Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced（离婚）, had three kids under age 7, and was hardly keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra weekend hours as a waitress.

　　“Sometimes I would lie in bed and think. I don’t know how I’m going to pay the bills,” Mangano said.

　　But she had a gift for seeing the obvious. She knew how hard it was to mop the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water and wringing（拧）out a mop.” Mangano says. “So, I thought: There’s going to be a better way.”

　　How about a “self wringing” mop? She designed a special tool that could be twisted（转动）in two directions while not making hands wet and dirty. She set out to sell it, first only a few at flea markets（跳蚤市场）.

　　Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes（泡在电视机前的人）buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if they’d let her do the on-camera demonstration.

　　QVC took a chance on her. “I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”

　　Today she’s the president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of the Home Shopping Network. Talking about her household inventions is “as natural for me as it is for parents to talk about their children”.

　　Today one of her favorite products is Huggable Hangers. The thin, space-saving inventions are the most successful gadget（器具）ever sold on HSN, with 100 million hanging out there in closets across the country. Of course, you couldn’t possibly sell hangers on TV.

(1)What would be the best title for the passage?

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A．There is going to be a better way

B．A woman invented the self-wringing mop

C．An ordinary woman sells her invention on TV

D．Women can all achieve remarkable success

(2)What does the underlined sentence “the phones went crazy” (in Paragraph 6) mean?

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A．Many people made calls to say they were mad.

B．There were lots of calls to order the new mop.

C．Many people were mad to see me on TV.

D．The telephone broke down at my home.

(3)Which is the correct order of the following events?

a．Mangano invented the most popular Huggable Hangers.

b．Mangano was tired of mopping the floor.

c．Mangano designed a self-wringing mop.

d．Mangano was ever worried about how to pay the bills.

e．Mangano did an on-camera demonstration to sell her mops.

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(4)What conclusion can be made from the story?

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A．Women can invent household tools because they often do housework.

B．Mangano treated her household inventions as she treated her children.

C．Mangano used to lie in bed and think of how to invent household tools.

D．One can make life better through work though it is sometimes hard.

— What kind of food would you like to have?

　 — ____ but Japanese.

　 — How about Korean, then?

　 A. Anything　　　　 B. Something 　　C. Everything D. Nothing

　 We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle 　 36 .I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very　 37 and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and 　38　 she did.

　 She was a student and had been attending 　39 in Poland-----the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had 　 40　 . She had chosen to attend college in Poland 　41 her father’s wishes and their relationship had been 42　 .They hadn’t forgiven each other 43　 he died.

　　 She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to　 44　 some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven 45 for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself and felt so 46 .Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to 47 that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself 48 how awful she thought she had been.

　　 I told her about 49 I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was 50 with the choice of forgiving myself or to 51 feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had 52 to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was 53　 forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be 54 and happy.

　　 How about you? Is there anything in your 55 for which you feel guilty?

36. A. chair　　 B. room　　　　 C. seat　　　 D. class

37. A. mad　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. angry　　　 D. happy

38. A. when　　　 B. which　　　 C. how　　　　 D. what

39. A. meeting　 B. school　　　 C. university D. party

40. A. died　　　 B. come　　　　 C. returned　 D. left

41. A. for　　　 B. against　　 C. with　　　 D. on

42. A. bad　　　 B. good　　　　 C. worse　　　 D. better

43. A. since　　 B. after　　　 C. when　　　 D. while

44. A. find out　 B. look up　　 C. go over　　 D. think of

45. A. myself　　 B. yourself　　 C. himself　　 D. herself

46. A. unhappy　 B. guilty　　　 C. lonely　　 D. helpless

47. A. trust　　 B. understand　 C. realize　　 D. find

48. A. as though B. even though C. if only　　 D. no matter

49. A. anything　 B. nothing　　 C. something　 D. everything

50. A. faced　　 B. forced　　　 C. satisfied　 D. challenged

51. A. try　　　 B. continue　　 C. start　　　 D. consider

52. A. picked　　 B. elected　　 C. selected　 D. chosen

53. A. totally　 B. simply　　　 C. already　　 D. hardly

54. A. calm　　　 B. quiet　　　 C. free　　　 D. safe

55. A. house　　 B. life　 　　　C. family　　 D. work

What would I do for Carol’s 50th birthday? It was 　36 that she didn’t want a party, certainly not a surprise party （that was an agreement at our marriage）．

　　　 “How about a small dinner with 　37 ?” I asked．

　　　 “No,” she said, “I hate being the center of 　38 ．”

　　　 Still, the milestone had to be marked． 39 wasn’t going to let her get away with a Stouffer’s frozen dinner and a movie video, 　40 this was all she said she wanted．

　　　 I thought and thought, and 　41 making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters．“Carol doesn’t 42 a party in person．．．but I’m hoping to 　　 43 her a party in a book．” I bought a（n） 　44 with a friend’s advice, and what I wanted 　45 ．For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I 　46 pull out the marking pens and make up the 　47 , Carol’s．

　　　 Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us 　48 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems．It made me 　49 for all the years we had had together．The 　50 was more than the album．It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family．You could 　51 it on every page．

　　　 I wrapped it up and 　52 it home．“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said．“It’s not a frozen dinner or a video, but it’s 　53 you deserve．” She cried．She doesn’t 　54 like to cry, but I think she likes the book．She’s said so many times．And every time I remind her 　55 putting it together was a gift to me．

36．A．amazing　　 　　　 B．clear　　　 　　　　　 C．unusual　　　　 D．important

37．A．neighbours　　 　　 B．children　　　 　 C．friends　　　 　　　 D．classmates

38．A．attention　　　 　　 B．comment　　　 　 C．view　 　　　　　　　 D．interest

39．A．She　　　　　 　　 B．It　　　　 　　 C．He　　　　　　 　 D．I

40．A．for　　　　　 　　 B．or　　　　　　 　 C．and　　　 　　　　 D．when

41．A．before　　　　 　　 B．after　　　 　　 C．when　　　　　　 D．once

42．A．want　　　　 　　 B．have　　　　　 　 C．hold　　　　　　 D．attend

43．A．make　　　　 　 B．choose　　　　 　 C．find　　　　　　 D．give

44．A．album　　　　 　　 B．novel　　　 　　　 C．mirror　　 　　　　 D．overcoat

45．A．went on　　 　　　　 B．poured in　 　　　 C．turned back　　 　 D．got away

46．A．could　　　　 　　 B．should　　 　　　 C．would　　　　　 D．might

47．A．decision　　　 　　 B．story　　　 　　　　 C．mind　　 　　　　　　 D．book

48．A．for　　　　 　　　 B．around　　　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　 D．except

49．A．grateful　　　 　　 B．worried　　　 　　 C．nervous 　　　　　　　 D．special

50．A．meaning　　　 　　 B．gift　　　 　　　　　 C．party　　 　　　　　　 D．world

51．A．count　　　　 　 B．read 　　　　　　　　　　 C．express　　　 　　 D．improve

52．A．took　　　　 　　 B．sent　　　　　 　　 C．placed　　　 　　 D．packed

53．A．how　　　　 　　 B．why　　　　　 　 C．which　　 　　　　 D．what

54．A．normally　　 　　　 B．merely　　　　 　 C．really　　　 　　　　 D．obviously

55．A．whether　　　 　 B．that　　　 　　　 C．when　　　 　　　　 D．who