12．Yuan Longping，a Chinese scientist，has saved people without any magic．His success on hybrid rice （雜交水稻） fed millions of people in hunger．
Yuan （64）was （be） born on September 7，1930．After graduating from the then Southwest Agriculture Institute （農(nóng)業(yè)學(xué)院），he worked as a teacher at an agriculture school in Hunan．
About 50years ago，some natural disasters （災(zāi)難） hit China．Yuan saw many people lose their lives because of hunger every day．Since then，he （65）has done （do） research on how to grow good quality rice．In 1964，he found a natural hybrid rice plant by accident．It had great advantages over others．Yuan was excited about what he discovered．He then decided （66）to study （study） this particular plant．
In 1973，he started to grow a type of hybrid rice．It （67）produced （produce） 20% more rice each unit than common ones．The next year he had a great success．This progress made China the world’s leader in rice production．
In China，most rice fields （稻田） grow Yuan’s hybrid rice．He（68）is called （call） the“Father of Hybrid Rice”．
Now he is 84years old．He still （69）has （have） a dream．He hopes hybrid rice （70）will grow （grow） as tall as Chinese sorghum （高粱） one day!

11．

Once you open the book，you will become a good speaker．Susan Weinschenk's excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech are very helpful to you．With the help of the book，you will be confident to know how to give your speech．Also，you will learn how to attract your audience during the speech．

Car and Driver is the world's most popular automotive magazine．The people who like cars can get information and entertainment from it．It offers the best vehicle （機(jī)動(dòng)車） tests in the business．The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology．

There are four parts in IELTS：listening，speaking，reading and writing．Listening is very important．Are you confident？Have you made good preparation？The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS．

The book offers healthy and delicious food．These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour，and in many cases，in just a few minutes．Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick，delicious meals using local materials：meats，healthy fats （yes，and real butter） and common herbs and spices．

46．Who wrote Designing Effective Speech Interfaces？A
A．Susan Weinschenk         B．Sisson            C．Meier              D．Jack Smith
47．Suppose you are going to join in an English talk show，which of the following can you refer to （參考）？D
A．IELTS Listening      
B．Car and Driver      
C．Quick & Easy Meals．
D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces．
48．We can find the latest developments in car technology in theB of Car and Driver．
A．newspaper            B．magazine              C．passage              D．a(chǎn)rticle
49．The book Quick & Easy Meals teaches us how to makeD in a short time．
A．Chinese food            
B．junk food               
C．common herbs and spices        
D．healthy and delicious food
50．What's the meaning of the word"delight"in Quick & Easy Meals？C
A．To cook the food well      
B．To turn on the light    
C．To make people happy   
D．To show people how to cook．

10．---Why do you always sleep ________？
---Because I'm afraid of the dark．（　�。�

	A．	by yourself		B．	with the door open
	C．	with the window open		D．	with the light on

9．She is       careful as I，but I'm       than you．（　�。�

	A．	as …much careful		B．	so …more careful
	C．	as …much more careful		D．	so …very careful

8．Bring these flowers into a warm room ______ they'll soon open．（　�。�

A．

or

B．

and

C．

but

D．

for

7．--When is the speech contest？
--Oh．         Friday，September 29th．（　�。�

A．

They're

B．

It's

C．

I'm

D．

She's

6．With more and more cars on the road，the traffic jam will happen．How do we see it and how can we solve the problem？
  We know that the traffic jam happens in many places，especially in big cities．What are reasons for the problem？On one hand，some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money，and then it's easy to go out and they can feel comfortable．On the other hand，a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off（炫耀）．What's more，years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit．For example，many young people enjoy driving very fast，so they can feel excited．At last，most of them hardly care about the speed（速度）rules．
   Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better．In my opinion，firstly，the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars．The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious，and set up a much more perfect traffic system（體系）to solve the traffic pressure．

