―At lunch time, I'd like to have a chat with you.

―______ Have what with me?

A.I apologize.              B. Pardon?          C.I see.         D. Forgive me.

--- Do you think our manager is going to have a new factory built?

--- I simply don’t know.

---  61

--- He may have plans, but he hasn’t yet spoken to me about them.

---  62 

--- Of course. Right now we can’t produce goods quickly. People have to wait six months for their goods.

---  63 

--- It’s to find land to build the new factory. But some people don’t want good agricultural land to be built on.

---  64 

--- Our manager will persuade the government to let him build a new factory.

---  65 

--- I don’t think so. We just have to trust our manager.  

A.      I believe you’re right

B.      What do you think is to happen?

C.      That’s a good idea.

D.     People have been talking of it recenrly.

E.      Is there anything that we can do?

F.      Do you think it’s possible that it will happen?

G.     What’s the problem then?

From now on，never spend your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings．Instead，realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born．Only you have the power to make those seeds grow．

The seeds，and the power to grow them，are contained in the most wonderful machine ever made：the human mind．Success is a choice and not a chance．You were born a winner．You were born rich．You can be a success if only you make the right choice．

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊) ．Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself , and thus over your life．People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power，or responsibility for their lives．They are the lasting victims (受害者) ．They are leaves moved from side to side by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather．

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible (負責) for everything that happens in your life．Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance．Successful people realize that they are responsible．

Everything happens as a result of something．If we can find out the cause，we can control the effect．We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe．One generally rises to the level that one expects．We are responsible for setting our expectations．Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence (自信)．

If you get along with positive-thinking people , you are definitely going to achieve success．On the contrary，the opposite happens．We are responsible for finding，planting，and taking care of the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks (挫折)．

In short，in all areas of your life，whether they are financial，physical，emotional，or spiritual，you are responsible．Once you recognize this，accept it，and firmly believe it，you are on the road to success．

57．People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they __________ ．

A．a(chǎn)re ready to change their minds  

B．a(chǎn)re easily changed by windy weather

C．don’t have the power to face their future

D．can’t exercise control over themselves

58．Losers would think that __________ ．  

A．success is the result of hard work   

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don’t make efforts to succeed   

59．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that __________ ．

A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes  

B．developing confidence is the key to future success

C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of active mind

D．setting our expectations is extremely important before taking action

60．The last paragraph serves as __________ ．

A．the information of the author’s points  

B．the result of the argument

C．a(chǎn)n introduction to another topic       

D．a(chǎn) comparison between two views

We believe that there is more to education than preparation for a job．Children must be prepared for all aspects (方面) of their adult life work，leisure，personal relationships，creative activities，dealing with money matters，independence，and parenthood．

However，it would be unrealistic to provide an education which gave no consideration to the needs of employers．

What type of training does the business world regard as important?

Many young people applying for jobs were , in the employers’ opinions，very weak in the basic skills of handwriting，grammar and spelling．Though further education at university level improved the student’s general ability，a report states, “In basic skills the standards remained very low．”   

It is doubtful whether standards have lowered in recent years．What is certain is that employers do not believe the standard is now high enough．Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students’abilities?

We should also remember that the job expectations of young people have increased．The girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries．Boys who sought an apprenticeship (學徒) 20 years ago now desire to an engineering degree．But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability．NO wonder there are problems in reaching the “necessary standards” of the business world．   

Many employers believed that it was important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school．They should work for a while at some other kind of job to see how the world of business and commerce is different from their own．The teaching profession and society in general needed a greater understanding of manpower needs and therefore of “the desired” direction of the education system．

53．The article mainly talks about  __________．

A．no education among young people

B．the weaker standards of education

C．the problem of unemployment

D．meeting the educational requirements of employment

54．In the writer’s opinion , education should __________ ．

A．be suitable to all aspects of being an adult，including employment

B．only meet the needs of employment

C．centre on student’ working ability

D．pay more attention to grammar

55．The underlined part “the same girls and boys” refers to __________．

A．those who are likely to be unemployed

B．those who have just left middle school

C．those who are looking for jobs far beyond their abilities

D．those who might have become shop assistants，hairdressers and apprentices in the past

56.  It’s suggested that teachers should __________．

A．never change their jobs

B．improve their teaching methods

C．get some working experience outside school

D．spend more time on their school work   

Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies ”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese，Arabic，Russian，F(xiàn)rench，German，Greek and Spanish．

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person．The dummies books are not really for stupid people．They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before，like painting a house or learning a language．The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies，such as World History for Dummies，Rabbits for Dummies，Chinese Cooking for Dummies，and Wedding Planning for Dummies．The first such book，DOS for Dummies，was published in 1991．It helped people learn how to use the DOS opcrating system for computers．Since then，more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold．   

The dummies.corn website explains the idea behind the books．It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything．First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand．Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy．The publishers (出版商) say that the books do not provide more information than necessary．They give readers just enough information to do what they want．They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something．And the books use simple and easy language．

There are more than one thousand different dummies books．A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance (財經(jīng))．

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases，education and cooking．People interested in opera，car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them．And there are even more dummies books to come．The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year．

48．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Self-Help Books                   B．The Easiest，the Best

C．Books for Dummies             D．New Ideas Behind the Books

49．According to the dummies.com website，with the help of dummies books people can __________ ．

A．simplify some personal things      B．do anything they want

C．become expert in any field           D．1earn any foreign language

50．The dummies books have been popular because __________ ．

A．they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

 B．they provide much information on the related subject

C．people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D．people can save lots of money through self-teaching

51．According to New York Times，we know the books selling best are the ones on __________ ．   

A．cooking and world history        B．opera and car repairing   

C．diseases and education             D．technology and personal finance

52．What can we learn from the passage?   

