.—He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.

 —No. He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.

A. interviewing; to prepare                B. interviewed; to prepare

C. interviewing; preparing                 D. being interviewed; preparing

--- Has your father returned from Africa yet?

    --- Yes, but he         here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.

       A．was B．has been   C．will be      D．would be

 Canada is a country        many different nationalities as well as one with foreign immigrants         the majority of its population.

       A．making up of; occupied with  B．consisting of; making up

       C．made up of; consists of    D．consisted of; taking up

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       When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）.

       She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.

       All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever

___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.

       Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.

       She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.

       So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.

       She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.

       When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”

36. A. trials                  B. examinations                   C. experiments              D. treatments

37. A. control        B. power                             C. strength                    D. pressure

38. A. through              B. across                      C. over                         D. above

39. A. expressed            B. wore                               C. took                         D. made

40. A. love                   B. admiration                C. envy                        D. desire

41. A. speaking             B. talking                            C. sharing                     D. voicing

42. A. nothing        B. all                                  C. none                        D. some

43. A. would                 B. could                              C. should               D. might

44. A. ears                    B. legs                                C. arms                        D. mouth

45. A. see                     B. learn                               C. read                         D. hear

46. A. never                  B. totally                      C. occasionally              D. seldom

47. A. struggle              B. lose                                C. stop                         D. ease

48. A. grades         B. relationships                    C. sports                D. communication

49. A. importance   B. difference                 C. chance                     D. choice

50. A. begged        B. demanded                        C. required                   D. managed

51. A. gave out             B. gave in                            C. held up                    D. held on

52. A. turned over  B. turned out                C. turned up                 D. turned in

53. A. sight                   B. fear                                C. risk                          D. face

54. A. looked down       B. looked in                         C. looked up                 D. looked out

55. A. different             B. worth                              C. difficult                   D. unimportant

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.

It’s good to make mistakes. That’s not a typo, folks, and I have not lost my mind. It is good to make mistakes, and here’s why.

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing.  If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? How can you innovate? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you. With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.

Another good thing about mistakes is this, when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how he felt to fail that many times, he remarked that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.

Finally, when you make a mistake you are that much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some finite number of things before you succeeded. Every time you made a mistake you eliminated(消除) one of those things and are one step closer.

But this all doesn’t mean that you should forge ahead with disregard for the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that, in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.

We all have limited resources in the form of time and money, so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so you can learn, modify, and try it again. Only by embracing and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career.

There is an old axiom that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”

So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow, And prosper.

59. Which of the following isn’t suitable for the passage?

A. Mistakes suggest that people are trying something new.

B. People can draw lessons from their mistakes.

C. Mistakes mean that people are getting closer to success.

D. People can afford to make mistakes as long as they limit them.

60. The underlined word “typo” means ___________.

A. printing mistake B. computer error         C. poor handwriting     D. bad typing

61. It’s good to make mistakes as long as _________.

A. people use them positively              B. people avoid them quickly

C. they help people get well                D. they don’t have side effects

62. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage as far as mistakes are concerned?

A. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. They are unavoidable.

B. Try your best to make fewer mistakes. They are expensive.

C. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. They are beneficial.

D. The more mistakes you make, the more advances you’ll make.

128. I don't think she is right, so her words of advice were________on me.

A. wasted            B. useful             C. helpful            D. Effective

108. If you give way, the kids will think you are ____, and they’ll be more naughty.

A. soft               B. hard              C. gently            D. softly

88. We are determined to build our country into a prosperous and  _______ socialist country.

A. strong                    B. firm                         C. powerful                  D. Advanced

68. The Summer Palace is one of the _____ parks in Beijing. I suggest you going there to have a visit.

A. more beautiful     B. most beautiful       C. best beautiful        D. much beautiful

48. When the _____ young actor appeared on the stage, all eyes were fixed upon him.

A. beautiful                  B. handsome                 C. pretty                       D. happy