The newly-painted white tower looks magnificent __________ the blue sky.

1. A.
   in
2. B.
   over
3. C.
   above
4. D.
   against

Deep in the Amazon forest, thousands of people still live in isolation from the rest of the world.
In a recent press release, the Brazilian government confirmed the existence of another isolated tribe of about 200 people living in the Vale do Javari reservation. The 200 people living in the Vale do Javari reservation. The reservation, located near the Peruvian border, is about the size of Portugal. At least another 14 isolated tribes, with a total population of about 2000, call the area home.
The newly observed group lives on four large straw-roofed buildings and grows corn, peanut and other crops.
Brazil’s National Indian Foundation (BNTF) first noticed the reservation in the forest using satellite maps, but it wasn’t until April that an airplane expedition was able to confirm the tribe’s existence. “The work of finding and protecting isolated groups is part of Brazilian public policy,” said the BNIF officer for Vale do Javari, Fabricio Amorim. “To confirm something like this takes years of hard work.”
BNIF estimates there are 68 isolated tribes living in the Amazon. The organization uses airplanes to avoid disturbing the tribes through personal contact, but that doesn’t mean others are so respectful of their right to privacy.
Illegal fishing, woodcutting and hunting bring people into the protected area. Oil exploration on the Peruvian side of the border is another threat. All kinds of criminals also invade the lands of the local groups, said Amorim. The outsiders can damage the land and influence the cultures of indigenous(土著的)peoples. They can also bring diseases which can wipe out the whole population that still lack even basic antibiotics(抗生素).
Brazil’s indigenous peoples won the legal right to their traditional lands in Brazil’s 1988 Constitution, which stated that all indigenous lands shall be divided and turned over to tribes within five years. Indigenous groups now control 11 percent of Brazil’s territory, including 22 percent of the Amazon.
Allowing indigenous groups the right homelands is not just a matter of human rights. The rest of the world can benefit from their knowledge. Mark Plotkin has spent years living with the people of the Amazon and learning from their traditional healers. In his lecture, he pointed out that many useful materials and knowledge, including numerous drugs, can be gained from listening to the indigenous groups of the Amazon. Besides this, they are also more effective at protecting the land, and less expensive, than hired rangers(護(hù)林人).
【小題1】The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means “a state of            ”.

---- Have you bought the newly-produced equipment on display?

?? ----- Not yet, for I still prefer ______ at my home.?

A. the one?????? B. it????????? C. that???????? D. one?

It even leaves the wise scientists in wonder____ they should call the newly-born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal.

A. what????????? B. how?????????????? C. why???????????? D. that

Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon(大峽谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon's West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70' feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.

This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.

After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.

Tour Itinerary (行程)

This advertisement is for ___________.

     A．Grant Canyon West      B．Grant Canyon South 

       C．Grant Canyon               D．the Skywalk

The package fee does NOT cover the cost of __________.

the Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because ________.

      A．it looks stronger                 B．it is cheaper to build 

C．it looks more beautiful            D．it gives you a better view

According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is __________.

     A．South Rim→Guano Point →West Airport→Eagle Point → West Airport →South Rim

       B．South Rim→West Airport →Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport →South Rim

       C．South Rim→West Airport →Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport →South Rim      

       D．South Rim →West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point →South Rim