A blog can be a very effective way of spreading the words about yourself，and your other writing．It can unshroud your knowledge，and create an ongoing relationship with your readers．A good blog is more than just a marketing tool；it’s also an expression of your personality．

    An obvious starting point is to post samples of your work that not only show off your skills and writing ability but also leave people wanting more．Post elections from the most exciting parts of your stories but end them just as the action reaches its peak．If you write nonfiction(写实文学)，show people what they can achieve，and give them a few steps to get them started．

Give tips，information and advice about the subjects you cover．For example，something about struggling with difficulty and many other issues like this．Your writing tips can also be included，as well as interesting，strange or funny things you discovered during your research．Whenever you contact an expert，ask if he or she has any interesting stories you could use．You may also give background information about your stories and locations.

Give details of Coming posts on your blog，so people can watch out for you，or come and meet you．Personal news will help people feel better connected to you．Include photos of objects and locations in your writing，famous people you meet，the views from your window，and your favorite things—with a note about where they come from and what they mean to you．Look out for things that will help your readers get to know you better，know the subject better，or anything else you think they might find useful，inspiring or entertaining．

    If you only occasionally post things on your blog，people have a tendency to forget you．As a writer you shouldn’t ever run out of interesting materials to fill your blog with—and your readers will love you for it．   

32．Which is the best title for the text?

A．What to Blog about?        B．How to Start a Blog?

C．Why to Launch a Blog?             D．How to Make Website Attractive?

33．What does the word“unshroud”in the first paragraph refer to?

A．Put on．    B．Turn up．    C．Show off．  D．Write down．

34．What can we know about personal news on your blog?

A．It can make people watch out for you．

B．It can make people easily get in touch with you．

C．It helps to leave your privacy known．

D．It helps you improve your writing．

35．What does the author suggest for keeping a blog?

A．Posting things on your blog once in a while．

B．Adding new stories to it every day．

C．Filling it with attractive things frequently．

D．Loving it as your life．

Studies have shown that the fewer medicines a person has to take the more likely he or she will take them. Last week, a study was released about a new treatment that combines 5 medicines for heart disease in one pill. Salim Yusuf of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada was the lead investigator. He presented the findings at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The experimental drug is known as Polycap. It contains aspirin, a drug to lower cholesterol（胆固醇） and three medicines to lower blood pressure. The study was carried out at 50 health centers across India. More than two thousand people between the ages of forty-five and eighty took part in the study. All had at least one risk factor for heart disease. These include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or being severely overweight.

The people were divided into 9 groups of about 200 people each. One group took Polycap. The other groups took either a single drug or different combinations of the medicines in the Polycap pill. The study showed that Polycap lowered blood pressure and cholesterol without many side effects. Doctor Yusuf said the single pill, taken once a day, could reduce the average person's risk of heart disease and stroke by about half. The maker of Polycap, Cadila Pharmaceuticals of India, paid for the study.

Cardiovascular diseases(心血管疾病) of the heart and blood vessels are the number one cause of death around the world. These diseases kill more than seventeen million people every year. 80 percent of them are in low and middle income countries. Doctor Yusuf said the single pill treatment could revolutionize heart disease prevention. People would be more likely to take one pill a day than many pills. And one pill would cost less than several pills.

Other heart doctors say heart disease prevention is important but not necessarily with pills. They say patients might be able to get the same results with changes in diet and exercise.

Doctors say that more research on Polycap is needed. They say the drug should be tested on thousands more people, including those in different risk, age and ethnic groups.  

61.The underlined sentence in Paragraph1 implies that people       .

A. don’t like to take medicine                   

B. tend to take fewer medicines

C. should take medicines if it is necessary 

D. tend to fall sick if they take fewer medicines

62.Which of the following about Doctor Yusuf’s experiment on Polycap in India is true?

A. Polycap was tested for its five different combinations

B. Polycap was proved basically safe and effective.

C. All the participants had at least one symptom of heart disease

D. Participators were required to come from different ages and ethnic groups

63.From the passage, we can infer that Polycap        .

A. is generally accepted by heart doctors

B. mainly consists of medicines to lower blood pressure.

C. is to play important role in heart disease prevention.

D. will be cheaper than other common medicines to treat heart disease.

64.According to the passage, the following people are more likely to get Cardiovascular disease         .

