20．The reason why he____his post was that there was a more attractive and challenging him．（　　）

A．

remained

B．

removed

C．

resigned

D．

replaced

19．In our company，I'm in a rather____position，as my job is different from anyone else's．（　�。�

A．

unique

B．

abnormal

C．

tiresome

D．

random

18．All the guests at the party were dancing and singing happily____suddenly the lights went down．（　�。�

A．

until

B．

while

C．

when

D．

before

17．His attention_____on his work，Jack didn't notice that it was getting dark．（　　）

A．

focusing

B．

focused

C．

being focused

D．

was focused

16．I still find it hard to imagine that such a clever child____make such a foolish mistake．（　�。�

A．

shall

B．

must

C．

can

D．

should

15．---You mean you missed the concert last night？
---_____．I arrived at the hall half an hour before it finished．（　�。�

A．

Not exactly

B．

Not at all

C．

Not especially

D．

Not really

14．A crow lived in a thick forest filled with many birds．The crow was very content with his carefree life until he saw a swan one day．The swan was flying over a lake．"This swan is so white，"he thought，"and I am so black．It must be the happiest bird in the world．"
He shared his thoughts with the swan．"Actually，"the swan replied，"I thought so too until I met a parrot．It had brilliant colors of red and blue．No other bird could be happier than the parrot．"
The crow went in search for the parrot，and found it rested on the top of an old rain tree．The parrot explained，"I too was very happy until I chanced upon a peacock．My colors paled in comparison to the peacock's． Its rich colors put my coat to shame．"
Curiosity defeated the crow，who was determined to look for the beautiful peacock．He finally found the peacock at the zoo．Hundreds of people gathered round to watch the peacock and its beautiful wings．After the crowd left，the crow rested itself onto a rock and said，"Dear peacock，"the crow said，"You are so beautiful．Every day，people come just to see you．People either drive me away or avoid me when they see me．You must be the happiest bird on the planet．"
The peacock replied，"My beauty had me kept in this zoo．In the years I spent here，I often thought to myself that if I were a crow，I could be enjoying a carefree life outside．Then after many months of internal struggles，I come to realize that I need to learn to be happy in what I have instead of expecting what I do not have．I am happy because I'm satisfied with my life here．"
56．How did the crow feel about his life at the beginning？（ no more than 8 words）He/The crow was satisfied （content） with his/its life．
57．What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3？（no more than 15 words）His/Its/My colors were not as beautiful/bright/colorful as the peacock's．/Compared to/with the peacock's，his/its/my colors were less beautiful/colorful/bright．
58．What do people usually do when they see a crow？（ no more than 10 words）They usually （either） drive him/it away or avoid him/it．
59．Why did the peacock often wish to be a crow？（no more than 15 words）Because he/it thought if he/it were a crow，he/it could be enjoying a carefree life．
60．What do you learn from the story？（no more than 20 words）We/People need to be happy with what we/they have instead of hoping for what we/they do not have．．

13．A serious defeat I suffered when I was only 10 years old helped me win the 1968 Olympic ice skating championship．It also gave me a deadly（16）D----the other Peggy Fleming．Just before that，I had been roller-skating，playing basketball，and could climb （17）Aa tree as well as any boy．So Dad（18）C me to take skating lessons．And soon I（19）Bseveral local figure-skating （花樣滑冰） awards．Then came the Pacific Coast Championship in Los Angeles．
I，a very confident young girl，proud of the （20）B of friends and newspapers，walked into the stadium （21）A to add another laurel （桂冠） to my recent success．Out on the ice，I（22）  D enjoyed myself，flying through all kinds of figures I knew so well．But when the（23）Awere posted，I was（24）C----out of the 12 competitors I had finished last!The（25）Bburned as bright as my skate knives："You didn't skate your best!"I knew that only one person had（26）D me that day----myself，my own（27）C．
When I trained for Olympics，I would（28）C the same 69 figures over and over，eight hours a day．A skater must do five figures for the Olympics，but you aren't told（29）D the last minute which figures these will be．So you must be very （30）A with the 69 figures．Often in the middle of practicing a figure，the other Peggy Fleming would whisper，"Good enough----why （31）B yourself so hard？"And then I would （32）A my lesson in Los Angeles．
Now I skate professionally．（33）B I still face this competitor，myself．I firmly believe that each of us has been given a special （34）C．And if we bury our talent in our own self-satisfaction，simply do not want to make the effort or fear trying，we will（35）Dcompletely．

16．A．follower	B．leader	C．injury	D．competitor
17．A．over	B．up	C．off	D．down
18．A．promised	B．ordered	C．encouraged	D．chose
19．A．lost	B．won	C．issued	D．donated
20．A．help	B．praise	C．instruction	D．explanation
21．A．expecting	B．a(chǎn)greeing	C．hating	D．pretending
22．A．exactly	B．gradually	C．frequently	D．totally
23．A．results	B．letters	C．bags	D．a(chǎn)dvertisements
24．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed	B．embarrassed	C．shocked	D．excited
25．A．comment	B．lesson	C．visit	D．example
26．A．surprised	B．honored	C．blamed	D．beaten
27．A．self-defense	B．self-destruction	C．self-satisfaction	D．self-care
28．A．learn	B．research	C．practice	D．photograph
29．A．in	B．a(chǎn)fter	C．a(chǎn)t	D．until
30．A．careful	B．a(chǎn)ngry	C．familiar	D．disappointed
31．A．criticize	B．force	C．hit	D．ignore
32．A．remember	B．start	C．miss	D．plan
33．A．So	B．But	C．Since	D．Or
34．A．requirement	B．knowledge	C．talent	D．education
35．A．lie	B．survive	C．recover	D．fail

12．The noise from my neighbor's sitting room ______can be clearly heard in my apartment，which makes me distracted from reading．（　�。�

A．

is decorated

B．

being decorated

C．

decorated

D．

to be decorated

11．John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year．Both worked very hard．After several years，however，the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee．John could not take it anymore，tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value hard-working staff，but only promoted those who flattered （討好）him．
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years．He thought a moment and said，"Thank you for your criticism，but I have a request．I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave．Perhaps you will change your decision and take back your resignation．"John agreed．
The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market．John went and returned soon．He said he had found out a man selling watermelon．The boss asked how much per kg．John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss 1.2perkg．The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office．He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market．Bobby went，returned and said，"Boss，only one person selling watermelon.1.2 per kg，$10for 10kg，he has inventory of 340melons．On the table 58melons，bought from the South two days ago，they are fresh and red，good quality．"
John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby．He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby．
My dear friends，a more successful person is more observant，thinks more and explores in depth．Chances exist in the daily details．For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim．If a person sees one year ahead，while another sees only tomorrow．Then the difference between a year and a day is 365times!How could you win？

56．After Bobby's promotion，what did John do？（no more than 12words）John presented a resignation to the boss and complained a lot．
57．What's the meaning of the underlined word"take"in Paragraph 1？（no more than 3words）Bear．/Stand．/Put up with．/Tolerate．
58．What was"one more thing"the boss asked John to do before he left the company？（no more than 15words）The boss asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market．
59．What kind of person is Bobby？（no more than 12words）Bobby is more observant，thinks more and explores in depth．
60．To be a more successful person，what would you like to do？Please tell your reason（s）．（no more than 25words）I would like to do things carefully and whole-hearted for this can help me achieve my goals．．