To Whom It May Concern:
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.
My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."
But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.
We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end．
I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help.
"Distressed"
【小题1】The letter was most probable written ________.

To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end．

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help.

"Distressed"

1.The letter was most probable written ________.

2.Her husband ________ when she first found her present job．

3.What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?

4.As her income increased, ________.

To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end．

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help.

"Distressed"

1.The letter was most probable written ________.

       A．in 1975            B．around 1980                                 C．four years ago D．in 1965

2.Her husband ________ when she first found her present job．

       A．was very critical of her                  B．felt disappointed

       C．was proud of her                             D．was happy but critical

3.What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?

       A．scolding           B．criticism         C．prize                 D．advancement

4.As her income increased, ________.

       A．she found a gap emerged between her and her husband

       B．she bought more clothes and a house

       C．she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of

       D．she felt very proud of herself

Mitchell once had a very serious car accident．More than 65 percent of his _1__ was burnt．He was unable to __2__ a knife at dinner, or go to the bathroom without _3__．But Mitchell never believed he was  __4__．“I am in charge of my own spaceship,” he said．“It's my up or my down．I could __5___ to see this situation as a defeat __6__ a starting point．” Six months later Mitchell bought himself a plane and he was piloting it __7__．

       Later he _8__ with two friends and founded a food company that __9_ to be Vermont's second largest food company．Then four years __10__ the car accident, the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed．The accident made Mitchell unable to walk anymore．“I __11__ what was happening to me．What did I do to get this?”

       Mitchell worked __12__ day and night to regain as much independence as possible．He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte, Colorado．He __13__ the town from mineral mining that would __14__ its beauty and environment．

       Although he had __15__looks and physical difficulties, Mitchell __16__ flying and speaking in public．“Before I __17__ walk, there were 10,000 things I could do,” Mitchell says, “Now there are 9,000．I can __18__ cry for the 1,000 I lost or focus on the 9,000 I have．I tell people that I have had two big bad lucks in my life．__19__ you think you also have bad lucks, you can step back, take a __20__ view and have a chance to say, ‘Maybe that isn't such a big deal after all．’ It's not what happens to you; it's what you do about it,”

1．A．car                       B．hand                   C．head                       D．body

2．A．put up                   B．take up                C．pick up                   D．set up

3．A．help                      B．strength               C．spirit                      D．pain

4．A．burnt                    B．defeated              C．touched                  D．hurt

5．A．choose                  B．learn                   C．come                      D．manage

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

7．A．yet                       B．again                   C．ever                       D．too

8．A．appeared               B．cheered up           C．practiced                D．teamed up

9．A．seemed                 B．grew                   C．happened                D．hoped

10．A．after                   B．before                 C．till                          D．from

11．A．understand           B．asked                  C．wondered               D．realized

12．A．sadly                   B．bravely                C．proudly                   D．kindly

13．A．took                    B．accepted              C．changed                  D．saved

14．A．ruin                    B．produce               C．attract                    D．serve

15．A．amusing             B．charming             C．shocking                 D．moving

16．A．stopped               B．continued            C．began                     D．tried

17．A．could                  B．couldn't              C．must                      D．mustn't

18．A．only                    B．still                     C．thus                       D．either

19．A．Though               B．Unless                 C．When                     D．Since

20．A．bigger             B．wider            C．louder                  D．deeper