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| I wish I could offer you some cakes but there's _____ left. |
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| I thought we'd be late for the concert, _____ we ended up getting there ahead of time. |
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| So far this year we _____ a fall in house prices by between 5 percent and 10 percent. |
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| The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _____ is often the case in other countries. |
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| The room is in a terrible mess, it _____ have been cleaned. |
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| A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. |
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| It was in the garden of his old house _____ he grew up that he dug up a pot of gold. |
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| He came back late, _____ which time all the guests had already left. |
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| As a result of the earthquake, two-thirds of the buildings in the area _____. |
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| Not a single word _____ when _____ about his late mother. |
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| "Sorry, sorry...", he whispered, _____ talking to himself. |
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| "China Daily", whose editorial office is in Beijing, also has _____ in all major cities in China. |
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| _____ interested in the position are asked to see the manager tomorrow. |
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| Medicine shouldn't be kept _____ it is accessible to children. |
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| — Can you hand in your composition tomorrow? — Sure. _____ it handed in on time, I'll stay up tonight. |
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| When asked to explain _____ he does to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply. |
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| So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, _____ dying soon after birth. |
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| I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I searched in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 1 their search. I found 2 and because of my shaking hands, I could 3 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked 4 the bars at my jailer (看守监狱的人). He did not make eye contact with me. I 5 to him "Have you got a light?" He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. 6 he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently (无意中) locked with mine. At that moment, I 7 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 8 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 9 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was 10 a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but 11 , looking at me directly in the eye and continuing to smile. I 12 smiling at him, now aware of him as a (n) 13 and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new 14 too. "Do you have kids?" he asked. "Yes, here, here." I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the 15 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. 16 without another word, he 17 my cell (牢房) and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town. "My life was 18 by a smile." Yes, the smile-the unaffected, unplanned, 19 connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 20 each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear. | ||||
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| Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains. His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing. "It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous," said Viesturs. "There's no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain." In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog's story was of frostbite (冻伤) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away. Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks. Finally, he's done. The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. "You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it," said Viesturs. "If we have the patience and the respect, and if we're here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down." What's next for a man who can't stop climbing? "I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer," says Viesturs. But for a man who's climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure. |
| 1. What record has Ed Viesturs set? |
| A. He has succeeded in climbing to the world' s 14th highest mountain. B. He has been to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains. C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545 feet. D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world. |
| 2. The underlined word "hooked" in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by "_____". |
| A. frightened B. discouraged C. interested D. upset |
| 3. The author used Viesturs' words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that _____. |
| A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy D. those who like mountain climbing won't stop climbing |
| 4. What' s the next probable plan of Viesturs? |
| A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family. B. Climbing to the top of the world's 14 tallest mountains again. C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains. D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure. |
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| Today we tell about the expression "down to earth". Down to earth means being open and honest. It is easy to deal with someone who is down to earth. Such people could be important members of society, but they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. They do not let their importance "go to their heads." Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others. He has a "big head." A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have "his nose in the air." Often the person who has a big head and his nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others. Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth-"both feet on the ground." Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. She has what is called" common sense". She does not allow her dreams to block her understanding of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his "head in the clouds." Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a "daydreamer." The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. And our lives are like the ground below us-solid and strong. |
| 1. He who considers himself to be better and more important than others is likely to _____. |
| A. have his head in the clouds B. be easy to deal with C. have a "common sense" D. have a "big head" |
| 2. Which of the following expressions is similar to "down to earth"? |
| A. his nose in the air B. go to his head C. both feet on the ground D. daydreamer |
| 3. The passage is mainly about _____. |
| A. some popular American expressions B. how to be down to earth C. why to be honest and open D. how to deal with someone who is down to earth |
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| The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists (人类学家). Descriptions like "Palaeolithic (旧石器时代的) Man", "Neolithic" (新石器时代的) Man", etc. neatly sun up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label "Legless Man". Histories of the time will go something like this:"From the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn't use their legs even when they went on holiday." The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剥夺) of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird's-eye view of the world. When you travel by car or train, an unclear picture of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, especially, are mixed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says "I've been there." You mention the remotest, and someone is bound to say "I've been there"-meaning, "I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else." When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound, satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers. |
| 1. What's the best title of the passage? |
| A. The advantages of travel B. The best way to travel C. The reward of true travel D. Possible ways to travel |
