_____ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for _____ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

A. As; whom         B. What; whom             C. It; whose                  D. As; whose

Tom kept quiet about the accident ____ lose his job.

 A. so not as to  B. so as not to C. so as to not  D. not so as to

－I thought I’d try to repair the car myself.

－______ ! You know nothing about the car.

A. That’s all right            B. You can’t be serious

C. I couldn’t agree more     D. Nothing serious

China’s economic growth “hard to predict”

The worsening global economic situation makes it difficult for China to predict its growth for next year, a senior official said on Friday.

“How fast China’s economy will grow next year is uncertain,” Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economy Work, told China Daily.

“To a large extent, the rate will be decided by the external(外部) situation,” Liu said during a discussion with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other economists in Beijing.

“This year, GDP is estimated to grow at 9.4 or 9.5 percent, down from 10.6 percent last year,” he said. “However, the impact of the current financial turbulence on our economy is much less than on the rest of the world.”

Nicholas Stern, a former UK government advisor, also told China Daily it will take at least one or two years for the world to recover from the recession, which is now spreading from the US and the UK to the rest of the world.

“We don’t know how long the recession will last, but it is unlikely to be short,” he said.

Liu said China can use the downturn(衰退) as an opportunity to restructure its economy, which has relied heavily on government investment, foreign trade and low-cost technology over the past years.

“When the economy is experiencing fast growth, companies are unwilling to upgrade their technologies,” Liu said.

“The slowdown gives such firms the opportunity to enhance(提高) their competitive edge through better technologies.”

                                         (From China Daily 2009-01-11)

How many people are mentioned in this passage?

A. Only 2.                    B. No more than 3.        C. Not more than 4.              D. At least 5.

It can be inferred from Liu’s words that the impact of the current financial turbulence on China’s economy is ______.

   A. more                  B. less                        C. the most                   D. the least

The underlines word “extent” probably means ______.

   A. sense                  B. degree                      C. size                          D. depth

According to the passage, the reason why Liu said this downturn is an opportunity for China to restructure its economy is that ______.

A. China’s economy will not depend on government investment in the future

B. Foreign trade will grow in the future

C. The downturn will force China’s companies to upgrade their technologies

D. Low-cost technologies will not exist in China

Mary ____ at school wearing a T-shirt with some slogans.

A. broke up           B. came up                   C. ended up                  D. turned up

—_____?

—Fine, I’ve got used to the life there, and I’ve made some friends.

       A. How are you                                        B. How are you doing   

C. Are you getting on well                         D. How do you do

The soldier was ____ of running away when the enemy attacked.

 A. scolded    B. charged   C. accused   D. punished

Who is ______ to be the best football player this year still depends

    A. likely      B. certain     C. possible     D. probable

My friend took his colleague to see an art exhibition in north London.

The show was basically piles of breeze blocks (煤渣磚) forming armchair and sofa shapes, painted in primary colors.

Seeing these, the colleague said, “You brought me all the way out here to see this pile of junk when we could have been having a nice lunch?” He continued his rant about the work all the way back to the office.

When they got there my friend said, “You said you don’t like the work, but you haven’t stopped talking about it since you first saw it.”

Whether he liked it or not, he could not forget it.

If the artwork is fresh and new, you can’t expect to like it straightaway, because you have nothing to compare it with.

The effort of coming to terms with things you do not understand makes them all the more valuable to you when you do grasp them.

Good art speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean you have to like it.

So the next time you go to an art show, or look at anything for that matter, observe what effect it has on you and try to form your own opinion.

That way, you become the critic and not a mouthpiece for someone else’s opinions.

What does the colleague think about the art exhibition?

   A. He feels it a waste of time going to the exhibition.

   B. He is very interested in the work shown on the exhibition.

   C. He is disappointed that art is abused on the exhibition.

   D. He thinks his understanding about art is far better than the author of the work on the show.

The underlined word ‘rant’ means ________.

   A. praise       B. hatred       C. complaint   D. misunderstanding

Which of the following does NOT represent the author’s opinion about art?

   A. Good art speaks for itself.

B. Good art doesn’t mean you have to like it.

   C. It matters more what impression a piece of art work leaves on you.

   D. Learn to be a mouthpiece for someone’s opinion matters more.

What suggestion does the author give for going to an art show?

   A. Like it whether it is good or not.                           

B. Don’t compare it with anything.

   C. Observe its effect and form your own opinion   .

D. Be a good mouthpiece.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

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I’d like four tickets to New York .

Certainly .     

On the 23rd next month .

23rd February ? Let me see .     What about 22nd ?

The 22nd of February ?     

It’s CA348 ?

CA348 . When does it leave ?

13:15 hours .

That’s right .

Thank you very much .

Sorry , I’m not free at 13:15 .

Yes , that ‘ll do . What’s the flight number ?

Um , I’m afraid we don’t have any planes on that date to New York .

What can I do for you , sir ?

When would you like to fly there , please ?

13:15 hours- er , that’s a quarter past one in the afternoon , isn’t it ?

Sorry , we don’t have any flights to New York that day . What about Washington D.C.