In January 1986 I saw a show about cartooning called “Funny Business” on TV. I had always wanted to be a __36__but never knew how. So I wrote to the host of the_37_, cartoonist Jack Cassady, asking for advice on entering the profession(职业).

Two weeks later I got a (n) __38__letter from Jack, answering my questions about materials and process(过程). He also __39__ me not to get discouraged if I was refused__40__. He said the cartoon samples（样本） I sent him were good and worthy of publication（出版）.

I got very __41__, finally understanding how the whole process__42__. I sent my best cartoons to Playboy and New Yorker, ___43___ the magazines rejected（拒绝）me immediately. Discouraged, I put my art supplies in the box and__44__to forget all about cartooning.

To my__45__, in June 1987 I got another letter from Jack, although I hadn’t even__46__ him for the former advice. Here’s what he said:

Dear Scott,

I was reviewing my “Funny Business” mail file when I again came__47__ your letter and your cartoons. I remember answering you letter.

I’m writing to encourage you to submit(提交) your ideas to various publications again. I hope you have __48__ done so and are making progress and having some__49__ too. Sometimes encouragement in the funny business is hard to come by. That’s__50__ I am encouraging you to hang in there and keep drawing.

I wish you good luck.

Sincerely,

Jack

I was deeply__51__because Jack had nothing to gain—including my thanks. I acted on his__52__, took out my art supplies and inked the sample strips(漫画连载) that__53__ became Dilbert.

I feel__54__that I wouldn’t have tried cartooning again if Jack hadn’t sent the second letter. As Dilbert became more successful I came to __55__ Jack’s simple act of kindness.

1.                A．singer          B．writer          C．actor D．cartoonist

2.                A．show           B．television       C．wedding  D．party

3.                A．surprising       B．encouraging     C．shocking D．disappointing

4.                A．allowed        B．suggested       C．insisted   D．warned

5.                A．at first          B．first of all        C．at last    D．in the end

6.                A．confused       B．anxious         C．excited   D．enthusiastic

7.                A．performed      B．advanced       C．behaved  D．worked

8.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．though

9.                A．concluded      B．persuaded      C．decided  D．thought

10.               A．disappointment  B．surprise        C．sorrow(悲伤)   D．satisfaction

11.               A．asked          B．hoped         C．wished    D．thanked

12.               A．across         B．over           C．off   D．through

13.               A．still            B．ever           C．already    D．yet

14.               A．trouble         B．fun            C．difficulty   D．problem

15.               A．what           B．which          C．how  D．why

16.               A．touched        B．interested      C．shocked   D．influenced

17.               A．warning        B．encouragement  C．advice D．view

18.               A．surprisingly     B．finally          C．constantly D．freely

19.               A．concerned      B．uneasy         C．worried   D．certain

20.               A．understand     B．honor          C．appreciate D．respect

— I'd rather go to the Blue Moon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.

    —  _________ Loud music makes me tense.

A. My pleasure.     B. How so?         C. At your service. D. Me too!

— I'd rather go to the Blue Moon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.

    —  _________ Loud music makes me tense.

A. My pleasure.        B. How so?            C. At your service.   D. Me too!

Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman
Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.
Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion. . .
It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.
" My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, " have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"
Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not. "But it is, it is," she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.
"Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.
"Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. .. so I'd better listen. "
"Well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. " "What is her name?" "Bingley. "
"Is she married or single?"
"What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys. " "How so? How can it possibly affect them? "
"My dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going. "
" Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place. "
" Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call. "
" Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job. " "Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same. "
And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company.
... It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more "female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

In my school six students punished for cheating in the mid-terms, but        1.                

this didn't stop some students from doing the same thing. In one day's        2.                

exams, on my way to home I heard some students talking with each other. "I   3.      .        

was too worried that I sent a message to everyone I know to ask the answers   4.       .        

of the questions on the politics exam paper." It's clear that many students      5.                

cheated. This six unlucky students became the "killed chickens", but the       6.      .         

"monkeys" were not frightened at all. More and more students start cheating    7.      .        

in school exams. That must be how so many students do well in the exams     8.                

at their own school, and fail in the college entrance examinations. I do hope    9.                  

that useful measures could be taken stop cheating in exams.                 10.