The beauty of this career is that it allows us to _____ our interest with our work,gaining freedom and happiness in the process. |
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| A. combine B. fix C. link D. join |
| —You are very fond of eating barbecued mutton kebabs. —Yes.Personally,nothing can be _____.Would you like one? |
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| A. good B. well C. better D. best |
| What an unforgettable experience!I'll write it down _____ it is still fresh in my memory. |
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| A. since B. while C. after D. until |
| —Mr White has been working all the morning with no rest. —He is a(n) _____ man.He never looks tired. |
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| A. energetic B. powerful C. lovely D. attractive |
| —Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday? —No,but we _____ to get in touch with them ever since. |
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| A. have tried B. have been trying C. had tried D. had been trying |
| The child should be punished.You shouldn't let him _____ telling lies. |
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| A. keep away from B. keep away with C. get away from D. get away with |
| As we all know,no one is perfect,and everyone has his own _____. |
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| A. mistake B. weakness C. limit D. belief |
| Mr Smith _____ his living by teaching ten years ago and he _____ greatly from his work. |
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| A. earned；earned B. earned；gained C. gained；gained D. gained；earned |
| The young engineer was _____ a gold cup because of his creative achievements for the development of the company. |
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| A. awarded B. admitted C. applied D. accepted |
| There is no possibility _____ he will keep his word.He is always telling lies. |
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| A. how B. whether C. when D. that |
The s tudent _____ from the training so much that he was _____ the first prize in the event. |
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| A. benefited；benefited B. awarded；awarded C. awarded；benefited D. benefited；awarded |
| The boy _____ on the bed _____ to his friend that a cock laid an egg yesterday. |
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| A. lay；lay B. lying；lay C. lying；lied D. lied；lying |
| —What’s the trouble with you，Andy? —I want to find another firm.Whatever I do，I can’t _____ the boss now. |
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| A. support B. serve C. fit D. satisfy |
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—He has been working _____. —No wonder he looks very tired now.
A. sooner or later |
| —Could I use your computer to type a letter? —You _____ have my computer if you don’t take good care of it. |
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| A. shall not B. might not C. needn’t D. shouldn’t |
| 阅读理解 |
| In Yemen,you always see one type of vehicle on the road:the water truck.They travel mountain roads and cross deserts to bring Yemenis the goods more valuable than oil.It is one that only the rich can afford with the supply regularly being cut off.Others must rely on scarce rain or charity to fight thirst. Experts say Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water.The capital,Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025,says a report by the World Bank. Hannan,an 18yearold from Lahej,said that only the rich could prepare for cuts in supply."In a good week we'll have a water supply all week but then the following week there will be water only for a day or two," she said. She and her husband,a factory worker,pay 3,000 riyals (99 yuan) for a week's supply of water from a touring water truck when the taps run dry.With an income of only 20,000 riyals (660 yuan) a month,this means the family often spend half their money on water. "There are a lot of people who can't afford it and they have to rely on their neighbors to help," she said. The average person in Yemen survives on onefifth of what the World Health Organization considers to be enough water. In Taiz,in the south,tap water is available only once every 45 days.In the mountainous Malhan district in the north,women and children climb a 1,500m mountain to collect water from a spring,often in the small hours to avoid long queues. Yemen is located in Southwest Asia,bordering the Arabian and Red Sea.Yemeni people have lived on scarce water supplies for thousands of years but that problem has been made serious by conflict in the are a,the fastgrowing population and the use of water to grow a drug called qat.With one of the world's highest rates of population growth-3.46 percent,Yemen is the poorest Arab country. The government is considering desalinating (淡化) seawater,but this would be expensive and it may now be too late.The only other solution is to cut down on farming,but that means importing even more food. |
| 1．The passage aims to _____. |
| A. analyze the reasons why Yemen lacks water B. suggest some solutions to the water issue in Yemen C. present how serious the water problem is in Yemen D. encourage the world to help Yemenis who are suffering from water shortages |
| 2．When Hannan said that only the rich could prepare for cuts in supply,she meant that _____. |
| A. rich people drank more water than the poor B. rich people could buy water from the water trucks if there was a water supply cut C. she had a rich neighbor who often helped her during water supply cuts D. the rich were not affected by water supply cuts |
| 3．Which of the following may be a reason why Yemen is short of water? |
| A. The country has had no rain for a long time. B. The population of Yemen is growing fast. C. The government has failed to reduce farming. D. People can't afford the water from government water trucks. |
| 4．The best title for the passage is "_____"． |
| A. Never take water for granted B. The water truck-the commonest sight in Yemen C. The first country to run out of water in the world D. No water for Yemen |
| 阅读理解 |
| It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president.The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was,in his words,"a wonderfully written book"．However,he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar. And it seems that he is not the only one.Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book B which they ha  ven't.In the World Book Day survey,Dreams from My Father is at number 9.The survey lists top ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading.As I'm not one to lie too often,I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire ten books.But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one,George Orwell's 1984.I think it's absolutely outstanding. Asked why they lied,the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.This could be difficult if the conversation became more indepth! The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it.It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen,the Bronte sisters,Charles Dickens and so on.But when asked which authors they actually enjoy,they named J．K.Rowling,Jilly Cooper,and Stephen King (ah,the big sellers,in other words)．Fortyone percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story. So which books have you lied about reading-if any-and which is your favourite? |
| 1. The main reason why people lie about reading is to _____. |
A. ma ke fun of the listenerB. impress the listener C. please the listener D. interest the listener |
| 2. The underlined word"proceeded" in the passage probably means "_____"． |
| A. wanted B. happened C. continued D. stopped |
| 3. What does the World Book Day survey show? |
| A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn't read through a whole classical book. B. People don't like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell 's 1984. C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen. D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens. |
| 4. What is the best title for the passage? |
| A. Are You a Book Liar? B. Readers Are All Liars  C. World Book Day D. Dreams from My Father |