Mr. Smith was the last one ________ left the room in ________ we held the meeting.

A. which; which B. that; that C. which; that D. who; which

 He has made a wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science.

A. which I think it is B. I think which is

C. which do I think is D. which I think is

One Christmas Eve a few years ago, an English couple received a very special telephone call. It was only a twenty-second call but it was very important. It was their fifteen-year-old daughter, who had disappeared six months before, that rang them. "I'm phoning to wish you Merry Christmas," she said, "I love you."

Ronal and Edwina Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called "Alive and Well". The service helps parents to keep in contact with children who have run away from home.

Young people can phone "Alive and Well" and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So no one can speak to the child or make him return home. Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through "Alive and Well" they can telephone their parents without worrying about this or giving their address.

The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape-recorded telephone messages and contact the address given. Many of the 30, 000 British teenagers who have left home are probably in London. For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial 5675339 and stop a parent's worry: Is he dead or alive?

68. At "Alive and Well" the phones are answered by ________ .

A. the Haydens

B. a group of helpers

C. helpful teenagers

D. an automatic system

69. If you ring " Alive and Well ", your message will be ________ first.

A. recorded

B. typed out

C. broadcast

D. copied automatically

70. What does "disappeared" mean in the passage?

A. died

B. lost her way

C. came home late

D. ran away from home

Driver Wanted

① Clean driving license.

② Must be of smart appearance.

③ Age over 25.

Apply to (申請)：Capes Taxis, 17 Palace

Road, Roston

Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted

① Applicants (申請者) must be between

20 and 33 years old.

② Height 1.6m to 1.75m.

③ Education to GCSE standard.

④ Two languages. Must be able to swim.

Apply to: Recruitment (招聘) Office,

Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West

HR 37KK

Teachers Needed

For private(私人的) language school.

Teaching experience unnecessary.

Apply to: The Director of Studies,

Instant Languages Ltd. 279 Canal Street,

Roston

64. What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, from working for Capes Taxis?

A. Fond of beer and wine.

B. Punished for speeding and illegal parking.

C. Unable to speak a foreign language.

D. Not having college education.

65. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just graduated from a college. Which job might be given to him?

A. Driving for Capes Taxis.

B. Working for Southern Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant languages Ltd.

D. None of the three.

66. What prevents Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess?

A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined.

B. She can't speak Japanese very well.

C. She has never worked as an air hostess before.

D. She doesn't feel like working long hours flying abroad.

67. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the three advertisements?

A. Marriage.

B. Male or female.

C. Education.

D. Working experience.

One day in the early March of 2003, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their

11-year-old son, Jason, were shopping for a toy in Buena Park, CA. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money in them-over $2,000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news reporter filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money, and even offered them jobs. A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $100,000. Now the Nichters' future is bright.

61. The best title for the passage would be " ________ ".

A. Money Is Everything

B. A Lost Wallet and a Family

C. A Kind Businessman

D. A Lost Wallet and the Police

62. Who found more money in the wallet?

A. The police.

B. Jason.

C. Someone else in the shop.

D. The man who lost the wallet.

63. Which of the following is TRUE about the Nichters?

A. They got lots of money from a reporter.

B. They made friends with the wallet loser.

C. They posted letters to people all over the world.

D. They became known to many people.

A lady-Austria's Elfriede Jelinek of literature wins prize for her social commentary (評論).

For a writer, there is hardly any greater　 41　 than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

And for a woman writer, receiving the prize is　 42 　 harder, for only eight women have won it since the prize was first　　43 　 in 1901.

Austria's Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first　　44 　 1996.

The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy　 45　 last Thursday that Jelinek won this year's Nobel Prize in literature. She is　 46 　 for her socially critical (批判的) novels and plays.

Jelinek, 57, started her literary　 47 　 in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is　 48 　 known for her autobiographical (自傳體) 1983 novel "The Piano Teacher",　 49 　 a movie in 2001.

The basic　　50　 of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities　　51 　 expected of them. Her　 52 　 struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in　 53 　 . "The nature of Jelinek's texts is often hard to define (標明界限). They shift　　54 　 prose (散文) and poetry, they　 55 　 theatrical scenes and film script," said the academy.

The Nobel Prize was　　56　 by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and　　57 　 his fortune of about US$920 million to a fund to　　58 　 people who have　 59　 other human beings. This year each prize　　60 　 US$1.3 million.

41. A. respect B. honor C. prize D. award

42. A. less B. quite C. too D. even

43. A. awarded B. got C. received D. accepted

44. A. in B. from C. since D. by

45. A. announced B. informed C. reminded D. recorded

46. A. considered B. hated C. proved D. recognized

47. A. career B. writing C. dream D. contribution

48. A. little B. best C. better D. less

49. A. turned into B. put into C. made into D. translated into

50. A. purpose B. theme C. object D. article

51. A. traditionally B. currently

C. generally D. fashionably

52. A. novels B. plays C. characters D. poems

53. A. literature B. works C. writers D. society

54. A. among B. between C. into D. from

55. A. include B. connect C. relate D. contain

56. A. started B. set up C. founded D. intended

57. A. gave B. left C. offered D. supplied

58. A. praise B. recognize C. honor D. recommend

59. A. hurt B. inspired C. excited D. helped

60. A. is worth B. is paid C. is spent D. is worthy

Nearly everyone is shy in some way. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence(自信).You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists(心理學家).

