Dear Mark,

You may consider this an anonymous(匿名的) testimonial.

We came to your seminar(研究班) with many difficulties and near violent anger, definitely emotionally violent. After taking your course we learned and practiced many of the techniques and principles you taught in the seminar we attended last year. It not only saved our relationship but improved our individual lives. For months and months we had all your rules taped to our walls (with 3M temporary double-sided removable pad tabs) in the bathroom above the sink, on the fridge and in my office and in the utility room. They kept reminding us of the proper ways to handle conflict and it has curtailed the damaging effects of emotional escalation(扩大) that really ruined any chance to a loving peaceful life. Although we both are far from where we'd like to be, we are thousands of miles ahead of the painful place where we were before attending your course. Spending the time with you and other couples helped us see that we were not alone and encouraged us to move through this awful phase of our relationship to a happier and more satisfying relationship. We were both motivated to learn and sincerely when we came. We participated honestly and we received great rewards then and now. I believe that we have integrated your techniques into our lives to our benefit.

Thank you for your life's work and course that has helped us grow and create a relationship that is so much more satisfying and pleasant.

We appreciate your part in our lives.

Yours,

Bill & Lori

1. The passage above can be best regarded as a letter of ________.

A. appreciation                      B. apology

C. recommendation                  D. suggestion

2. When the writers first came to the seminar, ________.

A. their relationship nearly came to an end

B. they had lost hope in life

C. they had lost the desire to learn something new

D. they had just got to know each other

3. People attending the seminar mentioned in the letter wanted to learn________.

A. how to improve their interpersonal skills

B. how to control their bad emotions

C. how to deal with difficulties in their work

D. how to make a successful career

4. The underlined word “curtailed” in the passage probably means “________”.

A. let out           B. pointed out   

C. reduced          D. realized

5. The writers of the letter are probably ________.

A. father and son                 B. mother and daughter

C. teacher and student             D. husband and wife

Hercule Poirot looked over the small gate which gave admission to Pine Crest. It was a modern nicely-built house. It was on a hill top, and the hill top was planted with a few sparse pines. It had a small neat garden and a large elderly man was watering with a big tin.

Spence’s hair was now grey all over. He had not shrunk much in girth(围长), though. He stopped watering and looked at the visitor at the gate. Hercule Poirot stood there without moving.

“God bless my soul,” said Spence. “It must be. It can’t be but it is. Yes, it must be Hercule Poirot!”

“Aha,” said Poirot, “you remember me. I’m grateful.”

Spence abandoned the watering can and came down to the gate.

“What brings you down here?”

“What has brought me to many places in my time,” said Poirot, “and what once a good many years ago brought you to see me. Murder, Spence.”

“I’m done with murder since I retired,” said Spence, “except in the case of weeds. Killing weeds is never easy as you think, something’s always wrong. How did you know where to find me?” he asked as he opened the gate and Poirot passed through.

“You sent me a Christmas card. It had your new address on it.”

“Ah yes, so I did. I’m old-fashioned, you know, I like to send round cards at Christmas time to a few old friends. I’m an old man now.”

“We both are.”

“Not much grey in your hair,” said Spence.

“I take care of my hair with a bottle,” said Poirot. “There is no need to appear in public with grey hair unless you wish to do so. By the way, why have you come to live in Woodleigh Common?”

“As a matter of fact, I came here to join forces with a sister of mine. She lost her husband, her children are married and living abroad. So I moved in here. Pensions(退休金)don’t go far nowadays, but we do comfortably living together.”

1.From their dialogue, we can learn about _______.

A. their common friends?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Spence’s sister’s characters

C. their relationship?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Poirot’s recent life

2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Spence used to deal with murder.??

B. Poirot didn’t care about his appearance.

C. Spence moved to join his sister for lack of money.

D. Poirot came specially to reunite with his old friend.

3.From the passage we can infer that they might _______ next.

A. meet Spence’s family??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. discuss about a murder

C. visit Spence’s new home????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. water the garden together?

 

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first,   1  on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

“I am   2  .” she answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep   3  . finally he asked, “What can I do to   4  your mind?”

Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can   5  my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower   6  on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your   7  . will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my   8  tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which   9   “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the   10  are …”

“When you use the computer you always    11  the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the   12  . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my   13  to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n)   14  city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always   15  at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes   16  when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those   17  white hairs.”

“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you   18   I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”

That’s life, and   19  . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the   20  of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

1.A.but             B.and          C.or             D.so

2.A.lonely          B.shamed C.tired   D.worried

3.A.space          B.thought C.shade D.impression

4.A.speak          B.change  C.blow   D.keep

5.A.represent            B.expand  C.admit  D.convince

6.A.growing      B.falling     C.living   D.waiting

7.A.attention    B.satisfaction     C.interest       D.death

8.A.agreement          B.answer  C.announcement   D.judgment

9.A.writes          B.informs  C.prints  D.goes

10.A.meanings           B.messages        C.reasons       D.purposes

11.A.turn up     B.put up    C.use up         D.mess up

12.A.structures         B.programs        C.balance       D.position

13.A.legs           B.patience         C.energy         D.dollars

14.A.ancient     B.new        C.modern       D.underground

15.A.shout        B.jump      C.knock D.stare

16.A.as if           B.now that         C.so that         D.in case

17.A.annoying           B.enjoyable       C.dusty  D.amusing

18.A.less than            B.rather than    C.more than   D.other than

19.A.determination  B.love         C.progress      D.power

20.A.surface     B.way        C.principle     D.nature

 

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 1on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.
“I am 2.” she answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep 3. finally he asked, “What can I do to 4your mind?”
Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can 5my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower 6on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your 7. will you do it for me?”
He said, “I will give you my 8tomorrow.”
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which 9 “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the 10are …”
“When you use the computer you always 11the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the 12. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my 13to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) 14city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always 15at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes 16when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those 17white hairs.”
“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you 18 I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”
That’s life, and 19. flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the 20of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      but
    2. B.
      and
    3. C.
      or
    4. D.
      so
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      lonely
    2. B.
      shamed
    3. C.
      tired
    4. D.
      worried
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      space
    2. B.
      thought
    3. C.
      shade
    4. D.
      impression
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      speak
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      blow
    4. D.
      keep
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      represent
    2. B.
      expand
    3. C.
      admit
    4. D.
      convince
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      growing
    2. B.
      falling
    3. C.
      living
    4. D.
      waiting
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      attention
    2. B.
      satisfaction
    3. C.
      interest
    4. D.
      death
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      agreement
    2. B.
      answer
    3. C.
      announcement
    4. D.
      judgment
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      writes
    2. B.
      informs
    3. C.
      prints
    4. D.
      goes
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      meanings
    2. B.
      messages
    3. C.
      reasons
    4. D.
      purposes
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      turn up
    2. B.
      put up
    3. C.
      use up
    4. D.
      mess up
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      structures
    2. B.
      programs
    3. C.
      balance
    4. D.
      position
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      legs
    2. B.
      patience
    3. C.
      energy
    4. D.
      dollars
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      ancient
    2. B.
      new
    3. C.
      modern
    4. D.
      underground
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      shout
    2. B.
      jump
    3. C.
      knock
    4. D.
      stare
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      as if
    2. B.
      now that
    3. C.
      so that
    4. D.
      in case
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      annoying
    2. B.
      enjoyable
    3. C.
      dusty
    4. D.
      amusing
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      less than
    2. B.
      rather than
    3. C.
      more than
    4. D.
      other than
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      determination
    2. B.
      love
    3. C.
      progress
    4. D.
      power
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      surface
    2. B.
      way
    3. C.
      principle
    4. D.
      nature

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first,   41  on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

“I am   42  .” she answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep   43  . finally he asked, “What can I do to   44  your mind?”

Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can   45  my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower   46  on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your   47  . will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my   48  tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which   49   “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the   50  are …”

“When you use the computer you always    51  the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the   52  . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my   53  to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n)   54  city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always   55  at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes   56  when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those   57  white hairs.”

“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you   58   I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”

That’s life, and   59  . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the   60  of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

41.A.but                         B.and                         C.or                          D.so

42.A.lonely                     B.shamed                   C.tired                       D.worried

43.A.space                     B.thought                   C.shade                     D.impression

44.A.speak                     B.change                    C.blow                      D.keep

45.A.represent                B.expand                    C.admit                     D.convince

46.A.growing                  B.falling                     C.living                      D.waiting

47.A.attention                 B.satisfaction              C.interest                   D.death

48.A.agreement               B.answer                   C.announcement         D.judgment

49.A.writes                     B.informs                   C.prints                     D.goes

50.A.meanings                B.messages                C.reasons                  D.purposes

51.A.turn up                   B.put up                     C.use up                    D.mess up

52.A.structures               B.programs                C.balance                   D.position

53.A.legs                        B.patience                  C.energy                    D.dollars

54.A.ancient                   B.new                        C.modern                  D.underground

55.A.shout                      B.jump                       C.knock                    D.stare

56.A.as if                       B.now that                 C.so that                    D.in case

57.A.annoying                 B.enjoyable                 C.dusty                     D.amusing

58.A.less than                 B.rather than              C.more than               D.other than

59.A.determination          B.love                        C.progress                 D.power

60.A.surface                   B.way                        C.principle                 D.nature

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