He tried his best to solve the problem, ______ difficult it was.

   A. however        B. no matter          C. whatever       D. although

Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.

　　 In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不動搖) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.

　　When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.

　　The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(瘋?cè)?.

　　The “l(fā)ong sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally robbed of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”

　　Many of the “l(fā)ong sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (內(nèi)向), inhibited (壓抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.

According to the report,______.

　　A. many short sleepers need less sleep by nature

　　B. many short sleepers are forced to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy

        with their work

　　C. long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

　　D. many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood

Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that _____.

　　A. sleep is a withdrawal from the reality

　　B. sleep interferes with their sound judgment

　　C. sleep is the least expensive item on their routine program

　　D. sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers _____.

　　A. are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life

　　B. often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleep

　　C. do not know how to relax properly

　　D. are more unlikely to run into mental problems

When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____.

　　A. appear disturbed                     B. become energetic

　　C. feel dissatisfied                        D. be extremely depressed

There ________a trend that 3D films will become more popular ever since the film Avatar hit the market．

    A．has arisen           B．a(chǎn)rose                C．is arising       D．will arise

After the summer vacation, the professor, together with his fellow teachers, ______ the scientific experiment

    A. goes down    B. go down C. gets down to     D. get down to 

．             the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.

    A．Except for   B．In spite of  C．Apart from   D．Instead of

書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你是Tom，曾在中國學(xué)習(xí)半年，現(xiàn)已回國。你想聯(lián)系你的中國老師Mr.Yang, 但沒有其聯(lián)系方式。請根據(jù)以下要點給你的中國同學(xué)李華寫一封信：

1. 感謝李華對你漢語學(xué)習(xí)的幫助；

2. 詢問Mr. Yang 的近況并索要其聯(lián)系方式；

3. 邀請李華在圣誕節(jié)期間來美國感受美國文化。

The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ______his financial situation.

A. due to     B. according to      C. regardless of      D. in terms of

It is usually thought       a little child says is truth.

  A. What that       B. that what       C. which    D. that 

It was not until he became very ill ______ he went to see a doctor.

    A. what             B. that             C. when                 D. then

I should say sorry to you but I ____trouble.    

A. did not mean causing                     B. did not mean to cause   

C. meant causing                            D. meant to cause