_______ the teacher’s instruction in the lab_____ important.

A. Following; are      B. Following; is         C. Followed by; are           D. To follow; are

.I ___ the book at all.  A. don’t like  B. like  C. am fond of   D. would like

Whoever has ____ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people' s health.      

         A. normal          B. general         C. ordinary       D. common

    This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers(young people aged from13~19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize(批評)American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

This year ________teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A. twenty-three hundred          B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand           D. less than two thousand

The whole exchange programme is mainly to__________.

A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teenagers learn new languages

Fred and Mike agree that__________.

A. America food tasted better than German food

B. German schools were harder than American schools

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

D. There were more cars on the streets in America

What is particular in American schools is that________.

A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B. there are a lot of after-school activities

C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

. She eats little because she is _______ a diet and she is trying to _______ weight.

   A. on; lose            B. on; put on            C. in; reduce          D. in; put down    

Contrary to the belief _____it could not sink , the ship sank after hitting an iceberg , ____ all the passengers on board.

A. that; killing                                                     B. that; having killed   

C. which, to have killed                                    D. which; killed

Lucy's new job paid twice as much as she had made __      in the restaurant．

       A．working   B．work        C．to work      D．worked

She sings __ than any other girl in her class.

A. a lot better   B. a lot more better  C. more a lot better   D. a lot well

Would you be __ kind as to lend me a hand?

A. as   B. very    C. so   D. too

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He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（碼頭） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __16__ the bass (鱸魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __17__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (魚餌) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __18__, he knew something huge was __19__. His father watched __20__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __21__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __22__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __23__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.  

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.  

__24__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __25__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __26__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __27__. The creature moved its powerful body and __28__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __29. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __30 that night long ago. But he does see __31 fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__32 difficult. Do we __33_when no one is looking?   

We would if we __34__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __35__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

16．A．until   B．when         C．a(chǎn)fter  D．beforew

17．A．providing B．catching   C．feeding     D．supplying

18．A．bent over   B．came up   C．turned over       D．broke down

19．A．on the other end       B．on the other hand C．on one hand  D．a(chǎn)t the either side

20．A．with anxiety      B．in surprise C．with admiration        D．for fear

21．A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened         D．exhausted（精疲力竭的）

22．A．a(chǎn)nd    B．but    C．however   D．yet  

23．A．bring it home    B．put it aside        C．put it back         D．pick it up

24．A．Even though    B．Now that          C．Ever since          D．In case

25．A．tell    B．say    C．speak          D．talk

26．A．passed      B．changed     C．fixed  D．refused

27．A．the wide container  B．the broad sea  C．the black water  D．the small river

28．A．fled   B．disappeared     C．floated     D．swam

29．A．wrong         B．right          C．satisfactory      D．pleased

30．A．caught        B．saw C．cast   D．threw

31．A．a(chǎn) different         B．many big    C．even bigger        D．the same

32．A．which is      B．it is   C．that is       D．this is

33．A．do wrong B．do right     C．do harm    D．do good

34．A．were taught     B．told   C．were let    D．ordered

35．A．freshly       B．fresh        C．clearly       D．strongly