第1题：
My grandfather was a completely different person before he had a stroke. He worked as a chief accountant, and he worked really long hours. People used to say that he was a workaholic. When he came home, he was always tired and this used to make him irritable. He didn't use to be sociable at all. He used to spend a lot of time alone working in the garden. I used to be frightened of him as a child. He used to shout at us all the time. Then, suddenly he became ill, and then the doctors told him he had to give up work. He changed almost overnight. His attitude to lots of things changed. He relaxed and spent time with his grandchildren. When he died, I think he was a really happy, relaxed man.
(1). My grandfather used to ().
A、drink a lot
B、work very hard
C、be the manager
(2). He was () when he came home.
A、 very pleasant
B、excited
C、easy to get angry
(3). When I was a child, I ().
A、 liked him very much
B、I hated him
C、was afraid of him
(4). Doctors asked him to ()after he had a stroke.
A、 stop working
B、change his attitude
C、work less
(5). When he died, he ().
A、 was feeling worried
B、was irritable
C、was a happy man
第2题：
A、has employed
B、was unemployed
C、had been unemployed
D、has been unemployed
第3题：
(A) aimed
(B) guided
(C) focused
(D) directed
正确答案：C
解答参考：C.aim：瞄准;针对，与at/for搭配;guide意思是引导，指导;为……领路，带领;focus与介词upon或on搭配，意为集中于，专注于;direct：与at或towards搭配，表示针对……;与to搭配，意思是给……指路;指点;将……寄给。【译文】他把自己全部的精力都投入到了工作上，好像没有多少时间顾及到他的家庭。
第4题：
His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he______.
A．couldn't wait to get promoted
B．had experience in interior design
C．wanted to do something he enjoyed
D．couldn't bear the pressure from his job
第5题：
How can you convince him_____ the death of his wife, since he was with her a few minutes ago?
Aof
Bon
Cin
Dfrom
第6题：
--- __________?
--- Two years ago.
A. Where did he go
B. How long has he been in America
C. When did he go to America
第7题：
A、be
B、was
C、is
D、would be
第8题：
A、compelled
B、treasured
C、transplanted
D、trimmed
第9题：
When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is______.
A) notice the way the person is talking
B) take a good look at the person talking
C) mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
D) examine the real meaning of what he says based an his manner, his tone and his posture
第10题：
An 18-year-old is believed to take a meaningful gap year when he/she_____.
［A］ lives up to his/her parents’ expectations ［B］ spends time being lazy and doing nothing
［C］ learns skills by spending parents’ money ［D］ earns his or her living and gains working experience