Empty nest syndrome (空巢综合征) is a feeling of sadness and loneliness parents may feel when their children leave home for the first time, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university. It is not a clinical condition. However, it can affect the immune (免疫的) system and result in certain psychological barriers, if left untreated.

All parents are sensitive to empty nest syndrome, although some factors can create a tendency to it. Such factors include an unstable or unsatisfactory marriage, or difficulty accepting change in general. Adults who are also dealing with other stressful life events such as the death of a spouse (配偶) or retirement are also more likely to experience the syndrome.

Symptoms of empty nest syndrome can include depression, a sense of loss of purpose, worry, stress, and anxiety over the child’s welfare. Many empty nest parents prefer staying indoors, and end up becoming people of few words. Parents who experience empty nest syndrome often question whether or not they have prepared adequately for their child to live independently. Others even have feelings of guilt over lost opportunities to be more involved in their children’s lives before they left home.

Empty nest parents often face new challenges, such as establishing a new kind of relationship with their children, having to find other ways to occupy their free time, reconnecting with each other, and a lack of sympathy from people who believe that parents should be happy when their children leave home.

One of the easiest ways for parents to cure empty nest syndrome is to keep in contact with their children. Technological developments such as cell phones, text messaging, and the Internet all allow for increased communication between parents and their children.

Parents going through empty nest syndrome can ease their stress by pursuing their own hobbies and interests in their increased spare time. Discussing their grief with each other, friends, families, or professionals may help them. Experts have advised that overwhelmed (不知所措的) parents keep a journal, or go back to work if they were full-time parents.

However, prevention is always better than cure. If one child has moved out and you still have others living at home with you, plan in advance for the day when your nest will be empty of all children. Small changes made over time will mean less of a shock when your last child moves out. You may find, with thought and careful planning, that the occasion of your last child leaving home will offer a little happiness, too, as you can then carry out your plans for an independent life with your spouse.

Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown．Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from high school． 16   College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends．The question is: how ?

▲ Get to know your roommate．

You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends．

▲ 17  

If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors．As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello．Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold．Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship．

▲Join clubs or organizations．

Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people． 18   By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests．

 ▲Talk to classmates．

19      Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are．Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships．

▲Try out for a sport．

If you're athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do．  20   

   A．Close the door to keep away from theft．

  B．Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room．

   C．It also helps you get more familiar with the campus．

  D．Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with．

  E．You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports．

  F．Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them．

  G．Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely．

 If Mickey Mouse is a westerner who has captured the world，Hello Kitty is the world’s sweetheart from Asia. With its two innocent black eyes and the cute ribbon on its ear，this white-faced kitten has captivated(迷住）the hearts of women of all ages since 1974.

    Hello Kitty is found on more than 50 thousand items，including toys，school supplies，make-up and even neckties.

    To celebrate the character’s 38' birthday，an exhibition called“Inside Kitty" is underway at the Seongnam Arts Center in Yatab-dong.

    “Kitty was not popular at all at first，even in Japan. Only since 1985，11 years after it was born，have people started to pay attention to it，”Yuko Yamaguchi，one of the designers of the character，told the press.

    “Hello Kitty was only for kids then. But in 1987，I got a letter from a high school student who said that her friends teased her because she had a Hello Kitty product. She asked the company to make something that did not look strange for her to carry around. Since then we’ve tried to come up with things that all ages can enjoy，”Yamaguchi said.

    Hello Kitty became popular after being displayed in Anna Sui boutiques(精品店）in the United States. Young women from all over the world have been in love with the character ever since. The boutique of MAC，a make-up brand，packed，on the day the brand was released，its first products made in collaboration with Hello Kitty.

“The character has to communicate with people. It should change over time，and always stay fashionable，＂Yamaguchi said.

    “Inside Kitty" starts by viewing the past of the character. Kitty fans will be delighted to see Hello Kitty items from throughout the past 38 years on display.

The dream of my travel was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see． But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."

   When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room．I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared．

    The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment．I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．

    During my week's stay in Paris．I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self－reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing life's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．

4.  How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?

A. They warmly offered her help.

B. They asked her to speak French.

C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.

