“Come in . Kim . Have a seat , please .” said Bill Williams , the manager . This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment . After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory

“Kim,” began Bill Williams . “I am very pleased with the quality of your work . I have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work . My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions .”

“But.” Replied Kim. “I have always completed every assignment you have given me . Mr. Williams.”

“I know that , Kim . And please, call me Bill .But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas . I need more input from you ―more feedback on how things are going I don’t need a “yes man”. You never tell me what you think . You just smile as though everything is fine .”

“But,” said Kim,” “ I feel that since you are my superior , it would he presumptuous of me to tell you what to do .”

“I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do .To make suggestions . I employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me .”

“Yes . I see I’m not accustomed to this , but I will try to do as you say …, Bill”

“Good, then , I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me .”

“Yes , of course . Thank you Mr. Will…Bill .”

69．Kim is the sort of employee who         .

       A．does not speak out his own ideas          B．is not devoted to the job

       C．laughs too much over work                 D．can not finish his work on time

70．The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “      ” .

       A．full of respect                                     B．too confident and rude

       C．lacking in experience                           D．too shy and quiet

71．From the passage ,we can learn that        .

       A．Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetings

       B．the manager appreciates those who just do what he tells them to do

       C．the manager is pleased with Kim’s hard work and his suggestions

       D．Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessment

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

4.Hobbs was asked to _______.

5.How much money did Hobbs get?

One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”

“That doesn’t matter, Anne. When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could. Of course we’ll pay for you to study.”So in the afternoons Anne and some of her friends stayed late at school, and Miss Stacy helped them with the special examination work. Diana didn’t want to go to Queen’s, so she went home early, but Gilbert stayed. He and Anne still never spoke and everybody knew that they were enemies, because they both wanted to be first in the examination. Secretly, Anne was sorry that she and Gilbert weren’t friends, but it was too late now.

For two years, Anne studied hard at school. She enjoyed learning, and Miss Stacy was pleased with her. But she didn’t study all the time. In the evenings and at weekends she visited her friends, or walked through the fields with Diana, or sat talking to Matthew.

“Your Anne is a big girl now. She’s taller than you,” Rachel Lynde told Marilla one day.

“You’re right, Rachel!” said Marilla in surprise.

“And she’s a very good girl now, isn’t she? She doesn’t get into trouble these days. I’m sure she helps you a lot with the housework, Marilla.”

“Yes, I don’t know what I’d do without her,” said Marilla, smiling.

“And look at her! Those beautiful grey eyes, and that red-brown hair! You know, Marilla, I thought you and Matthew made a mistake when you adopted her. But now I see I was wrong. You’ve looked after her very well.”

“Well, thank you, Rachel,” replied Marilla, pleased.

That evening, when Matthew came into the kitchen, he saw that his sister was crying.

“What’s the matter?” he asked, surprised. “You haven’t cried since… well, I can’t remember when.”

“It’s just… well, I was thinking about Anne,” said Marilla. “I’ll…I’ll miss her when she goes away.”

“When she goes to Queen’s, you mean? Yes, but she can come home at weekends, on the train.”

“I’ll still miss her,” said Marilla sadly.”

In June the Avonlea boys and girls had to go to Charlottetown to take their examinations.

“Oh, I do hope that I’ve done well,” Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables. “The examinations were very difficult. And I’ve got to wait for three weeks before I know! Three weeks! I’ll die!”

Anne wanted to do better than Gilbert. But she also wanted to do well for Matthew and Marilla. That was very important to her.

Diana was the first to hear the news, she ran into the kitchen at Green Gables and shouted, “Look, Anne! It’s in Father’s newspaper! You’re first… with Gilbert… out of all the students on the island! Oh, how wonderful!” Anne took the paper with shaking hands, and saw her name, at the top of the list of two hundred. She could not speak.

“Well, now, I knew it,” said Matthew with a warm smile.

“You’ve done well, I must say, Anne,” said Marilla, who was secretly very pleased.

For the next three weeks Anne and Marilla were very busy. Anne needs new dresses to take to Charlottetown.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A．To be a teacher was one of Annes’ dreams.

B．Both Anne and Diana studied hard for the special examination.

C．Matthew and Marilla were Anne’s parents.

D．Anne was adopted by Matthew and Marilla.

2.Why are Anne and Gilbert enemies? Because _____________.

A．they were competitors in school            B．they didn’t like each other

C．it wasn’t mentioned in the passage         D．their parents were enemies

3.The paragraph “Oh Marilla! I’d love to be a teacher! But won’t it be very expensive?” should be put between___________.

A．paragraph ③ and ④                    B．paragraph ⑦ and ⑧

C．paragraph ① and ②                    D．paragraph ⑨ and ⑩

4.What will be written in the following paragraph?

A．Anne’s summer holiday.

B．What will Anne talk about her college life with Diana

C．How will Miss Stacy help Anne study.

D．What will Anne do before attending college.

5.From the passage, we can learn that _____________.

A．Miss Stay liked Anne very much

B．when Anne became a teacher, she would have lived in the family for six years

C．Marilla cried because Anne would leave for ever

D．Rachel was a teacher of Anne’s

  “Come in, Kim. Have a seat, please,” said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim's first experience with an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory.

  “Kim,” began Bill Williams, “I am very pleased with the quality of your work. I have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions.”

  “But,” replied Kim, “I have always completed every assignment you have given me. Mr. Williams.”

  “I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. I need more input from you—more feedback on how things are going. I don’t need a “yes man”. You never tell me what you think. You just smile as though everything is fine.”

  “But,” said Kim, “I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.”

   “I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do. To make suggestions, I employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me.”

   “Yes. I see. I’m not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say…Bill.”

   “Good, then, I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”

   “Yes, of course. Thank you, Mr. Will…Bill.”

69. Kim is the sort of employee who_______.

   A. does not speak out his own ideas               B. is not devoted to the job

   C. laughs too much over work                              D. can not finish his work on time

70. The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “_____”.

   A. full of respect                                                B. too confident and rude

   C. lacking in experience                                D. too shy and quiet

71.From the passage we can learn that______________.

  A.Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetings

  B.the manager appreciates those who just do that he tells them to do

  C.the manager is pleased with Kim’s hard word and his suggestions

  D.Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessment

Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突)．It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end，they fell apart.

One morning，a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said，“I just have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(河沟)．My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer(推土机)to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难)me. So I want you to build me a fence，an 8­foot­high fence，in order not to see his place any more.”The carpenter smiled and said，“I see. I'll try to do a job that satisfies you.”Then the elder brother went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned，the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide! To his surprise，there was no fence there at all！Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other's hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No，wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other work for you，” said the elder brother.“I'd love to stay on，”the carpenter said，“but I have so many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?

A．They lived a poor life.           

B．They lived in peace.

C．They never spoke to each other.   

D. They lived on the same farm.

2.It can be learned that the carpenter was __________.

A. unwilling to obey the farmer.    

B. fond of building bridges.

C. unable to build a fence         

D. willing to help others.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.

B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.

C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work.

D．The carpenter planned to build an 8­foot­high fence as asked to.

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

A．A Fine Piece of Work             

B．A Carpenter

C．A Conflict Between Two Brothers   

D．Two Brothers