I have got _____ work to do on a ______ cold day.         

A. much too, too much                       B. too much, too much

    C. too much, much too                       D. much too, much too

One of the most striking (显著) characteristics of English life is the good manners of people from all walks of life. There is little noisy behavior, and practically no loud arguing in the street. People don’t rush excitedly for seats in buses and trains, but wait in queues at bus stops in a quiet and orderly manner.

English people are naturally very polite and never tired of saying “Thank you”, “I’m sorry” and “I beg your pardon”. If you follow anyone who is entering a building or a room, he will hold the door open for you. Many foreigners have commented on the remarkable politeness of the English people.

English people don’t like showing their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situation, and ordinary people seem to keep good-tempered and cheerful under difficulties. They often see the good aspect of things.

English people don’t like any boasting or showing off in manners, dress or speech. Sometimes they conceal their knowledge; a linguist, for example, may not mention his understanding of a foreigner’s language.

An Englishman prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t want his activities to be overlooked by his neighbors. “An Englishman’s home is his castle.”

Many Englishmen help their wives with housework. They clean the windows on Saturday afternoon, and they often wash the dishes after supper in the evening.

Although times may have changed and cultures have changed, too, the English people still have special characteristics which set them apart from other nationalities.

Which characteristic of English people is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Humorous.       B. Polite.     C. Modest.       D. optimistic(乐观).

The underlined word “conceal” in Para 4 can be replaced by ______.

A. show off                      B. look down upon

C. hide on purpose                D. feel proud of  

In dangerous situations, English people ______.

A. are not afraid at all              B. try to be calm and brave

C. like to play jokes on others        D. become discouraged and sad

By saying “An Englishman’s home is his castle”, the writer means ______.

A. English people are fond of living in castles       

B. English people often decorate their houses very well   

C. English people prefer to have different houses from others’     

D. English people don’t like others to know much about their family life

The job _____ to be harder than we thought. It took us two more days to finish it.

   A. turned over    B. turned out     C. turned up       D. turned off

I just can't________ them waiting for such a long time.

     A. think        B. imagine          C. make           D. force

With two children ______ middle school in the nearby town now, the parents are working hard.

A．to attend               B．attending          C．attended                        D．having attended

I prefer to stay at home _________ go to see a film.

    A. other than           B. more than            C. rather than      D. less than

Most people want to be successful, but never stop to think what it will really take to get there in their chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means reading a book a week for about 6 months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren’t prepared to do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being succesful. I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your goals are to be ordinary.

The biggest killer by far is the dreaded “ comfort zone ” where most people live in their entire life. And the funny thing is that people just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached some success get tons of time to just relax, but only because they’ve earned it ! If you haven’t built a successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable is that ?

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This text must be taken from __________.

   A. a radio program               B. a website

   C. a newspaper                  D. a TV program

If you want to be successful in life, what should you do first ?

   A. We should think what it really takes to be successful in our chosen field.

   B. We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field.

   C. We should live out of the “ comfort zone ” all through our life.

   D. We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time.

According to this text, why do some people have so much free time to relax ?

   A. Because they have enough money to do so.

   B. Because they don’t want to be successful.

   C. Because they have already earned it through hard work.

   D. Because they only work nine to five every day.

The writer thinks it necessary for you to __________ if you want to be successful.

   A. do a lot of actual wotk           B. write a book and publish it

   C. take a course in stock trading      D. make enough money to retire

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group.____ 1____ Let’s look at some different examples of body painting.

   ____2_______ Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony take place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive.

   ______3________ To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are on longer boys and are considered adults.

One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. ___4_________ Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful.____ 5_________.

As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.

Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life.

Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.

The ceremony expresses hope for rain.

The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave.

The women then decide which man they like best.

The men pretend to fight each other.

The men paint their faces yellow and red.

Mr. Blake is very popular because of his good            of humor.

     A. sense            B. emotion         C. feeling            D. thought

It is reported that some wild animals were found_______ in a big cave in the mountain.    

    A．to hide dead     B．hidden dead C．hiding dead D．hidden death