Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　35    . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She   36　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk   37   she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were   38  . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then   39   for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the   40   first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

The day passed very   41　 and Nancy did everything   42   great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43　 herself in her work.

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　44　.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to   45　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk   46   his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　47   with “Records of managers' meetings”, and   48   the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company       49    that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.

1.A. depressed   B. excited    C. encouraged   D. surprised

2.A. pushed        B. forced    C. turned       D. knocked

3.A. that          B. which      C. there     D. where

4.A. old           B. fresh   C. good        D. sweet

5.A. looked up  B. looked at  C. looked around  D. looked down

6.A. happy  B. very C. funny                 D. quite

7.A. slowly   B. normally    C. quickly                D. hardly

8.A. at            B. in               C. for                     D. with

9.A. devoted       B. focused          C. buried                  D. made

10.A. sender  B. receiver         C. manager                D. waiter

11.A. send for      B. hand out  C. try out    D. hand in

12.A. asking for    B. waiting for   C. looking for  D. searching for

13.A. marked       B. given             C. used                D. signed

14.A. glanced at   B. stared at         C. glared at           D. looked at

15.A. has ordered   B. has said    C. has decided    D. has demanded

Never before _________a political party so whole - heartedly devoted to the interests of the people as our Party.

I have never dreamed of ______such a beautiful place in the world. 

A. there is            B. there to be          C. there being        D. having

Studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “Driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk.

Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so it’s not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. “I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of the city,” she explains. “The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.”

Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesn’t take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1,000°C, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision --- there wasn't time to do anything else.”

And what about the future? “I haven’t been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic,” she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” In other words, Hazel Rymer won’t be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet.

1.Hazel’s claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that ______.

A. people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the past

B. Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in.

C. there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives

D. Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces

2.When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes?

A. When she was visiting Italy.

B. When she was at school.

C. When she was twenty.

D. When she saw Vesuvius.

3.The underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to __________.

A. melting ice-caps         B. volcanic eruptions

C. changes in sea level         D. higher temperatures

4.When Hazel was on Mount Etna she had to ________.

A. take a dangerous route

B. take an unnecessary risk

C. leave her boots behind

D. walk for ten hours around the mountain

5.In the future, Hazel wants to ________.

A. revisit volcanoes she knows

B. go on holiday to the Antarctic

C. find a less dangerous job

D. discover new things about volcanoes

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take Me out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold… Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear “The Zoo”?

“The Zoo”, a popular group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

1. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food ________.

     A. at the front entrance of City Hall     B. at the Ballgame

     C. at 5:00 p.m.                     D. at Central Park on Saturday

2. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.

    A. your worries                    B. your beautiful walk

    C. your learning about local history   D. your comfortable shoes

3. The Redbirds ballgame ________.

    A. is in the afternoon  B. is outdoor  C. is at the gate  D. might be cold

4. “The Zoo” is ________.

    A. a park with lots of animals there    B. U.S. concert

    C. a music group    D. going to give the concert at 8 a.m. tomorrow

5. You may see this passage in ________.

   A. a British newspaper        B. an American newspaper

   C. a British magazine         D. an American magazine