(A)
Male lions are rather reserved about expending their energy in hunting. More than three quarters of kills are made by lionesses. Setting off __1__ dusk on a hunt, the lionesses are in __2__, tensely scanning ahead, the young lions fall playfully behind, and the __3__ bring up the rear, walking slowly, their massive __4__ nodding with each step as if they __5__ with the whole matter. But __6__ may have survival value. __7__ lionesses busy hunting, the males __8__ as guards for the young, __9__ them particularly from hyenas (土狼).
Hunting lionesses have learnt to __10__ their environment. Darkness __11__ them with cover, and at dusk they __12__ wait near animals they want to kill __13__ their outlines blend into the surroundings. Small prey(獵物) present lions with no __14__. They are simply grabbed with the paws. A __15__ technique is used with __16__ animals, such as wildebeest(角馬). Usually a lioness pulls her prey down __17__ running up behind __18__, and then seizes it __19__ the throat. Or she may place her mouth over the muzzle(動物之鼻口) of a downed animal, __20__ it.
1. A. atB. onC. inD. under
2. A. sightB. frontC. placeD. part
3. A. youngB. femalesC. malesD. old
4. A. legsB. headsC. bodiesD. tails
5. A. were boredB. boredC. were boringD. were to bore
6. A. swiftnessB. lazinessC. playfulnessD. cleverness
7. A. WithB. FromC. ForD. Over
8. A. tolerateB. varyC. functionD. require
9. A. protectingB. hidingC. rescuingD. separating
10. A. catch sight ofB. take advantage ofC. find fault withD. give rise to
11. A. providesB. givesC. affordsD. prepares
12. A. frequentlyB. continuouslyC. repeatedlyD. constantly
13. A. althoughB. ifC. untilD. since
14. A. problemB. businessC. matterD. doubt
15. A. commonB. variousC. differentD. similar
16. A. smallB. largeC. wildD. weak
17. A. beforeB. afterC. fromD. until
18. A. herB. itC. themD. him
19. A. atB. withC. byD. of
20. A. killingB. killC. to killD. killed
(B)
Education is not only the teaching and learning of __1__, but also the developing of a person’s __2__.
Now liberal(開明) education has a great __3__ in the world. Much work has been done to __4__ better ways of teaching. Students are __5__ to have their own thoughts and their own ideas when they have lessons which are often held in the form of group discussions. They are __6__ guided to use the knowledge __7__. In liberal education, punishment __8__ exists. Teachers and students are just like __9__. The idea is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out. However, it only __10__ in the imagination and will never be __11__. We must admit that children should __12__ be guided properly. Just close your eyes and think how many students__13__ in every hundred __14__ will carry out the duties of a student if they are not __15__? What is the use of advice only if it is not supported by a __16__ degree of control and punishment? It is __17__ for us to judge the success and failure of this kind of education now, but from the bad behaviour of children that is actually the __18__ of __19__, we can see that something must be done to __20__ these children.
1. A. schoolsB. knowledgeC. booksD. teachers
2. A. politenessB. habitC. interestsD. character
3. A. effectB. interestC. powerD. strength
4. A. masterB. findC. makeD. hold
5. A. orderedB. encouragedC. usedD. driven
6. A. strictlyB. wronglyC. properlyD. carefully
7. A. seenB. noticedC. learnedD. met
8. A. stillB. no longerC. alwaysD. forever
9. A. enemiesB. quarrellersC. playersD. friends
10. A. goesB. livesC. comesD. exists
11. A. realizedB. supportedC. understoodD. produced
12. A. at lastB. in the endC. everD. in life
13. A. it isB. it seemsC. there areD. are
14. A. whichB. thatC. heD. they
15. A. pulledB. pushedC. permittedD. protected
16. A. reasonableB. remarkableC. strictD. small
17. A. easyB. hardC. possibleD. proper
18. A. effectB. resultC. powerD. end
19. A. liberal educationB. group discussionC. educationD. teaching
20. A. punishB. excuseC. helpD. trust
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