182.CD-ROMs and DVDs are( )for storing digital information.

104.Waste not， want not was a( )in Sam Smiles‘s self-help philosophy.

A. 　dock

B. 　 keynote

C. 　 frame

D. 　 lace

124.( )her inexperience， she has done quite a good job.

A. 　Provided

B. 　 Given

C. 　 Seen

D. 　 Suppose

38.Sam said he didn‘t know the girl before， but actually he forgot( )her last year.

A. 　meeting

B. 　 to meet

C. 　 meet

D. 　 to have met

5. Passage 7 Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant， but other Greek soldiers could understand the message. Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send， the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and soldiers with loud voices， important news could be sent quickly over distance. In Africa， people learn to send messages by beating on a series of large drums. Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple， they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles. In the eighteenth century， a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way， a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms. Over a long period of time， people sent messages by all these different ways. However， not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speeches sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. 　Shields and Drums

B. 　Audio and Visible Signs

C. 　Ways of Sending Messages over History

D. 　Messages in Different Countries

2. Passage 16 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people， but I also explain that there‘s a big difference between ―being a writer‖， and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame， not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You‘ve got to want to write，‖ I say to them， ―not want to be a writer.‖ The reality is that writing is a lonely， private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune， there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer， I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a place in a New York apartment building. It didn‘t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so， however， I still hadn‘t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn‘t going to be one of those people who die wondering – what if I would keep putting my dream to the last even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope， and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. 　 Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. 　 A writer‘s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. 　 Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

D. 　 The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

158.They are( )that next year‘s profit will increase.

A. 　conference

B. 　 confidence

C. 　 condition

D. 　 confident

152.Eye( )is very important when delivering a speech in public.

A. 　touch

B. 　 sight

C. 　 sign

D. 　 contact

165.The past three decades ( )worldwide. great changes in people‘s clothing， food， housing and traffic

A. 　wit

B. 　 witness

C. 　 witnessed

D. 　 witnessing

130.( )fire， all exits must be kept clear.

A. 　In place of

B. 　 Instead of

C. 　 In case of

D. 　 In spite of

81.They promised to make every effort( )the task in time. I think we should trust them.

A. 　to accomplish

B. 　 accomplish

C. 　 accomplished

D. 　 accomplishing