Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected. When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant （抑制藥），damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination （協(xié)調），slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents．Even below the drink driving limit , driving will be affected．

   Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain．Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice．To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.

   The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is :

   ● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood ;or

   ● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath ;or

   ● 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine（尿液）.

   Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested．

   Any driver found drinking beyond the limit will be charged．The driver declared guilty may be fined a maximum of HK $ 25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 driving offence points; or temporarily banned from driving．

   The same punishment applies to failing to provide specimens（樣本）for breath, blood or urine tests without good excuse．

   Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink．For the safety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol．

53．The first paragraph is mainly about_____________．

A．the effect of drinking on driving       B．the damage of drinking to your body

C.   the introduction of driving skills       D．the process of alcohol being absorbed

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

A．Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving．

B．Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice．

C．Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body．

D．50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink driving limit.

55．The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”．

A．a(chǎn)lcohol          B．a(chǎn)bsorption        C．process           D．blood

56．A driver suspected of drink driving_________．

A．will be forbidden to drive for 3 years

B．will be punished for 10 driving-offence points

C．should provide specimens for testing．

D．should pay a maximum fine of HK $ 25,000

I left university with a good degree in English Literature,but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good ,then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words .

It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you are neither one thing nor the other . You are out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you are too ashamed to say, “Well, I am writing a novel, but I am not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.

Then I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents. So I did ,and to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I actually become a published writer and , after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.

The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal — that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck — of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there is no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同) of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding(有回報的).

49.What does the underlined part in paragraph 1 mean?

A. I was waiting for a good fortune.             B. I was trying to find an admirable job.

C. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.  D. I was being aimless about a suitable job.

50. The author decided to write a novel _________

A. to finish the writing course.             B. to satisfy readers’ wish

C. to realize her own dream         D.to earn more money

51.How did the writer feel the halfway with the novel?

A. Uncertain          B. Ashamed           C.Confident                  D. Disturbed

52.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A. Hard work can lead to success.

B. It pays to stick to one’s goal.

C.She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D.There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

 Below is a selection about some Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

           Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records

◆Fastest 100 m running on all fours

The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100m on all fours in 18.58 seconds .The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kunitsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.

◆Most people inside a soap bubble

The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.

The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set on April 4, 2011.

◆Longest ears on a dog

A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.

Mr.Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries took over.

◆Most living generations

Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.

The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great-great-great grandparent of this family was Angusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great- great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-grandson on January 21,1989”.

◆Most T-shirts worn at once

Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22,    2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less than two hours. The T-shirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.

◆ Heaviest pumpkin

     Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin（南瓜）grown in Wisconsin was officially the word’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens’pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow manure, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York for a dozen days.

45. Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a "super power" ?

A. He set a good example to all Japanese.

B. He set a new record for "Fastest 100m running on all fours".

C. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.

D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.

46. Jeffries is the name of______ .

A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears

B. the present holder of the record for " Longest ears on a dog"

C. the former holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"

D. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears

47.How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?

A. 68.               B. 120.                C. 238.                D. 245.

48.According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set?

A. The record for "Heaviest pumpkin".

B. The record for "Most living generations".

C. The record for " Most T-shirts worn at once".

D. The record for " Most people inside a soap bubble".

 On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.

Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and the lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.

There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows,collect tree seeds , build earth houses and climb trees.

Our kids have learnt the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple(楓樹) makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.

The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.

The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’(楊樹) putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.

41. What can be learnt from paragraph 2?

A. There are many windows in the wooden house

B. The scenes are colourful and changeable.

C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.

D.The lakes outside the windows are quite different in colour.

42.By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that______

A. the kids like playing in the trees.         B. the kids are very familiar with trees.

C. the kids find trees useful learning tools.   D. the kids have learnt much knowledge.

43.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A .The weather often changes in the forest.

B. The seasons make the scenes change.

C. The change of seasons is easily felt.

D.The door is the good position to enjoy changing seasons.

44.What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?

A. To share the joy of living in the nature.

B. To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest.

C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.

D. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.

There was once a great war between two countries. The war had been going on for some time and the soldiers were starting to feel 　21 the long battle.

　　　 On a hot afternoon, a man was 　22 past a small group of soldiers digging a huge pit(坑). The group leader was shouting orders and threatening 23 if the work was not completed within the hour. The man riding the horse 　24 and asked，“Sir, why are you only shouting orders? Why cannot you help them yourself?”

　　　 The group leader looked at him and replied, “What do you 25 ? I’m the leader. The men do as I 26 them to.” He then added,“If you feel so strongly about helping them, you are 　27　 to do so yourself!”

　　　 The man got down from the　 28 and started walking up to the soldiers at work. The group leader was simply 　29 !The man took up the 　30 and started helping the soldiers and worked with them till the job was 　31 !

　　　 Before leaving, the man 32 the soldiers on their work, and 　33 the group leader. He said, “Next time your　 34　 prevents you from supporting your people, you should inform your 　35 authorities, and I will provide a more permanent 36 .”

　　　 The group leader was now completely surprised. Only now he looked 　37 at the man and realized the man was the army general!

　　　 The army general exhibited some of the key 　38 that are important for a true leader. There are 　39 people who are ready to really help get the work done. They　 　　40 the status of the leader but not the state of the leader.

21. A. astonished at　　　　　　 B. tired of　　　　　　 　 C. frightened of　　 　 D. embarrassed at

22. A. walking　　　　　　　 B. riding　　　　 　 C. driving 　　　　　　　　　 D. running

23. A. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 B. battle　　　　　　　　 　 C. punishment　　　 D. death

24. A. stopped　　　　　　　 B. waited　　　 　 C. stayed　　　　　　　 D. doubted

25. A. remember　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. express　　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

26. A. remind　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beg　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invite

27. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky　 　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　　 D. welcome

28. A. horse　　　　　　　　　　　 B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bike

29. A. shocked　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. worried

30. A. tools　　　　　　　　　　　 B. guns　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. bricks

31. A. improved　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finished　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

32. A. thanked B. rewarded　　　　　　　　 C. instructed D. congratulated

33. A. interviewed　　　 B. answered　　　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

34. A. people　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　　　　　　 C. leader　　　　　　　 D. status

35. A. richer　　　　　　　 B. higher　　　　　　　 C. cleverer　　　　　　　　　 D. smaller

36. A. prize　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. solution　　　　　　　　　 C. salary　　　　　　　 D. experiment

37. A. frequently　　　　　 　 B. closely　　　　　　　 C. seriously　　　　　　　　 D. firmly

38. A. problems　　　　　　　　　 B. courses　　　　　　　　　 C. qualities　　　　　　　　　 D. speeds

39. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　　　　　 D. many

40. A. achieve　　　　　　　　　 B. call　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　 D. collect

You may find _______astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak.

A.this                                  B.that                                  C.it                              D./

According to my research, neither your restaurant nor my restaurant ________ a healthy diet.

A.are offered                B.is offered                          C.offer                         D.offers

She ______ have left school, for her bike is still here.

Awould’t                      B.should’t                            C.need’t                       D.can’t

It was ______ of you to turn down the radio while the kids were doing their homework.

A.considerable                     B.considerate                C.aware                       D.foolish

It was in Canada _____ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.

A.that                                  B.which                              C.when                        D.how