A. old people               B. low-income people          C. overweight people           D. diabetic people

65.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Different Opinions about Heart Disease Prevention

B. A Combination Pill May Cut Heart Disease Risk in Half

C. A Combination Pill Cures Blood Pressure and Bad Cholesterol

D. Cardiovascular Diseases Are the Number One Killer in the World

                                          

Finding your feet in a new town can be hard, especially if you’re covered in fur and don’t speak the language. But for pets new to Marlborough, help is at hand.

Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Café, in Blenheim, have joined forces to help welcome pets and their people to the region with a fortnightly morning tea. They hope the morning teas will get tails and tongues wagging as well as giving advice on how to make the move smoother.

Railway Café owner Leanne Harris came up with the innovative（创新的） plan as a way to help welcome people to the area. Leanne moved to Marlborough from Auckland two years ago and said she initially struggled to find friends and feel part of the community. “Coming from Auckland I thought people would open their doors and that there would be neighbours calling round with cake. I expected people to come to me and, of course, it wasn’t like that. I did get lonely. “I hope to save newcomers having to wait as long as I did to feel part of it all. I would like to welcome them to the town.”

Free platters of sandwiches, cakes and other goodies will be on offer, for the people, while there will be special handmade yoghurt and banana treats for the dogs. The morning teas will take place in the covered area at the back of the popular café beside the railway station off Grove Rd.

Leanne said she was happy to devote both her time and effort into giving back to the community and felt the venture was a great fit with the SPCA.

“Volunteering is such an amazing thing to do and it changed things for me completely, and I met some amazing people with similar interests.”

SPCA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall, originally from the United Kingdom, said she also wanted to help. “I can give advice on how to resettle pets, the best parks to go to , where the best walks are and where the vet centers are in town.” There will be volunteering opportunities too for people where they can help out and hopefully make friends too.”

5. How will Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Café help new pets?...

A. By offering morning teas.    B. By giving advice to them.

C. By communication with them.    D. By providing accommodation to them.

6. What was Leanne’s plan originally intended for?

A. Saving animals.    B. Helping newcomers.

C. Making more friends.    D. Expanding her business.

7. What had Leanne expected when she first came to Marlborough?

A. To be left alone.    B. To struggle for a living.

C. To be invited to dinner.    D. To feel part of the community.

8. What can be learnt about SPCA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall?

A. She often misses the United Kingdom.

B. She takes interest in the Railway Café.

C. She is enthusiastic about resettling pets.

D. She has organized the voluntary events.

— That’s a great sweater. I have never seen anything like it before.

— You think so? My grandmother ______ it for me.

A. makes                  B. made                        C. has made                  D. had made

Years ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department. No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift（轮班）went to me. I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital. It was a thankless job.

At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack. His face was pale, and he was frightened. The whole night I did my best to save his life. Before I left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing. It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping.

The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again. At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me. When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left.

The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr. and Mrs. Lee would return. This time, I volunteered for the shift. I kept an eye on the door. Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle. It was their new grandchild. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together.

The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift. I carefully opened the package and found a crystal bell inside. It was carved with a single word: Friendship. Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget.

24. The author had to work the night shift on Christmas Eve probably because ______.

   A. she was a new arrival                

   B. she was more experienced

   C. her colleagues had no passion for working

   D. her colleagues wanted to give her a surprise

25. When the author left the hospital the next morning, ______.

A. Mr. Lee’s heart sank                B. Mr. Lee insisted on leaving hospital

C. Mr. Lee got very angry with her       D. Mr. Lee was out of immediate danger

26. What does the author ring the bell every Christmas Eve for?

A. To honor an old friend of hers.      

B. To offer best wishes to her family and friends.

   C. To show off her special gift.        

D. To fill her family and friends with hopes.

27. What could be the best title for the passage?

 A. A Kind Couple                         B. A Severe Heart Attack

   C. A thankless task                      D. A Special Appointment

假如你叫李华，请根据下表，给《中国日报》写一篇稿件，谈谈农村儿童失学的主要原因及你的看法。

原因：1.家庭贫穷。2.部分家长认为女孩上学无用。3.部分儿童对功课不感兴趣。

看法：1.每个儿童都应该有受教育的机会。2.全社会都应重视儿童教育。

  36  .Unlike student loans(贷款), scholarships do not have to be repaid. Hundreds of thousands of scholarships from several thousand sponsors are awarded each year.

