I have read the material several times   it doesn’t make any ______ to me.

A. sense           B. importance       C. meaning     D. significance

 Common people always hold the view       the experts say is right.

       A. what that         B. that what           C. that         D. all which

_______ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer.

A. What           B. How            C. What a          D. How a

   How old is “old”?  The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago，you were old at 35.At the beginning of the 20 th century，the average life span（平均壽命）was 45. In 1950，70-year-olds were really old.Today，a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.

   So，how old is old? The answer is one you’ve heard many times，from all kinds of people.“You are as old（or young）as you feel.”Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived.Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.

   “Nobody grows old by living a number of years.” wrote a writer.“People grow old when they don’t have their ideals.”

People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging.Sometimes，older minds can be as bright as young minds.Alice Brophy once said，“It makes me unhappy when people say，‘You look young for your age�！� What does that mean?

You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. ”

53.The meaning of the underlined word “aging” is “        ”

A．growing old      B. staying young    C. keeping healthy      D. feeling unhappy

54.Which question is NOT answered in the passage?

A. Can older people be as bright as young people?

   B. What tells you how well you’ve lived?

C. How old is “old”?                     

D. what is the average life span today?

55.The passage is mainly about __________ .

  A. the average life span                     B. aging

  C. the 20th century                         D. older people and young people

 Some people don’t like classic novels. They think they have nothing ＿＿ with life today.

 A. to do   B. done   C. do     D. did

 –Did a letter come for me?

   –Yes, ____ came for you this morning.

A. that           B. it           C. one         D. the letter

完形填空（共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A , B , C , 和 D中，選出最佳選項。

When I first came to the  USA , I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes . This friend taught me a lot about  American  21   , but in some cases I had to learn the  22  way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.

One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 23   party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, we had a cookout, where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.

It was the most  24   party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 25    I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment（窘迫）to the other  26  . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot, I didn’t answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.

Maybe she didn’t  27   to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.

Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would  28 . It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of   29  . So I wanted to pretend that I was OK…

I have already realized their customs are different from mine. They care less about formality （形式）30   it is a special occasion , like a wedding or a very formal invitation.

21. A. art                   B. culture                   C. history                                D. people

22. A. easy                        B. simple                   C. hard                                  D. different

23. A. real                  B. pleasant                  C. usual                          D. evening

24. A exciting               B. surprising                C. embarrassing                  D. enjoyable

25. A. as                   B. while                    C. when                          D. and

26. A. guests               B. friends                   C. neighbors                       D. Americans

27. A. mean                B. expect                   C. wish                           D. prepare

28. A. mind                B. notice                   C. watch                          D. care

29. A. order                B. breath                  C. place                          D. mind

30. A. unless               B. if                       C. as long as                      D. since

----Have you got the result?

   ----No, It will be some time ________we know the result.

   A. when      B. since     C. if       D. before

. Jane Goodall with her assistants ______ for the forests to learn more about the chimps.

   A. are setting off    B. is setting off            C. have set off              D. sets off

. It ______ last night ______ Tom saw an interesting film in Dongfeng Cinema.

A. is; that          B. was; that          C. was; which      D. was; who