1. Pretty soon the boys were standing around him, making _______.

A. scene    B. scenes    C. all scenes     D. a scene

2. Ann’s family had her friend ________ for her in the dinning room.

A. wait     B. waited     C. waiting     D. waits

3. It made him angry, and that sort of accident made him get _______ in for hours.

A. stick     B. sticking     C. stuck     D. sticked

4. It has missed the last four coats of paint so that the little chalk marks ______ dates opposite them would not be lost.

A. on       B. of       C. up      D. with

5. When you have own a house you learn to live _______ its problems.

A. with     B. on      C. off      D. to

6. With a sick husband and two little children, she was_______ the house all day.

A. chaining to    B. chain to    C. chained to    D. chain

7. I think we should once again promise ourselves that we will spare ______ effort to get behind this goal and press forward.

A. no     B. an     C. some      D. /

8. After the long trip during the day, he took some wine and slept for _______ hours.

A. eight solid    B. solid eight    C. eighth solid    D. solid eighth

9. In the Soviet Union, the evening meal often lasts an entire hour or more because families sit ______ the table and talk.

A. on      B. at     C. beside    D. besides

10. She had to wash the rice carefully and pick ____ all the small stones before putting it in the pot.

A. up     B. out     C. off     D. over

11. He stood there, ______ the rain pouring down the windows.

A. watches     B. watch     C. watched    D. watching

12. He will arrive _______ China tomorrow and we are going to meet him at the airport.

A. to      B. at    C. in     D. on

13. The mother, as well as her three children, ______ taken to hospital.

A. /       B. is      C. was       D. were

14. I found myself nodding _______ agreement.

A. in      B. with     C. on      D. at

15. It _________ that about a third of the population of Germany died in the two world wars.

A. estimates    B. estimated     C. is estimated     D. is estimating

16. He is more ______ than strong.

A. big      B. bigger     C. biggest     D. too big

17. She let ______ a little cry when she saw the dog.

A. off      B. out      C. of      D. up

18. I pictured this genius part of me ______ many different types, trying each one on for size.

A. as     B. on     C. up     D. with

19. She would look _______ them all, searching for stories about remarkable children.

A. up    B. over     C. at     D. through

20. She made cries like a crazy animal, trying to tear ______ the wet face in the mirror.

A. of     B. off     C. into    D. out

21. I don’t believe any of these stories; in fact, they have been _______ from some history books.

A. copying     B. copyed     C. copied     D. copiing

22. The little boy found it hard to fit _______ his new school.

A. in      B. into     C. on     D. of

23. He must have finished the work by the end of the last week, ______ they?

A. haven’t      B. hadn’t      C. didn’t     D mustn’t

24. We must work hard because all needs to be done _______ hand.

A. with      B. by      C. in      D. through

25. I like the job, not ______ it’s easy, but _______ it’s difficult.

A. because; because    B. as; because   C. for; for   D. because; for

26. If we a;; stopped buying so many things at Christmas, we would destroy ______ gift shop.

A. a lot of    B. great deal of    C. many a    D. in great quantity of

27. It seemed to me that he put all his energy into not falling rather than ______ the tightrope.

A. walking    B. walked     C. being walking    D. having walked

28. It is said that _______ birds are better fed, much healthier, and live longer than their fellows in the wild.

A. caging      B. cage     C. to be caged      D. caged

29. Call him slow to learn, and write him ______ as stupid, and you have _______ Albert Einstein.

A. of; a       B. of; an      C. off; an       D. off; a

30. The Curies ________ two new elements that give off X-rays.

A. discovers     B. discover      C. discovered      D. had discovered

 

The Story of an Adoptive Mother

January 1: It has happened. I got a call today saying a little girl in Russia is now my little girl. There are a lot of papers to prepare, and we have to travel to Russia to bring her home, but now it is certain. I think I’ll tell some close friends. Jason is so excited. I haven’t told Steven yet. How can I tell a seven-year-old that he has a sister who is already five years old?

January 10: Today I received a picture of Katerina. The picture is small and not very clear, but I look at it over and over again. I don’t know anything else about her. She has lived in a home for children without parents for most of her life. I wonder how I will talk to her. I don’t speak Russian, and she doesn’t speak English.

February 1: Today I showed Katerina’s picture to Steven. He is very happy and wants to tell all his friends about his new sister. I want to buy some new clothes for Katerina, but I don’t know her size. I haven’t received any information from the adoption organization, and I’m feeling a little worried.

February 16: Finally! Today we received good news! All the papers are ready and tomorrow we will go to Russia to bring Katerina home with us.

February 18: Today I met my daughter for the first time. She is very small, very thin, and very shy. On the way home in the airplane, she slept most of the time. When she woke up, she cried. I am very worried and hope that I can be a good mother to Katerina.

February 19: Steven met his sister this morning. Although Katerina was quiet at first, soon she and Steven began to talk in a mix of Russian, English, and hand movements. Steven and his sister get along well together. In fact, he is able to help her talk with Jason and me. I am worried about how Katerina will be in school. Next week she will start school. How will she speak with the other children? How will she understand her teacher?

March 21: Katerina looks much better now. She is heavier, her hair looks good, and her skin is clear. She loves to watch television with her brother, and she has learned to roller-skate. She is doing well in school, and her English gets better every day. Although she sometimes looks sad, and sometimes cries, most of the time she is happy. I think she is slowly getting used to her new life with us. After only three months, I can’t believe I could ever live my life without her.

31.   The write took Katerina back home on _______.

A. February 1   B. February 16     C. February 18     D. February 19

32. On February 1 the writer became a little worried because _______.

A. Steven told all his friends about his new adopted sister

B. she didn’t know Katerina’s size

C. she hadn’t received all the information about Katerina from the adoption organization

D. she didn’t know what she did when she met her daughter

33. Steven met Katerina ______.

A. the day after Katerina arrived at the writer’s home

B. the day Katerina arrived at the writer’s home

C. several days after Katerina arrived at the writer’s home

D. two days after Katerina arrived at the writer’s home

34. Jason is Steven’s _____.

A. brother    B. friend     C. father     D. grandfather

35. It is suggested in the passage that ______.

A. Katerina learned to speak English very slowly.

B. Katerina is slowly getting used to her new life with the family in a new country.

C. Katerina could not get used to her new life in a new country.

D. Both A and B.

Keep Alive Your Sense of Humor

Most of us, at some time, take ourselves and our own personal problems too seriously. And when we do, the result is usually pain, fear, and anger. We believe that the bad things that happen are directed at us and against us. We take things personally. We drown in our problems, we lose sight of other humans, and we treat others badly. In short, we become too serious. All of this feeds into fear, doubt, and anger, and can only make us unhappy.

What’s more, have you noticed how dull people are when they’re too serious? They’re no fun to be around--- you feel their heaviness. Sometimes you want to scream out, “Lighten up already!” Do you want to become like that? With a good sense of humor, our load is lightened.

While it’s easy to see when others are too serious, it’s much harder to see this in ourselves. I’m fortunate in that I have two kids whom I can depend on to remind me when I fall into this habit. One will always say, “Father, you have got that serious look again.” My older daughter, Jazz used to call me “a serious little man”.

Having a good sense of humor and being able to laugh at yourself dosen’t mean you don’t care or that you don’t try hard. I have strong feelings about many things, and I work as hard as anyone I know. I am happy, however, because I have a good sense of humor. I don’t take myself too seriously. I know that things will go wrong. I know that some people won’t like me or will criticize me. I’m not too strict with myself, as I know that I will make a lot of mistakes. I try not to be careless, but it’s not terrible if I make a mistake ---- it means I am human. I also know that others will make mistakes.

You have to admit that it’s a little funny when people get worried about stupid little things. The advantage I have is that I think it is funny when I do this. If you can see the humor in life, you are going to enjoy most of it. You will be more patient than most others are. This feeling will increase your joy and will keep you from burning out.

Humor is an interesting topic because, when you suggest to people that they take themselves less seriously, they often believe you are ignoring their troubles and frustration. Of course you are not. The truth is, we have many troubles, some of which are very serious. Life can be very hard and painful. Yet a sense of humor helps us to see our problems as they really are. It makes life interesting and during easy times, and will cheer us up when life is difficult.

I hope that with all the serious problems around, you can keep alive a good sense of humor. It will serve you well.

36.   According to the writer, pain, fear, and anger are sometime caused by ______.

A. bad things               B. taking personal problems too seriously

C. other people’s feeling      D. themselves

37.   What will NOT happened to us when we take things too seriously according to the passage?

A. We will lose sight of other humans.   B. We will treat others badly.

C. We drown in our problems.         D. Things will be directed at us and against us.

38.   Having a good sense of humor means that ______.

A. people shouldn’t be too strict with themselves   B. people don’t have to try hard

C. making mistakes is excusable      D. people should be too strict with other people

39.   The writer implies in the passage that _______.

A. men are making mistakes all the time  B. laughing at oneself is a good sense

C. people don’t have to try hard   D. keeping alive a sense of humor makes one happy

40.   Humor is an interesting topic because ________.

A. it lets us ignore our troubles and frustration

B. it helps us to see our problems as they really are

C. it helps us to have less problems

D. it makes life painful when life is difficult

Signals without Words

“I liked him the minute I saw him!” you sometimes hear. You’ve probably heard something like this a few times too: “Before she even said a word, I knew there was something funny about her.” Such statements are examples of what are sometimes called “snap judgments”, opinions which are formed suddenly, seemingly on no sound basis at all. Most would also admit, however, that themselves often make snap judgments and may find them to be fairly reliable.

