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　　 Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 　　1　　 　in our past that we felt 　　2　 　of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

　　 This seemed like a very 　　3　　 　process, but there’s always some 　　4　 　soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 　　5　 　that we find ways to 　　6　　 　people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 　7　 　my communication.

　　 Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 　　8　 　I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town where was a Sheriff 　　9　 　of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a 　　10　 　on him. After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　　11　 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 　　12　 　found out.”

　　 “Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 　　13　 　on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still 　　14　 　. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 　　15　 , I heard, ‘Hello?’ I said, ‘Sheriff Brown?’ Pause. ‘Yes.’ ‘Well, this is Jimmy Calkins. And I want you to know that I did it’ Pause. ‘I knew it!’ he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 　　16　 　discussion. His closing words were: ‘Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　　17　 　your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　　18　 　all these years. I want to thank you for calling me ... for your sake.’”

　　 Jimmy inspired me to 　　19　 　all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: it’s never too late to 　　20　 　the past wrongdoings.

　 1. A. something　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　　 C. somebody　　　　　　　　 D. anybody

　 2. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proud

　 3. A. private　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. secret　　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　　 D. funny

　 4. A. foolish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. polite　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brave

　 5. A. expected　　　　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　　　 D. demanded

　 6. A. connect with　　　　　　 B. depend on　　　　　　　　 C. make apologies to　　　 D. get along with

　 7. A. improve　　　　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　　　　　 C. realize　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keep

　 8. A. notes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. list　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stories

　 9. A. any　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. most　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

　 10. A. part　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. game　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trick　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. record

　 11. A. view　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　　　　　　 D. remark

　 12. A. also　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

　 13. A. appears　　　　　　　　　 B. considers　　　　　　　　　 C. presents　　　　　　　　　 D. remembers

　 14. A. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. doubtful　　　　　　　　　 D. alive

　 15. A. words　　　　　　　　　　 B. rings　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. repeats　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. calls

　 16. A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　 B. plain　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　　　　　 D. lively

　 17. A. in case　　　　　　　　　 B. so long as　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

　 18. A. around　　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

　 19. A. build up　　　　　　　　　 B. make up　　　　　　　　　 C. clear up　　　　　　　　　　 D. give up

　 20. A. regret　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. forgive　　　 　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. punish

5. It is believed by the writer that ______.

　　　 A. few people like to watch TV commercials

　　　 B. people do not think highly of TV commercials

　　　 C. TV commercials often make people laugh

　　　 D. TV commercials are a good guide to buyers

Keys: 　AACDB

4. The underlined word “kidding” most probably means ______.

　　　 A. behaving as a child　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. laughing at

　　　 C. making fun of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not telling the truth to

3. From the rules set for making commercial ads, we can see that ______.

　　　 A. the lower-middle-class buyer likes to work with his hand

　　　 B. the more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the product

　　　 C. ad designers attract different people with different skills

D. an upper-class buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a lower-middle-class buyer

2. The purpose of all the efforts made in turning out TV commercials is ______.

　　　 A. to persuade people to buy the product

　　　 B. to show how valuable the product is

　　　 C. to test the market value of the product

　　　 D. to make them as interesting as TV movies

…make its programmes known to the public …　 …making us believe that …

　　　 make + n./pron. +adj./n./do/done (作宾补)

　　　 You may take a horse to the water, but you can’t __________________(强迫它喝水).

　　　 It’ll ______________________(使我高兴) if you accept it.

　　　 It was noisy. The speaker spoke loudly, but he couldn’t ________(让听众听见他的话).

　　　 He often _____________(把他弟弟逗哭), but today he __________(被他弟弟逗哭).

Keys:

make him drink

　　　 make me happy

　　　 make himself heard/make the listeners hear him

　　　 makes his brother cry; was made to cry by his brother

Part 3:　 Reading:

Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a two-hour movie costs $ 6million to make. A TV commercial can cost more than $6,000 a second. And that does not include the cost of paying for air time(电视节目开始的时间). Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money---- and making money is what television is all about----the commercial is by far the more important.

Research, market testing, talent, time and money----all come together to make us want to buy a product. No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works. The sales of Charm went up once the ads began. TV commercials actually buy their way into our head. We, in return, buy the product.

　　　 And the ads work because so much time and attention are given them. Here are some rules of commercial ad making. If you want to get the lower-middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice. Put some people in the ad who work with their hands. If you want to sell to an upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies with. If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself.

　　　 We laugh at commercials. We don’t think we pay that much attention to them. But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves. The making of a TV commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff. It’s big, big business. And it’s telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy. To put it simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing.

1. TV commercials are more important than any other programs to television because______.

　　　 A. they bring in great profits(利润)

　　　 B. they require a lot of money to make

　　　 C. they are not difficult to produce

　　　 D. they attract more viewers than other programs

形容词easy, difficult, hard, comfortable, fit等后面可以接动词不定式(主动式)作状语，主语既可以是人，也可以是物。

　　　 He is easy to get along with.

　　　 The question is difficult to answer.

　　　 _____________________________________ 这辆汽车不好停放。

　　　 _____________________________________ 这张椅子坐起来很舒服。

　　　 _____________________________________ 这儿的水不适合喝。

Keys:

The car is hard to park.

　　　 The chair is comfortable to sit on.

　　　 The water here is unfit to drink.

4. He had so much homework to do that he didn’t go to bed until 2 o’clock.

　　　 my meaning didn’t get across

　　　 it difficult to get his Chinese humour across to an English audience