One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

I went to work feeling   36  . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again.  37 with customers who complain about their food andwhere they are  38 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  39 a lot of us  40 but we manage to deal with it.

Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   41  near where I keep the dirty   42 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and   43 running all over the house, it was crazy．  44  these elderly women were watching   45  I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

When they   46  their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what   47  I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

 48 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a  49  and gentle voice, “You are going places.（你前途无量） And that was it.” They left the  50 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me  51 to believe in myself．They   52  my spirit from being down and gave me a   53 to keep on working hard.

People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in    54  until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人) of a student-produced television  55 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

If you’re planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

First of all, always check and double-check departure (行程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.

The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency (货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via (经由) Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.

“Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing (令人难堪的).

The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.

40. According to the passage, it’s obvious that ______.

A. the author learns some rules of traveling from his own experience

B. the author doesn’t plan his trips or journeys carefully

C. Englishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travel

D. the American taxi driver never travels to England

41. What should you make sure first before setting off?

A. When you will leave.      B. Where you will go.

C. How you will travel.        D. Whom you will go with.

42. What does the underlined word “there” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. London.            B. Manchester.            C. Tulsa.        D. Dallas.

43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B. You should remember to take credit cards when traveling.

C. You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit.

D. You should take enough change when you travel to another country.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

If you are learned English, it is not enough only to keep in mind the rule of grammar. Try to read stories in English and speaking  in English wherever you can. When you have learned to use the language, you are sure not fail in the test. A few days before exam, you should go to bed early. Don’t stay up late at night study. Before you understand the exactly meaning of each question, we should not pick up your pen to write. When you have finished your paper, to be sure to read over your answers, correct mistakes you could see and make sure that you haven’t missed anything.

We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.

Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver’s wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.

1.If you want to answer the phone without any trouble, you’d better ___________ .

2.Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the road?  

3.From this story we learn that ________.  

4.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to ___________.  

5.The main idea of this passage is that ________.

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

51  The average American moves every five years．People drive straight into their garages, hire lawn services, hang out in their backyards instead of their front porches (前走廊)．These days, neighbors don't even know each other's names．

Good neighbors and good friends are a lot like electricity or running water52 

The surprising thing is that all it takes to strengthen your relationship with friends and

neighbors is respect for their feelings, concern for their property, and a helping hand when it's needed． 53 

First, be a true friend to people around you． 54  That is to say, A true friend is one who  stays true through it all –marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, or even losses．That situations change doesn’t mean the person has to．

Besides, friendships fade away if there isn’t a balance between the give and the take． 55  Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can’t offer you ---time, energy, or help---and don’t step over the line．Remember: friendships that tire each other will not last．If a friendship is out of balance in this way, you’ll need to consider the situation．

A．Modern life is a lot less to the advantage of friendships and neighborliness than it used to be．

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed．

C．We don’t know how much we depend on them until we lose them．

D．Here’re two important ways to deepen your friendship with people around in your life．

E．A true friend doesn’t flee when changes come about．

F．Take your time, please．

G．So make sure you aren’t being a burden to your friends．