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PAGE  2017年新版模拟试卷 第5套 交际用语 --Is that seat taken? --______________. A. Please don’t worry B. I don’t think so C. Why not? D. It’s very nice 2. --How much is this necklace? --_______________. A. It’s very nice B. It’s a birthday present for my parents. C. It costs fifty pounds D. It’s a bargain 3. –Sorry to give you so much trouble. --______________. A. I think so B. I’m so sorry C. It’s OK D. You are busy 4. –I think the reference book is very helpful --_____________. A. Good idea. B. So do I C. Neither do I D. So am I 5. –Would you come and have dinner with us? --_____________. A. No, I think I do. B. No, never mind C. Yes, please D. Yes, I think I will 阅读理解 Passage 1 How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations, that is, the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more we are reminded of the happy and sad events of our past by certain words; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, a real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore lea