He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money，but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages（人質(zhì)）. But luckily，they were set free last Tuesday morning，unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats（外交官）in the region the Iraqi kidnappers（綁架者）agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition（聯(lián)軍）in the Iraq war.
Since April 4，over 60 hostages from 12 countries，including America，Italy and Japan，have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result，many foreigners have left，fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor，spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad，said that it would not negotiate（談判）with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.

  1. 1.

    The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.

    1. A.
      they were too poor to pay anything
    2. B.
      kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese
    3. C.
      China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition
    4. D.
      kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese
  2. 2.

    Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostage？

    1. A.
      To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.
    2. B.
      To tell the world they would fear nothing.
    3. C.
      To make foreign armies leave their country.
    4. D.
      To resist the American troops.
  3. 3.

    The author mentioned Dan Senor to show the US ______.

    1. A.
      wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers
    2. B.
      had enough power to station in Iraq
    3. C.
      wouldn’t give up unless it could get something
    4. D.
      had no plan to bring its troops home
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells us ______.

    1. A.
      the hostage crises in Iraq
    2. B.
      foreigners were not welcome in Iraq
    3. C.
      the Chinese hostages were set free
    4. D.
      keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice
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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth.”
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do not bad mouth me.”  Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
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Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
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But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough

  1. 1.

    In what kind of situation will a person say “Do not bad mouth me.” ?

    1. A.
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    3. C.
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  2. 2.

    If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “          .”

    1. A.
      Do not bad mouth me
    2. B.
      I really put my foot in my mouth this time
    3. C.
      Do not put words in my mouth
    4. D.
      Stop mouthing off
  3. 3.

    If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies           

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    By saying, “I have been running my mouth long enough”, the speaker means “            ”

    1. A.
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    1. A.
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  1. 1.

    The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called“great”is__________.

    1. A.
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    1. A.
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  3. 3.

    The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall__________.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  4. 4.

    What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed?

    1. A.
      The local people are short of culture knowledge.
    2. B.
      The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.
    3. C.
      The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.
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  1. 1.

    When the accident took place，______.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

    The expressway was closed to ______.

    1. A.
      protect the passengers from being frozen
    2. B.
      make the police have a good rest
    3. C.
      stop cars traveling around
    4. D.
      avoid（避免） the happening of traffic accidents
  3. 3.

    What the local villagers did showed that they were ______.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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  1. 1.

    Why is a microblog different from a traditional blog?

    1. A.
      Because a microblog doesn’t include pictures, but a traditional blog does.
    2. B.
      Because a microblog doesn’t include videos, but a traditional blog does.
    3. C.
      Because a microblog has smaller contents than a traditional blog in actual and total file size.
    4. D.
      Because a microblog can only be written on the cell-phones.
  2. 2.

    What is the meaning of the underlined word “collaboration” in the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      Competition.
    2. B.
      Discussion.
    3. C.
      Tradition.
    4. D.
      Cooperation
  3. 3.

    Microblogging can protect the following privacy EXCEPT_______.

