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1. I wish he
________ earlier. He’ s late for work every day.
A. would get up B. getup
C.
will get up D. should get up
2. If there
is enough time, I want to___________ the city
before dark.
A. look around B. look
on
C. look for D. look up
3. We
have lessons every day _______ on Sunday.
A. except for B. except
C. apart
D. besides
4. This is the only success I have
________ since I graduated from college.
A. achieved B. taken
C. finished
D. done
5. I can't ______the time for
it.
A. afford B. take
C.
spend D, cost
6. ______ his age, he is
unable to take the job.
A. Considering
B. Thinking
C. Comparing D. Judging
7. How I longed for the power to unsay my
tactless words
A. not say B. take
hack
C. keep from saying D. admit
8. I'm very lucky ____the women in the old
days.
A. comparing with B. comparing
to
C. compared with D. compared from
9. Never __________such a marvellous place as
the Great Wall before I got there.
A. did
I see B. had I seen
C. I saw
D. I had seen
10. He paused _______ he had
found a difficulty.
A. so that B.
even though
C. now that D. as if
11. I got 90 ________ on the intelligence
test.
A. scores B. mark
C.
points D. grades
12. When I was young. I
________ a room _______my brother.
A.
shared, with B. separated, with
C.
lived, with D. divided, by
13. It’s not
quite ________that he will come.
A. sure
B. certain
C. right D. exact
14. Skimming helps _______your reading speed.
A. increase B. decrease
C. reduce D. develop
15. The new
inventions will ________ great changes in our
school.
A. lead to B. get to
C. prove to be D. take over
16.
The Red Army ______ 25,000 Li on the Long March.
A. journeyed B. ran
C. flew
D. covered
17. He kept looking back because
he was afraid of ________.
A. following
B. being followed
C. having followed D.
having been followed
18. He finally ________
in reaching the top of the mountain.
A.
achieved B. enabled
C. managed D.
succeeded
19. The management is worse because
the regulations have not been_________carried out.
A. effectively B. enough
C.
efficiently D. definitely
20. The
bottle is too small _____hold so much water.
A. to B. that
C. not to D. as
Cloze
If you were to begin a
new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some
basic strengths and
weaknesses. Success or 21
in your work would depend, to 22 great extent,
23 your
ability to use your strengths and
weaknesses to the best advantage. 24 the utmost
importance
is your attitude. A person 25
begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like
it or is 26
that he is going to ail is
exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his
success. On the other
hand, a person who is
secure 27 his belief that he is probably as
capable 28 doing the work
as anyone else and
who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 29 it
possesses a certain
strength of purpose. The
chances are that he will do well. 30 the
prerequisite skills for a
particular job is
strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a
weakness. A bookkeeper who can't
add or a
carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw
31 hopeless cases. This book has
been
designed to help you capitalize 32 the strength
and overcome the 33 that you bring to
the
job of learning. But in groups to measure your
development, you must first 34 stock of
somewhere you stand now. 35 we get further
along in the book, we'll be 36 in some detail
with specific processes for developing and
strengthening 37 skills. However, 38 begin
with, you should pause 39 examine your
present strengths and weaknesses in three areas
that
are critical to your success or failure
in school: your 40 , your reading and
communication skills,
and your study
habits.
21. A. improvement B. victory C
.failure D. achievement
22. A. a
B. the C. some D. certain
23.
B. on C. of
24. A. Out of
B. Of C. To D. Into
25. A. who
B. what C. that D. which
26. A
.ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely
27. A. onto B. on C. off
D. in
28. C. of D.
for
29. A. near B. on
30. A. Have B. Had C. Having D.
Had been
31. A. being B. been C.
are
32. A. except B. but
C. for D. on
33. A .idea B.
weakness C. strength D. advantage
34. A.
make B. take D. give
35. B .till C. over
D. out
36. A. deal B. dealt
dealt D. dealing
37. A. learnt
B. learned C. learning D. learn
38. A.
around C. from D. beside
39. B. onto C. into
D. with
40. A. intelligence B. work
C. attitude D. weakness
Cloze
Many years ago when the summers seemed longer
and life was less complicated, we had
rented a
cottage 21 a river in the heart of the country 22
the whole family was going to 23 a
three-week
holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad,
and Mum’s sister, Auntie June. Oh,
and I
mustn’t forget to 24 Spot, our little dog. I was
25 to go off by myself all day, 26 I
promised to be careful and took Spot with me
for 27.
One day I was out fishing with Spot
when we heard a lot of shouting in the 28
followed by
a scream and splash. I was
a bit 29 so I called Spot and we both hid 30 a
bush where we could see
but not be 31 . After
a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the
river, followed by an
oar, a picnic basket and
32 oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it
was 33 upside down ! A
few seconds later my
Dad and Auntie June came running 34 the river
bank, both wet 35 . Spot
started barking so I
came out of hiding and said hello. My Dad got
really angry 36 me for not
trying to catch the
boat as it went past. Luckily, 37 , the boat and
both the oars had been caught
by an
overhanging tree a little further downstream, but
not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let
them 38 my sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June
both made me 39 not to tell Mum what had
happened 40 she would be worried.
21. A.
on B. by C. in D.
across
22. A. where B. that
C. which D. when
23. A. plan B.
manage C. consume D. spend
24. A.
mention B. bring C. send D.
lead
25. A. forced B. ordered C.
allowed D. encouraged
26. A. even if
B. provided C. lest D. as if
27.
A. instruction B. inspection C. protection
D. supervision
28. A. place B. space
C. sky D. distance
29. A. scared
B. amused C. excited D. disturbed
30. A. beside B. before C.
behind D. beneath
31. A. seen
B. viewed C. watched D. observed
32.
A. the other B. each other C. another
D. one another
33. A. rolling B.
floating C. circling D. sinking
34.
A. down B. beside C. to D.
on
35. A. within B. over C.
under D. through
36. A. at
B. against C. with D. to
37. A.
moreover B. then C. therefore D.
however
38. A. spare B. share
C. borrow D. divide
39. A. agree
B. decide C. guarantee D. promise
40. A. except B. in case C. in
order that D. on condition that
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
Seventeen summers ago, Muriel and I began our
journey into the twilight. It's midnight now,
and I wonder when dawn will break. In her
silent world, Muriel is so content, so lovable. If
she were
to die, how I would miss her gentle,
sweet presence.
Love is said to disappear if
the relationship is not mutual, if the other
person doesn't
communicate, or if one party
doesn't carry his or her share of the load.
Some people find it so hard to understand my
quitting the job.
president?
keep house.
No, I'd never looked back.
People ask me,
cupboard of my mind with the best of them. I
often live again a special moment of love she
planned
with her endless passion about life.
Muriel hasn't spoken a coherent word in months
---years, if you mean a sentence, a conversation.
Would I never hear that voice again?
Then
came February 14, 1995.
Valentine's Day was
always special at our house because that was the
day in 1948 that Muriel
accepted my marriage
proposal. On the eve of Valentine's Day in 1995, I
bathed Muriel, kissed her
good night and
whispered a prayer over her,
please keep my
beloved through the night.
The next morning, I
was peddling on my exercise bike at the foot of
her bed. Finally, she was
awake and, as she
often does, smiled at me. Then, for the first time
in months she spoke, calling out
to me in a
voice as clear as a crystal bell,
I jumped
from my cycle and ran to hold her. you really do
love me, don't you?
Holding me with her eyes,
she responded with the only words she could find
to say,
she said.
1. Why is it so
difficult for people to understand that loving
Muriel isn’t hard? ________
A. Because the
relationship is not mutual.
B. Because Muriel
doesn’t communicate.
C. Because Muriel cannot
cook or keep the house.
D. All of the
above.
2. What kind of job did the writer do?
________
A. He used to be a sportsman.
B. He used to be the president of a
university.
C. He used to be a housekeeper.
D. He used to be a cook.
3. What helped
the author to do all these? _______
A. Praise.
B. Memories.
C. Social charity.
D.
Both A and B.
4. What is wrong with Muriel?
________
A. She could not express herself
clearly because of illness.
B. She didn’t know
how to cook.
C. She didn’t have a lot of happy
memories with her husband.
D. She was not
improving in housework.
