—What do you think of the manager of your company?

　　　　—Oh, he is ________ manager who’s pleasant to work with.

　　It’s ________ pleasure to work with him.

　　A. the; a　　　　B. a; a　　　　　　C. a; the　　　　　D. 不填; a

With his mother　　  him, he is getting on well with his work.

A. help　　　B. to help　　　C. helping　　　D. helps

The British film star Hugh Grant can’t seem to work out what women want.?

“There’s no girl who only wants bastards（坏种），and no girl who wants a nice guy（伙计）.Women want both,” the British star tells the May issue of the Talk magazine.?

“And，really，they’d like to change by turns on a weekly basis. Can any man be both? I like to keep women guessing.”

Since Grant’s break-up last year with his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley，the thought of throwing himself into another big relationship doesn’t seem like it’s expected.?

“How easy do you think it is to find someone you can share 14 years of personal jokes with? Not easy. And I don’t know that I will，” he says.

Still，the 40-year-old star admits he can’t help thinking that his clock is ticking.?

“In the end，I want to have kids（children）.But in the back of my mind，I never wanted to have kids until I’d done something I’m proud of written a book，had my name on something really worthwhile,” he says. “I’m determined not to be in front of the cameras any more.”?

With all of these concerns（心思)inside，has Grant ever considered seeing a psychiatrist（精神病医生)to sort things out??

“I don’t think I need treatment，thank you,” sniffs the star.?

“I’m frightened of those people. And more than that，I don’t want to know what lies ?beneath?（在下面）.”?

1.Judging from what Hugh Grant says，the film star may consider himself 　　　　.?

A. either a bastard or a nice guy

B. both a bastard and a nice guy at the same time?

C. a bastard in one week and a nice guy in the other?

D. neither a bastard nor a nice guy?

2. Hugh Grant 　　　 .

A. is looking for another girlfriend at the present time?

B. never feels sure of finding a girlfriend who can take the place of Elizabeth Hurley?

C. considers it a shame to look for another girlfriend?

D. doesn’t value much the relationship he had with Elizabeth Hurley?

3.The underlined clause “his clock is ticking” possibly means 　　　 .?

A. he’s having a good time　　　　　 B. he can’t stand being single?

C. his film life is going to end soon　　　　 D. he is getting too old?

4.Hugh Grant thinks that he is not yet successful enough to be 　　　 .

A. a nice guy　　　　　　　　　　 B. a husband

C. a film star　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a father??

Le Trung,33，has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko，who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure，shiny hair and delicate features.

　　 She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr.Trung's accounts.

　　 Mr.Trung，from Brampton in Ontario，Canada，said he has never had time to find a real partner，so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.

　　 The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans，sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem?bot”．

　　 Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(资助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko.

　　 He said，“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.”

　 “I want to make her look，feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion.”

　 “I talk to her a lot，and hope to improve her knowledge.”

　 “So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese，so she's already fairly intelligent.”

　 “Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit.She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like.”

　 “She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere.”

　 “When I need to do my accounts，Aiko does all the maths.She is very patient and never complains.”

　 “She doesn't need holidays，food or rest and she will work almost 24?hours a day.She is the perfect woman.”

　　 Mr.Trung has designed Aiko with a touch?sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt.

　　 He said，“She has all senses except for smell.”

1．Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?

A．Because he prefers Aiko to a real person.

B．Because he is too busy to find a partner.

C．Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful.

D．Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money.

2．According to the passage，what is Aiko?

A．Aiko is a female person.

B．Aiko is Mr.Trung's girl friend.

C．Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman.

D．Aiko is a perfect woman.

3．Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．that she can understand and speak English and Japanese

B．that she can do maths questions very well

C．that she can smell the strange smell

D．that she can help to receive some familiar guests

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko.

B．The introduction to a new scientific product－Aiko.

C．Aiko's ability or functions.

D．The process of making Aiko.