She doesn’t talk            others, but she can often come up with some bright ideas.

A．so well as        B．as many as       C．as much as     D．as good as

—Can you see what is written on that board?

—Yes. It             “Keep out without permission”.

A．reads B．is read      C．writes       D．is written

After his retirement, John            fishing as one of his new hobbies.

A．took up     B．took in      C．took for    D．took over

—Michael, now in hospital, says he regrets drinking and smoking.

—Well, no one knows the value of health            he has lost it.

A．since B．when C．after  D．until

Peter has been busy these days and seldom            to come over to have a chat with me.

A．doesn’t he have time    B．does he have time

C．he has time             D．he hasn’t time

A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE

A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs  1  around the hole to see what could be done to help their   2  . When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group   3  that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate（命运）, because they were as good as   4  .

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their   5  . Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was   6  , and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that   7  if they has been more careful.

The other frogs continued  8  shouting that they two should save their   9 and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs  10  jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless   11  they were quite tired.

Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the   12  of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had,  13  he was completely worn out.

His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and   14  die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so   15  that he sprang from the hole.  16  , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him asked, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?”  17  their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were   19  him on. What he had got as   19  inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.

This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can   20  someone up and help him or her make it through the day.

1．A．jumped                 B．hung                   C．rushed                D．gathered

2．A．relatives                B．companions         C．neighbors            D．families

4．A．alive                     B．dead                    C．awake                 D．calm

5．A．mind                     B．skill                     C．strength              D．force

6．A．harmless               B．endless                C．careless               D．hopeless

7．A．action                   B．situation              C．direction              D．competition

8．A．sorrowfully           B．painfully              C．carefully              D．helpfully

9．A．time                      B．resource              C．energy                D．supply

10．A．stopped               B．continued            C．avoided               D．started

11．A．climb                  B．wait                    C．fight                   D．effort

12．A．top                     B．edge                    C．bottom                D．side

13．A．while                  B．however              C．therefore             D．although

14．A．just                     B．still                     C．yet                      D．even

15．A．great                   B．well                    C．far                      D．high

16．A．Pleased               B．Satisfied              C．Amazed               D．Amused

17．A．Looking              B．Reading               C．Seeing                 D．Checking

18．A．cheering              B．praising               C．persuading           D．supporting

19．A．treatment             B．entertainment       C．achievement        D．encouragement

20．A．hold  B．lift     C．bring D．build

Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Cubans,” she added, “are a musical people”.

Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!

When Gloria was ten, her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.

She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine.

Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978 Gloria and Emilio married.

At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.

Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.

Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it—that’s the main thing.”

1．Estefan’s father was ill           .

       A．when they settled down in Miami.

       B．before they left their home country

       C．after he returned from Vietnam War

       D．as soon as she finished high school

2．According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except         .

       A．organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims

       B．winning an award for reading in English

       C．teaching at school to support the family

       D．taking care of her father and sister

3．The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to          .

       A．the concert          B．the celebration      C．the victims              D．the hurricane

4．This passage mainly tells about Estefan’s             .

      A．life story                                             B．happy marriage

       C．music style             D．Cuban background

In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder(解码器). Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice—everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.

If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the back page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on page 101 to 109 so you put in the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report . It is very simple to use . But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time . Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and the whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes .

London already has three services . One ,sent out by TV, is called ORACLE while the other two , on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts . Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized . BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere . But many people would agree that is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing , which could not just change our reading habits but our whole way of life .

1．The magazine is unusual because of         .

       A．its paperlessness                                 B．its strange viewpoint

       C．its simplicity                                       D．its quickness in communication

2．We can know from the passage that in London         .

       A．the magazine is available at any local homes

       B．most of the postmen will lose their jobs someday

       C．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television

       D．the readers can get various kinds of information from the magazine

3．In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered,” the word “it” refers to the         .

       A．decoder              B．magazine            C．program              D．subject

4．According to the passage , the “decoder” is used to help people         .

       A．receive some special TV programme for entertainment

       B．go shopping and have other entertainment

       C．read the information sent by TV signals

       D．figure out the total of certain numbers

5．The passage is mainly about         .

