After the war, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.

A. that 　 B. where　　 C. which 　 　D. when

You can not imagine what a silly mistake I ______.
A. make               B. made                   C. have made                 D. hade made

I once worked in the English Department in the university but I got laid off because I _____ the courses required for further education. Meanwhile my colleagues were still there, ______ easy money.

　　 A. hadn’t taken; making　 B. didn’t take; making

C. hadn’t taken; made D. didn’t take; made

The pale face of my friend suggested that he ______ in poor health, and I suggested that he ______ to see a doctor.

A. is; went　　 B. was; goes　 C. should be; go　 D. was; go

The one concern for parents and students is ______ if the student pursues their university education in a foreign country, the student will not have the opportunity to establish social contacts in China.

A. what　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. whether　 D. /

Do you know the reason 　　　　 she got so angry yesterday ?

　 A．why　　　 B．which　　 C．for that　　　 D．for why

The play_____ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.
  A. produced              B. being produced
  C. to be produced         D. having been produced

Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player.He was one of the most honored musicians in the world，an international cultural ambassador.And he was also a teacher and activist.For more than sixty years，Mr.Stern performed excellent music.He performed in concerts around the world and on recordings.

Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine.His parents moved to California the following year.He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.Later，he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory(舊金山音樂(lè)學(xué)院)．He progressed quickly.When he was sixteen，he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.The next year，he performed in New York and was praised by music critics.

Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day.He played more than one hundred concerts a year.He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history.Isaac Stern also supported artistic development and freedom.

In 1979，Isaac Stern visited China.He met with Chinese musicians and students.He taught them about classical Western music.His visit was made into a film.It is called From Mao to Mozart：Isaac Stern in China.It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.

In 1984，Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music.He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.He said music is an important part of a civilized life.He said people need music as much as they need bread.

Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of eighty?one.He was a major influence on music in the twentieth century.He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.

1．What did Isaac Stern think of music?

A．Necessary.　　　　　　　　B．Difficult.

C．Entertaining.　　　　　　 D．Interesting.

2．The passage mentioned Isaac Stern's visit to China mainly to ________.

A．encourage people to develop the international relationship

B．a(chǎn)dvise the readers to take up music

C．introduce more achievements of Isaac Stern

D．show he acted as an international cultural ambassador

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Isaac Stern?

A．He was born in California in the 1920s.

B．He had visited many countries to advertise his recordings.

C．He played less than one hundred concerts in all.

D．His excellent music life lasted over 60 years.

4．From the passage，we can infer that ________.

A．Isaac Stern influenced the culture in the 20th century a lot

B．Isaac Stern was one of the most active musicians of his day

C．Isaac Stern was so busy that he couldn't spare time to educate the youth

D．Isaac Stern led a rich life in his later life

5．What will be the best title for the passage?

A．Isaac Stern and the awards he got

B．Isaac Stern's life of pursuing music

C．Isaac Stern：one of the most honored musicians

D．Isaac Stern's visit to China

Xinhua Sept．25,2008

　 JIUQUAN, Gansu---China launched successfully its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk．

The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off（發(fā)射） on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9:10pm．a(chǎn)fter a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey．

　 On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth．

　 When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity (EVA) in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States．

　 President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff．

　 Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”．

　 “During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology．” said Hu．

　 Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I．

　 If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project．

1．In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?

　 A．Science and Technology．　　 　　　　　　　 B．Entertainment．

　 C．Sports report．　　　　　　　 D．Advertisement

2．Which one is NOT true according to the report?

　 A．China launched its third manned spacecraft．

　 B．The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days

　 C．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off three astronauts on board．

　 D．One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth．

3．What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

　　 A．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully．

　 　B．The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit．

　　 C．Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days．

　　 D．The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite．

4．The tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the following EXCEPT ________．

　　 A．the release of a small monitoring satellite

　　 B．a(chǎn) trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I

　　 C．carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit

　　 D．building a space lab and a space station