Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments.

　 Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. “He who dies rich, dies disgraced”, he often said.

　 Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthropic(慈善的) gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

　 Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus(核心) of the public library system that we all enjoy today.

46. The author quoted “He who dies rich, dies disgraced” in the passage to

　 show ____.

A.He felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of

society

B. He opposed charity

C. The wealthy die from their fortunes

D. The wealthy die from not contributing to society

47. Carnegie succeeded in becoming one of the wealthiest men in America

　 by____.

A. his policy of expanding　　　　　　　　 B. his hard work

C. his ability to sell the product　　　　　　 D. Both A and B

48. Which of the following may NOT be philanthropic gifts to society according to

　 the passage?

A. the Carnegie Institute of Washington.　

B. the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.

C. the steel industry.

D. the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

　 One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．

　 I went to work feeling 26 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It’s the same thing over and over again． 27 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 28 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 29 a lot of us 30 but we manage to deal with it．

　 Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very _31 near where I keep the dirty 32 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 33 running all over the house, it was crazy. 34 these elderly women were watching 35 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．

　 When they 36 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 37 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．

　 38 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 39 and gentle voice, “You are going places．And that was it.” They left the 40 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 41 to believe in myself．They 42 my spirit from being down and gave me a 43 to keep on working hard．

　 People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 44 until I had a degree．I’m now a co-anchor （聯(lián)合主持人）of a student-produced television 45 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．

26. A. tired　　 　 B. excited　 　 C. up　　 　　 　 D. down

27. A. Dealing　 　 B. Helping　 　 C. Talking 　　 　 D. Meeting

28. A. sat　　 　　　　 　 B. seated　 　 　 C. laid 　 　　 　 D. seating

29. A. attract　　　　 B. avoid　　 　　 　 C. adjust 　 D. annoy

30. A. employees 　 B. customers　 　 　 C. boss 　 D. employers

31. A. table　　 　 B. box　　　 　C. spot 　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

32. A. dishes　　 　　 　 B. rooms　 　 　C. clothes　 　　　　　 D. chairs

33. A. men　　 　 　　 　 B. women　 　 　C. servers 　　　 D. people

34. A. And　　　 　　 　 B. Otherwise 　 　C. But　　 　　　　　　 D. So

35. A. what　 　　 　　 　 B. how　　 　C. where 　 　　　 D. why

36. A. finished． 　 B. completed 　C. ordered　 　 　　　 D. got

37. A. place　 　 　　 　 B. grade　 　　　　　 　C. mark 　 　　　　　　 D. position

38. A. Before　 　 　　 　 B. While　　 　　　 　C. As　　 　　 D. After

39. A. confident 　 B. loud　　　 　C. low　 　　 D. pleasant

40. A. kitchen　 　 B. house　 　 　C. restaurant　　 　 D. table

41. A. ability　　　　 B. courage　 　　　 　C. imagination D. time

42. A. put down 　 B. picked up　 　　　 　C. took over 　　 　　 D. pointed out

43. A. cause 　　　　 　 B. reason　　 　　 　C. present 　　　　　　 D. permission

44. A. television 　 B. government 　　 　C. school 　　　 D. restaurant

45. A. company 　　　　　 　 B. station　　 　C. show 　　 D. advertisement

---Hey,! Guess what? I’ve got a pay rise!
---This ________ a celebration! Let's go to sing karaoke tonight.

　 A．calls for B．works out 　　 C．brings about 　 D．pays for

---Where did you find Mr. Smith?

---It was in the library ____ we often went to read.
　　 A. that　　　 　　　B. when　　 　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　 D. where

---Could I talk with you right now? I have something urgent.

---If you ____, please come to my office.
　 A. can　　　　　　 B. may　　　 　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　 D. should

 We’ll be free tomorrow, so I suggest ____ to the history museum.

   A. to visit                                 B. visiting

   C. we should visit                        D. a visit

 Jane would never have gone to the party ____ that Mary would come to see her.

   A. has she known                      B. had she known

   C. if she knows                           D. if she has known

 Here are some new computer programs _____ for home buildings.

   A. designing        B. design               C. to design D. designed

____ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A. However a serious problem　　　 　B. What a serious problem

C. However serious a problem　　 　 　D. What serious a problem

---You will break down if you keep on doing like that.

---______, but I just want a good result in this exam.
　 A. Thanks a lot　 　　　　 　　 　B. Don’t mention it

　　 C. You’re welcome　　 　　　　　 　　 　D. Sounds great