----Why did you leave that position?

----I ______ a better position at IBM.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout(付款台) earlier today．All of the checkouts were    36   , and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a(n)    37   ! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts      38    ; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she    39    scan her own shopping.

    I listened to her    40   looking around as I loaded my stuff onto the conveyor belt (传送带)．I didn’t want    41    to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go     42     of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!

But then I    43   back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl,    44    her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping    45   of some comic books.

I couldn’t    46   it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt,     47    a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and    48    them to a big     49    ．The woman was delighted, and even    50    to complain ---- until she was walking away．

So,   51   bother having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge(海绵)．She was learning how to    52    situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some   53    into the middle of it．

We can all complain; we can all react    54    , but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few     55     , I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．

A．busy     B．big   C．free        D．empty

A．quarrel B．argument        C．praise     D．complaint

A．opened B．closed   C．left        D．hired

A．would         B．need      C．could     D．must

A．beyond       B．without         C．with       D．by

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

A．ahead  B．behind   C．beside   D．back

A．went   B．glanced         C．focused  D．jumped

A．merely        B．surely           C．possibly        D．luckily

A．contained B．included   C．consisted       D．made

A．think        B．help      C．believe         D．forget

A．taking   B．leaving      C．bringing         D．occupying

A．returned  B．pleased    C．treated          D．served

A．smile    B．meal      C．joke      D．room

A．thanked  B．paid         C．checked        D．forgot

A．how         B．what      C．why            D．who

A．face with B．put with     C．deal with      D．do with

A．truth        B．kindness       C．courage         D．money

A．actively  B．correctly   C．negatively    D．patiently

A．hours    B．chances    C．years    D．seconds

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

－ What do you think I ought to see first in London? I’m told one ought to see the British Museum.

Do you think I shall have time for that?

－ But if I were you, I should leave that for some other day. You could spend a whole day there. It’s much too big to be seen in an hour or so.

－I suppose it is.

－That’s not a bad idea. You could spend a couple of hours there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals and all those birds. You could have tea there too.

－I’ll do that, then. How do I get there?

－ Where are we now? Oh, there’s that big building. I think your best way from here is to take Baker Street.

－ 

－Oh, no , a quarter of an hour or so , but, if you’re in a hurry, why not take a taxi?

－I think I will.     

A. Let me see.

B. Well, you might.

C. What time is it now?

D. Is it much of a walk?

E. Ah, here’s one coming.

F. What about going to the Zoo?

G. Must I stay in London for long?

I have nothing to say about whether or not "A Day Without Immigrants" had a positive or negative effect on the question of how the federal government should deal with the huge population of undocumented illegal immigrants in this country. I'll leave that question to others.
Regardless of how you feel about the event, one conclusion is obvious. Using the theme of" A Day Without" as a way to focus national attention on a particular subject is a great idea, and could serve as a method for increasing public awareness about other issues that affect daily life in America. Here are my top three examples:
"A Day Without Speeding." How hard could this be? If all drivers would strictly obey every posted speed limit on highways, downtown, on neighborhood streets, and in parking lots for one 24-hour cycle, the benefits would be huge.
"A Day Without Losing Your Temper." A higher degree of difficulty here, and I know that from personal experience. When something goes wrong at home or on the job, there may be brief satisfaction in yelling or kicking the furniture, but erupting with anger usually doesn't do anything to solve the problem, and in many cases it makes the situation more unpleasant.
"A Day Without Having All The Answers." I would like to get a break from hearing anyone speak the phrase, "Here's what you're doing wrong." Right now the US is jampacked with citizens who believe they can point out the cause of every single problem in existence and then solve it on the spot. I believe they need to be quiet sometimes and use their ears instead of their voices.
I wonder how would average Americans react to such a collective pause? Would it be a day of angry protests, or joyful celebrations?
【小题1】The first paragraph suggests           .

Coaches and parents always tell us to keep our goals in mind when we go for a competition. Carrying your goals and expectations into a competition is one of the biggest mistakes any athlete can make. This is a big game and you want to win. You want to score a hundred, defeat your competitors, or score a hat-trick（三分）of goals. When you carry your goals into the competitive ground with you, chances are great that you will leave that performance with disappointment and heartache, and nothing more!

Expectations will weigh you down. Expectations will distract （使分心）you from the performance and make your muscles tighten up. Want to perform to your potential when it counts the most? Then write your goals on a piece of paper before you leave for the game, match or race, and then leave that paper at home!  Make a deal with yourself to let go of your goals. Expectations and goals should be your training partner, used to motivate you to work harder during practice and take your game to the next level, However, never take your goals and expectations into a competition. You will not perform to your potential!

Go into your competitions without any preconceived （预想的）ideas about the result. Forget the outcome!  Instead, keep your focus on what you’re doing in the moment. Think of the competition as it unfolds, moment by moment. Relax at every opportunity by breathing deep and letting go of the tension in your muscles. When you do this you’ll remain loose and relaxed. When you stay loose,  you’ll perform to your capabilities. Goals and expectations are very important for your overall motivation, and very harmful when you carry them into a performance.

1.According to the passage, for an athlete one of the biggest mistakes is _______.

A．forgetting his goals when competing         B．worrying about his not winning

C．carrying his goals into the competition       D．paying too much attention to the result

2.The underlined part  “weigh you down” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.

A．make you feel anxious                   B．make you want to do something

C．help you perform to the potential           D．help you concentrate on something

3.According to the author, expectations and goals should be ________.

A．set within one’s capabilities

B．used as an encouragement when training

C．written down in case of being forgotten

D．divided into some small parts

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．Keep your goals in mind                  B．Set your goals for a competition

C．Forget your goals after competitions         D．Leave your goals at home