25．---Let’s throw a surprise party for mom’s  50th birthday.

    ---That’s a good idea. We________several of her friends.

       A．invite       B．have invited     C．a(chǎn)re inviting      D．will invite

---Why did Tom become wealthy this year?

   ---Because he sold _________________ he did last year.

  A. four times as many furnitures as         B. four times as furnitures many as

  C. four times furniture as much as          D. four times as much furniture as

The man in the corner confessed to _____ a lie to the manager of the company.

A. have told          B. be told             C. being told         D. having told

The patient was warned _____ oily food after the operation.

A. to eat not        B. eating not      C. not to eat    D. not eating

_____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. Exposed            B. Having exposed

C. Being exposed          D. After being exposed

______ the stage design was terrible, the special effects were disappointing.

A. As          B. Unless            C. Although      D. As soon as

   Many people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Gala(晚會). Many of these dancers cannot hear or speak, but their performances are wonderful.

   The leading dancer is a beautiful young woman, Tai Lihua, who was born healthy but lose her hearing when she was two years old because of a fever. Not long after that, she also became mute and, from then on, her world was silent. She did not realize this at first, but when she was five, she played a game about sounds with her school friends and discovered she was different. She felt very sad. Her father went to many places looking for treatments for her disabilities, but nothing worked.

When she was seven years old, Tai Lihua went to a school for deaf and mute children,

where she did very well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her brain more than other children and was very good at expressing her feelings through movements.

Then when she was fifteen, she started learning to dance. At first, she found it difficult but she didn’t give up. She spent a lot of time practicing and became a brilliant dancer. In the last few years, she has performed in many countries and is much admired by foreign audience. Dancing has changed her life and brought her world wide success and fame.

56. Which of the following is expressed in the passage?

A. Where there is life, there is hope.

B. No one is too old to learn.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way. 

D. The early bird catches the worm.

57. Tai Lihua discovered that she was different from other children when she was _____.

A .two         B. five            C. seven         D. fifteen

58. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. Tai Lihua was born healthy.

B. Tai Lihua isn’t successful now.

C. Tai Lihua’s parents didn’t take good care of her.

D. Tai Lihua had a natural ability to dance very well.

59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A disabled girl.      

B. A dancer in a silent world.

C. A beautiful dancer.    

D .Dance performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

In nature some animals actively defend the area ____they depend for the resources.

         A．in which     B．on which    C．which          D．where

Newly-developed materials for spaceships can ______ extreme weather conditions．

A．hold                              B．support                          C．stand                             D．carry

34. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.

A. to be breathed    B. to breathe      C. breathing      D. being breathed