Lizzie was _______to see her friend off at the airport.

A. a little more than sad

B. more than a little sad

C. sad more than a little

D. a little more sad than

If you can't come tomorrow, we'll _______have to hold the meeting next week.

A. yet                   B. even

C. rather                 D. just

John, there is __ Mr. Wilson on the phone for you.

－I'm in _______bath.

A. a； the                B. the； a

C. a； 不填              D. the；不填

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa.   1  I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his   2  qualities. First of all, I respected his   3    to teaching.  Because his lectures were always well-prepared and dearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he   4  what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an   5  way, introducing such aids (輔助) to   6  as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he  7sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.   8   , 1 admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them   9the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would   10   a student to a game of chess (國(guó)際象棋).   11 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of   12  ; agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for   13  on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was   14   by his lively sense of humor (幽默). He believed that no lesson is a success    15  , during it, the students and the professor    16   at least one loud   17. Through his sense of humor, he made learning more   18  and more lasting. If it is    19   that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man   cry,   20   my friend is indeed a wise man.     

1. A. Although          B. When             C. Even if           D. Now that

2. A. basic             B. special            C. common          D. particular

3. A. attention          B. introduction        C. relation           D. devotion

4. A. insisted on        B. talked about.        C. believed in        D. agreed with

5. A. imaginative        B. ordinary           C. opposite          D. open

6. A. listening          B. understanding       C. information       D. discovery

7. A. also              B. nearly             C. even             D. only

8. A. Later             B. Secondly           C. However         D. Therefore

9. A. with              B. by                C. from             D. on

10. A. invite            B. lead               C. prefer            D. show

11. A. As a matter of fact  B. Later on           C. Other times        D. In general

12. A. questions         B. subjects           C. matters            D. contents

13. A. support           B. explanation        C. experience         D. advice

14. A. disturbed         B. moved            C. attracted           D. defeated

15. A. for              B . until             C. since              D. unless

16. A. hear             B. suggest           C. share              D. demand

17. A. laugh           B. cry               C. shout              D. question

18. A. helpful          B. enjoyable          C. practical           D. useful

19. A. natural          B. normal            C. hopeful            D. true

20. A. so              B. for                C. then               D, yet

After a quick breakfast in the station restaurant, Peter set off to look for a room where he could live for the next few months. He knew exactly what he wanted: a room which was not too small, nor so large that it would be difficult to heat in winter. It had to be clean and comfortable too but, above all, it had to be quiet. In the newspaper he had bought from the Bookshop, there were very few advertisements (廣告) for rooms to let. But, as he glanced down the page, a notice caught his eye.

This seemed hopeful, so he made a note of the address and set off in search of the agency. He found it in a narrow street just off the main road. The woman at the desk gave him a bright smile as he entered and, after Peter had explained what sort of room he was looking for, he paid two pounds for a list of about half a dozen landladies who had rooms to let.

1. What does the text mainly describe?

A. Peter's room-hunting experience.

B. Peter's determination to find a room.

C. The difficulties in finding rooms.

D. The housing market.

2. Peter's most important consideration in choosing a room was that it should be

A. neat and tidy

B. away from noise

C. of the right size

D. warm in winter

3. The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph refers to

A. a list of rooms to let

B. the newspaper Peter bought

C. the notice in the restaurant

D. Johnson's Housing Agency

When Nancy Lublin received $ 5 000 from her grandfather in 1996, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans (貸款). Instead, the 24-yea~old New York University law student began thinking about helping low-income women get better jobs. "If a woman goes for a job interview (面試) poorly dressed, she won't get the job," Lublin says. "But without a job, she can't afford suit- able clothes."      

So, with the money Lublin founded "Dress for Success" and began collecting women's clothes which were still in good condition but which their owners no longer needed. "So many women have clothes lying around that they will never wear again," one of Lublin's assistants says. "Nancy's idea is so simple and yet so important to women."      

Many women come to Lublin's office before going to a job interview. Here, they receive a suit, shoes and any other things they need.  Since it was set up, more than 1 000 women have turned to "Dress for Success" for help. Many of them have won jobs. Some have found jobs after being out of work for many years. Jenny, a 32-year-old woman who was recently hired as a law-firm office manager says, "I made a good impression (印象) because of 'Dress for Success'."      

