---Alice, why didn’t you come the other day ? .

---I______, but I had an unexpected visitor.

A．had              B．would            C．was going          D．did

Living in the central American desert has its problems, ________ obtaining water is not the least .

A．of which          B．for what           C．as               D．whose

----Have you finished the book ?

----No, I’ve read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave. .

A．which            B．what             C．that              D．where

“39 Steps”is one of the most exciting films_________ directed by my brother.

A．which were        B．which was         C．that was           D．that were

On________ second thought, I decided to give him________ second choice.

A．a ; a              B．a ; the            C．the ; a            D．the ; the

---John has got a very good job in the government .

---_______ he looks so happy.

A．No, doubt         B．No wonder        C．That’s because    D．It’s natural

Don’t take his remarks too seriously. He was so sad that I don’t think he really________ what he was saying.

A．knew             B．knows            C．besides           D．therefore

----- The cake is delicious.

------Well, at least it is ___________ the one I baked last week.

A．as bad as          B．no worse than      C．no better than      D．not better than.

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years . Being a waitress changed my  1 . I tried my best to do what I loved---  2 People. I always made everyone , customers and coworkers,   3  good.

One of my   4  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He  5 came for Breakfast on Sunday mornings.  6 I saw the old man coming, I always smiled at him and   7  the best service.

One day, Fred saw me and asked , “What’s up ? You’re not  8 today.” I told him that I dreamed of having my own  9 . but when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said , “We just don’t have the  10 .”“Fred,” I said to the old man, “I know I can  11 more if somebody would just have faith in me.”

The next day , Fred came and  12 me a check totaling ＄50,000—along with a  13 that read, “The only collateral(抵押品）on this loan is my  14 in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to  15 that dream.

I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant I would  16 . Things did not go well. My plans  17 and I lost the money.

Later I decided to  18 a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was  19 and became a pretty good agent.  20 I paid back Fred the ＄50,000.Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.                A．work           B．life            C．attitude   D．opinion

2.                A．pleasing        B．serving         C．supporting D．understanding

3.                A．seem          B．remain         C．feel  D．stay

4.                A．daily           B．ordinary        C．normal   D．regular

5.                A．ever           B．seldom         C．even D．always

6.                A．As soon as      B．Every time       C．Because  D．Since

7.                A．left            B．made          C．got  D．offered

8.                A．working        B．joking          C．smiling   D．singing

9.                A．house          B．way            C．restaurant D．company

10.               A．time           B．money         C．courage   D．luck

11.               A．do            B．give           C．have  D．share

12.               A．handed        B．showed        C．bought    D．lent

13.               A．gift            B．note           C．picture    D．book

14.               A．wish           B．trust           C．guess D．demand

15.               A．express        B．prove          C．realize    D．explain

16.               A．visit           B．introduce       C．sell   D．open

17.               A．finish          B．change         C．succeeded D．failed

18.               A．keep on with    B．put up with      C．apply for  D．give up

19.               A．paid           B．employed       C．interviewed    D．praised

20.               A．Generally       B．Actually        C．Finally D．Fortunately

Researchers questioned nearly 9,800 people over the age of 50 about their lives and found women were happier than men and enjoy life more in old age.

Dr Elizabeth Breeze, one of the researchers, said that women could become happier as they get older as they no longer have to worry about looking after their families.

She said:“There is a difference between the way men and women view their quality of life and they are influenced by slightly different things. Women are affected negatively by caring for someone else or if they are not in employment but if they see their children and family more they are positively affected.”

“A strange thing happens to male actors, especially movie stars, in my experience,” said Helen Mirren, a 62-year-old Hollywood actress.“A young male actor feels that all the girls want him-he’s a star. As actors get older they bad-tempered for they have lost that sense of being in control of their destiny(命运).”

Wealth also helps you live longer with the poorest people more than twice as likely to die earlier than the richest, researchers at University College London discovered. In some age groups. the difference was even greater. The poorest women between 60 and 74 are six times more likely to have died than the richest women of the same age.

According to the study, you have more chances of living longer if you are married, educated to certain degree or a professional. single people are twice as likely to die early as those  who are married or living with a partner.

1.What may be the best title of the passage ?

A．Why Women Are Happier Than Men in Old Age .

B．How to Live Longer.

C．Women Happier Than Men in Old Age.

D．The Difference between Women and Men in Old Age

2.What can we know from the passage？

A．Men should not worry about looking after their family any more in old age

B．Male actors, especially movie stars are easy to get bad—tempered when they get older and older.

C．The poorest women about the age of 50 can’t live longer than the richest women at the same age.

D．Education has nothing to do with happy life in people’s old age.

3.What may be talked about if there is another paragraph as the ending ?

A．Things that the old should do to be happier.

B．The disadvantage of being actors.

C．We should earn money as much as we can.

D．How to become a professional.