--- The terrible accident is under investigation．

--- Actually, quicker action          those workers trapped in the mine．

A．might have saved                                        B．must have saved

C．should have saved                                       D．could have saved

The owner wanted to charge $ 5,000 for his car,          I managed to lower to $ 3,500．

A．since           B．what          C．which            D．that

China          a sharp increase in the number of aged people over the past decade．

A．sees        B．saw          C．will see          D．has seen

--- Do you         the idea of living a low – carbon life?

--- It sounds tough, but it is a tendency．

A．correspond to        B．a(chǎn)pply to         C．cater to        D．subscribe to

“Two books per visit per week,” said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card．Neither the limits nor her attitude   1   me, a 9 – year – old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s．I needed those visits．The books were filled with stories in which, however   2  things seemed, everything   3   well in the end,   4  justice, bravery, and wisdom – a striking contrast （對比） to my everyday experiences．

Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another librarian．This librarian was   5  ．

“What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often   6  as my interpreter．

“She said ‘Can I help you?’”

“Ask if they have any books in   7  ,” I requested．

“No, they don’t．” translated my daughter．

While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to   8   books．The interview was short – the job didn’t require much English, just a   9   of the alphabet．I started the next day．Every day, I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was   10   from me, mentally dividing them by size and color． One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own．   11  English letters started forming words I could   12 , words combined into phrases, and – oh,   13  ! – I was reading．It was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and   14  by tears, but it was progress．Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk -  15   books in and out and answering simple questions．

Every day I receive dozens of people．Sometimes I spot new immigrants．They come from all over the world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their   16   manners are similar．My heart goes out to them,   17  they are people like me．I fully understand the  18   roads on which they have stepped．“They’ve come to the right place,” I think to 19  ．Then I smile and say – just the   20   a librarian said to me a long time ago – “Can I help you?”

1．A．surprised               B．comforted           C．puzzled               D．shocked

2．A．a(chǎn)ttractive               B．dull                     C．terrible                D．strange

3．A．went out               B．turned out            C．ended in              D．came up

4．A．rewarding             B．a(chǎn)ffecting              C．completing          D．denying

5．A．chatting                B．staring                 C．reading                D．smiling

6．A．introduced             B．instructed            C．guided                 D．served

7．A．Spanish                 B．French                C．Russian               D．German

8．A．shelve                   B．register                C．record                 D．mark

9．A．list                        B．knowledge           C．line                     D．competence

10．A．vague                  B．simple                 C．hidden                 D．clear

11．A．All of a sudden     B．In no time            C．Step by step        D．Now and then

12．A．recognize            B．realize                 C．define                 D．interpret

13．A．challenge             B．wonder               C．opportunity          D．news

14．A．inspired               B．a(chǎn)ccompanied        C．blocked               D．excited

15．A．checking             B．classifying           C．borrowing           D．lending

16．A．rough                  B．elegant                C．polite                  D．shy

17．A．though                B．until                    C．for                      D．unless

18．A．difficult               B．smooth                C．endless                D．straight

19．A．me                      B．myself                 C．them                   D．themselves

20．A．means                 B．a(chǎn)pproach             C．method               D．way

Believe it or not, America’s favorite snack food is the potato chip．There is a story behind how it was first made．One might think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips, but it didn’t happen that way．Picture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1853．The Moon Lake Restaurant’s menu included French-fried potatoes, a popular food recipe brought back from France by Thomas Jefferson．These were thickly cut potatoes, fried until golden brown and crisp on the outside．One evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen．The cook sliced some potatoes thinner than before and prepared them for the complaining guest．He was still not satisfied and sent them back again! By this time the cook was very angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted：slice the potatoes as thin as possible．Then they would be so crisp that the diner wouldn’t be able to use his fork to eat them．When the paper-thin browned potatoes arrived, the diner was pleased．He was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoes．The cook’s plan to stop the dinner guest complaining didn’t turn out as expected．Soon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and became so popular that people wanted to take some home．The restaurant started selling small packages of the potato chips．A few years later, they were sold all over the U．S．But because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand, it was a time-consuming job and potato chips were often out of stock．In the 1920s, a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon they were potato chips in abundance．They gradually spread all over the world and have remained popular ever since．

1．According to this passage, mass production of potato chips was made possible when        ．

      A．potatoes could be peeled by machines

       B．potatoes were peeled by a large number of cooks

       C．there was a growing demand for them

       D．they first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant

2．According to this passage, the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant        ．

       A．enjoyed making potato chips very much

       B．planned to sell potato chips everywhere

       C．wanted to silence a complaining diner

       D．was pleased that other guests liked the chips

3．Potato chips have been popular in the US          ．

       A．for more than 200 years                       B．every since 1920

       C．for less than 100 years                         D．since the 19 th century

A religious person will have a different though than one who is not．And a Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

Take the shoes for example．It has the same principle．Some like custom shoes for personalization．But some don’t．Someone will purchase a shoes printer only for one desired image．That all depends on different conceptions．So when you have a negative thought about yourself, don’t consider it a fact until you also reflect on the opposite view．And if the alternative is more positive, accept that to be your truth．

An anorexic（厭食癥患者） looks in the mirror and thinks she’s fat．As a result she starves herself and deprives her body of vital nutrition．But society thinks she’s too skinny．Unless she can change her perception, she’ll never agree with society． And she’ll never get better．What are you seeing in you that is preventing you from realizing how beautiful you are? Or how smart you are?  Or how lovable? If you take the positive view that is how other people will see you too．

More often than not the critical statements that damage your self-esteem are originated in your own mind．Now you know how you can silence them．But if a negative observation does come from someone you love, know that honesty without compassion is brutality．A judgmental or derogatory comment is usually not about the recipient, it’s about something that is going on with the accuser．Don’t believe anything that is said to you that isn’t in your best interest．And don’t waste any time or brainpower on anyone who doesn’t perceive you as amazing．

It’s what you think that creates how you feel．Design your own custom shoes, despite other one’s critical eyes．If you like it, it will be the top one．If someone tells you you’re fat, or stupid or otherwise unappealing, the only person you should think badly about is them!