Generally, scholarships are reserved for students with special qualifications.  37  Awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, who live in certain areas of the country or who demonstrate financial need.

   38 . Fastweb is such a search. It compares your background with a database of awards.

Only those awards that fit your profile (简历）are identified as matches. There are several free scholarship databases available online. The Fastweb scholarship search is the largest, most accurate and most frequently updated scholarship database. If you supply an email address, they will inform you when new awards that match your profile are added to the database.  39   

Scholarships come in all shapes and sizes. Knowing and searching the types of scholarships that are out there will ensure that you find any and every scholarship for which you qualify.

Students who are awarded scholarships often need additional financial assistance.  40 .To find out about grants and other aid types, visit the section discussing Other Types of Aid. For businessmen and philanthropists (慈善家)who are thinking about sponsoring a new scholarship, find the Scholarship Design & Management section.

A．Students can apply for scholarships from their teachers

B．See the Loans section for information on student and parent loans

C．The best way to search for scholarships is to use a personalized search

D．Scholarships are forms of aid that help students pay for their education

E．However, it is very difficult for students to get the special qualifications

F．Those who have academic, athletic or artistic talent are likely to be awarded

G．Fastweb also includes a college search and numerous other student resources

 It is generally believed that teaching is ______ it is a science.

A. as art much as       B. much an art as      C. as an art much as   D. as much an art as

Our “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride their bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone,” said Christie.

Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, I’ll watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine, I’ll take someone out.

The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christie’s daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children asked her tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “She’s like a different child when there’s no one else around,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn’t have to make an effort to gain attention.

Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的）son, Tom, doesn’t stutter once during our activities since he doesn’t have to struggle for a chance to speak. And the other son, Sam, who’s always a follower when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.

The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child ---talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves to be an only child at least once in a while. 

32. What is the text mainly about?

   A. The happy life of two families.

. B. The experience of the only child being with mother.

   C. The advantage of spending time with one child at a time

   D. The basic needs of children.

33. Right after McKenzie came back, the other children were _____________.

   A. happy          B. curious        C. regretful           D. friendly 

34. What is one of the changes the author finds in her children?

   A. Tom has less difficulty in speaking.            

B. Sam holds her hand more often.

   C. The daughter acts like a leader.         

D. The boys become better followers.     

35. The author seems to believe that ___________.

   A. having brothers and sisters is fun       

B. parents should watch others’ children

C. it’s tiring to look after three children     

D. every child needs parents’ full attention

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary rise. All day Andrew felt    36    as he thought about the upcoming showdown (摊牌). What if Mr. Larchmont   37    his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and   38    to win a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency.     39   , he should get a salary rise.

The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmont’s office   40    Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he finally picked up enough   41    to approach his boss. To his   42    and  surprise, the ever-frugal (一惯节省的) Harvery Larchmont   43    of Andrew’s request for a rise!

Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately, he   44    someone from the office had told her the news.

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful   45   . It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the rise! I prepared this dinner to show   46    how much I love you. I take   47    in your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   48    how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had   49    out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t get   50    by not getting the rise! You do   51    one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you   52    you did not get the increase.”

Suddenly tears   53    in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not    54    upon his success at work.

The fear of  rejection is often   55    and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

36. A. strange               B. nervous                    C. silly                  D. upset

37. A. followed            B. considered                C. refused             D. forgot

38. A. meant                 B. attempted                 C. tried                  D. managed

39. A. No wonder         B. No doubt                  C. No way             D. No comment

40. A. prohibited           B. left                           C. forbade             D. remained  

41. A. caution               B. ability                       C. courage             D. assistance

42. A. delight                B. embarrassment          C. sorrow              D. disappointment

43. A. agreed                B. demanded                 C. rid                    D. approved

44. A. confirmed           B. proved                     C. figured              D. admitted

45. A. card                   B. box                          C. check                      D. flower

46. A. even                   B. ever                         C. hardly                      D. just

47. A. interest               B. part                          C. pride                 D. advantage

48. A. reflect on            B. plan on                     C. count on           D. look on

49. A. stuck                  B. slipped                     C. struck               D. spread

50. A. careful                B. frustrated                 C. mean                D. generous

51. A. deserve                      B. prefer                       C. enjoy                D. appreciate

52. A. now that             B. in case                     C. as though          D. even if

53. A. dried                  B. broke                       C. welled               D. dropped

54. A. permanent           B. conditional                C. flexible              D. subjective

55. A. softened            B. tightened                  C. fastened            D. deepened

While astronauts in space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we all take for granted─being able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizza. Though not much can be done about the first two things, there may soon be a solution to the third one, thanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer!

