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　�、�.Cloze 15%

　　Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following text.For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE that best fills the blank.

　　My son Joey was born with club feet.The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk， but would never run very well.The first three years of his life was16in hospital.By the time he was eight，you wouldn?t know he had a problem when you saw him17.

　　Children in our neighborhood always ran around18their play，and Joey would jump and run and play，19.We never told him that he probably wouldn?t be20to run like the other children.So he didn?t know.

　　In21grade he decided to join the school running team.Every day he trained.He ran more than any of the others，22only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the23.We didn?t tell him he probably would never make the team，so he didn?t know.

　　He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever.I was24，so I went to25him after school.I found him running26.I asked him how he felt.“Okay.” he said.He has two more miles to go.Yet he looked straight ahead and kept27.

　　Two weeks later，the names of the team28were out.Joey was number six on the list.Joey had29the team.He was in seventh grade—the other six team members were all eighth graders.We never told him he couldn?t do it…so he didn?t know.He just30it.

　　()16.A.spent B.takenC.cost D.paid

　　()17.A.talkB.sitC.studyD.walk

　　()18.A.after B.beforeC.during D.till

　　()19.A.eitherB.tooC.though D.yet

　　()20.A.ableB.sorryC.glad D.afraid

　　()21.A.sixth B.seventhC.eighth D.ninth

　　()22.A.soB.ifC.then D.because

　　()23.A.neighborhoodB.familyC.school D.grade

　　()24.A.excited B.tiredC.pleasedD.worried

　　()25.A.think aboutB.hear fromC.agree with D.look for

　　()26.A.aloneB.awayC.almost D.already

　　()27.A.riding B.walkingC.playingD.running

　　()28.A.jumpersB.runnersC.doctorsD.teachers

　　()29.A.gotB.keptC.made D.found

　　()30.A.made B.playedC.hadD.took
 

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　�、�.Reading comprehension 28%

　　Directions: There are three passages in the following.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should decide on the BEST CHOICE.

A

　　Computer programmer David Jones earns MYM35,000 a year designing new computer games,yet he cannot found a bank ready to let him have a credit card.Instead,he has been told to wait another two years,until he is 18.The 16?year?old boy works for a small firm in Liverpool,where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job.David?s firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

　　But David?s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot,he cannot drive a car,take out a mortgage(抵押貨款),or get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpool?based company four months ago,a year after leaving school with six O?levels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs.” he said.David spends some of his money on records and clothes,and gives his mother 50 pounds a week.But most of his spare time is spent working.

　　“Unfortunately,computing was not part of our studies at school.” he said,“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young,anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility.You never know when the market might disappear.”

　　()31.In which way is David different from people of his age?

　　A.He often goes out with friends.

　　B.He lives with his mother.

　　C.He has a handsome income.

　　D.He graduated with six O?levels.

　　()32.What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

　　A.He is too young to get a credit card.

　　B.He has no time to learn driving.

　　C.He has very little spare time.

　　D.He will soon lose his job.

　　()33.Why was David able to get the job in the company?

　　A.He had done well in all his exams.

　　B.He had written some computer programs.

　　C.He was good at playing computer games.

　　D.He had learnt to use computers at school.

　　()34.Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

　　A.He received lots of job offers.

　　B.He was eager to help his mother.

　　C.He lost interest in school studies.

　　D.He wanted to earn his own living.