9.(　　 ) What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?

A. Liking beer and wine.　　　　　　　　　 B. Breaking traffic rules.

C. being unable to speak a foreign language.　 D. not having college education.

8.(　　 ) Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.　　　 D. None of the above.

7.(　　 ) You may call _______ when you wish to be a teacher.

A.　 0755-6561382　　　　　　　　 B. 0411-4313861　 C. 010-88488970　　 D. A and B

6.(　　 ) If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ______.

A. a driver　　　　　 B. an air hostess　　　　　 C. a teacher　　 　　　 D. all of the above

5. In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示) that the word “cool”__________

A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colourful　 D. may not be as cool as it seems

( B )

The following are three ads.

4. The writer takes an example to show he is _____________ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with　 B. strange to　 C. worried about　 D. careful with

3. If you are _____________ something, you may say, “It’s cool。”

A． interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with

2. In the passage, the word “express” means “_____________”

A. see B. show C. know D. feel

1. We know that the word“cool”has had ________________

A. only one meaning B. no meanings

C. many different meanings D. the same meaning

15.(　　 ) From the passage we know _______.

　　　 A. it's hard to choose a mascot　　　　 B. there is a mascot in each Olympics

　　 C. the mascot can be used everywhere　　　D. there are four mascots in the Beijing Olympics

　　第八组(共3篇)：　

(A )

“Cool”is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.”You may think, “He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer.

We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new”or“surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool .