I hope you ________ with the tie I sent you last night.

1. A.
   are pleased
2. B.
   are to please
3. C.
   will please
4. D.
   would please

---I hope you’re enjoying your stay here.

---If it ______ for the climate, I would like it here very much.

       A．isn’t                 B．hasn’t been          C．weren’t          D．hadn’t been

I hope you ________ with the tie I sent you last night.

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You would like to take good photographs of real-life situations but you have few ideas for pictures. I suggest that you look around you. The everyday world is full of scenes being played by an ever-changing group of actors. You probably passed a dozen picture situations without noticing on your way to work this morning.
The realistic approach to photograph has been perfected in the past by such masters as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Bill Brandt. But while you can learn a great deal from looking at the work of others, any success you can hope to achieve in this field has to come from developing an individual approach.
The main requirement for any photographer has little to do with technical matters. You must develop an awareness of the world around you and the people who live in it, and you should learn to notice when a situation may develop to a point where you will be able to take a gook picture. Those who have reached this happy state will be prepared when that moment comes, and will simply raise their camera quickly and shoot. Others who are not so aware will be struggling with camera cases and lens caps.
Film manufacturers must be delighted at the thought of the inexperienced photographer setting out in search of the right situation and the right moment. Many miles of costly material have passed through thousands of cameras as this endless search continues. But although a lot of this waste must be put down to inexperience, you’ll find that even the professionals have to use a lot of film when they are out shooting.
Not every shot（镜头；景） is going to be a winner. If you look at the work of even the best photographers, you’ll notice dozens of pictures have had to be taken only because they lead up to the successful shot of a situation that the photographer has obviously been observing through the lens. You may find that you have taken one or two pictures after the right moment has passed as well. There is seldom more than one shot which stands out. There is just one point where it all comes together, and you often have to waste film to catch that precious moment.

1. 1.

   According to the passage, one can become a better real-life photographer by ________.

   1. A.
      watching other photographers at work                  
   2. B.
      learning about famous photographers
   3. C.
      just taking a great many photographers          
   4. D.
      developing skills and ideas for yourself
2. 2.

   The writer thinks that a photographer is required to ________________________.

   1. A.
      go out and search for unusual situations  
   2. B.
      be highly skilled in camera techniques
   3. C.
      be able to tell when a good situation might come
   4. D.
      have a camera which is easy and quick to use
3. 3.

   Most likely, to catch the tight moment, one must ________________________.

   1. A.
      take pictures without too much preparation           
   2. B.
      take a whole series of similar pictures
   3. C.
      take great care to set up the situation                    
   4. D.
      take one picture just at the right moment
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The waste of film in photography is essential to the production of good pictures.
   2. B.
      Film manufacturers usually enjoy pictures by inexperienced photographers.
   3. C.
      Only amateur photographers waste film in taking pictures.
   4. D.
      The waste of film, which is the result of poor choice of subject, is expensive and unnecessary.
5. 5.

   The passage is _________________________.

   1. A.
      part of a book of camera instruction              
   2. B.
      an advertisement for film
   3. C.
      a history of photography                              
   4. D.
      an introduction to photography

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.

     I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32   taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.

    Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).

    Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:

1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.

2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.

3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.

4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.

    And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50 ，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.