Artificial(假的) flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.?

The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.?

Which of the following is the best title for the passage??

A. An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers ?

B. The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph?

C. Flowers Native to the United States?

D. Material Used for Artificial Flowers?

It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to _______.?

A. create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew?

B. do a thorough study of plant structure?

C. make a copy of one member of each United States flower family?

D. show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers?

The underlined word “it” refers to _______.?

A. the intention　 B. the collection　　?

C. one member      D. each flower family?

Everything depends on _______ they will support you about it.?

A. if          B. which   C. whether      D. that　?

Why not put the meat in the fridge? It will _______ fresh for several days.

A. be stayed    B. stay    C. be staying   D. have stayed?

It was his strong communication skills which _______ in the interview that finally _______ his position as the sales agent in this area.?

A. had been shown; won       B. had shown ; was won?

C. was shown; had won  D. showed; won?

It expressed friendliness _______ people in China, _______ the bicycle is an important part of life and culture.

A. with; which       B. towards; what    C. with; where       D. towards; of which?

The point is not who said the words, _________ they are true or not.

A. but whether           B. and whether          C. but how               D. and how

—Is Alice still performing?

—I'm afraid not. She is said _______ the stage already as she has become a director.

A. to have left   B. to leave    C. to have been left   D. to be left?

Most parents take strong views against computer games which children are addicted to and _______ the closing of all net bars for such games.?

A. appeal B. acknowledge      C. advocate     D. admit?

---- Have you been here long?

    ---- _______.

   A. No, not very long                 B. Not much long  

C. Yes, only little long               D. No, only yesterday

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟練程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

The competition was organized by

A. the National University of Singapore     B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Innova Junior College        D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

What Miss Gao said suggests that

A. she likes to blame the authorities       B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs      D. she loves to read valuable posts

The passage in mainly about

A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

D. what the result of the competition was