These days, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The_______(51) should be: "what job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child_______(52). The 12-to-19_______(53) group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufaqturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and_______(54) markets. One_______(55), Teenage Research Unlimited, has panels (評(píng)判小組) of teenagers who give their verdict (裁決) on products_______(56) jeans (牛仔褲). Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour sessions in a room _______(57) the "imaginarium (想象室)." Children are encouraged to play games to get_______(58) a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that_______(59) into their heads.

　　Some manufacturers prefer to do their own_______(60) research. The software　company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarters in Seattle,_______(61) a panel of school children give their verdict on the _______(62) products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old, Andrew Cooledge, told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally_______(63) boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software _______(64), even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long they are too old. _______(65) their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.

　　51 A sentence B word C answer D question

　　52 A employees　B labourors C consumers D employers

　　53 A age B year C time D generation

　　54 A the B another C other D others

　　55 A school B firm C store D college

　　56 A as B like C of D with

　　57 A called B calls C calling D call

　　58 A into B out of C along with D over

　　59 A happen B come C occur D fall

　　60 A science B creation C production D market

　　61 A there B here C where D which

　　62 A last B late C later D latest

　　63 A to B for C with D on

　　64 A Therefore　B However C Besides D Otherwise

　　65 A Above B On C By D Over

　　答案:

　　51 D　52 C　53 A　54 C　55 B

　　56 B　57 A　58 A　59 B　60 D

　　61 C　62 D　63 A　64 B　65 C

　　When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they weren't buying a pretty face. "I am(51)," admits the Brazilian superstar (超級(jí)明星). "But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I (52) have is charm."

　　Indeed he has. His buck teeth (齙牙), flowing hair, big smile, and of course his (53) skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year=old striker(中鋒) scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on March 1. It was Barcelona's sixth win in a row and, thanks to their Brazilian's 10-goal contribution, (54)looked like a poor season could now end a success.

　　Ronaldinho-full name Ronaldo De Assis Moreira-is one of many South Americans who learned their skills playing in the backstreets before (55) them off on the world stage.

　　Great things were (56) when Gremio signed him as a seven-year-old, and he soon became friends with Ronaldo, who was then the other young star of Brazilian football. It was Ronaldo who first called him Ronaldinho, which (57) Little Ronaldo.

　　He first (58) for his country in 1999 but it was at the 2002 World Cup where he showed his real worth, scoring an unbelievable free-kick in Brazil's quarter-final victory (59) England.

　　"I have never failed to deliver in big matches," Ronaldinho says. "My game is based on improvisation (即興表演). Often a forward does not have the time to decide whether to shoot or (60). It is instinct that gives out the orders."

　　While he may not have David Beckham's good looks, Ronaldinho has a (61) reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain, which sold him to Barcelona, he broke (62) rules by going out and enjoying the city's nightlife.

　　"Without doubt, Ronaldinho is the most (63) player I have ever come across," says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez." The main" 　　　　(64) for any coach is that one player without discipline can hurt the 'whole team."

　　But Ronaldinho doesn't think he has done anything wrong. "I am just a young person who enjoys 　 (65)," he says.

　　51 A handsome B good-looking C ugly D attractive

　　52 A must B do C will D could

　　53 A dangerous　B frightening C awful D brilliant

　　54 A that B which C who D what

　　55 A showing B demonstrating　C illustrating D displaying

　　56 A worked B hoped C thought D expected

　　57 A describes　B means C explains D expresses

　　58 A kicked B served C played D acted

　　59 A over B at 　　C on D above

　　60 A move B run 　　 C throw D pass

　　61 A cowboy B good boy 　 C playboy D college boy

　　62 A group B class 　　 C college D club

　　63 A difficult　 B cooperative 　 C diligent D helpful

　　64 A question B issue 　　C problem D point

　　65 A him B life 　　 C herself D yourself

　　答案：

　　51 C　　52 B　　53 D　　54 D　　55 A

　　56 D　　57 B　　58 C　　59 A　　60 D

　　61 C　　62 D　　63 A　　64 C　　65 B

　　The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the country produces. A country's standard of living， 　　　　　(51)， depends on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth"　　　　　(52) this sense is not money， for we do riot live on money 　　　　　(53) on things that money can buy： "goods" such as food and clothing， and "services" such as transport and entertainment.

　　A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors， most of　　　　　(54) have an effect on one another. Wealth depends　　　　　(55) a great extent upon a country's natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals， and have fertile (肥沃的) soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.

　　Next to natural resources　　　　　(56) the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well-off　　　　　(57) the USA in natural resources， but suffered for many years from civil and external wars， and　　　　　(58) this and other reasons was　　　　　(59) to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions， and　　　　　(60) from foreign invasions， enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily， and to produce more wealth than another country equally well favoured by nature but less well ordered.

　　A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed　　　　　 (61) its own borders， but also upon what is directly produced through international trade. 　　　　　(62)， Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on　　　　　(63) grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus (過剩的) manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would　　　　　(64) be lacking. A country's wealth is， therefore， much　　　　　(65) by its manufacturing capacity provided (如果) that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.

　　51 A however B furthermore　C similarly D therefore

　　52 A by B on C in D with

　　53 A or B but C either D besides

　　54 A these B that C what D which

　　55 A at B to C by D with

　　56 A came B coming C comes D come

　　57 A to B like C by D as

　　58 A because B for C of D by

　　59 A uneasy B incapable C impossible　 D unable

　　60 A resolution　B freedom C aggression D destruction

　　61 A at B by C within D on

　　62 A In short B For example　C As a result D On the other hand

　　63 A which B what C that D those

　　64 A otherwise　 B certainly C however D therefore

　　65 A made B done C produced D influenced

　　答案:

　　51 D　　52 C　　53 B　　54 D　　55 B

　　56 C　　57 D　　58 B　　59 D　　60 B

　　61 C　　62 B　　63 D　　64 A　　65 D