[单项选择]It is unfortunate that now violence and cartoons ______the most distinctive characteristic of children's programs.


A. would be
B. should be
C. might be
D. will be

[单项选择]This was the worst violence


A. in the U. S. S. R. since August 1991
B. in the country since 1991
C. in the city since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in August 1991
D. in the city since 1991

[单项选择]We hope this unfortunate accident will not affect the relationship between us.
A. 我们希望这一事件不会影响你我的关系。
B. 我们希望这一不幸事件将不会影响你我之间的关系。
C. 我们希望这一事件不会影响你我的友谊。
D. 我们希望这一事故不会影响我们。

[单项选择]How long has the violence continued


A. Nine months.
B. One year.
C. Since last Friday.
D. A week.

[单项选择]How long has the violence lasted


A. For one day.
B. For two days.
C. For the whole summer.
D. For one year.

[单项选择]

Passage 1
I am one of those unfortunate people who have a very (61) sense of direction. When I was young I was (62) shy that I never dared to ask complete strangers the way to the spot I was heading (63) .
Things have now changed, but I often receive replies that puzzle me because (64) do not like to admit that they do not know their hometown and will insist (65) telling you the way even if they do not know it; others, (66) are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions (67) you cannot possibly hope to remember; and (68) others do not seem to be able to tell between left and right and you will find it in the end that you are going in the opposite to that (69) you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always tell him that I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid (70) them wrong directions.

61（）
A. at
B. for
C. on
D. off

[单项选择]The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused （） loss to this country.
A. priceless
B. countless
C. incalculable
D. imaginable

[单项选择]It is unfortunate that, owing to lack of money, these experiments must now ______ before the objective has been achieved.
A. transferred
B. terminated
C. testified
D. transformed

[单项选择]Those who support violence on television claim that it helps the viewer to （） steam and to get rid of his feelings in a harmless way.
A. let off
B. lash out
C. leave off
D. leak out

[单项选择]A sports violence "apologist" probably thinks that ______.


A. violence in sports is a rare occurrence
B. violence in sports is not necessary
C. athletes are paid enough for their injuries
D. professional athletes enjoy violence

[单项选择]Who outlined the blueprint to end the violence in Mid-east


A. Mr. Powell.
B. Yasser Ararat.
C. Ariel Sharon.
D. Former US Senator George Mitchell and his fact-finding team