SECTION C
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context.
How much paper do you use every year? Probably you can’t answer this question quickly. In 1900,the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram 48 each person in a year. Now some countries use as 49 as 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. The amount of paper a country uses shows how far advanced the country is, some people say. It is difficult to say 50 this is true: different people mean different things 51 the word “advanced”. But countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainly use 52 paper than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before 53 year 1400.The 54 wrote on papyrus; Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong ; 55 was made from the skin of a certain young animal. We have learnt some of the most important facts of European history from record that were kept on parchment.
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
Maja Kazazic thought she’d never walk without pain again before she saw the dolphin Winter with an artificial tail. For a long time, she had been 36 the injured dolphin which swam around the tank. From a distance, the dolphin seemed approachable enough. Still, as Kazazic prepared herself for the jump, a little 37 crept into (开始影响) her excitement. Despite her fear, she felt strong with her 38 leg.
Several years ago, Kazazic 39 her five-year-old cousin Jasmina because of an incurable disease. Kazazic swore she would honor the little girl by swimming with a dolphin, an animal that both girls admired. “Jasmina never got the chance to do it, ” says Kazazic, “so I decided that I’d do it for her someday.”
In high school, Kazazic 40 sports and planned to become a professional 41 . But in 1993, a bomb exploded in the school courtyard. The six friends she had been 42 were killed. Both of Kazazic’s legs were seriously injured.
In a temporary hospital, her left leg was thought beyond 43 and was cut off. “There was no anesthesia(麻醉),” she recalled. “They tied me down before giving me a piece of rubber to 44 on. I could feel everything but couldn’t make a sound.” Her wound became infected due to lack of medicines. Two years later, Kazazic got a new leg.
“After being in a dangerous war zone, this should be pretty easy,” Kazazic said before she 45 herself in the tank. She held out a hand to Winter, who 46 cautiously, then moved away. After a few minutes, Winter let Kazazic touch her back and nuzzled(用鼻子轻触)up to her shoulder. The two started an hour-long swim.
She would have shouted with joy 47 she quietly explained, “I used to feel like I owed somebody something, and now I’ve paid my debt.” Out in the parking lot, she made a joyful and excited cry until her voice was hoarse.
36 A. feeding B. watching C. helping D. comforting
37 A. courage B. hope C. power D. panic
38 A. artificial B. injured C. healthy D. muscled
39 A. left B. rejected C. lost D. helped
40 A. favored B. quitted C. reformed D. failed
41 A. pianist B. athlete C. teacher D. specialist
42 A. thinking about B. talking about C. chatting with D. dealing with
43 A. belief B. adaptation C. cure D. imagination
44 A. take B. hold C. look D. bite
45 A. trained B. introduced C. dressed D. lowered
46 A. approached B. mentioned C. accessed D. withdrew
47 A. and B. but C. or D. for
—Which hotel are you in?
—I ______ in a hotel. A friend I met on the train from the south_____ to put me up for a couple of nights.
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A．haven’t stayed; has offered |
B．am not staying; offered |
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C．am not staying; is offering |
D．do not stay; offers |
Now comes word from Filmagazine , the most popular and best-selling film magazine , ______ 'Bodyguards and Assassins' (十月围城)--which combines historical drama and martial-arts wonder--won eight awards, including best film and best director for Teddy Chen.
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A．that |
B．which |
C．one |
D．what |
Thousands of Poles gathered in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on Saturday to lay flowers and light candles ______ Polish President Lech Saczynski and some of Poland's key civilian and military leaders______ in a plane crash in western Russia.
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A．in honor of; killed |
B．in memory of ;killing |
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C．in praise of ; to kill |
D．in spite of; kill |
President Hu cut short his visit to Latin America and returned to Beijing on Saturday ______ the 7.1-magnitude quake, ______struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu Wednesday morning, and left 1,484 dead with 312 still missing.
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A．due to; which |
B．owing to ;that |
C．as to ; when |
D．thanks to; where |
