The government had hoped to draw as much attention as possible to this problem but it didn’t_______that way.

  A. work out       B. give out               C. go out               D. pick out

__________ that the group of experts like them immediately.

A. Such students are clever                            B. So clever the students are 

C. Such clever the students are                      D. So clever are the students

When Jack Ma founded the Alibaba Group in 1999, he had 500,000 yuan in his hand and the support of 17 friends. Now eight years later, Alibaba has become China’s largest online commerce company, earning a profit of 1.36 billion yuan in 2006.

But when asked what makes him proud, Ma surprised many people by putting his employees way ahead of his legendary e-commerce websites.

“I feel most proud of my team, and the least of the websites,” Ma said. “The secret of my success is relying on team work and having a sense of mission（使命）”

Ma made the remarks on the eve of Alibaba Group’s shares becoming available for trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last Tuesday. On the first day of trading, the shares more than doubled in value.

Eight years ago, when Ma created Alibaba, he envisioned（預(yù)想）that the Internet would change people’s lives. But the former English teacher knew little about computer science. “So I decided to hire someone who knows technology and respected his decisions,” he said.

Ma said he trusts his employees fully as long as they are diligent and have a sense of purpose.

“When people apply to work for Alibaba, I talk with them for two hours to lower their expectations. I tell the applicants not to expect a pay raise or promotion, but to prepare to work long hours and to be criticized by the boss, “ Ma said.

But Ma is not a rigid（嚴(yán)厲的）boss. He is like a friend in the eyes of most his employees. Unlike traditional companies where most of the people do just what their boss asks, he treats them as partners and encourages them to present their own ideas.

“I have confidence in the online commercial service in China and encourage my more than 4,000 staff to remain united to make Alibaba the biggest ecommerce supplier for China, Asia and even the world,” said Ma.

He promotes company values of honesty, passion and teamwork. Those who don’t accept these principals will find it hard to work there, no matter how talented they are.

“I have seen many who are more clever and hardworking than my team and me,” Ma said. But “we have a loyal team which has stayed on the same course, no wavering（搖擺）.” And Ma pursuing his dream is the magnet（磁鐵）that draws talents in.

57. What did Jack Ma do before he founded Alibaba?

A. He was a waiter.                B. He was a technician.

C. He was a teacher.               D. He was a manager of a small company.

58. What is Jack Ma’s characteristic in terms of his management?

A. Trusting his employees fully.

B. Putting his employees ahead of himself before performing and trade.

C. Promoting company values of honesty, passion and team work.

D. Pursuing his dream is the magnet that draws talents in.

59. What does Ma take the most pride in?

A. His employees.            B. His website.

C. Alibaba Group’s Shares.     D. His efficient management.

60. According to the text, which remarks following is NOT reasonable?

A. Jack Ma believes an employee’s talent is less important than the acceptance of the company’ principals.

B. Alibaba is an online commerce company started eight years ago.

C. Alibaba has become the biggest e-commerce company in China.

D. Alibaba’s shares rocketed after they made their first public appearance on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week.

My summer job wasn’t _______ fun, but it was _______ real leaning experience for me.

       A. the; a               B. a; a                   C. 不填；a          D. 不填；不填

Mr. Obama noted that the ____ Christmas Day bombing was not the first time the group ____to attack America and its friends.

A. advised; tried                  B. attended; trying

C. attempted; had tried          D. wanted; has tried

．—Tom, you get dead drunk again!

       —_______? It’s none of your business．

       A．So what    B．How come       C．Why not   D．What for

第三節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題，計分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21￣40各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

    Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23  ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．

    Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．

    “All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”

     Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．

    When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．

    As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.

    Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches(掛鉤) on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

 21．A．kitchen   　　  B．bedroom   　 C．washroom　　　    D．bathroom

 22．A．strength   　　 B．trouble   　　 C．reason 　　　 　   D．puzzle

 23．A．positions   　　B．situations   　 C．directions 　 　     D．Places

 24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot              D．envelope

 25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news             D．truth

 26．A．visit           B．a(chǎn)sk           C．ring             D．punish

 27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                   D．scolded

 28．A．money         B．coin          C．note             D．bill

 29．A．say            B．move         C．touch            D．prepare

 30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．a(chǎn)way

 31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried

 32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where

 33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense

 34．A．hospital        B．neighbour       C．police             D．friend

 35．A．generally       B．luckily         C．considerably        D．unfortunately

 36．A．someone       B．a(chǎn)nyone          C．everyone           D．none

 37．A．hope          B．a(chǎn)sk             C．wait               D．call

 38．A．tested         B．repaired          C．fixed              D．examined

 39．A．locked        B．worked           C．helped             D．opened

 40．A．excited        B．silly             C．worried            D．guilty

第二節(jié)  根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。  （注意：61—65題涂到卡上  E=AB    F=AC    G=AD）

A：Hello, Simon. Have you seen Billy this afternoon ?

B：No, Maria. Why ?

A：Oh, dear. I can’t find him anywhere. I don’t know what to do. He should have been back an hour ago.   61   

B：Don’t worry, Maria. He could have, but he probably didn’t. Did anything happen this morning?   62 

A：His birthday party.

B：Is it possible that you said something to upset him ?

A：I must have. I told him we hadn’t received Mr. White’s reply to our invitation.

B：  63  

A：No, he left home right after that.    64  

B：Maria, I’m sure there is nothing to worry about. He is probably on his way to see Mr. Smith, or else he is with Mr. White.

A：Oh, wait! There he is ! And Mr. Smith is with him.   65   He must have been to Mr. Smith’s.

A．I suppose I should have called you earlier.        

B．Anything else?

       C．I wonder if he could have had an accident.       

    D．I’m afraid he might have an accident.

       E．Where could he have been?                           

    F．You are right, Simon.

       G．What were you talking about before he left?

Mike seldom asks ______ questions in class, but today he raised ______ fairly good one．

       A．/; a             B．the; a          C．/; the    D．/; /

．It is worth the time to talk to Professor Li in that he can always ____ some practical suggestions．

       A．get close to   B．keep up with  C．come up with D．live up to