Below is adapted from a dictionary.
Water
▲Noun 1(a)[U] liquid without color, smell or taste that falls as ran, in lakes, rivets and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc: Water is changed into steam by heat and into ice by cold. ○drinking water ○ mineral water. (b)[U]this liquid as supplied to homes, factories, etc in pipes: The water was turned off for several hours a day during the drought. ○ hot and cold running water ○ [attrib] water shortages (c)[sing]mass of this liquid, esp a lake, river or sea: She fell into the water and drowned. ○ The flood water cowered the whole area. (d)[sing]surface of a lake, river, sea, etc: float on the water ○ We could see fishes under the water
2[U](exp in compounds)preparation containing water or sth similar to water: rose-water ○ soda-water
3 waters[pl](a)mass of water(in lake, river, etc)the (head-)waters of the Nile, ic the lake from which it flows(b)sea near a particular country: British waters ○ in home/ foreign waters 4[U]state or level of the tide: (at)high/low water
▲idioms he in /get into hot water(in formal) be in/get into trouble or disgrace: A person who
breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.
·cast one’s bread upon the waters(formal) do good make him drink you can give a person the
opportunity to do something but he may still refuse to do it.
·Still waters run deep a quiet or apparently calm person can have strong emotions, much
knowledge or wisdom.
·Blood is thicker than water Family is more important than anyone or anything else.
·Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water When deeds without expecting anything in
return:
·fish in troubled waters try to gain advantages for oneself from a disturbed state of affairs
·hold water(in formal)(of an argument, an excuse, etc)be capable of standing up to examination or
testing; be valid
·in smooth water(s) make even and easy progress: The business seems to be in smooth withers
there days.
·keep one’s head above water stay out of debt, difficulty etc: I’m managtag to keep my head
above water, though I am not earning much.
·pour oil on troubled waters (try to) calm a disagreement or violent dispute, etc
·water under the bridge event, mistake, etc that has already occurred and cannot be changed, so
there is no point in worrying about it.
verb [Tn] pour or sprinkle water on (sth): water a flowerbed, lawn, plant 2[Tn]give water to
(an animal) to drink 3[Tn] add water to (a drink )to dilute it: The owner of the pub was accused of
watering the beer.
Phrasal verb water sth down(a)make (a liquid)weaker by adding water(b)weaken the effect of
sth, eg by making the details less vivid: The criticisnts have been watered down so as not to offend
anybody.
▲Saying You can take a horse to water, but you can’t you are making a change, save what
matters to you and dispose of the rest
·It is no safe to wading in an unknown water it is dangerous for one to be involved in an
uncertain adventure.
·Too much water drowned the miller much gaining is good, but too much goes the opposite.
45．Fill in the blank in the sentence “If you’re caught cheating in the exam, you will___________.”
A．pour oil in troubled waters        B．be in hot water
C．cast your bread upon the waters      D．have to hold water
46．When we say it is “water under the bridge” to a friend who is upset by a mistake he/she has made, we mean “___________.”
A．forget it    B．correct it   C．worry about it  D．a(chǎn)void it
47．Choose a word to complete the sentence “They gave the press the___________description of what really had happened.”
A．watered-down  B．waters      C．water D．watered
48．Which of the following can be used to describe Jack, who has invested a lot of money in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market?
A．Still waters run deep.
B．Too much water drowned the miller.
C．It is no safe to wading in an unknown water.
D．You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

Brazil is a federation that consists of twenty-six states and one federal district. The biggest majority of Brazil’s population belongs to the Christian religion and almost all of them are Catholics. This is something Brazil inherited(繼承) being Portugal’s colony(殖民地).
Historically, the country was a colony claimed by people from Portugal and this made Portuguese the official language. The Portuguese reached Brazil in 1500 and until that moment it was inhabited by semi-nomadic(半游牧的) people. The Portuguese changed Brazil into a country of slaves until 1800, when Maria I of Portugal came to live in Brazil. The Queen did not stay long in Brazil, but during the 20 years of royal presence a lot of changes occurred: commercial ports to United Kingdom were opened; Brazil stopped being isolated(孤立) from other countries. So at the moment of getting the independence on the 7th of September, 1822, Brazil already had the potential to develop. The Brazilian Empire, Pedro I, abolished slavery in 1888 in the face of Princess Isabel. A lot of European people started coming to Brazil and the industry of the country started working. In the 19th and the 20th century as it has been said above foreign people immigrated(移民) to Brazil and basically 5 million European and Japanese people became the residents of Brazil. The beginning of the 20th century was especially marked by the immigration of a lot of Asian people: Japanese, Korean and Chinese immigrants. As a matter of fact Japanese people do not immigrate a lot, and the fact that the Brazilian-Japanese people are the largest Japanese minority in the world does astonish greatly.
The majority of the cultural inherits of Brazil are actually Portuguese, due to the fact that Brazil was Portugal’s colony for a very long time. The southern states mainly consist of European population and the north and the northeast consist of a mixed population including Africans, Amerindians and Europeans. Most of this population is Roman Catholic. No other country in the world has the same amount of Catholics. The modern tendency of Brazil is the growing number of people calling themselves Protestants. Around 7.4% of the population don’t believe any god. Some Brazilians, especially in the northern states are mixed Africans who prefer following the traditional African religions. Only 1.8% of the population chose Buddhism, Islam or Judaism.
Though Brazil always tried to maintain democracy, it was failed several times by the dictatorship（獨裁） of Getulo Vargas. This fact could not affect the political situation in the country.
【小題1】Brazil was ruled by Portuguese about ______.

