Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken rudely, “Your services are no longer needed.” Nate left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in a deep depression (沮丧). When he entered his house, he told his wife Sophia, “I lost my job. I am a complete failure.” Silence followed, but then a smile appeared on Sophia’s face. “What great news!” she said.

“Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”

“But I have no job and no future,” he said, without any hope. “If I struggle to be an author, then what will we live on? Where will the money come from?” Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of money. “Where on earth did you get this?” Nate gasped (喘息, 气喘). “To whom does it belong?”

“It’s ours!” Sophia replied. “I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could, so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year.”

What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband did devote himself to writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece (名著). The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater achievement, and she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous master.

1. Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. Sophia was very disappointed.　　　 B. Nate was too sad to speak any more.

C. Sophia tried to encourage Nate.　　　　 D. Both had no idea of what to do next.

2. Sophia saved money because she __________.

A. knew Nate would lose job one day　 B. was sure their life would be in difficulty

C. was very careful with money　　　　 D. helped her husband in every possible way

3. From the passage we can know that Sophia was __________.

A. so much kind and brave　　　　　 B. careful and encouraging

C. friendly and warm-hearted　　　　　 D. honest and determined

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Sophia’s great achievement.　　　　　 B. A great writer’s struggle to succeed.

C. Great success for hard times.　　　 D. Failure will certainly lead to success.

I’ve got a pain here and there, so I can only more my arm ____.

　　A. as far as this B. so far as this C. as many as that D. as much as that

以Anti-smoking in China 为题，写一篇英语短文，包括以下内容，

1. 禁烟的必要性，（即吸烟的危害，至少两点）

2. 禁烟的措施，

3. 禁烟的意义，（或者好处）

4. 关于禁烟的个人观点。

参考词汇： 禁烟 ban smoking

注意：

1. 词数100左右，　 2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

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First of all，the situation in China is that for the ________ of customers it’s their first time entering a fitness gym in their life.

A．quantity　　 　　　 B．majority　　

C．amount　　 　　　　 D．number

The secret of his success is that he does everything ______.

A. efficiently　 　　 B. effectively　 　　 C. anxiously　 　　　D. sufficiently

I was too shocked at that moment, so I couldn’t do anything and just _____ them walking into the elevator.（ ）

A. watched　　　 B. permitted　　　 C. prohibited　　 D. congratulated

I have got the pen , you _______ one for me last night.

A.needn’t buy　 B.mustn’t buy C.needn’t have bought D.must have bought

Always receiving high praises from the manager, she is______ her colleagues in the company.

　 A. envy of　 B. envying　 C. envious D. the envy of

___he was the last man I wanted to see, I did all in my power to help him.

　 A．As　　　　 　 B．Now that　　 　　　　　　　 C．While　　　 D．However

More and more people are looking forward to ______ the Expo in Shanghai.

A. visit 　　　　 B. visiting　　 C. visited D. be visited