14、______I’m concerned, it’s hard to pay for the complete works, and I’ll wait until it appears on television．

A． As long as         B． As far as        C． As well as           D． As early as

13、It looks quite nice at _______distance, but when you get close nothing is in _________sight．

A． the; the           B． the; /          C． a; the         D． a; /

12、I failed in the exam last week．How I wish I ______it!

A．pass          B．passed          C．have passed           D．had passed

11、She gets ________by her husband．

A．looked out          B．knocked about            C．put into           D．wiped out

10、________every student aware of the importance of study, they would study efficiently．

A． Were         B． Should           C．May           D． Had

9、---Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?

---Yes, he did．He ______his old friends for a long time．

A． didn’t see         B． wouldn’t see           C． hasn’t seen         D． hadn’t seen

8、Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes． As years  1 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English  2 , began to believe he might 3  this almost magic barrier．

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 4  chance．Bannister had been 5  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 6  to him．Describing the  7  later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly．As I  8 for the start I glanced at the flag． It moved 9  now． This was the moment when I made my decision．”

“The gun fired．My legs 10  to meet no resistance, as if I was 11 forward by some unknown force．The noise from the faithful 12  gave me greater strength．I felt the 13   of a lifetime had come．”

“I was driven on by a  14  of fear and pride．My body had long since used up all its energy   15  it went on running just the same．This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 16  could have done in previous years． When I leapt at（沖向）the  17  tape, I fell, almost 18  ．

“I knew I had done it, even before I  19  the time． The announcement came．‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the rest was 20  in the noise of excitement．”

1． A． passed along        B． passed down      C． went by              D． went over

2． A． coach              B． athlete             C． captain             D． judge

3． A． defeat             B． move             C． beat                D． break

4． A． real                B． lucky             C． serious             D． false

5． A． competing          B． training           C． fighting             D． attending

6． A． eagerness            B． pleasure           C． relief               D． worry

7． A． accident              B． event             C． issue               D． topic

8． A． did up              B． made up           C． put up              D． lined up

9． A． safely               B． heavily            C． thinly        D． gently

10． A． seemed            B． used              C． happened                  D． had

11． A． dragged          B． drawn             C． pulled              D． pushed

12． A． mass             B． residents           C． crowd            D． team

13． A． moment          B． period             C． while              D． date

14． A．concentration    B． collection           C． combination       D． classification

15． A． so               B． but               C． or                D． as

16． A． never               B． ever               C． even              D． still

17． A． starting           B． lasting             C． finishing           D． running

18． A． unconcerned     B． unconscious        C． unknown          D． unnoticed

19． A． offered          B． told               C． announced         D． heard

20． A． stuck            B． involved            C． lost               D． spread

7、True or false? Only old women knit（編織）?

Not anymore! Knitting has become a fashionable hobby with women in their 20s and 30s． Young women can be seen knitting in coffee shops, hairdressers, bookstores, and bus stops, and Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow all knit． They are knitting collars, hats socks, and sweaters even wedding dresses!

Knitting is being called the “new yoga”． It is very relaxing and is the perfect hobby for our busy, stressful, 21st-century life． It slows down your heart and lowers your blood pressure． Lissay Blomster, a 25-year-old buyer from New York, says, “I come home from work, mad and stressed almost every day． But after 30 to 45 minutes of knitting, I’m totally relaxed．” Jenny Carter, a 32-year-old advertising firm worker from Seattle, always knits through her lunch break． “It helps me clear my head and start fresh,” she says． 

Even some men are taking up knitting． Dave White, a 33-year-old IT manager from San Francisco, started knitting six months ago, after a female friend introduced him to it． “I like knitting because I can go into my own little world and forget about my problems,” he says． But he has not told many of his male friends that he knits, and he never knits in public． Brian Duffey, however, a 26-year-old student from Chicago, says, “I knit anywhere, everywhere． I have never had a bad comment…, in fact, I find it attracts women!”

