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What is the man going to read?

AA newspaper.
BA magazine.
CA book.
A
1. What is the weather like now?
A.Cloudy.
B. Sunny.
C. Rainy.
2. When are the two speakers going to meet?
A. 2:30.
B. 3:15.
C. 3:30.
3. Where are the speakers now?
A. At a friends house.
B. At a garage.
C. At the station.
4. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Assistant and customer.
C. Boss and
secretary.
5. What is the man doing?
A. Offering help.
B. Demanding an apology. C. Making a complaint.
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5
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6. What color is the bag?
A. Black.
B. Yellow.
C. Green.
7. Which one is the womans bag?

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A.
B.
C.
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8. What are the family going to do?
A. Drink coffee.
B. Watch a match.
9. How are the couple going to meet their son?
A.On foot.
B. By car.
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10. Why is the woman complaining?

A. There is no hot water.
B. The room is too cold.
C. The handle is
broken.
11. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. To have breakfast first.
B. To change the handle.
C. To shower
later.
12. How does the woman feel?
A. Annoyed.
B. Awkward.
C. Ashamed.
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13. Whats the man?
A.A writer.
B. A journalist.
C. A traveler.
14. What is the man doing?
A. Introducing Astoria.
B. Travelling in Astoria.
C. Writing about
Astoria.
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Astoria is smaller than New Zealand.
B. The shape of Astoria is thin and long.
C. It is warm in Astoria on the whole.
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Tele Notes for a Job Interview
Name
of
Applicant

the

Penny

16

Education
Background

graduating from the University of

Working
Experience

Job Expected

an air stewardess

17

Anglia

five months in 18 Restaurant

three months in Jade Travel Agency

Time
of
Interview

the

2:30 on

19

afternoon

Place
of
Interview

the

on the
Street

20

floor of the ABB Building , Oxford

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Its so nice to hear from her again.

, we last met more than thirty
years ago.
AWhats more
BThats to say
CIn other words
DBelieve it or not
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D
21. The boy is excited about the coming music festival and he enjoys pop
music ______.
A. less
B. little
C. most
D. more
22. Before moving to Australia, the Browns______ their cars and house in the
USA.
A. have sold
B. sold
C. were selling
D. sell
23. Has your brother found a job?
Not yet. There are many jobs that he _____ do but he seems unwilling to
do anything.
A. shall
B. could
C. must
D. should
24. After a long absence, I went back to college, ______ to pick up where Id
left off.
A. hoping
B. hope
C. to hope
D. hoped
25. Peter will have to change his travel plan because his flight _____.
A. delays
B. would delay
C. has been delayed
D.
was
delayed
26. You have a gift for art. ______ you do your best, you are sure to create fine
art works.
A. As soon as
B. Even if
C. In case
D. As long
as
27. She looked ______ her handbag, but her keys were not there.
A. for
B. to
C. at
D. in
28. I wish that I _____ to go to Jims party, for I have to do some extra work
tonight.
A. hadnt agreed
B. havent agreed
C. wouldnt agree
D.
wont agree
29. If your call is not answered within two minutes, you______ to hang up and
dial again.
A. would be advised
B. are advised
C. have been advised D.
were advised
30. Dont have the water _____ while you brush your teeth.
A. running
B. run
C. to run
D. ran
31. I have sent several e-mails to the company for the advertised job, none of
_____ has been answered.
A. whom
B. that
C. which
D. whose
32. Johnson is a new graduate. He has difficulty in dealing with ______
problems arise.
A. wherever
B. whichever
C. whatever
D.
whenever
33. We saw ______ audience clapping their hands when ______ popular singer
appeared on the stage.
A. the; the
B. the;
C. an; a
D. ; the
34. ______ the young man is in great need of a computer in his work is known
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to his boss.
A. What
B. That
C. How
D. When
35. Not until I completed the form______ that half the questions were not
relevant to me.
A. had I realized
B. I had realized
C. I realized
D. did I realize
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One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor that the
science room was on fire over the weekend. Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade
teacher ___36___ it and explained that science class would be cancelled due to
the ___37___. He also warned us not to go near the room ___38___ it could be
dangerous.
During the morning break, Kim and I ___39___ to check out the damage. A
first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch. We safely ___40__ the
science room. We stood on tiptoes( ) looking hard through the door
window ___41___ to see what was like inside when suddenly a firm hold on
our shoulders stopped us.
Where do you belong? Certainly not here!
I turned around to find a teacher staring ___42___ at us, shouting. In those
frozen seconds millions of ___43___flashed through my mind. My father would
kill me for disobeying teachers. ___44___ than that, my mother might be so
mad that she might not stop him. My spirits ___45___ even lower when I
thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be. Soon the arresting teacher led
Kim and me back to the ___46___, leaving us trembling before Mr. Johnson .
But to our ___47___, there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson.
___48___, he bent slowly to look me in the eye. I was met with a look of
___49___ rather than anger. He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why
he was ___50___ in my decision to go where I might have got ___51___. As I
looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined
consequences at home, tears ___52___ up in my eyes. The thought of
disappointing Mr. Johnson ___53___ me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr.
Johnsons hand on my shoulder. I glanced up and he smiled. My ___54___ for
Mr. Johnson grew greatly in the moment I discovered that he still liked me
even after Id disappointed him. I could see that he cared more about my
___55___ than the fact that Id broken a rule. It was the first time I felt the
power of forgiveness.
36. A. heard
B. believed
C. confirmed
D. studied
37. A. fire
B. rumor
C. focus
D. loss
38. A. unless
B. because
C. though
D. once
39. A pretended
B. asked
C. decided
D.
hesitated
40. A. entered
B. found
C. examined
D.
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41. A. hanging
waiting
42. A. angrily
43. A. excuses
44. A. Easier
45. A. flew
46. A. school
classroom
47. A. surprise
sorrow
48. A. However
49. A. concern
50. A. frightened
disappointed
51. A. hurt
52. A. flooded
53. A. shocked
confused
54. A. care
55. A. safety

B. trying
B. patiently
B. thoughts
B. Less
B. sank
C.
B. lab
B. delight
B. Therefore
B. guilt
B. puzzled

C. happening
C. silently
C. words
C. Later
changed
C. office

D. curiously
D. feelings
D. Worse
D. moved
D.

C. regret

D.

C. Otherwise
C. comfort
C. discouraged

B. burnt
C. lost
B. rushed
C. welled
B. shamed
C. bored
B. hope
C. desire
B. freedom
C. dignity

D.

D. Instead
D. complaint
D.
D. blamed
D. rounded
D.

D. love
D. behaviour

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I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best
friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at
the memorial service that hell never forget. He shared the story with me.
At the memorial service, his friends wife walked to the platform to speak
to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of
their life together. At the moment, she had been too sad to answer, but she
had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question.
They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a
time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her
masters degree, and her husband never hesitated in his support.
He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other
housework while she studied for her degree.
One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and he
was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked
out of her study, leaned against the door by the stairs, looked at her husband
downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how
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important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she
didnt even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried
out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she
heard it open again about thirty seconds later. From above, she watched her
husband dash into the house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table.
Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words I
love you, then he raced back to his car.
The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, John and I had a
wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times. Weve
had everything money can buy...but nothing comes close to that moment.
Hearing this, I was deeply moved. Love makes life worthwhile.
56. The service was held to ______.
A. listen to the womans story
B.
mourn
the
womans
husband
C. meet some old friends
D. share the womans sadness
57. Why did the woman quit her job?
A. She had to support her husband.
B. She had too much housework to do.
C. She wanted to travel around the world.
D. She needed to concentrate on her studies.
58. He held down his own job in Paragraph 4 means that ______.
A. he managed to keep his job
B. he needed help in his work
C. he cancelled his job
D. he delayed his work
59. The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to show______.
A. how busy their life was
B. how her husband loved her
C. how they improved their life
D. how hard her husband worked
B
Dear Volunteers
The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on
Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to
thank you for the many miles you will travel and all of the hours you will
contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state.
We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person
to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year. That is
hardly enough, and we depend on your contact a great deal! It is important
that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the
door. The person inside may be hurt or ill. They may be in hospital or out of
town and fail to inform us. If they are frequently absent, we may need to
determine if they still need meals.
If you find someone with a medical emergency, please call 911 to request
medical assistance,
and then call the Meals on Wheels office. If you find someone who needs
assistance other than for a medical emergency, please call the Meals on
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Wheels office at 6725050, and we will try to find the appropriate agency or
individual to call.
Let us know when a certain person needs extra food. We have a food
preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them. Please feel free to
take a few magazines when you deliver meals. Many of those we serve cannot
afford magazines and enjoy reading. If someone is interested in getting books
from the Abilene Public Library, let us know. We can sign them up for the
Books on Wheels program. Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver
meals, or if someone needs a space heater, a blanket, or an electric fan.
Please convey all needs to us, and we will try to see that they are met. Some
of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers, liver
diseases, AIDS, etc. If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with
certain types of health problems, such as these, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Betty L. Bradley, LBSW,
Executive Director
60. Why does the author write this letter?
A. To express great thanks to volunteers.
B. To explain how the old people get help.
C. To tell volunteers what they are tasked with.
D. To describe the life situation of the old people.
61. What can we learn about the volunteers from the passage?
A. They order books for needy people.
B. They design programs to help people.
C. They offer medical help to sick people.
D. They deliver food to the elderly people.
62. How does the author learn about the needs of the people served?
A. The volunteers report back the information to him.
B. His staff members call them to get the information.
C. He visits them now and then to get the information.
D. The family members send the information to his office.
C
When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few
qualities as important as confidence.
People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some have a higher
level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is
lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most
important goals. Increasing self confidence is one of the most common
reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other
professionals.
One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in
the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the
boss for a raise. This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack
confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure about your own
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abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money
for the work you do?
Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in
your abilities is important to success. If you are certain of your abilities,
chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your
colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to
assure them that you are the best at what you do.
Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your
chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job. If you can
