14、The long and tiring talk, filled with arguments and quarrels, ended in disorder,            no agreement at all.

A．reaching          B．reached           C．to reach         D．being reached

13、Jiuzhai Valley is far from big cities.        , it attracts people from all over the country for its beautiful scenery.

A．Still         B．Besides          C．Though          D．Therefore

12、Could you tell us         happens when one student in class expresses a personal opinion

    maybe offends other students?

A．that; that        B．what; where        C．that; where          D．what; that

11、In the dormitory, many students like to           pictures to make the room less bare.

A．figure out         B．put up           C．take up           D．bring out

10、—The hall        for international conferences is of great importance.

—I see, and we are sure to complete it on time.

A．built                                                          B．building

C．having been built                             D．to be built

9、If it were not for literature, the well-known writer J, K. Rowling        nowhere in life.

A．could go                                                   B．must go

C．would have gone                            D．should have gone

8、Is       man’s ability to reason that sets him apart from other animals?

A．one        B．this         C．it         D．/

7、Just home from work, Daddy stopped in the kitchen where Mother and I were preparing supper. From the look on his face, we knew something was  1  him.

“Mr. Roth is worse,” he said. “The doctor says it’s only a   2  of time now. The old man can  3  his pain, but not the long hours he has to spend along. His eyes are  4  bad that he can’t read, and he doesn’t get much  5  . He keeps begging for a big dog to be his companion,   6  he can reach out and touch as he sits in his wheelchair in the sun.”

“Why don’t they 7  him a dog?” I asked.

“Honey, with Mr. Roth in the hospital so much of time, there are a lot of  8  . There isn’t enough money.”

“They could go to the animal shelter and get one,” I  9  .

“Yes,” Daddy said. “I suppose they could. But it has to be a   10  dog, one they can trust to be gentle. Not all big dogs are.”

After supper, I  11  back where my big German shepherd(牧羊犬), Dan, was dozing under a tree. He jumped up and ran to meet me  12  he always did when I came into sight. There were no other 12-year-old girls in our neighborhood, so I   13  Dan for companionship. When I rode my bicycle, he ran behind me; when I roller-skated on the sidewalk, he trotted（小跑）behind. It had been that way since Daddy   14  him home four years before.

Now, I couldn’t forget Daddy’s words in the kitchen. I threw my arms around Dan’s neck and buried my face   15  his stiff hair.

“I love you,” I whispered to him. “I’d be  16  without you, but …oh, Dan, I know what I should do,   17  I don’t want to do it .”

I thought about Mr. Roth. He was old, sick and almost  18  . It seemed to me that he was just about out of blessings. I got up   19  . I knew what I had to do, and if I didn’t do it right now, I’d   20  myself out of it.

I went to my father and said, “Mr. Roth can borrow Dan.” Tears started down my face.

1．A．catching                B．bothering             C．puzzling              D．frightening

2．A．sort                      B．lot                       C．waste                  D．matter

3．A．bear                      B．consider              C．cure                    D．overcome

4．A．so                        B．too                      C．very                    D．a(chǎn)lso

5．A．relationship            B．company             C．wealth                 D．business

6．A．someone               B．this                     C．one                     D．that

7．A．buy                      B．offer                   C．find                    D．promise

8．A．supplies                B．operations            C．expenses             D．visitors

9．A．replied                  B．a(chǎn)sked                  C．explained             D．suggested

10．A．fierce                  B．special                 C．useful                 D．brave

11．A．  came in              B．got up                C．turned away        D．went out

12．A．once                   B．though                C．a(chǎn)s                       D．if

13．A．came across        B．thought of           C．depended on        D．felt like

14．A．brought               B．trained                 C．drove                  D．delivered

15．A．through               B．on                       C．beneath               D．in

16．A．lost                     B．a(chǎn)nxious               C．a(chǎn)ggressive           D．confused

17．A．so                       B．a(chǎn)nd                     C．or                       D．but

18．A．dead                   B．blind                   C．lonely                  D．painful

19．A．slowly                 B．quickly                C．suddenly             D．unwillingly

20．A．help                    B．force                   C．talk                     D．show

6、Last week, Carol Hill wrote to us about her sleep problem:

       I am a 16－year－old high school student and ever since I was 11, I have had difficulty falling asleep. When I go to bed at night, I lie awake for hours. I hate the sound of my alarm clock going off in the morning, almost always falling asleep again after I hear it.

