Good advice is like medicine for the soul．What kind of   1  have you recently received? Who do you go to get advice? Do you have a mentor（顾问）? A mentor is a   2  adviser．

       Parents, teachers and friends are often great    3  ．Sports figures, public officials, and nationally known figures can also be good   4  of mentors, but a person with whom you have a personal relationship will most likely be able to  5 you the best advice．

       Mentors teach things that seem to be   6   sense．Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and   7  , and can sometimes be   8  for a non-native to understand．For example, all    9  glitters（闪烁）is not gold（some things are not as     10  as they appear ）．

       Advice columns（栏目） 11  newspapers and magazines are another way to  12  advice．

       Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular．Americans and Canadians love to      13   themselves．Many people are not   14   to ask for help or   15  about a problem in order to receive advice．People generally will  16    their own experience to   17   their friends．Overcoming a difficult situation is  18 respected in North America．People love to offer motivational （激发性的）   19   and encouragement．One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out when you are in    20  ．

1．A．success               B．measure             C．position               D．advice

2．A．devoted               B．united                 C．trusted               D．expected

3．A．interviewers          B．mentors              C．followers            D．competitors

4．A．examples              B．mentors              C．manners            D．services

5．A．consider              B．exchange            C．get                   D．offer

6．A．present                 B．attractive            C．common            D．especial

7．A．experience           B．difference           C．culture               D．behavior

8．A．simple                 B．difficult              C．natural                D．brief

9．A．that                   B．which              C．what                 D．who

10．A．different            B．same                C．exciting              D．valuable

11．A．in                 B．on               C．at                 D．upon

12．A．reduce                B．add                    C．keep                   D．get

13．A．enjoy                  B．teacher               C．express              D．defeat

14．A．brave                 B．afraid                 C．honest                D．lucky

15．A．talk                    B bring                     C．care                  D．look

16．A．remind               B．suggest               C．advise                D．share

17．A．lead to               B．set free               C．help out             D．look out

18．A．originally            B．highly                 C．equally               D．closely

19．A．stories           B．sadness              C．movement          D．adventure

20．A．happiness        B．trouble                C．excitement        D．nature

ROYAL HOTEL

invites applications for the following posts:

       HOUSEKEEPING

       Housekeeping Supervisor（主管人）

       • Salary: $1,200 per month

       •At least 2 years similar experience

       •Female only

       Housemaids

       •Salary: $700 per month

       •No experience required

       Part-time posts for Housemaids only

       LAUNDRY（洗衣）

       Laundry Valet

       •Salary: $700 per month

       •Duties – to collect and deliver（递送） laundry parcels

       •Shift（轮班） work required

       Laundry Attendant

       •Salary: $700 per month

       •Male applicants only

       •Shift work required

       Preference will be given to people with some experience．

       FOOD AND DRINKS

       （for new 24-hour restaurant）

       Head waiter

       •Salary: $1,200 per month

       •Experienced waiters can apply

       Waiter/ Waiters

       •Salary: $800 per month

       •No experience needed

       （Willing to work shifts）

       Part-timers needed for permanent night shift 6 pm to 11 pm．

       GENERAL

       Car Driver

       •Salary: $800 per month

       •Clean driving record

       •At least 1 year of experience

       •Willing to work irregular hours

       Pool Attendant

       •Salary: $700 per month

       •Must know life-saving technique

       •Some related experience

       Both posts for male only．

       Interviews will be conducted at the Royal Hotel, East Room, 2^nd Level on the 25^th and 26^th Nov．from 10:00 to 4:00 pm．

1．What work does a laundry valet do?

       A．He washes the clothes．

       B．He drives the laundry truck．

       C．He collects and delivers bags of laundry．

       D．He operates the machines in the laundry room．

2．Which posts can fresh school-leavers apply for?

       A．Housekeeping supervisor and housemaid．

       B．Housemaid and waiter．

       C．Head waiter and waiter．

       D．Laundry valet and laundry attendant．

3．Which of these jobs require shift work?

       A．Housemaid and waiter．

       B．Laundry valet and waiter．

       C．Car driver and pool attendant．

       D．Laundry attendant and pool attendant．

4．There are four people applying for pool attendant．If you are the interview, who do you think is most suitable for the post?

