Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a liability.

　　While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

　　Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

　　Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

　　All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

　　Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly"qualifies required.

　　This is true even in politics, "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, " says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　　The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

　　The word "liability" most probably means ________.

　　A. disadvantage　B. advantage　　　C. misfortune　　 D. trouble

　Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________

　　A. turns out to　be a disadvantage to men

　　B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

　　C. has as little effect on men as on women

　　D. affects men and women alike

　　It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.

　　A. practical　　　B. supportive　　 C. old - fashioned　D. one - sided

　　The author writes this passage to ________.

　　A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive

　　B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

　　C. demand equal rights for women

　　D. state the importance of appearance

I have always wondered ______ Anne managed to make such great achievements.　

A. that　　　

B. if　　

C. whether　

D. how

Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. As her family was Jewish, her father found that it was hard for them to continue to live in Germany when the Nazis（纳粹）, who 1____ the Jews very much, came into power in 1933. So they 2____ to Amsterdam, Netherlands when Anne was only four years old. In May, 1940, the Germans occupied（占领） Netherlands and the Jews there were 3_____ to work in certain places. On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents gave her a small red-and-white-plaid diary 4____ her thirteenth birthday present and on July 6, 1942, her family had to go into hiding. Though they could take very few things with them, Anne brought her diary to her new home, which she called “Secret Annex.” For two years when Anne lived in the Annex, she 5_____ down her thoughts and feelings in her diary. 6_____ of putting down series of facts 7_____ most people do, she wrote about her life with the seven other people in hiding, as 8____ as the war going on around her and her hopes 9____ the future. She 10____ her diary her best friend and talked to it about whatever she wanted to. But unfortunately, on August 4, 1944, the Nazis raided（轰炸） the Secret Annex and Anne was arrested（逮捕） and sent to a concentration camp（集中营）, 11____ she died in March, 1945. Through thick and thin, Anne’s father got her dairy 12_____ in June, 1947 by Contact Publishers, a Dutch firm. Today Anne’s Dairy is available 13____ fifty-five languages and over 24 million copies have been sold.

This page of diary was written on Thursday 15, June, 1944, in which she wrote about her strong love for nature, which she had hardly been able to see face to face since she began to 14____ from the Nazis. Afraid of being caught, she 15_____ go outdoors and had to stay indoors most of the time. On the night of June 15, she stayed awake 16____ until half past eleven just in order to take a good look at the moon for once by herself. She remembered another time five months ago when the dark rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds 17____ her entirely in their 18_____. She was so crazy about everything to 19____ with nature that she would like to 20_____ anything for her freedom, but......

1. A. loved　　　　　 B. hated　　　 C. disagreed　　 D. against

2. A. had　　　　　 B. came　　　　 C. moved　　　 D. settled

3. A. forced　　　　 B. allowed　　　 C. promised　　 D. had

4. A. for　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. like

5. A. put　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　 C. went　　　　 D. turned

6. A. In place　　　　 B. Because　　 C. In case　　　 D. Instead

7. A. like　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. with

8. A. long　　　　　　 B. much　　　 C. soon　　　　　 D. well

9. A. with　　　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. about

10. A. regarded　　　　 B. considered　 C. had　　　　　 D. knew

11. A. which　　　　　 B. there　　　 C. where　　　　 D. what

12. A. to be published　 B. published　　 C. to publish　　 D. publish

13. A. to　　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. by　　　　 　 D. in

14. A. keep away　　　 B. hide away　　 C. stay behind　 D. hold back

15. A. didn’t dare　　　 B. dare not　　 C. was afraid　　 D. dared not to

16.A. for purpose　　　 B. with purpose　 C. on purpose　　 D. in purpose

17. A. kept　　　　　 B. held　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. left

18. A. power　　　　　 B. force　　 C. energy　　　　　 D. strength

19. A. join　　　　　　 B. connect　 C. concern　　　　 D. do

20. A. give in　　　　　 B. give up　 C. give away　　　 D. give out