2、     Because of the financial crisis in the [IS and UK, college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.

     Recently, two major US student loan lenders--Citibenk and JP Morgan Chase--announced they were leaving the student-loan industry altogether. Because banks Currently have a lack of credit(存款額), they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans (貸款)that need a several-year wait for any return of interest.

     In the US, many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan, although the majority can get government-funded loans. In flue 2005 -2006 academic year, $17 billion in private student leans was used to finance higher education, The short-fall in private-funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard.

     Across the Atlantic, UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the DK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants(助學(xué)金). Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent.

     Most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes(住房抵押貸款計劃) have disappeared--a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.

     In large cities, UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the DK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of ＄ 103.

     Yet, despite students' suffering, the number of this year's university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets.

56. According to the passage, banks are unwilling to offer students loans because

    A. the students are poor and sometimes they can't pay off the debt

    B. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionals

    C. banks haven't enough money left at the present time

    D. they think college students are not studying hard

57. The underlined phrase "top up" in Paragraph 3 probably means __.

    A. put up               B. make up        C. fill up             D. pick up

58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.  UK college students have to pay more ff they want to rent houses.

B. More OK students want to further their study in college.

C. It is not so easy for US students to loan money now.

D. College students' tuition fees have risen greatly.

59. It can be inferred that

    A. there is no private student loan lenders in the UK

    B. loans for US college students will be increased next year

    C. private-funding falls a little because of higher-interest loans in the US

    D. private loans play a very important role in financing US students' education

60. The passage mainly tells us__

A. college students in the US and OK are faced with their financial problems

B. it is the duty of the governments to salve college students' financial crisis

C. private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficulties

       D. further education is a good way out for college students to survive tough job markets

1、  On the top of a tree which had lost all its other leaves．two still remained hanging from one branch：Ole and Trufa. For some reason unknown to them，Ole and Trufa had 36 all the rains and winds. But Ole and Trufa believed the answer 37 in the great love they bore one another. One leaf can do  38  for another when the wind blows，the rain pours,    39  ，Ole encouraged Trufa at every opportunity

  At times during cold and stormy nights，Ole would   40  ：“My time has come，Trufa，but you hang on!”

  “What for?” Trufa asked．“Without you，my life is  41  ．If you fall，I’11 fall with you.”

  One day Just as Trufa spoke these words，what they two had  42 all these months happened-a wind came up and tore Ole 43 from the branch. Soon Ole disappeared from sight and Trufa was left all alone on the tree．

     As long as it was still day, Trufa managed somehow to   44  her sorrow. But when it grew dark and cold, she  45  despair. Somehow she felt that the blame for all the leafy  46  was laid on the tree. Leaves fell, but the trunk stood tall, and   47  rooted in the wood. No wind, or rain could  48  it.

     One night, Trufa dozed off. The next morning, to her   49   , she found that she was no longer  50  on the tree. The wind had blown her down while she was asleep. She  51  now that she wasn't just a leaf that 52 the wind, but that she was 53 of the universe.

     Next to her lay Ole, and they   54   each other with a love they hadn't been aware of before. This wasn't a love that depended on chance, but a love as powerful and   55   as the universe itself.

24、----What time do you start work?

---- _____________.

  A. It’s none of your business.        B. It varies.

  C. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.                 D. It doesn’t make any difference

23、Jack’s room always has the dusty smell of an apartment whose windows are　opened.

A．rarely                   B．generally             C．a(chǎn)pparently           D．frequently

22、－Did you enjoy your journey to the town?

一        ．We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way．

A．Absolutely        B．No way          C．Not at all         D．Quite a lot

21、一What are you making a long neck for?

一I’m looking forward        what is going on there．

A．to seeing                          B．to see

C．a(chǎn)nd see                            D．by seeing

20、一Are you hungry? I just made Indian food．

一I’m always hungry         Indian food．

A．since I like                             B．because of

C．when it comes to                    D．in spite of

19、Is that the biggest nature park for milu deer in China          we visited just now?

A．what                             B．where

C．that                              D．which

18、If it is cheap，I’ll buy it．If         ,            .

A．not；no                          B．no；no

C．not；not                          D．no；not

17、一I hope Johnny won’t go to prison．

－            For his mom’s sake

A．he won’t，too                   B．I won’t．either

C．I don’t，either                   D．I do．too．