The manager’s confident words have our doubts about how the plan will be carried out.

A. gotten up B. taken up C. cleared up D. given up

In an economy income per head used to rise by barely 1% a year, current growth rates feel like a miracle.

A. when B. whose C. that D. where

"Talking with others in the real world always me embarrassed and my heart beats quickly. I never dare to look in anyone’s eyes when ," the 22-year-old said, describing her anxiety.

A. make; speaking B. makes; speaking

C. makes; speak D. make; speak

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Imagine waking up in a hospital bed. And the entire left side of your body isn’t movable. This was the I found myself in after my crash. I so severely for my head and neck were twisted to one side and stuck in that disturbing .

The prognosis(預(yù)斷)for my was not good. The doctor told my family, “I to say this, but he’ll be lucky to survive the next 48 hours. ”

as my family was at the news, the one thing that had been holding them together was the that with the proper medical treatment, I could recover. The doctor’s prognosis hit them like a hammer, .any hope. The that I might die touched each of them deeply.

For the next two days, my parents kept waiting outside my room. They could eat or sleep. The doctor’s prognosis heavily on their hearts. Yet with each passing hour they become slightly more hopeful that my chances of were a little bit better.

With the 48 hours passing, although I was once to the limit of my life, I to quit my life, so they felt somewhat . Maybe the doctor had made a(n) . After all, doctors aren’t necessarily right. Bit by bit, hope began to return to them. , they still had no idea what the future held for me.

My survival surprised everyone. It would not have been if not for my determination not to quit my life. will always happen around you as long as you don’t give up.

1.A. despair B. situation C. place D. pain

2.A. choked B. trembled C. enjoyed D. suffered

3.A. position B. . action C. behavior D. height

4.A. spirit B. disability C. recovery D. treatment

5.A. regret B. decide C. tend D. wish

6.A. Impatient B. Angry C. Confused D. Upset

7.A. desire B. intention C. hope D. lie

8.A. offering B. destroying C. raising D. abandoning

9.A. exception B. choice C. fact D. acceptance

10.A. barely B. gradually C. hopelessly D. slightly

11.A. reacted B. weighed C. froze D. expanded

12.A. promotion B. escape C. improvement D. survival

13.A. convincing B. disappointing C. exciting D. frightening

14.A. directed B. pushed C. ordered D. guided

15.A. refused B. pretended C. struggled D. attempted

16.A. confident B. satisfied C. relieved D. stressful

17.A. joke B. guess C. apology D. mistake

18.A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Besides

19.A. alarming B. possible C. reasonable D. pessimistic

20.A. Accidents B. Coincidences C. Miracles D. Successes

Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky(渾濁的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.

The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.

The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing — small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur(蛇頸龍), an aquatic(水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct(已滅絕的)for 65 million years.

The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but they haven’t yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.

Skeptics(懷疑論者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.

Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris(廢棄物)to the surface that might look like a strange animal.

However, none of these is identified.

1.According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?

A. It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.

B. The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.

C. The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.

D. There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.

2.The purpose of setting up the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau is to .

A. research the plesiosaur in the Loch Ness

B. protect the Nessie in the lake

C. collect some information about the Nessie

D. catch the Loch Ness Monster

3.Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?

A. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.

B. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.

C. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.

D. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.

e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.

A. b, e, c, a, d B. a, b, e, d, c

C. b, d, a, c, e D. d, c, e, b, a

4.We can infer from the passage that .

A. Nessie is an aquatic type of dinosaur

B. Nessie has a 20-foot-long body

C. Nessie is an underwater wave

D. Nessie is still a mystery

5.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. The natural scenery of Loch Ness.

B. The Nessie.

C. Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster.

D. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results.

Wikipedia is a free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia(百科全書), supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and is considered the Internet’s largest and most popular general reference book. Now, Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia as scientists hope the informative website will help us reach out to intelligent life forms. So aliens can learn about the human race.

Astronomers would like to beam (播送) the entire contents of Wikipedia into space in the hope of contacting aliens. They want to send messages to hundreds of star systems and planets 20 light years away using radio telescopes. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, in California, wants to use powerful radio telescopes to try to reach Chewbacca and his mates in a galaxy(銀河系)far away.

The plans will be discussed by astronomers at the weekend as some scientists fear the reply from ET might not turn out to be friendly. Institute scientist David Black said, “One question is if there are dangerous creatures we might be drawing their attention to ourselves. Another is if we go ahead, what message should be sent? There could be many civilizations out there，but if they are all listening and no one is broadcasting or responding, then nothing will happen.”

Professor Stephen Hawking, who has warned that intelligent aliens probably exist and we should keep a safe distance from them, is among those. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,” he said.

Signals from Earth’s radio and TV broadcasts have been heading out in space for some 60 years reaching around 5,000 stars.

