Scarcely ______ those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome

A. had he uttered
B. did he utter
C. he had uttered
D. he did utter

Waiter: Good evening. ______<br>Customer: Actually there are 3 of us. A friend is joining us tonight.

A. There are 3 of you tonight？
B. A table for two？
C. How many people are there？
D. What's your number？

In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking______.

A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age
B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking
C. robs people of time to focus and reflect
D. should not become a word in everyday use

Woman: What do you think of the idea？<br>Man: I couldn't come up with a better one.<br>Question: What does the man mean？

A. To him this is the best idea.
B. It isn't too bad an idea.
C. He has no idea about it.
D. He couldn't think of any idea.

The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to______.

A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking
B. show the high efficiency of multitasking
C. introduce the legislation system in America
D. argue against using time effectively

Zoos are among mankind's oldest institutions, dating back at least 4,500 years, and probably more. Across the world they have brought together and displayed live wild animals for people to look at and over the years hundreds of millions have. Any institution with so long a history and so universally attended must reach something in people deeper than idle curiosity. Since it is fashionable to speak of roots today, it might be suggested that zoos allow us to stay in touch with our most primitive roots in a primeval world where human survival depended on knowing the shapes and habits of wild animals. So important were wild creatures to our distant ancestors that they were the most frequent subjects of paintings on cave walls, formed the basis for virtually all early religions, and were in numerous instances worshipped as gods.<br>Now our survival is threatened more by what we ourselves have worked, and by the stresses of living among these creations, than it is by wild animals to whom we relegate less and less living space with each passing year. In this world the need for good zoological gar-dens is urgent. The exponential growth of human population and the ever-increasing sprawl of cities does more than rob land from wildlife: it pushes the animals father away from city dwellers. People live in brick, concrete, and glass environments where they lose all touch with wilderness; children grow up who have never tried to catch a frog, never seen a hawk soar or a deer step daintily into a forest clearing—let alone watched a herd of elephants amble across the river or a pride of lions stalk prey.<br>People who have the time and money can take an occasional trip to the remaining wilderness and find, in places where wild animals still live, the renewal of spirit that comes from prolonged visits to wild country. For millions of others who are unable to leave the cities or can't afford to, good zoos laid out among plants and trees can bring what conservationist Lan Player calls "a taste of wilderness''. Perhaps more important in the long run, zoos can help give deprived people an awareness that we share the world with many other animals and should have a decent regard for their worth and right to live. If zoos did no more than accomplish these two ends, they would serve a noble purpose.<br>As it happens, however, today's zoos can do far more. They can become breeding centers for those wild species whose continued existence has become precarious. The team "captive breeding" has been used to describe this new role of zoos, and this book describes the effort the most important task that zoos have yet undertaken.<br>In the second sentence of the first paragraph, "hundreds of millions" refers to the great number of_____ .

A. mankind's various institutions
B. zoos across the world
C. live wild animals displayed
D. people who have visited zoos

In the second paragraph, the word "consternation" (Line 3) is closest in meaning to______.

A. calmness
B. peacefulness
C. shock
D. intention

1. State the changes in the number of Chinese traveling abroad in the past three years.<br>2. Give possible reasons for the changes.

Write a composition of at least 120 words based on the title "Can Money Buy Happiness？" Write it clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.

现在上网阅读的人越来越多，热门可以更快地从网上读到新闻、找到他们所需要的信息或下载文学作品。<br>1. 你认为网络是否能最终代替书刊报纸？<br>2. 举例说明你的理由。<br>3. 结论。