—Isn’t it getting dark earlier tonight?

—I think so.I see_________is on already.

A.the street light

B.the light of the street

C.the street’s light

D.the light street

The Oscar is one of the film prizes__________offered to any Chinese actor or actress so far.?

A.which is not                                          B.that have not been?

C.that has not                                     D.that has not been?

Tears are nature's way of making us feel more comfortable. When our eyes are made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution, or when we are cutting onions(洋蔥), or when we are exhausted and have "red -eyes" from overwork and late hours, tears form in our eyes to clean and refresh them.

Tears are also a sign of strong emotion. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy.

And tears seem to be uniquely(唯獨)human. We know that animals also experience emotions-fear, pleasure, lone-

liness-but they do not shed tears. From this, we can conclude that tears are closely related to the emotional and biological make-up of the human species.

Biologically speaking, tears are actually drops of saline fluid, which is a little bit salty, produced by a gland(腺) in the body. Because salt is an important component, tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animal is the end product of a long evolutionary process that began in the sea.

And it is clear that, in addition to the emotional benefits, the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well. Through tears, we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and create a chemical imbalance in the body. Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again. And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge(合并) into one and make us even more "human" than we would otherwise be.

Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?

A. Biological.      B. Emotional.     C. Political.        D. Chemical.

Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Tears Are a Sign of Strong Emotion

B. Tears Make Us Feel More Comfortable

C. Tears Are Salty

D. Tears Have a Certain Biological Function

There is something ______(神秘的) about the childhood of this famous writer.

There ______ many people _____ in the office, but now nobody is allowed to.

A. used to be; smoking    B. used to have; smoking

C. used to be; smoke      D. used to have; smoke

The best way to come first is to go last．An analysis of almost 50 years of competitions--including Eurovision Song Contests and world skating championships--has found that contestants are more likely to win if they are among the last to appear before the judges．

 The study by an American university appears to provide scientific proof(證據(jù))that the best man，or woman，does not always win．

 It found that。on average，the last competitor to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest was more than twice as likely to win as the one who went on first．

 The first rounds of figure-skating championships，for which the running order is selected at random，showed more dramatic results．The final skater had a 1 4 per cent chance of victory，making him or her more than four times as likely to win as the first skater．

The study showed a gradual worsening of chances for competitors who appeared earlier in the running order．A contestant who appears first in a contest is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears second．A contestant who appears second is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears third，and so on。

 The findings are published in the March issue of Acta Psychologica，a scientific journal．

 Robert Hardman，a senior lecturer in psychology at London Metropolitan University who specializes in the science of decision-making，said that the results were interesting。He suggested that the effect was caused by the limitations of the human memory．

“When people make comparisons；they aren’t really able to make a lot of fine-grade discrimination．When contestants appear at the beginning of a contest, judges have little to compare them to and are perhaps wary(謹慎的)of the scores they give,” he said．

“Later on，when judges are able t0 compare the contestants to those that have gone before，

they might give more extreme marks because they feel more confident about their judgments．”

11．Robert Hardman’s words mainly tell about his       .

A．own achievement in the research

B．explanation for the findings

C．suggestion to solve the problem

D．comments on the findings

12 The first skater in the first round of figure skating championships had a        percent chance of winning．

A．two    B．three    C．four        D．six                         

13．According to the study，the best competitor does not always win possibly because he／she

_______.

 A．fails to show his／her very best

B．is mistakenly put in the running order

C．meets with unfair judges

D．a(chǎn)ppears too early before the judges

14．Judging from the context，the underlined word  “worsening” in the 5th paragraph should mean        .

A．decrease in number

B．increase in degree

C．reduction in possibility

D．rising in quantity

15. What may be a problem with the judges according to the article?

A．They can’t remember things well enough．

B．They believe the first is seldom the best．

C．They don’t really know what is good．

D．They show favor towards the contestants they like．

__________ does he do his work well，__________he helps others with their work.?

A.Not only；but also                          B.Neither；nor?

C.Either；or                                      D.Both；and?

The sign reads “In case of_________fire，break the glass and push_________red button”.

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

It’s clear that _________little money he earns can hardly support _________family as large as his.

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

I have bought such a watch__________was advertised on TV.?

A.that                   B.which                C.as                      D.it?