1. When she heard the news of the death of her son in the terrorist attack in New York, the mother broke down and .(Suggested first letter(s): w )2. I was determined that I would not or make the parting harder for him, and I managed to say goodbye to him without tears.(Suggested first letter(s): w )3. Early signs of a disease are usually , so we very often fail to pay any attention and go to see a doctor in good time.(Suggested first letter(s): unno )4. The small question marks could have been made in other ways, and are hardly anyway.(Suggested first letter(s): no )5. One quality of American art life is the link between art historical teaching and criticism, which is not so common elsewhere.(Suggested first letter(s): no )6. Her explanation for being away was obviously a lie, but he it whole and said nothing.(Suggested first letter(s): sw )7. So your pride and prejudice and don't make an enemy of your own friends.(Suggested first letter(s): sw )8. Doctors say that since air travelers are in no condition to workafter crossing a number of time , they should go straight to bed on arrival.(Suggested first letter(s): zo )9. Many social changes do not occur or even in a few years, becausethey involve basic changes in attitudes.(Suggested first letter(s): over )10. Success did not come ; but a slow and steady improvement did take place.(Suggested first letter(s): over )Part 2 Fill in the Blanks (with Prepositions or Adverbs)(每小题：1.5 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.1. The woman, dressed a warm coat, didn't complain about the cold weather.2. He was tall, middle-aged, and smartly dressed a blue suit.3. It is taken granted that every child should learn mathematics.4. As neither of us would give , the bargain (交易) fell through.5. The government has made a commitment to providing treatment demandfor drug users.6. Should she feed her child demand or stick to a rigid timetable?7. It's cruel to make fun children who are overweight.8. It is wrong of him to make fun them, anger them, and have a joke with them.9. This book is packed a great deal of useful information.10. It is a very good play, wonderfully humorous, bursting with life and packed enough solid soul music to make the blood dance in your body.Part 3 Cloze (with Options)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the choices.Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage."Mommy, do you love me?" asked Cleo during dinner that evening."Of course I do," Her mother replied 1. wondering admiring reflecting valuing what was next. "Mommy do you love me" usually 2. meant meant supposed intended aimed her daughter wanted something."Then why don't you ever want to play with me?"Mrs. Nelson was a single mother trying to 3. devise devise civilize arise raise her daughter by herself. She worked fifty hours a week at a job and 4. managed challenged encouraged managed engaged to cover the costs of their home. This didn't 5.inlcude include compose count calculate the two hours of driving between the office and home. She was gone by 7 a.m. and back around 7 pm, just 6.in time for time over time at time in time to cook a late dinner for her and her daughter and 7. put watch look observe her daughter to bed. On the weekends, the house was usually so unclean that she spent most of her time 8. brightening straightening tightening lightening it up, doing the washand 9. cleaning up cleaning on cleaning for cleaning to in the kitchen. When she was finished with that, she hardly had any 10. vitality power energy force for anything else.Mrs. Nelson understood that she had not been giving her daughter the 11. amount lot sum span of time that she needed, but she didn't know 12. what for what else what about what of to do. She felt so guilty and so 13. tireless powerless hopeless helpless to change her situation. She was also greatly angry with Cleo's father for 14. have been left have left having left having been left them in this situation. She tried to smile at her daughter and give her some type of 15. promise potential possibility expectation for the following weekend, but 16. otherwise instead contradictorily alternatively she started to cry. She got upfrom the table and went to the bathroom to 17. splash wash clash flash water on her face and then returned to the table where her daughter was still eating. Cleo looked 18. disordered disarranged compromised confused ; 19. after that after all after everything after what , she hadn't said anything that she thought was hurtful."I'm sorry, Cleo," her mother said without further explanation. "Howwould you like to go to the zoo next Sunday?" Cleo's face 20. heightened lightened brightened frightened up. Mrs. Nelson knew that her situation wasn't going to improve anytime soon, but feeling depressed in front of her daughter wasn't going to do anything to improve the situation.1 wondering2 meant3 devise4 managed5 include6 in time7 in timebrighteningcleaningvitalityamountwhat fortirelesshave been leftpromiseotherwisesplashconfusedafter allbrightenedPart 4 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice Blank Filling)(每小题：1.5 分)Directions: Read the following passage or passages and then answer the questions. For the first 7 questions in each passage, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For the remaining 3 questions in the same passage, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.Are You Reading as Many Books as You Would Like?Do you read as much as you'd like, or as many as you'd like of the books you're interested in? Are you aware that the time spent on today's reading prevents you from reading something else? Life is one of choices?make sure your choices take you in the direction you wish to go.My biggest recommendation (建议) to increase your reading rate is to attend a rapid reading course (sometimes called speed reading), but the single most important element is the on-going practice.If you want to try a few techniques on your own, here are a few key pointers, but you really need to attend a course to be pushed to significantly higher levels of competency, because only an external person can push you past the comfort zone of your eyes, your brain, and your current beliefs about your abilities.Some Rapid-reading Keys:Read with purpose. Don't read things you won't remember, and don't waste time reading things that won't further you in any way. However, many people read mindlessly, just because it's there! You should start with the end in mind.Have an expectation of success. See yourself reading at great speed.Fill your mind with a positive expectation of great deeds. Feel and imagine the power of the rapid flow of information into your mind. And hear the rapid flow of words just pouring into your brain.Preview and review the book. You can do it by scanning contents andother information at the front, as well as the back. Sit upright andhold the book at a comfortable position. Have good overhead light, fresh air, plenty of water, and a comfortable temperature.Use a visual guide. You may usually use your finger, or sometimes two fingers, which depends on the size of the