单选题Considering herself “a good worker”, Mother Rigby was confident in _____A her strange powers.B her talents for handicraft.C anything she made.D her selection of materials.

Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England for three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother抯 family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths?College, which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend抯 brother who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.

(1). Mary is now in ().

A、 England

B、France

C、the USA

(2). She studied at () university.

A、a Chinese

B、an American

C、a British

(3). Most probably, her grandmother ().

A、 worked in the college

B、lived in London

C、studied English Literature

(4). Her friend’s brother recommended her to ().

A、 study in the college

B、study for her MBA

C、work for his company

(5). Mary would return to Europe to ().

A、 study

B、spend her holiday

C、work

Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she _____ since her marriage to Father.

A.shoulders

B.shouldered

C.is shouldering

D.has been shouldering

A、internal

B、domestic

C、ordinary

D、popular

She enjoyed her work, which provided a good _____ for her energies and talents.

A. outcome

B. outset

C. output

D. outlet

A.house kept

B.housekeeping

C.home kept

D.home keeping

B

When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an

award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says."I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up--again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

61. Why did Mary feel regretful?

A. She didn't achieve her ambition.

B. She didn't take care of her mother.

C. She didn't complete her high school.

D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

A.understand

B.give

C.quote

D.communicate

Last week Polly decided to give up her job. She is fed up with it, she finds it boring and she wants to change her career. Her employers, 慙ucky Shops? are not too bad. They give her quite good benefits, such as free lunches and paid holidays, but she does not get on with her boss. Her salary is quite good, but, because she is not happy, she wants to look for something else. Last Saturday she talked about it with David and Xiaoyan. They agreed with her. They said she should resign and try another career, so she took action. She looked at advertisements in the paper and picked out three jobs that looked interesting. She had to write out her CV to apply for a job, and she did that on Wednesday evening. Xiaoyan helped her with it. She has a lot of experience of selling and good business training but is worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

(1). Polly has decided to ask for a higher salary.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(2). She doesn’t like her boss.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(3). Her friends agreed that she should resign.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(4). She has experience of teaching.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(5). She’s worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

A.able;

B.capable

She had just finished her homework her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.

A. when B. while C. after D. since