3. .Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?

A. He wasn't able to produce a single book.

B. He hadn't seen a change for the better.

C. He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.

D. He found his dream would never come true.

2.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. Famous writers usually live in poverty.

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between “being a writer”and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You've got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded (报答). When I left a 20-year job in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test ---- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

1.The passage is meant to ________.

E.　　　 warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience

F.　　　 advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

G.　　 show young people it's unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fame

H.　　 encourage young people to seek good jobs

4. Cloze

I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she 　(1)　 　to be having a good time in the other room .No problem ,I figured .But then it got a little too 　(2)　 　and I shouted ,“What are you doing ?”No answer. I 　(3)　 　my question and heard her say ,“Oh,…nothing.”Nothing？

I got up from my desk and ran out 　(4)　 　the living room ,where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick 　(5)　 　into the bathroom .I had her 　(6)　 ! I told her to turn around .She 　　(7)　 . I pulled out my big Daddy voice ,“Young lady ,I said turn around !”

　 (8)　 , she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was 　(9)　 　with bright red ! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard 　(10)　 　voice that had been shouted to me as a child .“How could you …You should know …How many times have you been 　(11)　 　…What a bad thing to do …”It was just a matter of my picking out which old 　(12)　 　I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been .But 　(13)　 　I could let loose ,I looked 　(14)　 　at the sweater on her .In big 　(15)　 　it said,“I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)！”I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, 　(16)　 　seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen ,I saw a little angel full of 　(17)　 　that I had come dangerously close to 　(18)　 　.“Sweetheart ,let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how 　(19)　 　　　you look .”I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t 　(20)　 　the chance to prove what a perfect little angel He had given me .

⑴. A. happened　　 B. liked　 　　　 C. appeared　　 　　　 D. pretended

⑵. A. long　　 　　　 B. quiet　 　　　 C. calm　 　　　　　　　 D. strange

⑶. A. asked　　 　　　 B. answered　　 C. raised　 　　　　　　　 D. repeated

⑷. A. into　　　 　　　 B. of　　　 　　　 C. from　 　　　　　　　 D. for

⑸. A. way　　　 　　　 B. turn　　 　　　 C. change　　　 　　　　　　 D. progress

⑹. A. followed　　　 B. scolded　　　 C. cornered　　 　　　 D. fooled

⑺. A. laughed　　　 　　　 B. listened　　　 C. agreed 　　　 　　　 D. refused

⑻. A. Slowly 　　　 B. Eagerly　　　 C. Angrily　　　 　　　 D. Unfortunately

⑼. A. filled　　 　　　 B. marked　　　 C. printed　　　 　　　　　　 D. covered

⑽. A. every　　 　　　 B. such　　 　　　 C. any　　 　　　　　　　 D. one

⑾. A. told　　　 　　　 B. beaten 　　　 C. frightened　 　　　 D. forbidden

⑿. A. reports　 　　　 B. notice 　　　 C. advice 　　　　　　　 D. words

⒀. A. as　 　　　　　　　 B. when　 　　　 C. since　 　　　　　　　 D. before

⒁. A. up 　　　　　　　 B. down　 　　　 C. in　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

⒂. A. signs　　 　　　 B. letters 　　　 C. messages　　 　　　 D. figures

⒃. A. because of　　 B. instead of　 C. in spite of　 　　　 D. as a result of

⒄. A. value　　 　　　 B. sadness　　　 C. pities　 　　　　　　　 D. tricks

⒅. A. preventing 　 　　　　　　　 B. getting rid of　　

C. destroying　 　　　　　　　 D. doing wrong on

⒆. A. dirty　　 　　　 B. ugly　　 　　　 C. special　　　 　　　　　　　 D. silly

⒇. A. have　　 　　　 B. get　　　 　　　 C. take　　 　　　　　　　 D. miss

3. Multiple choice

⑴Once the data is collected, the computer will _________ it by date.

　　　 A. translate　　　　　　 B. sort　　　　　　　　　 C. recite　　　　　　　　 D. follow

⑵Unless _________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited 　　　　　　 B. being invited　　 C. having invited　　 D. inviting 　　

⑶I’m going to Paris tomorrow. Which hotel can you __________ me to stay in?

　　　 A. contribute　　　　 B. suggest　　　　　　　 C. translate　　　　　　 D. recommend

⑷The old men like being together and telling stories that can ________ old times.

