The books _______ belong to Mr. Smith.

         A. which is on the table                      B. lying on the table

         C. are on the table                              D. which on the table

I think our boat can pass the treacherous water ______ cautiously handled.

A. until            B. if                     C. lest                                   D. with

Now we can fly to Tokyo. There was a time ________ we had to take a boat.

   A. how                           B. what                                C. why                                  D. when

— Look, there ______.

— Oh, there _______.

A. comes the bus... comes it                     B. the bus comes... it comes

C. comes the bus... it comes                     D. the bus comes... comes it

The film star has asked _______ but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes.

A. to leave alone    B. left alone    C. to be left alone    D. being left alone

The task is difficult      , time is limited. I’m afraid I can’t finish it on time.

       A．Still  B．However   C．But   D．Besides

Good communication is very important       your job is.

       A．whatever  B．however   C．whichever D．whosever

In only 10 years，our province has been _____ into an advanced industrial province.

   A. transformed        B. entered           C. regarded      D. issued

When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best.

But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶)-and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.

Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs—one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.

Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.

Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?

Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially.

67. Why do people tend to follow the trend to casual dining?

A. Family members need more time to relax.

B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.

C. People prefer to live a comfortable life.

D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.

68. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is ______.

A. a seller of stainless steel tableware                      B. a dealer in stoneware

C. a pottery chain store                                                 D. a producer of fine china

69. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is ______.

A. the increased value of the pound                           B. the worsening economy in Asia

C. the change in people’s way of life                 D. the fierce competition at home and abroad

70. Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, ______.

A. are still a must on certain occasions            B. are certain to return sooner or later

C. are still being taught by parents at home          D. can help improve personal relationships

    What has the telephone done to us．or for us．in the hundred years of its existence?A few effects suggest themselves at once．It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness，injury，or fire from distant places．By joining with the lift to make possible the multi—story building or office building，it has made possible—for better or worse—the modem city By bringing about a great leap in the speed and ease with which information moves from place to place，it has greatly sped up the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in industry．Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened，if not killed，the ancient art of letter writing It has made living alone possible for persons with normal desires；by so doing，it has played a mile in one of the greatest social changes of this century，the breakup of the multi generational house—hold It has made the war more efficient than before．Perhaps。though not provably(可證實(shí))，it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of international misunderstanding caused by written communication．Or perhaps--again not probably—by magnifying and extending irrational(非理性的)personal disagreement based on voice contact．it has caused wars．Certainly it has extended the scope(范

圍)of human conflicts，since it fairly spreads the useful knowledge of scientists and the nonsense of the ignorant(無知者)，the affection of the affectionate and the malice(惡意)of the malicious．

60．What is the main idea of the passage?

    A The telephone has helped to save people from illness and fire．

    B．The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts．

    C The telephone has made the  modem city neither better nor worse．

    D．The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on us．

61．According to the passage，it is the telephone that           ．

    A．has made letter writing an art

    B．has prevented wars by avoiding written communication

    C．has made the world different from what it was

D has caused wars by extending human conflicts

62．The author describes the telephone as fair because it          ．

    A．saves lives of people in distant places    B．enables people to live alone if they want to

    C spreads both love and ill will             D replaces much written communication

63．The writer’s attitude towards the use of the telephone is        ．

    A affectionate    B．disapproving    C．a(chǎn)pproving D．neutral(中立的)