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Mrs. Green was over seventies, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished a driving offence(犯规, 犯法). Then one day she nearly her record. A police car her, and the policeman in it saw her a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed that she would be punished. When Mrs. Green came up to the , he looked at her seriously and said that she was old to drive a car, and that the why she had not stopped at the red was most probably that her eyes had become weak old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was , Mrs. Green opened the big handbag she was and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight. ” The judge took the and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case against Mrs. Green was , and her record unbroken. 1.A. fact B. action C. skill D. age 2.A. aboutB. onC. toD. for 3. A. keptB. wonC. missedD. lost 4. A. watchedB. chased C. followedD. stopped 5.A. passB. goC. runD. rush 6. A. sureB. ableC. certainD. like 7. A. policeB. judgeC. officerD. captain 8.A. soB. veryC. tooD. quite 9.A. causeB. reasonC. matterD. trouble 10.A. lightB. lampC. signD. one 11. A. withB. becauseC. forD. of 12. A. speakingB. saying C. talkingD. telling 13. A. holdingB. getting C. carryingD. bringing 14. A. tookB. broughtC. pickedD. chose 15. A. almostB. hardly C. successfullyD. successful 16. A. bothB. allC. neitherD. either 17. A. timeB. turnC. chanceD. job 18. A. threadB. glassesC. needlesD. needle 19. A. dismissedB. passed C. settledD. studied 20. A. wasB. kept C. seemedD. remained
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In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car! For each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology, or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past. Robot Helpers
Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And he’s probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other manufacturing environments. Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes. So why hasn’t it happened? Probably because robots are still too expensive and clumsy. And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without them. Telephones of Tomorrow In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet. Why? The technology worked fine, but it over-looked something obvious: people’s desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower? Probably not—it could be embarrassing! Just because a technology available doesn’t always mean people will want to use it. And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy anymore! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring. 1.The whole passage is mainly about . A. predictions that have come true B. predictions that haven’t come true C. why predictions don’t come true easily D. what technology will bring about 2. The author of this passage won’t believe that . A. predictions needn’t consider people’s practical use of technology B. the future isn’t always easy to guess C. not all past predictions have come true D. many of the high-tech things our parents thought we’d be using by now simply never appeared 3.The underlined word “weird” in Para. 5 probably means . A. wonderful B. stupid C. practicalD. strange 4.What does the author think of the flying car? A. It is too difficult to imagine. B. It is too crazy an idea. C. It is likely to be made. D. It is often reported in the news.
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People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It’s something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with their shyness. In my opinion, it’s a waste of time. I don’t mean that we should do nothing about it; quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of our shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment. Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Johnny Carson. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night, in front of a national audience. Carson has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend among talk show hosts. Look also at Sally Fields, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her. I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity and this insecurity prevents us from reaching out to others the way people with a more open personality do. As we grow up and become adults, we allow our social skills to grow and develop. But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul. 1.In the author’s view, shyness can be explained as . A. a not very normal mental condition B. a disease that can be easily cured C. something we pick up after birth D. a kind of emotional disability 2.From the passage, we know that Johnny Carson . A. has dealt with shyness very successfully B. has done away with his shyness carefully C. is described as a hero in some legend books D. failed to become a good talk show host 3. The passage tells us that Sally Fields was . A. proud all the time B. close to Jane Fonda C. impolite when young D. shy in her early years 4.The author thinks that our shyness is there because . A. we are not open enough B. we don’t feel secure at heart C. we try to reach out to others all the time D. we lack some social skills
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Tom: Hi, Cathy. 1. Cathy: I have to finish my project on the history of the Internet. What about you? Tom: 2. If it’s fine, we’ll go camping. Would you like to join us? Cathy: I’d like to, but the deadline for my project is next Monday. Tom: What a pity! 3. Cathy: Yes, please. Can you suggest any good reference books? Tom: You may want to read Origins of the Internet and The Digital Future. Cathy: I’m reading the two books. 4. Tom: Go to the Science Museum website, and you’ll find lots of up-to-date information. Cathy: Good idea. Thanks for your help. Tom: 5. A. Never mind. B. Don’t mention it. C. Any other suggestions? D. Will you come next time? E. It depends on the weather. F. Anything I can do for you? G. What are you up to this weekend?
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A. Learn to Listen and Speak B. Develop Healthy Relationships C. Arrange Some Time to Go Out D. Respect Each Other E. Agree to Disagree F. Learn Every Day Healthy Relationship Tips Healthy relationships are effortless, if both the people involved take equal effort to maintain it. Here are a few healthy relationship tips to help you build the dream of your life. 1.Communication is an art of putting your thoughts into words, so that they are exactly understood by the opposite person. Communication does not mean going on talking unnecessarily. This is the first mistake that couples make. One person in the relationship assumes the role of talker and the other becomes the listener. Their roles remain so forever. The talker forgets to listen and the listener becomes used to listening and not reacting. If your partner takes time to open up, help them out by asking questions. So hear them out and give proper reactions. You will obtain the benefits of a healthy relationship through increased confidence in both of you to open up and hear things out. 2.Regular conversations take the form of heated arguments amongst many couples. Understand that not every statement needs a reaction. Maybe a certain reaction may lead to an argument with your partner. Just agree with whatever it is and there will be no harm done. Try and reach a mutual(相互的)agreement. If that’s not possible leave the topic for later. If you give it time, maybe both of you will be able to think about it rationally. 3.Every single day is a blessing. Each moment with your partner is a moment to learn something new and discover the finer nuances(细微差别)of your relationships. Each one of us keeps changing every day, the circumstances around us change every day and with that our attitude also needs to change. The same applies when you are living with a person. Learning every day and taking every day as a challenge will help you perfect healthy relationship tips. 4.This tip is especially meant for couples with children on how to maintain healthy relationships. After a certain period, couples complain about romance being lost. To keep your relationship healthy, take some time out from your day-to-day routines to spend some quality time with your partner. This can be done as dinners, indulging in outdoor activities or just hanging out at a coffee shop like old times. 5.Respect has to be earned. It can be earned only if you learn to respect. Often, one of the partners plays the role of a dictator to give orders, while the other simply follows. Both sides involved are equally responsible for this mistake. Learn to respect each other and understand that both of you are equally responsible for the relationship. Creating a healthy relationship takes equal effort from both sides. Sharing, caring, being apologetic, forgiving and having realistic expectations are some of the important ingredients to the recipe of a healthy relationship.
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