make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help
to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing. After all, if you
are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an
indispensable member of the team.
Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the
places where you could improve. Knowing what you do well and where you
need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.
63. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The influence of confidence on ones life.
B. The importance of confidence to success.
C. The difference of peoples confidence.
D. The judgment on ones confidence.
64. Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those _____.
A. who think their goals are hard to reach
B. who expect to give guidance to others
C. who want to ask the boss for a raise
D. who dream to be recognized experts
65. What does the underlined word indispensable in Paragraph 5 probably
mean?
A. important
B. attractive
C. outgoing
D. energetic
66. What message does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?
A. To overlook ones disadvantages.
B. To make full use of ones advantages.
C. To have great confidence in ones abilities.
D. To make objective evaluations of ones abilities.
D
On March 28th, the New York Times will begin charging all but the most
infrequent users to read articles online.
In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid
out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in
Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world. He called the move an
important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Times, one
that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers
around the world and on any platform.
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Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at
no charge. Once they click on the 21st piece, however, theyll be presented
with three payment options: $15 for four weeks of online and mobile
application access, $20 for access to the site and the iPad application, or $35
for access to everything. People who already receive the printed paper
through home delivery will enjoy free and unlimited access to the Times on all
platforms.
These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would
work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total
paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday,
which block access to all contents unless the reader pays.
The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media
world. According to Sulzbergers announcement, people who come to the
Times site from Facebook, Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those
articles even if they have gone over their monthly limit.
However, Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on some search
engines, meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of
articles from search engines, any further articles they access from there will
be added to their monthly count. It was reported that the only search engine
that will be affected this way is Google, where there will be a five-article limit.
This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant
loophole(), since so much online traffic is directed through Google. But it
also presents a risk for the paper for the same reason.
Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk. The challenge now is to put a
price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network, he
said, adding that the Times must continue to engage with the widest possible
audience.
67. The authors main purpose in the text is to _____.
A. describe research findings
B. make advertisements
C. report a piece of news
D. suggest a solution
68. Why will the Times charge their online readers?
A. It needs a way to offer better service to its readers.
B. It wants to stay relevant in the social media world.
C. It has too many readers coming from the other sites.
D. It is seeking new financial sources for its development.
69. Who will be limited to the New York Times articles?
A. Those subscribing to the printed newspapers.
B. Readers clicking through from Facebook.
C. Those using Google research engine.
D. Readers paying $35 a month.
70. What challenge may the paywall bring to the New York Times?
A. It may bring the Times more competition with the other media.
B. It may stop the Times connecting to the global network.
C. It may result in huge drops in papers online readership.
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A study showed eating even a little less salt could greatly help the heart.
The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The
scientists used a computer model to predict how just three grams less salt a
day would affect heart disease in the United States.
The scientists said the results would be thirteen percent fewer heart
attacks, eight percent fewer strokes , four percent fewer deaths and
eleven percent fewer new cases of heart disease. ___71__
Researchers said it could prevent one hundred thousand heart attacks and
ninety-two thousand deaths every year. The researchers were from the
University of California, San Francisco, Stanford University and Columbia
University. They and public health professionals in the United States are
interested in a national campaign to persuade people to eat less salt.
___72___.
However, some scientists say such a campaign is an experiment with the
health of millions of people.
Michael Alderman is among the critics(). He is a high blood pressure
expert and professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Doctor Alderman says that eating less salt results in lower blood pressure.
___73___. And he says salt has other biological effects. He says calling for
reductions in the national diet could have good effects, but it could also have
harmful results.
Another critic is David McCarron, a nutrition and kidney disease
expert at the University of California. He and his team looked at large studies
of diets in thirty-three countries. ___74___. Most of them eat more salt than
American health officials advise.
Doctor McCarron says the worldwide similarity suggests that a persons
brain might decide how much salt to eat.
Both Doctor McCarron and Doctor Alderman have connections to the Salt
Institute, a trade group for the salt industry. Doctor Alderman is a member of
an advisory committee. ___75__ Doctor McCarron is paid for offering scientific
advice to the Salt Institute.
A. But he says he receives no money from the group.
B. Such campaigns are already in place in Britain, Japan and Finland.
C. And two hundred forty billion dollars would be saved in health care.
D. They say people eating less salt have equal chances to have diseases.
E. And it may also result in fifteen percent increase of the kidney death rate.
F. They found that most people around the world eat about the same amount
of salt.
G. But he says studies have not clearly shown that lowering salt means fewer
heart attacks or strokes.
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