| He is interested in farming and is ________ to know everything about the farm. |
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| A. eager B. anxious C. worried D. busy |
| The manager says he needs an assistant to ________ to deal with the problems that may occur in his absence. |
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| A. depend in B. count on C. count with D. turn up |
| The police ________ Tom of stealing and the accused was afraid to meet the accuser. |
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| A. accused B. charged C. robbed D. informed |
| The modeling business is by no means easy to get into, while the good model will always be in ________. |
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| A. demand B. need C. trouble D. lack |
| The description was pretty ________, so the police could figure out the portrait of the criminal. |
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| A. vague B. accurate C. particular D. vain |
| I'm glad that my parents have ________ of my buying a new car. |
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| A. agreed B. promised C. allowed D. approved |
| Lucy has ________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. |
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| A. acquired B. finished C. concluded D. achieved |
| The government is devoting resources to establish public health systems. ________, the physical conditions of children have improved greatly. |
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| A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile |
| I can think of many cases ________ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn't write a good essay. |
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| A. why B. which C. as D. where |
| He is so good a student ________ be praised frequently in class. |
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| A. as to B. to C. in order to D. as |
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The train ________ arrive at 1:30, but it was an hour late. |
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| A. was about to B. was likely to C. was certain to D. was supposed to |
| A terrible example of earthquake which happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan ________ thousands of millions of people die. |
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| A. led B. resulted C. saw D. produced |
| Letterboxes are much more ________ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. |
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| A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. unusual |
| They sent someone to ________ the value of the house, and they wanted to buy it. |
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| A. assist B. update C. inform D. assess |
| We regret to ________ you that our library will be closed next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the sports meeting. |
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| A. say B. speak C. inform D. notice |
| 阅读理解 |
| Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story. He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldn't find one. Disappointed, he decided to stop his search. The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice-a woman was yelling(吼叫)at someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage. He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing(辱骂)her daughterinlaw. The storyteller didn't like it but he was happy to finally get his story. Listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. Though he couldn't see the characters of his story, he started hating the motherinlaw, as she seemed to be a villain(坏人). Now it was time to finalize the end of the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wall. There he saw the motherinlaw sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the daughterinlaw was resting nearby. He saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her condition, she couldn't reach it and it looked like the daughterinlaw was enjoying the old lady's helplessness. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughterinlaw. The storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. He was surprised how different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.Truly he had found both a real life story and areal life lesson. |
| 1. What's the meaning of the underlined word "fabricated" in Paragraph 1? |
| A. Funny. B. Imaginary. C. Amazing. D. Romantic. |
| 2. Why did the storyteller climb up the wall? |
| A. He thought he was strong enough to do it. B. He expected to find out what was happening. C. He would like to find a good ending for his story. D. He wanted to have a look at the woman and herdaughterinlaw. |
| 3. Why did the old woman start abusing her daughterinlaw? |
| A. Her daughterinlaw didn't take care of her. B. Her daughterinlaw was too busy to help her. C. Her daughterinlaw pushed her out of her wheelchair. D. Her daughterinlaw didn't allow her to get food. |
| 4. What lesson can we learn from the text? |
| A. No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. B. A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. C. Don't just listen to one's words. Watch what one does. D. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter because nobody listens. |
| My students often tell me that they do not have "enough time" to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president”. I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done. Once in graduate school, I tried to justify (证明……有理) myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, "That's irrelevant. What's important is the quality of your work." Since then I have had time to reflect on the "hard worker" dodge(妙计), and I have come to some conclusions, all relevant to the issue of how much time we have. If you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of "time", which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the issue of "work" during that time, which can vary in intensity. But, as my professor suggested, it's not the diligence of the work but the quality of the product that's important. That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office: "Don't work harder. Work smarter." There's a lot of sense in that idea. If you can't get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means devising(想出) ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since "work" for students usually means "homework", the expression "work habits" should be read as "study habits". Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies. |
| 1. From the passage, we know that the author is most probably________. |
| A. a poet B. an educator C. a novelist D. an engineer |
| 2. We can infer from the second paragraph that students still________. |
| A. have enough time B. can meet the president C. can get something done well D. should accept the teacher's suggestion |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. My students often make full use of their time to do all their homework. B. I once tried to show myself to my professor by saying that I was wrong. C. Many of us can get more time to improve the quality of the work. D. Improving reading and writing skills will benefit students a lot. |
| 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? |
| A. Not an Acceptable Explanation B. Don't Work Harder. Work Smarter C. An Analysis of Our Work Habits D. Read Better And Write Better |
| 书面表达 |
| 假设你是张林，你的老板Mr. Whitehead要求你于周六上午去参加一个产品介绍会。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Mr. Whitehead请假。 内容要点： *表示歉意。 *理由：要去火车站接一个朋友。 *询问：是否可以准备好材料让李东代为参加。 注意： 1. 词数：100-120； 2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 |
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