---Jenny, I think I’ll just have some coffee for a change．

---______．The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard．

A. Change it, please        B. Never mind    

C. With pleasure                D. Help yourself

Many people would rather _____ eating out on holiday than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a recent survey.

A. cut off           B. cut in           

C. cut back on          D. cut up

_______ the exact time departure time, he missed his train.

A. Being not told  B. Having not been told 

C. Not having told  D. Not having been told 

I really don’t know           I put my wallet after I paid the bill.

A. where was it       B. it was where that 

C. where it was that           D. where was it that

—My dear, you ______ things about. Look, what a mess in the room!

—Sorry, Mom.

A.have always thrown B. always throw

C. are always throwing D. always threw

They could have attended the awarding ceremony，but their flight due to the bad weather．

A．was delayed B．had been delayed

C． has delayed D．was delaying

“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard．”

I got the to start Amazon 16 years ago．I the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an bookstore with millions of titles was very to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t since most start-ups don’t，and I wasn’t sure what to ．She told me I should the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my ．

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea， it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult ，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much ，I took the less path to follow my dream，and I’m of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．

1.A．idea B．support C．fund D．message

2.A．got throughB．set aside C．came across D．turn down

3.A．online B．a(chǎn)vailable C．intelligentD．expensive

4.A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive

5.A．take B．1and C．exchange D．quit

6.A．matter B．work C. fail D. exist

7.A．do B．finish C．plan D. expect

8.A．give up B．set up C．stick to D．put off

9.A．dream B．pace C．hobby D．example

10.A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．honest

11.A．shared B．a(chǎn)rgued C．reasoned D. required

12.A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously

13.A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．otherwise D．but

14.A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain

15.A．while B．before C．once D．since

16.A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report

17.A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying

18.A．considerationB．determinationC．conversationD．a(chǎn)pplication

19.A．difficult B．secure C．a(chǎn)musing D．interesting

20.A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud

Jenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garage．It was a lot smaller than she remembered．When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals，her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle．

“Well，I’m sorry，but I can’t afford a bicycle now，“said Dad．“Why don’t you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself．”

Jenny began to work．That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad．

That night Jenny went on the computer．She wrote“Gardening and Housework—Ten dollars an hour．Call Jenny at 23 Roseville Lane．“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipment．She printed it fifty times．Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street．

That week，Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do，but they didn’t have time to do them．So they called Jenny．Every day，Jenny rushed home from schoo1．She did her homework quickly，and then she went out to work．

At the end of the week．she had$65! She told her father．

“That’s enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said．

“Yes，but if I work for one more week，I might have enough money for a new bike，“said Jenny．“In two more weeks，I could buy a really good bicycle! I think that's what I'll do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class，because I earn it myself!”

Jenny’s dad hugged her．“I think you learned something important．We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them．When we get something without earning it，we do not realize its true value．”

1.What was the problem with Jenny’s old bicycle?

A．It was broken． B．It was too small．

C．Jenny didn't like it．D．It was too dirty．

2.Why didn’t Jenny’s dad buy her a bicycle?

A．He had just bought Jenny a birthday present.

B．He was too busy．

C．He wanted to teach her a lesson．

D．He didn’t think it was a good idea．

3.How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?

A．＄10． B．＄15． C．＄65．D．＄5．

4.How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?

A．She mailed letters to them． B．She talked to all her neighbors．

C．she sent them an email．D．She delivered messages by hand．

5.We can infer from Jenny’s words at the end of the story that she was ___________．

A．optimistic about making more money

B．grateful to her father for his advice

C．pleased because she had learnt a useful lesson

D．disappointed because she couldn’t afford a new bicycle

What could be cuter than your puppy giving his doggy friend a kiss on the nose? Nothing，really．But is your dog actually planting a kiss on his friend? Yes，but that’s only one of the reasons your dog may lick another dog’s nose．Here are some other reasons why your dog may lick another dog’s nose．

During an introduction，a shy and lower-ranking dog will lower his head，avoid direct eye contact and gently extend his tongue to lick the nose of a more confident and high-ranking dog．The first dog licks the nose of the second dog to simply make it know that：he comes in peace．

Dogs who are already friends will also trade kisses．Two strongly bonded dog pals will lick and clean each other．They give each other “dog kisses” showing friendship．

Puppies also “kiss” their mothers，but it's not a gesture of love．When puppies stop suckling(吸吮)their mothers’ tits for milk and start to eat semisolid(半固體)food instead；they lick their mothers’ mouths and noses in the hope of getting the mother to regurgitate(反哺) some semi-digested food．

So how to help your bashful dog make friends with other dogs? You can carefully select confident-but-friendly and good-tempered dogs to play with your shy dog，to help him develop his social skills．Also consider taking him to a special training class that focuses on socialization and positive training technique．

Do not disturb them when your two dogs play “kiss” briefly with each other．Sit back and enjoy this display of friendship．Then call them over and have them do a command such as “sit’’ or “shake paws”．Offer them treats as a reward for being good to each other．

If you foster(收養(yǎng))a dog and have three or more resident dogs，introduce the foster dog to your brood dog one at a time and let muzzle licking between them happen naturally．Start with your least reactive or most friendly dog．Never force an in production between the dogs because this can deepen the foster dog’s submissiveness or spark a fight．

1.We know a shy and lower—ranking dog licks the nose of a higher-ranking dog to ．

A．a(chǎn)sk the dog for helpB．show he is friendly

C．show his anger D．show his respect for him

2.What can we know about two dogs who are already friends?

A．They seldom give each other kisses．

B．They usually avoid direct eye contact．

C．They like keeping their friendship a secret．

D．They show their friendship by “dog kisses”．

3.What does the underlined word “bashful” in Paragraphs 5 mean?

A．Shy． B．Honest． C．Lovely．D．Little．

4.What should you do if your two dogs play “kiss” briefly with each other?

A．Ask them to stay away from each other immediately．

B．Ask them to shake tails．

C．Ask them to have a fight．

D．Give them a reward for being friends．

5.The writer wrote this passage to_________．

A．tell us about a study he did recently

B．explain why a dog kisses other dogs

C．tell us how to raise dogs

D．help us to make friends with dogs.

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job’s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers？

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

1.What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

A. Assessing your skills

B. Going to different areas

C. Matching your skills with a position

D. taking your personality into consideration

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.

B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with others.

D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

3.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?

A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position

B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.

C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.

D. You should ignore your skills when you select job.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities D. Personalities and Jobs