---Can I join the club, Dad? -----You can when you ___ a bit older.

  A. get    B. will get   C. are getting     D. will have got

We have been good friends for years.And we must ___ the friendship between us.

  A. go on with    B. keep on    C. keep up    D. remain

_____ and guilty,Maggie put the book back on the shelf she had secretly placed in her  

     schoolbag.?

     A.Frightened        B.Frightening?

     C.Being frightened      D.To be frightening?

While income worry is ____ rather common problem of the aged,loneliness is another problem that ____aged parents may face.

    A.a;/                     B.the;/   C.a;the                 D.the;the?

_____these interruptions,the meeting

     would have finished earlier.?

    A.Except for          B.But for?

    C.Apart from         D.Other than?

The poor old man with his two daughters ___ in the street.

A. was seen to beg   B. were seen to beg  C.was seen begged   D.were seen begging

He has been called the“missing link”.Half-man,half-beast.He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman.The__36  of the Snowman has been around for__37  .Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they__38 this creature and called it the“Yeti”,and they said that they had__39  caught Yetis on two occasions__40 _none has ever been produced as evidence (證據(jù)).

Over the years,the story of the Yetis has__41 .In 1951,Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.Shipton believed that they were not__42  the tracks of a monkey or bear and__43 that the Abominable Snowman might really__44  .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis.But the only things people have ever found were__45 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than__46 animal tracks,which had been made__47 as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. __48  ,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was__49  and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans.But, __50  ,no evidence has ever__51  been produced.

These days,only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman__52.But if they ever__53_catching one,they may face a real__54  :Would they put it in a__55 or give it a room in a hotel?

36.A.event         B. story            C. adventure       D. description

37.A.centuries     B. too long         C. some time       D. many years

38.A.heard from    B. cared for        C. knew of         D. read about

39.A.even          B. hardly           C. certainly       D. probably

40.A.as            B. though           C. when            D. until

41.A.developed     B. changed          C. occurred        D. continued

42.A.entirely      B. naturally        C. clearly         D. simply

43.A.found         B. declared         C. felt            D. doubted

44.A.exist         B. escape           C. disappear       D. return

45.A.clearer       B. more             C. possible        D. rare

46.A.huge          B. recent           C. ordinary        D. frightening

47.A.strange       B. large            C. deep            D. rough

48.A.In the end     B. Therefore       C. After all       D. However

49.A.imagined       B. real            C. special         D. familiar

50.A.so             B. besides         C. again           D. instead

51.A.rightly        B. actually        C. normally        D. particularly

52.A.lightly        B. jokingly        C. seriously       D. properly

53.A.succeed in     B. insist on       C. depend on       D. join in

54.A.decision       B. situation       C. subject         D. problem

55.A.zoo            B. mountain        C. museum          D. laboratory

It is said that Abraham Lincoln searched for exactly the right words to say to his audience in that history-making speech that   1  less than three minutes.

Your speech probably won't be as long-remembered,   2  you can still strive to give your audience the best speech possible by   3  these simple tips:

Write and rewrite the material in your speech until it sounds exactly right to your own ears. Don't use words that are hard to   4  . Avoid technical   5  or keep them to a minimum whenever possible.

Remember to use descriptive phrases so your listeners can get a mental picture in their   6  of what you are talking about. People don't want to be told, they want to be given a   7  picture so they can better understand your words.

Avoid using a lot of statistics that will put your audience asleep in their seats. Keep necessary   8  in your speech to a minimum amount.

Humor can be an effective way to   9  your audience, Humor can also effectively lessen   10  , especially yours. You can use short jokes or personal anecdotes for this purpose. Just make sure your humorous material is appropriate for the audience you are   11  to.

Your speech will probably either inform or   12  your listeners to take action in order to help a charitable organization, etc. Be sure to include localized information in your speech that meet your audience's specific needs.

Read your speech out loud several times to hear how it will sound to your audience. Practice giving your speech in front of a mirror. That way you can see   13  you are going to look to the audience. This technique can help you   14  and feel more comfortable.

Make sure to speak a little louder than   15  conversation when you are giving your speech so that you can be easily heard by the entire   16  , not just the first few rows.

When you are giving your speech to your listeners, remember to   17  your speech down a little bit and don't rush through the words.

You can arrange to have helpful visual aids    18  before, during, or right after the end of your speech. This way the audience will have written information they can take home with them and   19  later.

Remember to be an appreciative speaker and to   20  the person or persons who asked you to give the speech. Also remember to thank the audience for listening.

(   ) 1. A. continued           B. lasted                      C. broadcast                 D. went

(   ) 2. A. but                    B. though             C. and                         D. therefore

(   ) 3. A. accepting           B. following        C. copying                   D. remembering

(   ) 4. A. pronounce          B. understand            C. learn                      D. listen

(   ) 5. A. sentences            B. terms                      C. pronunciations        D. meanings

(   ) 6. A. minds               B. notes               C. words                      D. tapes

(   ) 7. A. intellectual        B. physical            C. mental                     D. visual

(   ) 8. A. information               B. terms                      C. statistics                  D. words

(   ) 9. A. amuse               B. control             C. persuade                  D. drive

(   ) 10.A. attention           B. terror                      C. sorrow                    D. tension

(   ) 11. A. speaking           B. referring           C. leading                    D. owing

(   ) 12. A. help                 B. persuade           C. force                      D. trap

(   ) 13. A. what               B. how                 C. why                        D. where

(   ) 14.A. sleep                 B. rest                  C. comfort                   D. relax

(   ) 15. A. normal             B. later                 C. previous                  D. intentional

(   ) 16. A. speeches           B. actors                   C. friends                    D. audience

(   ) 17. A. slow               B. speed                      C. stop                        D. burn

(   ) 18. A. checked out      B. passed out        C. brought out              D. left out

(   ) 19. A. sell                  B. review              C. throw                          D. mail

(   ) 20. A. thank                      B. find                 C. teach                      D. assist

       Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

       When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

       They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries （推理小說）, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

       On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from an bank.

       The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

       Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

       “The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

72．When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

       A. they had to put their plan into practice

       B. health was more important than wealth

       C. heart trouble was a serious illness

       D. they both needed to stop working

73．After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.

       A. to study industrial management  

       B. to buy and read more mystery books

       C. to do market research on book business

       D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

74．How did their bookstore do in the first year?

       A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

       B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.

       C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money.

       D. They failed though they worked hard.

75．According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is _____.

       A. to pay for their children’s education      

       B. to get to know more writers

       C. to set up more bookstores 

       D. to do what they like to do

How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments－mostly for entertainment purposes－is fair and respectful?

Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. How ever, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats (棲息地). Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural bones.

Zoos claim (聲稱) to educate people and save endangered species(物種), but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range(分布區(qū)). The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.

The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.

Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding (圈養(yǎng)繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted n their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.

64. How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos?

A. Dangerous.        B. Unhappy.          C. Natural.            D. Easy.

65. In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.

A. remain in cages                       B. behave strangely

C. attack other animals                 D. enjoy moving around

66. What does the author try to argue n the passage?

A. Zoos are not worth the public support.

B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.

C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings.

D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.

67. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _____.

A. pointing out the faults in what zoos do

B. using evidence he has collected at zoos

C. questioning the way animals are protected

D. discussing the advantages of natural habitats

68. Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that _______.

A. zoos have to keep animals in small cages

B. most animals in zoos are endangered species

C. some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos

D. it’s acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats