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A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March.It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things door to door,dusters,make?up,frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman.She hasn’t got the patter(喋喋不休) either.She just smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand:“Amy Turner.Pet Portraits Undertaken.”

I run my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her,waiting for an explanation.

“I’ll paint any animal in the comfort of your own home.”Amy Turner says.“Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one?I’ve had experience of dogs,cats,parrots,prize bulls...”

“Prize bulls!”I can’t help looking up and down our street.The thought of any of my neighbours keeping bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.

“I don’t have any animals,”I say as we look past each other.She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away and it is the first chance I’ve had to smell the air outside.It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone.Even the camellia in the garden opposite has flowered overnight,pink blossoms which look shocking against the quiet greens and greys.

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?”Amy says,turning her attention back to me.“It’s nearly lunchtime.Are you ill?”

“I’m fine,”I lie.I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung.But now I’m not sure what to do next.Amy is still standing there.She_doesn’t_seem_to_think_that_not_having_a_pet_is

_a_good_enough_excuse.

“I’m starving.”she says and I smile politely,nodding the way you do before you say goodbye.

“No,”she puts her foot in the door.“I’m really starving.I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any pets for me to paint.I need some food or I’ll faint,right here on your doorstep.”

I stand to one side and let her in.

1.According to the text,what does a professional saleswoman usually do?

A.Sells things door to door with her cards.

B.Never puts a card into people’s hands.

C.Tries to talk people into buying her things.

D.Smiles,hands her cards and walks away.

2.What does the underlined word “one” in the third paragraph stand for?

A.Dog.     B.Child.      C.Pet.      D.Cat.

3.From the text we know that Amy is a ________.

A.young baby?sitter   B.poor beggar  C.professional salesgirl D.poor painter

4.What does the writer mean by saying “She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough excuse.”?

A.It seems that she doesn’t want to leave.

B.She wants the writer to give another excuse.

C.She is sure there is a pet in the house.

D.She thinks that not having a pet is a bad thing.

 

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Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have  36  a lot of attention throughout her political career.

Condoleezza Rice, 37  as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as  38  citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39  in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the  40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination  41  black people, her parents told her she could become? 42  she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were  43  for her.

Rice was a gifted student with a  44  for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the  45  of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46  by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice  47  her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48  her career developed quickly. She 49  on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she  50  to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first  51  provost after two years.

In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52  George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international  53  in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American  54 .

She held this position until 2005,when  55  Secretary of State.

36.A. directed B. turned C. paid    D. attracted?

37.A. known   B. Considered C. Seen   D. accepted?

38.A. respectful     B. equal  C. different     D. noble?

39.A. finished B. Stopped     C. Prevented   D. ended?

40.A. difference     B. disagreement     C. separation   D. division?

41.A. against  B. to              C. with    D. towards?

42.A. whoever       B. whomever  C. whatever    D. whichever?

43.A. desiring B. waiting      C. preparing   D. longing?

44.A. talent    B. interest       C. hobby D. favourite?

45.A. purpose B. goal    C. intention    D. attention?

46.A. effected B. affected      C. impressed   D. influenced?

47.A. changed B. postponed   C. cancelled    D. exchanged?

48.A. which    B. where C. when  D. that?

49.A. acted     B. waited C. served D. called?

50.A. paid a visit    B. showed concern C. attended     D. returned?

51.A. black     B. white  C. capable      D. efficient?

52.A. turning  B. holding      C. becoming   D. taking?

53.A. praise    B. approval     C. criticism     D. attention?

54.A. politics  B. history       C. culture              D. government?

55.A. elected  B. invited       C. appointed   D. succeeded??

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Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have  36  a lot of attention throughout her political career.

Condoleezza Rice, 37  as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as  38  citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39  in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the  40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination  41  black people, her parents told her she could become? 42  she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were  43  for her.

Rice was a gifted student with a  44  for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the  45  of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46  by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice  47  her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48  her career developed quickly. She 49  on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she  50  to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first  51  provost after two years.

In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52  George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international  53  in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American  54 .

She held this position until 2005,when  55  Secretary of State.

36.A. directed B. turned C. paid    D. attracted?

37.A. known   B. Considered C. Seen   D. accepted?

38.A. respectful     B. equal  C. different     D. noble?

39.A. finished B. Stopped     C. Prevented   D. ended?

40.A. difference     B. disagreement     C. separation   D. division?

41.A. against  B. to              C. with    D. towards?

42.A. whoever       B. whomever  C. whatever    D. whichever?

43.A. desiring B. waiting      C. preparing   D. longing?

44.A. talent    B. interest       C. hobby D. favourite?

45.A. purpose B. goal    C. intention    D. attention?

46.A. effected B. affected      C. impressed   D. influenced?

47.A. changed B. postponed   C. cancelled    D. exchanged?

48.A. which    B. where C. when  D. that?

49.A. acted     B. waited C. served D. called?

50.A. paid a visit    B. showed concern C. attended     D. returned?

51.A. black     B. white  C. capable      D. efficient?

52.A. turning  B. holding      C. becoming   D. taking?

53.A. praise    B. approval     C. criticism     D. attention?

54.A. politics  B. history       C. culture              D. government?

55.A. elected  B. invited       C. appointed   D. succeeded??

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