The horse is ___ useful animal.  A. a   B. an   C. the    D.a

Mary’s father is seriously ill, she is staying at home, looking after her ___ father.

A. ill   B. sick   C. illness  D. sickness

The exam’s only a month away and we haven’t even_________the whole book, not to say to start revision.

A. impressed    B. covered      C. remembered   D. Moved

______ our horizons of thinking, but it also saves us time and energy.

      A. Not only does the Internet expand                 B. Not only expands the Internet

C. Not only the Internet expands                      D. Not only the Internet does expand

 — The man is always behaving rudely.  

— That I guess is ________ people avoid him.

because             B. how           C. why             D. Whether

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

       The global crisis, which originally started in the United States last year, has caused a lot of problems and affected people’s life in all aspects. In New York, people are going away on weekends and sticking close to their homes. Here's how the down economy is changing the way they travel.

SECONDARY CITIES

       Some smaller cities are stealing the glory. Fort Myers, Florida experienced double digit (位數(shù)) growth in September, 2009 over September 2008, based on American Express Travel bookings. Cities like Portland, Oregon are also becoming popular ___1___, with recent data showing an increase of 38% over last year. Even Philadelphia's star is rising, said the senior editor Shaw Brown from Travelocity — a leading provider of consumer-direct travel services for the leisure and business traveler.

       Brown said, “It’s hard to explain exactly the reason for the boom. We are ___2___ at all about this and it might be a decrease in airfare or hotel prices or ___3___ marketing. Hotel rates in Fort Myers are down about 10%. But hotel rates in Portland are up.”  She thinks Philadelphia's higher popularity is due to good marketing, a decrease in airfare of 16% compared to the overall 8% decrease for ___4___ flights and more interest in historic destinations in general.

FAMILY TRAVEL

       Rather than take a two-week vacation to Europe, families ___5___ to visit national parks.

       David Mandy, spokesman for the Association of Amusement Parks, is optimistic about the summer season. He said even when gas was $ 4 a gallon in 2008, people continued to visit theme parks--they simply ___6___ parks closer to their homes.

       For years, to ___7___ families with kids visit national parks at a ___8___ time, park operators have been using special offers, promotions and discounts, the deals may be easier to find this year, especially when it comes to packages that include ___9___. Universal Orlando Resort has a deal allowing families to book a three-night package and receive two additional nights free. Packages include accommodations at a hotel near Universal and unlimited theme park admission to both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.

“You are very selfish. It’s high time that you ______ that you are not the most important person in the world,” Edgar said to his boss angrily.

A. realized                 B. have realized         C. realize                D. would realize

35．---You should say sorry to her, Tom．

       --- ______, but it’s not going to be easy．

       A．I suppose so．       B．I feel so．      C．I prefer so．  D．I like to．

B

Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival, or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour. We call these balls Yuanxiao or Tangyuan. Obviously, they get the name from the festival itself. It is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods.

The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty. Sweet fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts, sesame（芝麻）, osmanthus flowers(桂花), rose petals, sweetened tangerine（橘子）peel, bean paste, or jujube paste（棗子醬）. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat（肉末兒）, vegetables or a mixture.

The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China. The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. In North China, sweet or nutmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient. The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour. A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour. And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size.

The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains. This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products. They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers.

60. Which of the following is NOT true?

      A. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dates back to the fourth century.

      B. Sugar, rose petals and minced meat are all fillings of Yuanxiao.

      C. Sweet Yuanxiao are usually made in southern China.

      D. People in northern China usually make Yuanxiao by rolling like a snowball.

61. Which country does the Lantern Festival come from?

A. China              B. South Korea            C. Jin Dynasty             D. Tang and Song periods.

62. Choose the right order of making Tangyuan in southern provinces.

① make a hole and insert the filling 

② roll the dough between your hands 

③ shape the dough of rice flour into balls  

④ close the hole  

⑤ prepare some rice flour

      A. ⑤③②①④  B. ③⑤①②④  C. ③①④②⑤  D. ⑤③①④②

63. What is the best title of this passage?

A. The Lantern Festival                                 B. The ingredients of Yuanxiao

C. The difference between Yuanxiao and Tangyuan.         D. China’s traditional food—Yuanxiao.

64. Why do we eat Yuanxiao today?

A. Because it’s a tradition.                                               B. Because it’s a tasty food.

C. Because we love our country.                                      D. Because this food can make money.

E

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72. It seems that people who live in large cities are ________.

   A.more often sufferers than those living in other areas

   B.of the opinion that numbers are wrong

   C.twice as rich as people living in other areas

   D.too poor to afford the protect system

73. The writers of this text want to give the impression that the PROTECT ALARMS system is _________.

   A. free of charge      B. easy to use       C. complex       D. lasting

74. The article shows that having an alarm system will _______.

   A.show burglars that you have something worth stealing

   B.persuade burglars not to break into your house

   C.make the burglar’s job less difficult

   D.persuade burglars to try again another time.

75. In order to find out more information about this alarm system, one can _______.

   A. buy a leaflet               B. write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope

   C. sign an agreement          D. phone at any time of day or night