       A．Mary, who likes swimming very much．

       B．Jenny, who knows life-saving technique very well．

       C．Tom, who has been a pool attendant for two years．

       D．John, who expects to earn over $1000 every month．

Lots of students shop to reduce stress or just to kill time with their friends．Shopping to get rid of boredom or to escape from life’s pressures may lead to serious problems．When you start to shop out of control, you become a shopping addict．

       Shopping addicts show signs that are similar to other addicts．Some students think that shopping, even as little as buying gifts for classmates, can make them feel better and forget their problems．Actually, it can make them feel worse, guilty, or even cause them to run into financial difficulties．Finding yourself in a financial struggle or deep in debt may harm your relationships with friends and parents．

       Do you go shopping for just a few things and come home with your wallet empty? Do you always go shopping after an emotional trauma or when life feels tough（艰难的）? Do you regret later what you buy? Or do you buy things that you never use? Maybe your parents or friends have expressed disagreement that leads you to hide items or lie about prices．

       Avoid any environment that may make you want to spend money．Never use credit cards．Form some other meaningful and beneficial hobbies．Exercise, yoga and hot baths generally may help you not want to shop．Take a drive through the country where there aren’t any stores．Have patience with yourself and your money, which can benefit you for the rest of your life．

1．According to the passage, shopping addicts ______．

       A．are always rich people                B．get well along with friends

       C．may suffer financial difficulties         D．all the above

2．The third paragraph mainly tells about ______．

       A．ways to get rid of shopping addiction

       B．the signs of shopping addicts

       C．the danger of shopping addiction

       D．why shopping addicts can’t stop shopping

3．The underlined word “trauma” probably means “______”．

       A．hurt               B．satisfaction         C．enjoyment        D．appreciation

4．The intended readers of the passage are ______．

       A．teachers        B．doctors          C．students         D．education

A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty –six days in a life-raft （救生艇） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank．

       Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales （鲸鱼）．“They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water．” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking．They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water．

       For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water．They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water— two things which saved their lives．They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw （生的）．Then the line broke．“So we had no more fish until something very strange happened．Some sharks （鲨鱼） came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface．I caught them with my hands．”

       About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them．After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up．Then suddenly it was all over．A fishing boat saw them and picked them up．They couldn’t stand up．So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica．Their two months at sea was over．

1．Bill and Simone were traveling ______ when they met some whales．

       A．in a life-raft      B．in Miami          C．in Simony        D．in Panama

2．During their days at sea, ______ saved their lives．

       A．tins of food and bottles of water         B．a fishing-line and a machine

       C．whales and sharks                    D．Twenty passing ships

3．After their boat sank, the couple ______．

       A．jumped into the life-raft                 B．heard water

       C．watched the boat go under water        D．stayed in the life-raft

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。

       A man came home from work late, tired and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door．

       “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man． 1  “If you must know, I make $20 an hour．” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down．Then he looked up and said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10?” The father was angry, “If the only reason you asked for that is to borrow some money to buy a silly toy, then you should go to bed．”  2

       After about an hour or so, the man calmed down, and started to think．Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often． 3  “Are you asleep, son?” He opened the door and asked．“No, Daddy,” replied the boy．“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you just now．” said the man, “Here’s the $10 you asked for．”  4  “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he yelled．Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some small change． 5  “Why do you want more money if you have already had some?” the father asked angrily．

       “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do．” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now．Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home earlier tomorrow, I would like to have dinner with you．”

A．Silently the little boy returned the money to his father with tears．

B．The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again．

C．“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

D．“Daddy, how much do you spend a day?”

E．The man went to the door of the little boy’s room．

F．The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．

G．The little boy sat straight up, smiling．

此题要求改正短文中的错误。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词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（从第11处起）不计分。

       I feel quite sure the chemistry test that we’re going to have tomorrow．The teacher has already told us exact what to study and I think my grades on homework has been good．In a fact, I think chemistry has always been one of the subjects that I enjoy it most．Susan and I had already spent two hours review pages 115-140 tonight．We are going to devote another hour to practice some of the sample （实例） problem．Then I will ready for the test．

假期将至，据一份网上调查，显示出了教师、学生、家长对于补课的不同观点。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文。

       要求：1．字数：120词左右；2．必须谈出自己的看法。

       参考词汇：extra lessons n．补课      relax  v．放松

______great progress Jim had made in _______ time!

A．What a ;  such a short                               B．What; so short a

C．How a ;  such a short                               D．How;  such short

—Why was he unhappy yesterday?

—A letter from home ______ an attack of homesickness．

A．set off         B．set out         C．set about         D．set up

The light will be thrown ______ the cause of cancer by research that is now in progress．

A．to        B．upon           C．in        D．for