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18．-I'm terribly sorry．I'm late because …．
-That's OK．You are here and that's what _____．（　　）

17．Maybe he really should do more exercises from now on．____，I hope he could get over soon．（　　）

16．My students often tell me that they don't have"enough time"to do all their schoolwork．
My reply is often a brief"You have as much time as the president．"I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone，and suggest that"not enough time"is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done．
Once in graduate school，I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard．His answer to me was，"That's irrelevant （无关的）．What's important is the quality of your work．"Since then I have had time to think carefully about the"hard worker"dodge （诀窍），and I have come to some conclusions-all relevant to the problem of how much time we have．
If you analyze the matter，you can identify two parts of the problem：There is，of course，the matter of"time"，which we can think of as fixed．Then there is the problem of"work"during that time．But，as my professor suggested，it's not how hard one works but the quality of the product that's important．
That led me to a new idea：the quality of the work．That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office："Don't work harder．Work smarter．"There is a lot of sense in that idea．
If you can't get more time，and few of us can，the only solution is to improve the quality of the work．That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get．That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits．Since"work"for students usually means"homework"，the expression"work habits"should be read as"study habits"．
Then，as a smart student，you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study，chiefly reading and writing．If you learn to read better and write better，there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies．

67．From the passage，we know that the author is probablyB．
A．a poet B．an educator C．a novelist   D．an engineer
68．We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students stillA．
A．have enough time                     B．can meet the president
C．get everything done well             D．should accept the explanation
69．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The author's students make good use of their time to do all their homework．
B．The author tried to tell the professor that he/she （author） had done a good job．
C．You can't improve the quality of the work if you can't get more time．
D．You'll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you're a clever student．
70．What's the passage mainly about？B
A．Students don't have enough time．
B．Don't work harder； work smarter．
C．No one can get more time．
D．Read better and write better．

15．Trees are good for man．We can't plant them _____ many．（　　）

14．-Nancy，what classes are you taking this term？
-_____ I want to take two English courses，or maybe Spanish．（　　）

	A．	What's up？		B．	It's none of your business．
	C．	I've no idea．		D．	I'm not sure yet．

13．I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash，and something happened at the memorial service that he'll never forget．He shared the story with me．
At the memorial service，his friend's wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering． She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together．At the moment，she had been too sad to answer，but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question．
They were in their late forties when he died，and she began talking about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier．She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree，and her husband never hesitated in his support．
He held down his own job and also did the cooking，cleaning，and other housework while she studied for her degree． One time they both stayed up all night．She was finishing her paper，and he was preparing for an important-business meeting．That morning，she walked out of her study，leaned against the door by the stairs，looked at her husband downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him．She knew how important this meeting was to his future，and she was feeling guilty that she didn't even have time to make his breakfast．He took his briefcase and hurried out．
She heard the garage door open and close，but much to her surprise，she heard it open again about thirty seconds later．From above，she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table．Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words"I love you"，then he raced back to his car．
The new widow then looked out at her audience and said，"John and I had a wonderful life together．We have been around the world several times．We've had everything money can buy…but nothing comes close to that moment．"
    Hearing this，I was deeply moved．"Love makes life worthwhile．"
56．The service was held toB
A．listen to the woman's story
B．mourn the woman's husband
C．meet some old friends
D．share the woman's sadness
57．Why did the woman quit her job？D
A．She had to support her husband．
B．She had too much housework to do．
C．She wanted to travel around the world．
D．She needed to concentrate on her studies．
58．"He held down his own job'"______"in Paragraph 4 means thatA．
A．he managed to keep his job
B．he needed help in his work
C．he cancelled his job
D．he delayed his work
59．The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to showD．
A．how busy their life was
B．how her husband loved her
C．how they improved their life
D．how hard her husband worked．

12．When it comes to friends，I desire those who will share my happiness，who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me．I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love．It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours，too good not to share．
When I was in the eighth grade，I had a friend．We were shy and"too serious"about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors．We said little at school，but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper，and one of us would say："Let's start with a train whistle today．"We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle．Then we would read them aloud．At the end of that school year，we，too，were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped．
When I lived for a time in London，I had a friend，He was in despair and I was in despair．But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time．We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things．We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted．We gave London to each other．
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine．We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves．Each of us appears，sometimes in a funny way，in the other's dreams．She and I agree that，at certain times，we seem to be parts of the same mind．In my most interesting moments，I often think："Yes，I must tell …．"We have never met．
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep．One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist，who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend．

61．In the eighth grade，what the author did before developing proper social behavior was toA．
A．become serious about her study
B．go to her friend's house regularly
C．learn from her classmates at school
D．share poems and stories with her friend
62．In Paragraph 3，"We gave London to each other"probably meansA．
A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D．we parted with each other in London
63．According to Paragraph 4，the author and her friendD．
A．call each other regularly
B．have similar personalities
C．enjoy writing to each other
D．dream of meeting each other
64．In the darkest moments，the author would prefer toB．
A．seek professional help
B．be left alone
C．stay with her best friend
D．break the silence
65．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．Unforgettable Experiences．
B．Remarkable Imagination．
C．Lifelong Friendship．
D．Noble Companions．

11．-Is this Mr．Smith's office，Jean？
-Yes，____．（　　）

	A．	that's all right		B．	it doesn't matter
	C．	after you		D．	please yourself

10．There is little chance that we will manage to change the law． ____，it is important that we try．（　　）

9．---Jones!Roy has broken the glass．
---Such things happen．（　　）

	A．	What a pity!		B．	Doesn't matter
	C．	How come？		D．	What has become of him？

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