The table is __________ the way. Move it, please.

       A. on                    B. in                           C. by                           D. to

It's_________for an employee of this company to work seventy" hours a week since the competition is fierce in the industry.

   A. ordinary            B. usual            C. average          D. regular

_____________by thick bamboo, the cottage is hard to find.

Me More Than You

    “It hurts me more than you.” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school.

The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who took a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators(計算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. “Television”, says Klompus, “contributes to children’s passivity;” “We’re not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say ‘no’ to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, and to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them ‘no’ again.

We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to place importance on _____.

　 A. discipline     B. creativity      C. school education      D. homework

To today’s kids as described in this passage, _____.

　 A. it is easier to give a negative reply than to give a positive reply

　 B. it is easier to give a positive reply than to give a negative reply

　 C. neither is easy — to say yes or to say no

 　D. neither is hard — to say yes or to say no

The main idea of this passage is that _____.

　 A. parents should set a good example for their kids

　 B. kids should have more activities outside campus

　 C. educators should not be so kind to our children

　 D. it is time to be strict with our children

—I’d like to call you at 10 o’clock next Friday morning if it is convenient.

  —I’m afraid I _______ an important meeting.

A. will have attended    B. will be attending    C. will attend      D. would attend

—Would you like some more chicken?

   —No, thanks. I am _________ a diet and I’m trying to _________ weight.

A. on; lose      B. on; put on      C. in; have      D. in; lose

Mike had to walk home           his bike stolen.  

A. with B. as   C. for  D. since

When travelling in buses or trains,we are likely to have conversations _____ we give information or opinions about different things．   

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

If you are unable to attend the interview, for       reason, you should inform us immediately.

A．whatever                     B．whichever           C．whose                 D．which

    You get all sorts of demands, and the mark of a good hotel is to supply whatever is asked for without sounding surprise. If a guest asks for rubber gloves. You don't ask why. You say, “No problem. What colour do you want？”

　　There have been some demands which, much as I would have liked to fill, I couldn't. A Japanese businessman， for example， thought the manager of a hotel was like the captain of a ship so he asked me to marry him and the woman he loved. There was one time, however, we did help out. A young man thought that if he asked his girlfriend to marry him at the Ritz she would say yes. He asked us to put the ring in a cake, and she accepted.

　　Top hotels are used more and more to impress. They are used for doing business. If you've got something to sell, take your clients(客戶) to the best hotel where the surroundings are quite helpful. A friend of mine working at Savoy Hotel tells story about a man who gave him 5 pounds to say “Good morning, Mr. Smith” when he walked through the door with two other men. This he did， and could hear Mr. Smith saying, “I do wish they would leave me alone at this place.”

　　According to Julian Payne， the most powerful people in any hotel are the porters， who carry bags for hotel guests. “Porters can do almost anything. They can get you tables at the best restaurants or tickets for a popular concert. Don't ask me how they do it or what their deal is because I don't know. Most of them have been there for years. They know more about the history of the hotel and the guests than anyone else. They are invaluable. A head porter will come in even on his day off so he can say hello to someone he remembers visiting the hotel years ago.”

56．When guests ask for something strange，the manager of a good hotel would think ______.

　　A．how he can meet their needs

　　B．why they have such demands

　　C．what problems the hotel has

　　D．who is the best person to go to

57．Which of the following examples explains “we did help out？”

　　A．The hotel bought a ring for a young lady.

　　B．A Japanese married the woman he loved.

　　C．The manager once acted as a captain.

　　D．A young lady agreed to marry her boyfriend.

58．Which of the following statements is true about the porters in expensive hotels?

         A．They sell tickets for concerts.

         B．They know how to make a good deal.

         C．They know a lot about the hotels and the guests.

         D．The come to work even on their days off.

59．By saying “I do wish they would leave me alone at this place”， Mr. Smith ______.

　　A．showed that he disliked such people at the hotel

　　B．gave the impression that he was a constant guest

　　C．tried to make his clients feel sorry for him

　　D．sounded as if he was tired of such greetings