5. When did Muriel
agree to marry the author? ________
A. On
February 14, 1995.
B. On February 14, 1948.
C. On February 14, 1946.
D. On the day of his graduation.
Passage 2
On the night of April 25, 1994,
a powerful tornado struck the town of Lancaster,
Texas. The
tornado destroyed more than 175
homes. It also destroyed the business district.
Ordinarily, a tornado
like the one that struck
Lancaster kills dozens of people. Amazingly, only
four people died.
Why did so few people die
that night in Lancaster? Part of the reason is
modern weather
technology: Next Generation
Weather Radar, or Nexrad. This instrument
identified the tornado 40
minutes before the
tornado hit. As a result, weather forecasters were
able to warn the people in the
town. This
advance waring helped many people to leave
Lancaster before the tornado struck.
Today, more than 100 Nexrad systems are
in place in the United States. Later on, more than
150 systems will be working out throughout the
country. In the past, many severe thunderstorms
and tornadoes struck without warning. Weather
forecasters could not predict all of them. In
fact,
they did not predict 33 percent of all
thunderstorms and tornadoes. As a result of
Nexrad, this percent
has decreased to 13
percent. When all the Nexrad systems are in place,
this percentage will be even
lower.
Tornadoes occur all over the world, but most
often in the United States. One third of all US
tornadoes strike in Oklahoma, Texas, and
Kansas. Alaska is the only state that has never
had a
tornado. A tornado may last from several
seconds to several hours, and its winds may reach
up to
300 miles per hour. Because tornadoes
are so powerful and so destructive, it is
important to be able
to predict them
accurately. Consequently, the Nexrad system will
become an important part of
American weather
forecasting.
1. What is true of the tornado
that struck Lancaster?
A. It killed dozens of
people. B. It damaged four homes.
C. It killed four people.
D. It destroyed half of the business district.
2. The Nexrad system is used to __.
A.
warn people to leave their homes.
B.
detect strong winds and rain
C. predict
earthquakes and floods
D. make thunderstorms
and tornadoes less powerful
3. What is true
when we compare Nexrad and the old radar system?
A. Nexrad can identified the tornado earlier.
B. The number of the Nexrad system is larger.
C. The Nexrad system can predict all
tornadoes.
D. The old radar system can never
predict tornadoes.
4. Where do tornadoes
occur?
A. Tornadoes occur only in the US.
B. Most tornadoes occur in Alaska.
C.
Tornadoes occur all over the world.
D. One
third of all tornadoes strike in Oklahoma, Texas
and Kansas.
5. What can we infer from
the passage?
A. Only 33 percent of tornadoes
could be predicted.
B. Weather forecasts can
predict all tornadoes accurately.
C. The
Nexrad system cannot predict powerful tornadoes.
D. The Nexrad system can predict tornadoes and
save lives.
Passage 3
The United States
Department of Agriculture has prepared a food
guide to help people eat
healthily. The food
guide describes six basic food groups: meat (beef,
fish, chicken, etc.), dairy (milk,
yogurt,
cheese, etc.), grains (bread, cereal, rice, etc.),
fruit, and vegetable. The last group is fats, oil,
and sweet.
According to the food guide,
too much animal fat is bad for our health. For
example, American
eat a lot of meat and only a
small amount of grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Because of their diet,
they have high rates of
cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast,
people eat very little meat but
large amount
of grains. The Japanese have very low rates of
cancer and heart disease. Unfortunately,
when
Japanese people move to the United States, their
rates of heart disease and cancer increase as
their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers,
ice cream, and other high-fat foods become popular
in Japan, the rates of heart disease and
cancer are increasing as well. People are also
eating more
meat and dairy products in other
countries such as Cuba and Hungary. Not
surprisingly, the disease
rate in these
countries is increasing with the change in diet.
As a result, doctors everywhere advise
that we
eat more grains, fruits, and vegetables, while
eating less meat and fewer dairy products.
A
healthy diet is important for children as well as
adults. When adults have poor eating habits,
their children usually do, too. After all,
children eat the same way as their parents. When
parents eat
healthy food, the children will
learn to enjoy it. Then, they will develop good
eating habits. Doctors
advice parents to give
their children healthy snacks such as fruit,
vegetables, and juice.
