．Would you care to wait here, sir, _____ the manager can see you?

　　 A. when                             B. since?                           C. until                     D. While

—How often do you go home to see your parents?

    —___________, but usually once a week.

A. As usual              B. No idea                C. It all depends     D.It depends on you

     Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

     Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place "Tomesha"-- the land of fire. Death Valley's present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

     Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and colorful parts of Death Valley is the Devil's Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

1. The name of the valley comes from__________ .

   A. an Indian name                              B. the death of the miners

   C. the local people                              D. a National Movement

2. From the passage we can learn that__________.

   A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

   B. it's still not easy to travel across the desert

   C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

   D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert

3. The Devil's Golf Course is famous for__________ .

   A. the terrible sights                             B. the moon-like sights

   C. dream-like sights                             D. the ever-changing sights

4. From the passage we can see that the writer__________the Death Valley.

   A. appreciates         B. is fearful of           C. dislikes           D. is tired of

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Fly the kite when a ________ appears to be coming on .Stand inside a door or under some _____, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet. Take care that the string doesn’t touch the wall or the door. When a thundercloud comes over the kite, the_____ piece of metal will pull the electricity from the cloud. The kite and the string will become _____. When the kite and the string are wet from the rain, they will conduct the electricity very well. You can ____ and store the electricity in the condenser and use it for other experiments

The bag has lots of things in it, ______ an old dictionary.

A. containing   B. showing      C. holding          D. including

. —Is it my experience ______ the interviewer minds?

   — Yes. He will consider _____ necessary to hold the position.

    A. which; that         B. that; it           C. which; it   D. that; that

Despite the fact that Lucy is a lovely girl, she _____ be extremely difficult to work with sometimes.

   A. must        B. should       C. would       D. can

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31-45各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選

出最佳選項。

Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic (真實的). One   41   watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film may as well happen   42   him. With only a little thinking, every man in the street may   43   to be a thief, or a spy (間諜), or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home. In it a young girl had been   44   and killed. She felt a little frightened. She took a   45   back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much   46  .

A man sat face to face with her,   47   a newspaper. She thought nothing of it  48 _ she saw him looking at her for a long time. Remembering the film and feeling   49  , she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When she got on the bus, she found he was following her. When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more nervous as there was   50   else in the street. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look   51   her shoulder (肩膀). It seemed to have been hours   52   she reached the front door. She felt for her keys, but couldn’t find them. The   53   stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, she heard a pleasant  54 : “ I am sorry   55   I frightened you. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I was not sure.”

41. A. he           B. which                  C. who                 D. she

42. A. to            B. on                    C. upon                D. in

43. A. look           B. appear                 C. turn                 D. come

44. A. watched      B. followed              C. searched              D. hurt

45. A. bus             B. car                   C. train                 D. plane

46. A. safe            B. more worried          C. dangerous            D. safer

47. A. reading       B. looking                C. seeing                 D. watching

48. A. when          B. after                        C. as                    D. until

49. A. frightened      B.puzzled               C. excited                D. surprised

50. A. someone        B. no one                 C. anyone                D. none

51. A. on           B. for                   C. at                     D. over

52. A. before        B. when                   C. as                    D. until

53. A. thief           B. footsteps              C. spy                  D. murderer

54. A. sound         B. noise                  C. voice               D. word

55. A. whether             B. as if                    C. even if                D. if

—I found my mom not feeling well this morning. I’m afraid she is ill.

— _________.

A. Don’t worry too much              B. It’s nothing at all  

C. I’m sorry to hear that                D. Take it easy

Recent campus tragedies show that safety measures are so important that we _______ take them too seriously.

A. can’t                  B. should                      C. mustn’t                    D. shall