This composition is good______some spelling mistakes.

They talked for a long time,______longer than he felt was necessary.

Our house is the most ______one in the street: it is painted red.

During World War II , Malta managed to______most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

Saving energy means saving money. Homeowners know this basic fact, but they often don' t know what kinds of adjustments they can make in their houses and apartments that will result in savings. For those willing to spend some time and money to reap long-term energy savings, an energy assessment is the way to go. An energy assessor will come into your home and assess its energy efficiency. The assessor will find out areas of your home that use the most energy and offer solutions to lower your energy use and costs. Trained energy assessors know what to look for and can locate a variety of problems that may be resulting in energy inefficiency, including inadequate insulation(隔热), construction problems, and uneven heat distribution. There are quicker and less costly measures that can be taken as well. One way to save money is to replace bulbs with fluorescents(荧光灯). This can result in a saving of more than 50% on your monthly lighting costs. When it' s time to replace old appliances, it' s wise to spend a bit more for an energy-efficient model, and be sure that you are taking advantage of energy-saving settings already on your current refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine, or dryer. Windows provide another opportunity to cut your energy costs. Fill the holes or cracks of old windows that might be leaky to let in cold wind, and choose double-paned (双层)windows if you' re building an addition or replacing old windows. Most areas of your home or apartment offer opportunities to save energy and money. The results are significant and are well worth the effort.

Scientists have to work hard to keep ______ with modern discoveries and developments.

We can' t emphasize ______ the importance of air and water for the survival of all species.

{{B}}Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.{{/B}}

When we want to【C1】______other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many【C2】______ways. For example, We sometimes move our heads【C3】______When we want to say "yes" , and we move our heads【C4】______when we want to say "no". People who can【C5】______speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers. People who do not understand each other's language have to do the same. The following story shows【C6】______they sometimes do it. 【C7】______English man who could not speak Italian was【C8】______travelling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat【C9】______a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, 【C10】______his fingers into it, 【C11】______them out again and moved his lip. In this way he meant to say, "【C12】______me something to eat. " The waiter soon brought him【C13】______tea. The Englishman【C14】______his head and the waiter understood that he didn' t want tea, so he took it【C15】______and brought him【C16】______coffee. The Englishman was angry. He was just going to leave the restaurant【C17】______another traveler came in. When this man saw the waiter, he【C18】______his hands on his stomach. That was enough. In【C19】______minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat【C20】______his table.

People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76) He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn't have love or friendship because he couldn't buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself. Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic (工作狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes' s mother, Allene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately, Allene had mental problems. (77) She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was obsessed with Howard' s health, and he became obsessed with it too. Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend (传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn't get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio(制片厂), Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.

Asked about the new play, ______.

On hearing of the case, Conan Doyle was______that the man was innocent and immediately went to work to ascertain the truth for him.

The old lady( )on hearing her son's death.

"Time, "says the proverb, "is money". This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or 【T1】 It will add to our experience and increase our capacities seas to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. Let those, who think nothing of wasting time, remember this. Our life is nothing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of suicide. 【T2】 We are shocked when we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life. 【T3】 But we are too often indifferent to the loss of an hour or of a day, forgetting that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. A day or an hour wasted is therefore so much life forfeited. Our life is a brief span measuring some seventy or eighty years in all. But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep: some years have to be spent over our meals: some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea: some in merry-making: some in watching over the sick-beds of our nearest and dearest relatives. Now if all these years were to be deducted from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal for active work. 【T4】 Whoever remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life. All time is precious: but the time of our childhood and of our youth is more precious than any other portion of our existence. 【T5】 For those are the periods when alone we can acquire knowledge and develop our capacities. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to recoup the loss. Just as money laid out at interest doubles and trebles itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable advantages.

The workers are busy______models for the exhibition.

I suggested he should______himself to the new conditions.

You can fool some of the people some of the time: but you______fool all the people all the time.

Should John resign and Henry ______ him, we would have a more powerful leadership.

You should not______going to the doctor because your illness might be serious.

The children lined up and walked out______.