Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “  36  station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a   37  at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman. 
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance（救护车）  38  off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man. 
“What a dirty  39  !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a  40   when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came  41  towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly  42  to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away. 
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was  43  at last. Later the police did whatever they could to  44  the woman who had   45  them, but failed.
It is really   46  that a prediction should agree with the fact so  47  . 
36.A. Weather B. Railway C. Fire D. Police  
37.A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. train 
38.A. turned B. took C. set D. walked 
39.A. call B. signal C. trick D. arrangement 
40.A. reward B. praise C. thanks D. punishment 
41.A. turning B. running C. starting D. passing 
42. A. continued B. refused C. began D. stopped 
43. A. saved B. dead C. awake D. alive 
44. A. find B. attack C. award D. thank 
45. A. laughed B. visited C. repeated D. telephoned 
46. A. exciting B. pleasing C. surprising D. interesting 
47. A. equally      B. truly           C. exactly      D. carefully 

Section C(12marks)
Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.              
For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild creature in the Himalayas called Yeti. The Yeti is said to 48        a large, hairy animal that walks on 49         feet like a human being. People believe that Yetis sometimes come down from the mountain to attack villagers.
In 1998, 50          American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti 51        the Chinese side of Himalayas. ‘It walked like a human, but 52         had thick black fur and was about six feet tall 53        huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands,’ he said.
Scientists hope 54         the mystery will be solved one day. 55        such creatures really exist, we might have the chance to see one with our own eyes.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (20 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Where can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well, I suggest you try the beautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of the main tourist attractions. Here is some information on a few of the attractions on the IOW.
Dinosaur Isle
It is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. It's a large, lovely museum, both fun and educational. Here you can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs, as well as a gift shop. You can walk into the past and then the future, learning about the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120 million years ago.
Robin Hill Country Park
The park is in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for children's parties and games. It has five new gardens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of the rare red squirrels.
The West of the Wight
Here we have the Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway. They offer another opportunity to combine entertainment (娱乐) with learning. This is a great place to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and the mainland.
The Wight Bus Museum
This museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a bus collection stored in what was once a warehouse (仓库) . Most of the buses in the museum date back to around the 1910's.
With all of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!
56. Where can you visit the dinosaur museum?
A. In the west of the isle.            B. In a seaside town.
  C. In the beautiful countryside.       D. On the northeast coast.
57. Where can you learn something as well as have a good time?
  A. Dinosaur Isle and Robin Hill Country Park.
  B. The Wight Bus Museum and Robin Hill Country Park.
  C. The Wight Bus Museum and the West of the Wight.
  D. Dinosaur Isle and the West of the Wight.
58.We can learn from the passage that ____.
  A. those running the Wight Bus Museum work for free
B. on Dinosaur Isle we can learn about all kinds of animals
  C. there are five new gardens on Dinosaur Isle
  D. the Wight Bus Museum can be visited free of charge
59. The purpose of this passage is to ____.
A. attract readers to come to the IOW           B. tell readers what is worth visiting
C. show the development of tourism on the IOW  D. advise readers how to relax on holidays
60. You can read this article in a ______.
A. science journal   B. book review    C. travel magazine       D. film advertisement
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