Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

    A heart-warming story tells of a woman  36  decided to ask her boss for a  37  in salary. All day she felt  38  and worried. Late in the afternoon she summoned the  39  to approach her employer. To her  40 , the boss agreed to a raise.

    The woman arrived home that evening, finding a beautiful table  41  with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home  42  and prepared a festive meal. She  43  if someone from the office had tipped him off, or ... did he just somehow know that she would not get  _44 ?

    She found him in the kitchen and told him the  45  news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful  46   Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It  47_  "Congratulations, darling ! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

    Following the supper, her husband went into the  48  to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the  49 , she read: "Don' t worry about not getting the raise! You  50  it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you. "

   Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without  51 . What this man feels for his  52  is total acceptance and love,  53  she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes (撫慰，減輕) her  54 . He stands with her, no matter what life throws  55  their direction.

    Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. "And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.A. she           B. who            C. whom           D. which

2.A.development    B. promise        C. raise          D. post

3.A. nervous       B. happy          C. excited        D. sorry

4.A. strength      B. courage        C. power          D. tongue

5.A. regret        B. disappointment C. horror         D. delight

6.A. decorated     B. fulfilled      C. prepared       D. set

7.A. early         B. hurriedly      C. happily        D. angrily

8.A. asked         B. understood     C. wondered       D. guessed

9.A. turned up     B. turned over    C. turned down    D. turned in

10.A. shocking      B. unimportant    C. Unlucky        D. good

11.A. discussion    B. meal           C. ceremony       D. holiday

12.A. read          B. wrote         C. showed         D. told

13.A. bedroom       B. study          C. kitchen        D. garden

14.A. bed           B. floor          C. table          D. plate

15.A. deserve       B. own            C. request              D. remember

16.A. worry         B. way            C. method         D. measure

17.A. employee      B. wife           C. friend      D. colleague

18.A. whether       B. if             C. when            D. how

19.A. happiness     B. tears          C. wounds          D. duties

20.A. to            B. from           C. for             D. in

 

 

 —I wonder ______ you’ll water this kind of flower.

—Every other day.

A. how often         B. how long          C. how soon          D. how much

 

When was the last time your family sat down together to have a dinner?

  The speed at which we live today no longer allows for slow eating habits. Most people work long hours. There is lots of fast food and eating out is now on the increase. Often, food is eaten in front of the television in silence, or a child eats alone in front of the computer.

  When I was a child, every evening around the same time, one of the children would be asked to set the table, and then we'd go and wash our hands: before the meal. This was the time of day when we would talk about our day at school. But now things have changed a lot.

  A family environment plays an important role for children in learning to communicate with others and understanding table manners, such as waiting for others to finish before leaving the table and not speaking with a mouth full of food. Parents’ likes and dislikes of a certain food will also influence a child's own likes and dislikes. Studies have shown that children who often eat with their families have better results at school than children who eat with their families less than twice a week.

  Regular meal times give children the chance to discuss their problems with family members. They can also learn to respect others around the table. Talking to your children over dinner is the best way of having their-trust. Children learn good eating habits from their parents at a very young age. Family meals are important. Prepare them for your children.

1.Some families eat less together because __________.

A. most children live in a school                  

B. people are busy with their work

C. table manners change a lot                    

D. food in the restaurant is better

2.Children who often eat with their families _________.

A. turn out to do better in their studies         

B. prefer to share food with others

C. show concerns about families                

D. are interested in cooking

3.Which word can best describe the writer's attitude towards eating together with families?

A. Supportive.     B. Doubtful.       C. Worried.       D. Grateful.

4.Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. Table manners of a family             B. The importance of meals

C. Why should the family eat together?     D. How to choose food for your family?

 

It can be hard to meet people from another culture. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal（信號(hào)）. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize （強(qiáng)調(diào)）the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries--like the UK or France—people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment（多元文化環(huán)境）will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

1.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ________.

A. keep each other company            B. share the same Culture

C. get to know each other              D. develop closer relations

2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A. even talk and silence can be culturally different

B. too many words are of no use

C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

D. the English prefer to make long speeches

3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By sharing different ways of life.

B. By recognizing different values.

C. By accepting different habits.

D. By speaking each other’s languages.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Multicultural Environment.           B. How to Understand Each Other.

C. Cross-Cultural Differences.           D. How to Build Up a Relationship.

 

第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  36  meet, my parents stressed to me .  37  fortunate we were to live in a great country with  38  opportunities. They imbued(灌輸) in me the  39  of family, faith and love for our country.

The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  40  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  41  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which  42  getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower  43  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter  44  .

I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  45  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a  46  attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of  47  life's competing interests---in my  48  , school, homework and a job. All  49  helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while  50  precollege courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51  in law and business from Harvard,  52  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has  53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  54  themselves and their families that is something we should  55  .

36. A. ends        B. demands     C. challenges  D. friends

37. A. so         B. what      C. why       D. how

38. A. priceless      B. resistless     C. limitless     D. sightless

39. A. efforts     B. decisions    C. concepts     D. activities

40. A. retired     B. resigned  C. replaced     D. retrained

41. A. sales        B. rent      C. machine    D. shop

42. A. meant      B. kept       C. needed    D. started

43. A. since       B. although     C. when     D. while

44. A. with joy    B. on purpose C. by hand   D. in time

45. A. proved     B. impressed   C. marked    D. lasted

46. A. practical      B. pleasant      C. positive      D. tolerant

47. A. developing   B. balancing   C. comparing  D. facing

48. A. case       B. example     C. dream     D. attempt

49. A. generally   B. lately      C. really          D. typically

50. A. applying      B. doing     C. following   D. taking

51. A. titles        B. instructions C. chances      D. degrees

52. A. after that      B. ever since  C. after which       D. after then

53. A. equipped      B. prepared   C. taught          D. guided

54. A. serve for      B. feed on    C. provide for       D. count on

55. A. believe    B. honor    C. remember  D. support