You can’t wear a light blue coat ____ that jacket —it looks terrible.

A．over        B．a(chǎn)bove           C．up        D．on

Mount Wuyi is such an attractive place of interest ____ everyone likes to visit.

A．that        B．a(chǎn)s           C．which           D．what

Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home，____.

A．happily and satisfied                            B．eager and excitedly

C．happy and satisfied                        D．a(chǎn)nxiously and excitedly

–How long do you suppose it will be ____ he arrives at the small village?

–Five hours or so.

A．when         B．before       C．since          D．a(chǎn)fter

–Were all the passengers on the bus injured in the accident?

–No, ____ only the four who got hurt.

A．there was           B．there were         C．that was               D．it was

Students in this school don’t have classes on Wednesday afternoon, which is ____，for teachers have a meeting.

A．practice        B．a(chǎn)ction         C．experience              D．sense

An average of 130,000 Chinese ____ abroad for studies every year over the past few years, improving exchanges in the educational fields.

A．was going                                       B．have been going

C．has been going                     D．a(chǎn)re going

My father met my mother in a poker （撲克牌） game. He couldn't   1   his eyes off her. It was her company's annual   2   , and he walked her home that night. The next week, from his home in Chicago, he  3  her a postcard:" Remember me? Please 4   , because I'll be calling you one of these days. David".

       She still has that postcard. I'm not sure what made her  5   it. Though he already had his heart  6  her, she hadn't chosen him yet,  7  not consciously.

       As my father often told us   8   we were growing up, it was  9  luck that he was at the picnic that day. As a salesman for a big electronics company, he was in town to  10  customers and happened to stop by the branch office that Saturday morning to  11   some calls. The telephone rang；it was the  12  of a local radio station with whom my father had done some business. So the manager  13   my father to come right over to their annual picnic.

       My mother was a writer at that radio station. If my father hadn't  14   by the office that morning，he told us,  15   if he'd gotten there two minutes later, the life--our lives-- would have been   16  .

       A few months after the wedding, my father was transferred East. They  17 in New York, in the house where I grew up.

       Sometimes I think about that, how time sweeps us   18   and puts us in a certain place where we're faced with one choice or another. By chance or by the  19  we make, we leave behind other lives we could have lived, full of 20  passions and joys, different problems and disappointments.

1．A．take                B．meet             C．fix               D．put

2．A．game              B．competition       C．picnic           D．meeting

3．A．booked             B．wrote            C．sold             D．sent

4．A．do                 B．forget            C．wait             D．read

5．A．bring               B．save             C．let               D．gather

6．A．look for             B．set on            C．stare at          D．fall to

7．A．a(chǎn)t least              B．more or less      C．a(chǎn)s a result        D．a(chǎn)t last

8．A．because             B．until             C．though           D．while

9．A．blind                B．sad              C．sorrowful        D．tiresome

10．A．fight with         B．a(chǎn)gree with       C．a(chǎn)rgue with     D．meet with

11．A．produce           B．develop           C．make            D．get

12．A．friend            B．manager          C．salesman         D．customer

13．A．invited             B．refused           C．forced           D．a(chǎn)llowed

14．A．slept              B．spoken           C．stopped          D．grown

15．A．a(chǎn)nd              B．but              C．then             D．or

16．A．missed            B．lost              C．stolen            D．gone

17．A．married           B．settled            C．met              D．separated

18．A．a(chǎn)way             B．off              C．a(chǎn)long            D．up

19．A．choices           B．places            C．lives              D．times

20．A．similar          B．familiar             C．different         D．dangerous

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.

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       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. 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, 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 is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.

       Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive（主動進攻型）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.

1．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.

2．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 !

3．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.

4．The text is most probably taken from a _______

    A．teacher's diary                                                     B．report on study

C．sports newspaper                   D．movie magazine

The murder took place around ten o' clock p. m. on June 10th. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet, none of the 32 helped her. Not even one called the police. Was this inhumane cruelty? Was it lack of feeling for one's fellow man?

       "Not so," say scientists Dr. Darley and Dr. Fatane. They've found the reasons why people don't act. According to them, a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice there is an emergency.

       Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall onto the ground. Is he having a heart attack, or some other physical trouble? Or is he simply about to sleep off a drunk? So it's not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.

       Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible. He must feel that he must help.

       The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They asked college students to come in to be "tested". Some came alone, some with one or two others, and some in large groups. When they came in either alone, in pairs, or in groups, a lady went into the next room. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of something falling and a cry for help. All of these had been pre-recorder.

       Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.

       In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.

1．Why didn't the thirty-two people act to help Kitty according to the passage?

    A．Because they were afraid to be killed.

    B．Because they were cruel in their hearts.

    C．Because they thought others would help．

    D．Because they didn't notice the emergency.

2．Which of the following is an emergency?

    A．Someone is falling onto the ground.

    B．Someone is needing help.

    C．Someone is sleeping off a drunk.

    D．Someone is having a heart attack.

3．The result of the tests shows that_______.

    A．none of the tested students acted to help

    B．the more people there are together, the more people will act to help

    C．the more people there are together, the fewer people will act to help

    D．college students would be more likely to help than ordinary Americans

4．It can be concluded from the passage that Americans don't ______ in a group.

    A．notice an emergency

    B．feel direct responsibility

    C．depend on each other

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       D．go through two steps before they act