After losing $20,000 on my last business venture，I'm not taking ________ this time.

A．any chances 　　　　 B．any turns

C．a tip 　　　　　 D．a look

 

The World Health Organization expects a vaccine against H1N1 to be ________ by September or October this year.

A．accurate B．available C．affordable D．alternative

 

Unless______ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited 　　　　

B. inviting 　　　

C. being invited 　

D. having invited

If we can ____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.

A. get over　　　 B. come over　　 C. come across　 D. get off

It was 5 o’clock in the afternoon________they climbed up to the top of the mountain.

A．since 　　　　　　　　　 B．when

C．that 　　　　　　　　　 D．until

 

Madonna Expresses Herself

I know this was over，but it’s like last week in Spain.For some strange reason，I fail to realize the first leg of the tour during the raining season in Japan.So it’s very strange that the dancers prefer the show in the heavy rain.They were so excited to be performing for the audience that the world could be boiling up and they wouldn’t be frightened.Malisha，my assistant became my only way to the outside world.I think in a lot of ways in New York，the time I spent when I was sick was the hardest on her.And since I was staying in my own apartment in New York，I lost my contact with my dancers completely.

Oh，Los Angeles was hard in that way.I mean I’ve always found it’s a little tiring to be among famous people just because you are famous too.It can cause a lot of trouble.Detroit was definitely the hardest place we went to on the tour.You know people always talk about how stars change you but they never talk about how it can change people that cause them.I hadn’t been to the cemetery since I was a young girl.I used to go right after she died.I don’t know my mother’s death is just a big mystery to me when I was a child.No one really explained it to me.So what I remembered most about my mother was that she was very kind and very gentle and very feminine.I mean，I don’t know，I guess，she just seems like an angel to me，but I suppose everybody thinks their mother is an angel when they are five.I also know she was very religious，so I never really understood why she was taken away from us.It just seems so unfair，I never thought that she’d done something wrong.So often，at times I wonder what I have done wrong.

1．Madonna’s tour was in the following order：________.

A．Spain—New York—Japan—Los Angeles—Detroit

B．Spain—Japan—New York—Los Angeles—Detroit

C．Japan—Spain—New York—Detroit—Los Angeles

D．Japan—New York—Spain—Detroit—Los Angeles

2．The underlined word “leg” in this passage probably means “________”．

A．stop 　　　　 B．chance　　　　　 C．suffering 　　　 D．performance

3．What does Madonna think of her own life?

A．She is famous all over the world and she lives a very comfortable life.

B．Her life is interesting and colorful and she is admired by anyone else.

C．Although she is very tired，she can tour many places and earn much money.

D．Her life is tiring and hard and she can’t easily contact with the outside world.

4．In Madonna’s opinion，it is fair that ________ have died.

A．people who had done something wrong must

B．people who hadn’t done anything wrong shouldn’t

C．her mother who hadn’t done anything wrong shouldn’t

D．she who had done something wrong should

 

She passed herself off ________ a servant into the nobleman’s house.

A. as　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. by　　 　 　　 D. to

 

I am sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for so long. Can you　　　 me?

A. forgive　　 B. satisfy　　　　　 C. apologize　　　　 D. forget

 

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometres away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

　 The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

　 I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

　 People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced(影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1. Why was the bike so important to the couple?

　 A. The man’s job was bike racing.

　 B. It was their only possession(财产).

　 C. It was nice Kona 18 speed.

　 D. They used it for work and daily life.

2. We can infer from the text that____________.

　 A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.

　 B. people were busy before Christmas.

　 C. the stranger brought over the bike.

　 D. life was hard for the young family.

3. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

　 A. From radio broadcasts.　 B. From a newspaper.

　 C. From TV news.　　　　 D. From a stranger.

4. What do the couple learn their experience?

　 A. Strangers are usually of little help.

　 B. One should take care of their bike.

　 C. News reports make people famous.

　 D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

 

____ you’re got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A. Now that　　　　　　　　 B. After

C. Although　　　　　　　　 D. As soon as

 
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