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  Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep 1 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2 with a business that helped other businesses 3 jobs for old people. Every day she 4 other old folks like her. By talking with them, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5 . Old people also had some problems. She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years, she 6 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a 7 column called “Sixty Plus", which was about 8 old. She writes about the problems of old people, 9 their problems with being 10 .

  Anna Douglas used her 11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12 problems begin. For example, one of her 13 said that his grand-children left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas 14 some ways for him to understand his grand-children.

  “It's impossible to know 15 about your grand-children's world”, says Mrs. Douglas, “That means questioning and listening, and 16 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and 17 them,” She continues, “Never try to 18 your grand-children or other young people. Never 19 your opinion. Don't tell what they should do. 20 , they have been taught they should have respected for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

1.

[  ]

A.free
B.wise
C.powerful
D.busy

2.

[  ]

A.service
B.money
C.job
D.books

3.

[  ]

A.do
B.design
C.find
D.accept

4.

[  ]

A.observed
B.met
C.comforted
D.answered

5.

[  ]

A.studied
B.recorded
C.developed
D.used

6.

[  ]

A.had
B.ought
C.was
D.used

7.

[  ]

A.story
B.magazine
C.newspaper
D.business

8.

[  ]

A.getting
B.respecting
C.inspiring
D.supporting

9.

[  ]

A.particularly
B.especially
C.simply
D.entirely

10.

[  ]

A.unknown
B.refused
C.discouraged
D.misunderstood

11.

[  ]

A.thinking
B.working
C.writing
D.leading

12.

[  ]

A.that
B.why
C.when
D.whether

13.

[  ]

A.visitors
B.readers
C.listeners
D.friends

14.

[  ]

A.invented
B.chose
C.suggested
D.imagined

15.

[  ]

A.everything
B.something
C.anything
D.nothing

16.

[  ]

A.listening
B.questioning
C.pleasing
D.advising

17.

[  ]

A.before
B.with
C.for
D.about

18.

[  ]

A.praise
B.scold
C.trouble
D.encourage

19.

[  ]

A.speak out
B.give up
C.stick to
D.get back

20.

[  ]

A.Commonly
B.Surprising
C.Happily
D.Naturally

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.         the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to         new staff. My son targeted a company that was        to hire only one person        there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later       one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite        and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two         arrived at the interview place on time,           the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably        . The interviewer only said to them,

“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our       . We will tell you the        in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very        .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me         on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole        ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also         of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s         was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope”        in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not         to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand        . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of         compared with others!

1.A.As to                 B. Due to               C. Instead of                  D. Contrary to

2.A.promote              B. train                        C. employ                    D. discover

3.A.encouraged              B. allowed                      C. supposed                   D. intended

4.A.while           B. since                       C. though                         D. if

5.A.meet                     B. attract                 C. decide                        D. represent

6.A.slowly          B. smoothly                C. secretly                   D. silently

7.A.members             B. students                 C. friends                         D. candidates

8.A.waiting for       B. watching over          C. thinking about        D. looking into

9.A.formal                  B. simple                 C. funny                          D. strange

10.A.information            B. notice                C. order                          D. return

11.A.result                 B. choice                C. mark                           D. idea

12.A.annoyed            B. puzzled               C. disappointed         D. shocked

13.A.doubtfully               B. excitedly               C. calmly                          D. worriedly

14.A.matter               B. cause                      C. conclusion                  D. interview

15.A.middle               B. ending         C. part                              D. course

16.A.way                 B. reply                      C. problem             D. question

17.A.changed            B. grew                       C. came                            D. developed

18.A.expect               B. forget                 C. dislike                         D. regret

19.A.generosity              B. curiosity                C. dignity                     D. personality

20.A.abilities              B. strengths                C. challenges                  D. opportunities

 

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. __1__ the financial crisis(危机), fewer companies would like to __2__ new staff. My son targeted a company that was __3__ to hire only one person __4__ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(简历).

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____5____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____6____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two __7__ arrived at the interview place on time, __8__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __9__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __10__. We will tell you the __11__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __12__.

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me __13__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __14__?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __15__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __16__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” __17__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __18__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __19__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __20__ compared with others!

1.A. As to  B. Due to  C. Instead of      D. Contrary to

2.A. promote    B. train      C. employ D. discover

3.A. encouraged        B. allowed          C. supposed      D. intended

4.A. while B. since     C. though  D. if

5.A. meet B. attract   C. decide  D. represent

6.A. slowly         B. smoothly       C. secretly         D. silently

7.A. members   B. students        C. friends  D. candidates

8.A. waiting for B. watching over        C. thinking about       D. looking into

9.A. formal        B. simple   C. funny    D. strange

10.A. information      B. notice   C. order    D. return

11.A. result       B. choice  C. mark     D. idea

12.A. annoyed  B. puzzled C. disappointed          D. shocked

13.A. doubtfully         B. excitedly       C. calmly   D. worriedly

14.A. matter      B. cause    C. conclusion    D. interview

15.A. middle     B. ending          C. part       D. course

16.A. way B. reply     C. problem        D. question

17.A. changed  B. grew     C. came     D. developed

18.A. expect     B. forget   C. dislike   D. regret

19.A. generosity        B. curiosity        C. dignity  D. personality

20.A. abilities    B. strengths       C. challenges     D. opportunities

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.   the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to    new staff. My son targeted a company that was   to employ only one person   there were more than 20 people filing their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later   one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite    and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week. 

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two    arrived at the interview place on time,   the test. The interview was unbelievably  . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our   . We will tell you the    in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very   .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me    on phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “ What’s the whole   ?”  My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also    of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son ’s    was “ Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son ’s hope    in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not    to say “Thank you ” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand   . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of    compared with others!

1.A. Due to                       B. As to             C. By way of      D. Contrary to

2.A. promote                    B. train             C. discover     D. employ

3.A. encouraged     B. allowed        C. intended       D. supposed

4.A. since                 B. while  C. because      D. if

5.A. decide               B. attract        C. meet             D. represent

6.A. slowly                B. secretly                   C. smoothly     D. silently

7.A. candidates                  B. students       C. friends         D. members

8.A. watching over             B. waiting for    C. thinking about      D. looking into

9.A. formal                       B. funny             C. simple          D. strange

10.A. information             B. order             C. notice          D. message

11.A. choice                     B. result             C. mark             D. idea

12.A. annoyed                  B. puzzled         C. shocked      D. disappointed

13.A. doubtfully               B. calmly            C. excitedly       D. worriedly

14.A. cause               B. matter            C. conclusion            D. interview

15.A. middle                     B. ending          C. course           D. part

16.A. reply                B. way               C. problem       D. question

17.A. came               B. grew              C. changed      D. developed

18.A. expect                     B. regret           C. dislike           D. forget

19.A. curiosity                    B. generosity     C. dignity          D. personality

20.A. abilities                    B. opportunities         C. challenges    D. strengths

 

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.   36  the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to   37  new staff. My son targeted a company that was   38  to hire only one person   39  there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later  40  one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite   41  and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two   42  arrived at the interview place on time,   43   the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably   44  . The interviewer only said to them,

“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our  45  . We will tell you the  46  in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very   47  .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me   48  on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole   49  ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also   50  of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s   51  was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope”  52  in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not  53  to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand   54  . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of   55  compared with others!

36.A.As to         B. Due to        C. Instead of       D. Contrary to

37.A.promote         B. train        C. employ          D. discover

38.A.encouraged    B. allowed       C. supposed       D. intended

39.A.while        B. since           C. though             D. if

40.A.meet         B. attract        C. decide             D. represent

41.A.slowly       B. smoothly     C. secretly          D. silently

42.A.members        B. students     C. friends             D. candidates

43.A.waiting for     B. watching over      C. thinking about     D. looking into

44.A.formal       B. simple        C. funny          D. strange

45.A.information    B. notice         C. order          D. return

46.A.result       B. choice        C. mark           D. idea

47.A.annoyed        B. puzzled       C. disappointed      D. shocked

48.A.doubtfully      B. excitedly     C. calmly             D. worriedly

49.A.matter       B. cause           C. conclusion          D. interview

50.A.middle       B. ending       C. part           D. course

51.A.way            B. reply           C. problem        D. question

52.A.changed        B. grew        C. came          D. developed

53.A.expect       B. forget         C. dislike             D. regret

54.A.generosity     B. curiosity     C. dignity           D. personality

55.A.abilities      B. strengths        C. challenges          D. opportunities

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