—What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night ?

    —I lost my way in complete darkness and ,        things worse , it began to pour .

   A. making       B. to make     C. having made     D. made

   A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚語）is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary．

   Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．

   In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝嗇鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．

   The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_．In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence．

   “If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．

36．A．in case     B．for fear that     C．a(chǎn)s if  D．even if    

37．A．testing     B．checking C．examining       D．experimenting

38．A．draw       B．make       C．reach       D．conclude

39．A．impression      B．difference       C．influence D．function

40．A．a(chǎn)ccess      B．entrance   C．charge     D．communication

41．A．curious    B．serious     C．obvious    D．worth

42．A．impressed       B．a(chǎn)sked       C．showed    D．gave

43．A．a(chǎn)rticles    B．notes       C．dairies     D．letters

44．A．less B．more       C．fewer       D．much

45．A．general    B．mean       C．generous D．outgoing

46．A．a(chǎn)way       B．forward   C．a(chǎn)head       D．further

47．A．existence B．evidence C．confidence      D．dependence

48．A．based       B．put   C．focused    D．passed

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

50．A．referred to      B．listened to       C．turned to D．stuck to

51．A．soon        B．presently C．far    D．long

52．A．strength   B．energy     C．effect      D．force

53．A．a(chǎn)s     B．for   C．to     D．by

54．A．a(chǎn)bsent      B．present     C．gone  D．missing

55．A．a(chǎn)chieve    B．earn C．a(chǎn)cquire    D．win

Tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation (繁衍) till the virus limits itself in about 1-2 weeks (its natural cycle)．H1N1, like other Influenza A viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tract and proliferates (only) there．The only way of entry are the nostrils(鼻孔) and mouth/ throat．In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible not coming into contact with H1N1．

Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is．

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, some very simple steps can be practiced:

1．Frequent hand-washing．

2．"Hands-off-the-face" approach．Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe)．

3．Gargle(漱口) twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt)．H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms．Simple gargling prevents proliferation．In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one．Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method．

4．Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrilsat least once every day with warm salt water，Which is very effective in bringing down viral population．

5．Strengthen your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C ．If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption．

6．Drink as much of warm liquids as you can．Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction．They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm．

7．All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospitals．

57．What part of a person’s body do H1N1flu viruses mainly infect?

     A．one’s lung             B．the upper respiratory tract

       C．one’s heart             D．one’s throat and lung

58．H1N1 flu viruses go into our bodies by ________．

     A．touching          B．diet       C．breathing  D．dirt

59．What does the underlined word “underestimate” mean ?

     A．a(chǎn)ssign too low a value to

     B．drop the cost of

     C．pay more attention to

     D．calculate the number of money

60．The author presents this passage by ______．

     A．telling an interesting story          B．testing an idea by reasoning

     C．introducing some practical methods     D．describing some activities in a natural order

——Could I use your English dictionary for a few moments?

—— ________．I’m not using it myself．

       A．Come on       B．It depends C．Go ahead            D．That’s great

I can’t help_________if my students are always making any noise in class.

       A．this   B．that.  C．them D．It

Mike didn’t notice Alice entering his room. He ____ a phone call.

   A．a(chǎn)nswered     B. has answered     C. was answering      D. is answering

   At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

45．Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

       A．The customers didn’t tip her enough．

       B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect．

       C．Everybody had an enormous order．

       D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected．

46．The man came to the coffee shop to ______．

       A．buy his favorite doughnut               B．complain to the author

       C．buy a cup of iced coffee            D．get out of the rain

47．The man felt thankful for the writer because ______．

       A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

      B．she knew exactly how the man felt

       C．she offered him coffee and food for free

       D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

48．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched．

       B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path．

       C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships．

       D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy．

—Will Thursday or Friday          you ?

    —Either will          .

A. fit , be      B．fit , OK    C．suit , all right D．suit , do

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

   A. give away      B. give out      C. give up        D. give off

Dr Watson wrote his name      and carefully at the top of the paper.

   A. anxiously     B．a(chǎn)ttentively C. obviously   D．clearly