D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A. Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.

B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.

C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.

D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.

6. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_________

A. make up for         B. deal with         C. come across           D. believe in

7. What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?

A. Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.

B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.

C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.

D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.

请你就“物价上涨及中学生节省开支”这一话题写一篇发言稿，发表看法，并包括如下要点：

 (1)  受访者对物价上涨的反映；

（2）你在日常生活中对物价上涨的体会；

（3）中学生在日常生活中应如何精打细算，节省开支；

（4）呼吁同学们从小事做起，发扬节约的中华美德。

注意：

1. 词数120左右；

2．发言稿中不能现出真实姓名和学校名称。

参考词汇：受访者 respondents    美德virtue(s)  

Dear boys and girls,

It’s my great honour to make a speech here. Recently, the People’s Bank of China conducted a quarterly survey on prices in 50 cities.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

     About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
  Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
  My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting

 the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet? He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
  No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer!    

  What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
   Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
   As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
   Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
24. The teacher asked the author to his office________.

  A.to work out a study plan for Scola

  B.to get Scola enrolled in kindergaten

  C.to discuss Scola’s in-class performance

  D.to find a language partner for Scola

   25. The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.

      A.positive    B.critical      C.casual     D.passive

26.This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.

   A.geography     B.medicine     C.history    D.education

Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. We’re happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn.  41  I know you help me, sometimes you’re making me do things with  42  attention. Many times I promise myself that I’ll  43  my feelings towards you, but you’re  44  me closer and closer… You’ve entered both my home and my  45  . You’re just a window for our  46  and information. But we people aren’t  47  only with the window. So we open all our  48  for you. Is this a(n)  49  or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you  50  me to the lifelong togetherness?

       We want you 24/7. Can’t you take a few days off so that both you and I can  51  ? You’re a poison—not a slow one but a super  52  poison which holds our mind and makes us dance  53  its tune. Nowadays you’re so  54  that anyone can buy and make you our  55  . You’ll never be bothered about our health but we’ll  56  be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.

If you were a   57  person made of flesh and blood（血肉之躯）would we love you the same? You  58  us with your numerous talents and we even can’t get rid of you. We’re all your  59  . Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations  60  , but if they did why can’t we?

41. A. Now that            B. Only if              C. Though             D. When

42. A. praised                B. increased           C. focused             D. divided

43. A. keep in                B. bring back         C. approve of         D. give up

44. A. drawing                     B. pushing             C. forcing              D. observing

45. A. space                  B. soul                  C. society             D. workplace

46. A. entertainment       B. argument           C. expansion          D. struggle

47. A. strict                  B. satisfied             C. generous           D. busy

48. A. thoughts             B. eyes                  C. exits                 D. doors

49. A. disease                B. inspiration          C. routine                     D. phenomenon

50. A. recommend         B. instruct             C. commit             D. adapt

51. A. persist                B. relax                 C. progress            D. balance

52. A. raw                    B. ambiguous         C. strong               D. fast

53. A. to                       B. against                     C. from                 D. within

54. A. affordable           B. valuable             C. conventional      D. attractive

55. A. addition               B. expert               C. companion        D. instrument

56. A. sometimes           B. always                     C.    never             D. seldom

57. A. selfish                 B. dishonest           C. responsible        D. real

58. A. control                B. scold                 C. comfort            D. challenge

59. A. friends                B. salves                C. colleagues         D. employers

60. A. suffered                     B. connected          C. survived            D. surfed

　　A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou．Later he was proved to be a disabled person.
　　In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.
   People without morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws．In comparison, the attackers behave worse.
　　The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats．It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violent justice?
　　This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.
　　If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization．The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点。
2．以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:

(1)    读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?

(2)    假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?

(3)    就如何创建文明、和谐社会提出你的建议。

注意：

1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

 As is known to us. the year 2016 has one extra day in it- February 29th.  This is

because it's    61    we call "a leap year". Every four years. the year has 366 days in

  62    instead of 365.