About a year ago, NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor, a 3-D technology expert, to build a device（设备）that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demand. The mechanical engineer promised that his invention would produce pies in large quantities that looked, tasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens.

Late last year, the engineer presented a video of his first prototype（原型）that begins by creating a single slice of dough（面团）that is cooked and printed at the same time. Then comes the tomato “sauce” —a mix of tomato powder, oil and water and finally, a protein slice that resembles cheese. While the video doesn’t show the baking process, the inventor says that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds.

While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizza lover, Anjan Contractor is far from ready for astronauts. That’s because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic, actually it is not.

Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water is removed from all the ingredients（配料）and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, as you can imagine, will not be so easy. But, while the printer may not be ready for space, it certainly looks ready enough for people on earth. Hopefully, NASA and Contractor will consider selling it to those not fortunate enough to go to Mars!

68. Why does the author mention the things that astronauts in space cannot do?

A. To ask us not to take common things for granted.

B. To introduce the topic of the text.

C. To show they live a difficult life there.  

D. To show their life is boring in space.

69. NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to __________.

A. create some new type of 3-D printer

B. attract more companies to work for NASA

C. produce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits

D. help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one day

70. The biggest challenge that Anjan Contractor is faced with now is probably that __________.

A. he has no money left to go on with his research

B. he cannot make the food container last for decades

C. the pizza doesn’t seem appetizing to pizza lovers

D. he has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty years

71. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. NASA is trying its best to help astronauts eat better

B. Astronauts may soon be able to enjoy steaming hot pizza

C. NASA is working on making pizza for common people

D. A 3-D pizza printer has been used to make pizza

Garlic is one of the most common cooking ingredients around the world. Many dishes in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas use this strong-flavored vegetable.

Garlic is similar to other bulb-shaped plants, including onions, chives, leeks and scallions. But garlic is special. For centuries, people have used garlic not only for cooking, but also for medicine.

Medicinal garlic throughout time.

Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University studied the medicinal use of garlic throughout history. They found references to garlic in ancient texts from Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and India.

For example, in ancient Greece and Rome, people considered garlic an aid to strength and endurance.

The original Olympic athletes in Greece ate garlic to improve their performance. The ancient Romans fed garlic to the soldiers and sailors.

Workers who built the pyramids in Egypt ate garlic. In fact, this is a theme throughout early history -- workers eating garlic to increase their strength.

Some researchers in China have gone so far as to call hydrogen sulfide the key to a longer life.

__________________!

In a 2007 study, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied how garlic increased hydrogen sulfide and how that, in turn, affected red blood cells.

David Kraus led that study.

In 2013, scientists were finally able to see this process happen. Chemists Alexander Lippert of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Vivian S. Lin discovered how to observe this process in living human cells.

Their discovery has opened the door to more research into the health benefits of garlic and the production of hydrogen sulfide in the body.

In a 2015 experiment at Penn State University, researchers injected a solution that would create hydrogen sulfide in the arms of healthy young adults. They wanted to see what hydrogen sulfide would do to a small area of blood vessels.

The initial findings are that hydrogen sulfide widened blood vessels, which then increased the flow of blood. These researchers plan to continue their research. They published their findings in The Journal of Physiology.

Older garlic may be even healthier.

But let’s leave the laboratory and go to the kitchen. Don’t throw out older garlic that has sprouted. You may have thought that garlic growing light green sprouts was past its prime or old and on its way to the trash bin.

But not so fast.

Scientists have reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that this older garlic has even more properties that are good for our bodies than fresh garlic. When researchers tested garlic that had sprouted for five days, they found it had higher antioxidant activity than fresher bulbs of garlic.

Also, to get the full effect of garlic’s health benefits, do not add it to food or cook with it immediately. Cutting, crushing or mincing garlic releases the healthy compound found in the vegetable. But heating the garlic or adding it to other ingredients prevents the release of this healthy compound. So cut or crush or mince the garlic, and let it rest by itself for a couple minutes.

So, are there any downsides to garlic? Well, the same reason garlic is good for us and good in dishes -- that strong sulfur odor -- is the same reason it gives us bad breath.