　　　 A. call at　　　　　　　 B. call for　　　　　　　 C. call on　　　　　　　　　　 D. call up

⑸We've worked out a method ____________ our production can be greatly raised.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. of which　　　　　 D. by which

⑹You’ll have to ________ what he says very carefully if you want to understand it.

　　　 A. follow　　　　　　　　　　 B. sort　　　　　　　　　 C. intend　　　　　　　 D. share

⑺This is the first time that Jane has spoken to _______ public about her experience in ________ public.

　　　 A. / ; /　　　　　　　　　 B. the; /　　　　　　　　 C. / ; the　　　　　　　　 D. the; the

⑻Mr. Smith，________ of the _________ speech，started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring 　　 B. tiring; bored 　　 C. tired; bored 　　　 D. tiring; boring

⑼Generally speaking, when ___________ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.

A. taking　　　　　　　 B. taken 　　　　　　　 C. to take 　　　　　　 D. to be taken

⑽________ the general state of his health，it may take him a while to recover from the operation.

A. Given 　　　　　　 B. To give 　　　　　　 C. Giving 　　　　　　 D. Having given

⑾I’ve got no ___________ of staying indoors on a nice sunny day like this.

　　　 A. loneliness　　　　　 B. intention　　　　　 C. pattern　　　　　　　　　　 D. fantasy

⑿It was so hot that the farmers had to go and sit in the _____________.

　　　 A. shade　　　　　　　　 B. shadow　　　　　　 C. absence　　　　　　 D. district

⒀Pearl’s bright clothes always maker her _________in a crowd.

　　　 A. light up　　　　　　 B. call up　　　　　　　　　　 C. send out　　　　　　 D. stand out

⒁When you’ve finished, put the books back where they __________.

　　　 A. collect　　　　　　　　　　 B. gather　　　　　　　 C. belong　　　　　　　　　　 D. place

⒂When the wounded soldier waked up in the hospital, he found ______ by doctors and nurses.

　　　 A. it to surround　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. himself surrounded

　　　 C. to be surrounded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. himself surrounding

2. Usage of phrases

(1)　　 __________ the family doctor quickly; Grandpa is coughing a lot.

(2)　　 They say they would like to _______ more _______ charity(慈善), but money is tight this year.

(3)　　 John’s eyes __________ when his dad promised him a sports car as his birthday gift.

(4)　　 The road sign is easy to read; the words __________ well.

(5)　　 -When did the organization__________? -It started in 1978.

(6)　　 When the country was at war, all the men between the ages of 18 and 35 were __________.

(7)　　 Stop _______ the knife, Tommy! It’s very sharp and you may cut your fingers.

(8)　　 The boy took his dad’s watch apart piece by piece, and ______ it back _______ again.

(9)　　 It was a difficult time but I __________ it and then things improved.

(10)Animals __________ two groups, those with backbones and those without.

1. Usage of words

(1)　　 I live near an airport; the noises of passing planes drive me m_________!

(2)　　 Our new china has a flower p__________ on it. It looks great!

(3)　　 They have begun d___________ to improve understanding between the two countries.

(4)　　 Bob has so many friends, but deep down, at the bottom of his heart, he has a fear of l____________.

(5)　　 Your head teacher will be away for days; I will be in charge in his a________.

(6)　　 There was a tense a____________ during the final minutes of the game.

(7)　　 -Well, you don’t need an i____________ to each other, do you?

-No. We’ve been friends for years.

(8)　　 The popular novel has been t___________ from French into English.

(9)　　 Barbara speaks 5 languages; she has an e____________ ability to learn foreign languages.

(10)The little girl hopes to meet a handsome prince, just like a princess in a fairy t____________.

6. How is an English poem different from its Chinese version(译文)?

　　　 A. It will become more difficult to understand

　　　 B. Some of the information in the original poem is missing

　　　 C. Chinese version will offer readers much less choice.

　　　 D. Something of the spirit of the original poem will be lost

5. The introduction of English poetry to China began ___________.

　　　 A. at the start of the 20^th century　　　　　 B. in the late 1930s

　　　 C. at the end of the 19^th century 　　　　 D. between 1910 and the 1930s

4. Which group of poets did NOT come from the same country?

　　　 A. Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Su Dongpo

　　　 B. William Wordsworth, Robert Frost and Shakespeare

　　　 C. John Keats, John Donne, and John Milton

　　　 D. George Gordon Byron, Shakespeare and John Keats