My wife’s ______ complaints about the bathroom being too small really gives me a big headache but I can’t do anything but _____ to accept it as it is.

　 A. often; have　 B. constant; to have　 C. usual; have　 D. frequent; have

Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
　　I am one of those unlucky people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the place I was heading for.
　　I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit（承认）that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite（相反的）direction to that in which you should be going.
　　If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
　　Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
　　Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
【小题1】What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
　  

　　I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call — Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.

　　 Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?

　　A. Because he was a cook at a country-music club.

　　B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.

　　C. Because he often sang while cooking.

　　D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.

　　 Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?

　　A. Wamer Brothers.                        B. His manager.

　　C. His father.                                 D. A businesswoman.

　  What made the writer proud of himself?

　　A. His ability to live independently.

　　B. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.

　　C. His courage in the face of rejections.

D. His hard work in his early days.

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　　I like to be near water--sea, lake or river. That is probably 1 I was born in a village by the sea, and have lived most of my life close to water of 2 . When I am in some place which is 3 lake, river and sea. I am 4 and always feel that there is something missing 5 it is sometimes hard for me to decide what it is.

　　Of course, the sports I like are ones which 6 water--sailing, rowing and swimming, It is 7 to swim in small swimming-pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible 8 a lot of water. Rowing is best on a river, 9 sailing on the sea or a big lake, but 10 can do some sailing on a river, and one can 11 row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good.

　　Of the three sports--swimming, rowing and sailing, I like 12 best, because it is the easiest to 13 during the winter, when the water is too cold for 14 swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. 15 on the coldest days one can row: only hard 16 on the water, or thick fog stops one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that 17 of water freeze wherever they fall. In such 18 , it is not very pleasant to swim: one cannot stay in the water very long; 19 , when one is rowing, one gets warmer the 20 one goes on.

1．

[　　]

A．why　　　　　　B．because

C．whether　　　　 D．how

2．

[　　]

A．some kind　　　B．the sea

C．the lake　　　　D．the river

3．

[　　]

A．close to　　　 B．nearby

C．on top of　　　D．far from

4．

[　　]

A．careless　　　B．restless

C．fearless　　　D．hopeless

5．

[　　]

A．in case　　　　B．as long as

C．even though　　D．as if

6．

[　　]

A．avoid　　　　　B．give

C．keep　　　　　 D．need

7．

[　　]

A．possible　　　B．uncomfortable

C．exciting　　　D．impossible

8．

[　　]

A．with　　　　　B．without

C．in　　　　　　D．on

9．

[　　]

A．and　　　　　　B．so

C．for　　　　　　D．when

10．

[　　]

A．they　　　　　 B．those

C．one　　　　　　D．it

11．

[　　]

A．suddenly　　　B．hardly

C．possibly　　　D．certainly

12．

[　　]

A．swimming　　　B．rowing

C．sailing　　　　D．skiing

13．

[　　]

A．practise　　　　B．exercise

C．carry　　　　　D．keep

14．

[　　]

A．fast　　　　　 B．slow

C．comfortable　　D．free

15．

[　　]

A．However　　　　B．Although

C．While　　　　　D．Even

16．

[　　]

A．wood　　　　　B．ice

C．boats　　　　　D．work

17．

[　　]

A．drops　　　　　B．plenty

C．lots　　　　　　D．pieces

18．

[　　]

A．air　　　　　　B．ways

C．weather　　　　D．manners

19．

[　　]

A．indeed　　　　 B．so

C．again　　　　　D．however

20．

[　　]

A．harder　　　　B．longer

C．better　　　　 D．slower