Snap judgments, “love at first sight”, “instant antipathy” and other sudden emotional responses, if taken seriously, have usually been considered signs of immaturity or lack of sense. When someone “has a feeling” about someone else, people more often laugh than pay attention. Most people assume that you find out about a person by listening to what he says over a period of time. Someone may occasionally remind you that “actions speak louder than words”, but this is usually a reference to such things as keeping promises or paying bills or sending money home to Mother.

Because people assume that “you are what you say you are”, they do a lot of talking in order to become acquainted with each other. There are predictable topics which businessmen, housewives, singles and others will touch upon when they first meet. Later, once two people have gotten acquainted, they more or less assume that it was all that conversation that gives them their information about each other.

As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find that the importance of speech has been overestimated. Though speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other means of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware. It is possible that we are unconsciously picked up by observers and used in forming opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them on the part of others may in part account for the “feelings” and “snap judgments” mentioned above.

We communicate a great deal, the researchers have found, with our bodies --- the way we move, sit, stand and what we do with our hands and heads, for example. Imagine a few people sitting in a waiting room: one is drumming his fingers in his briefcase, another keeps rubbing his hands together, another is biting his fingernails, still another grasps the arms of his chair tightly and a final one keeps running his fingers over his hair. These people aren’t talking, but they’re “saying” a lot if you happen to know the “language” they’re using.

Two of the most “telling” forms of behavior are driving a car and playing games. It is interesting to note a person’s reaction to stress in these situations and to aggressive behavior in others. If he easily becomes angry, excited, passive or resentful when driving or playing, you may have a clue to his personality.

Like many other forms of behavior, how you dress tells a lot about you. While clothing serves a purely practical function, it also communicates many things about your social status, personality, state of mind and even your aspirations and dreams. The eleven-year-old girl who dresses like a college student and the forty-year-old woman who dresses like a teenager are saying something by means of what they wear. According to studies, what you communicate through your mode of dress definitely influences others to accept the image of you that you are projecting: in the business worlds, the person who dresses like a successful manager is most likely to be promoted into a managerial position sooner or later.

Also significant are the ornaments a person wears: buttons, medals, jewelry, etc. Such ornaments are often the means by which a person advertises a variety of things about himself, his convictions (campaign buttons), his beliefs (religious tokens), his membership in certain groups (club pins or badges), his past achievements (college ring or Phi Beta Kappa key) and his economic status (diamond jewelry).

Some studies have shown that there is a correlation between a person’s color preferences and his personality. Yellow, for example, is a favored by intellectuals, while purple id especially preferred by romantics. What colors do you like to wear and decorate your home with? You’re probably communicating a lot about yourself through your choices. Do some colors attract you or annoy you or remind you of someone? These reactions could tell you something about yourself or about that have other person. Colors that attract or annoy you may represent personality traits that have the same effect on you. A color which reminds you of someone may represent certain of his personality traits, as perceived by you.

Another indicator of a person’s character is said to be found in his preferences in architecture and furniture. A person who really would like to live in a castle would probably be more at home in the Middle Ages. Lovers of Victorian family houses and furniture might secretly welcome a return to more rigid social norms. People who are content with contemporary design are probably well-adapted to modern life-styles.

You see a person for the first time. Even though he doesn’t speak to you, you begin observing him: his actions, his stance, his clothing and many other things. There is a wealth of information there if you know how to “read” it. Perhaps snap judgments are not so unsound after all.

41. The first paragraph tells us that _______.

A. because snap judgments are never accurate, everybody is careful not to make them

B. although snap judgments are not always accurate, most people make them

C. snap judgments are always accurate, although most people think they are not

D. although snap judgments are never accurate; everybody is careless to make them

42. Many people assume that a person is _________.

A. what he says he is              B. what other people say he is

C. what others feel about he is       D. what others image he is

43. The clothes you wear ________.

A. communicate an image of you

B. can make people think you are younger than you really are

C. can hide your true personality

D. can make you up

44. If you understand behavioral signals you can tell ________ about a person by observing him closely.

A. everything    B. a lot     C. almost nothing      D. something

45. This article is mainly concerned with _______.

A. human communication             B. communication in words

C. communication with the body       D. communication

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to women.

