短文填詞（共10題，每小題1分,滿分10分）

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. 

Today there are about fifteen hundred _________ in the world.                76.__________

Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary,

for example, ________(含有) four or five hundred thousand words.             77.__________

But we do not need all these. To r_________short stories, we need           78.__________

to know only about two thousand words_______we leave school.                 79 .__________

The words we know are ___________(稱為) our vocabulary.                                     80. __________

We should try to make our vocabulary b______as we continue to study.        81._________

Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books ________(寫)          82. _________

in easy English. We will enjoy them. When we come _____ a new word,            83. _________

look it _________ in our dictionary. Our dictionary is                           84. _________

our __________  (much) useful book.                                    85. _________

After many years both countries have come to realize that neither side could ever succeed in getting rid of _____ by means of war.

A. other            B. another        C. the other        D. others

----It is ______ that self-protection education is required at school.

   ----I agree. We always have a large course ______ months.

   A.certainly; every a few                               B.certain; every few

   C.sure; every a few                                     D.surely; every few

Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years．Before that time, large computers were only, used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment．With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them

The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (處理器) , or WPS as they are often called．40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast．

There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager．The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers．He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss．From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hors．

But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed．Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (顯示器)．The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly．It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed．Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them．                                                                                 

Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice．

Then years ago, smaller companies did not use large computers because_________．

A．these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive computers

     B．these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today

     C．these computers did not come onto the market

     D．these companies did not need to use this new technology

According to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work

   over the last ten years is __________．

   A．the saving of time and money   B．the use of computers in small companies

   C．the wide use of word processors       D．the decreasing number of secretaries

It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that with the use of word

   processors _________．

   A．some secretaries will lose their jobs

   B．daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

   C．medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased

   D．the British companies will make less money

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A．There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor

   B．The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors．

   C．The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years．

   D．Using word processors , secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses．

It can be concluded from the passage that ________．

   A．safety screens are of poor quality

   B．working at a VDU for a long time is good for one's health

   C．more and more British offices will use word processors

   D．British companies will need fewer and fewer manages

.----could you please drive faster. The flight _______- in an hour.

  ----I’d like to, but you see, we are stuck in the traffic jam

.     A. took off   B. is taking off   C. has taken off   D. is taken off

 Moods, say the experts, are feelings that tend to become fixed, influencing one’s outlook for hours, days or even weeks. That’s great if your mood is a pleasant one, but a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.

  Perhaps the best way to deal with such moods is to talk them out; sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern pharmacology（藥理學(xué)）offers a lot of tranquilizers（鎮(zhèn)靜劑）What many people don’t realize, however, is that scientists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug methods to set you loose from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous. So next time you feel out of sorts, don’t head for the drug-store but try the following methods.

  Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques, aerobic exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood. “If you could keep up the exercise, you’d be in high spirits, ” says Kathryn Lance, author of Running for Health and Beauty.

  Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes that make exercise compare favourably to drugs as a mood raiser. Physical exertion such as housework, however, does little. The key is aerobic exercise—running, cycling, walking, swimming or other repetitive and sustained activities that increase the heart rate, increase blood circulation and improve the body’s use of oxygen. Do some of the activities for at least 20 minutes a session three to five times a week.

What is the main subject discussed in the passage?

A. How to beat a bad mood.           B. How to talk bad moods out.

C. How to do physical exercises.       D. How to join in aerobic exercises.

According to the passage, all of the statements are true EXCEPT that       

climbing is an efficient cure for a bad mood 

B. moods can have a bad effect on people’s health

C. aerobic exercise can help people get rid of bad moods

D. pharmacology has provided people with many tranquilizers

“Feel out of sorts” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “        ”

A. put things in order         B. are in high spirits

C. are in a bad mood         D. search for tranquilizers

It can be inferred from the passage that         

A. some drugs are more effective than physical exercises

B. a person does not need aerobic exercise if he is in a good mood

C. the best way to overcome a bad mood is to talk to oneself

D. when in a bad mood, one may not work very efficiently

—Has Tom answered your call? —No, but I’m sure he       back soon.

    A. phones       B. phoned        C. will phone     D. has phoned

 23. China as well as the other two super countries _____ sent a man into ____ space.

  A. has; the         B. have;/        C. has;/                 D. have; the

They served raw vegetables with the hamburgers and boiled the potatoes ________ fried them.

  A. other than    B. more than       C. rather than     D. less than

I was greatly ______ at how he worked out the ______ problem in a creative way.

   A. amazed; confused                                                        B. amazing; confusing

   C. amazed; confusing                                              D. amazing; confused