—Mr. Wang is a man of few words, but quick in mind.

    —       , you know.

A. A single flower does not make a spring

B. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

C. A still tongue makes a wise head

D. A great talker is a great liar

B

Just now, I entered the website “Topic for Today”, I feel   36   (interest) in the report on middle school students’ using cell-phones on campus．In fact, many students now come to school   37   cell-phones．My schoolmates have different opinions．Some think   38   is convenient to get in touch with others with the cell-phone, which also makes you feel safe especially in time of trouble．  39   , it is nice to enjoy various functions of different cell-phones．  40   think differently．First, the cell-phone is not   41   must in school, as   42   are some IC phones in the school   43   (make) it easy to call others．Second, many students often play e-games and send e-messages with their cell-phones, even in class,   44   will surely have bad effects on their study．What’s more, it will result in a great waste of time and money．In my opinion, the cell-phone is a   45   (use) tool in our daily life．But it doesn’t mean we can use it freely in school．

 The police have issued a detailed ____________ of the missing boy.

A. direction                  B. expression  C. description        D. instruction

Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became ___________．

       A．flexible        B．convenient           C．available            D．private

When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

36．Jack brought the couple their food very fast because        .

A．the manager asked him to do so

B．he respected the elderly

C．the couple wanted him to do so

D．he wanted more pay

37．When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became        .

A．nervous                                                     B．satisfied

C．unhappy                                                    D．excited

38．In Jack’s hometown,        .

A．people dislike being called “old”

B．people are proud of being old

C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

39．After this experience, Jack        .

A．lost his job in the restaurant   

B．made friends with the couple

C．no longer respected the elderly

D．changed his way with older people

40．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

 It was ______ of you not to give others a ride in your new car.

     A. jealous   B. unfair C. greedy          D. mean

When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the _____of the students in the class ____ against it.

     A. majority; were      B. most; were     C. most; did               D. majority; did

The bus was held up by the snowstorm,        the delay.

A．causing            B．caused     C．having been caused      D．to cause

__________ it is true that a student`s most important goal is to do well in his or her studies，it  doesn`t need to be the only goal.

    A.When      B.As       C.While       D.Before

—Did you know any French before you arrived in Paris？

—Never _______it, actually.

A. I learned                 B. have I learned                C. had I learned            D. was I learned