【正文】 To our great ___, Mrs. White won39。t be able to join us in the party this weekend. surprise (thirst)Do you have any water? I am ____to death. thirsty (wonder) Don39。t you think that39。s a _____story? Wonderful 適當詞填空： 1. (able) Airplanes enable people to travel great distances rapidly. 2. (add) They need additional help to get the work done as planned. 3. (child) He was born in China , spent his childhood in England , and now he is an American citizen. 4. (disappoint) To our great dissappointment ,Mrs White won’t be able to join us in the party this weekend . 5. (decide) While still a young boy ,Louis made his decision to because a scientist. 6. (economic) I am a college student now .my major is economics 7. (encourage)High interest retes (高利貸 )discourage pepole from borrowing money from bank 8. (honest) He said he would have nothing to do with dishonest people who always tell lies 9. (industry) The United States is an industrialized nation, so we still have a long way to catch it . 10. (invent) What an important invention he was made. 11. (lie) It seems that he can always lie his way out of trouble .But sooner or later ,people will find him a liar 12. (lock) Before you enter the house, you have to unlock the door. 13. (mystery)It was very mysterious hoe he had got into the room without being seen 14. (ordinary)This novel is extraordinarile interesting. I suggest you read it . 15. (patience)Nelson is certainly unfit for the teaching profession ,for the is too impatient with slow learners. 16. (produce)His farm is so productive that he grew more corn that he could sell. 17. (propose)I feel very sorry that the boss didn’t pay any attention to my proposal 18. (silent) She gave her husband a sharp look to silence him. 19. (sharp ) Your scissors needs to be sharpened 5 20. (solve)We will not give up until we find a satisfactor solution to the problem 21. (thirst) Do you have any water ?I am thirsty to death 22. (unexpected) Frankly speaking, I didn’t expect to see you here . 23. (unusual) I unusually go shopping on Sundays ,but this ing Sunday I am going swimming. 24. (wide) The roads have to be winened so that the problem of traffic jam can be soled. 25. (wonder) Don’t you think that’s a wonderful story ? 五、閱讀理解 （一） Most great inventors in the capitalist society meet with much opposition 56. The word those in the first sentence refers to C. interests do big monopolies buy inventions? C. They want to make more money. of the following is not the very reason for the opposition to Stephenson39。s experiment?C. It would waste coal. 59. The word dream in the first paragraph refers to _____B. inventors39。 plans for inventions 60. What is the main idea of this paragraph? D. Oppositions to Stephenson the inventor. （二） As a young girl, Elizabeth Barrett (Browning英國作家勃朗寧 ) sort of climate did Elizabeth39。s doctor prescribe? A. Temperate. many people were drowned when the boat sank?C. Three 63. How did the tragedy affect Elizabeth? D. It affected her both physically and emotionally. 64. Whom did she blame for the accident?B. Herself. 65. The incident had _____ on her poetry. D. a strong influence （三） SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , 66. What is the passage mainly about ?D. Friendship and petition between two swimmers . 67. Gould and Schipper are going to D. take part in the same sports event 68. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was A. 15 69. The underlined word it in the fifth paragraph probably refers to C. the friendship 70. What Schipper said showed that she B. had learned a lot from Gould （四） Giving Back Fair WayThe Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. 71. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?C. Returned the prize to the anizer. 72. Greg Rota39。s decision shows that he was _______. A. honest 73. The underlined word Change in the second paragraph means . coins 74. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money. 75. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because . the school had helped him in the past （五） Television ,the modern wonder of electronics, 56. Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics, because _______C. it brings the world into people39。s own home in sight and sound 57. Television became an industry in . the 1950s 58. The word incalculable . very great 59. The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to . be telecast in full color 60. The launching of munications satellites made it possible for people to _______. C. watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo （六） The seriously depressed person sees himself in a very negative way. 61. Depressives share the feeling that they______. C. have lost something 62. Depressive illness may be considered the only mental . which is fatal 63. Of the people who attempt suicide, . most suffer from depression 64. The greatest risk of suicide occurs . just after hospitalization 65. Statistics show . more men than women mit suicide （七） It was not yet eleven o39。clock when a boat crossed the river with story took place in ____. D. winter 67. The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river . he wanted to make extra money. 68. The stockings that Robin wore were obviously . handmade 69. From the way he looked, it was evident that Robin was . a country boy did Robin appear as he walked into the town?A. He was cheerful and excited. （八） It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. 71. The meaning of panickedin Paragraph 2 is related to _____. D. fear 72. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed