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A Special Appointment

Years ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department．No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift (轮班) went to me．I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital．It was a thankless job．

At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．His face was pale, and he was frightened． The whole night I did my best to save his life．Before I left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing．It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping．

The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again．At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me．When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr．Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left．

The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr．and Mrs．Lee would return．This time, I volunteered for the shift．I kept an eye on the door．Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle．It was their new grandchild． Mr．Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together．In the later years the staff all knew about the story and would work to give me time with him in the break room, where we spent a half-hour each Christmas Eve．

The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift．I carefully opened the package and found a crystal (水晶) bell inside．It was engraved (镌刻) with a single word: Friendship．Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget．

1.Working on Christmas Eve was considered “a thankless job” because ______．

A． most patients were seriously ill

B． patients refused to express thanks

C． doctors had nothing to do on that day

D． doctors couldn’t get praise for the hard job

2.When the author left the hospital the next morning, Mr．Lee ______．

A． was really angry with her

B． was still in a state of danger

C． got ready to leave the hospital

D． recovered from his heart attack

3.According to the passage, the author formed a habit of ______．

A． celebrating Christmas Eve with her family

B． giving Christmas gifts to the hospital staff

C． spending Christmas Eve with Mr．Lee in hospital

D． ringing the bell for patients in the emergency department

4.Why does the author ring the bell on Christmas Eve?

A． To honor her working experience．

B． To tell kids the traditional custom．

C． To show the beginning of the holiday．

D． To remember an old friend of hers．

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Some hard working students always keep a torch in their dormitories _____ there is a power failure．

A． if B． unless

C． so that D． in case

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.

Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.

After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.

Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and I returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.

1.According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author

A. discussed his decision with his family.

B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks

D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

2.In his application for the volunteer job, the author

A. participated in many discussions

B. went through challenging survival tests

C. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

D. faced strong competition from other candidates

3.On arrival at the village, the author was

A. asked to lead a farming team

B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse

C. received warmly by local villagers

D. arranged to live in a separate house.

李平的父亲有位美国同事，他的孩子约翰史密斯下个月来华。约翰写信向李平询问一些有关李平所在城市的问题。李平回信，内容如下：

1、得知约翰要来非常高兴。告诉他可能遇到一些不同于美国的情况。

2、气候：冬天冷，有时下雪。夏天几乎不下雨，但一下起来就很大。提醒约翰带雨衣、棉衣。

3、饮食：饮食与美国很不同，他应尽力适应中国饮食，并要学会如何使用筷子。

4、最后，请他带一张美国地图，希望早日能见面。

字数：100—120个词。 参考词汇：筷子chopsticks

—Where are you going, Ted?

—To Jane’s home．I told her I _______.

A． would visit B． visit

C． visited D． will visit

MUMBAI – Indian commandos battled into the early hours of Friday to end a multiple hostage crisis in Mumbai after suspected Islamic militants killed 125 people across the city．

Officials said they had almost totally cleared the luxury Taj Mahal hotel where gunmen had been held up for more than 24 hours．

Indian security forces personnel released hostages from Nariman House in Mumbai．Thirty-nine people were rescued from the five-star Oberoi hotel, where "mopping up（清理火场）" operations were still underway, police said．

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the militants had come from "outside the country．”

The Press Trust of India said one Pakistani militant had been arrested, although Pakistan's government fiercely denied any involvement．

Indian media reports said between six and nine foreign nationals were among the dead in Mumbai -- including a Japanese businessman, an Australian, a Briton , a German and an Italian．

At least five gunmen had been shot dead and one captured, police said．Fourteen security personnel were also killed, including the head of Mumbai's anti-terror squad．

To draw maximum international attention, the militants used small groups to attack a total of about a dozen targets in India's financial hub , including the main railway station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists．

An unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen claimed responsibility, with one gunman telling an Indian TV channel by phone that the outfit（装备）was of Indian origin and motivated by the treatment of Indian Muslims．

Up to 327 people were reported wounded．

The main Bombay Stock Exchange was closed until further notice, as were shops, schools and businesses．

Prime Minister Singh said the aim had clearly been to spread panic by choosing high profile（知名度高的）targets and "indiscriminately（随心所欲地）killing foreigners．"

Witnesses said the gunmen had been very particular in their choice of hotel hostages．"They said they wanted anyone with British and American passports," said one British guest at the Taj Mahal hotel．

1.The following statements are NOT true except ________．

A． thirty-nine hostages were rescued from the Taj Mahal Hotel

B． fourteen gunmen were killed in Nariman House

C． the target of the attack was obviously on Britons and Americans

D． an American was among the killed foreigners

2.The best title of this passage can be _______．

A． Hostages Released by Indian Commandos

B． Mumbai Under Terrorist Attack

C． Islamic Militants Attacking Westerners in Mumbai

D． Unfortunate Britons and Americans in Mumbai

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A: Now，tell me about the man who stole your neighbour's car．What did he look like?

B: Well，sir．He was tall.

A: 1.

B: Oh yes，and he was younger than you—only about thirty，I'd say．

A: Well! And what colour was his hair?

B: It was brown，and short.it was similar to yours，actually．

A: 2.

B: No．He was clean-shaven．

A: OK．Now have a look at these photos—can you see him?

B: 3.

A: But that's Frankie Famham—he's got a beard，and he's very short!

B: Hm，well..．

A: 4.

B: Yes，the strangest thing was that he appeared to be a gentleman—he was wearing a suit..．not

like a thief at all．

A: Hm，like this photo?

B: Yes，that's him!

A: That’s Bill Mahony: he's in prison! Are you sure you saw the thief?

B: 5.

A． No，I can't．

B． Taller than me?

C． How tall was he?

D． Did he have a beard?

E． Well，er，it was very dark..．

F． Oh yes，he looked exactly like this one here．

G． Do you remember anything else about the man?

One dark and stormy night，an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia，hoping to get shelter for the night．

The clerk，a friendly man with a beautiful smile，explained that there were three conferences in town．“All of our rooms are taken，”the clerk said，“but I can't send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o'clock in the morning．Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not a suite，but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night．”The couple agreed．

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning，he told the clerk，“You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States．Maybe someday I’ll build one for you．” The clerk looked at them and smiled．The three of them had a good laugh．

Two years passed．The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the elderly man，asking the clerk to pay him a visit．The elderly man met him in New York，and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street．He then pointed to a great new building there，a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting (插入) up to the sky，and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage．

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel．And this young clerk whose name was George C．Boldt never foresaw the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world's most attractive hotels．

1.Why did the elderly man build a hotel for the clerk?

A． He was grateful to the clerk．

B． They had a bet at first．

C． He wanted to please the clerk．

D． He wanted to sell the hotel．

2.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

A． The story took place at about one a．m．

B． The old couple were too poor to afford a luxurious room．

C． The clerk was willing to help those in need．

D． The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man．

3.According to the text，the clerk．

A． helped the couple because he thought they were poor．

B． hoped that the old couple could give him a large amount of money．

C． didn't expect to receive things in return from the old couple．

D． became rich，thanks to his own efforts．

4.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

A． Every little thing helps．

B． Make hay(干草)while the sun shines．

C． Accidents will happen．

D． One good turn deserves another．

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time 1 ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ‘Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite, They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________

A. describe the place carefully

B. refer to recognizable buildings and places

C. show him a map of the place

D. tell him the names of the streets

2.Which is the place where people measure distance in time?

A. New York. B. Kansas.

C. Los Angeles. D. Iowa.

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________

A. in order to save time B. as a test

C. for fun D. so as to be polite

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

B. People have similar understandings of politeness.

C. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

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