Handsome male executives were perceives as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executive. Interestingly, thought, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities required.

This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently.” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes

46. The word “liability” (Para.1, Line 4) most probably means “_________”.

A. misfortune     B. disadvantage    C. instability    D. burden

47. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.

A. reinforces the feminine qualities required

B. makes women look more honest and capable

C. is of primary importance to women

D. often enables women to succeed quickly

48. Bowman’s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______.

A. turns out to be an obstacle to men

B. affects men and women alike

C. has as little effect on men as on women

D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women

49. It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often _______.

A. practical   B. prejudiced   C. old-fashioned   D. radical

50. The author writes this passage to ________.

A. discuss the negative aspects of being attractive

B. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. emphasize the importance of appearance

 

How do the birds find ___51___ way on their enormously long journeys? The young birds are not taught the road by their parents, because often the parents fly off first. We have no ____52____ how the birds find their way, particularly as many of them fly ____53___ night, when landmarks could hardly be ____54____. And other birds migrate over the sea, where there are no landmarks at all. A certain kind of plover, for ____55___, nests in Canada. At the end of the summer these birds ___56___  from Canada to South America; they fly 2,500 miles, non-stop, over the ocean. Not only is this very long flight an extraordinary feat of endurance, but there are no landmarks on the ocean to guide the birds.

It has been suggested that birds can sense the magnetic lines of force stretching from the north to south magnetic pole of the earth, and so direct themselves. But , all experiments hitherto made to see whether magnetism has any ____57____ whatsoever on animals have given negative results. Still, where there is such a biological mystery as migration, even improbable experiments are worth ____58___. ____59___ was being done in Poland, before the invasion of that country, on the possible influence of magnetism on path-finding. Magnets were attached to the birds’ heads to see ____60___ their direction-sense was confused thereby. These unfinished experiments had, of course, to be stopped.

 

51. A. they             B. them       C. their         D. theirs

52. A. attention         B. idea        C. thought       D. view

53. A. on             B. at           C. in           D. during

54. A. saw            B. looked       C. seen         D. seeing

55. A. example        B. instances     C. sample       D. distance

56. A. immigrate      B. migrate       C. emigrate     D. mar grate

57. A. affection       B. effect ion     C. effecting      D. effect

58. A. to try          B. try          C. trying        D. tried

59. A. What          B. It           C. There        D. How

60. A. if             B. as if         C. as soon as     D. despite

 

61. 千万别说他的工作不好，他就怕别人提这件事。(be sensitive about)

62. 说到互联网技术，我一窍不通。(when it comes to)

63. 深夜，孩子们都睡熟了，而蜡烛还亮着。(in the depths of)

 

64. Recent research shows that forty million Americans move every year. One out of every five of the American population packs up his things and goes to live somewhere else.

65. A priest in a small town does not return from a fishing trip. The police find his car stopped on the way to the lake. I t is locked and undamaged. In it they find a half eaten sandwich, an open packet of chocolate biscuits, fishing equipment, a gun with one shot fired, and a copy of a magazine that contains dirty pictures. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51. A. they             B. them       C. their         D. theirs

52. A. attention         B. idea        C. thought       D. view

53. A. on             B. at           C. in           D. during

54. A. saw            B. looked       C. seen         D. seeing

55. A. example        B. instances     C. sample       D. distance

56. A. immigrate      B. migrate       C. emigrate     D. mar grate

57. A. affection       B. effect ion     C. effecting      D. effect

58. A. to try          B. try          C. trying        D. tried

59. A. What          B. It           C. There        D. How

60. A. if             B. as if         C. as soon as     D. despite

 

61. 千万别说他的工作不好，他就怕别人提这件事。(be sensitive about)

62. 说到互联网技术，我一窍不通。(when it comes to)

63. 深夜，孩子们都睡熟了，而蜡烛还亮着。(in the depths of)

 

64. Recent research shows that forty million Americans move every year. One out of every five of the American population packs up his things and goes to live somewhere else.

65. A priest in a small town does not return from a fishing trip. The police find his car stopped on the way to the lake. I t is locked and undamaged. In it they find a half eaten sandwich, an open packet of chocolate biscuits, fishing equipment, a gun with one shot fired, and a copy of a magazine that contains dirty pictures.