1 . Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Swimming way to success

What does it take to graduate from a university? Many     1     say all you have to do is take classes and pass the exams. Well, it requires more than it if you’re a student at Tsinghua University.

Starting this September, freshmen at the university will have to take swimming courses. If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, they won’t receive their degree     2     they can pass the test successfully, according to an announcement by Tsinghua University president Qiu Yong.

Exceptions     3    (allow) for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if proved by medical staff.

Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained     4     the university is linking swimming ability with degrees.

“As a requisite(必要的) survival skill, swimming is beneficial for students in the long run, since swimming is helpful in improving students’ endurance and is     5    (harmful) to joints(关节) and muscles as a water sport,” he told China Daily.

Viewing the ability     6    (swim) as a must for students is not something new to this university - it was also a requirement in the early 20th century.

It was later dropped     7    a rising number of students and a lack of facilities. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students.

However, the announcement has caused a heated debate.

Some welcomed the new rule, saying it’s a necessary skill that can save lives. “Swimming is a fundamental(基本的) skill. It’s a way to stay healthy and is lifesaving in emergency situations. I believe making     8     mandatory(强制的) is necessary,” Yuan Jiaxiang, a junior in Tsinghua’s Department of Civil Engineering, told China Daily.

However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. “It’s not reasonable to require people to be able to swim for them to graduate,” Zheng Xiaoyu, a high school student from the Middle School Affiliated to Northern Jiaotong University, told China Daily. “For a lot of people who grew up in inland cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult.”

In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education organizations     9     encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the United States - including Cornell, Columbia and MIT - offer swim classes to students. “Anything     10    (prevent) people from dying needlessly is a valuable skill,” Fred DeBruyn, director of aquatics(水上运动) at Cornell, told The New York Times.

2 . Having checked the doors were closed, and        all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.

A．why	B．that
C．when	D．where

3 . Do not let any failures discourage you, for you can never tell ________ close you may be to victory.

A．how	B．that
C．which	D．where

4 . As many as five courses are provided，and you are free to choose________suits you best.

A．whatever	B．whichever
C．whenever	D．wherever

5 . As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _____ is today Hebei Province.

A．where

B．the place

C．which

D．what

6 . . It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____ he or she wants.

A．however

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．wherever

7 . Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew         she was so angry.

A．where

B．whether

C．that

D．why

8 . She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do ________ it takes to save her life.

A．whichever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whoever

9 . Many young people in the West are expected to leave __ could be life' s most important decision -- marriage -- almost entirely up to luck.

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．what

10 . You have to know _____________ you’re going if you are to plan the best way of getting there.

A．what	B．that
C．where	D．who