Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

What's the weather today? Would you 67 it as extreme? Extreme weather includes conditions that endanger people's lives or 68 property. That might 69 intense winds or 70 rains. It could mean bitter cold, pounding hail, or a blinding snowstorm.
Extreme weather can have some surprising and tragic consequences. For example, in July 1995, high temperatures and lots of moisture 71 the air, or humidity, created a heat wave in the Midwest. About a thousand people died 72 a result. Most of the victims were elderly people ___73__ couldn't __74 ___the __75___ from the heat.

Just in 2003, __76_ winter temperatures throughout much of the United States were the lowest in more than a century. In Minnesota about a hundred people died from _77__ to the cold, heart _78__ from shoveling snow, or __79_ accidents caused by the weather.
Extreme weather takes its toll _80 _human life. But it can have other __81__, too. A blizzard can bring a bustling city to a halt for days. An ice storm can damage power _82__, cutting off electricity to homes and businesses. During a _83___, drinking water _84___ can dry up. Dried-out vegetation becomes fuel for wildfires. __85__ the drought of 1988, U.S. farmers lost billions of dollars in crops. More than five million acres burned, __86__ large sections of Yellowstone National Park.

67 A) subscribe?? B) prescribe ?? C) describe????? D) inscribe
68 A) crack?????? B) damage?????? C) hurt????????? D) injure
69 A) mean??????? B) dictate????? C) mark????????? D) say
70 A) tense ? ? ? B) rigid??????? C) heavy???????? D) tight
71 A) in????????? B) on?????????? C) off?????????? D) over
72 A) like??????? B) from???????? C) for ? ? ? ? ? D) as
73 A) whom??????? B) whose??????? C) who?????????? D) what
74 A) set???????? B) lie????????? C) make????????? D) take
75 A) press?????? B) access?????? C) recess??????? D) stress
76.A) extra?????? B) extreme????? C) exclusive???? D) excessive
77 A) exposure??? B) expansion??? C) extension???? D) exhibition
78 A) strikes???? B) attacks????? C) blows???????? D) strokes
79 A) transmission B) transportation C) traffic??? D) transit
80 A) in????????? B) to?????????? C) with????????? D) on
81 A) affects???? B) reasons????? C) consequences? D) expectations
82 A) channels??? B) lines??????? C) paths???????? D) currents
83 A) earthquake? B) starvation?? C) tornado?????? D) drought
84 A) stores????? B) demands????? C) reservations? D) supplies
85 A) On????????? B) During?????? C) By??????????? D) Over
86 A) including?? B) included???? C) contained???? D) contain

Part VI Translation
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. __________________________________________（雖然我們已經(jīng)取得很大進(jìn)步）, we still have a long way to go.
88. Tom__________________________________________________（太驕傲了，以至于看不出到自己的缺點(diǎn)）.
89. We have to admit the fact that________________________________________（生命的質(zhì)量和生命本身一樣重要）.
90. It is time___________________________________________（當(dāng)局采取適當(dāng)?shù)拇胧﹣斫鉀Q交通問題）.
91. Only in this way,_____________________________________（你才能學(xué)好英語）