       A．a new magazine printed in London       

       B．an up-to-date way of getting information

       C．a popular TV programme about magazines 

       D．an advanced technology helping people communicate

Project Management Assistant

Task and duty :

—Provide service for the project in Shanghai .

—Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work .

Requirements :

—College degree or above .

—Good English and computer skills .

—Related working experience in international organizations .

—Patient , careful, supportive . Has strong team-work spirit .

Marketing Assistant

Task and duty :

—Collect related information for the head office .

—Develop relationship with local media and customers .

Requirements :

—College degree or above with good English (speaking & writing ).

—With basic idea of sales and marketing , related experience is preferred .

—Good communication and presentation skills .

Accountant (会计)

Task and duty :

—Accountant wok for Shanghai office and project .

—Perform the finance management locally according to the rules & policy of the company .

Requirements :

—College degree or above in finance area .

—Good English and good computer skills .

—Have sense of finace management .

—Self-management , hardworking , independent and able to deal with pressure .

You can go to http://www.job.com for more information .

Please mail or fax your personal introduction (in both English and Chinese ), school reports , training records and expected salary to the following address within two weeks . (Please write “应聘” on the envelope ). No personal visit or telephone call before that . Your materials will be in ACE files .

Add. Room 1607 Shanghai Plaza , Shanghai 200020

Fax No. 921-56789123

E-mail : peter @ sina. com

1．If you want to apply for the job of accountant , you       .

       A．should at least have a college major in finance area

       B．need to collect related information for the head office

       C．need to have good communication and presentation skills

       D．should have deep understanding and respect for different cultures

2．The position as the project management assistant requires you to       .

       A．persuade others to follow you              B．decide everything for yourself

       C．be careful and have new ideas              D．listen and help carry out good decisions

3．If you want to apply for a position ,you can       .

       A．go to the company or make a telephone call at any time

       B．write about yourself either in English or in Chinese

       C．tell the company how much money you want

       D．send an email to http://www.job.com

Over the past century , all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been made illegal . But one popular form continues to exist , that is alphabetism (字母排序法). This , for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage , refers to discrimination against those whose surnames (姓氏) begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet .

It has long been know that the cars of a taxi firm called AAAA have a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers look through their phone directories . Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbot has in life over Zoe Zysman . Enlish names are fairly spread between the halves of the alphabet . Yet a quite large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K.

Thus the American presidents and vice-presidents have surnames starting with B and C separately and 26 of those before George Bush took office (including his father ) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half . Even more striking , six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged (Berlusconi, Blair , Bush , Chirac , Chretien and Koizumi ). The world’s three top central bankers ( Greenspan , Duisenberg and Hayami ) are all close to the top of the alphabet , even if one of them really uses Japanese characters . The same case are the world’s five richest men (Gates , Buffet and so on ).

Can this merely happen by chance ? At the start of the first year in primary school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front , to make it easier to remember their names . So shortsighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row , and is seldom asked the improving questions by those teachers . At that time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape . Yet the result may be worse qualifications , because they get less attention , as well as less confidence in speaking publicly .

The unfairness continues . At university graduation parties , the ABCs proudly get their awards first . However , by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are a little tired . Lists of job interviews and conference speakers and attendees all tend to be drawn up alphabetically , and their readers lose interest as they plough through them .

1．What does the author intend to show with AAAA cars and Zodiac cars ?

       A．An example of competition of two kinds of cars .

       B．Some advantages of AAAA cars in the taxi firm .

       C．An example of unfairness caused by alphabetism .

D．Some disadvantages of Zodiac cars in the taxi firm .

2．What can we infer from the first three paragraphs?

       A．The alphabet is to blame for the failure of Zoe Zysman.

       B．In both East and West, names are important to success.

       C．Customers often pay a lot of attention to companies’ names.

       D．The discrimination in alphabetism can be found in many areas.

3．The fourth paragraph suggests that         .

       A．alphabetically disadvantaged students often escape from class

       B．teachers should pay equal attention to all their students

       C．questions are often put to the more intelligent students

       D．students should be seated according to their eyesight

4．Which of the following true according to the passage?

       A．VIPs in the western world gain a great deal from alphabetism.

       B．People with surnames beginning with N to Z are often ill – treated.

       C．Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional unfairness.

       D．The movement to get rid of alphabetism still has a long way to go.