But there might be a cure for that, too. Yet another study found that eating an apple or lettuce after eating garlic cuts down on the strong garlic smell on one’s breath.

63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Garlic can be used not only for cooking, but also for medicine.

B. Workers would eat garlic to increase their strength in the past.

C. Garlic growing light green sprouts was past its prime or old and should be thrown to the

trash bin.

D. Heating the garlic or adding it to other ingredients would reduce the health benefit of garlic.

64. Which sentence could be filled in the blanks?

A. So many studies on garlic                      B. Medicinal garlic throughout time

       C. Garlic is such a healthy food                  D. Study about garlic

65. Where can you probably find the text?

       A. In a popular magazine.                        B. In a story book.

       C. In a biology textbook.                                   D. In a health report.

According to the new rules, if a student ________ happen to damage something in the   campus, he/she should report it those concerned immediately.

      A. should                      B. will                          C. shall                         D. would

You can’t complain of being left out           you don’t make any effort to share your happiness and sorrow with others．

       A．when                     B．unless                    C．once                      D．though

Only by changing the way we live ___________（我们能够拯救地球）.  (save)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删减或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Several American students visited our school. Upon our arrival, we gave a warm welcome to them, among them a boy named Tim was to stay with my family for the weekend. I recognized Tim compared him with photo he had sent to me. Tim greeted me and expressed that how exciting he felt. When school was over, we took the subway home. My parents prepared a rich family dinner that night and we enjoyed ourselves so much, eating and chatting. The next day, I act as a guide, showing Tim along the most famous scenic spots in Beijing. Wherever he went, he had some photos take to help him memorize this unforgettable trip to China. The time to say goodbye came when we realized it. I gave Tim a kite as a souvenir.

   Most of the time, the ground feels solid beneath our feet. That's

comforting. But it's also misleading because there's actually a lot going on

underground. Masses of land (called plates) slip, slide, and bump against each

other, slowly changing the shape of continents and oceans over millions and

billions of years.

      Scientists know that Earth formed about 4. 5 billion years ago.  They also

know that our planet was hot at first. As it cooled, its outermost layer, called

the crust （地壳), eventually formed moving plates. Exactly when this shift

happened, however, is an open question.

    Now, an international group of researchers has an answer. They've found

new evidence suggesting that Earth's crust started shifting at least 3.8 billion

years ago. The new estimate is l. 3 billion years earlier than previous ones.

      Not long before 3. 8 billion years ago,  lots of small planets were hitting

Earth, keeping its crust in a hot, melting state. After the hard crust formed,

much of it sank at various times into the planet's hot insides. There, it melted

before returning to the surface.

      In some places, however, the crust never sank. One of the oldest such places

is in Greenland, in an area called the Isua supracrustal (上地壳) belt. The rocky

crust there is between 3. 7 and 3. 8 billion years old. The belt was once part of the

seafloor, but now it is exposed to air.

   The researchers recently took a close look at the Isua supracrustal belt. They

noticed long, parallel cracks（裂缝）in the rock that have been filled in with a

type of volcanic rock.

    To explain this structure, the scientists propose that tension in the crust

caused the seafloor to crack open long ago. Hot, liquid rock oozed from deep

inside Earth to fill the cracks. Finally, the whole area cooled, forming what we

see today.

    That explanation, plus chemical clues inside the rock, suggests that the Isua

supracrustal belt was once part of plate under the ocean, beginning around 3.8

billion years ago.

    “It's a fantastic case of solving a jigsaw puzzle（拼图）,”says one of the

researchers. He notes that the puzzle was “a very difficult one because these

rocks are all very old and have been badly ruined".

32. The underlined phrase “oozed from" in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to

    A. filled up gradually

    B. washed away quickly

    C. flew out of slowly

    D. broke through suddenly

33. What can we infer from the text?

    A. The shapes of continents and oceans changed slowly.

    B. The Earth's crust started shifting l.3 billion years ago.

    C. The crust began to shift when the Earth was hot.

    D. The hit from small planets made the Earth cool.

34. What do scientists know about the past of the Isua supracrustal belt?

    A. It was once covered by hot, liquid rock.

    B. It remained under the deep sea.

    C. It stayed hot and sinking.

    D. It kept moving slowly.

35. The text is mainly about

    A. why the Earth cooled

    B. how the Isua supracrustal belt formed

    C. whether the ground beneath our feet is still

    D. when Earth's crust began shifting