—The weather has been very hot and dry.

—Yes.If it had rained even a drop，things would be much better now! And my vegetables ________．

A．wouldn't die  B．didn't die

C．hadn't died  D．wouldn't have died

The results of the medical checkup suggested that my father ________in poor health, so the doctor suggested that he ________ smoking and take more exercise.

A．was; gave up  B．be; should give up

C．should be; gave up  D．was; give up

—Thanks. I know how to handle this problem with your directions.

—But do remember that this rule cannot be ________ to every case.

A．applied  B．referred  C．drawn  D．thrown

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  1  and did not know the  2  very well. I was on the  3  after I had made some inquiries (詢問).

    At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  4  several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (猶豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  5 .

    Something strange happened after I drove a long  6  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the  8  that I had made the  9  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again,  it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it  10 , I decided to go on. “If  11  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  12  myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  13  .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  14  up and down two low  15 .There was  16  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  17  with cows and horses. My fear was  18  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立體聲), I drove on and  19  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me  20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

1. A. before                B. ago              C. already              D. still

2. A. town              B. country          C. friends                  D. way

3. A. train                 B. car              C. highway              D .phone

4. A. have              B. go               C. ride                 D. cross

5. A. safe                  B. dangerous            C. fast                 D. slow

6. A. moment                B. way              C. road                 D. day

7. A. come              B. leave                C. take                 D. drive

8. A. crossroad             B. corner               C. station                  D. beginning

9. A. direction             B. road             C. disappointed         D. interesting

10. A. about                B. over             C. of                   D. up

11. A. another              B. the other            C. other                    D. others

12. A. asked                B. forced               C. encouraged               D. told

13. A. far                  B. safe             C. dangerous                D. dirty

14. A. going                B. coming           C. driving              D. walking

15. A. lands                B. cars             C. farms                    D. hills

16. A. heavy                B. little               C. few                  D. light

17. A. farms                B. trucks               C. houses                   D. villages

18. A. together             B. gone             C. covered              D. coming

19. A. looked               B. liked                C. enjoyed              D. found

20. A. happiness            B. scenery          C. joys                 D. problems

The Internet was first set up in the 1960s. At that time, the computer was both large 40.________ expensive and the networks were unable to 41.w________ well. If one of the computers broke down, the whole networks would be unable to run. At the 42.b________， the Internet was just 43.e________ by the government. By the 1970s, it had been used in universities, banks and 44.________ (醫(yī)院). In the early 1990s, computers became 45.________ (便宜) and easier to operate. Now it is very 46.________ (方便) to log on the Internet. It is said that each day tens 47.________ millions of people log on the Internet. Sending e­mails is becoming 48.________ and more popular. The Internet has become the most important 49.p________ of people's life.

You're lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare(噩夢) when someone is screaming, “Get up！” It's just what every teenager goes through each morning!

Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.

Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.

Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy,_even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.

The school's decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles，explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.

While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control.Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.

The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.

36．What's the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”？

A．Grades.  B．Classes.

C．Absence.  D．Practice.

37．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.

B．Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am as a whole.

C．Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.

D．Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.

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

A．Monkseaton High School is satisfied with the result of the experiment.

B．It is very cruel for the teenagers to show up in class at 9 am every day.

C．Monkseaton High School plans to change the school time forever.

D．In fact, teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.

39．What's the best title for this passage?

A．Get up early, teenagers!

B．Finally, a school understands teenagers

C．Why do teenagers stay up late?

D．Differences between teens and adults

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __16__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __17__？

I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__18__ children from different races and religions played and studied __19__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __20__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __21__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __22__ or otherwise.

We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __23__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __24__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __25__．

When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __26__ touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __27__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __28__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __29__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(綽號)．I was astonished at being so __30__ addressed(稱呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __31__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __32__ to describe.

If we can allow our children to be __33__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __34__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __35__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．

16．A.interested  B．pleased

C．puzzled  D．excited

17．A.parties  B．cities  C．villages  D．races

18．A.why  B．which  C．how  D．when

19．A.together  B．around

C．alone  D．apart

20．A.drop  B．throw  C．move  D．roll

21．A.refused  B．made  C．sought  D．accepted

22．A.paid  B．meant

C．preserved  D．treated

23．A.explore  B．search

C．discover  D．desert

24．A.get through  B．deal with

C．come across  D．take away

25．A.arrival   B．choice  C．effort  D．company

26．A.lost  B．gained

C．developed  D．missed

27．A.stated  B．ordered

C．decided  D．chose

28．A.attempts  B．instructions

C．opinions  D．arrangements

29．A.anxiously  B．carelessly

C．disappointedly  D．fixedly

30．A.familiarly  B．strangely

C．fully  D．coldly

31．A.departures  B．months

C．years  D．decades

32．A.possible  B．funny

C．hard  D．clear

33．A.them  B．themselves

C．us  D．ourselves

34．A.from  B．by  C．with  D．against

35．A.still  B．otherwise  C．then  D．instead

—I'm sorry I didn't finish it on time.

—________．

A．Fine，thanks  B．No，thanks

C．Thanks a lot  D．Thanks anyway

My mother was over the age limit and________，her application for the job was rejected.

A．as a result  B．in conclusion

C．worse still  D．what's more

The new invention made last month would have a variety of ________ in industry.

A．discoveries  B．profits

C．guidances  D．applications