A．The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking．

B．The dummies books will continue to be popular．

C．Fifty million different dummies books have been published．   

D．The simple language was intended for child readers．   

      Passport Control

If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring (中轉(zhuǎn)) to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland，you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not British or a citizen of the European Community，you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined．This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London．

After landing，follow the AKRIVALS signs．Make sure you are in the right channel (通道) when you reach Passport Control．There is one channel for holders of European Community passports，and a second channel marked “Other Passports”．

Baggage Reclaim (行李領(lǐng)取) Area

After passing through Passport Control，follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area．If you have luggage which was carried in the aircraft：along with other goods，it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area．Look for the sign with your flight number．If you have only hand luggage，go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to Customs．

Customs  

All passengers must pass through Customs (海關(guān)) after Passport Control．There is a choice of two channels．Green and Red．If you have nothing to declare，go through the Green Channel．If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowances (免稅額)，or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel．Information about Duty Free allowances can be found on special notice-boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area．You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not．Please note that if you go through the Green Channel，you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection (檢查)．

45．Which of the following travellers DO NOT have to go through Passport Control and Customs?

A．People travelling straight to London．   

B．Holders of European Community passports．

C．Passengers transferring to a city in Ireland．

D．Passengers only with some hand luggage．

46．When a Chinese traveller is arriving at Heathrow Airport for a trip in London，he must _________．

A．fill out a landing card first     

B．walk through the Red Channel

C．pass through Customs before Passport Control

D．immediately get back his baggage after landing

47．Those who are not sure about their Duty Free allowances__________ ．

A．can do as those who have nothing to declare

B．need to go through the Green Channel 

C．will be asked to open the luggage for inspection

D．can check the information in the Baggage Reclaim Area 

    Eric and Doris King Turner are packing their bags for New Zealand．They’re busy deciding what to pack and what to leave behind in Britain and are making plans to make their new home in Nelson．Doris is looking forward to getting the garden into shape and Eric has his heart set on a spot of fly fishing．The difference is that Eric is 102 , Doris is 87．Eric thinks he’s Britain’s oldest emigrant．

    In January next year Eric King Turner and his wife will wave goodbye to their neighbors，and set sail from Southampton on the voyage of a lifetime．The ocean liner (遠洋客輪) Saga Rose will take six weeks to get to Auckland and the couple are expecting a redcarpet welcome from family．

    Doris was born in New Zealand but gave up her homeland when the couple met and married in the 90s．But New Zealand is close to both their hearts and the attraction of family and friends，and the good fishing helped to persuade them to move．

    Doris，who has five children and nine grandchildren，supported her husband’s application to settle in New Zealand . The paperwork took five months．Says Eric，“We not only had to produce a marriage certificate but we had to produce evidence that we were in a long and firm relationship!” Eric says he was not asked about his age but had to show that he could support himself financially (經(jīng)濟上) in New Zealand．

    “I like New Zealand．The way of life is very much the same as it is here but it is not so crowded . ” His wife has always been “a little bit homesick” but has never complained．Now the couple are in the middle of the task of sorting out possessions and selling their flat .

41．The underlined word “emigrant” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a person who ____ ．  

    A．1ives in a country forever               B．visits many places in a country

    C．travels around the world                 D．moves from one place to settle in another

42．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The couple will set up their new home in Nelson．

    B．The wife always complained about the life in Britain．

    C．They decided to leave all the things behind in Britain．   

    D．Doris and Eric will go to New Zealand to hold the wedding．

43．What makes the couple’s move to New Zealand special?

    A．Their age．                    B．The red carpet．

    C．The ocean liner Saga Rose．      D．Their marriage certificate．

44．The best title of the passage may be __________ ．

    A．Better Late Than Never 

    B．Eric，102，Leaves Britain With His Wife

    C．To Leave or Not to Leave . That’s the Problem

    D．Eric and Doris King Turner are Packing Their Bags

“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?” I said to myself. Living in a small house and still jobless, I 21 to make ends meet.

Still, I counted my blessings(知足) when I 22 that a young family in a nearby home lost 23 to a flash fire. I watched as the entire community went to their 24: A church provided shelter; others gathered food, bedding and clothing. Lines of busy people willingly gave their time 25 their money.

The afternoon before Thanksgiving, two women came to our house 26 donations(捐贈物品). Although we had 27 to spare, I helped carry items to their car, 28 in my heart to give more.

    As we stood 29 chatting, my little Helen, only three, shouted, “Wait! Don’t anybody move.” She rushed into the house, complaining, “We 30 something!”

    I looked apologetically at the ladies, but 31 I could follow her, Helen was back outside, carrying her 32 toy bear, which I had made for her birthday just two months before.

    “Mommy,” her green eyes searched my 33 , “ the little girl doesn’t have any toys. I have to give it to her.”

    My heart quaked. I thought about the few 34 Helen had and how many hours I had spent sewing(縫) this one. Now she wanted to 35 it away. We stood in silence, the ladies 36 at me. I struggled with my feelings. I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have.

    Everyone held their 37 as I bent down to face Helen. “Of course, Helen.” My voice nearly 38 , “you’re right. We forgot the toy. How 39 of you to remember!”

    And I 40 my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding(砰砰地跳) in my daughter’s little chest.

You may depend on ____that your parents will help you whenever you need it.

A. them        B. yourself        C. it              D. me