Dear Doctor,

    My husband and I got married in 1990 and for the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work. 

    My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He said he thought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she’s working for.”

    But as his joking remark approaches reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions (升職) and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don’t do these things because he is very unhappy. 

    We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very much, and I don’t want him to feel bad, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Can’t you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

    Please help.

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66. According to the context of the passage, when was the letter most probably written?

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67. What do you think shows her husband was supportive?

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68. What does the term “job hunting” mean?

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69. Why can they do many things that they had always dreamed of now?

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70. What is the dilemma（兩難）of the working woman?

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The Parthenon（帕德教神殿）in Athens is a building with a long and complex history．Built nearly 2,500 years ago as a temple celebrating the Greek goddess Athena, it was for thousands of years the church of the Virgin Mary of the Athenians, then a mosque (清真寺), and finally a ruin. The building was changed and the sculptures much damaged over the centuries. By 1800 only about half of the original sculptural decoration remained.

Between 1801 and 1805, Lord Elgin, the British ambassador (大使) to the Ottoman Empire (奧斯曼帝國), which controlled Athens, acting with the full knowledge and permission of the Ottoman authorities, removed about half of the remaining sculptures from the fallen ruins and from the building itself．Lord Elgin loved Greek history and transported the sculptures back to Britain．The arrival of the sculptures in London had a huge effect on the European public, greatly increasing interest in ancient Greek culture and influencing contemporary (當(dāng)代的) artistic trends．These sculptures were acquired from Lord Elgin by the British Museum in 1816 and since then they have all been on display to the public, free of charge．

    Since the early 1980s, however, the Greek government has argued for the permanent removal to Athens of all the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum．They have also challenged the British Museum Board of Trustees' legal title to the sculptures．

    The British Museum, however, insists that it exists to tell the story of cultural achievement throughout the world, from the dawn of human history over two million years ago until the present day．The museum considers itself an important resource for the world: the breadth and depth of its collection allows the world public to re-examine cultural identities and explore the complex network of interconnected world cultures．

    It also says that, within the context of this unparalleled (空前的) collection, the Parthenon sculptures are an important representation of ancient Athenian civilization. Each year millions of visitors admire the artistry of the sculptures and gain insights on how ancient Greece influenced - and was influenced by -the other civilizations that it encountered．

61. For most of its history people went to the Parthenon to ______．

   A. admire the goddess Athena            B. pray to their god

   C. search for sculptures                 D. learn about its complex history

62. The underlined "it" (in Paragraph 4) refers to "_________"．

   A. the British Museum                     B. the Greek government

   C. the Parthenon                         D. the British Museum Board of Trustees

63. What can we learn about Lord Elgin from the passage?

   A. He is greatly admired in Greece．

   B. He worked for the Ottoman Empire．

   C. He saved the Parthenon sculptures from being destroyed．

   D. He had a deep interest in Greek culture．

64. What can we infer(推斷) from the passage?

   A. The sculptures introduced ancient Greek culture to the west．

   B. Ancient Greek culture has greatly influenced world culture．

   C. The British Museum has made much money from the Parthenon sculptures．

   D. The British Museum is the place most capable of preserving these sculptures．

65. The author's main intention in writing this passage is to tell _____．

   A. the history of the Parthenon and its sculptures

   B. what people can see in the British Museum

   C. why the British Museum refuses to return the sculptures

   D. the influence of Greece on British culture

When you hear the word quicksand, what image comes to mind? You probably picture someone up to the waist in wet land, screaming for help. In fact, quicksand can be very dangerous. People and animals have sunk into quicksand before and never escaped. However, the more you know about quicksand, the safer you will be.

First, quicksand is really ordinary sand. It isn’t some sort of strange hungry beast. Quicksand forms when water seeps up (滲出) from the underneath a layer of fine sand. The water pushes the grains of sand apart and makes the sand loose. This loose sand will not hold up a heavy weight.

Quicksand usually forms along the banks of rivers, at the seashore, or under slow-moving rivers and streams. It only forms when water flows upward through the sand, not over it. If you are in a place that tends to have quicksand, it’s a good idea to carry a large stick. As you walk, poke (戳) the ground in front of you to be sure it’s firm.

Let’s suppose that you happen to step into some quicksand. The best way to deal with it is to stay calm. You may sink, but you won’t sink quickly. You will have time to try several ways to get out. First, drop anything you might be carrying that adds weight, such as a backpack. Then try walking out -making slow and steady movements with your legs. If this doesn’t work, the best thing to do is lie back and float, it’s even easier to float on quicksand than on regular water.

Of course, you will want to call for help. If help is nearby, it’s best simply to wait. If help is not nearby, then continue to lie on your back but make slow, rolling movements toward the edge of the quicksand. When you feel solid ground underneath, you can stand up.

