That's __9__ a hobby means， I think. it is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the __10__ of it.

　　1. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing

　　2. A. cheap B. expensive C. interesting D. instructive

　　3. A. worthy B. worthless C. valuable D. worth

　　4. A. price B. piece C. coin D. money

　　5.A. At B. In C. By D. On

　　6.A. to collect B. collects C. collect D. collecting

　　7.A. some B. not C. any D. many

　　8.A. more happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily

　　9.A. how B. what C. which D. why

　　10.A. price B. reason C. value D. fun

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　　Passage 11

　　In a big English dictionary there are more than half a million __1__. No one knows or uses all those words —— no one， that it， has __2__ a big vocabulary. By the time a child starts to school he usually knows __3__ 2，000 and 3，000 words. His vocabulary grows. A well-educated grown person may have vocabulary of 50，000 words.

　　In the encyclopedia（百科全书）， there are about 77，000 different words. Any boy __4__ girl who understands all at least has 77，000 words. Of course， some of the words he can read he would not use __5__ writing or speaking. As a matter of fact， everyone who has learned to read and write has __6__ vocabularies： his speaking vocabulary， his writing vocabulary， and his reading vocabulary. A person's reading vocabulary is usually biggest， and his speaking vocabulary __7__.

　　Many people have studied vocabularies. There are lists of the commonest 500 words， 1，000 words， 2，000 words， and so on. A person could get on surprisingly well with the 1，000 commonest words.

　　But no one wants to get along __8__ the smallest vocabulary that will do. He can get his ideas across better if he has a good vocabulary. And he can have __9__ more fun from reading. Many people set out to make their vocabularies bigger. A good way is to __10__ in the dictionary any new words one comes across. Another is to make a point of using new words.

　　1. A. words B. phrases C. expressions D. sentences

　　2. A. such B. as C. that D. this

　　3. A. among B. from C. both D. between

　　4. A. and B. or C. to D. with

　　5. A. in B. at C. to D. on

　　6. A. following B. three C. all D. different

　　7. A. big B. bigger C. small D. smallest

　　8. A. / B. with C. on D. in

　　9. A. few B. little C. much D. further

　　10. A. look for B. look out C. look up D. look at

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　　Passage 12

　　Most dictionaries will tell you a number of __1__ about a language. There are three things in particular that __2__ important. These three things are spelling， pronunciation， and meanings.

　　The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will __3__ you the spelling of a word. If you're not sure about the spelling of a word， you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order-a， b， c， and so on. For example， on a dictionary page the word “poor” - p， o， o， r - comes before “poverty” - p， o， v， e， r， t， y and the word “poverty” comes __4__ the word “power” - p， o， w， e， r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.

　　The second thing a dictionary will tell you is __5__. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic， or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally __6__ a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation. The __7__ thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can __8__ a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning， and a good dictionary will explain all of the word's meanings. For example， in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings. The meaning， of course， __9__ the sentence in which the word is used.

　　These three things-spelling， pronunciation， and meanings——are some of the important __10__ that you learn from dictionaries.

　　1. A. thing B. people C. things D. books

　　2. A. is B. were C. was D. are

　　3. A. say B. tell C. give D. speak

　　4. A. before B. after C. in front of D. behind

　　in front of（方位的前面：eg. in front of the building）

　　5. A. pronunciation B. intonation （语调） C. spelling

　　D. Meanings

　　6. A. what B. which C. where D. how

　　7. A. first B. second C. third D. the last

　　8. A. look at B. find C. see D. look up

　　look up（look up the word in the dictionary）

　　9. A. depend B. depends on C. depend on D. is depending

　　10. A. facade B. facts C. faces D. fact

　　facade（外表，尤指虚伪的 eg. a facade of indifference 假装冷漠）

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　　Passage 13

　　Cars are __1__ important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car.

　　Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large __2__. He probably didn't know how much the car was going to __3__ American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

　　There are three main reasons the car __4__ so popular in the United States. First of all， the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides __5__ comfortable and cheapest form of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

　　The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really __6__ an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service __7__ by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

　　The third reason is the most important one， though. The American spirit of independence is __8__ really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus， or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to __9__ an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is __10__ that Americans want most to have.

　　1. A. the B. an C. a D. not

　　number （1） 号码、数字 eg. My telephone number is 622998.

　　（2） 数量、数额，可用单数或复数形式，主语前有形容词时，动词用复数。

　　Eg. A large number of people have applied.很多人都申请了。 The enemy won by force of numbers.敌人以人多获胜。

　　The number of the people going abroad is increasing.

　　amount of sth.与不可数名词连用。

　　（1）总额、总数 eg. Can you really afford this amount？

　　（2 ） 大量的工作、钱、家具eg. Food was provided in varying amounts. 食物供应多少不等。

　　本题：英语可说in a large number， in a big amount， in large numbers， in large amounts.

　　2. A. number B. amount C. numbers D. members

　　affect 为动词，表示影响。

　　effect 为名词，表示“作用、效果”。

　　3. A. affects B. effect C. affected D. affect

　　become 表示某一点的动作，通过上下文判断这一动作以结束，所以用became

　　4. A. became B. started C. becomes D. grow

　　5. A. the more B. better C. the most D. fastest

　　6. A. developing B. developed C. development D. develop

　　7. A. provided B. supply C. offer D. providing

　　8. A. which B. that C. what D. where

　　9. A. go B. act C. follow D. carry out

　　follow只能与schedule搭配。follow 有“遵守”的意思。

　　carry out 的意思为“实行”，“执行”。carry out常与policy， reform， plan， project等连用。

　　eg. The construction team was asked to follow the blueprint strictly in order to carry out the project smoothly.

　　10. A. freedom B. democracy C. the freedom D. the democracy

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