15、If city noises _______ from increasing, people______ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now．

A．a(chǎn)re not kept; will have to                             B．a(chǎn)re not kept; have to

C．do not keep; will have to                              D．do not keep; have to

14、“I know she was in because I heard her radio, but she didn’t open the door．” “She ______ the bell．”

A．may not be hearing                                     B．may not have heard

C．must not have heard                                    D．must not be hearing

13、I didn’t mean ______ anything, but these apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ______one．

A．to eat…trying                                      B．to eat…to trying

C．eating…to try                                     D．eating…to trying

12、It was purely _____ chance that the mistake was discovered

A．in             B．for           C．by            D．from

11、______ halfway through the exercise, the teacher changed his mind and collected all our papers．

A．When only being                           B．When we were only

C．Being only                             D．Having been

10、She may have missed the train, ___________ she won’t arrive for another hour．

A．in which case       B．in her case            C．in any case        D．in that case

9、--What should I wear to attend his wedding party?

--Dress __________ you like．

A．what        B．however           C．whatever            D．how

8、In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic（技工）．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl___1_____ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl__2____ the mother would not return to her eggs and she ___3___ to take them home．There she carefully __4__ the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days __5_ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the___6_．

    Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother．__7__, to these young geese, the girl was their mother．

    As they __8___, the girl was able to __9__ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ___10____．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when __11___ and in her dreams．Later, she had an __12___: She would pilot a plane to guide them in __13__．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(組裝) a small aircraft for her．

    Caring about ___14__ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not __15___ or follow him, and ___16__ slept in the grass．

    One day, the girl ___17__ into the plane, started it and soon left the __18____．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds __19___flapped(拍打)their wings and __20___．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．

1． A． managed               B． attempted              C． happened                     D． supposed

2． A． realized                B． expected               C． imagined               D． admitted

3． A． helped                   B． decided                 C． afforded                D． meant

4． A． placed                   B． protected               C． treated                D． examined

5． A． ago                       B． out                       C． later                      D． long

6． A． family                   B． lake                      C． home                    D． world

7． A． But                       B． Also               C． Thus                    D． Still

8． A． increased                     B． improved               C． rose                      D． grew

9． A． ask                       B． lead                      C． want                     D． allow

10． A． fly                      B． race                      C． swim                    D． sing

11． A． asleep                  B． away                    C． around               D． awake

12． A． idea                    B． opinion                  C． explanation         D． excuse

13． A． sky                     B． heaven               C． flight                    D． plane

14． A． his                      B． her                       C． their                            D． its

15． A． respect                B． remember              C． recognize              D． receive

16． A． so                       B． instead               C． hardly                   D． too

17． A． climbed            B． looked                C． reached                 D． fell

18． A． house                  B． floor                     C． water                    D． ground

19． A． secretly               B． disappointedly C． patiently                D． eagerly

20． A． looked away        B． set out                  C． went by                D．turned back

7、Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind．How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing．

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand．Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding．In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”．

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember．Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes．You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas, the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success．

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it． That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better．Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem—why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there．

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand．Often, they write about something because they want to understand it．You can do the same．Writing will help bring you to an understanding． Give it a try． ^{http://www．ks5u．com/Blog/?UserId=997609}

1．According to the passage, writing can help you a lot EXCEPT______．

A．to increase your brain power．      B．to improve the ability to remember．

C．to develop your interest in study． D．to strengthen the understanding of a topic．

2．The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in the fourth paragraph means that______．

A．you are already successful

B．there’s a long way for you to go to reach your goal．

C．you are left wondering what to do

D．you have been on the way to success

3．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Way on How to Write．

B．A More Powerful Mind Through Writing．

C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing．

D．How to Start Your Writing．

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Writing can cure people of their brain disease．

B．People who can keep all thoughts in mind are more likely to succeed．

C．Writing a book about one topic is the only way to understand it．

D．The more you write, the more logical you will be．

6、The Internet has helped to connect and bring the entire world together．As a result, people now use the Internet to choose services, products and websites that come on the 1st or 2nd page of Google．The Internet has unbelievably revolutionized the whole world and the way in which businesses sell products online．

A recent survey found that Australians are going crazy for online shopping and beating world records for online purchasing．In Australia, over 10 million people now use Google,Yahoo and MSN to find products and services online．92% of people do not go further, if they find their desired products and services on the 1st or 2nd page of their search．This proves that now consumers have changed their shopping preferences and prefer to shop online rather than visit shopping centers．

There are a number of websites in Australia selling products online．And each website is trying its best to pull traffic towards the website．It is easy to get traffic, but the whole effort is successful only when there is a sale out of those users viewing your site．

In Australia, people are fond of 100% Australian owned and operated goods．People in Australia prefer to buy things online securely and safely．So there are a few tips that online shoppers should follow before buying online:

1．Identify your dealer and try to know the contact address of the company．

2．Carefully read the description of products before buying and take special note of refunds(退款) of products．

3．Check the cost of products and the way of payment． Also note the extra charges that may be included such as credit cards (信用卡) charges．

4．Get detailed information on confirmation of the order．

5．Check the time between the order and delivery of product．

The main benefit of online shopping is the availability of a huge variety of products in one single website． That makes the selection process easier． If you also want to make your shopping experience unforgettable, then find the best online department store for your desired products and choose the items that offer discounts and bargains online．

1． The passage is mainly about__________．

      A． how we can buy things online securely and safely

      B． how the Internet has changed the world and the way business is done

      C． how the Internet has helped to connect and bring the entire world together

      D． how the Internet has changed Australians’ shopping habit and tips for online shopping

2． The underlined word “traffic” in the third paragraph probably means“________”．

      A． the number of visitors and the number of pages they visit

      B． the vehicles moving along a road or street

      C． the communication between different people

      D． the trade between different countries

3． We can infer from the passage that __________．

     A． you will be charged more if you use a credit card

     B． there are many tricks about shopping online

     C． the success of an online store isn’t about getting many users

     D． people don’t visit shopping centers due to the bad traffic

4． Which of the following opinions probably does the writer hold?

     A． Shopping online is a good thing, so the government should encourage it．

     B． Shopping online is a dangerous thing, so we should forbid it．

     C．Shopping online is a new thing and we need to be careful about it．

     D． Shopping online is a fashionable thing and everyone should follow it．