When Richard said, "You are much more agreeable and prettier now", Joan′ s face turned red at the unexpected _____________.A.contribution B.compliment C.comparison D.command

一How are you feeling now?

一__________

A. Much better.

B. It's OK.

C. Thank you.

D. He's all right.

How are you feeling now?().

A. Much better.

B. It's OK.

C. Thank you.

B

Jack is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a good student when he was young．He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework． Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn't understand much, but he always thought he under-stood everything．．

One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty． John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?" Jack answered, "That's easy． His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty． "

Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders(打雷) , why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "can't you ．see our eyes are in front of our ears?"

The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water?" "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "don't you know fish can-t walk on land?"

( )26．Jack was not ________． when he was young．

A．strong

B．lazy

C．clever

D．well

C

They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配饰)。Yet these are ginrls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now faouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.

Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Wimen over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they old when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would puechase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supernnackrt whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and peope fet tired of things more quickiy . ”

Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style. than in previous years .

She said ,“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change theiy look,and many of my older customers do roga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would caill ordinsry women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten yeare ago.”

59. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.

A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%

B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%

C. people spend 30% less than they did on cotothes

D. the amount of chothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%

A.turn

B.turns

C.turning

D.turned

A.thank it easy

B.I wonder why

C.let me explain that in more details.

A.a few more minutes

B.few more minutes

C.a little more minutes

D.little much minutes

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

China has outlined a new approach to foreign investment, with planners saying they will now focus less on attracting large amounts of cash and more on selecting investments that will bring skills and technology into the country. The change in tactics,【B1】______ in an official document published by the National Development and Reform. Commission, comes after more than a year of【B2】______ debate over the role foreign investors should play in China's economy. China has long been one of the world's top【B3】______ for foreign investment, and international companies【B4】______ in more than $70 billion last year, drawn by the country's low costs,【B5】______ prowess and huge domestic market. But the inroads have caused some unease among both ordinary people and officials, who also want to see domestic companies do well. The new foreign-in vestment plan, which isn't a【B6】______ blueprint but rather a statement of broad【B7】______ , does say that regulators will look more closely at foreign takeovers of local companies and other issues of "national economic security" that have received increasing attention recently. But the vision it advances represents neither an attempt to【B8】______ close off China's economy nor a new round of liberalization. The planning agency said【B9】______ . For instance, new investments by foreign companies will face stricter environmental and land-use standards. On the other hand,【B10】______ . The plan said China will continue to open up service industries,【B11】______ . The commission also pledged to improve the business environment by reducing red tape and strengthening enforcement of intellectual-property rights.

【B1】

— _______________? — That’s a good idea.

A、When can you write the invitations

B、What do you think of the invitations

C、Why don’t you write the invitations now

D、Why not you write the invitations now

You ______ cross the road when the traffic lights are red. It’s dangerous.

A. needn’t B. may not C. mustn’t