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71.A good title for this passage is ________. A. A Clever Assistant B. Buying a Birthday Present C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man 72.The word "overspending" in this passage means ________. A. spending too much money B. spending too much time C. spending more time than be planned D. spending too much time and too much money 73.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face________. A. turned pale B. turned red C. turned yellow D. turned black 74.James would come back to buy what he wanted because ________. A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things B. the necklace was good C. Laura liked the necklace D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful B What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange(交流)of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard saw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first. 75.Language is used to ________. A. express oneself B. practice grammar rules B. talk with foreigners only D. learn lists of words 76."Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "This sentence means that ________. A. foreigners speak correct English B. foreigners speak incorrect English C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English 77.If too many native speakers break a rule, ________. A. what they use will become right B. they are against the law C. they should say sorry to others D. they will become heroes 78.When we speak a foreign language, we should ________. A. speak in Chinese way B. speak by the rules C. speak to native speakers D. not be afraid of making mistakes C Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws. The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you. Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet. Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道)and do not take any chances when crossing the road. My next point is about litter(throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (过错)to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin. Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age. I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you. Now, are there any questions? 79.The main purpose of this speech would be to ______. A. prepare people for international travel B. declare the laws of different kinds C. give advice to travelers to the country D. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws 80.How many laws are there discussed in the speech? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 81.From the speech we learn that ______. A. you can't make noise except at night B. in this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you C. you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age D. because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road 82.The underlined word "contact" in the sixth paragraph means ______. A. keep in touch with B. get in touch withC. join D. report D A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East. PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same. Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase. The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera(霍乱)that is carried in water. 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