1．What is the passage mainly about?

      A．Try to be different．                            B．Different beliefs make different views．

       C．You are actually amazing．                   D．Trust what people say to you．

2．Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor （暗喻）?

       A．A Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

       B．Some like custom shoes for personalization．

       C．An anorexic looks in the mirror and thinks she is fat．

       D．Design your own custom shoes, despite others’ critical eyes．

3．The reason why the writer wrote this passage is to         ．

       A．confuse people as how to think

       B．help people learn how to do self – reflection

       C．tell people of different ways of thinking

       D．show he is smarter than most of the people

4．What is the meaning of the underlined word “unappealing”?

       A．Stylish．         B．Unattractive．           C．Active．            D．Handsome．

Much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm （節(jié)奏）．But he dutifully reviewed his lessons．Over the months he tried and tried, and often repeated to me “My mom’s going to hear me play some day．”

But he seemed hopeless, with no born ability．A real bad advertisement for my teaching! I was so happy when one day he stopped coming．

Several weeks later my students were to have a recital （演奏會）．To my surprise, Robby came, asking to play in the recital．

“But, it is for current pupils, you dropped．”

“My mom was sick．But I have been practicing．I’ve just got to play!”

I didn’t know what led me to agree, maybe…

The recital came．I put Robby up last to play before my “curtain closer”, by which, I could save the recital if…

The recital went off well． Robby came up on stage, clothes wrinkled and his hair looked like he’d run an egg – beater through it．“How could his mom…?”

Robby pulled out the piano bench and began．It was Mozart’s work! I was not prepared for what I heard next．Like in a dream, I was then woken up by the wild applause – everybody was on their feet!

“I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby! How’d you do it?”

Through the microphone Robby explained: “Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she had cancer and died this morning．She was born deaf, and tonight was the first time she ever heard me play．I wanted to make it special．”

My eyes were wet．He was not a student of mine, but a teacher!

1．We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer          ．

      A．was fully confident that Robby would perform well at the recital

       B．thought that Robby would make the recital special

       C．thought that Robby wouldn’t play at the recital

       D．had no confidence in Robby at all for the recital

2．What made the boy succeed in the recital?

       A．Love for his mother．                    B．Musical talent．

       C．The writer’s help．                      D．Regular practice．

3．What made the writer think that Robby was her teacher, not student?

       A．That he played better than her in the recital．

       B．That he loved his mother more than she did．

       C．That he never gave up．

       D．That the audience gave him more applause than her．

4．What is the highlight of the recital?

       A．The writer’s performance．                 B．Robby’s performance．

       C．Robby and his mom’s story．               D．The audience’s applause．

Sports and Entertainment Marketing – Entry Level Sales and Advertising Reps

Are you a college graduate?

Are you looking for a career but have little or NO experience?

Are you having a had time getting your foot in a successful, proven firm?

Do you want a chance to test your work ethic, drive, and determination?

We may be just what you are looking for．

REQUIREMENTS:

* Must be able to start within 2 weeks

* Able to work in a team environment

* Capable of leading and motivating others

* High energy and open to new ideas

* Be able to perform under little guidance

* Great attitude and cool

* Exceptional communication skills

1．Which group of people is the company’s job open to?

       A．College graduates．                             B．Senior sales people．

       C．Experienced young people．                 D．Entertainment and sports lovers．

2．Which of the following words can best describe the company’s environment?

       A．Team – based．                                  B．Individual – based．

       C．Seniors favored．                                                               D．Youngsters favored．

3．What can we infer from the advertisement?

       A．The company is new．                        B．The company is big．

       C．The company has its unique way of management．

       D．The company doesn’t like old people．

4．Which of the four candidates best qualifies for the job?

       A．One who is strong in leadership．         B．One who is imaginative．

       C．One who is dependent．                      D．One who is a good listener．

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Nowadays people used different ways to communicate with each other．And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone? Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an email or giving an instant message? Recent research has found that communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth．The first study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e – mails．The fact that e – mails are automatically recorded – and can come back to trouble you – appears to be the key to the finding．

Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week．In it they noted the number of conversations or e – mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told．Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium．He found that lies made up 14 per cent of e – mails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of fact – to – face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls．

His results, to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists．Some expected e –mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable, the detachment （非直接接觸） of e – mailing would make it easier to lie．Others expected people to lie more in fact – to – face exchanges because people are more practiced at that form of communication．

But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time．People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation, he says． This is why fewer lies appear in e – mail than on the phone．

People are also more likely to lie in real time – in an instant message or phone call, say – than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock．He found many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect, such as : “Do you like my dress?”

Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate．For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth．But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e – mail．