Their room was on the first floor, its broad window _______ the central park.

A. overlooking     B. overlooks      C. to overlook     D. being overlooking

--- What do you think of teaching, Bob?

    --- I find it       and challenging. It is a job        you are doing something serious but interesting.

       A．funny, that       B．fun, that   C．fun, where       D．funny, which

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son.  21   in the  22   store, I had my pocket  23   and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost  24   of myself. What could I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would  25   our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even  26   for losing the money then I got home. To make up for my  27   mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to  28   her.

When she came home, I  29   a smile to 30   her. She was  31   to see the neat house and delicious meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story   32   . She did not  33   .It was as if she had not heard my words.

“I’ve lost my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had   34   . She didn’t lose her   35   . So I was afraid she was trying hard to   36   her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still  37   and seemed to be enjoying her favourite dish. At last I could not keep asking, “I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”She   38   her eyes, looking at me and said, “oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about how to   39   you. It’s   40   who is to blame.

A．Fortunately   B．Unfortunately  C．However        D．Surprisingly

A．big           B．modern         C．crowded         D．new

A．robbed        B．stolen          C．picked            D．harmed

A．control        B．heart         C．interest           D．patience

A．offer          B．a(chǎn)ffect           C．please             D．improve

A．worried        B．sorrow          C．a(chǎn)shamed         D．guilty

A．careless      B．unforgivable    C．important        D．big[

A．tell         B．give            C．please             D．surprise

A．made         B．forced          C．pretended          D．gave

A．meet        B．greet         C．receive           D．a(chǎn)ccept

A．glad         B．surprised        C．pleased           D．a(chǎn)ngry

A．nervously    B．gladly           C．extremely       D．calmly

A．respond       B．a(chǎn)nswer          C．hear            D．shout

A．wished     B．expected       C．hoped             D．wanted

A．way         B．interest         C．control           D．temper

A．hide         B．express          C．take             D．show

A．sad          B．silent         C．happy             D．worried

A．opened     B．closed           C．raised             D．shut

A．shout at       B．beat           C．thank           D．comfort

A．you          B．the thief      C．the policeman     D．your wife

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       ____This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall．

       ____ He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory（宿舍） for the summer holidays．Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money．The idea was a success．A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there．___ This was the first hostel．

       Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other．When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country．___

       Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel．They may put their meal together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes．Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period．___ For this reason, a few weeks spent “hostelling” can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school．

A. In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation．

B. People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them．

C. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places．

D. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby．

E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside．

F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays．

G. This card will allow them to stay in a hostel all over the world for low prices．

For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ____ on his own farm．

       A．grown     B．being grown  C．to be grown    D．to grow

The fact that people are afraid to go out at night is often a result of perceived (感知) danger ________actual danger.

       A. other than      B. more than       C. rather than          D. better than

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps.She __36__ the driver and，using her hands to feel the __37__ of the seats，walked down and found the __38__ which the driver had told her was empty.Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan,34，__39__ a medical misdiagnosis (誤診)，was suddenly thrown into a world of __40__.Mark，her husband，was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart.He __41__ her how to rely on her other __42__，specifically her hearing，to determine where she was and __43__ to adapt herself to the new environment.He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could __44__ for her，and save her a seat.

__45__，Susan decided that she was ready to try the __46__ on her own.Monday morning，she said good－bye and for the first time，they went their __47__ ways.

On Friday morning，Susan took the bus to work as usual.As she was __48__ the bus，the driver said，“Boy，I __49__ envy you.” Susan had no __50__ what the driver was talking about，and asked，“What do you __51__？”

The driver answered，“You know，every morning for the __52__ week，a fine－looking gentleman __53__ a military uniform has been standing across the corner __54__ you as you get off the bus.He __55__ you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building.You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

