Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有綜合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工資單) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools.

At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(論壇)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

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36.What has happened to the Vrain School District?

A)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

B)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

C)A huge financial problem has arisen.

D)Many schools there are mismanaged.

37.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?

A) They demanded a through investigation.

B) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

C) They accused those responsible for it.

D)They felt somewhat helpless about it.

38.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

A)irreversible

B)insolvable

C)unavoidable

D)unthinkable

39.Why did Coffman request an investigation?

A)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

B)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

C)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.

40.Three high school students started a website in order to__________.

A)keep people properly informed of the crisis

B)expose officials who neglected their duties

C)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

D)attract greater public attention to their needs

Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)

41."This light is too______ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.

A) dim B) slight C)mild D)minute

42.The more a nation#39;s companies _______factories abroad, the smaller that country#39;s recorded exports will be.

A)lie B) locate C)spot D)stand

43.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to ______a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

A) invade B)install C)insert D)inject

44.The old paper mill has been ______to make way for a new shopping centre.

A)held down B)kept down C)cut down D)turn down

45.My grandfather had always taken a _______interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

A) weighty B) keen C)vague D)splendid

46.If you don’t like to swim, you _____as well stay at home.

A) may B)can C)would D)should

47.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4,1826,the fiftieth_ ______of American Independence.

A)ceremony B) anniversary C)occasion D)occurrence

48.We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

A ) get away B)get across C)get off D)get over

49.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

A) option B)intention C)approval D)excuse

50.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be _______and go another day.

A) probable B)reliable C)flexible D)feasible

51.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed last month.

A) witnesses B)audiences C)viewers D)observers

52.These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.

A) faith B)authority C)enthusiasm D)convention

53."You try to get some sleep. I#39;ll _____the patient#39;s breakfast, "said the nurse.

A)get to B)see to C)lead to D)stick to

54.The bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

A) loan B)borrow C)lease D)credit

55.John cannot afford to go to university, _______going abroad.

A) nothing to speak of B)not to speak of C) anything but D)nothing but

56.There#39;s the living room still to be _____,so that#39;s my next project.

A) decorated B)dissolved C)assessed D)abandoned

57.It may be necessary to stop ______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.

A) at case B) at length C)at intervals D) at a distance

58.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.

A) attach B)compose C) involve D)enclose

59.Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you#39;ll have to pay a _________.

A)deposit B) deal C)fare D)fond

60.Dr.Smith was always ______the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

A) tended by B)absorbed in C)reminded of D)concerned about

61..________quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

A)Extreme B)Exclusive C)Extensive D)Excessive

62.To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

A)treatment B) transmission C)departure D)delivery

63.Politically these nations tend to be ______,with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

A) unsteady B)unstable C)rational D)reluctant

64. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

A)take away B)take out C)take to D)take on

65.The London Marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands of runners participate every year.

A)Therefore B) Accordingly C)Nevertheless D )Furthermore

66. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

A) estimate B)terminal C)fate D)benefit

67. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.

A)storage B) source C)reserve D)resource

68. ______recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

A) In view of B) In favor of C)In case of D)In memory of

69. Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.

A)goals B)destinations C)targets D)aims

70. Jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.

A)delivered B)transferred C)exchanged D)transformed