16、John thinks it won't be long _________he is ready for his new job．

A．when             B．a(chǎn)fter           C．before           D．since

15、I have to see the doctor because I _________ a lot lately．

A．have been coughing                      B．had coughed

C．coughed                               D．cough

14、Studies show that people are more _________to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours．

A．likely          B．possible               C．probable          D．sure

13、—May I take this book out of the reading room?

—No, you _________．You read it in here．

A．mightn't            B．won't          C．needn't          D．mustn't

12、It is reported that many a new house _________ at present in the disaster area．

A．a(chǎn)re being built                                         B．were being built  

C．was being built                                       D．is being built

11、—What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

—       ． But we need to be home before six o'clock for the football match．

A．Have a nice time．                                   B．Pardon me

C．That's great                                           D．You are right

10、根據(jù)對(duì)話情景和內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后所給的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．選項(xiàng)中有兩個(gè)為多余選項(xiàng)

Jerry: Hi , Mike．Look like you've got some sun．

Mike: I guess so．I spent the weekend on the beach．

Jerry: Really? That sounds exciting．   1        

Mike: At my friend's house．He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted ．

Jerry:   2   

Mike: Oh, I have a paper to work on．

Jerry:  3    I mean besides lying out in the sun．

Mike: I play some volleyball．I never realized how hard it is to run on sand．

Jerry:   4    Did you go swimming?

Mike: I intended to．   5   So I just went fishing．

Jerry: All sounds so relaxing．

A．What a pity!                               B．It must be cool．

C．Where did you stay ?                        D．But how did you get there ?

E．So what else did you do out there ?            F．But the water wasn't warm enough

G．Then why not stay there for a longer time?

9、I used to live selfishly, I should admit．But one moment changed me．

    I was on my lunch break and had   1  the office to get something to eat．On the way, I  2  a busker（街頭藝人），with a hat in front of him．I had some  3  in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would   4   use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol． He  5  like that type-young and ragged．  6  what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then   7  I had no right to place myself above   8   just because he was busking．

I  9  and dropped all the coins into his  10  , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while．As  11   as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment -- a feeling of 12   or satisfaction, for example．But nothing happened   13  , I walked off．“It proved to be a waste of   14   ,”I thought．

On my way home at the end of the   15  , I saw the busker again and he was  16 ．I watched him pick up the hat and walk   17   a cafe counter．There he poured the   18  contents into a tin collecting   19   an earthquake fund-raising（募捐）event．He was busking for charity（慈善）！

Now I donate any   20   I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving．

1．A．left                      B．cleaned               C．prepared             D．searched

2．A．led                       B．chose                 C．saw                  D．fooled

3．A．chocolates             B．coins                  C．tins                   D．drugs

4．A．a(chǎn)lmost                B．only                  C．rather                      D．still

5．A．a(chǎn)cted                 B．looked               C．sounded              D．smelt

6．A．Though                B．For                   C．Therefore          D．But

7．A．declared              B．realized              C．expected            D．guessed

8．A．it                        B．a(chǎn)ll                    C．him                 D．them

9．A．waited                    B．followed           C．stopped            D．a(chǎn)rrived

10．A．rag                     B．hat                   C．pocket              D．counter

11．A． selfish             B．a(chǎn)wkward           C． innocent            D．special

12．A．happiness            B．sadness             C．love                    D．hate

13．A．Disappointedly       B．Unfortunately        C．Coincidentally        D．Comfortably

14．A．words                 B．effort                C．space                   D．money

15．A．moment                B．day                   C．break                D．event

16．A．walking around      B．passing by            C．packing up            D．running off

17．A．a(chǎn)round              B．in                       C．behind                D．to

18．A．chief                B．basic                 C．a(chǎn)ctual                D．total

19．A．by                     B．for                    C．on                    D．with

20．A．work               B．time                    C．energy                D．change

8、

1．What can we learn from the answer to the first question?

A．Some equipment is able to read human minds．

B．Some progress has been made in mind reading．

C．Test subjects have been used to make decisions．

D．Computer programs can copy brain processes．

2．People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is ___________．

A．unexpected                                   B．expected

C．comfortable                                  D．uncomfortable

3．Who has got a little child according to the text?

A．Ms. Leon                                    B．Mr. Lewis

C．Mr. Moeller                                   D．Dr. Jeffers

4．According to the text, Jeffers is probably _______．

A．a(chǎn) computer programmer               B．a(chǎn) test subject

C．a(chǎn) human brain expert                  D．a(chǎn) medical doctor

7、Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World

   （NEW YORK） A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan

said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River．

Tuesday's Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday．

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum．He handed the girl to her father , David Anderson, who had dive in after him．

“I didn't think at all,” Duret told the Daily News． “ It happened very fast． I reacted very fast．”

Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier（碼頭）when he saw something falling into the water．He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river．In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water．

When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said．Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes．

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera．An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers．Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after．

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France．Duret said he didn't realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning．

“I don't really think I'm a hero,” said Duret．“Anyone would do the same thing．”

1．Why was Duret in New York?                                                                  

A．To meet his girlfriend                        B．To work as an engineer

C．To spend his holiday                        D．To visit the Andersons．

2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

A．He was interviewed by a newspaper

B．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes

C．He went to the hospital in the ambulance

D．He disappeared from the spot quickly

3．Who divide after Duret into the river to save the little girl?

A．David Anderson                                        B．a(chǎn) passer-by   

C．his girlfriend                                           D．a(chǎn) taxi driver．

4．When was duet most probably found to be the very hero?

A．the day when he was leaving for home．

B．a(chǎn) couple of days after the girl was rescued

C．the first day when he was in New York

D．the same day when he was interviewed．