A smart card is a card that is carried with either a microprocessor and a memory chip or only a memory chip that is not programmable. The microprocessor card can add. delete, and deal with the information on the card, while a memory-chip card can only do one thing.
      Smart cards, unlike magnetic stripe cards, can do many different things and hold a lot of information. In this way, they do not need to get information from a faraway place when they are used.
     Today, there are several kinds of smart cards, all of which are very popular in the market:
      IC (Integrated Circuit) Microprocessor Cards Microprocessor Cards (chip cards) offer a larger memory and better security than the traditional magnetic stripe cards do. Chip cards can also hold data. These cards are used for many things. Thus, chips have been the main platform for cards that hold a secure digital identity. Some examples of these cards are:
      Cards that hold money.
      Cards that provide safe access to a network.
      Cards that allow setting stop boxes on televisions to remain safe from privacy.
      Optical Memory Cards Optical memory cards look like cards with a piece of CD on the top. Optical memory cards can store up to 4MB of data. But once written, the data can not be changed or removed. Thus, this type of card is good for keeping records, such as medical files, driving records or travel histories. Today, these have no processors in them (although this is coming in the near future). While the cards are almost as cheap as chip cards, the card readers are expensive.
                Title: (1)_______________cards

Below is adapted from a dictionary.

Water

▲Noun 1(a)[U] liquid without color, smell or taste that falls as ran, in lakes, rivets and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc: Water is changed into steam by heat and into ice by cold. ○drinking water ○ mineral water. (b)[U]this liquid as supplied to homes, factories, etc in pipes: The water was turned off for several hours a day during the drought. ○ hot and cold running water ○ [attrib] water shortages (c)[sing]mass of this liquid, esp a lake, river or sea: She fell into the water and drowned. ○ The flood water cowered the whole area. (d)[sing]surface of a lake, river, sea, etc: float on the water ○ We could see fishes under the water

2[U](exp in compounds)preparation containing water or sth similar to water: rose-water ○ soda-water

3 waters[pl](a)mass of water(in lake, river, etc)the (head-)waters of the Nile, ic the lake from which it flows(b)sea near a particular country: British waters ○ in home/ foreign waters 4[U]state or level of the tide: (at)high/low water

▲idioms he in /get into hot water(in formal) be in/get into trouble or disgrace: A person who

breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.

·cast one’s bread upon the waters(formal) do good make him drink you can give a person the

opportunity to do something but he may still refuse to do it.

·Still waters run deep a quiet or apparently calm person can have strong emotions, much

knowledge or wisdom.

·Blood is thicker than water Family is more important than anyone or anything else.

·Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water When deeds without expecting anything in

return:

·fish in troubled waters try to gain advantages for oneself from a disturbed state of affairs

·hold water(in formal)(of an argument, an excuse, etc)be capable of standing up to examination or

testing; be valid

·in smooth water(s) make even and easy progress: The business seems to be in smooth withers

there days.

·keep one’s head above water stay out of debt, difficulty etc: I’m managtag to keep my head

above water, though I am not earning much.

·pour oil on troubled waters (try to) calm a disagreement or violent dispute, etc

·water under the bridge event, mistake, etc that has already occurred and cannot be changed, so

there is no point in worrying about it.

verb [Tn] pour or sprinkle water on (sth): water a flowerbed, lawn, plant 2[Tn]give water to

(an animal) to drink 3[Tn] add water to (a drink )to dilute it: The owner of the pub was accused of

watering the beer.

Phrasal verb water sth down(a)make (a liquid)weaker by adding water(b)weaken the effect of

sth, eg by making the details less vivid: The criticisnts have been watered down so as not to offend

anybody.

▲Saying You can take a horse to water, but you can’t you are making a change, save what

matters to you and dispose of the rest

·It is no safe to wading in an unknown water it is dangerous for one to be involved in an

uncertain adventure.

·Too much water drowned the miller much gaining is good, but too much goes the opposite.

45．Fill in the blank in the sentence “If you’re caught cheating in the exam, you will___________.”

       A．pour oil in troubled waters         B．be in hot water

       C．cast your bread upon the waters      D．have to hold water

46．When we say it is “water under the bridge” to a friend who is upset by a mistake he/she has made, we mean “___________.”

       A．forget it    B．correct it   C．worry about it  D．a(chǎn)void it

47．Choose a word to complete the sentence “They gave the press the___________description of what really had happened.”

       A．watered-down  B．waters      C．water D．watered

48．Which of the following can be used to describe Jack, who has invested a lot of money in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market?

       A．Still waters run deep.

       B．Too much water drowned the miller.

       C．It is no safe to wading in an unknown water.

       D．You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.