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don't turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling shy in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned with the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so they can face the cameras and the public.

Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. Perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.

8. Which of the following suggestions is NOT made by doctors and psychologists?

A. You should join in communication with others without hesitation(猶豫).

B. You should control your shyness by facing the public.

C. You should remember that other people are as shy as you.

D. You should forget what you are good at.

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

A. actors are self-confident

B. a shy person is unknown to others

C. shyness is human nature

D. people can get rid of shyness

10. If you start to feel shy while being with others in groups, you had better _______ .

A. stare at other people

B. hold back in talks

C. try to forget it

D. learn to live with it

Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times. In the business world of today, supply is usually greater than demand. There is great competition between different manufacturers of the same kind of product to persuade customers to buy their particular brands. They always have to remind the customers of the names and the qualities of their products. They do this by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on posters. He sometimes pays for songs about his product on radio programs. He employs attractive salesgirls to deliver samples (樣品) of it. He organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. He often advertises on the screens of local cinemas, and most important of all, in countries that have television he has advertisements put into programs. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because of the advertisements. Some people never stop to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.

4. The word "manufacturers" in the passage means _______ .

A. producers B. advertisers C. customers D. salesmen

5. How many kinds of advertisements are mentioned in the passage?

A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.

6. According to the passage, when the customer buys a particular brand, he usually thinks that _______ .

A. he can get a prize

B. the advertisements say it's the cheapest

C. it's the best D. he should buy the same brand as the others do

7. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. No one has any doubt about what advertisements tell him.

B. Manufacturers try different ways to advertise their products.

C. Some advertisements failed to tell the truth.

D. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements.

A German writer named Johanners Von Buttlar tells an amazing story in his best-selling book called Timeslip. He writes that in India, there are special, mysterious libraries. These libraries don't have books. Instead, they have very large palm (棕櫚樹) leaves which are hundreds of years old. The life story of a person is written on each palm leaf. The palm leaf tells the story of the person's past, present, and future. Wise men wrote the stories on these palm leaves centuries ago. However, the truly amazing thing is that, if any person living today visits one of the palm leaf libraries, this person will find a palm leaf with his or her own life story. The palm leaf will tell this person's past, present, and future. Perhaps you are wondering how it is possible for wise men who lived centuries ago to know the lives of persons living today. Von Buttlar explains that these wise men had the power to predict（預見）the future. With this power, the wise men could foresee the events in the lives of people who would be born centuries after them. The wise men could also foresee which of these people would go to the palm leaf libraries, and so wrote the palm leaves only for these persons.

1. According to the passage, if one had the chance to visit one of the palm leaf libraries, he would find _______ .

A. his own life story on one of the palm leaves

B. the life story of any person he wants to know about

C. the life stories of people who lived thousands of years ago

D. palm leaves on which the wise men's life stories are written

2. How many palm leaves and books are there in a palm leaf library?

A. A lot of palm leaves but few books.

B. Only one large palm leaf but no books.

C. A lot of palm leaves but no books. D. Several palm leaves and several books.

3. If there is any doubt about the truth of Von Buttlar's story, what is it?

A. In fact there are no such palm leaf libraries in India.

B. He just gives his own explanation to such palm leaf libraries in India.

C. He has never been to such palm leaf libraries in India.

D. It is impossible to write stories on palm leaves.

I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years　　1　　I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my　　2　 friend Tom Clark, who, active as ever, was chairman of the local　　3　 . He was busy preparing to welcome　　4 　 writer, invited to give a talk on modern literature in the public library　 5　 evening. Since I happened to have read his works, when Tom invited me to go with him I　 6　 accepted.

Tom was going to　　7　 the guest speaker to the audience. Therefore we went a little　　8　 to greet him. As the honored guest had not yet　 9　 , I left Tom and went into the main reading room　　10　 a large crowd had gathered. I was disappointed to find that I didn't　 11 　 a single person there. So I found a seat in the corner and　　12 　 patiently waiting.

When it was just about time for the　　13 　 to begin, I saw Tom standing at the doorway making a sign for　　14　 to come out. He looked worried. So I got up immediately and went out to him. He 　 15　 that he had just had a　 16　 from the writer's secretary. Our guest speaker had missed his　 17 　 and would not be arriving! While we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me　 18 　 mind filling in as a speaker. I　 19　 had time to think about the matter when all at once I found I was being　　20 　 back into the reading room to speak to the waiting audience!

1. A. ago B. before C. earlier D. later

2. A. new B. old C. forgotten D. welcome

3. A. school B. restaurant C. market D. club

4. A. a well-known B. an unknown C. a local D. an ordinary

5. A. every B. one C. that very D. any other

6. A. gladly B. sadly C. had D. was

7. A. direct B. move C. introduce D. describe

8. A. early B. later C. late D. soon

9. A. spoken B. rested C. eaten D. arrived

10. A. although B. where C. after D. since

11. A. say B. receive C. meet D. know

12. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. hid

13. A. party B. show C. talk D. dinner

14. A. him B. everybody C. me D. the guest

15. A. suggested B. explained C. introduced D. insisted

16. A. greeting card B. telephone call C. picture D. present

17. A. way B. flight C. speech D. time

18. A. that I should B. whether to C. not to D. if I would

19. A. hardly B. still C. already D. quickly

20. A. sent B. driven C. led D. carried