I’ve never seen a Shakespeare’s play __________ so wonderfully.

　 A．performing　 B．performed　 C．perform　　 D．is performing

會議室里禁止吸煙。(forbid)

When it was quiet, we could hear the river______.

A.flow B. to flow C. flowing D. flows

CHINA

Coal mines claim (使…失蹤) more lives

A COAL mine blast (爆炸) in Jixi, Helongjiang, left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday .Ten mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production. The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal (非法的) mines in the country that do not meet safety standards.

MIDDLE EAST

Bombers continues to kill

PALESTINIANS killed 32 Israelis in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday. There were two suicide bombing (自殺性爆炸) and a militant (武裝的) attack on Jewish settlement . They yielded one of the highest Israeli death tolls ( 死亡人數(shù)) in such a short period over the last two years.

CHINA

Young people stand tall

THE average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago. This year far exceeds (超過) the word’s average growth speed. A survey on health conducted by a panel(調(diào)研組) of Chinese students found the results. According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 cm every 10 years.

CANADA

Talking about world issue (援助)

The Group of Eight (G8)—the US, Japan , Germany, Britain, France, Italy , Canada and Russia ---- will hold a summit on June26 and 27 in Kananaskis , Canada. The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world. G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening global economic growth and helping Africa. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General, will also attend.

1. Thousands of mines have been shut because ______.

A. they have blast　　　　　　　　 B. they produced less coal　

C. they are very small and illegal　　 D. they don’t meet the safety standards

2. How many Israelis died in the three major attacks by Palestinians?

A. 23　 　　　　 B. 32　 　　　　 C.100　 　　　　　　 D. We don’t know.

3. In the last 20 years, the average growth speed of Chinese youths exceeds the world’s average level by _______.

A.1 cm　 　　　　 B.4 cm　 　　　　 C. 5 cm　 　　　　　 D. 6 cm

4. What’s the purpose of the Summit ?

A. to strengthen the global economic growth and helping some poor African countries.

B. To make these eight countries much more powerful.

C. To help some African president to strengthen their economic growth.

D. Kofi Annan will have an important speech on world issues.

5. This passage may probably taken from _______.

A. a story book　 　 B. a text book　 　 C. a newspaper　 　 D. a novel

So far no life has been found outside the earth, but while some scientists are actively searching for living things in outer space, others firmly believe there ____ .

A. mustn’t be 　　 B. may not be

C. can’t be 　　　　　 D. won’t be

　 George was ________and truly drunk.

A. fine　　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. well　　　　 D. very

----- Do you know _____ makes her look so unhappy?　　

----- Her not passing the final examination.

A. it is what 　 B. what it is　 C. what is it 　 D. it what is

The silence of the library _____ only by the sound of pages being turned over.

A. has been broken　　 B. breaks　　　 C. broke　　　 D. was broken

The company, ____ in 2003, is one of the most famous of the companies.

A. founded　　 　　　　　B. found　 　　　　　C. founding　　　 　D. to found

It isn’t quite _____ ______ he will be present at the meeting.

A. sure; whether 　 B. sure; if　　 C. certain; whether 　 D. certain; that