The dictionary still ______ where I ______ it last Sunday.

   A. lied; lied          B. lied; lay         C. lays; lay        D. lies; laid

 We _______ each other the best of luck in the examination .

  A. hoped   B. wished   C. expected   D. wanted

I don’t think that rock music is terrible , ______?

  A. do I    B. don’t I    C. is it    D. isn’t it

It was pouring . All the machines stood _____ in the open air.

    A. uncover    B. to be uncovered  C. uncovered  D uncovering

IV. 閱讀理解

                                 Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.(衛(wèi)生設(shè)備)

   The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

Consider these facts:

●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

●Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water., and only 37 percent

of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases.

Here are three ways you can help:

1) Write Congress

Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad.

2) Sponsor a project with a faith-based organization

Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put a single project by a U.S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

3) Support nonprofit water organizations

Numerous U.S.-based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of non-profits noted as follows: some organizations are large, other small-scale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

1、The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that________.

    A. poverty can result in water-borne diseases

    B. people have no access to clean drinking water

    C. women’s rights are denied in some developing countries

    D. safe drinking water should be a primary concern

2、The intended readers of the passage are________.

   A. Americans                               B. overseas sponsors

   C. Congressmen                                  D. U.S.-based water organizations

3、The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _________.

    A. get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries

    B. donate money to people short of water through religious groups

    C. fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem

    D. take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations

4、What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?

    A. A variety of companies and their worldwide operation.

    B. A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with.

    C. Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.

    D. A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations.

As a result of the heavy fog, the highway has been closed up until further _______ .

   A. news                  B. information              C. notice               D. message

Sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism(批評(píng)) from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive(過(guò)多的) amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological and research has suggested that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.

The early years of development are critical(關(guān)鍵的) years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback(反饋) to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw (mistake) in themselves.

Coaches and parents should also be careful that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngster’s performances. Positive reinforcement（不斷的鼓勵(lì)） motivates(激勵(lì)) and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.

60. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

       A. Mental stress should be reduced.

       B. Sports should be made less competitive.

       C. Stress should be made less.

       D. Sport can be mentally challenging.

61. According to the passage, young people like sport because ________.

       A. it can help them learn more about society

       B. it enables them to criticize themselves

       C. it can provide them with valuable experiences

       D. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves

62. According to the passage, parents and coaches should ________.

       A. enable children to enjoy sport

       B. help children to win every game

       C. train children to deal with stress

       D. understand the meaning of sport

63. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.

       A. to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout

       B. to persuade young children not to worry about criticism

       C. to stress the importance of encouraging children

       D. to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement

                               My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

    I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

    I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

    What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

    As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光燈) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

    Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

    As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

    Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自動(dòng)地).

    My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me.

    There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

    When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

    Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技藝), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

    After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

59. The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

    A. his or her mother and father weren’t present

    B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

    C. he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

    D. he or she had never performed in public before

60. The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. put into disorder       B. forget about       C. stop halfway      D. do well in

61. The author _________.

    A. didn’t make any mistake in the performance

    B. felt better at the beginning of the performance

    C. paid all attention to nothing but his / her performance

    D. lost his / her concentration sometimes during the performance

62. What did the author feel about his / her performance?

    A. He / She thought it was comfortable and successful.

    B. He / She thought it was very difficult but successful.

    C. He / She thought he / she had never made a mistake during the performance.

D. He / She thought he / she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫(huà)一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

       We had guests last night who have not stayed                       76__________

    in a B&B hotel before. They did not want breakfast                     77__________

    because that they were going out early in the                                  78__________

morning. They came back lately and had some                         79__________

tea. I come into the living room and saw one of                               80__________

    them just go through the kitchen door but turn                               8l__________

    on the light. He was looking for glass in the                                  82 __________

    cupboard. He had no idea the kitchen was                             83__________

    not for guests. I just smiled to me and thought，                              84__________

    “What can I do? We are guests after all．”                            85__________

He’s got himself into a dangerous situation _____ he is likely to lose control over the plane.         

A. which              B. that           C. where                      D. why