Everyone wants to live
a long and healthy life. We know that the food we
eat affects us in
different ways. Doctors
believe that animal fat can cause disease while
fruit and vegetables can
prevent many
different diseases. We can improve our diet now
and enjoy many years of healthy
living.
1.
According to the food guide, what of the following
is bad for our health?
A. A little bit meat.
B. A large amount of fruit.
C. Too much
animal fat. D. Some cheese.
2. Why do Americans have high rates of cancer
and heart disease?
A. They eat a lot of meat.
B. They don’t eat grains.
C. They eat
large amounts of vegetables.
D. They choose a
proper amount from each food group.
3. Which
of the following is true with Japanese people?
A. Their diet is changing.
B. They don’t
eat vegetable or grains.
C. They don’t eat
meat or dairy products.
D. They have high
rates of cancer and heart disease.
4. Which of
the following is true with people in Cuba and
Hungary?
A. They eat too much high-fat food.
B. They haven’t had any changes in their diet.
C. They are eating more meat and dairy
products.
D. They have very low rates of
cancer and heart disease.
5. What should we do
to have a healthy diet?
A. We should eat more
snacks.
B. We should have more fruit and
vegetables.
C. We should follow our parents’
dieting habits.
D. We should avoid eating meat
or dairy products.
Passage 4
In my “Dare
to Connect” workshop, I instructed all my students
to participate whole-heartedly
in their jobs
for one entire week. I asked them to “act as if”
their actions really made a difference to
everyone around them. They were to ask
themselves the key question: “If I were really
important
here, what would I be doing?” And
then they were to set about doing it.
Peggy
resisted the assignment. She hated her job in a
public relations firm and was just hunting
a
new job. Each day was boring as she watched the
clock slowly move through eight painful hours.
But I persuaded her to try to devote herself
100 percent to her job for just one week, “as if”
she was
really important. She agreed.
The following week, Peggy walked into
the workshop. With excitement in her voice, she
reported the events of her week.
“My first
step was to brighten up the dismal office with
some plants. Then I started to really
pay
attention to the people I work with. If a coworker
seemed unhappy, I asked if there was anything
wrong and if I could help. If I went out for
office, I always asked if there was anything I
could bring
back for the others. I invited two
people for lunch. I told the boss something
wonderful about one
of my coworkers.”
Then
Peggy asked herself how she could improve things
for the company itself. “First, I
stopped
complaining about the job. I came up with a few
good ideas that I began putting into
practice.” Every day, she made a list of
things she wanted to accomplish. “I was really
surprised by
how much I could do in a way when
I focused on what I was doing!” she said. “I also
noticed how
fast the day goes. I put a sign on
my desk that said, ‘if I were really important
here, what would I be
doing?’ And every time I
started to fall back into my old patterns of
boredom and complaining, the
sign reminded me
of what I should be doing. That really helped.”
What a difference a simple question made in
just a week! It made Peggy feel connected to
everyone and everything around her. Whether
she chose to stay in her current job or not, she
had
learned a way to transform any work
experience.
1. Why did Peggy resist the
assignment given in the workshop?
A.
Because she didn’t like her job.
B. Because
she had got a new job.
C. Because she was
not important in the firm.
D. Because her
coworkers didn’t pay attention to her.
2. What
did Peggy do in the given week?
A. She
invited all her coworkers for lunch.
B. She
offered help to her boss when he was unhappy.
C. She started to care about her work and her
coworkers.
D. She brought presents to her
coworkers who seemed unhappy.
3. How did Peggy
improve her work?
A. She avoided boring
work.
B. She fell back on her old patterns.
C. She stopped complaining and
focused on her work.
D. She came up with
good ideas and let others practice them.
4. What helped Peggy keep the new working
pattern?
A. The exciting work.
B.
The interesting ideas.
C. The sign put on
her desk.
D. The praise given by her
coworkers.
5. What can we infer from the
passage?
A. Working in a public relations
firm is boring.
B. It makes a difference if
one starts important work.
C. If one thinks
he is important, he’ll not change his job.
D. Feeling connected to people around us makes us
enjoy work.
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True Friend
Love Alone Can Waken Love