You have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have made good safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway(挪威), and from Japan to Brazil(巴西). We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He(She) will be between the ages of thirty and forty. He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him. He will speak good English and at least one other language of the Far East.
The person we are looking for will live in Singapore, and work in our office there but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year. He will know the Far East well. He should know how to sell in established(建立) markets and where to find new ones. He will know to make more money than ever, for himself and for Webster Toys.
Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr.J.Sloman at our office. Webster Toys Company Church Mill Watford.
1.. What are Webster Toys?
A. An old kind of toys.
B. Factories where good, safe and interesting toys are made.
C. People who are famous for making toys for children.
D. A company that has been making and selling toys.
2.. We can most probably read the text _______.
A. in a book B. in a dictionary C. in a novel D. in a newspaper
3. . Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. If you are thirty years old, you can apply for the position.
B. If you live in Singaore, you can get the position.
C. If you speak good English , you can get the position.
D. The company is looking for some salesmen or saleswomen.
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When you are learning English, you find 41 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 42 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 43 . If you look 44 each word in the 45 , one at a time, what is your 46 ? It must be a 47 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 48 in many other ways. It is very 49 to master the rules of word 50 in the study of English, too. If the 51 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 52 the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always 53 is that there are a lot of 54 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 55 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 56 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 57 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 58 “Good night!” to one another 59 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 60 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
1.. A. it B. that C. you D. yourself
2.. A. second B. spoken C. native D. foreign
3.. A. advice B. example C. article D. answer
4.. A. up B. at C. after D. down upon
5.. A. sentence B. book C. phrase D. dictionary
6.. A. idea B. meaning C. answer D. translation
7.. A. wrong B. interesting C. puzzled D. difficult
8.. A. same B. different C. similar D. alike
9.. A. important B. easy C. simple D. hard
10.. A. place B. stress C. order D. formation
11.. A. speaker B. listener C. reader D. writer
12.. A. read B. repeat C. translate D. understand
13.. A. remember B. say C. do D. deal with
14.. A. letters B. words C. phrases D. idioms
15.. A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. clearly
16.. A. and B. or C. instead D. as well
17.. A. don’t B. must C. should D. may
18.. A. or B. nor C. either D. neither
19.. A. without B. instead of C. unless D. more than
20.. A、today B、tomorrow C、in future D、in the past
_________you’ve known the importance of it, you should try your best to do it.
A.So that B. Now that C. Now then D. After that
I met her ________in a crowded bus.
A.with an accident B. by accident C.in accident D. by an accident
The reason why we were so late is________
A.because of the car’s breaking down B. That the car breaking down
C.because the car broke down D. that the car broke down
Believe it or not, he’ll cheat if he thinks he can ______ it.
A. catch up with B. catch sight of C. get along with D. get away with
