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　　During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at 7 p.m. It was already 2 outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4 so l asked a lady for help. To my 5 she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6 needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn't speak English 9 understand that I needed to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted（插进） 11 phone card. I called the youth hotel and found a plaee to stay that night.

　　The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 , my first day in Germany wasn't as 14 as I expected.

　　Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17 they could. One middle-aged man I asked for direction even 18 me to the place I was looking for.

　　My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20 .

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　　During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at 7 p.m. It was already 2 outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4 so l asked a lady for help. To my 5 she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6 needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn't speak English 9 understand that I needed to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted（插进） 11 phone card. I called the youth hotel and found a plaee to stay that night.

　　The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 , my first day in Germany wasn't as 14 as I expected.

　　Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17 they could. One middle-aged man I asked for direction even 18 me to the place I was looking for.

　　My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20 .

Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of Chicago. Her father began the company in the 1960’s. He died three years ago. Now, the company belongs to Susan. Susan,  l , did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. She just finished the college. The employees became 2 concerned during Susan’s first months 3 the job. Mr. Cleveland had been a 4 leader. But Susan permitted 5 employees to make their own 6 . One employee said,“Old Mr. Cleveland 7 told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. 8 the company did Well.”What does a“short leash”mean? A leash is a kind of rope. We use a leash 9 our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from 10 away 11 getting into trouble.

    Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 12 close control. The person can’t make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. 13 , she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed (建议) an idea. She said the company should 15 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 16 the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Ms. Cleveland 17 the idea. After the prize was announced,  18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company’s candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business 20 .

    Ms. Cleverland made her secretary the company’s first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.

    1. A. but　　　　　　    B. yet　　　　　　　　    C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

    2. A. so little　　　　  B. even less.　　　　  C. even more　　　　 D. no more

    3. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. for　　　　　　　　    D. at

    4. A. weak　　　　　　　　    B. strong　　　　　　   C. kind　　　　　　　　  D. clever

    5. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　    C. few　　　　　　　　  D. many

    6. A. products　　    B. candy　　　　　　    C. decisions　　　　   D. plans

    7. A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　  D. did

    8. A. Although　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. But

    9. A. to walk　　　　  B. to use　　　　　　    C. to frighten　　　　 D. to play

    10. A. stepping　　　　　　  B. pulling　　    C. running　　　　　　 D. jumping

    11. A. in　　　　　　    B. for　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　    D. or

    12. A. in　　　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. under

    13. A. Still　　      　　   B. Yet　　　　　　　　    C. Instead　　　　　　  D. While

    14. A. other　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　    D. better

15. A. save　　　　    B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　    D. lend

16. A. belonging to 　　   B. far from　　　　    C. near　　　　　　　　  D. in

    17. A. studied　　　　 B. appreciated　　    C. refused　　　　　　 D. changed

    18. A. students　　　　　　  B. workers　　　　    C. businessmen　　  D. people

    19. A. some　　　　   B. little　　　　　　　　  C. more　　　　　　　　 D. less

20. A. improved     B. fai1ed　　　　　　    C. continued　　　　  D. stopped

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 B. preciously　　　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　 　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless

[l]When you have a question about something, where do you go? For many people the answer is simple．They go online to a search engine like Google or Yahoo．But what about people in rural or underdeveloped areas who ___________________?

　 [2]A consultant in California, Rose Shuman, has found the answer．Her solution is Question Box．Question Box is a service that provides answers—free of charge—for people who cannot search the Internet directly．

　 [3]Question Box began two years ago in India．As Rose Shuman said: "You just push a button, a big green button, and that will connect you directly to our operators who are sitting in front of computers, and speak your language．And you can ask them any sort of question you want, and they'll look it up in English or in Hindi, or whatever the main language is, and translate the answer right back for you．"

　 [4]The service is currently offered in two villages．The latest version of the box uses mobile phone technology and solar panels in case the electrical power fails．Rose Shuman said the aim was to make the box as easy as possible for users．

　 [5]Question Box has expanded to Uganda where the Internet service has proved slow also ask about current events and many other subjects．It's believed that Question Box will play an important part in the development of undeveloped areas.

1. What's the main idea of this passage? （no more than 15 words

2. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. （no more than 8 words）

3．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning with the following?

　 The newly-invented Question Box works with the help of mobile phone technology and the use of solar energy in case of electricity failure．

4. Sum up the three steps to get the information you need from Question Box．（no more than 10 words for each）

　 ①We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 ________　 .

　 ②We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 _________ .

　 ③The operators　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.