Look out! Don’t get too close to the house       the roof is under repair.

A. whose B. which C . of which D. what

—Thank you for your wonderful meal.         

—______.  

A. No, it was just so-so                              B. The same to you  

C. No, that’s all right                                D. It’s my pleasure

Most young architects ----particularly those in big cities ----can only dream about working in a building of their own. And marking that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical –parts firm in Atlanta. Form the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting(生銹的) walls.

In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition(拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there – the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said.” Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation(裝置) in there-a slow-motion show.”

 Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(緩沖) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

1. According to the passage, it is       for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.

A. easy            B. unnecessary          C. unrealistic      D. common

2. Yocum bought the old building because  __.

A. it was a bargain to him             B. it was still in good condition

C. it was located in the city center       D. it looked attractive from the outside

3. Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell＿.

A. pulled rubbish out through the roof             B. removed the skylights from the bathroom

C. presented a slow–motion show in an art gallery  

D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

4. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell __.

A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof      B. turned more old buildings into art galleries

C. got inspiration from decorating their old building

D. paid more attention to the outside of the gallery

5. The main idea of the passage is that __.

A. people can learn a lot from their failures

B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

C. people should not judge things by their appearance

D. creative people can make the best of what they have

_______ you’ve got such a good chance, you might as well make full use of it.

       A. Even if         B. Now that       C. As soon as        D. As though       

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives, which we eat, are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

61. What is the best possible title of the passage?

A. Drug and Food   B. Cancer and Health   C. Food and Health   D. Health and Drug 

62. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons

B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals

C. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of additives for over thirty---- five years.

D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.

63. How has science done something harmful to mankind?

A. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food have been virtually eliminated.

B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.

C. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.

D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.

64. What are nitrates used for?

A. They preserve flavor in packaged food.     B. They preserve the color of meats

C. They are the objects of research.          D. They cause the animals to become fatter.

65. The word “carcinogenic” most nearly means _________________

A. trouble–making  B. color– retaining C. money –making  D. cancer–causing

---- Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

  ----- Thank you. ___________.

   A. It couldn’t be better.   B. Of course you can   C. If you like   D. It’s up to you.

 9.  It         long before we         the result of the experiment.

      A. will not be, will know   B. is, will know   C. will not be, know   D. is, know

This kind of desk can be ______ to the height you need.

   A. added                 B. adapted             C. adjusted                          D. advised

---- I’d like to buy a ticket to Tokyo. Are there any tickets left?

   ---- _______. I’ll check it for you right now.

A. Could you wait a minute, please?         B. I don’t know

C. All right.                             D. I’m sorry there is none left.

The kids were playing in the mud and ______they were covered in it.

A. before long     B. long before               C. before soon               D. soon before