Time is very important in our lives. It 16 our everybody moments. However, time never had any 17 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 18 .
It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 19 tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this 20 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 21 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 22 , I was late because I was 23 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 24 my uncle, but I was very 25 for him. He had 26 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt 27 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 28 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 29 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 30 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 31 .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 32 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 34 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 35 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
16. A. appreciates B. organizes C. orders D. explains
17. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
18. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
19. A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger
20. A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing
21. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring
22. A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully
23. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving
24. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
25. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late
26. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found
27. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
28. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful
29. A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels
30. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot
31. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises
32. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
33. A. life B. day C. way D. thought
34. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
35. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important
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| M: Well, Stella? Why do you look (44) u_________? W: Oh, Bill, I have just had a quarrel with Mr. Philips. M: Mr. Philips! What on earth was it (45) a_____? W: Well, I have made three bad (46) m_____ so far this week. Today I (47) f_________ to give him an important message, so he got really angry with me. M: But I don’t understand. You are usually very careful and (48) n_____ make mistakes. W: I’m just so tired, I don’t know (49) w______ I am doing. M: Why? Have you been going to bed late these days? W: No, I’m usually in bed by about eleven. But I keep being (50) w______ up by half past four every morning. And then I cannot go back to sleep. M: Why? W: It’s my (51) n_____, the milkman next door. He has to get up at half past four and he always turns the radio on (52) l_____. M: Ask him to turn it down then. W: It’s difficult. I don’t know him yet. M: If you don’t want to see him, write him a letter. W: Do you think it’s a good idea? M: Yes, I do. I’ll help you (53) w______ the letter. W: OK, let’s try. |
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It was pouring outside. We all stood there 16 , some patiently, others annoyed 17 nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 18 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain.” a girl’s voice 19 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 20 down a bit.” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 21 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No. we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 22 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? 23 __ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through 24 .’”
The entire crowd turned 25 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 26 she would say.
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 27 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are 28 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then 29 they ran.
We all stood 30__ , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 31 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 32 to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 33 . But no one can ever take away your precious 34 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 35 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run though the rain.
16. A. talking B. waiting C. complaining D. expecting
17. A. as if B. even if C. because D. when
18. A. taking B. putting C. driving D. washing
19. A. caught B. annoyed C. impressed D. called
20. A. slows B. comes C. pushes D. stops
21. A. asked B. repeated C. required D. added
22. A. pulled B. touched C. waved D. felt
23. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
24. A. the rain B. the disease C. anything D. something
25. A. still B. silent C. serious D. angry
26. A. what B. how C. whether D. if
27. A. dishonest B. silly C. daring D. forgetful
28. A. right B. wrong C. stupid D. clever
29. A. off B. along C. on D. over
30. A. sighing B. joking C. discussing D. watching
31. A. followed B. guided C. respected D. praised
32. A. time B. way C. same D. best
33. A. house B. money C. health D. time
34. A. children B. memories C. courage D. experience
35. A. possibilities B. opportunities C. risk D. challenge
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| W: You look so happy. M: I have just (44) p_____ the College English Test Band 4. W: Oh, really? (45)C_________! Could you tell me some more information (46) a_______ it? M: Of (47) c_______. Recently CET-4 has introduced three new types of questions, that is, Compound Diction, Translation and Short Answer Questions. The (48) p______ of Compound Dictation is to test students’ ability to (49) u_____ information in the listening materials. The Translation (50) t_______ is to test students’ ability to understand the reading materials. And in the Short Answer Questions section, (51) s________ are required to answer questions. W: Then, (52) h__________ can I do a good job? M: Well, regular practice will help you a (53) a_________. |
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Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her 16 in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke 17 :
My 18 with my mom all started one day 19 she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 20 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never 21 back to her. So every time she would say something 22 I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, 23 you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my 24 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 25 ” and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever 26 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 27 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 28 her bow important it was to me.
At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 29 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 30 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 31 to her.
After my blow up, we felt like we were 32 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the lime. We discuss things now and I always 33 my feelings with her.