    It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn’t

  63    (legal) recognized.  There is a well-known tradition in the UK    64    (associate)

with 29th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with

tradition and propose(求婚)to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the

    65    (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a    66    (complain) that women

had to wait too long for men to propose.  According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any

female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day

in February. This so-called tradition was    67    (write)in law in the thirteenth century.

Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year.  It was said that if

the men refused, they had to pay a fine!

    Now in 2016, there are calls    68    29th February to become a public holiday. Some

people believe that it should be an    69    (office) day off, because no one gets    70

(many) payments for working an extra day in a leap year. For the moment though, the

British still have to go to work on this day.

When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your 36 , friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on  37  with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.

My mother suffered from38  problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation  39  me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could 40 it and everything would be okay.  41 , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.

Adoption is a 42 word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to  43  , I felt it was the worst betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I  44  anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more  45 . I could not forgive her and always  46 how she could reject me like an old sofa. 

However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how 47 our situation had been. We had been 48 on boxes of noodles, and at one point we  49 lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother  50 to try and save me from what our lives were becoming  51 each day passed.

Only recently have I begun to understand  52  my mother gave me to strangers. 53 she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a  54 in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special  55  only because she was selfless enough to give me up.

36. A. hostess          B. competitor               C. provider                 D. candidate

37. A. mainly               B. completely           C. gradually                D. occasionally

38. A. moral                B. physical                 C. social                   D. legal

39. A. forced               B. inspired                 C. allowed              D. convinced

40. A. stick to             B. escape from          C. decide on                D. get through

41. A. Otherwise            B. Meanwhile            C. However              D. Therefore

42. A. familiar             B. negative                 C. simple               D. foreign

43. A. strangers            B. cousins              C. friends                  D. neighbors

44. A. understand           B. support              C. trust                    D. praise

45. A. worried          B. innocent                 C. scared               D. bitter 

46. A. imagined             B. wondered                 C. remembered               D. questioned

47. A. ridiculous           B. urgent               C. desperate                D. complex

48. A. focusing             B. working                  C. acting                   D. surviving

49. A. also                 B. even                     C. still                    D. yet

50. A. fought               B. learnt                   C. hesitated                D. tended 

51. A. till                 B. before               C. as                   D. once

52. A. how              B. why                  C. that                     D. what

53. A. In the long run      B. Time and again           C. All at once              D. For quite a while

54. A. challenge            B. goal                     C. reward               D. chance

55. A. gift                 B. fact                     C. test                     D. deal

How traffic affects our health

      When talking about traffic problems, we，so need to take into consideration the pollution that we are exposed to and the health problems traffic causes. Given below is an in-depth exposition on how traffic affects our health and what we can do to avoid some of these effects to live a longer and healthier life.

Aches and Pains

      Driving in a slouched(无精打釆的）position puts pressure on your back and neck. Back pain is often due to poor posture which can have a negative effect on your health. Your bad posture also puts stress on the joints of your elbows and knees, causing pain and tiredness to these areas of your body.

     When you are driving in traffic, you are constantly shifting between the accelerator and brake (in automatic transmission cars), and clutch, brake, and accelerator (in manual transmission cars). This constant shifting puts pressure and stress on your knees, causing knee-related problems and aches.

What can you do?

    You can counteract these ill effect and posture problems by sitting upright and having a support for your lower back and neck. Adjust the position of your seat in such a way that you can drive at ease without any discomfort. The backrest of the seat should be straight up, and not pulled down too much. Respiratory(呼吸的）Problems

    Exposure to heavy traffic implies exposure to poisonous gases that are emitted by vehicles. It is believed that the transportation sector in the US is responsible for a quarter of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

    Our lungs arc like sponges, soaking in everything that is breathed in by our respiratory system. The smoke coming out of the tailpipes of vehicles presents a serious threat to human health. Prolonged exposure to traffic emissions can cause, various respiratory diseases including lung cancer.

What can you do?

     There are ways to avoid breathing in polluted air. If you can, avoid driving in parts of your town with heavy traffic congestion. However, if you find yourself driving through such areas, roll up your car windows to minimize exposure to harmful gases. If you plan to go out for a walk or run, do it in a place where you get loads of fresh air. Eat foods that are rich in antioxidants(抗氧化剂)，and exercise regularly so that your immune system is strong enough to fight off potential threats to your health.

