1IrecentlywroteanautobiographyinwhichIrecalledmanyoldmemories.Oneofthemwasfrommyschooldays,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber,wouldpickoutwordsfromReadersDigesttotestourvocabulary.Today,morethan45yearslater,Ialwayscheckout"ItpaystoEnrichYourWordPower"firstwhentheDigestcomeseachmonth.Iamimpressedwiththatidea,wordpower.ReadersDigestknowsthepowerthatwordshavetomovepeopletoentertain,informandinspire.TheDigesteditorsknowthatthebigwordisn'talwaysthebestword.Takejustoneexample,a2QuotableQuotefromtheFebruary1985issue:"Timeisaplayfulthing.Itslipsquicklyanddrinksthedaylikeabowlofmilk."Seventeenwords,onlytwoofthemmorethanonesyllable,yethowmuchtheyconvey!That'susuallyhowitiswithReader’sDigest.Thesmallandsimplecanbeprofound.AschairmanofafoundationtorestoretheStatueofLiberty,I'vebeenmakingalotofspeecheslately.Itrytokeepthemfairlyshort.Iusesmallbutvividwords:wordslike"hoe","guts","faith"and"dreams".Thosearewordsthatmovepeopleandsaysomuch3aboutthespiritofAmerica.Don'tgetmewrong.I'mnotagainstusingbigwords,whenitisrighttodoso,butIhavealsolearnedthatasmallwordcanworkasmallmiracle--ifit'stherightword,intherightplace,attherighttime.It'sa"secret"thatIhopeIwillneverforget.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure（共40小题，每小题1分，共40分）21.Mr.White,whooftendonatesalotofmoneytocharity,is___manI’veeverknown.A.themostgenerousB.themoregenerousC.thelessgenerousD.theleastgenerousMoregenerous4Less22.Quitealotofyoungpeoplearewilling___withtheoldlady,forsheisafriendlyandeasy-goingperson.A.talkingB.totalkC.tobetalkedD.beingtalked23.Thecauseofthiskindoffluhasn’tyet____inspiteof/despitetheeffortsofthemedicalresearchers.A.havediscoveredB.discoveredC.beendiscoveredD.discover24.ItissuggestedthattheregularmeetingonWednesday____limitedto20minutes.A.wereB.wasC.isD.be525.Allfights________duetothefog,theydecidedtogotoGuangzhoubytrain.A.havebeencancelledB.havingcancelledC.havingbeencancelledD.werecancelled26.Onlywhenyouareover65yearsold____takebusesforfreeinsomecities.A.needyouB.youcanC.canyouD.youneed27.Ifyouaccusesomeoneofcausingyouharmorloses,you____convincingproofsbyyourself.A.wouldcollectB.willhavetocollectC.hadcollectedD.collect6Convincevt.使信服EvidenceConvincinga.Convinceda.Iamfullyconvincedthat⋯Surprisinga.Surpriseda.28.Theretiredwomen____thebenefitsofdancinginparksformanyyears.A.hadenjoyedB.enjoysC.hasbeenenjoyingD.havebeenenjoying29.Whatangeredtheoldmanmost____thathissondidn’tfollowhisadviceonmarriage.A.isB.wereC.wasD.are730.Accordingtotheexpert’spresentation,theproject____toincreasehouseholdincomeforfarmersinthewesternareas.A.isexpectedB.areexpectedC.isexpectingD.expects31.Themoretimehespent____thismatter,themorenervoushebecame.A.consideredB.consideringC.considersD.considerThe比较级⋯，the比较级⋯越⋯,越⋯比较级+比较级Moreandmore⋯.832.Thenumberofspectatorspresentatthefootballmatchwas____thanexpected.Thereweremanyticketsleft.A.muchsmallerB.muchmoreC.muchlargerD.manymore33.TheProductionDepartment,aswellasotherdepartments,willhaveitsbudget____to$3millionthisyear.A.increasedB.beingincreasedC.toincreaseD.tohavebeenincreasedHavesb.doHavesb.doingHavesth.Doing9IhadthefanrunningallthenightHavesth.DoneIhadthefridgerepaired.34.Nosoonerhadthebuildingbeenbuilt____itcollapsedinastrongearthquake.A.whenB.thanC.thenD.beforeHardly/Scarcely⋯.When⋯一⋯就。。。35.AsurveyshowedthatthepopulationinFrance____becausesomewom...