1.What does the underlined word those in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. aliens from space

B. astronomers sending signals

C. scientists for the plans

D. scientists against the plans

2.What has Prof. Stephen Hawking warned?

A. intelligent aliens would probably land in America.

B. the plans will be in vain and nothing will happen.

C. none of the civilizations would reply.

D. aliens would bring disasters to the human race.

3.Which can be the best title?

A. Wikipedia, the most popular website

B. Wikipedia to be beamed into space

C. Wikipedia, aliens’ best friend

D. Wikipedia to result in a disaster

七選五

Seeing with Sound

According to a British news report，some blind people may finally get a chance to “see”. 1.Dr. Peter Meijer，a scientist at Philips Research Laboratories in the Netherlands，has developed a new system called the vOICe.The three middle letters in vOICe stand for “Oh，I see.” Meijer’s groundbreaking technology may change the lives of visually impaired people all over the world.

A wearable setup of vOICe system consists of a head-mounted camera，stereo headphones and a notebook PC. The system translates visual images from a camera into complex sounds.2.

The program is based on the theory that people can hear certain sounds and learn to translate them into meaningful mental images. Everything has its own unique sound.3.The height of an object or person could be determined by pitch(音調(diào)).And a built-in color identifier speaks out color names when it is turned on. What the vOICe users have to learn is which sound goes with which object. Meijer says that he is counting on the brain’s ability to adapt.

4.Within two weeks，most people who experiment with the vOICe system are able to identify objects such as walls and doors. They are also able to identify certain situations，including whether the lights in a room are on or off. 5.Meijer thinks that translating will eventually become automatic for many users of the vOICe，bringing a form of vision to them for the very first time.

A. Brighter areas sound louder than darker areas.

B. It then sends these sounds to a person through headphones.

C. However, they are not learning to see with their eyes；they are learning to see with their ears.

D. The vOICe system is aiming to treat blindness by translating images from a camera into audio signals.

E. Meijer supposes that the brain is interested in the information “content”，but not the information “carrier”.

F. To evaluate the new system’s effectiveness, a number of visually impaired people were chosen to test the v0ICe.

G. Over time, some users have even learned to “watch” television or “recognize” the outlines of buildings as they walk.

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Many teens in high school want to try out for sports because they think it will make them more popular. But there are lots of other benefits1.sports that teens may overlook.

With TV, movies, computers, and video games2. (become)more and more popular, it has become so much 3.(easy) for teens to be by themselves rather than going out with friends. Kids used to hang out at the mall or drive around the town; now they just sit at home. Getting teens into a sport gives them 4.opportunity to go out and socialize. 5.they may not find a new best friend, they will learn how to interact and work as a team, something they’ll find 6.(use) later in life.

More and more kids are becoming overweight. If teens see that their physical condition is causing them to perform 7. (bad), they may 8.(motivate) to do other activities to get healthy. By the time your child 9.(reach) their teenager year, part of good parenting will be providing them with direction and 10. (encourage) and continuing to help them develop a healthy style of living.

A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (過敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.

Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.

Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.

However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest instead.

Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按壓) until the ambulance arrived.

Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard．My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands．I was quite scared．The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse．My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.”

"She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over．I just can't believe what she did．I really think all children should be taught first aid．Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up．Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."

Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day．The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.

He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

1.From the passage, which of the sentences about Debbie is true?

A．She thought it useless to teach children first aid.

B．She thought if her daughter became a doctor, she would kick him harder.

C．She did nothing to help her husband.

D．She was proud of her daughter.

2.Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .

A．to express her helplessness

B．to practise CPR on him

C．to keep him awake

D．to restart his heart

3.What's the right order of the events?

A．3124

B．4231

C．3421

D．4312

4.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A．What Colm suffered．

B．Colm's present condition.

C．What caused Colm's allergy．

D．Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.

5.Why does the author write the news?

A．To describe a serious accident．

B．To prove the importance of CPR.

C．To report a 9-year-old girl's brave act．

D．To call people's attention to allergic reaction.

On a stormy day last August, Tim heard some shouting．Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search a football．Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water．The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore．But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls（回憶）．“I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water．Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress．“At one point, I considered turning back,” he says．“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella! Let’s aim for the pier（碼頭）,” Jack said．Tim turned the boat toward it．Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink．“Can you guys swim?” he cried．“A little bit,” the boys said.

Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier．Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs．Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.

“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again．“Yes,” Tim told them each time.

After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

1.Why was the boat far into open water?

A．The boys rowed too fast．

B．The big current carried it.

C．The wind blew it．

C．The boys tried to get attention..

2.Why did the two boys go to the sea?

A．To go boat rowing

B．To get back their football.

C．To swim in the open water

D．To test the umbrella as a sail.

3.What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The beach

B．The water

C．The boat

D．The wind

4.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A．To take in enough fresh air

B．To consider turning back or not.

C．To check his distance from the boys．

D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

5.How can the two boys finally reach the pier?

A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.

C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.

D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.