     Travel and traffic are two things that are absolutely unavoidable，and that is why we should try to be as comfortable as possible, to be stress-free and illness-free!

      is responsible for this accident will be punished.

A. Who                   B. Whoever             C. The one             D. Anyone

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or caf6s rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

28. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A. get to know each other          B. share the same culture

C. keep each other company          D. develop closer relations

29. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________

A. the English prefer to make long speeches         B. even talk and silence can be culturally different

C. too many words are of no use                  D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

30. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By recognizing different values.                B. By sharing different ways of life.

C. By accepting different habits.                  D. By speaking each other' s languages.

31. What would be the best title for the text?

A. How to Understand Each Other.                B. Multicultural Environment.

C. How to Build Up a Relationship.                D. Cross-Cultural Differences.

—How do you find the Blackberry company?

—I’m a little worried. It _______ ground as a leader in the field of mobile phones with Apple speeding up its development.

A. is losing     B. was losing       C. would lose       D. had lost

 — Are you in favour of Tom’s suggestion         we work around the clock to meet the deadline?

 — No. But ______ Jimmy suggested to me sounds practical.

      A. which; what        B. that; that        C. which; that             D. that; what

Celebrity TV presenter Ju Ping has been a host on China Central Television for 30 years, but her recent experience hosting a charity event was one of the most special moments in her career.

On April 2, World Autism (自闭症) Day, Ju partnered with Xia Junqi, a 17-year-old autistic teenager, to host a charity gala at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, otherwise known as the Water Cube.

The event was organized by One Foundation, which aims to increase public awareness of autistic people and their needs.

Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. It affects about 1.6 million people in China, with medical studies suggesting autism may affect one in every 166 children.

Autism has no cure. For many years it went largely undiagnosed in China but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their problematic behavior.

The gala(晚会) featured autistic children singing, dancing and performing, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. He says his family struggled to accept the reality but finally made peace with the diagnoses in the past four years. He says the boy lives in his own world and is trained in an intervention facility. Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, one of the earliest intervention facilities for autistic children in China, shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.

Over the years, Chinese society has become more supportive of autistic people and their families, but there are still challenges in terms of getting autistic people employed and looking after them when their parents pass away.

  Actor Zhou Xun also called on society to show greater understanding and support toward autistic children and their families.

25. The underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. cause         B. improve           C. increase         D. damage

26. Which of the following statements about Autism is FALSE?

A. It is a kind of illness that cannot be cured.

B. Nothing can be done about it.

C. People in China were not well aware of it in the past.

D. A lot of children suffer from it in China.

27. What can we know from Paragraph 7?

A. It is quite difficult for parents to accept that their children have autism.

B. Training in an intervention facility can stop children with autism living in their own world.

C. There is only one intervention facility for autistic children in China.

D. Doctors often break down when they tell parents their children have autism.

28. Where does this text probably come from?

  A. A TV interview.             B. A medicine magazine.

  C. A newspaper.              D. A book review.

A woman in the US is able to speak for the first time in 11 years after a pioneering voice box transplant.

Brenda Jensen said the operation was a great success which had saved her life. Thirteen days after the surgery she said her first words, “Good morning, I want to go home.” It is the first time a voice box and windpipe (气管) have been transplanted at the same time and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplanted.

Ms. Jensen, 52, had been unable to speak on her own since her voice box was damaged during surgery in 1999. Since then, she has been unable to taste or smell food, could breathe only through a hole in her windpipe and could talk only with the help of an electronic voice box.

In October, surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the voice box and 6cm of the windpipe from a donor body. In an 18-hour operation, this was transplanted into Ms. Jensen’s throat and the team connected it to her blood supply and nerves.

Professor Martin Birchall from University College London, who was part of the surgery team, said, “We’ve learned that we can repair nerves to make even very complex organs function again.  It’ll open the door to better facial transplants and will be extremely important as tissue engineering develops.” A voice box transplant might be life changing, but it is not life saving. Everyone who receives a transplant must take drugs to control the immune system for the rest of their lives.        These drugs can reduce life expectancy, so they are normally set aside for life saving procedures.

