The government has decided to ______ a special fund to support those poor kids.

   A. set out               B. set off          C. set up           D. set about

_____ scores of times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

   A. Having explained                          B. Having been explained

   C. Though it was explained                     D. It was explained

________ is mentioned(提及) above, the number of the students in senior high

schools is increasing.

   A. Which          B. It                 C. What             D. As

It’s really dangerous. One more step, ______ the baby will fall into the pool.    

A．or          B．a(chǎn)nd             C．so            D．but

In class the teacher’s humorous words often make every student ____ laughter.

A. burst into       B. break into    C. fall into       D. come into

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to（可利用）the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar（相似）to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.

State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ____________.

A. use for their schoolwork              B. access the Internet

C. work at home                             D. connect them to libraries

Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks（引號）?

A. They don’t really talk.              B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.             D. None of the above reasons is correct.

Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.           B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.        D. Students there can do everything.

“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ____________.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. have free laptops

D. get information from around the world   

What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful.              B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.       D. We don’t know the result yet.

對話填空(本節(jié)共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面對話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，在答題卡上標有題目的橫線上，寫出一 個英語單詞的完整、正確的形式，使對話通順。

M = Mike       W = Wendy

.M: I'd like to d   something with you. Do you have a minute?   ______

W: Sure. I just got off my eleven o'clock class. I don't have another class until this afternoon.

M: Good, listen! I've just r ‘ an e-mail from the computer center. They are                      ______

looking for students to help with the work of the school website this summer.

They need two a    to help with the project. They asked me if I knew                 ______

any qualified students who might be i  in it. I thought you might like            ______

to have a t    .                                                                                                          ______

W: S       interesting, but my knowledge of computers is   ______

p_ limited.    ______    —

M: Well, I don't think any s   experience or knowledge is necessary.   ______

And with your interest in computers and the Internet, I think you would be good

for the job. B , they are paying good money. What do you think?                          ______.

W: It seems like a great c______to get some experience. Thanks for thinking                    ______

of me!

   He made it clear that only the point that new technologies hold the key to increasing productivity     the economy in the long run.

A. will it benefit  B. it will benefit  C. will benefit D. will benefit it

——Can you give me some advice on what I said just now?

—— Sorry, my mind ______ .

A. has wondered     B. had wondered     C. is wondering D. was wondering

—Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ___ a bicycle.

A. ride; to ride      B. riding; ride        C. ride; ride        D. to ride; Riding