After the long march through the wild forest, they found themselves ____as well as their clothes．

A．given out        B．worn out        C．run out          D．turned out

I can remember very few ____ when he had to cancel his plans because of poor health．

A．situations           B．conditions        C．occasions          D．circumstances

—Will you be____this afternoon, Jack?

—It depends．I'm afraid I'll be called by my boss．

A．available            B．accessible            C．convenient         D．suitable

On the Eve of the Spring Festival, we Chinese people like to play with fireworks, and the noise doesn't ____ until after midnight．

A．die away         B．die off           C．die out          D．die down

You must attend the meeting ____ at ten o'clock, as it is scheduled—not a minute early or late．

A．accurately            B．punctually            C．flexibly           D．approximately

Whatever he explained, he couldn't ____ the policeman that he was innocent．

A．confirm          B．present           C．convince            D．admit

Zhao Benshan, whose overwork ____ his health failure last year, is reported to have performed less successfully in the 2010 Spring Festival Gala on CCTV．

A．submitted to            B．admitted to          C．devoted to            D．contributed to

I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us on those unpleasant days．I'm saying this because I think I have just found mine．

       I had some work in Glasgow then．I was on a really   1   schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day．I was having one of those days, when the train was completely _2 and the conversation around me seemed to be particularly   3 ．Besides, I had a bit of headache． 4_ quickly across the station hall, I fished some   5   from my pocket．There was usually someone at the exit   6   the Big Issue （a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living）．

       7   the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the Big Issue．She really looked like she had been sleeping   8 ．Her clothes were   9   and she obviously hadn't had a scrub （擦洗） for quite a while．

       As I   10   the exit, I saw that she was also  11   from side to side．At first I thought she was trying to keep   12   against the biting wind．But she wasn't．She was moving in time to a 13 ．I couldn't hear her, but I could see her lips moving．

       When I got closer, I saw a white   14   hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes．She was   15 , dirty and living on the streets．I came closer and through the  16 of the traffic I could hear her  17   the immortal （不朽的） line, "．．．And I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"

       I bought her last magazine for twice what I had originally   18 ．She thanked me and 19 her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement—still singing．

       So, I have my happy 20 for that day, and I think it will stay with me a long, long time.

1．A．enjoyable               B．relaxing               C．tight                    D．tiring

2．A．crowded               B．delayed                C．loaded                 D．crashed

3．A．moving                 B．interesting            C．pleasing               D．meaningless

4．A．Fleeing                  B．Walking               C．Wandering           D．Searching

5．A．cigarettes              B．sweets                C．change                D．paper

6．A．selling                   B．buying                C．collecting            D．delivering

7．A．With                     B．Since                  C．Until                   D．As

8．A．comfortably          B．rough                  C．soundly               D．anxiously

9．A．shabby                  B．casual                 C．tidy                     D．fashionable

10．A．left                     B．passed                 C．approached          D．examined

11．A．jumping               B．climbing              C．rolling                 D．rocking

12．A．active                  B．energetic             C．warm                  D．awake

13．A．dance                  B．tune                    C．step                    D．sound

14．A．issue                   B．arm                     C．stick                   D．log

15．A．deaf                    B．lame                    C．mad                    D．blind

16．A．noise                   B．music                  C．voice                  D．Sound

17．A．recite                  B．compose             C．read                    D．sing

18．A．expected             B．charged               C．intended              D．organized

19．A．picked up            B．threw away         C．turned out           D．hid away

20．A．decision           B．memory                C．program            D．design

Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven't listened carefully enough．We get things wrong because we haven't listened carefully enough．We get things wrong because we haven't quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us．Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember—despite the benefit of notes—exactly what everyone said．But success depends on getting things right—and that means listening．

       Listening is not the same thing as hearing; it is not an effort actively．It demands attention and concentration．It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification—it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong．However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you'll miss what the speaker is saying—probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical．And not having heard, you won't know you've missed anything until it's too late．

       The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished．We then stop listening．Even worse, this often addsrudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it．Good listeners don't interrupt, hi fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points．Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well．

       Above all, be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators．It's helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying．Equally important you should put yourself in the other person's place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response．But don't be too clever．Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing．

1．Which is the best title for this passage?

       A．Don't be too clever                        B．Be a good listener

       C．Don't miss anything critical                D．Think of the speaker

2．In the last paragraph, the underlined sentence"…what they are getting at…" means ____．

       A．what they imply                         B．what they like．

       C．what they attack                           D．what they achieve

3．According to the passage, which of the following is the writer's opinion?

       A．If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional．

       B．Speakers won't continue talking when their listeners explain what they've heard．

       C．If you don't want to get things wrong, it's important to be a good listener．

       D．It's hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence．

4．What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?

       A．Don't accuse others of not listening while talking with them．

       B．Don't get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying．

       C．Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success．

       D．Think carefully of what you're going to say before the speaker finishes．

He was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish．hi the first forty days a boy had been with him．But after tony days without a fish the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now definitely salao and he finally would be so．The boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week．It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff （鱼钩） and harpoon （鱼叉） and the sail that was rolled around the mast （桅杆）．The sail was patched with flour bags and, rolled, it looked like tneflag of permanent defeat．

       The old man was very thin with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck．The brown blotches（斑点）of the skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks．The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords．But none of these scars were fresh．They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert．Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated．

       "Santiago," the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the boat was pulled up．"I could go with you again．We've made some money．" The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him．

       "No," the old man said．"You're with a lucky boat．Stay with them."

       "But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks．"

       "I remember," the old man said．"I know you did not leave me because you doubted．"

       "It was papa who made me leave．I am a boy and I must obey him．"

       "I know," the old man said．"It is quite normal．"

       "He hasn't much faith．"

       "No," the old man said．"But we have．Haven't we?"

       "Yes," the boy said．"Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then we'll take the stuff home．"

       "Why not?" said the old man, "between fishermen．"

1．The underlined word "salao" in the first paragraph probably means ____．

       A．lonely                 B．unlucky             C．selfish              D．stubborn

2．The boy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because ____．

       A．the old man preferred to fish alone       

       B．the old man was poor

       C．the boy's parents ordered him to                                     

       D．the old man's sail suggested a permanent defeat

3．After reading this passage, we may safely conclude that ____．

       A．the old man was insistent and not afraid of failure

       B．the boy's papa had confidence in everything

       C．the old man caught big fishes during eighty-seven days

       D．the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man

4．What might happen after the last paragraph?

       A．The old man and the boy might go to fish with other fishermen．

       B．The old man might go to have a drink with the boy．

       C．The old man and the boy might go to enjoy beer at the old man's home．

       D．The old man might go to tell the boy's papa about the secrets between fishermen．