The fact that something is cheap doesn’t n ____________________ mean it’s of low quality.

Those who had paid small fees for the early wor of the famous painter got a real b______________.

P____________against black people is common in many parts of America.

It was most g___________ of some people to donate large quantities of money to the victims of the disaster.

The Group of 20（G20）leaders met in London last Thursday to talk about their plan to repair the global economy.

Zachary Karabell, an American economist, however, wrote in an article in The Washington Post that they picked the wrong place to hold the meeting. “G20 heads should not have plotted in the shadow of Big Ben. They should have been sitting near the Forbidden City, in the meeting halls off Tiananmen Square in Beijing,” he wrote. The first G20 meeting, last fall, took place in Washington. “If the second meeting had been held in Beijing it would have been a clear signal that the Washington-Beijing relationship is the most important relationship in the world today.” Karabell argued.

Other experts share Karabell’s opinion. They think the success of the G20 mostly depends on what China and the US decide upon.

“How they are going to work everything out will be very important in terms of how we get out of the current decline,” Jonathan Fenby, a British historian and authority on China told China Daily.

Former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski has also said that the world should focus less on the G20 and more on a “G2” of China and the United States.

For decades, the US has governed the world, but in a few short years China has emerged as the world’s second largest economy, said The Washington Post.

In 2008, before the storm hit, China and the United States were responsible for more than half of all global economic growth. This year, China will probably still grow 8 percent while the US suffers a depression.

In many aspects, China and the US have become a single economic system. China has holdings of about $700 billion in US government debt. The US needs the money to survive the financial crisis. Meanwhile, China needs the US as much as the US needs China. Trade with the United States remains one of the bright spots of China’s economy, as US companies fuel much of China’s domestic（國內(nèi)的）economy. From its leading consumer brands---including Oil of Olay and the hugely popular KFC---to high-end（高端的）industry, China’s development relies on foreign businesses.

                                      Right now, it seems that both countries recognize their unique positions and are doing the right things.

Three months after the government stopped issuing（發(fā)放）or renewing permits for Internet cafes because of security concerns, some cafe owners are having financial concerns of their own.

The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it’s a business breakdown with no fix in sight.

“I handed in a request to open up an Internet café and received the conditions,” said the businessman Obeidallah. “I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they’d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes.”

Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. “I’m avoiding closing the place, but it’s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is.” Obeidallah said. “Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?”

The decision took many cafe owners by surprise. “I asked to open an Internet café, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms,” said Hassan Al-Harbi.

“I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and that one can’t even renew his permit. I’ve lost more than SR80,000,” Al-harbi added.

As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit.

64．The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes   _   .

       A．to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes

       B．to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business

       C．to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet

       D．to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway

65．The government’s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners            .

       A．suffered heavy financial losses              B．a(chǎn)sked to open up Internet cafes

       C．continued to operate Internet cafes        D．a(chǎn)sked the government for payment

66．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “on the way” means             .

       A．to be studied                                       B．to be put into practice

       C．to be changed                                      D．to be improved

67．The cafe owners found the government’s decision          .

       A．surprising and unacceptable                  B．understandable and acceptable

C．reasonable but surprising                      D．surprising but acceptable

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do . I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

56．By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and  __  .

       A．preferred to stay alone at home             B．lost interest in his studies

       C．refused to talk to others                       D．began to dislike his mother

57．There was silence on the other end of the line because         .

       A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

       B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

       C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

       D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

58．The sentence “he even made the honor roll” means that “   __   ”.

       A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

       B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

       C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

       D．he was even on the list of the best students at school

59．What is the main idea of this passage?

       A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

       B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

       C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

In August 2000, I walked onto the campus of Illinois State University（ISU）as a simple, quiet girl from a small rural town. There were more freshmen here than the  __  36__   of my entire hometown. Standing by myself, I was all of a sudden   __ 37 __  by strangers from various backgrounds. I was  __ 38__ with this place and, for the first time in my life, I felt   __ 39__

       Over time, I realized that everyone around__ 40__   the same. The strangers soon became friends, and the campus turned into one where I found  __  41__   . __  42__  I knew it, ISU became my second home away from my hometown.

         __ 43__  the four years, I learned a lot I had not learnt in my hometown. I realized that you could not __44 __  late on Thursday night and still pass your Friday exam, and that pizza three times a day will gain 15 pounds for a freshman. I also  __ 45__  who I was as a person and found the best second __46__ in the friends.

       The bittersweet day came when I had to__ 47__ the college chapter of my life. I thought I would __48__  , but I didn’t . I knew I would have my college years, my friends and__ 49__  with me forever. I even had a sense of __ 50 __  that my four years of difficult classes finally paid off.

       However,  __ 51 __  hit the day after graduation. For three months I was __  52__   ,not to mention I had loans to repay and no__ 53__   .

       This January, I received an offer from a school three hours away from home. I will move on, with the__54 __  I had on that first day of college, to the place where I again will call home. But I believe I will__55 __  it!

According to a _______ source of information, heavy burden on students will be greatly reduced.

   A. capable                   B. reliable                         C. essential                  D. potential

---Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself？

---No problem. I like _________ when people are open and direct.

 A. it                          B. this                      C. that                    D. them