8．A．way 9．A．chemistry 10．A．square 11．A．balls 12．A．smile 13．A．church 14．A．trees 15．A．by and by 16．A．on 17．A．caught 18．A．painting 19．A．women
B．picture B．maths B．sticks B．shout
C．hand D．eye
C．geography D．biology C．vases D．boxes C．cry D．anger
B．round C．long D．egg
B．painting C．sofa D．house B．buildings C．mountains D．flowers B．here and there C．over and over D．up and down B．by
C．to D．beyond
B．held C．supported D．hung B．living C．smiling D．sitting B．actresses
C．girls D．models B．painting D．they have painted
20．A．they are being painted
C．being painted
（十六）
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself ——words. Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speeD．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speeD．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19
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the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time. 1． A．applying 2． A．quickly 3． A．good 4． A．training 5． A．lies 6． A．some 7． A．Fortunately 8． A．reuse 9． A．what 10．A．scales 11．A．some one 12．A．accelerator 13．A．then 14．A．enabling 15．A．meaning 16．A．but 17．A．our 18．A．Look at 19．A．for 20．A．master
（十七）
We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection（情感，喜爱）. But long 1 it became it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a(n) 2 of respect. Some native Africans 3 the ground over which a chief（首领）has walkeD．Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times.
The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a form of dignified(高贵的) greeting. One Roman emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the 6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the 7 important ones were 8 allowed to kiss his feet!
Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive（上古的，原始的） times when a mother 9 fondle(爱抚) her child, just as a mother 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between arms.
We have evidence(根据) that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship(求婚) was in France. From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe.
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B．doing B．easily B．curious B．habits B．combines B．a lot B．In fact B．reread B．which B．cuts B．one B．actor B．as B．leading B．nor B．your B．Take B．in B．go over
C．offering C．roughly C．poor C．situations C．touches C．little C．Logically C．rewrite C．that C．slows C．he C．amplifier C．beyond C．making C．or C．their C．Make C．after C．present
D．getting D．decidedly D．urgent D．custom D．involves D．dull
D．Unfortunately D．recite D．if D．measures D．reader D．observer D．than D．indicating D．regression D．for D．such a D．Consider D．before D．get through
B．comprehension C．gist
Russia, which loved to 15 the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar(沙皇) became 16 of the highest forms of recognition from the Crown.
In time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 17 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the 18 ceremony (典礼，仪式）. Today we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness. 19 there are still many places in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respect. 1． A．after B．before
C．until D．since
2． A．custom B．tradition C．expression D．affection 3． A．watch B．touch C．kiss D．greet 4． A．earliest B．latest
C．longest D．eldest
5． A．of B．as C．for D．in 6． A．not B．little C．less D．least 7． A．last B．less 8． A．too B．also
C．most D．least C．only D．ever
9． A．would B．could C．should D．will 10．A．would B．has C．doing D．does 11．A．express B．allow C．kiss D．accept 12．A．case B．event C．history D．evidence 13．A．expressed B．practised C．kissed D．discovered 14．A．city B．tribe（部落） C．society D．country 15．A．allow B．copy C．spread D．use 16．A．one B．it
C．this D．that
17．A．Since B．Once C．While D．As
18．A．meeting B．greeting C．marrying D．wedding 19．A．And B．Thus C．But D．When 20．A．bit
（十八）
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 1 we can see what has not yet happeneD．For example, while we are looking forward to 2 a new place or country, we 3 what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the 4 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 5 . Things are often very different from the way we 6 them to be.
One of the 7 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 9 and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 10 to be no way of 11 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreameD．When he 12 up, he realized that he
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B．part
C．some D．any
knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 13 .
The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 14 _: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 15 . You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 16 will get heavier. Soon you?ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 17 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are 18 asleep, and when you wake up you will 19 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1． A．brains B．senses C．minds D．sights
2． A．visiting B．seeking C．reaching D．discovering 3． A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess 4． A．custom B．habit C．style D．way 5． A．quickly B．simply C．correctly D．neatly 6． A．required B．wished C．left D．expected 7． A．funny B．dull C．famous D．silly 8． A．managing B．trying C．thinking D．hoping 9． A．studied B．learned C．discussed D．researched 10．A．used B．ought C．seemed D．had 11．A．making B．finding C．turning D．letting 12．A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
13．A．dream B．lesson C．research D．exercise 14．A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly 15．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything 16．A．eyes B．feet C．head D．body
17．A．believe B．repeat C．take D．understand 18．A．really B．extremely C．actually D．almost 19．A．accept B．remember C．hear D．receive 20．A．count B．say C．add D．speak
（十九）
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids(孩子) at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China 1 from this problem, but kids in the United States are 2 fed up with（饱受……之苦） heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to 3 that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags 4 too heavy for them. “It?s hard for me to get up the 5___ with my bag because it?s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, 6 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have 7 backpacks（背包）with two straps(带子) to carry them, 8 a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, 9 up stairs and buses with them is 10 a problem for kids. Many of them
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have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too 11 ? Experts say students should carry 12 more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin 13 doctor, said kids under 4th grade should 14 with 10 per cent. But it?s also important that older kids don?t go 15 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are 16 their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he saiD．
Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take 17 library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets(作业纸) or 18 workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some 19 themselves suggested, to have no homework 20 !
1． A．meeting B．facing C．experiencing D．suffering 2． A．already B．always C．yet D．also 3． A．explain B．say C．worry D．announce 4． A．being B．be C．are D．is
5． A．schools B．stairs C．houses D．homes 6． A．this B．that C．a D．an 7． A．special B．unusual C．ordinary D．regular 8． A．when B．but C．then D．and 9． A．getting B．climbing C．going D．turning 10．A．only B．still C．even D．just 11．A．more B．very C．much D．many 12．A．no B．not C．any D．much 13．A．children B．student C．bag D．back 14．A．carry B．stay C．take D．bring 15．A．about B．under C．beyond D．before 16．A．keeping B．missing C．losing D．making 17．A．home B．class C．school D．city
18．A．valuable B．thin C．important D．interesting 19．A．reports B． teachers C．parents D．kids 20．A．at all B．after all C．in all D．for all
（二十）
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper(脾气) has 1 me with plenty of opportunities(机会) to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother is telling me, “Don?t watch the 3 when you say ?I?m sorry?. Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he?ll know you 5 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 6 apology: it must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the
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