Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent．

Most young professionals now rent houses．since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes（住房抵押貸款計(jì)劃）have disappeared--a direct result of the credit crisis．This has boosted the house rent market．

In large cities．UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year．Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of ￡103．

Yet，despite students' suffering，the number of this year's university applications is expected to grow．During economic slumps，people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets．

1．According to the passage，banks are unwilling to offer students loans because ________．

A．the students are poor and sometimes they can’t pay off the debt

B．banks prefer lending the money to the young professionals

C．banks haven't enough money left at the present time

D．they think college students are not studying hard

2．The underlined phrase “top up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．

A．put up                 B．make up               C．fill up                     D．pick up

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．UK college students have to pay more if they want to rent houses．

B．More UK students want to further their study in college．

C．It is not so easy for US students to loan money now．

D．College students' tuition fees have risen greatly．

4．It can be inferred that ________．

A．there is no private student loan lenders in the UK

B．loans for US college students will be increased next year

C．private-funding falls a little because of higher-interest loans in the US

D．private loans play a very important role in financing US students’ education

5．The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．college students in the US and UK are faced with their financial problems

B．it is the duty of the governments to solve college students' financial crisis

C．private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficulties

D．further education is a good way out for college students to survive tough job markets