James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do with himself .The person who had gone in ___1.___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so ____2._______when she went in. not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the ___3.___. The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant ___4.___ to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___5.___ brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job __6.____.

But now here he was feeling ___7.___.He couldn’t remember all those things he had  planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___8.___. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___9.__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.

At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___10.___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

11.A. beside????????????? B. with????????????? C. before????????????? D. after

12.A. cheerful????????????? B. challenging????????????? C. anxious????????????? D. sure

13.A. reward????????????? B. job????????????? C. place????????????? D. degree

14.A. everything????????????? B. anything????????????? C. something????????????? D. nothing

15.A. explaining????????????? B. observing????????????? C. performing????????????? D. writing

16.A. surprisingly????????????? B. lately????????????? C. frequently????????????? D. immediately

17.A. terrible????????????? B. foolish????????????? C. ashamed ????????????? D. excited

18.A. say????????????? B. leave????????????? C. think????????????? D. walk

19.A. give in????????????? B. give out ????????????? C. give up????????????? D. give away

20.A. ugly????????????? B. pretty????????????? C. pleased????????????? D. sad

People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.

Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.

Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (寧愿) do ___7_____.

Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.

Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.

Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.

Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.

(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born

(      ) 2 .A.  says            B. saying          C. said         D. say

(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable

(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other                C. others           D. another

(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible

(      ) 6 .A. something    B.  nothing         C. anything     D. everything

(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing

(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing

(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak

(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send

(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound

(      ) 12 .A. a               B.  an          C.  the     D. /

(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy

(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame

(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)   36  . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping   37   was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(農(nóng)業(yè)) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品種).

In 1973, together with other people, he   38   in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was   39   to the United States.   40   Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to   41   her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing   42   violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads   43   half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the   44   people in China. And he cares about   45 

but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

1.A.dream             B. idea              C. thought           D. meaning

2.A.where             B. whom              C. which                                          D. who

3.A.success           B. succeeded         C. successfully      D. successful

4.A.given             B. grown             C. showed            D. introduced

5.A.Because of        B. Thanks for        C. Instead of        D. According to

6.A. offer            B. feed              C. send              D. provide

7.A.an                B./                  C. a                 D. the

8.A.on                B. in                C. for               D. to

9.A.poorest           B. richest           C. cleverest         D. most careful

10.A.everything B .anything C. nothing  D. something

People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.
Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.
Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (寧愿) do ___7_____.
Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.
Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.
Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.
Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.
(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born
(      ) 2 .A.  says           B. saying          C. said         D. say
(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable
(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other               C. others           D. another
(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible
(      ) 6 .A. something    B.  nothing        C. anything     D. everything
(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing
(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing
(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak
(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send
(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound
(      ) 12 .A. a              B.  an          C.  the     D. /
(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy
(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame
(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

1970 was the World Conservation(保護(hù))Year. Everyone must know that the world is in danger.   16    is one example of the   17  .At one time there were 1,300 different kinds of trees and flowers in Holland(荷蘭),but now only 866 remain(繼續(xù)存在),   18  have been destroyed by modern man. We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and    19  that grows and lives. If we go on like this , we shall destroy ourselves.

   What will happen in the future? Perhaps   20    is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world tomorrow are   21   young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save   22 .

   Now fifteen million young people in many countries are studying   23   and the country around him. In some countries they spend much time as “conservation volunteers.” They plant trees and help to   24   wild birds and animals.

   But everyone,   25  young people, must work to save our world.

1.A. Here       B. It            C. He          D. There

2.A.trouble      B. question       C. problem     D. difficult

3.A.some       B. others         C. the other     D. the others

4.A.everything   B. nothing        C. something   D. all things

5.A.this         B. that           C. one        D. it

6.A.a           B. an            C. /           D. the

7.A.ourselves    B. our world       C. our lives    D. living things

8.A.man       B. men        C. a man       D. the men

9.A.find       B. protect      C. catch        D. keep

10.A.not only    B. except      C.  also       D. together with