B

　　　 Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

　　　 "I don't sing," said the man.

　　 But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!

　　 The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!'

　　 So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

　　 He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

　　 You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.

81. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

　　 A. she had paid him for this　　　　　 B. she knew him very well

　　 C. she wanted to have a change　　　 D. she enjoyed his singing

82. Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

　　 A. the lady helped him a lot　　 　　　　B. he caught the chance

　　 C. he continued to play in the bar　　　 D. he stopped playing the piano

83. The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

A. fail to realize　　　　　 B. forget to use

C. try to develop　　　　　 D. manage to show

84. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

　　 A. hide it and wait　　　 B. ask others for help

　　 C. pay no attention to it　　 D. work hard to improve yourself

85. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

　　 A. Sing in the Bar　　　　　　　 B. Achieve Success in Life

　　　 C. Never Lose Heart　　　　　　 D. Find Your Hidden Talent

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

　　 Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".

　　 On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks. The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her:　 She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".

　　 Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do, you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.

　　 Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing~ He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".

76. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______.

　　　　　 A. should go abroad for vacations

　　　　　 B. needed to learn foreign languages

　　　　　 C. should often discuss their experiences

　　　　　 D. had problems with communications

77. People in Micronesia show "yes" by ____.

　　　 A. nodding heads　　　　 B. raising eyebrows

　 C. shaking heads　　　　 D. saying "no"

78. Tom misunderstood his class at first because

　　　 A. he did not know much about Indian culture

　　 B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough

　　　 C. some students didn't understand his questions

　　　 D. he didn't know where the students came from

79. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?

　　　　 A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.

　　　 B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

　　　 C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

　　　 D. In India, only shaking heads means "YES".

80. The passage is mainly about _____.

　 　　　A. body language in foreign restaurants

　　　　 B. class discussion in Indian schools

　　　　 C. miscommunication in different cultures

　　　　 D. English teaching in other countries

50. I couldn't get through the door because there was a big box ______.

　　 A. by the way　　　　 B. on the way　　　 C. out of the way　　　 D. in the way

49. -- Excuse me. May I use your eraser, please?

　 -- Sure. ______

　　　 A. Watch out!　　 B. Well done!　　　　 C. Go ahead.　　　　　 D. Follow me.

48. -- Dad, it's such a long way from our home to the park!

　 -- You mean it's ______ to take a taxi?

　　 A. popular　　　　 B. necessary　　　　 　C. possible　　　　　　 D. important

47. -- Why didn't you go to the cinema with us this afternoon?

　 -- I ______ at the station for my uncle from Beijing.

　　 A. was waiting　　　　 B. have waited　　　　 C. am waiting　　　　 D. will wait

46. -- It seems that Alice never wants to do anything except draw pictures.

　 -- Right. That's what she likes to do ______.

　　　 A. more　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　 D. least

45. The teacher asked the boy many questions, but he only answered ______ of them.

　　　 A. some　　　　　 B. lots　　　　　　 C. each　　　　　　　 D. few