    During school, I feel sleepy all the time, and sometimes I have to battle to stay awake.

Although I am generally a straight-A student and my teachers are happy with my work, my   inability to sleep is seriously affecting my studies.

    By the time I get home from school, I am so worn out that I fall asleep while I’m doing my

homework, which just exacerbates the problem. People are very sympathetic, and always telling me that “counting sheep is a good way to fall asleep.” But it is not helpful at all. If you don’t have this problem, you don’t know how annoying it can be.

And this is what the readers answered:

Hello Carol!

I am 18 years old and I suffered in pretty much the same way as you in High School. I couldn’t concentrate or pay attention because I was always tired. At first, doctors thought I had learning difficulties! Thankfully, I met a specialist in sleep disorders and he gave me a simple herbal remedy（草藥）which helped me a great deal. After just 10 days, my sleeping patterns were back to normal and it continued even after I stopped taking the remedy. My advice is to find a doctor who knows about sleep problems. Good luck!

Larry

Hi Carol!

Your symptoms are the same as my daughter’s. When she was 11, she started walking up with a start time and time again during the night. She was always worn out and often had black circles under her eyes. Finally we went to a sleep research laboratory and a doctor discovered that she had a problem with her tonsils which was affecting her breathing and suggested a tonsillectomy（扁桃體切除術(shù)）. It worked! Now she falls asleep seconds after putting her head on her pillow. I strongly advise you to look into your problem at a sleep laboratory! Good luck!

Janine

1．What is the most likely place for the passage to be found?

      A．In a science magazine                          B．In a news report on sleep.

       C．In a health and fitness book.                 D．In an advice section in a newspaper.

2．What is Carol Hill’s problem?

       A．She can’t sleep all night or stay awake during the day.

       B．She sleeps badly and falls asleep in class every day.

       C．She can’t stay awake in class or when she’s studying.

       D．She can’t fall asleep easily at night and tries to stay awake in class.

3．The underlined word “exacerbates” in the third paragraph means “      ”.

       A．prevents              B．reduces               C．worsens              D．removes

4．What advice do the readers give Carol?

      A．She should count sheep.                       B．She should see a sleep specialist.

       C．She should have her tonsils out.         D．She should take some sleeping pills.

5、It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had phoned London

from Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods to declare. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy （處事之道）. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand, and to the question, “have you read this?” I replied with extreme foolishness, “yes, hundreds of times.”

“And you have nothing to declare?”

“Nothing.”

“How long have you been out of this country?”

“About three months.”

“And during that time you  have bought nothing?”

“Nothing but what is on the list I have given you.”

He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was completely unexpected.

“Where did you get that watch?”

I could have kicked myself, two days before, when playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX OYSTER, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for only six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey.

I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate（沒收）the replacement.

“It is not a question of confiscation, ” he said, “there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now may I please examine that Rolex?”

It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband(走私品); then he began to search my luggage.

1．The writer arrived at London airport        .

       A．a(chǎn)t one o’clock in the morning                B．late at night

       C．in the early morning                             D．early in the evening

2．From the questions asked by the customs officer we can infer that      .

       A．he wanted to embarrass the writer

       B．he was just doing his duty

       C．he must have noticed the writer’s ugly watch

       D．he must have noticed the writer’s tiredness

3．Why did the writer buy the watch in the market?

       A．It was a Rolex.                                    B．His own watch didn’t work.

       C．He didn’t like his own watch at all.        D．The watch was cheap.

4．What do you suppose will probably happen to the writer in the end?

      A．He will be let go through the customs without any punishment.

       B．He will be given a fine as a punishment.

       C．His Rolex will be confiscated.

       D．His cheap watch will be confiscated.