The detective, ______ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man ______ next to a woman.

A. pretending; seated                    B. pretended; seated      

C. pretending; seat                        D. pretended; seating

 In European countries, it is a ______ to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits when Thanksgiving Day comes.

A. custom              B. habit          C. practice             D. exercise

 I feel tired and was in no ______ to listen to the lesson, and my attention began to ______.

A. mind; wander     B. mood; wander    C. interest; switch    D. feeling; set

 –Do you think I should apply for the job?

   --Why not? If you make an effort, the ______ are that you’ll be employed.

A. results        B. hopes         C. wishes        D. chances

 Living in a highly ______ society, you definitely have to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible.

A. attractive           B. favorable           C. communicative   D. competitive

 Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.

A. takes up             B. makes up           C. saves up            D. puts up

 The headmaster will ______ a speech to the visiting foreign guests this afternoon.

A. deliver        B. address              C. announce           D. declare

81. The progress of the work will depend on how modern the e____________ (設(shè)備) is.

82. We e____________ (交換) addresses and phone numbers at the party held on Sunday.

83. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. S____________ (類似地), our minds are developed by learning.

84. There is nothing like a holiday to make us feel r____________ (放松的). 

85. Radio-paging systems (無線尋呼系統(tǒng)) enable us to c____________ (聯(lián)絡(luò)) each other even though we do not have a telephone within easy reach.

86. He will make a speech on behalf of (代表) all the graduates at the graduation c ____________ next Monday.

87. Parts of trees and bushes came falling down around us, but it was f____________ that nobody was hurt.

88. According to the timetable, the airplane will cover the d____________ from Beijing to Shanghai in an hour and a half.

89. After the written test and interview, Jackson came to the c____________ that Mr. Li was not fit for the position.

90. Our math teacher is very s____________ not only with all of us, but in all her own work.

When friends and family heard what I was planning, they wondered if I had gone crazy. But here I was in New Mexico, working at a youth farm as a volunteer. I wanted to give back to society. The farm is one of the nonprofit (非盈利的) camps in New Mexico. Founded in 1998, it provides a free camp for the kids whose families are poor. My main responsibility was to look after them.

More than anything, I was excited. I had the opportunity to influence these kids’ lives. I could help them have fun. At the beginning, I couldn’t help feeling nervous. By the end of the first week, I had felt completely at ease. Each child listened to me and enjoyed the games we played. This farm was their heaven, and each child truly felt beatific.

Harrison was probably the most troubled child I saw all summer. He couldn’t deal with anger. As soon as I met him, it was clear that he’d never been shown kindness or patience. His temper would unexpectedly fly out of control. He refused to play games with us and hit other kids at the very start. He was always worried that I would shout at him or hit him. I told him that I would never do that. And I simply educated him to be a kind and patient boy. After Harrison’s going home, his mother wrote to tell me how differently her son reacted to others and how much gentler he had become.

The kid was not the only one that changed. I changed, too. I grew to appreciate my caring family. I became more patient, too. My eyes were also opened to the different situations people live in. Giving myself to show them love was the most meaningful part of my service. As the saying goes, love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

    76. For what purpose did the author work at the youth farm? (no more than 6 words)

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77. What kind of kids could come to the camp? (no more than 6 words)

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78. What does the underlined word “beatific” mean? (1 word)

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79. How did the author change Harrison’s character? (no more than 12 words)

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80. Do you want to be a volunteer like the author? Why? (no more than 20 words)

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Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving (鋪砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.

Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages (短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts (干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs .

Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.

You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗機(jī)) only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks (裂縫) in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

72. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?

A. Using river water.             B. Throwing batteries away.

C. Paving parking lots.           D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.

73. What can be inferred from the text?

A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.

B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.

C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.

D. The average family in America makes proper use of water.

74. The last paragraph is intended to ______.

A. show us how to fix leaks at home   B. tell us how to run a dishwasher

C. prove what drinking glass is best for us  

D. suggest what we do to save water at home

75. The text is mainly about ______.

A. why paving roads reduces our water        

B. how much we depend on water to live

C. why droughts occur more in dry climates   

D. how human activity affects our water supply