1. What can we learn from the text?

A. Nancy's grandfather lent her the money to set up the office.

B. Nancy's office gathers used clothes from women.

C. Low income women can get jobs at "Dress for Success".

D. Nancy set up "Dress for Success" to make money.

2. "Dress for Success" attracts many women because they

A. like to wear different clothes

B. like the design of the dresses

C. prefer buying clothes at a low price

D. need to look smart when looking for a job

3. From what Jenny says, we know that

A. she got a lot of good ideas from Nancy

B. she is working happily at her present job

C. clothes from Nancy's office helped to get her a job

D. "Dress for Success" has a good business relation with her firm

4. What would be a good title for the text?

A. Keep Your Old Clothes

B. A Helping Hand for Women

C. Nancy~ A Successful Law Student

D. A Successful Clothing Business

Sitting is an art that isn't getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies--or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn't sitting--it's watching.      

People used to sit a whole lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would he, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in the summer or around the fire in the winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tires and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.      

Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel's illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠閑的氛圍).      

That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正充電的電池) doesn't look as if it's doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul. If you want to enjoy a truly full life, don't just do something--sit there.      

1. What message does the author try to get through to us?

A. People should make better use of their sitting room.

B. People should spend less time watching TV.

C. People should pass down their good habits.

D. People should take things easy for their own good.

2. We can learn from the second paragraph that

A. people lived a more restful life in the past

B. towns were built to make living convenient

C. small town garages had a lot to offer

D. people enjoyed going out for a drive

3. The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for

A. eating food

B. watching TV

C. gathering together

D. playing with children

4. From the text we know the writer believes

A. sitting has a good spiritual effect

B. sitting helps people remember the past

C. a sitting room may have different purposes

D. a sitting room is important for the old

Houston, Texas (June 8, 2002) --In 2004, the Nation- al Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots (機(jī)器人) to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time; to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.      

Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft (宇宙飛船) will touch down on Mars, after a seven-and a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.      

The robots, each weighing 160 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control from Earth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.      

The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.     

1. According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to

A. find out whether there is water on Mars

B. see if robots can find minerals there

C. test how fast robots can drive there

D. prove that robots can work on Mars

2. How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

A. 1 year.                 B. 7.5 months.

C. 2 months.               D. 2 weeks.

3 One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to

A. study the soil

B. walk everywhere

C. test the new camera

D. find a suitable landing point

4. We can infer from the last sentence that scientists

A. have changed the landing points many times

B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water

C. are still working on the plan

D. know where they can find water

THE  BRONTE FAMILY

   Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小說) of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.  The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extmaordinary, quality as her sisters'.      

Their father was Patrick Bronte born in Ireland.  He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls and a boy.      

Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education.  They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.                                

As children they had all written many stories.  Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book.  (It was not published until 1869. ) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it.      

It was accepted at once； thus each of the sisters bad a book published in 1847.      

Jane Eyre was immediately successful； the other two, however, did not do. so well. people did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like.  But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book, and Anne died in 1847.        

Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1863. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a  year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核) as her sisters had.       

1. What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte?

A. Help him write stories.

B. Help him get trained in art.

C. Teach him how to draw well.

D. Teach him how to educate himself.

2. We know from the text that

A. Jane Eyre was published in 1847

B. Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all

C. the Bronte sisters received good education

D. Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writing

3. Which of the following was published after the death of its writer?

A. Shirley.           B. Villette.

C. Agnes Grey.       D. The Professor.

4. The underlined words "the other two" in the 5th paragraph refer to

A. Shirley and Villette

B. The Professor and Agnes Grey

C. Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights

D. The Professor and Wuthering Heights

5. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?

A. Their novels interested few publishers.

B. None of them had more than two books published.

C. None of them lived longer than 40 years old.

D. Emily was the least successful of the three. Dear Susan.

Dear Susan,

Fm very glad to hear you are coming to visit                                             1. _______

me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I won't be able to                                 2._______

meet you at the airport although I have classes in the                                  3.______

afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city                                                4._______

center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and                                     5._______

will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My class                                6._______

will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will                                 7._______

take you together to a hot-pot restaurant for dinner                                                8. _______

and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over                                       9. _______

dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.                                 10._______

                            Yours,

                            Zhang Ming