Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s 　36 and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always　 37 more than his workmates. Of course he’s often 　38　 and has no time to do the housework. His wife 　39　 him well and does all at home.

40 ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be 41　 . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there 　42　 she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he 　43　 did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌亂不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 　44　 . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to 　45 an important telephone number down. But he could find 　46 a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰塵) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 　47 it and went to work. Two hours later 　48　 came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was 　 49　 the table. He couldn’t 　50　 the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

(　 )36. A. important　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. able

(　 )37. A. helped　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. asked

(　 )38. A. busy　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. sees　　　　　　 B. knows　　　　 C. misses　　　　 D. takes care of

(　 )40. A. Well　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　 C. What’s more　　 D. Bad luck

(　 )41. A. in hospital　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. in bed　　　　 D. in time

(　 )42. A. but　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. and

(　 )43. A. not　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　 D. often

(　 )44A. shouted　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　 C. rang　　　　　 D. called

(　 )45 A. write　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. understand　　　 D. use

(　 )46 A. either a pen or　B. neither a pen nor　C. both a pen and　 D. not only a pen but

(　 )47 A. forgot　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. threw

(　 )48 A. he　　　　　　 B. his friend　　　　 C. his wife　　　　 D. his daughter

(　 )49 A. brushing　　　　 B. walking in　　　 C. leaving　　　　 D. cleaning

(　 )50 A. find　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. look at　　　　　 D. write

Hello Sandy,

  We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

  I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley(峽谷)below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(霧氣) in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains(蒸汽火車(chē)) are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from  it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

                                                                     Yours,

                                                                      Victor

46. What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

A. A hotel.            B. A natural park.         C. A hospital.              D. A cafe.

47. When did the ladies take a walk?

A. Only in the morning.                  B. Only in the afternoon.

C. Both in the morning and in the afternoon.       D. In the evening.

48. They had_____________ snow this winter.

A. an early            B. a late          C. a usual          D. a big

49. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. The valley.         B. Travel.         C. The mist.       D. The train.

50. What do we know from this passage?

A. This is the first time Victor wrote an e-mail to Sandy.

B. Edward didn’t go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital.

C. Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one.

D. People in England like the old steam powered trains very much.

    Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主編) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

   As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

   At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

    The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Word editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(發(fā)送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.

46. What is the work in a newspaper office like?

   A. Interesting and confusing               B. Important and patient.

   C. Particular and necessary.                D. Fast and busy.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. The front page contents(內(nèi)容) are decided by ___________.

   A. the importance of the events              B. how well the stories are written

   C. the knowledge of the chief editor        D. whether they are the latest

49. Word editors’ work is to ____________.

   A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion

   B. decide when and how the papers can be printed

   C. read the stories and make necessary changes

   D. get together information from reporters and photographers

50. The best title for this passage is “____________”.

   A. How a newspaper is born         B. How newspapers are delivered

   C. What kind of papers readers like            D. Whose work is more important

    Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主編) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

   As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

   At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

    The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Word editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(發(fā)送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.

46. What is the work in a newspaper office like?

   A. Interesting and confusing                            B. Important and patient.

   C. Particular and necessary.                D. Fast and busy.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. The front page contents(內(nèi)容) are decided by ___________.

   A. the importance of the events                  B. how well the stories are written

   C. the knowledge of the chief editor        D. whether they are the latest

49. Word editors’ work is to ____________.

   A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion

   B. decide when and how the papers can be printed

   C. read the stories and make necessary changes

   D. get together information from reporters and photographers

50. The best title for this passage is “____________”.

   A. How a newspaper is born                 B. How newspapers are delivered

   C. What kind of papers readers like                  D. Whose work is more important