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More and more people (31) _ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (32) _ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (33) _ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (34) _ are struggling to make (35) _ ends meet. The alarms, (36) _ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (37) _ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (38) _ but have not installed them (39) _. The insurance companies told people (40) _ the alarms on all doors and windows.31. A. must B. have C. had D. has32. A. have been asked B. asked C. will ask D. have been asking33. A. due B. caused C. because D. because of34. A. which B. what C. who D. 35. A. the B. all C. - D. those36. A. that B. which C. who D. it37. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimates D. estimated38. A. to have them installed B. to have them installingC. to have been installing them D. to install them39. A. still B. already C. yet D. too40. A. install B. installed C. installing D. to install31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. B 37. D38. A 39. C 40. D Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars (31) in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.The countrys 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the worlds largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences (32)_ peoples incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of (33) , lots of them not motorised. A ride (34) a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (35)_ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (36) by one animal or another. India has everything on the roads, the taxi driver says. You have to (37) for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (38) to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck. Just then we were stopped (39) a young boy and his cow.Given the hazards, its not surprising (40) special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed. 31. A. have been sold B. have soldC. have been selling D. had been sold32. A. of B. over C. between D. in33. A. cars B. vehicles C. bikes D. motorcycles34. A. within B. after C. with D. in35. A. in B. on C. at D. above36. A. pulled B. pulling C. to pull D. pull37. A. wait B. search C. watch out D. listen out38. A. were recommended B. to be recommended C. to recommend D. are recommended39. A. with B. by C. to D. after40. A. what B. why C. when D. that31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. DMost workers spend eight hours on the job a day on 31 . They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about one third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually 32 work. They spend 33 hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics(工作狂)” as they are addicted to their job as other people are 34 alcohol.Workaholics would 35 work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life. Workaholics are often 36 stress. They cant relax and feel tense. 37 they may easily lose temper. Their work therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend 38 time with their children and their marriages may 39 in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause 40 problems, such as high blood pressure.31. A. weekends B. workdays C. each week D. everyday32. A. hate B. enjoy C. do D. dislike33. A. extra B. rather C. less D. fewer34. A. for B. like C. to D. into35. A. better B. like to C. do D. rather36. A. on B. under C. in D. for37. A. As a matter of fact B. As a result C. As it is D. As you can find38. A. more B. much C. little D. a little39. A. begin B. end C. beginning D. ending40. A. health B. blood C. mental D. family31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. AThere are advantages and disadvantages to 31 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 32 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 33 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 34 . The study is difficult, but it 35 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 36 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 37 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 38 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent memorized 39 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 40 . 31. A. not only B. all C. both D. only32. A. for B. to C. in D. as33. A. to B. for C. than D. in34. A. have B. studying C. does D. do35. A. provides B. gets C. prepares D. does36. A. and B. yet C. not D. just37. A. at B. to C. on D. under38. A. good B. poor C. new D. old39. A. more B. less C. good D. as40. A. have B. do C. havent D. does31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. AJules Vernes most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. (A “league” is an old word 16 about three miles.) In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been 17 , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things 18 the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good 19 . His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed 20 real people. In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, 21 made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem 22 to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different 23 , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book. In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge 24 his imagination in describing future inventions. 25 he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.16. A. meaning B. including C. means D. speaks17. A. made B. discovered C. producing D. invented18. A. in B. beneath C. at D. under19. A. story-teller B. sailor C. captain D. pilot20. A. are B. to be C. that D. as if21. A. that B. which C. what D. who22. A. easy B. difficult C. comfortable D. hard23. A. roads B. paths C. ways D. countries24 .A. except B. as well C. as well as D. or25. A. Always B. Seldom C. Some times D. Sometimes 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25 DPeter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16)_ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (17) _ working in a pub when he (18) _ to start his own business. Peter had always (19) _ interested in plants and flowers, (20) _he decided to set up a company (21) _ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his (22) _, but soon he took (23) _ two people to help him. The company has been growing (24) _ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, (25) _ he complains that now he doesnt work with plants but with a computer every day!16. A. would B. - C. used D. use17. A. did B. was C. been D. has been 18. A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided19. A. was B. had C. being D. been20. A. so B. but C. - D. although21. A. who B. which C. whose D. -22. A. own B. self C. - D. himself23. A. up B. over C. on D. in24. A.- B. up C. over D. into25. A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25.C
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