14、       the sun sinks lower, shadow spread       the courtyard.

A．When; through        B．When; across          C．As; through          D．As; across

13、Listen! His family must be quarreling,       ?

A．mustn’t it        B．a(chǎn)ren’t they          C．isn’t it          D．needn’t they

12、The children were not       for the accident.

A．blamed           B．to be blamed          C．being blamed           D．to blame

11、--Have you heard of this new brand of computer, Mike?

--Yes, of course and I’ve decided to buy      .

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

10、As we all know, the Internet will let people have       to huge amounts of information from their own homes.

A．entrance          B．way           C．means          D．a(chǎn)ccess

9、       sunshine and rainfall       a good harvest of fruits and vegetables this year.

A．A large quantity of; promise                         B．A large number of; promise

C．A large quantity of; promises               D．Large quantities;  promises

7、Diana first came to the attention of the royal family when she acted as a bridesmaid（伴娘） for her sister Jane’s wedding．It was the first major  1  occasion that Diana attended as a young woman． Many of the royals were surprised at  2  beautiful and mature the once-gawky（粗笨難看的）girl had become． Even the Queen Mother noticed Diana’s beauty, grace and charm．She spoke highly of Diana’s father for the fine  3  he had done in  4  the beauty up．

The Prince visited Diana every day, inviting her to a barbecue, or  5  a long walk in the woods．When Charles went to Switzerland for a ski vacation, Diana missed him  6 ． Three days after he was back, he arranged to see Diana at Windsor Castle． Late that evening,  7  showing Diana around the nursery, Prince Charles asked her to marry him．

To his surprise, Diana treated his proposal（求婚） as a joke． But soon she could  8  that Prince Charles was 9 ．Although a voice inside her head kept telling her that she would  10  be Queen, she accepted his proposal．

1． A．family              B．college             C．social                            D．political

2． A．how                B．what                C．such                       D．so

3． A．duty             B．deed                C．devotion                 D．job

4． A．dressing           B．turning             C．bringing                  D．feeding

5． A．to                    B．for                  C．in                           D．over

6． A．gently              B．horribly            C．terribly                   D．deeply

7． A．during             B．upon                C．once                       D．while

8． A．see                  B．hear                 C．suppose                  D．doubt

9． A．joking              B．a(chǎn)nxious            C．casual                     D．serious

10． A．soon              B．never               C．surely                     D．likely 

6、One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw   1   elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair． As I looked  2 （ close ） at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair．I then realized she had no arms or legs , just a head, a neck and upper body,   3  （ dress ）in a little white skirt． As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl．When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back   4   the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen． All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl,  5   smile just melted me   6   almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of  7   life is all about． She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and  8  （ bring ） me into her world; a world of smiles, love and   9   （ warm ）．I’m a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught   10   ．

5、Jan．7, 2008 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy would marry his girl friend, former supermodel Carla Bruni on Feb．8 or 9, media reported Monday．

The report said that in December — less than a month after Sarkozy met Bruni — he gave her a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring．

Carla Bruni, Italian singer, former model and girlfriend of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, holds the hand of her son Aurelien while wearing a pink heart-shaped ring during a visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan．5, 2008． French newspapers reported that Sarkozy would marry her early in February．

Sarkozy and his wife of 11 years, Cecilia, divorced（離婚） in October． Their marital（婚姻） problems became well known in May 2005 when she appeared in public at the side of event organizer Richard Attias．

A marriage to Bruni, a one-time star of the catwalks who is now a singer, would be Sarkozy’s third: He divorced his first wife, Marie, in the late 80s — after he had met and befriended Cecilia．

Political analyst Dominique Moisi said that a Sarkozy proposal to Bruni could be part of his desire to head off any future arguments, and the speed of their visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan．5, 2008 would fit with his personality as a busy man in a hurry．

“Apparently, he’s going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him,” Moisi said．“He will increase the opportunities to travel with her, and to say to the French, ‘You see, I must remarry ．．You need a first lady．’ ”

Bruni, an Italian-born French citizen, has dated famous men including Mick Jagger and Donald Trump． She has also reportedly been linked to singer Eric Clapton and actor Vincent Perez．

1． Sarkozy’s second marriage was held _____．

A．in 1996                                              B．in May 2005

C．once he divorced Marie                       D．11 years later than the first

2． What is the correct order of Sarkozy’s marital history?

a．Long marriage to Cecilia．

b．Visiting ruins with Bruni

c．Getting divorced from Marie

d．Giving Bruni a diamond ring

e． To marry the former supermodel

     A．c-a-b-d-e                B．e-d-c-a-b         C．c-a-d-b-e         D．a(chǎn)-c-d-b-e

3． What did Moisi really intend to inform the readers? 

     A．The president will spend more time staying with Bruni．

     B．Sarkozy is good at balancing state and personal affairs．

      C．It is not easy for President Sarkozy to seek a new love．

     D．It is a doubt whether the marriage would have a bright future．

4． The possible purpose of the last paragraph is _____．

A．to provide some unknown stories about Bruni’s love affairs

     B．to show uncertainty about the former supermodel’s loyalty

     C．to imply that past experiences have little effect on a person

     D．to prove Bruni one of the most popular and attractive females

5． Which would be the best title for the news?

A．Bruni, France’s first lady                     B．A third marriage to fail

C．France to have first lady                             D．President’s new girl friend