The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ________the quality of life is prob-

ably one of the highest.

A. thus    B. yet      C. as       D. or

He will _____ the company if his father dies.

A.take in       B. take off      C. take on          D.take over

 ---_______ they stop to have a rest?

   ---No, let them go on.

   A. Will                               B. Would                   C. Shall                      D. Should

第二部分：閱讀理解：（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

My father came to the United States as a Ukrainian immigrant （移民）when he was 14 years old. Unable to speak English but willing to do anything to succeed, he learned the language, and became a barber. He put his two daughters, my sister and me, through college during a time when most people thought that women didn’t need an education and that they should be satisfied by getting married and having children.

I was preparing to get married and my father was trying to practice the polka, a must at any Ukrainian wedding. But he couldn’t do it! He had lost the mobility（活動(dòng)能力）in his leg and suffered a brain tumor（瘤）. He was forced to retire as a result of paralysis（癱瘓）of his right arm and leg. Dad had always worked two jobs and spent his spare time working around the house. Now his life came to a sudden stop. Yet never once did he complain. He bought rubber balls and spent his days trying to regain his hand mobility by squeezing those balls over and over.

After his second brain operation, he chatted pleasantly in the hospital room until a nurse flew into the room, waving her finger at me, and yelling, “You’d better tell your father to stay in bed. He is paralyzed and will never walk again. I am sick of picking him up and you’d better warn him to stay put!” My father smiled. He spent a great deal of time on the floor that year, but he eventually got up and walked.

My father lived nineteen more years after that second brain operation. He bought himself a motorized scooter（單腳滑行車）and spent years moving around the streets of Philadelphia. He was proud, free and always smiling.

56.In what way was the father different from most other people in his time?

A. He succeeded immigrating to the US.     

B. He learned the new language easily and quickly.

C. He achieved his life goal by working as a barber.   

D. He tried to offer his daughters the education chance.

57.   The underlined word “polka” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.

       A. a song     B. a dance          C. a rubber ball        D. a new language

58.   The author’s father played with rubber balls to ________.

       A. kill his too much spare time     B. reduce his work pressure

       C. get his hand mobility back       D. recover from the brain tumor

59.   What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Love can create wonders.           B. Failure is the mother of success.

       C. Father’s love is the most valuable.   D. Never give up your life and dream.

第二節(jié) 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A：Excuse me．Mr．Green．But I'd like to take a few days off.

B：  61   

A：My mother is ill．I have to take care of her.

B：Oh, dear．I'm sorry to hear that．   62  

A：No, thanks．My mother has caught a bad cold．She has a high fever and coughs day and

   night．The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days．I would like to be with

   her.

B：I understand．   63  

A：I hope to be back next Wednesday.

B：That's all right．   64  

A：Thank you, Mr．Green．That's very kind of you．I'll write it immediately.

B：   65   I'll certainly help you with them.

       A．Is there anything I can do to help?

       B．What's the matter, Alice?

       C．I hope your mother gets well soon.

       D．How long will you be away?

       E．How is everything going?

       F．But you must write a note for permission to be away

       G．Don't worry about your lessons.

The flowers_______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

       A. to smell     B. smelling     C. smelt                              D. to be smelt

When I got there, the rooms _______.

A．were being painted                   B．were painted

C．were to be painted                    D．were to paint

 — Mary, you don’t look very happy today. What’s up?

— Oh, ______. I don’t think I can get that new job.

A. I’m finished                    B. I’m fine                   C. I’m over                  D. I’m all right

It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains. "Don’t you want to come along? "Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. "Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. "I’ll be fine staying home by myself. "Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. "Go home," a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be here any more. I just wanted to go home. "Carol, calm down. You’re being silly, "Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. "I’ve got to leave," I said. "If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with everyone else tomorrow. "Julie stood up. "No, I’ll go with you, "she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we pulled in. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. "Mark!" she shouted. "Mark!" We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke —a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰燼) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!

41. What do we know from the text?

     A. Leaf watching was Mark’s hobby.                B. Mark stayed home with his friends.

     C. Carol went to work on Friday.                   D. Mark was Carol’s cousin.

42. The underlined phrase "pulled in" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".

     A. started the car                                B. arrived home and stopped the car

     C. moved away from the station                    D. came home late

43. While driving home Carol ________.

     A. was very terrified                             B. drove at a great speed

     C. knew she had made a mistake                   D. hardly said anything

44. Why did Carol want to go home?

     A. She didn’t enjoy the leaves.             B. She received her son’s telephone call.

C. She felt something urged her to go home.      D. She followed Julie’s advice.

D

Some years ago factories had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must be today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products (產(chǎn)品) that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.

Of course sometimes there were real accidents which attracted the attention of governments and showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes provided information which governments should pay attention to. At such times, there were inquiries(調(diào)查) into the causes of the accidents or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or became seriously ill.

Today many governments have special departments which protect customers (顧客) and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that plane producers (生產(chǎn)商) must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.

67. Some years ago safety rules __________.

   A. were put forward due to workers’ suggestions

   B. came into being as a result of the workers’ needs

   C. were introduced because many people were killed or seriously injured

   D. were good enough to protect workers and customers

68. It can be inferred from the passage that in the past __________.

   A. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions

   B. companies had less freedom to develop new products

   C. many people were killed by dangerous products

   D. factories were as careful as they are today

69. According to the passage, __________.

   A. new laws have no good results at all

   B. governments did not listen to scientists

   C. governments paid no attention to the safety of products at all

   D. in the past factories did not have to pay much attention to the health of workers

70. The main topic of the passage is __________.

   A. conditions in the work place                B. the importance of government departments    

   C. the freedom of factories                          D. the safety and health of workers and customers