M: Miss Gao, I am invited to a party at an American home.   51  .

W:You should follow some rules. First, you should take a small gift such as flowers or wine for your host or hostess. And,   52  . If the dinner time is 7:00 pm, don’t arrive before 6:30 or after 7:30 without calling.

M:   53  .

W: Be sure to praise your host or hostess for the meal.

M:   54  .

W: You can, but you shouldn’t stay too long.   55  .

M: I learned a lot today. Thanks for your advice.

W: That’s all right.

If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．
I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．
1．Do less
Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things-or even just one important thing- and work on those first．
2．Have fewer meetings
Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．
3．Give yourself time to get ready and get there
If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot（分配） enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．
4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing
When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening w people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．
5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．
There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's a frustrating attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will inevitably go on．
Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．
Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．
【小题1】Which can be the best title of the passage?

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

68. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?

   A. Top managers.                    B. Language learners.

   C. Serious educators.                 D. Science organizations.

69. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

   A. attracted to teaching               B. tired of teaching

   C. satisfied with teaching             D. unhappy about teaching

70. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

   A. The University of Chicago.         B. Stanford University.

   C. Ohio State University.             D. Nebraska University.

71. Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ____________.

A. he developed a new method of testing    B. he called for free spirit in research

C. he was still active in giving advice       D. he still led the Eight-Year Study

四．单词拼写（10分）

51. Great changes have t______________ place in my hometown in the last ten years.

52. His parents died in an accident. He was b______________ up by his uncle.

53. He thinks that I like the coat very much, but on the c_________, I don’t like it at all.

54. We have b________________ a lot from his advice. His advice is of great use to us.

55. Smoking is not p__________________ in the office.

56. She eats a little in order to lose w_______________.

57. I am looking f________ to his letter. I haven’t got any news from him for a long time.

58. He did something wrong, so he a____________________ to his father for it.

59. He failed in his business, so he is in d____________.

60. Don’t believe him. He is always telling l_______________.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
People often don’t do what they really want to for fear
of failure. You don’t apply for a job ______ case you don’t
get it. You don’t perform at the school concert b      others
might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can l      to a lot
of suffering. The key to o      this problem is to believe in
yourself. This might be        （容易）said than done, but there
are many w      to help you do this. Talk about your problem
with a friend or look        advice on the Internet. Imagine
yourself being        (成功) and practise breathing techniques
to keep you calm when you get nervous. And the        important
thing is: believe you can do it. When you’ve ______（学会）to do
that, you are well on your way.