It’s the ____ of beauty and intelligence that made her stand out in the contest.

A．attempt

B．connection

C．relation

D．combination

I’ve learned that your company has ____ vacant position for a secretary. I’m calling to apply for ____ job.

A．a; the

B．a; a

C．/; a

D．/; the

When we ____ on our life journey after graduation from university,  we are confident about our future.

A．set about	B．set up
C．set down	D．set off

____ the driving test, Kim was unwilling to face his disappointed wife.

A．Not having passed	B．Having not passed
C．Not passing	D．Not passed

Mark Twain, ____ his rich life experience, wrote many popular stories.

A．picking up	B．making up
C．drawing upon	D．contrasting with

He is so ____ in writing his report that he has no time to take a walk.

A．devoted

B．attached

C．abandoned

D．occupied

Winter swimming should be encouraged because it is ____ for building one’s character.

A．qualified	B．essential
C．beneficial	D．specific

A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II ____ President Xi’s state visit to the UK.

A．in terms of	B．in honor of
C．in favor of	D．in place of

I ____ my close friend three times today but her line was always busy.

A．had phoned	B．have phoned
C．have been phoning	D．was phoning

So seriously ____ in the accident that the driver was sent to hospital at once.

A．was he injured	B．he was injured
C．did he injure	D．he did injure

An aging society is one ____ 10% or more of its population is over 60.

A．which

B．where

C．whose

D．when

As students, ____ we have made full use of our time to study, there’s  still room for improvement.

A．how

B．which

C．while

D．as

---- My God! Look, you have made the same mistake.
---- ____? It’s none of your business..

A．So what	B．What for
C．What if	D．What’s up

What are the biggest problems that society will have to deal with in the new age? There are diseases like AIDS and cancer. There’s climate change, of course. And what about producing enough cheap food and energy for the world’s growing population? Who’s going to solve all these terrible problems? Yes, politicians and world leaders will have a big part to play. Yes, businesses will need to create the economic wealth to pay for some of these things. But who’s going to make a much greater difference to something like AIDS or climate change? It’s going to be a scientist. It is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.
If you like thinking about the world around you, why not become a scientist? It doesn’t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine! Scientists do all kinds of amazing things that are actually interesting!
Military scientists develop not only new weapons but new military technologies that could help make wars out of date. Forensic(法医的) scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to catch criminals. Scientists work in schools and colleges as the teachers and professors who will train tomorrow’s scientists. Don’t think a scientist is far away! Maybe you like cooking? You could be a food technologist helping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer. Perhaps sport is your thing? Do you know that most top athletes work with sports scientists in order to improve their performance? You could even be the science writer who gets to spend the life studying the latest advances and sharing them with the world.
Looking for something to do for the rest of your life? My advice? Take a long and hard look at science. It is interesting and ever.
【小题1】Many problems are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A．suggest they are impossible to be solved

B．introduce the causes of these problems

C．show the writer’s worry about the future world

D．show scientists play an important part in solving them

【小题2】What is needed to solve these problems?

A．Advanced weapons.	B．Enough energy.
C．New technologies.	D．A growing population.

【小题3】Most people think the life of scientists is ________.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．colorful

D．unreal

【小题4】Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Military technologies could help prevent wars in the future.

B．For those interested in cooking, food technologies may be a choice.

C．Forensic scientists play an important part in dealing with crimes.

D．Politicians and world leaders can solve all the social problems.

【小题5】The passage is intended for people who ________.

A．haven’t decided on their career

B．have no interest in science

C．hope for the world peace

D．have little knowledge of science