One of the reasons Ms. Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas (胰腺) transplant four years ago. Professor Peter Belafsky, part of the surgical team, said, “Brenda was an exceptional (例外的) candidate for the transplant because she was highly motivated.” Anyone who’s met Brenda knows that she is a strong and determined person with a great outlook on life in spite of the many physical challenges she’s faced over her lifetime.

67. The voice transplant operation is of great significance because it proves that _______.

       A. nerve repairing is a breakthrough in tissue engineering

       B. facial transplants are now easier to perform

       C. new medical technology is always possible to discover

       D. the drugs taken after the operation help the patient live longer

68. Ms. Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant because she was _______.

       A. experienced and brave

       B. strong-willed and prepared               

       C. determined and realistic

       D. seriously ill and motivated

69. Which of the following is the right time order of the event?

       a. Ms. Jensen received a voice box transplant operation.

       b. Ms. Jensen began to take immune controlling drugs.

       c. Doctors removed the voice box from a donor body.

       d. Ms. Jensen had a kidney-pancreas transplant operation.

       A. acdb                             B.  bdca                            C. dbca                       D. cabd

70. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

      A. Transplant Saves A Woman’s Life  

      B. First Words from New Voice Box    

C. Overcoming Obstacles to Speak Again

D. Courageous Woman Defeating Fears

Dec.11 marked the 15th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). On that day in 2001, China formally became a member of the WTO. Now the country has grown into the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading country, while millions of Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. And 15 years on, it’s evident that being a WTO member has transformed the nation’s everyday lives for the better.

Imports are now a common sight in Chinese stores and supermarkets, while they were previously rarely seen on shelves. The Chinese now have access to many imports varying from luxury goods like high-end cars and famous brand watches, to daily necessities. China’s WTO membership has also made imports less expensive for the Chinese public. For instance, since 2005, no tariffs (关税) have been imposed (施加) on Chinese imports of digital cameras and other devices.

Our education industry has also benefited from China’s WTO membership. Many top global universities have joined forces with Chinese ones to establish cooperative education institutions, bringing foreign teaching concepts to Chinese students. For example, New York University Shanghai was jointly founded by New York University and East China Normal University. In addition, an increasing number of Chinese students are furthering their studies abroad, while many foreign students are coming to China to carry our their higher education. According to the Ministry of Education, 523,700 students studied overseas last year, and the number is expected to keep growing this year.

China’s WTO entry has brought benefit not only to the country’s people, but also for the rest of the world.

24. One advantage of China’s WTO membership is that ____.

A. all the Chinese people are out of poverty.

B. no tariffs will be charged for different kinds of imports.

C. the Chinese can buy more foreign products at a lower price.

D. it only brings benefits to Chinese agriculture and education.

25. New York University Shanghai is an example of_____.

A. foreign-funded universities 

B. educational reform  

C. state-owned universities  

D. international cooperation

26. What may be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. How China’s entry into the WTO has changed people’s lives.

B. What the Chinese have got from being a member of the WTO.

C. The efforts the Chinese government has made to fight against poverty.

D. The good effects on the other countries after China’s entering the WTO.

27. What is the text mainly about?

A. China’s entry into the WTO.    B. Benefits of China’s entering the WTO.

C. Trade and education in China.   D. The development of China’s economy.

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College students have a little ways to pay their college fees. Many students

have their parents to pay the fees. Some students may apply to a bank loan

and others will try to find part-time jobs in and out of the campus. Apart

from this, many good student can win a scholarship. By this way they can

pay at least part of the fees. As for me, I will let my parents pay half of their

fees because they are rich enough. Beside my study, I will take up a part-time

job by teach some high school students maths, physics, chemistry and English,

as I’m very good at these important subjects. Of course I will also work very hard

at my lessons in order to I can easily win a scholarship.

 He paid for a seat, when he ______ have entered free.

A. could   B. would    C. must    D. need