If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic 34 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 35 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
16. A. wanderings B. disappointment C. lessons D. helplessness
17. A. out B. down C. up D. free
18. A. relationship B. problems C. quarrels D. improvement
19. A. as B. since C. when D. before
20. A. regarded B. treated C. received D. took
21. A. fight B. struggle C. talk D. turn
22. A. even if B. only if C. which D. as though
23. A. however B. whatever C. so much D. too much
24. A. coldness B. anger C. disagreement D. hope
25. A. true B. impossible C. nice D. important
26. A. care B. see C. say D. listen
27. A. also B. still C. even D. already
28. A. warned B. shown C. asked D. told
29. A. end B. change C. last D. stop
30. A. worse B. easier C. more D. less
31. A. surprise B. pleasure C. gift D. harm
32. A. going B. starting C. thinking D. reviewing
33. A. share B. have C. discuss D. improve
34. A. way B. method C. attitude D. theory
35. A. hurting B. waking C. storing D. hiding
Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some 36 are very useful to man, for example, bees, 37 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which 38 us with silk. Other varieties, 39 , are extremely harmful, and do a great 40 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts （蝗虫） are perhaps the most dangerous of all, 41 they will eat almost any green 42 , and when millions of them 43 on cultivated land（耕地）they soon leave it 44 . In some countries they are the farmer’s 45 enemy. Another nuisance is the common 46 , not only because it 47 us indoors and out - of- doors, but because it spreads diseases.
Scientists have given much time and 48 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 49 observation. Thanks 50 their discoveries we now know almost all 51 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 52 better planned in some ways than our 53 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 54 to men, animals and crops from the 55 which insects cause.
36．A. members B. forms C. qualities D. varieties
37．A. by which B. from which C. of which D. in which
38．A. give B. produce C. offer D. supply
39．A. however B. meanwhile C. therefore D. what's more
40．A. majority B. number C. amount D. quantity
41．A. and B. for C. if D. when
42．A. grass B. field C. fruit D. plant
43．A. settle B. attack C. pass D. cross
44．A. bare B. nothing C. empty D. untouched
45．A. hardest B. greatest C. serious D. wildest
46．A. insect B. creature C. fly D. enemy
47．A. dislikes B. bites C. worries D. hates
48．A. understanding B. ideas C. comprehension D. thought
49．A. serious B. patient C. curious D. long
50．A. for B. of C. to D. with
51．A. that B. which C. there D. what
52．A. societies B. crowds C. teams D. organizations
53．A. world B. nation C. selves D. own
54．A. help B. protection C. living D. defense
55．A. injury B. wound C. sickness D. ruin
The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary fact.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most
40 to want to know about are your qualifications（条件）, your achievements and your aims.The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45 in today's paper. ”you might say“I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighbourhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“ What can I 50 in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 51 has. ”The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose（内附）a stamped, self - addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
36．A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
37．A. found B. done C. known D. heard
38．A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
39．A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
40．A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
41．A. While B. Although C. As D. If
42．A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
43．A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
44．A. to B. for C. into D. from
45．A. advertisement B. report
C. article D. introduciton
46．A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
47．A. change B. make C. sell D. use．
48．A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
49．A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
50．A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide
51．A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
52．A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
53．A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
54．A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
55．A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement（承认）of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or 36 has damaged a relationship - and that you 37 enough about that relationship to want it 38 .
It’s never 39 to acknowledge yon are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look hack and think how 40 you’ve judged roughly（草率），said 41 things，pushed yourself 42 at the expense（在使某人受损的情况下）of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when 43 a small mistake has been made, your 44 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 45 .
I remember a doctor friend, 46 me about a man who came to him with 47 illnesses: headache, insomnia（失眠）,stomachaches and so on. No physical 48 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man,“ 49 you tell me what’s on your conscience（良心）,I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 50 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 51 His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 52 and enclosing（附寄）a 53 .In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man 54 into team. “Thank you, doctor,”he said,“I think I'm all right now.”And he 55 .
