The aim of the programme is to educate      public about the dangers of       smoking.

A．the; the     B．不填;the   C．the; 不填 D．不填；不填

—You look so tired after working long hours .Why not just take a rest?

—      .

A．Maybe I should                                          B．You can’t afford it

C．You don’t know                                         D．I can’t tell you

It suddenly occurred to me      there was a shortcut to the natural history museum.

A．if      B．that   C．whether    D．a(chǎn)s if

These shoes don’t      any more. I’ve grown out of them.

A．match       B．suit    C．fit     D．wear

The central government is taking measures to      the prices of daily necessities.

A．put down  B．turn down C．bring down      D．take down

      is often the case ,my mother has the final say in the argument.

A．It      B．That  C．What        D．As

—Are you used to your new job?

—Well, yes. It’s not as good as I expected,         .

A．though      B．but  C．too       D．either

       As my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare．After buying some magazines to read on the  1 , I made my way to the luggage office to  2  my suitcase．There were only a few people waiting．I took out my wallet to get the   3   for my case, but I couldn't find it in my wallet．I  4  every pocket, but still couldn't find it  5  .

       When my turn came, I  6  the situation sorrowfully to the assistant．The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of  7   many times and asked me to  8   the suitcase．I told him that it was an old, brown-looking  9   no different from the many cases I could see  10  the shelves．The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a(n)_11_ of the chief items in the case．If they were  12  , he said, I could take the case away．I tried to  13   all the things I had packed and wrote them down as  14   as possible.

       15  I had done this, I went to look among the shelves．There were hundreds of cases there, which made it more  16   for me to find mine．Finally, I found my case lying on its side high up in a corner．After examining the things inside, the assistant was  17  that it was mine and told me I could take the case away．Again I took out my wallet, this time to  18  him．As I pulled out a ten-euro note, the "lost" receipt slipped out   19   it．I could see the assistant nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had   20   seen this happen before too!

1．A．road             B．voyage         C．journey        D．flight

2．A．leave                B．collect               C．check              D．weigh

3．A．receipt              B．ticket            C．bill               D．note

5．A．everywhere         B．somewhere        C．a(chǎn)nywhere          D．nowhere

6．A．a(chǎn)nnounced          B．explained         C．realized              D．interpreted

7．A．reply               B．a(chǎn)ccident          C．story          D．truth

8．A．describe            B．introduce       C．check            D．open

9．A．package           B．bag              C．thing               D．parcel

10．A．over               B．in                      C．behind                D．on

11．A．record              B．example               C．list                 D．comment

12．A．correct             B．proper                 C．mistaken             D．wrong

13．A．imagine              B．remind                C．recognize           D．remember

14．A．really              B．truly                 C．fairly              D．justly

15．A．Before                B．While              C．After                D．Until

16．A．important           B．urgent                C．necessary           D．difficult

17．A．doubtful            B．surprised          C．certain             D．curious

18．A．pay                 B．charge              C．thank                 D．give．

19．A．from            B．of                   C．with                 D．off

20．A．never                 B．often                 C．seldom              D．ever

       “Hey, don't read in the hallway. Your eyesight will be damaged.” You must have heard such warnings many times. Don't read in dim (暗的) light! This is one of the “pearls of wisdom” that are supposed to help us live healthy lives. Such common beliefs, however, lack scientific basis, according to a paper published recently in the British Medical Journal.

       Do you believe in the following everyday wisdom?

       Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.

       In dim light, you might blink (眨眼) more, feel discomfort from drying and have trouble focusing. But the majority of eye experts believe it is unlikely to do any permanent damage.

       We must drink at least eight glasses of water a day.

       In 1945, the Nutrition Council in the US suggested that people need to consume 2.5 litres of water a day. But the water contained in food, particularly fruit and vegetables, as well as in milk, juice and soft drinks, also counts towards the total.

       We only use 10 percent of our brains.

       This myth arose as early as 1907. People have long argued about our power of self-improvement and our brains' potential abilities. But detailed imaging shows that no area of the brain is silent or inactive.

       Shaving your legs causes hair to grow back faster and thicker.

       This theory is also an illusion. Shaving has no effect on the thickness or rate of hair growth, studies say. Just over time, the edge of hair gets worn away and thus the edge of long hair becomes finer (更細(xì)). So hair that is newly grown gives the impression of darkness.

1．What does the paper say about some common beliefs?

       A．They are pearls of wisdom.                  B．They help us live in healthy ways.

       C．They are well-known theories.              D．They do not have scientific basis.

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Reading in dim light does harm to one's eyes.

       B．People need a total of 2.5 litres of water a day.

       C．People use 90 percent of their brains.

       D．Shaving your legs will give you thicker hair.

3．Why does newly-grown hair-look thicker?

       A．Because it is darker.                     B．Because it grows faster.

       C．Because its edge isn't worn away.      D．Because shaving has an effect on it.

4．Where is this passage most likely to be found?

       A．In a newspaper.                       B．In a science fiction.

       C．In a textbook.                          D．In a medical journal.

       The 400 phone messages said it all. Veterans (老兵) wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history expert and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen. Beers had volunteered for the Veterans History Project, a program at the Library of Congress devoted to collecting and saving the oral histories of America's 19 million veterans. Local newspapers listed Beer's phone number, and the response was impressive. He has videotaped 52 veterans.

       “Most of them are shocked that anyone would be interested in their small story,” says Beers, “They ask, ‘Why now?’ But it has to be now, before it's too late.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 1.847 veterans die each day.

       Beers and the other volunteers are collecting the I-was-there detail. One of the most moving came from a World War II POW (prisoner of war): "He had to march 500 miles through the Black Forest in winter. They ate bark soup and slept at local farms."

       The World War II generation consists of most of the 700 histories gathered since the program began in 2001. But, says director Ellen Lovell, they want to hear from veterans of every war. "I interviewed my brother-in-law, an army surgeon in Vietnam." she says, "He said he shared things with me that he's never told anyone."

1．What do we know from the passage about the veterans?

       A．They live a very happy life after the war.

       B．They often tell their stories to others.

       C．They are highly respected by others.       

       D．They are becoming fewer and fewer in number.

2．How did the veterans feel when they were interviewed?

       A．Happy.                B．Sad.                    C．Surprised.          D．Disappointed.

3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

       A．Veterans wanted to talk.                       B．Jeff Beers was ready to listen.

       C．The veterans had many stories.             D．There were many phone messages.

4．What is Jeff Beers most interested in?

       A．Historical records of World War II.      B．Stories written by newspaper reporters.

       C．Stories most talked about by the public. D．Veterans' wartime experiences.