print. This is where the training by an instructor is really useful (they won't let you get away with bad habits, and they push you beyond your comfort level). One ofthe key elements of rapid reading is to use our finger at a very fast rate, running it down the page. We don't need to read every word inorder to comprehend (理解) and keep the information. All we need is a large amount of text, and the sense is gathered at lightening speed.Speed training. Go as fast as your hand can turn the pages, and don't worry that there seems to be practically no comprehension at this stage. The key is to extend the eye's capacity to absorb, and to strengthenyour mind's belief that it can be done. Two hands are needed. With one hand run a finger down the page as fast as you can. At first you'll notice an occasional word or phrase will jump out at you, but not much else. That's fine—comprehension is not the goal at this stage. With the other hand, turn the pages as fast as you can go.Set a daily target for yourself—it might be to race through a thick book that you're interested to read. It might be to practice for a specified amount of time.Practice, practice, and practice. Magazines and newspapers are great to practice on. The columns (栏目) are thin, which helps you go even faster.Comprehension. You may think you're not absorbing much, but try this test. Choose a book you want to read. Each time you pick it up to readin your old style, first do the rapid run described above. You'll notice when you come to read in your slow way that in fact you already know,and can remember having seen, most of the key concepts. We call this a conscious convincer. Your subconscious needs reassurance (安心) that nothing is being lost, and that you have absorbed the information you need. Coupled with the rapid "preview", if you do wish to read slower,do it with a highlighter in your hand. Your ability to keep the material will be greatly enhanced, for you will have visited the information several times.You may still wish to read at a slower speed for enjoyment, or because you need to really absorb every word of an author for study purposes,but if every day you practice this technique, suddenly you'll find you really are reading and absorbing at a much faster rate.1. What can we know about life? ___B_____________A. Life is about reading.B. Life is about choices.C. Life is about wishes.D. Life is about directions.2. What is the most important element in speed reading? ____C___________A. Your comfort zone.B. A level of competency.C. Practice that doesn't stop.D. One's reading rate.3. From the fourth paragraph we know when we read, __________A______.A. we should start reading with a purpose in mindB. we should take time reading something which you won't rememberC. we should read something near at hand because it is convenientD. we should start at the end of the book to know the purpose4. How can we preview and review the book? ___________D_____A. Sit upright and hold the book at a comfortable position.B. Have good overhead light and fresh air.C. Have plenty of water, and a comfortable temperature.D. Glance at contents and other information at the front and the back.5. When we use our finger as a visual guide in rapid reading, it's very crucial that ____B___________.A. we take our time and have a full comprehensionB. we run our finger down the page very fastC. we read every word on the page to keep the informationD. we gather the sense of the passage light-heartedly6. In speed reading, the finger of one hand runs down the page, and the other hand ____A____________.A. turns the pages quicklyB. guides the eyes to absorbC. runs down the page tooD. marks the occasional word or phrase7. We should ___C_____________.A. read newspapers and magazines every dayB. finish reading a thick book every dayC. plan a daily objective of reading for ourselvesD. read newspaper columns daily8. Reading a book quickly and then checking your comprehension by reading slowly is called .a conscious convincer9. We will greatly strengthen our ability to keep the information, as we will have visited the information several times.10. You might want to read slowly for study purposes or for enjoyment.Part 5 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)(每小题：1.5 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage(s) by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.I know it upsets my mom that I smoke, but I really enjoy it. She saysthat if I am going to smoke, I should at least smoke 1. attentionsinvite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hooked hurtfulreplace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage cigarettes. She eventried to 2. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filteredtedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encouragemy brand, Camels, with a different one. The taste just isn't the same, though. She has also tried to 3. attentions invite intentions dragtaxes draw filtered tedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage me to cut down. I smoke about a package each day. I have entertained the idea of cutting back, but it just seems so 4. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hookedhurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage to go without smoking for much over an hour. Besides, I get a 5. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage amount of work done when I am smoking. If I can 6. attentions invite intentions drag taxes drawfiltered tedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage on a cigarette while I am doing my geometry homework, my mindjust seems sharper. I think I could quit, but it's like my dad always says, "If it's not broken then don't fix it." My mom says I'm 7. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hookedhurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage and tries something new every day to get me to quit or smoke less. Yesterday shetook out the scissors and cut each cigarette in half. Despite her good 8. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hookedhurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage , this actually made me angry.Look, I know that smoking is 9. attentions invite intentions dragtaxes draw filtered tedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage for my lungs and heart. Besides, cigarettes arereally expensive. Especially, with all the 10. attentions invite intentions drag taxes draw filtered tedious hooked hurtful replace poisonous exchange remarkable encourage the government puts on them. I figure I can quit when I finish college.1. filtered cigarettes 过滤嘴香烟2. replace my brand （用另一种）取代骆驼牌3. encourage 鼓励戒烟4. tedious （没有烟抽似乎十分）乏味5. a poisonous amount of work 一些有毒的事体6. draw on a cigarette 吸烟7. hooked 上瘾8. good intentions 好意9. hurtful 有害10. remarkable taxes 可观的税率11. considerable （成人烟民）相当可观12. influence (对这种趋势的) 影响13. responsible （媒体）负有责任14. get encouragement 受到怂恿15. magnificent 庞大的16. targeting 把目标对准（少年）17. campaigns （抵制吸烟）计划活动18. imaginary 想象中的（礼物）19. significance 意义重大20 proclaim 表明（吸烟对少年有害）交卷!Click ONCE on the speaker icon to start listening!放音结束前请不要离开本页。