    1. A.
      deciding the readers of the microblogs
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      allowing readers to publish their views
    3. C.
      readers’ deleting what a microblog says
    4. D.
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    We can infer from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      microbloggers always post about the thematic topics instead of the simple ones
    2. B.
      microblogging has developed so quickly and brought the owners more and more benefits.
    3. C.
      microblogging protects both the owners’ and the readers’ privacy
    4. D.
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  1. 1.
    1. A.
      And
    2. B.
      While
    3. C.
      As
    4. D.
      But
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      point
    2. B.
      speech
    3. C.
      call
    4. D.
      appeal
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      in spite of
    2. B.
      regardless of
    3. C.
      because of
    4. D.
      in face of
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      recalling
    2. B.
      recording
    3. C.
      seizing
    4. D.
      expecting
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      facing up to
    2. B.
      concerning about
    3. C.
      escaping from
    4. D.
      putting up with
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      could
    2. B.
      might
    3. C.
      would
    4. D.
      must
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      nervous
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      proud
    4. D.
      surprised
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      policeman
    2. B.
      tailor
    3. C.
      tutor
    4. D.
      fireman
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      grateful
    2. B.
      responsible
    3. C.
      anxious
    4. D.
      fit
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      took
    2. B.
      got
    3. C.
      shocked
    4. D.
      moved
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      birth
    2. B.
      achievement
    3. C.
      loss
    4. D.
      disease
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      since
    2. B.
      after
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      before
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      dropped down
    2. B.
      got up
    3. C.
      took off
    4. D.
      fell over
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      concluded
    2. B.
      wrote
    3. C.
      delivered
    4. D.
      started
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      Generally
    2. B.
      Surprisingly
    3. C.
      Actually
    4. D.
      However
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    1. A.
      it
    2. B.
      him
    3. C.
      one
    4. D.
      that
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      happened
    2. B.
      rose
    3. C.
      appeared
    4. D.
      reduced
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      at
    2. B.
      on
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      in
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    1. A.
      cautiously
    2. B.
      generously
    3. C.
      closely
    4. D.
      clearly
  20. 20.
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Millions of aircraft take off around the world every year. The skies they fly in seem limitless—miles of empty space. But, with the number of flights increasing each year, this emptiness no longer exists. Researchers in the world of aviation（航空）are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers. And increasing collisions, occurring at or near an airport, have called attention to the need for more aids（輔助設(shè)備）to aviation control.
People who travel the skies are not certain about air safety. A great deal of money is spent on new and bigger aircraft and airports to deal with the vast increase in passengers travelling by air. Only a small percentage of this money is spent on navigation（導(dǎo)航）and other aids. Actually, suitable electronic equipment has long existed, and many companies market safety aids designed to make it safer for aircraft to take off, fly any distance, and land, whatever the weather. Yet, there are two problems to be solved. The first is to get governments, airlines and airport officials to agree to basic levels of safety aids. The second problem is to find a way of meeting these basic requirements.
But no matter how well the equipment works, operators of the equipment still play an important role. Communications between pilots and ground controllers are extremely important to air safety. It is worth pointing out that the mishearing or misunderstanding of instructions in English and the use of another language, in an international conversation, have led to two recent aircraft accidents. A new type of instrument（儀器）called FLIGHTWATCH would help pilots prevent airport collisions. It would be particularly helpful near airports.

  1. 1.

    The increasing number of flights leads to the fact that ________.

    1. A.
      flying is no longer limited in the sky
    2. B.
      there is no empty space for aids to aviation control
    3. C.
      piloting and controlling planes is getting more difficult
    4. D.
      the pressure on the ground becomes greater
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    There is uncertainty about air safety because ________.

    1. A.
      planes become bigger for the increasing number of passengers
    2. B.
      money spent on electronic equipment is far from enough
    3. C.
      suitable electronic equipment hasn’t been invented yet
    4. D.
      it is dangerous for planes to take off or land
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    The underlined word “collisions” probably means ________.

    1. A.
      accidents in which two planes hit each other
    2. B.
      misunderstandings between pilots and ground controllers
    3. C.
      quarrels among passengers      
    4. D.
      breakdowns of new types of instrument
  4. 4.

    It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    1. A.
      governments and officials have paid great attention to air safety
    2. B.
      there should be more companies to sell new safety aids
    3. C.
      English should be used in an international conversation
    4. D.
      understanding between pilots and ground controllers should be improved

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I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.
“ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”
“ Son, hold on,” he said.
“ No, you can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”
“ Wait, let me tell you…”
“ Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.
“ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”
When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.
In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don’t get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

  1. 1.

    Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?

    1. A.
      Because it smelt terrible.
    2. B.
      Because it was mixed with something else.
    3. C.
      Because his father drank too much that night.
    4. D.
      Because it had been kept for years.
  2. 2.

    What the author’s father said __________.

    1. A.
      made the author puzzled when he was a little child.
    2. B.
      was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author.
    3. C.
      threw the author into deep thought then.
    4. D.
      was an excuse to drink the wine.
  3. 3.

    In the author’s opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will __________.

    1. A.
      do it better
    2. B.
      save much time
    3. C.
      graduate from college more quickly
    4. D.
      miss something useful to us in life
  4. 4.

    Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Well begun is half done.
    2. B.
      More haste（匆忙）, less speed.
    3. C.
      Failure is the mother of success.
    4. D.
      Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

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