The teacher speaks as clearly as possible in order to make himself          .

A．understand       B．understood       C．to understand   D．understanding

Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise.          , our minds are developed by learning.

A．Probably          B．Likely              C．Similarly          D．Generally

Books of this kind          well.

A．sell           B．sells          C．a(chǎn)re sold           D．is sold

          with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.

A．Compare                                                    B．When comparing 

C．Comparing                                  D．When compared

By the end of next year, many new buildings          .

A．will build                                                    B．will have built

C．had been built                              D．will have been built

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be   1  .

Today things are   2  . The world has become too   3  . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are   4  our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we   5  to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.

Everyone   6  today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yes, with modern fishing   7  , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down,  8  will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet we  9  to use bigger and more powerful machines to   10  more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.  11  , in most countries waste products are   12  put into rivers or into the sea, and there are   13  laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the   14  of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough   15  . What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less   16  , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops   17  five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will   18  longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth   19  .

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner   20  in the future.

1．A．beautiful                B．unlimited             C．rare                    D．valuable

2．A．common               B．the same              C．changeable          D．different

3．A．crowded               B．small                   C．dirty                   D．busy

4．A．protecting             B．saving                 C．polluting              D．fighting

5．A．try                        B．continue              C．decide                 D．have

6．A．wonders               B．realizes                C．considers            D．discovers

7．A．poles                    B．boats                   C．methods              D．ideas

8．A．mountains             B．the sea                C．trees                   D．forests

9．A．continue                B．have                    C．ought                  D． stop

10．A．grow                  B．plant                   C．save                    D．cut down

11．A．Thus                   B．However             C．Generally speaking   D．Therefore

12．A．still                     B．even                    C．a(chǎn)lso                    D．certainly

14．A．production           B．pollution              C．population           D．revolution

15．A．houses                B．vegetables            C．food                   D．lives

16．A．fruit                    B．meat                   C．fish                     D．grain

17．A．feeds                  B．increases             C．supplies               D．helps

18．A．use                     B．stay                    C．keep                   D．last

19．A．control                B．born                    C．plan                    D．reward

20．A．nature             B．sea             C．planet             D．forest

Jack London is a famous American writer. His mostly known book is “The Call of the Wild”, the story of adventures of a large dog in the frozen north.

Jack was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs. Later, he returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocketbook were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties. However, Jack was not a happy man. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He then was only 40 years old.

1．In what order did Jack London do the following things?

       a．Became rich and famous in his twenties

       b．Worked hard at many different jobs

       c．Had to leave school to make money

       d．Went to Alaska to find gold

       e．Took his own life

       f．Returned home and started to write

       A．a(chǎn),c,e,b,d,f           B．b,d,f,a,c,e            C．c,e,f,d,b,a           D．c,b,d,f,a,e

2．Jack London left school because            .

       A．he had to work to help his family          B．he had completed his education

       C．he wanted to become a writer               D．he wanted to find gold

3．Where did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?

       A．His life in Alaska                                  B．His childhood friends

       C．A large dog in the north                        D．His pocketbook

4．What do we know about Jack London?

       A．He became famous but was very poor all his life

       B．Though he was poor, he was always happy.

       C．He was not famous until he died in 1916.

       D．He killed himself because of poor health.

With the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.

Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration for China and their suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are published in “Post-bag” while others are kept for reference（參考）.

Many readers have suggested contests（競(jìng)賽）to develop closer contact between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Trivia（各種科目的知識(shí)） Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.

This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues. Entrants must mail their answers before January 31, 2006. Fifty entrants with correct answers to all the questions will be named in the April 2006 issue.

1．China Today is           .

       A．a(chǎn) magazine                                          B．a(chǎn) newspaper

       C．a(chǎn) TV guide                                          D．a(chǎn) teaching reference

2．How many contests has China Today held in the past few years?

       A．Only 1.               B．At least 2.            C．More than 3.        D．It’s not clear

3．According to the passage, you can draw a conclusion that           .

       A．a(chǎn)ll the people who answer three of the questions correctly will win prizes

       B．people who answer all the questions correctly will surely win prizes

         C．people who mail their answers before January 31 will see their own names in the April 2006 issue

        D．fifty of the entrants who answer all the questions correctly will see their own names in the April 2006 issue

4．Supposing China Today is a monthly, this issue may be           .

       A．the January 2005 issue                         B．the March 2006 issue

       C．the February 2006 issue              D．the April 2005 issue

Co-operation means working together for the benefit of all. Without co-operation modern society could not exist. Co-operation has at its best among the farmers in the dry areas of certain parts of Australia and Africa. The fields have been irrigated（灌溉）in these areas. Crops cannot be grown without water. For this purpose, canals（運(yùn)河）and reservoirs have been built. The canals have been cut through the fields of not only one farmer. Those who live higher up the valley than the others have permitted canals to be built through their land in order to carry water to the fields of farmers lower down. When there is a long period without rain, all share the water. Instead of taking all the water for themselves, the farmers in the higher land leave enough water for their neighbors down the valley. Farming in the dry areas has been made possible by such co-operation. By co-operation farmers have learned to make even the desert produce crops.

1．Co-operation means              .

A．working for others

B．working for oneself

C．working together for the interests of all

D．working together for the benefit of the whole world

2．In dry weather the farmers who live higher up the valley              .

A．share the water with their neighbors

B．keep all the water for themselves

C．build canals across the fields of other farmers

D．work hard to store water

3．Crops can be produced in desert only because              .

A．there is a lot of rain

B．there is one reservoir

C．the people work together for the benefit of all

D．many wells have been found

4．Farmers have dug the canals through             .

A．the fields of many farmers                    B．the fields of only one farmer

C．the whole desert                      D．many valleys

Rome had the Forum（公共集會(huì)場(chǎng)所）. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.　　

Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.　　

Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists（會(huì)話者）,who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.　　

They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion（宗教）.So what’s the point?

“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication.”　　

Shortly after the September11, 2001attack, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”　　

Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.　　

Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.

To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they’ll consider.

1．What did Liz and Bill start doing after September2001?

A． Chatting with people.                         B．Setting up street signs.

C．Telling stories to strangers.　　            D．Organizing a speaker’s corner.　　

2．What they have been doing can be described as         .

A．pointless             B．normal                C．crazy　　           D．successful　　

3．Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

       A．They knew Liz and Bill very well.

       B．They happened to meet the writer of the text.

C．They organized the get together in the city park.　　

D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4．What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

A．Go in for publishing.                           

B．Do more television programs.

C．Continue what they are doing　　        

D．Spend more time reading books.

5．How do they like the idea of writing a book?

       A．They have decided to wait a year or two.

       B．They will think about it carefully.

       C．They agreed immediately.

       D．They find it hard to do that.