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Passage One
The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.
At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

The Egyptians thought that ball playing was （）
A. childish
B. difficult
C. not enjoyable
D. worthwhile

[单项选择]The first day of school one of my classmates began a talk with me that changed my life.
She said, "Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old."
"Why are you in college at such an age" I asked.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one! she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and I’ll never forget what she taught us. She cleared her throat and began
"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success.
"You have to laugh and fend humor each and every day.
"You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and they don’t even know it!
"There is a giant difference
A. We became friends right after the class.
B. We never talked to each other after then.
C. We did not keep our friendship for a long time.
D. We often helped each other after making friends.

[单项选择]At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ______ revised.

[单项选择]According to the first paragraph, one of the concerns related to international biomedical research is ______.


A. whether the experimented treatments should be compared against local standards
B. whether the experimented treatments are shown to be effective
C. when local communities will be able to carry out their own research projects
D. the prohibitive costs involved

[单项选择]Which statement is true about first aid


A. It usually makes the services of a doctor unnecessary.
B. It is usually done by someone who is not a doctor.
C. It is usually done by a doctor.
D. It is usually done by the victim himself.

[单项选择]The little boy first took off one shoe and then took off（）
A. another
B. other
C. the other
D. each other

[单项选择]No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been ______ to Bach.
A. referred
B. attributed
C. identified
D. associated

[单项选择]Man’s first real invention, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and every machine in the world depend on it.
The wheel is the simplest yet the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature—no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then did Man come to invent the wheel Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the dead body of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.
It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker a long time to imagine two thin pieces of log collected at their centers by a strong stick. This would roll along just as the logs did, yet it would be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and the axle came into being, and with them the first carts were invented.
The wheel is important because ______.
A. it was man’s first real invention
B. nothing was born with

[单项选择]Which one is NOT true about the waterbeds


A. They can be heated by electric mat or infrared lamps.
B. They are made from tough plastic membrane.
C. They are the best choice in the scientific test.
D. They are much safer for the piglets but hard to control.

[单项选择]Which one is not true about the magistrate


A. It was difficult for the chief magistrate to become a dictator
B. Any Roman had the chance to become the magistrate
C. The plebs couldn’t hold the post of magistrate
D. Magistrate’s power was limited