A.thanked         B．a(chǎn)sked          C．discovered      D．paid

A.location         B．shape          C．size             D．cost

A.ticket          B．bus             C．seat             D．bag

A.according to  B．instead of       C．thanks to        D．due to

A.anger          B．darkness         C．happiness       D．light

A.asked          B．encouraged      C.  taught        D．praised

A.feelings        B．sights          C．senses         D．a(chǎn)bilities

A.how            B．when          C．where         D．who

A.make out        B．watch out       C．find out        D．work out

A.Finally         B．Luckily         C．However        D．Besides

A.visit          B．trip             C．bus             D．work

A.opposite       B．separate        C．difficult        D．usual

A.getting on     B．getting in       C．getting off      D．getting up

A.must           B．may            C．will            D．do

A.idea           B．opinion      C．way         D．thought

A.want           B．mean          C．say             D．suggest

A.next         B．old                 C．past            D．following

A.by            B．on              C．with            D．in

A.searching      B．watching        C．calling          D．noticing

A.looks out      B．takes up         C．believes in      D．makes sure

Some couples spend every waking minute together. Others fill their hours with personal hobbies,outside interests and even part-time jobs, just to keep their distance from each other! "There should be private time and couple time," suggests Dr. Stephen Treat at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia."You don't want your latter years to turn into a process where two people unite as one. If you hold too tightly to your partner, it's going to cause resentment and anger. If you're completely separate, you'll both be lonely and disconnected. You need balance. So you have to talk about how you'll achieve that."

The right balance? It's different for every couple. "Having a conversation about time can be difficult,but it's important for both partners to process those feelings out loud," Dr. Treat says. "You should not be accusing and act as a judge—ask the difficult questions, but do it in a loving way. You could say something like, 'How are we going to be as individuals and how are we going to be as a couple?' "

   Barbara and Chris Christensen have achieved the balance that works for them. In addition to daily routines that keep them close—including about 10 minutes for a daily check-in and about a half hour of relaxation time—they each maintain separate interests and friendships.

 "We have found that we need time apart," Barbara says. "I have a group of women friends that I have known for the last 30 years. We have dinner out once a month. We women also have parties and weekend or weeklong vacations as a group at a beach or somewhere. Chris, a former fighter pilot, has many aviation-oriented(航空的) groups and friends and also a poker-playing group of our friends. I may be with him during the poker night, but I don't play, and the wives usually watch a chick flick' DVD or something while the poker group has an evening of fun. We have found it important to have separate time as well as together time."

The author writes the passage to ______.

A. offer some suggestions on how to spend the time after retirement

B. advise couples to develop their separate hobbies

C. warn couples not to be accusing each other

D. give people some advice on how to entertain themselves after retirement

Dr. Stephen suggests that _________after retirement.

A. couples stay together all the time

B. couples express their feelings in a loving way

C. couples be separate

D. wives make many friends

It can be inferred that________.

A. many couples are faced with problems after retirement

B. America has a large population of retired people

C. most people join various social groups after retirement

D. playing poker is a popular activity among retired people

Barbara and her friends do the following EXCEPT_______.

A. having dinner regularly

B. holding parties

C. having weekly vacations at the beach

D. having fun playing poker

The second paragraph is mainly intended to_______.

A. warn the husband not to act as a judge

B. suggest couples have discussions about difficulties

C. suggest how to keep the correct balance

D. require couples to be considerate

As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家務(wù)活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.

    At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a study, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.

     Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(費時).

     A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply decrease as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.

     Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”

Who earns most according to the text?

   A. A social worker.    B. A fireman.   C. A gardener.   D. A teacher.

We lean from the text that looking after children ______.

  A. takes more time than doing any other housework

B. means more duties than being a teacher

  C. requires the mother to be well-educated

  D. prevents the mother from working outside

According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.

  A. 66 hours a week    B. 71 hours a week    C. 80 hours a week    D. 90 hours a week

By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.

   A. housework is no easy job                B. her husband has no time to clean the kitchen

   C. a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning   D. the kitchen is hard to clean

Why not buy him         MP4 as         birthday present since he likes music?

A. an; the       B. the; the       C. an; a         D. a; a