66．What does the underlined word"jam"mean inChinese？B
A．事故   
B．堵塞   
C．規(guī)則
67．Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious？C
A．Because there are not enough waysof transportation（交通方式）．
B．Because there are fewer speed rules．
C．Because there are more and more cars on the roads．
68．Which of the following is NOT true？A
A．The reason for the traffic jam is that people have too much work．
B．The reason for the traffic jam is the driving habit．
C．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people want to show off．
69．What should the governments do to make the traffic better？B
A．They should educate those people who are young．
B．They should set up a much more perfect traffic system．
C．They shouldn't allow people to buy so many cars．
70．What does the passage mainly talk about？C
A．Reasons why people want to buy ears．
B．How drivers should drive．
C．The traffic jam，reasons for it and solutions．

5．

My Favorite Sweater by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor             My favorite sweater grew too small．      I love that sweater best of all．      My grandma made it when I was three．      She made that sweater just for me．        I picked the yarn （紗線），a special blue．      The color of bluebells，wet with dew（露珠）．      When I was three I was very small．      But now I'm five and much too tall．        I have a new jacket now that's green．      So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen．      Queen just had kittens out in the shed （小屋）．      My favorite sweater is now their bed．

51．Who is the writer of the poem？B
A．The grandma．
B．Miss Taylor．
C．Mrs．Taylor．
D．Queen
52．The girl in this poem isC years old now．
A.3              
B.4                   
C.5                  
D.6
53．Whose name is Queen？D
A．The girl's    
B．Her grandma's  
C．Hermother's  
D．The cat's
54．What color is the girl's new jacket？A
A．Green．
B．Blue．
C．Red．
D．Purple．
55．The word"kitten"in this poem most probably meansB．
A．a(chǎn) kind of food  
B．a(chǎn) baby cat        
C．a(chǎn) kind of drink  
D．a(chǎn) bed for a baby．

4．A：I saw the“Two rooms to rent”note on the wall outside your house．Hope I’m coming to a （86）right place．
B：Yes，you are．We do have two rooms for rent．You are an office clerk，aren’t you？
A：No，I work at a school．How much do you rent them for？
B：No （87）hurry．I need to ask you some questions now．Are you （88）married？
A：No．
B：Well，I prefer （89）someonelike you to live with us．
A：Really？This room faces north with a view of the hill．Not bad．But I’m afraid it’s not big enough to be a living room for me．
B：Why？If you know how to make use of it，there’s plenty of （90）rooms here for a single like you．
A：That sounds reasonable．Then how much should I pay you？
B：Three hundred dollars a month．How about it？
A：You’ve asked too much．Could you cut （91）down a little？
B：I’m sorry．At present，the cost of （92）rent keeps increasing．
A：All right．Can I move in right away？
B：Of course．Have you got heavy things to move in？
A：No，（93）but/except piano，for I am a music teacher．
B：Sorry，I’m afraid that I can’t （94）let/make you have the two rooms．My neighbors and I can’t stand （95）noise of any kind．

3．Do you think that living a hungry life is last century's story？Well，it may be this century's headline．
    The world has growing worries about a global food shortage．Right now，there are still 870 million hungry people in the world，according to a survey of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization．Children can't escape this，either．Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year．
    What's causing food shortages？There are several reasons．
    There are now more droughts and floods．This is very harmful to farmer sand their ability to grow food．
    Besides，with the growing population，feeding everyone becomes more difficult．There are a little more than seven billion people in the world．By 2050，the world population will be more than nine billion．
    Another reason is food waste．The average person throws away 50kg of food every year．
    How can we help with food shortages？The easiest way is to cut down on food waste．
    Next time before throwing away the food on your plate，just think how much work has been done to make it．By buying less，we waste less．This takes the pressure off producing so much food．And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage．
    You can also ask your schoolmates to join you．
    In 2013，researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up shortanti-waste slogans（標(biāo)語） in dining rooms"ThinkBefore You Waste"．Guess what happened？Students wasted fifteen percentless food after that!
    The author of the study said，"Youdon't need a huge activity to make a difference．"

Reasons of food shortage	（56）More droughts and floods
	The growing population．
	（57）Food waste
Ways of （58）helping with food shortage	（59）Cut down on food waste
	Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work．
Your understanding of the last sentence．	（60）Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things．