1、阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。(1)In the United States, there were 222 people 1_ (report) to be billionaires(亿万富翁) in 2003. The 2_(rich) of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money 3_ starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old
2、 4_ he first 5_ (help) to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.6_, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even 7_ (young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. 8_ of these child actors ma
3、de over a million dollars by 9_ (act) in movies before they were 14. But the youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, 10_ inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18 in 2001! (2)Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car 1_ (ste
4、al). They filed a report at the police station and a detective drove them back 2_ the parking lot to look for evidence.To their 3_ (amaze), the car had been returned 4_ there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to send her to the hospital
5、 as soon as possible. Please forget the 5_ (convenient). There are two tickets 6_ tonights Rowan Atkinson concert.”Their faith in humanity restored(恢复). The couple attended 7_ concert. But when they returned home, they 8_ (immediate) found that their house 9_(rob). On the bathroom mirror was 10_ not
6、e: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, dont I?” (3)People 1_ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2_(language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3_ five hun
7、dred thousand words. But we do not need 4_ of these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5_ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.The words you know 6_ (call) your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 7_ (big). Read as many books a
8、s we can. There are a lot of books 8_ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 9_ new word, look it 10_ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. (4) When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1_ the traffic drives on the left. Before you c
9、ross a street you must look to the right first 2_ then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3_(work), the streets are very busy. Traffic is the 4_ (danger) then.When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5_. Always remember the traffic moves on the l
10、eft. So you must be careful. 6_ (have) a look first, or you will go 7_ wrong way.In many English cities, there are big buses 8_ two floors. You can sit on the 9_ (two) floor. From 10_ you can see the city very well. Its very interesting. (5)1_ artist had a small daughter. Sometimes he painted women
11、2_ any clothes on, and he and his wife always tried 3_ ( keep) the small girl out 4_ he was doing this, “She is 5_ young to understand,” they said.But one day, when the artist 6_ (paint) a woman with no clothes on, he forgot to lock the door, and the girl suddenly ran into the room. Her mother ran u
12、p the stairs 7_ her, but when she got to the room, the little girl was already in the room and looking at the woman. 8_ her parents waited for her to speak.For a few seconds the little girl said 9_, but then she ran to her mother and said 10_ (angry), “Why do you let her go about without shoes and s
13、ocks on when you dont let me?” (6) Most Americans dont like to get advice 1_members of their family. They get advice from “2_ (strange)”. When they need advice, they dont usually go to people they know. 3_ many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines 4_ give advice on many different subjec
14、ts, 5_ (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how 6_ (buy) a house or a car.Most newspapers 7_(regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who 8_ (suppose) to know how to solv
15、e such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, 9_ are lawyers or educators. 10_ two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work.(7) Without proper planning, tourism can cause. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places 1_ are also en
16、joyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If tourism creates too much traffic, the inhabitants will become 2_ (annoy) and unhappy. 3_begin to dislike tourists 4_ to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. 5_ is important to think about the people of a dest
17、ination country and 6_tourism affects them. Tourism should help 7_ country keep the customs and beauty that attracts tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and 8_ (happy) of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism 9_ (grow) too quickly, people must leave other jobs
18、 to work 10_ the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer. (8) London was awarded 1_ 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, 2_ (defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to British capital 3_ the first time since 1948.4_ Moscow
19、, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) in the first three rounds London beat Paris 5450 on the fourth ballot(投票表决) of the IOC.In London crowds cheered and waved flags as 5_ watched the announcement from Singapore 6_ a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east London area 7_ the main Olymp
20、ic complex (建筑群) will be based.Blair spent two days in lobbying(游说) in Singapore before leaving 8_ (host )the G8 summit (8国峰会) in Scotland. “My promise to you is we will be your 9_ (good) partners,” Blair said. Its the fourth bid (申办) from Britain after it 10_ (fail) attempts by Birmingham for the 1
21、992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000. (9) Why is 1_(set) goals so important? Because goals can help you do, be, 2_ experience everything you want in life. Instead 3_ just letting life happen to you, goals allow 4_ to make your life happen.5_ (success) and happy people have set lots of g
22、oals to help them reach their 6_ (aim). By setting goals you are taking control of your life. Its like having a map to show you 7_ you want to go. Winners in life set goals and follow through with them. Winners decide 8_they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsucces
23、sful people just let life happen by accident. Goals arent difficult to set, and 9_arent difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are 10_one who must decide what to do and in what direction to aim your life.(10) We often think of future. We often wonder 1_the wo
24、rld will be like in a hundred years time.Think of 2_ space. Perhaps a permanent station on the moon 3_(set) up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as 4_ (tour). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, 5_ (permit) long journeys through the solar system. When that time come
25、s, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting 6_ planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine, too. 7_ (pollute) will have been controlled in a hundred years time. All the world will have been developedeven Antarctica. 8_ will have used up most of the earths land to build our ci
26、ties, 9_ floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans of this kind. And there will be cities 10_ the sea. (11)The Internet has become part of young peoples life. 1_ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get 2_ (use) information on the Intern
27、et 3_ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students dont use it 4_ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites 5_ shouldnt look at. So bad things may happen 6_ students spend too much time on the Internet.7_ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we
28、have a textbook, 8_ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice.Some students 9_ make friends on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face 10_ (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place. (12)Rivers
29、are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the worlds great cities1_ (locate) on rivers, and almost 2_ country has at least one river flowing through it that plays 3_ important part in the lives of its people.Since the beginning of history, people 4_ (use) rivers for transportation. Th
30、e longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile.5 _ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people 6_ live along their banks.However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers of
31、ten make problems. As the cities grow 7_ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes 8_ (pollute) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the 9_ (important) of doing more to keep their rivers clean 10_ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resour
32、ce. (13)Liu Xiang was the first Asian 1_ (win) the mens 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. 2_ that he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.“I never 3_(think) I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic record.”said Liu Xiang in tears, “I am very very excited. Im proud not just for myse
33、lf and for Chinese 4_ for Asia. My race went 5_ (wonderful) from start to finish.” Liu added. “It is 6_ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for 7_their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as 8_ else.”Since his ret
34、urn from Athens, Liu Xiang 9_ (be) at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, “For some players, its just a job. For me, its 10_ I love.”(1
35、4) Will 1_ matter if you dont take your breakfast? Some time ago a test 2_ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different ages from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of 3_ (breakfast), and sometimes they got 4_ breakfast at all. Special tests we
36、re set up to see 5_ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten 6_ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect 7_ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be 8_ (especial) true if a person works 9_ his b
37、rains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with 10_ (much) attention in class.(15)Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed 1_ (depend) on the age of the person and the conditions in 2_ sleep t
38、akes place. The young may need more sleep than 3_ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with 4_ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. 5_ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep 6_ always be enough
39、to make one bring back his 7_ (strong) and get ready for a days work. Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not 8_ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, 9_ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep pro
40、ducing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when 10_ (suggest) by a doctor. (16)Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat in 1_ (vary) flavors (风味) can 2_ (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you havent eaten snake yet, you ar
41、e considered “out of date”. But I wonder 3_ all the trends are worth following. Some people may defend themselves by 4_ (say) that snake meat is nutritious. But these people dont realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，5_ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes. According 6_ a survey, about 1000 ton
42、s of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 7_ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!These figures warns us that if no action is taken, 8_ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which 9_ (result) in a decrea
43、se(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen? So lets start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect 10_.” (17)A few years ago, SARS 1_ out in the mainland of China, causing some people to be killed. And some nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there was2_ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the cause of this deadly disease. They invited all the most 3_ (experience) experts in this field to discuss and quite a fe
