Do you know the year _____Einstein died?

A. when              B. at which         C. for when      D. in when

--How about going for a walk?

--_____, but maybe it would be better to play cards.

  A. That’s a good suggestion           B. Come on

  C. You’re welcome                       D. Congratulations

--Have you moved into your new teaching building?

--Not yet. It ________.

A. was painted     B. is being painted      C. is painting     D. has been painted.

 The reason ____ she gave us for being late for school was ___ her bike broke down.

   A. why; because   B. /; but            C. that; why       D. why; which

The argument ____ because they were talking about politics.

   A. brought about    B. cared about       C. came about    D. set about

--Have you moved into your new teaching building?

--Not yet. It ____.

   A. was painted      B. is being painted      C. is painting    D. has been painted

Seventy-two percent of Chinese males ____ not want to marry a female ___ is “more capable” than they are.

   A. do; who         B. does; that         C. does; who       D. do; /

The ___ of Chairman Mao is hung on the wall.

   A. draw           B. picture           C. portrait           D. photo

There’s a small cross by the side of Highway128, near the town o Boonville. If this cross could talk, it would tell you this 16 story:

Seven years ago my brother, Michael, was at a friend’s farm. They decided to go out for dinner. Joe arrived and 17 to drive--after just one 18.

19, the four friends traveled the winding road. They didn’t know where it would end--- 20 did. Suddenly, they turned 21 into the opposite lane(車道), running into an oncoming car.

22 home we were watching E.T. on video in front of a warm fire. Then we went to bed. At 2:00 am a police officer 23 my mom with the shocking 24. Michael had been killed.

In the morning, I 25 my mother and sister crying. I stood there 26. “What’s wrong?” I asked, rubbing my 27 eyes.

Mom took a deep breath. “Come here…”

Thus began a difficult 28 through grief, where all roads lead to nowhere. It 29 hurts to remember that day.

The only thing tat helps is telling my story, 30 you will remember it 31 you want to get into a car with someone who has had a drink--- even just one drink.

Joe chose the road to 32. He was convicted of manslaughter(過失殺人罪) and served time. However, the real punishment is 33 the consequences(后果) of his actions. He left us 34 and ache in our hearts that will never go away, a nightmare that will 35 him-- and us--- or the rest of our lives. And a small cross by the side of Highway 128.

The passport photographs of the future could turn out to be more than just another pretty picture if a new computer technique developed by Israeli scientists catches on.

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University, in Israel, have invented a way to hide information such as a fingerprint or signature in color images. They believe this could improve passport safety or be used to produce product bar codes(條形碼) or designs that cannot be seen.

“The papers can be faxed, scanned(掃描) and reprinted without hidden data disappearing,” New Scientist magazine said last week.

Joseph Rosen and a team of scientists worked out the new instrument by creating a mathematical model.

The model turns a fingerprint or signature into a series of numbers which are used to shape the dots that make up a color picture.

“Each dot can be forced out of the usual place slightly without noticeably changing the final appearance of the image,” the magazine said.

Several images that can be hidden in a single picture are scanned into a computer which does the work.

The hidden images or fingerprints cannot be shown until the picture is scanned again.

The computer rebuilds the fingerprint by measuring the displacement of the dots in the picture.

The magazine said that if he model is used for passport checkpoints the picture can be unscrambled(解碼) to show the fingerprint or signature and checked against the person holding the passport.

The researchers are now working on a handheld, and instrument which could make unscrambling the hidden information easier.

36. The new passport photos will probably contain all EXCEPT _____.

   A. one’s picture             B. one’s fingerprint

   C. one’s signature          D. one’s blood type

37. The writer probably got the information about the new passport photos from ___.

   A. Israeli scientists      B. a radio or TV     C. a newspaper    D. a magazine

38. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. A New Computer Technique by Israeli Scientists

   B. A New Way t Hide Information

   C. The New Passport Photo: More Than Meets the Eye

   D. Safe Passport Photos