Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___1.____.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___2.___. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad（少年） offered to take his place. __3.__.

_4.__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. __5.___ And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.

F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（条纹，线条） of light cast by the blinds of the tall _______ send shafts（杆状物） of light through the dusty air. I take a _______ and the concrete and paint ________ tickle my nose. I _______ everything about this room.

Some of the ______ times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic（讽刺的）, but the ______ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ______ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ______ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your _____ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually _______.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes（消失）. All the worries and ______ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ______ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy（不稳定的） ______ of being different and alone.

I ______ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ______ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ______ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of _____ to know that I succeed in an area where _____ others—and virtually（事实上） no girls—do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ______. Like others, I’m often insecure（不安的）, not ______ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1.A．doors B．windows C．roofs D．walls

2.A．last look B．long walk C．short breath D．deep breath

3.A．smells B．tastes C．sounds D．looks

4.A．hate B．love C．miss D．forget

5.A．worst B．tiring C．best D．better

6.A．room B．office C．building D．stage

7.A．pretend B．expect C．want D．decide

8.A．hardly B．seriously C．always D．happily

9.A．acting B．speaking C．moving D．repeating

10.A．thought of B．judged C．taken care of D．feeling

11.A．happiness B．anxieties C．chances D．pressures

12.A．and B．however C．but D．though

13.A．feeling B．idea C．hope D．fact

14.A．seldom B．almost C．relatively D．absolutely

15.A．hope B．doubt C．think D．suspect

16.A．up for B．out at C．up to D．down to

17.A．pride B．duty C．humor D．sight

18.A．few B．many C．a few D．some

19.A．cruelly B．tensely C．friendly D．mildly

20.A．fond of B．afraid for C．sure of D．interested in

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw 1._____ deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as 2._____ （die）. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs3.________ （say） and gave up, so he died.

The other frog went on 4.______ （jump） as hard as he could to get out. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him to stop and just allow5.____ to die, but he jumped even6.______ （hard） and finally made himself out. When he was out, the other frog explained to them that something was wrong with his hearing. He thought they were encouraging him 7._____ whole time.

There is power of life and death in the tongue. An8._______ （encourage） word to someone 9._____ is down can lift him or her up and help them make it 10._____ the day, while bad words can rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. Be careful of what you say.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting.

One evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target. Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky — they were looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.

That day I didn’t learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!

根据汉语或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。（每小题1分，满分15分）

1.The English novel has been__________ （简化） to make it easier to read.

2.In my opinion, there are many________（明显的） advantages to a five-day week.

3.More than half the staff are______（临时的）.

4.The library contains many popular ______（参考）books which you can refer to．

5.When _______（compare） different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

6.The boy was______（感激的） that his teacher didn’t tell his parents what happened at school.

7.What makes you think that you are ________（qualify） for this job?

8.It is very_________ （satisfy） to know that the project was a success.

9.All students, without______（例外），must take the English examination.

10.He was too shocked to give an___________ （描述） of what had happened.

11.About 300 papers were________（提交） at the conference．It was really out of our expectation.

12.The crowd ___________（恐慌；惊慌失措） at the sound of the gunfire.

13.She had already__________（确定；确立） a reputation as a writer.

14.She________（相似） her mother in character but not in appearance.

15.This store has an excellent_______（声誉） for fair dealing.

翻译句子（每题2分，满分10分）

1．决定给他妈妈一个惊喜，汤姆提前回了家。

2．大雪持续了好几天，造成了交通堵塞。

3．越来越多的人认为多起交通事故和边开车边打电话有关。

4．日产量到2014年将有望翻一番

5．由于他的努力，获得了比我们预期的更大的成功。

In ____ most countries, a university degree can give you ____ flying start in life.

A. /, / B. the, a C. /, a D. the,

_____ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.

A. Lack of B. Lack for

C. Lacking of D. Being lacked

A bridge made of stone lasts longer than _____ made of wood.

A. it B. one C. this D. that

---Why do you want to work for our company?

---This is the job that I _____ for.

A. looked B. am to look

C. have been looking D. had looked