How long has your brother ___ the army?

A. joined  B.taken part in   C. been   D. served in

You don’t __ to go there if you have no time.

A. need   B. want   C. must   D. ought

__ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth every month.

A. It    B.As    C.That   D.Which

___ he could speak again, I left the classroom.

A. Not until   B.Before    C.After    D.While

People are being invited to sit down to eat with their neighbors in a nationwide lunch party designed to promote community spirit. The Big Lunch is the idea of the Eden Project in Cornwall. It aims to persuade people up and down the country to hold street lunch parties.

Tens of thousands of vegetables, fruits and flowers were used to construct a giant 2,000-square-foot lunch invitation in London’s Convent Garden. More than 9,000 cauliflowers and 800 bananas were used.

According to the organizers, people who decide to take part in the activity will get support from large companies which will supply many of the necessities, including plants to be given out to people to grow. The organizers think that the Big Lunch is a great opportunity for people to get together and spend time with their neighbors, friends and families. Events like this also help build strong communities. People can show their talents, get over their embarrassment, shake hands and get to know their neighbors, and realize that the neighborhood where they live can be a great source of happiness and enjoyment.

The Eden Project’s leader, Tim Smith, says, “It’s a good way to face this recession. Imagine a day on which millions of us, throughout the UK, sit down to have lunch together with our neighbors in the middle of our streets, around our tower blocks, and on every patch of common ground. We’ll have cooked our own food, made our own entertainment, and created our own decorations. It will be a day to share bread with our neighbors, and put a smile on Britain’s face.”

62.   The Big Lunch aims to _____.

A. persuade people to eat healthy food         B. encourage people to cook at home

C. help poor people in the community         D. develop community spirit

63.   Which of the following is false?

A. Large companies will give participants enough money to hold the lunch parties.

B. The Big Lunch may be a good opportunity to show talents and make friends.

C. The Big Lunch is a nationwide activity designed by The Eden Project.

D. The giant lunch invitation in London used a lot of vegetables, fruits and flowers.

64.   Big Lunch is a good opportunity for people to _____.

       A. enjoy free food                                           B. have fun with neighbors and families

       C. shop on the street                                  D. eat without cooking  

65.   The underlined word “recession” in the last paragraph probably means_____.

       A. nice environment                                  B. grand ceremony

       C. rapid progress                                       D. economic decline

   ---You ought to have warned him of the danger!

      --- ____! But he wouldn’t listen!

A. So did I            B. So ought you            C. So I did                   D. So I have

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose you place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don't worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.

   Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn't really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King's famous speech---“I have a Dream”, you may notice that he stumbles (結(jié)巴) over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don't remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.

   People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker's ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker's attractiveness by making him more human.

As you work on your speech, don't worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

75. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will _______.

A. be smarter than you                              B. notice your mistakes

C. do better than you                       D. know what you are talking about

76. You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because _______.

A. you fix your attention on the content

B. you don’t fully understand the speech

C. you don’t know what the speaker plans to say

D. you find the way of speech-making more important

77. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. giving a speech is like giving a performance

B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be.

78. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker                                B. How to Make a Perfect Speech

C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech                                D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech 

Of all the works Stevenson has written, Treasure Island is probably his _______ work.

  A. well-known                         B. more-known                      C. most-known                  D. best-known

I don’t like __ late.

A. you come   B.you coming  C. your come  D. that you come

The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race is a sled dog race run every February

between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon．Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the “toughest race in the world”．

In the competition, first run in 1984, a dog team leader and a team of 6 to 14 dogs race for 10 to 20 days．The course follows the route of the historic 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, mail delivery, and transportation routes between Fairbanks, Dawson City, and Whitehorse．Players pack up to 250 pounds of equipment and provisions for themselves and their dogs to survive between checkpoints．They are permitted to leave dogs at checkpoints and dog drops, but not to replace them．Sleds may not be replaced and players cannot accept help from non-racers except at Dawson City, the halfway mark．Ten checkpoints and four dog drops, some more than 200 miles apart, lie along the trail．Dcotors are present at each to ensure the health and welfare of the dogs, give advice, and provide veterinary (獸醫(yī))care for dropped dogs．

The route runs on frozen rivers, over four mountain ranges, and through isolated northern villages．Racers cover 1,016 miles or more．Temperatures commonly drop as low as ??60°F, and winds can reach 50 miles per hour at higher elevations．Sonny Lindner won the first race in 1984 from a field of 26 teams．The fastest run took place in 2009, when Sebastian Sch nuelle finished after 9 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes．The 2009 competition also had the closest one-two finish, as Sch nuelle beat second-place Hugh Neff by just four minutes．The longest race time was in 1988, when Ty Halvorson took 20 days, 8 hours, and 29 minutes to finish．To allow participation in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, the 2010 Yukon Quest will begin in Fairbanks one week earlier than usual–on February 6．

60．What is the Yukon Quest particular in?

A．The difficulty the competition has to face．    

B．The special team and the special weather．

C．The limitation of time and support in the run．

D．The way the competition is valued．

61．The competitors can do the following except ______．

       A．pack less then 250 pounds of equipments and provisions

       B．drop any dogs at the checkpoints

       C．replace dogs which are worn out

       D．get medical care for dogs in any checkpoint

62．Who keeps a new record in the Yukon Quest in terms of speed?

       A．Sonny Lindner．      B．Sebastian Schnuelle．C．Hugh Neff．            D．Ty Halvorson．

63．The underlined word “harsh” in the first paragraph might most probably mean “______”．

       A．happy                            B．important                    C．difficult                       D．unforgettable