He thought that painting copied by a modern artist was ______ great value and bought it ____ over a thousand dollars.

A．at; for             B．of; for          C．of; at           D．for; by

– Are you cleaning my room?

– I can’t help _____．I can’t bear seeing people’s room in a mess!

A．it            B．this          C．anything          D．so

The factory, including its machines and buildings, ______ burnt to ashes during the fire.

A．is           B．are          C．was          D．were

________ that I was puzzled.

A．So difficult a question did he ask me

B．Such difficult a question did he ask me

C．Such a difficult question he asked me

D．He asked me a so difficult question

The twin brothers stand under the tree, ______ and say nothing.

A．puzzled        B．puzzling         C．being puzzling        D．being puzzled

_______ Tom, we wouldn’t have been late for the last bus.

A．If we didn’t wait for                                    B．If we haven’t waited for

C．we hadn’t waited for                                          D．Had we not waited for

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school．Jane has   1   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   2   a maid．Although her mother works very hard, she can        3  __ support the family．Jane is very bright and gifted at   4   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a（n）   5   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   6   talk to her at lunch．She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   7   her．

On her birthday last month, she   8   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come． Alice wanted her to be   9   so much that she   10   on her coming．Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   11__ clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   12   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   13   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   14   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum     15   she could lend her friend one of her skirts．To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   16   and angrily said to her Mum, “   17   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   18  ．

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   19  ． Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   20   with her．

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered to．

1．A．personal              B．extra                 C．limited                 D．adequate

2．A．for                       B．with                   C．like                  D．as

3．A．hopefully               B．obviously             C．hardly                 D．temporarily

4．A．music                  B．drawing               C．maths                 D．biology

5．A．bonus                  B．allowance           C．donation              D．pension

6．A．secretly                B．happily                C．quietly                 D．eagerly

7．A．pointing at            B．shouting at          C．laughing at           D．glaring at

8．A．took                     B．invited                 C．accompanied       D．sent

9．A．happy                   B．independent         C．confident            D．present

10．A．depended            B．insisted                C．focused               D．agreed

11．A．casual                 B．comfortable         C．nice                    D．tight

12．A．shirt                   B．jeans                   C．handbag              D．necklace

13．A．get                    B．copy                  C．order                  D．borrow

14．A．free                   B．able                     C．glad                   D．willing

15．A．how                  B．when                 C．why                   D．whether

16．A．stubborn            B．upset                 C．firm                 D．enthusiastic 

17．A．If                       B．When                C．Unless               D．Though

18．A．treated                B．controlled           C．educated            D．behaved

19．A．cleverness          B．character           C．circumstances     D．competences

20．A．study               B．friendship           C．sympathy           D．performance

A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty．They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a clergyman（牧师） in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys．The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually．So the mother sent her 8-year-old boy first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming （嗡嗡） voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"

The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed．So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer．So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"

The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him．When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"

The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time．God is missing, and they think we did it．"

1．What were the two boys like?

       A．They always made trouble．                 B．They were brave.

       C．They were easygoing.                          D．They were honest.

2．What did their parents plan to do?

       A．They gave up their children.

       B．They liked their children very much.

       C．They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children．

       D．They helped their children to make trouble.

3．What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?

       A．Happy．             B．Sad.                    C．Afraid．           D．Surprised.

4．What do you think the underlined word "slamming" in Paragraph 5 means?

       A．Open．          B．Shut．                C．Knock．         D．Pull.

A survey by an international temporary service agency found that U．S．managers believe that people with a sense of humor do better at their jobs, compared with those who have little or no sense of humor．In fact, about 96 percent of those surveyed said people with a sense of humor do better.

The survey went on to point out that the results suggest that a sense of humor may help light-hearted employees keep their jobs during tough times．And, what's more, it may push them up the corporate ladder past their humorless colleagues．Why? It seems that those with a sense of humor are better communicators and better team players.

Studies have shown that happy workers are more productive．In fact, a researcher at California State University found that humor could help the employees to release tension.

Research done by psychologist Dr．Ashton Trice at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia showed that humor helps us think．When people feel stuck on important projects, they tend to feel angry or depressed． According to Dr．Trice's research, taking time out to laugh can help us to get rid of negative feelings and allow us to return to a task or move on to another project unaffected by past defeat.

If humor is really this important, then why don't we use it more often on the job? Most likely, the main reason is that many people are unaware of the positive effects of humor in the workplace．However, it is important to realize that some humor is not suitable for the workplace, and that it is often used at wrong times.

1．Most people think a sense of humor can ________.

       A．help you to do your work better

       B．make you have a rich life

       C．make you pleased with your work     

       D．help you to make more friends

2．Many people don't use humor more in the workplace because __________.

       A．they like keeping silent when working

       B．they don't know the positive effects of humor

       C．they think they should obey the rules

       D．they don't like joking or laughing

3．A person without a sense of humor is easier __________.

       A．to feel surprised                                   B．to get along with

       C．to be worried                                      D．to be successful

4．What is probably the best title for the article?

       A．People with a Sense of Humor.

       B．Humor Is Important in the Workplace．

       C．Humor and Humorless.

       D．Everyone Likes Humor.

To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling．Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on "persuasive salesmanship" to move as much of these goods as possible．Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.

Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers．It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them．This eye - on - the - consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.

This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的） or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company．There are always two sides to every business transaction -- the firm and the customer -- and each must be satisfied before trade occurs．Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and meeting to customers．A striking example of the importance of meeting to the consumer presented itself in mid - 1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink．The non - acceptance of the new flavor by a significant part of the public brought about a prompt（果断的） restoration（恢复） of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside new．King Customer ruled!

1．The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in fact, __________.

       A．the practice of turning goods into money

       B．making goods available for purchase

       C．the customer- centered approach

       D．a form of persuasive salesmanship

2．What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?

       A．The needs of the market．                  B．The efficiency of production.

       C．The satisfaction of the user．              D．The preferences of the dealer.

3．According to the passage, the underlined part "to move as much of these goods as possible" （Para．1） means _________.

     A．to sell the largest possible amount of goods

       B．to transport goods as efficiently as possible

       C．to dispose of these goods in large quantities

       D．to redesign these goods for large - scale production

4．What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?

       A．Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.

       B．It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.

       C．Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.

       D．Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.