Years ago a farmer owned the land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 1       hands. Most people were reluctant (不情愿) to work on a 2       along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 3       that raged across the Atlantic,wreaking havoc (浩劫,灾难) on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 4       applicants for the job,he 5      a steady stream of refusals. 6     ,a short,thin man,well past middle age,approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm-hand?” the farmer asked him.

  “Well,I can 7      when the wind blows ,” answered the 8      man.

Although 9      by this answer,the farmer,desperate for 10     ,hired him. The man worked well around the farm,11       from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore.

12 out of bed,the farmer grabbed (抓起) a lantern and 13       next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He 14      the little man and yelled, “Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!”

  The little man 15      in bed and said 16     ,“No,Sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows. ”

  Enraged by the response,the farmer meant to 17      him on the spot. Instead,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 18     ,he discovered that all of the hay-stacks (干草操) had been covered with tarpaulins (油布).The cows were in the barn,the chickens were in the coops (鸡笼) ,and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away.

  The farmer then understood what his hired hand 19,     so he also returned to his bed to sleep 20      the wind blew.

(   ) 1. A. hired   B. applied

       C. taken   D. got

(   ) 2. A. field   B. garden

      C. farm   D. park

(   ) 3. A. winds   B. storms

   C. hurricane   D. flood

(   ) 4. A. interviewed   B. trained

      C. saw   D. visited

(   ) 5. A. accepted   B. received

      C. refused   D. offered

(   ) 6. A. Surprisingly   B. Luckily

      C. Obviously   D. Finally

(   ) 7. A. work   B. do

      C. sleep   D. help

(   ) 8. A. strong   B. young

      C. little   D. kind

(   ) 9. A. pleased   B. satisfied

       C. surprised   D. puzzled

(   ) 10. A. help   B. pleasure

       C. man   D. work

(   ) 11. A. happy   B. sad

       C. tired   D. busy

(   ) 12. A. Coming   B. Leaving

       C. Jumping   D. Going

(   ) 13. A. ran   B. rushed

       C. went   D. moved

(   ) 14. A. beat   B. shook

       C. shouted   D. stroke

(   ) 15. A. put on   B. rolled over

       C. got up   D. sat

(   ) 16. A. firmly   B. happily

       C. delightly   D. angrily

(   ) 17. A. kill   B. instruct

       C. fire   D. inform

(   ) 18. A. surprise   B. joy

       C. regret   D. sadness

(   ) 19. A. expected   B. prepared

       C. offered   D. meant

(   ) 20. A. before   B. as

       C. after   D. while


   Tips for cooking on a tight schedule From my experience,there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability,money and time.

1.      Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?

2.     

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?3.       It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3. 4.      This may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try,the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

  Hopefully that gives you a good start.5.      Don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

   A. Try new things.

   B. Ability is easily improved.

   C. Make three or four instead.

   D. Understand your food better.

   E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

   F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

   G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

  Around twenty years ago I was living in New York.1       I had a lot of experience and a master’s degree,I could not find 2        work.

I was 3       a school bus to make ends meet and 4        with a friend of mine,for I had lost my flat. I had 5        five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 6        the job. “Why has my life become so 7        ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 8       a little girl,she handed me an earring 9        I should keep it 10        somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

  At first I got angry. Then it 11        me—I had been giving all of my 12        to what was going wrong with my 13      rather than what was right!I decided then to make a 14      of fifty things I was happy with. Later,I decided to 15        more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 16        from a lady who was a director at a large 17      . She asked me if I would 18       a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

  My 19        went very well,and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 20        that I completely changed my life.

(   ) 1. A. As   B. Though

       C. If   D. When

(   ) 2. A. successful   B. extra

      C. satisfying   D. convenient

(   ) 3. A. driving   B. repairing

      C. taking   D. designing

(   ) 4. A. working   B. travelling

      C. discussing   D. living

(   ) 5. A. prepared for   B. attended

      C. asked for   D. held

(   ) 6. A. lose   B. like

      C. find   D. get

(   ) 7. A. hard   B. busy

       C. serious   D. short

(   ) 8. A. wave at   B. drop off

       C. call on   D. look for

(   ) 9. A. ordering   B. promising

      C. saying   D. showing

(   ) 10. A. in case   B. or else

       C. as if   D. now that

(   ) 11. A. hurt   B. hit

       C. caught   D. moved

(   ) 12. A. feelings   B. attention

       C. strength   D. interests

(   ) 13. A. opinions   B. education

       C. experiences   D. life

(   ) 14. A. list   B. book

       C. check   D. copy

(   ) 15. A. connect   B. turn

       C. keep   D. add

(   ) 16. A. her   B. a passenger

       C. me   D. my friend

(   ) 17. A. hospital   B. factory

       C. restaurant   D. hotel

(   ) 18. A. listen to   B. review

       C. give   D. talk about

(   ) 19. A. plan   B. choice

       C. day   D. tour

(   ) 20. A. operation   B. speaking

       C. employment   D. thinking

  Body language is the quiet,secret and most powerful language of all!It speaks 1       than words. According to specialists,our bodies send out more 2       than we realize. In fact,non-verbal communication (非语言交际) takes up about 50% of what we really 3      . And body language is particularly 4       when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed,what is called body language is so 5       a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6      ,different societies treat the 7      between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8      contact (接触) even with friends,certainly not with 9      People from Latin American countries,10      ,touch each other quite a lot. Therefore,it’s possible that in 11      ,it may look like a Latino is 12       a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving 13      . The Norwegian,

very probably seeing this as pushiness,will keep 14      which the Latino will in return regard as 15      .

  Clearly,a great deal is going on when people 16      .And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17        cultures,there’s a strong possibility of 18      .  But whatever the situation,the best 19       is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20      .

(   ) 1. A. straighter   B. louder

       C. harder   D. further

(   ) 2. A. sounds   B. invitations

       C. feelings   D. messages

(   ) 3. A. hope   B. receive

       C. discover   D. mean

(   ) 4. A. immediate   B. misleading

       C. important   D. difficult

(   ) 5. A. well   B. far

       C. much   D. long

(   ) 6. A. For example   B. Thus

       C. However   D. In short

(   ) 7. A. trade   B. distance

       C. connections   D. greetings

(   ) 8. A. eye   B. verbal

       C. bodily   D. telephone

(   ) 9. A. strangers   B. relatives

       C. neighbours   D. enemies

(   ) 10. A. in other words   B. on the other hand

       C. in a similar way   D. by all means

(   ) 11. A. trouble   B. conversation

       C. silence   D. experiment

(   ) 12. A. disturbing   B. helping

       C. guiding   D. following

(   ) 13. A. closer   B. faster

       C. in   D. away

(   ) 14. A. stepping forward   B. going on

       C. backing away   D. coming out

(   ) 15. A. weakness   B. carelessness

       C. friendliness   D. coldness

(   ) 16. A. talk   B. travel

       C. laugh   D. think

(   ) 17. A. different   B. European

       C. Latino   D. rich

(   ) 18. A. curiosity   B. excitement

       C. misunderstanding   D. nervousness

(   ) 19. A. chance   B. time

       C. result   D. advice

(   ) 20. A. noticed   B. treated

       C. respected   D. pleased

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