| 2. Anthropologists label man nowadays "Legless" because _____. |
| A. people forget how to use their legs B. lifts prevent people from walking C. modern vehicles have replaced walking D. people prefer cars, buses and trains |
| 3. While traveling at high speeds, _____. |
| A. people can get more pleasure from it B. people always focus on next destination C. people can enjoy the view of the destination D. people care much about the arrangement of the journey |
| 4. The author says "we are deprived of the use of our eyes" because _____. |
| A. people can't get a clear picture of the view along B. eyes become useless in traveling at high speed C. people want to sleep during traveling D. people won't use their eyes |
| 5. What does the author intend to tell us? |
| A. Legs become weaker. B. There is no need to use legs or eyes. C. Modern means of transportation make the world a small place. D. We should experience the present heart and soul while traveling. |
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| This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A few weeks ago, we talked about the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL. A listener in Cambodia named Thida asks if American colleges and universities also accept the IELTS exam. IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It was developed by the University of Cambridge ESOL examiners. Cambridge ESOL says the test measures true-to-life ability to communicate in English for education, immigration or employment. The IELTS tests listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. It uses a mixture of accents and spellings, including British English and American English. The test is used by government agencies, schools and professional organizations in one hundred and twenty countries. And, yes, that includes the United States. Many American schools that accepted the IELTS can be found on the Web at felts, org. Some schools accept both the TOEFL and the IELTS, but the graduate school at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, for example, says it prefers the IEITS. The listening and speaking parts are the same for everyone who takes the IELTS, but people have a choice of reading and writing tests-either academic or general training. The listening test takes thirty minutes. There are forty questions based on a recording. The reading test takes sixty minutes. Students answer forty questions based on three written passages. The writing test also takes sixty minutes. Students have to write two essays. One essay has to be at least one hundred and fifty words long and the other at least two hundred and fifty words. The shorter one is description of something; the longer one has to support and argument. The speaking test takes less than fifteen minutes. The score is based on a recorded talk between the student and a test examiner. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. If you have a general question for our series, write to special@voanews.com. I'm Barbara Klein. |
| 1. What does TOEFL stand for? |
| A. Voice of America. B. International English Language Testing System. C. Test of English as a Foreign Language. D. Test of English as a Native Language. |
| 2. The International English Language Testing System commonly takes _____ in all. |
| A. less than 160 minutes B. more than 165 minutes C. no more than 160 minutes D. less than 165 minutes |
| 3. According to the passage, we can infer _____. |
| A. IELTS is efficient and necessary if you want to go to English speaking countries B. IELTS is completely different from TOEFL C. every American needs to accept TOEFL D. IEITS isn't used more widely than TOEFL |
| 4. What is the main idea of the passage? |
| A. How can the readers write papers to the VOA programme? B. It talks about some ways to pass TOEFL. C. It introduces IELTS. D. How can the readers pass two kinds of tests? |
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| Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for foot operation and recovery. Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at around 6: 30 pm, and said nothing to the waiting media. Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback (恢复) through rehabilitation (复职) and training. Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China's Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on standby at the training base to help with Liu's recovery. "The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq. corn as saying. The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after he limped out of the Bird's Nest in the first round of the men's 110 m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring home fans. The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits (钙物质) removed from his right Achilles tendon (跟腱). He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of doctors there. "His recovery is better than we expected. Doctors believe that after three months' rehabilitation and training, he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said. Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process. Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes' education and life after retirement. It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He did not attend last year's meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain. |
| 1. The best title for the passage is _____. |
| A. Fate and Challenge B. Liu Xiang Returns after Operation Success C. No Desire to Be a Representative of CPPCC D. Happiness and Hardships behind Success |
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? |
| A. The experts will give Liu a full check-up and advise regularly on recovery in the coming months. B. Liu and his coach were followed away by officials after arriving at Pudong airport at around 6:30 pm. C. Liu paid close attention to the CPPCC meeting through the Internet, caring graduates' further education. D. His foot operation was successful and four calcium deposits were removed from his right Achilles tendon. |
| 3. The underlined word "limped" most probably means _____. |
| A. walked nervously B. walked quickly C. walked bitterly D. walked lamely |
| 4. Liu Xiang was absent from CPPCC in the first time because of _____. |
| A. recovery process B. accepting the training C. lecture abroad D. a key competition |
| 第1至5题是音乐方面的一些信息。阅读下面的音乐会信息（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出与音乐会 相对应的信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。 | ||||||
| ( )1. His platinum albums such as "You Make Me Happy and Sad" "Flowery Heart" "Music Brings Us Together" and "Emil & Friends" have brought him numerous awards in Singapore, and China's Taiwan and Hong Kong. ( )2. Jonathan Lee represents the creative spirit of the past 20 years in Taiwan and many renowned singers like Sarah Chan (Chen Sbuhua), Sandy Lam (Lin Yilian), Emil Chau (Zhou Huajian) and Karen Mok (Mo Wenwei) draw great inspiration from Lee's works. ( )3. Jasmine Leong is a Malaysian singer who is very popular on the Taiwan music scene. Focusing on lyrical songs, Leong's Beijing performance will also tap into rock & roll music. ( )4. To remember Henrik Ibsen, with pianist Wolfgang Plagge, violinist Annar Folles and soprano Gao Xia, the Norwegian Ibsen Trio will present the classic works of the celebrated playwright. ( )5. The mix of musical treats for children in Beijing includes various kinds of art forms, including Western classical music and Chinese traditional music, as well as puppet plays, crosstalk shows, and highlights of Chinese local operas such as Peking Operas and Kunqu Operas. | ||||||
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| A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young man passed by, "Let me clean your boots. It just spends you only a penny." But the man refused. Then the boy told him that he will clean his boots for nothing. The man agreed, and soon one of boot shone brightly. Then he put the other boot on the box, and the boy refused to clean it if he was paid two pence for his work. The young man refused pay for anything and went away. But the well-cleaning boot made the dirty one so bad that he could not walk on. He returned back and gave the boy two pence. ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 据一项调查显示，有85.8%的中学生说自己的字不好看，而他们又不想改善它， 其理由有很大差别。请根据下图内容用英语写一篇短文，说明该现象并发表看法。  注意：词数100-120（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。 Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, more and more people are paying less and less attention to their handwriting. __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ |