单选题By “I wish I were in your shoes.” (in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that ______.A the writer was to failB the writer was stupidC he would do the same if possibleD he would reject the writer’s request

The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because

A. knew very little about it.

B. didn’t trust the shop assistant.

C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best.

D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers.

Remembering My Grandparents

When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty -- a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray.He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.

Everywhere he went,“Gramp” made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said ： “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.

“How many bags of potatoes were there?” Gramp inquired. “I don't know. ”“How many potatoes did you pick up?”“I didn't pick any. ” “Not any! Why not?”“You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didn't say I had to. ”In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget： when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to. Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own day.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , “See how beautif ul this is ! ”

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle. Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.

1.We know that Grandpa's nose()

A. was flattened because it had been stepped on

B. was not flat when he was a boy

C. was both straight and broad

D. was straight but its tip was a bit flat

2.We learn from the passage that Grandpa()

A. was friendly and humorous

B. liked making suggestions

C. loved to give orders

D. was a serious and strict person

3.When Grandpa told the writer to pick up potatoes if he wanted to do that, he meant that()

A. he could do it if he wanted to

B. he did not really have to do so

C. he could do it anytime he was ready

D. he had to do it

4.The writer describes his Grandma as()

A. a woman who complained about the injustices of life

B. a very obedient housewife

C. someone who could find beauty in life

D. a woman who loved Millet's paintings

5.According to the passage, in the days of the writer's grandparents()

A. most people understood how to appreciate the beautiful things

B. in life it was difficult for people to keep the "soft qualities" of mind and character

C. only ordinary people managed to appreciate the beauty of nature

D. it was the "soft virtues" that were thought to be very important

A、Hi! It’s you problem.

B、I weren’t you.

C、If I were you, I would give up.

D、I don’t know.

A. do

B. to do

C. am to do

D. were to do

Dear Mr. Brown,

Thank you for your letter of 6 September regarding Mr. John Green who has been employed by this company for the past 10 years.

Mr. Green served his apprenticeship (学徒) with Vickers Tools Ltd. in Manchester, followed by a three-year course of engineering for Production Engineers. He is technically well—qualified and for the past five years has been our Assistant Works Manager responsible for production and related business in our Sheffield factory. In all his job duties he has shown himself to be hard-working, responsible and in every way a very dependable employee.

I can strongly recommend Mr. Green as I feel sure that if he were to be chosen to manage your factory in Nairobi he would bring to his work a true atmosphere of teamwork, which would be found necessary and helpful by all who would work with him.

Sincerely yours，

Tom Smith

1. How long has Mr. Green been employed by the writer's company?

For ().

2. What kind of course did Mr. Green take?

A three-year course in engineering for ().

3. What job position has Mr. Green held in the past five years?

4.What does the writer think of Mr. Green as an employee?

He is hard-working, () and dependable.

5.What is the purpose of this letter?

To () Mr. Green to manage a factory in Nairobi.

By saying "Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one", the father meant that ______.

A. he wished people had not built the bonfire

B. he hoped people would not build any more bonfires

C. he hoped there would be no more wars in the world

D. he wished the Second World War had not happened

Dear Vicky,

I live in Aberdeen, in the north of Scotland. My family live in Cornwall, at the other end of the country. My parents are getting old now, and I really want to go and see them this Christmas. The problem is my boss. He only gives us 2 days' holiday at Christmas. It's 500 miles to go from Aberdeen to Cornwall and then 500 miles back again, and I'll be exhausted(筋疲力尽)when I get back. I want to ask for more time off, but I don't get on very well with my boss. A few months ago, he walked into the room and heard some of us saying rude things about him. Since then the atmosphere(气氛)has been very difficult.

Anxious in Aberdeen

Dear Anxious in Aberdeen,

It's obvious to me that you need to rebuild your relationship with your boss. You have hurt his feelings, and now that you need something from him. You have realized what you have done. There is only one thing to doit's time you apologized. I'm sure your boss will be relieved(宽慰的). If you explain why you need the time off, he will probably be more than happy to let you go. Good luck!

Vicky

21. The letter-writer wants to()at Christmas.

A. have a long holiday abroad

B. visit his parents who live quite far away

C. change his job

22. The letter-writer will travel()miles to go to and come back from Com wall.

A. 500

B. 1500

C. 1000

23. The letter-writer doesn't get on well with his boss because().

A. his boss is a very rude person

B. his boss heard the letter-writer and others say very bad things about him

C. the letter-writer doesn't like the atmosphere at work

24. Vicky advises the letter-writer to().

A. make his boss apologize to him

B. give some gifts to his boss

C. apologize to his boss for what he has done

25. Vicky thinks the letter-writer's boss will()after he hears the explanation.

A. be very happy to give the letter-writer a longer holiday

B. not be happy to let the letter-writer go

C. probably give the letter-writer a raise

A

Before， I thought that a man who was wise and good would become rich， but now I know this is not always true． I learned it from my teacher． He is both wise and good， but he is not rich at all． He may become rich if he gives up(放弃) teaching and goes into business． But he likes his job and thinks it，s wonderful to help young people． He stays at school from morning till night and works very hard． He always smiles at us when we go to ask him for help． He is kinder to us than any other teacher in our school． I think it must be easier to learn history or math than to learn how to become a man like him． He scolds(责备 ) us when we do something wrong，but it makes us try to do better．We all wish to study with him as long as possible． But that may be impossible． Some of us may become doctors， some become businessmen， some be- come engineers， some become writers， but we all want one thing very much． It is that we all want to be teachers in the future．

( )21． The writer thinks his teacher is_________．

A． wise and good

B． wise and rich

C． good and rich

I wish he would ______ his own business.

A、care

B、look

C、take

D、mind

He was above all a good and tireless writer.()