In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ______ recovering from his heart operation.

　 A. quietly 　　　　 B. actually 　　 C. practically 　　　　 D. gradually

If they don’t come to their senses,they will _________ up in the same grave as Hitler.
A. come    B. turn    C. get   D. end

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped （絆倒）and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered （散落的）articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

　 They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from the junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

　 Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day? ”asked Bill. “You see. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life. ”

1. Mark helped Bill ____ on his way home.

　 A. read all his books 　　　　　　　　 B. play baseball in a game

　 C. buy two sweaters and a glove 　　　　 D. pick up the scattered articles

2. They watched TV, and drank Coke ____.

　 A. at Bill’s home 　　　　　　　　　 B. at Mark’s home

　 C. at school 　　　　　　　　　　 D. at the college

3. Bill wanted to commit suicide by ____.

　 A. carrying many things home 　　　　 B. taking sleeping pills

　 C. cleaning his locker 　　　　　　　 D. talking and laughing

4. We learn from the passage that ____.

　 A. Mark saved Bill’s life 　　　　　 B. Bill’s mother asked him to die

C. Bill’s girlfriend carried books for him D. Mark wanted to commit suicide, too

Cultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and where and how one entertains. In countries where status is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people to their homes. However, in some societies the home is considered too personal, unworthy, or too small to serve as a proper place for business entertaining. In some countries there is a “help yourself” method of entertaining done in the home. This method does not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. For example, a Chinese guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to take food after only being asked to do so once. In another case, an American woman executive(負責(zé)人) was being entertained in London. After having the tea served, the American woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English hostess was upset by the thought that she was not serving quickly enough.

As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is OK. A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the person is especially good. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the “hometown” gift you are bringing to Singapore is not made in Hong Kong. Because many gifts carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural information before selecting gifts. The giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with legal department in the home and host culture.

1. It is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where _______.

A. people don’t pay any attention to your positions

B. people care much about their statuses

C. entertainment is important

D. entertainment is not advisable

2. The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show ________.

A. that offering food should not be made too early

B. a “help yourself” method works well in this case

C. that accepting an offer of food should be made later

D. a “help yourself” method does not work well in some cases

3. The passage infers that American women like _________.

A. a “help yourself” method B. waiting to be served C. a slow service　 D. cream and sugar

4. _________ is especially proper, when you are invited to a dinner party.

A. A big gift B. Large payment as a gift C. A small gift from one’s home D. A gift form Singapore

1.The bridge____over the river is about 1,500 meters long. It will be completed at the end of this year.　　

A. will be built　　 　B. built　　 　　　　　 C. being built　 　　D. is being built

It’s high time that we _____ home and _____ supper now.

A. go…h(huán)ave　　　 　　　 B. went…h(huán)ad

C. go…should have　 　　 D. went…to have

I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped , he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威脅) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist(news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

1. What is strange about the man who followed the writer?

　 A. He seemed to be wearing too much.

　 B. He was out on such a hot day.

　 C. He walked quickly behind.

　 D. He was a tall young man.

2. Why did the writer get into a taxi?

　 A. To test the young man.　　 B. To lose the young man.

　 C. To call the police.　　　　 D. To get home earlier.

3. What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?

　 A. He got into another taxi.

　 B. He tried to stop the taxi.

　 C. He almost gave up following him.

　 D. He made his way along Orchard Road.

4. How did the writer have the stranger admit he was following him?

　 A. He threatened to take him to the police.

　 B. He called the police.

　 C. He said he would call the police.

　 D. He talked to the police.

5. Why did the stranger follow the writer?

　 A. He was interested in elderly people.

　 B. He often does such things.

　 C. He was writing a book about old people.

　 D. He needed materials for his article.

I can’t stand him．He always talks as though he　　 everything·

　 A．knew　　　 B．knows　　　 C．has know　　　 D．had known

－You have made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?

－Yes, but much ______.

　 A .is remained to be done　　 B. is remained to do

　 C. remains to be done　　　　 D. remains to do