Competition，they　believe，＿＿the　national　character　than　corrupt　it．

A)enforces?     B)confirms         C)intensifies?       D)strengthens

　I can’t swim because I have a strong fear of water. Look back 1. ________

　　my childhood experiences, I think that three reasons might          2. ________

　　explain the fear. The first reason is that I was not allow to go       3. ________

　　near the water when I was a child, for my mother had a            4. ________

　　unreasonable fear of it. So, even as a child that I was taught to     5. ________

　　see the water as something danger. Second, my eyes               6. ________

　　became bad when I was five. If I took off my glass in the           7. ________

　　water, I couldn’t see anything, or this increased my fear.           8. ________

　　The worst part of my experience is that as a child I saw            9. ________

　　a neighbor drowned. After then I have been more frightened.      10. ________

--- How would you like your tea?

   --- ______.

　 A. Very quickly                B. As it comes, please 

　 C. Very much                   D. I don’t like tea

Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __21__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

     Despite the diagnosis(診斷), Cousins was __22__ to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __23__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __24__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __25__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

    He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __26__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __27__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _28__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __29__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and _30__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

21. A. run                    B. pass                         C. move                              D. travel

22. A. able                    B. determined              C. willing                                D. positive

23. A. attitudes             B. beliefs                      C. goals                             D. positions

24. A. shortcoming        B. harm                        C. benefit                                   D. interest

25. A. emotion                     B. pain                        C. fear                                D. will

26. A. bring about         B. set about                  C. put up                             D. make up

27. A. afforded                 B. appointed                 C. offered                           D. arranged

28. A. positive                     B. approving                 C. strong                             D. mixed

29. A. escape                B. decrease                   C. shrink                             D. end

30. A. generally            B. especially                 C. actually                           D. presently

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___1___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still    2    away. A mother who has not    3   the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:    4    we have learned something, additional learning increases the    5    of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and    6    ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but  __7   .

The law of over learning explains why cramming (突擊學(xué)習(xí)) for an examination,    8    it may result in a passing grade, is not a    9    way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning,    10   , is usually a good investment toward the future.

1. A. only      B. hardly         C. still      D. even

2. A. move     B. drive     C. travel     D. ride

3. A. thought about   B. cared for 

C. showed up     D. brought up

4. A. Before  B. Once    C. Until    D. Unless

5. A. accuracy   B. unit    C. limit    D. length

6. A. remind    B. inform     C. warm      D. recall

7. A. recite    B. overlearn   C. research   D. improve

8. A. though      B. so     C. if      D. after

9. A. convenient  B. demanding     C. satisfactory    D. swift

10. A. at most     B. by the way  

C. on the other hand   D. in the end

-- Why do you look sad?

--There are so many problems _____．

A．remaining to settle   B．remained settling

C．remaining to be settled    D．remained to be settled

Most animals have little connection with_______animals of________different kind unless they kill them for food.

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

_______________you call me to say you’re not coming, I’ll see you at the theatre.

A.  Though         B.  Whether     C.  Until       D.  Unless

The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class,___________visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

A.  was      B.  were      C.  had been     D.  would be

—I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week..

—Is that _________ you had a few days off ?

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