[单项选择]Were it not for the measures timely taken last year by the central government, these banks could have been closed.
A. would have been
B. should have been
C. had to be
D. will have been

[填空题]Before the Columbine High School shooting last year, ______ of American schools were considered safe.

[简答题]The violent tornado that struck in August last year_______________ (已经引起全球科学家的高度重视).

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W: I just can’t believe this is our last year. College is going by fast.
M: Yeah. We’ll have to face the real world soon. So, have you figured out what you’re going to do after you graduate I just can’t believe this is our last year

What do you learn from the conversation（　）.
A. The man is worried about his future.
B. The two speakers are seniors at college.
C. The two speakers are at a loss what to do.
D. The woman regrets spending her time idly.

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For the last sixteen years CPSB has had the pleasure of hosting a learning event we call a Forum. We started offering programs in Sarasota in February in 1991 and our first forum was held in1992 as a small group meeting. Being from the Northern USA, this was a particularly good time to go south for the warmth of our friendships with Dr. Treffinger and Dr. Noller and to keep away from the cold winter.
The Forum is the only chance to learn about various topics of creativity and innovation(革新)from those who have rich experience and interest in the field. The theme of the 2009 forum includes searching for a few new methods, sharing lessons from experience, and learning and exchanging ideas on cutting-edge research. Space is limited, so early registration(登记，注册)is welcome.
Meeting the Innovation Challenge
February 6 and 7,2009
The Lido Holiday Inn
Sarasota, Florida
＄750 (
A. come together in order to form an organization
B. express different opinions and discuss public affairs
C. eat together to celebrate their success or victory
D. work together for the purpose of business

[填空题] Baby-Naming Trends

A．Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 percent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children.
Common and Unusual Baby Names
B．Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an unusual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer.
C．On the one hand, a great

[单项选择]The missing boys were last seen ______ near the river.
A. playing
B. to be playing
C. play
D. to play

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Some heartening statistics were reported last year by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute: the mortality rate for breast cancer dropped nearly five percent between 1989 and 1992, the Largest decline since 1950. The numbers were even more dramatic for young women: between 1987 and 1992, the mortality rate plummeted nearly 18 percent among white women younger than 40.
But discouraging news also surfaced: the mortality rate among black women has gone up, and the number of reported breast cancer cases is rising as well. Twenty years ago a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer was one in 12; now it’s one in eight.
Nevertheless, we’re on the verge of a revolution in treating this disease. Researchers now have a clear picture of how a cancer cell becomes a tumor -- and how cells break free from a tumor and glide through the bloodstream to seed a new one in another part of the body. And they better understand how the female hormone estrogen mak
A. They know how a tumor is developed.
B. They know how a new tumor is seeded in the body.
C. They know how the female hormone estrogen makes breast cancer cells grow.
D. They know breast cancer is a death sentence to women.