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t[C.cook;go out D.cooking;going out( )15.The colour yellow_______ the feeling of________. A.makes;energy B.creates;warmthC.represents;purity D.creates;harmony二.完型填空10分More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also 16 many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German (德語(yǔ)). They 17 borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.As we all know, there are 18 between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by paring how certain words are used. 19 , “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is 20 , they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman that is 21 . The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love and 22 .China, a country with the largest population in the world, has 23 more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very 24 with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China 25 in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.( )16. A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in ( )17. A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably( )18. A. advantages B. records C. effects D. differences ( )19. A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result( )20. A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish ( )21. A. kindhearted B. pretty C. cruel D. helpful( )22. A. sadness B. attraction D. friendship ( )23. A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught( )24. A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed( )25. A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as三.閱讀理解30分A The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean(可可豆)to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, ad more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper. However, aT first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very