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My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end.
The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
1. A．booked B．decorated C． listed D．mailed
2. A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party
3. A．year B．morning C．week D．month
4. A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out
5. A．complaint B．conversation C． discussion D．quarrel
6. A．chatting B．arguing C． kidding D．scolding
7. A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing
8. A．food B．time C．achievement D．money
9. A．consider B．ignore C． accept D．study
10. A．entirely B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly
11. A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class
12. A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing
13. A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched
14. A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe
15. A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered
16. A．because B．but C．or D．so
17. A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind
18. A．show B．present C．return D．offer
19. A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually
20. A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness
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It doesn' t feel like it, but we got a raise this week. The sliding price of oil, which made OPEC decide to announce a production cut, has put money in the pockets of consumers, who worry about the world - wide recession(经济衰退).
The high price of gasoline has greatly changed driving patterns, perhaps permanently "We are seeing changes in habits. " says Julian Lee from the Center for Global Energy Studies in London. People now prefer to buy small cars instead of gas - guzzling SUVs. If we see this change it becomes a much longer term issue with long - term demand destruction.
In the short term, there' s simple math. The price slide could save drivers a great deal of money. However, because the
Oil demand in the
trend. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans drove 15 billion fewer miles in August, or 5.6% less than they did the year before. DOT says it' s the largest ever year -to -year decline recorded in a single month.
Due to falling worldwide demand, oil price dropped to its lowest level in more than a year.For months leaders of oil - rich countries have watched nervously as world oil prices have been more than 50% lower than the all - time high in July.
All of which spells disasters for OPEC.
7l. According to the passage, "we got a raise dais week" because __
A. the consumers seldom use their cars at present
B. we' II face financial problems in the recession
C. the OPEC countries will buy us gasoline fro cars
D. we' II spend much less money on gasoline for cars
72. In the writer's opinion, the reason people prefer to small ears is that __
A, small cars are more beautiful than SUVs
B. SUVs will cause much more air pollution
C. small cars cost much less on gasoline than SUVs
D. SUYs waste too much energy and pollute the air
73. The following statements are all true except __
A. Americans drove about 15 billion fewer miles this year
B. oil demand in
C. "DOT"" stands for the U.S. Department of Transportation
D. more cars are on the road in summer than in other seasons
74. The underlined word "plunge" in the last paragraph most probably means
A. the action of pulling up B. delaying or putting off
C. sudden~ moving downward D. severe financial problem
75. The OPEC countries cut the oil production so as to______
A. stop the decline of world economy
B. deal with the problem of oil prices
C. put more money into consumers' pockets
D. help the car industry with their problems
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Psychologists in Britain have said that the last full week of January is the most depressing time of year and called next Monday “Blue Monday”. Blue is a slang way of saying unhappy.
Mondays are generally seen as the worst day of the week because people feel tired at having to go back to work after a weekend with a different sleep pattern.
There are various reasons why more people feel depressed at this time of year. Many people have unpaid credit card bills for the Christmas presents they bought, and pay day is often not until the end of the month.
As the party season is over, people feel stressed because they have to go back to real life---work; and they may be unhappy with their body image after bingeing on booze, chocolates, and other food at Christmas time.
People may have already failed in their New Year’s resolutions(决定), such as giving up smoking. The bad weather in January can also contribute to people feeling fed up.
Some companies are taking this quite seriously and offering counseling for any staff who is feeling depressed. They hope that helping people as soon as there are signs of depression will avoid absenteeism(旷工). Evidence shows that unreasonable managers who contribute to their staff feeling fed up at this time can expect an uncooperative workforce.
However, it’s not all bad! Many people feel optimistic at this time, that things can only get better. Psychologists offer suggestions of how to overcome feeling blue. These include spending 15 minutes doing a “gratitude exercise” thinking about and writing down what you are grateful for, such as health, family, friends and so on.
Taking up a new hobby, doing some exercise, going to bed earlier, eating a healthy breakfast, and listening to some exciting music, are all recommended as ways to feel more cheerful. To avoid feeling blue next January, experts say that the best things to do is to plan better next December. Spend less on presents, eat and drink less over the festive period, and make more realistic New Year’s resolutions.
63．According to the text, you must pay the credit card bills for the Christmas present before ______.
A．the end of December B．the end of January
C．Christmas Day D．the last Monday of January
64．What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. The bad weather in January.
B. Failure in giving up smoking.
C. People feel blue the last full week of January.
D. People’s failure in their New Year’s resolutions.
65．Which of the following may NOT avoid “blue Monday” in the writer’s opinion?
A．Making a better plan for next December B．Doing more exercise
C．Making more New Year’s resolution D．Listening to some uplifting music
66．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A．The depression can be overcome.
B．Many people feel optimistic.
C．Feeling happy depends on yourselves.
D．To avoid feeling blue, you must eat less.
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