1．What has changed about knitting?

A．Most people are fond of knitting．

B．Old women have stopped knitting．

C．More women than men are knitting．

D．Young people are taking up knitting．

2．Why is knitting called the “new yoga”?

A．Because it comes from India．

B．Because it is fun like a game．

C．Because it is a rest during the break．

D．Because it relaxes your body and mind．

3．In what way is Dave different from Brian?

A．Dave’s male friends are not so good as Brian’s．

B．Brian’s knitting skill is better than Dave’s．

C．Brian is more popular among women．

D．Dave isn’t so open-minded as Brian．

4．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A．It Cool to Knit．

B．Knitting Is Better Than Yoga．

C．Americans Are Crazy about Knitting．

D．Women Are Better at Knitting Than Men．

6、Are you forty old and fat? Do you wear fine clothes? Do you look rich? If so, be careful．There is a pickpocket looking for you．World travelers, away from home and usually carrying much money, are often troubled by pickpockets in foreign countries, but they should remember that there are pickpockets in their countries, too．

A typical pickpocket is under forty years of age, usually a male．He has nimble fingers and has trained himself in running．Generally, he carries a newspaper or magazine in his hand．He may appear fairly clever and pretend to be calm．He has learned his job from another pickpocket, and he repays his “teacher” by giving him a percentage of the money or things which he steals．

The good pickpocket always operates in crowed places．Very well-dressed men and slightly drunken men are the favorite objects of the pickpocket．

An average-sized department stores hires about six or seven full-time detective．These men and women are constantly looking for pickpockets and thieves．Many police districts have detectives whose only job is to catch the pickpockets quickly．But a good pickpocket knows these things and is very careful．He is especially busy on buses, trains and subways between 11:00a． m．a(chǎn)nd 3:00p．m, when there are many shoppers with much money to spend．He carefully remembers the payday and bonus times of companies．

Pick-pocketing and stealing from a shop together represent about 75% of daytime petty crimes in America．The sentence for these crimes is usually from three to five years in prison．After finishing their sentence, pickpockets and thieves seldom reform; they usually advance to more serious crimes．

1．From the first paragraph we know that ________

A．only those who are 40 and fat are the aims of pickpockets

B．only those who wear fine clothes look rich

C．world travelers are only troubled in foreign countries

D．those looking rich and those traveling abroad should be more careful

2．According to this passage, what does a typical pickpocket look like?

A．An old gentlemen                               B．A fat rich man

C．A clever calm man                              D．A middle-aged traveler．

3．Why is a pickpocket especially busy on buses between 11:00a． m． and 3:00p．m．?

Because this is a time when _______

A．detectives have a rest

B．many shoppers carry much money to spend

C．companies bonus to their employees

D．their hands are the nimblest

4．If a pickpocket is caught in America, he or she will be _______ ．

A．heavily fined                                      B．beaten to half death

C．put into prison                                    D．driven to remote places

5、As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students:“I’m only a 1050．”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test （SAT）, which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all．The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has become the focus at this time of their life．

    It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number． Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over．The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college．And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed．

    According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases．Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators——like a student’s high school grades． Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency（學(xué)業(yè)水平）,they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities（潛力）．This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process．The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students．However, it should be only one of many methods used．

1．The purpose of the SAT is to test students’     ．

A．strong will                                       B．a(chǎn)cademic ability

C．full potentialities                                  D．confidence in school work

2．Students’ self-respect is influenced by their     ．

A．scores in the SAT                                 B．a(chǎn)chievements in mathematic

C．job opportunities                                 D．money spent on education

3．“A prestigious university”is most probably   

A．a(chǎn) famous university                               B．a(chǎn) technical university

C．a(chǎn) traditional university                             D．a(chǎn)n expensive university

4．This passage is mainly about    ．

    A．how to prepare for the SAT                     B．stress caused by the SAT

C．American higher education                     D．the SAT and its effects