Some animals seem to know how to avoid sinking down into quicksand. Mules, for instance, fold their legs underneath them and float on their bellies. Cows, on the other hand, tend to panic and wave their legs around. This doesn’t help them escape. So, if you are ever trapped in quicksand, think like a mule, not like a cow.

56. What detail supports the idea that quicksand can be dangerous?

   A. Quicksand forms when water seeps up from underneath.

B. You will have time to try several ways to get out.

C. Animals have fallen into quicksand and never escaped.

D. Quicksand is really just an ordinary sand.

57. If you get caught, what should you do first?

A. Wave your arms and legs quickly.

B. Drop anything heavy that you are carrying.

C. Fold your legs underneath you.

D. Poke a stick into the ground in front of you.

58. How is the mule’s reaction to quicksand different from a cow’s reaction?

A. Mules fold their legs and float on their bellies.

B. Mules wave their legs around.

C. Mules sink immediately.

D. Mules panic and splash their legs around.

59. What’s the passage about?

A. Quicksand is not really made up of sand.

B. Quicksand can be dangerous, but there are ways to escape.

C. You should poke the ground in front of you with a stick.

D. Animals are able to float on quicksand, but humans always sink.

60. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to _______________.

A. give information about quicksand

B. tell an entertaining story

C. persuade people to avoid quicksand

D. explain how quicksand forms

    When I came to Cincinnati as an au pair (家庭打工留學(xué)生), a lot of things there were different from what I knew. My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a "castle"．In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom. Soon I found out that the "castle" was actually rather small in our neighborhood.

Everybody there was very friendly and polite. They greeted you when they were walking by at least 3 feet away from you. They must not have seen a German au pair before, for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany. I enjoyed answering their various strange questions. I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them.

    Of course, there were a number of new things, and it took me the whole year to find them all out. I never got homesick. Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative experiences and felt loved and welcomed there.

However, I had undergone some painful experience back in Germany. I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say "Sorry."  Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden, I felt lonely. Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn(離群的) and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati. Germany was so "cold". I found it so much harder to make new friends. After six months I got a roommate and only two good friends. I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods. I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it.

    Now I am over this German culture shock. It almost took me an entire year. I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year.

51. When the author lived in Cincinnati, ________.

   A. she lived in a real castle

   B. some people were not very kind to her

   C. many people were curious about her motherland

   D. she lived in the biggest house in the neighborhood

52. In the opinion of the author, life in Cincinnati was________.

   A. wonderful          B. hard                  C. painful                     D. strange

53. The underlined word "undergone" in Paragraph 4 probably means________

   A. welcomed          B. accepted            C. expected           D. suffered

54. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?

   A. She lived with her mother in a big house in Germany.

   B. She never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany.

   C. She seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy.

   D. She did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU-Dresden.

55. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. University life in Germany                 B. My culture shock experience

   C. Advantages of living in USA              D. How to be an au pair in USA

‘Long time no see’ is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s E-mail, I 　36 . I thought it was a classic example of Chinglish.

　 Obviously, it is a word-to-word 　37 translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruined English structure and grammar! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I had too many 　38 to believe her. Her words were not convincing enough. So I did a 　39 on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 　40 ‘Long time no see’. This sentence has been 　41 used in E-mails, letters, newspapers, movies, books or any other possible place. Though it is 　42 informal, it is part of the language Americans use daily. Ironically(諷刺地說), if you type this sentence in Microsoft Word, the 　43 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

　 Nobody knows the 　44 of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 　45 a world wide famous Chinese detective named ‘Charlie Chan’ on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 　46 using what Confucius said. ‘Long time no see’ was his trademark. 　47 Charlie Chan, ‘Long time no see’ became a popular phrase in the real world thanks to the popularity of the movies.

　 Some people 　48 America to a huge melting pot（大熔爐）. All kinds of culture are 　49 in the pot together, and then change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese though a minority ethnic group in the United States, has also contributed some changes to the stew（大雜燴）! Language is usually the first thing to be 　50 in the mixed pot.

 ---- Have you finished the homework for the holiday?

   ---- _______________. I am sure I will finish it in an hour.

A. What on earth                  B. Just kidding             C. How come    D. More or less

 It seems that a new problem __________ in my life ___________.

A. comes up; everyday                                       B. comes across; everyday

C. comes up; every day                                             D. comes across; every day

 ______ is troubling me is ______ I don’t understand ______ he is so cold to me today.

A. What; that; what                                             B. What; that; why

C. That; what; that                                               D. Why; that; which

 He finds ________ unnecessary to worry about something that may never happen.

A. it                               B. this                         C. that                          D. what

 Don’t __________ the effort to cover up the mistake you made, because it really __________ no difference to the punishment.

A. make; does               B. do; makes              C. make; makes         D. do; does