36．A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected
37．A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard
38．A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged
39．A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy
40．A. long B. often C. much D. soon
41．A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind
42．A. ahead B. away C. down D off
43．A. still B. even C. only D. such
44．A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling
45．A. shown B. explanined C. offered D. expressed
46．A. asking B. telling C. requiring D. setting
47．A. strange B. serious C. various D. much
48．A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks
49．A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although
50．A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted
51．A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead
52．A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology
53．A. note B. card C. check D. photo
54．A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried
55．A. should B. did C. had D. was
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training．Therefore, the 3 6 of a job should be made even before the choice of a curriculum (课程)in high schoo1．Actually, 3 7 , most people make several job choices during their working lives， 38 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 39 position．The“one perfect Job”does not exist. Young people should 40 enter into a broad flexible(灵活的)training program that Will 4 1 them for a field of work rather than for a single 42_．
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans _43 benefit of help from a 44 vocational counselor(顾问)or psychologist Knowing 45 about the professional world，or themselves for that matter，they 46 their1ifework aimlessly．Some move from job to job．Others 47 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not 48
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige (声望) Too many high—school students—or their parents for them— choose the professional field, not 49 the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions or the extremely high educational and personal 50 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "White-collar" job is 51 good reason for choosing it as life's work. 52 , these occupations are not always well paid. 53 a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 54_ of young people should give serious __ 55_ to these fields.
36．A．procedure B．fate C．college D. choice
37．A．however B. naturally C．though D. especially
38．A．entirely B．mainly C．partly D. totally
39．A．its B．his C．our D. their
40．A．since B．therefore C．furthermore D. forever
41．A．make B．prepare C．take D. leave
42．A．job B．way C．means D. company
43．A．to B．for C．without D. with
44．A．competitive B．good C．strict D. terrible
45．A．1ittle B．few C．much D. a lot
46．A．quit B．choose C．d ream D. stop
47．A．apply B．appeal C．stick D. turn
48．A．pleased B．fit C．interested D. fond
49．A．spending B．following C．considering D. making
50．A．preferences B．requirements C．tendencies D．ambitions
51．A．a B．any C．no D. the．
52．A．Anyway B．However C．Nevertheless D．Besides．
53．A．For B．Since C．Though D．As if
54．A．majority B．many C．minority D. much
55．A．proposal B．suggestion C．consideration D. hesitation
Forever Young
It's Girls Night Out:Mom Edition, and I'm a player in a whole new game. It occurs to me that I really don't know these 36 women. We've been circling 37 for about three years, ever since our kids started 38 .We'd bump into each other in the parking 39 ,at Valentine's Day parties, and later as one or the other shyly 40 we all sign our kids up for softball, gymnastics or dance. Who knows 41 the five of us clumped together more than 42 of us clumped with other mothers. I suppose it happens 43 ,friendship circles spiraling in and around and about and anew.
This is the 44 time we've gathered without the kids, and I am having a 45 time saying “Janice”, as opposed to “Zoe's mom” or “Susan”, 46 “Kaitlin's mom”, and so I have decided, for tonight, not to 47 any names at all.
The 48 has already taken our drink order. I can't believe nobody 49 beer.Nope, this is a Diet Coke and iced tea crowd. In the back of my mind I'm 50 if I'm going to be the naughty 51 who corrupts this group.
There is so much 52 to take care of when you are just getting to 53 people as people. One of the things we are doing is 54 dates, the years that each of us 55 from this or that. I see where this is going.
