When I met him the other day，it was the first time we ________ each other since we were at school.

A. saw 　　　　 B. had seen C. were seeing D. have seen

In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty?four billion dollars.

　　There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra?rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty?seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan? Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

　　Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon （巨頭）enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled （變成四倍）to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under?represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

1. Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.　　　 B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.　　　　 D. Silvio Berlusconi.

2. There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300　 B. 180　 C. 70　 D. 150

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires in New York than any other city in the world.

4. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit?making industry.

The manager believes prices will not rise by more than　　 four percent.?

A.any other　　　　　　 B.the other　　　　　　　　 C.another　　　　 D.other

Unemployment in USA is likely to remain high in 2011, and _______ for the next few years.

A. possibly　　　 B. necessarily　　　　　 　 C. gradually　　 　 D. normally

In ancient times, people fought with s　　　 instead of guns.

I don’t think he did such a stupid thing last night, _______?
A. do I　 B. didn’t he　 C. did he D. don’t I

When she was crossing the room the nurse happened to notice the old lady_________to get out of bed.
A. tried                              B. trying
C. to try                             D. had tried

They made many records, _____ they will always be remembered.

A. for that 　　　　　 B. to which 　　　 C. for which　 　　 D. to that

I _________ some English when I was working in a foreign bank.
A. picked out    B. picked up     C. picked from     D. picked at

The quality of a processed food largely ______ the raw material and the way it _______.

　　 A. relies on; processes B. depends on; processes

C. depends on; is processed D. decides on; is processed