Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
Flowers (I)______ in summer and leaves gathered in autumn can be pressed and used to make beautiful designs, while larger flowers and sprays of leaves can be (II)_______ in an (III)_______ natural state by drying them, which is best done in the open air. (IV)________ of dried flowers make really beautiful winter decorations and will sometimes last for year (V)_______ end.
(I)




A.to be picked
B.are picked
C.picking
D.picked

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different
(30)




A.certain
B.research
C.mammal
D.poison

When you are in the conference room, you are asked to ________ your voice when talking.




A.dwindle
B.reduce
C.lower
D.degrade

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in theUSon the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come fromNorth America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. InNew Yorkthere is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT _________.




A.People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
B.People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving
C.People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
D.There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in theUSon the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come fromNorth America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. InNew Yorkthere is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is _________.




A.a religious celebration held by Christians only
B.celebrated as a public holiday
C.more important than Christmas
D.apart from Christmas

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Education in many countries is compulsory________the age of 16.




A.for
B.when
C.until
D.forward

Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the others:




A.performance
B.announce
C.remember
D.champion

Choose the most suitable clause or sentence:
"I'm sorry I didn't lend you the book you wanted," Mary said to John.




A.Mary wanted John to lend her the book she had wanted.
B.Mary apologized John for not lending the book he had wanted.
C.Mary apologized John for didn't lending the book he wanted.
D.Mary accused John of not lending her the book she had wanted.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
She asked me______I was looking at.




A.when
B.if
C.what
D.why

Choose the best option to complete the blanks in the following passage:
The FIFA Women's World Cup is the (26) _____ important international competition in woman's football. Contested (27)_______four years, the first women's world cup tournament, named the Women's world championship, was held in 1991, 61 years after the men first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. The current format has 16 _(28)________ compete every four years for the winner trophy. Of the first four tournaments held, theUSAhas won the championship twice. Since its first tournament , the Women 's world cup has continued to grow in popularity. FIFA estimates that there are currently forty millions girls and women (29)_______ football around the world, and the number of women will equal to the number of men by 2010.
(29)




A.growing
B.running
C.playing
D.getting