36. A. five B. three C. Four D. two
37. A. each other B. one another C. all of us D. some of us
38. A. primary school B. university C. high school D. preschool
39. A. lot B. Station C. line D. square
40. A. said B. suggested C. informed D. found
41.A. what B. that C. how D. why
42. A. some B. none C. any D. all
43. A. all the time B. all of a sudden C. at the same time D. once and for all
44. A. last B. first C. Usual D. only
45. A. spare B. good C. difficult D. pleasant
46. A. instead of B. as well as C. in case of D. in the name of
47. A. call B. use C. forget D. tell
48. A. kid B. mother C. Friend D. waitress
49. A. brought B. liked C. ordered D. drank
50. A. wondering B. fearing C. Speaking D. asking
51. A. girl B. mother C. One D. kid
52. A. trouble B. business C. time D. food
53. A. regard B. name C. Find D. know
54. A. comparing B. making C. Deciding D. discussing
55. A. came B. changed C. graduated D. got
The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 36 these wide modern roads are generally 37 and well maintained, with 38 sharp curves and many straight 39 ,a direct route is not always the most 40 one. Large highways often pass 41 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 42 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 43 traffic during rush hours, 44 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 45 always another route to take 46 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 47 new “superhighways”,there are often older, 48 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 49 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 50 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 51 or down frightening hillsides to towns 52 in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 53 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 54 to get a fresh, clean 55 of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 36 .She got up very early and arrived at the 37 at twenty to eight. She 38 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 39 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 40 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She 41 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 42 joyfully. She then looked round for a 43 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 44 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 45 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 46 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 47 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 49 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 50 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 51 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 52 .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 53 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 54 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries 55 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
36. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
37. A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
38. A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
39. A. last B. second C. Third D. first
40. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
41. A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
42. A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
43. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
44. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
45. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
46. A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
47. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
48. A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
49. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
50. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
51. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
52.A. orders B. directives C. gifts D. receipts
53. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
54. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
55. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
Love Is Just a Thread
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 36 tuition for my brother and me. They don't 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it's easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 38 sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 39 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 40 in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
41 at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said 42 .“Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的).If life is a
43 ,then love should be a thread. It can 44 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is 45 .”
I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next 46 .At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 47 ,every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏),my mother helped my father walk 48 on the country road. My father had never been so 49 .Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these 50 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 51 in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan,”he said gently.“To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 53 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 ,I understand that love is just a 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36. A. expensive B. low C. cheap D. high
37. A. play B. talk C. act D. perform
38. A. silently B. carefully C. certainly D. happily
39. A. money B. love C. time D. distance
40. A. surprise B. pride C. disappointment D. satisfaction
41. A. So B. But C. And D. For
42. A. sadly B. excitedly C. regretfully D. thoughtfully
43. A. trouble B. pleasure C. quilt D. cloth
44. A. hardly B. often C. always D. ever
45. A. valuable B. inside C. true D. priceless
46. A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring
47. A. free B. back C. fine D. ready
48. A. continuously B. worriedly C. constantly D. slowly
49. A. gently B. perfect C. pleased D. thankful
50. A. put up B. took up C. made up D. set up
51. A. run B. recover C. Stand D. work
52. A. walking B. living C. sitting D. chatting
53. A. Examining B. Seeing C. Noticing D. Reading
54. A. practice B. observation C. experience D. activity
55. A. thread B. thing C. jewel D. light
Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is 36 to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in 37 too much from the first reading of a(n) 38 book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the 39 reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).
What is the right method? The 40 is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not 41 or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever 42 to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.
Do not be stopped by what you 43 understand. Read through the difficult 44 ,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these 45 .You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that 46 you to have read the book through once 47 .
What you understand by reading the book through to the 48 will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not 49 in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding 50 of it, which will happen 51 you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.
Most of us were taught to 52 the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the 53 of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another 54 for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only 55 our reading, instead of helping it.
36. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective
37. A. learning B. wanting C. accepting D. expecting
38. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct
39. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere
40. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem
41. A. taught B. known C. sure D. perfect
42. A. starting B. hesitating C. Stopping D. repeating
43. A. can't B. won't C. mustn't D. wouldn't
44. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points
45. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully
46. A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows
47. A. later B. after C. before D. again
48. A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover
49. A. see B. turn C. Notice D. understand
50. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
51. A. if B. so that C. whenever D. as though
52. A. put away B. put down C. think of D. think about
53. A. uses B. Meanings C. Spellings D. troubles
54. A. thinking B. reading C. Book D. way
55. A. harm B. increase C. Improve D. prevent
Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 36 a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice, 37 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 38 citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 41 black people, her parents told her she could become 42 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 43 for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a 44 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 45 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46 by political scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Rice 47 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48 her career developed quickly. She 49 on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 50 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 51 provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 53 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 54 .
She held this position until 2005,when 55 Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded
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