He is a successful businessman; he owes his success more ________ luck than ________ ability.
—I'm sorry ________ (brother) you, but can you tell me the way to the nearest supermarket?
—I will do some shopping, too. Shall we walk there together?
He was in poor health, so the doctor forbade him ________(drink) wine.
One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the ____ of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no ____ differences between my home country and my ____. I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at ____ different the two countries could be.
The United States is ____ in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who ____ and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often ____ to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once ____ a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big ____ for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to ____ smaller differences like the culture of ____ in restaurants. In Australia we don't tend to give a tip ____ the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for ___ everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants ____ to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places ____ New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
___， I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to ____ true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone ___ to and fro, and very seldom takes time to ____ the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”—very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that ____ and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
1.A.heart B．city
C．center D．suburbs
2.A.cultural B．commercial
C．economic D．scientific
3.A.home town B．departure
C．location D．destination
4.A.how B．why
C．however D．where
5.A.big B．modern
C．small D．fashionable
6.A.travel B．survive
C．live D．serve
7.A.happened B．seemed
C．proved D．managed
8.A.brought B．ordered
C．designed D．fetched
9.A.laughter B．pleasure
C．shock D．embarrassment
10.A.prefer B．notice
C．tell D．appreciate
11.A.serving B．tipping
C．donating D．toasting
12.A.unless B．if
C．when D．since
13. A.rarely B．mostly
C．almost D．hardly
14.A.try B．wait
C．think D．expect
15.A.like B．along
C．for D．in
16.A.So B．Therefore
C．However D．But
17.A.come B．become
C．turn D．get
18.A.walks B．drives
C．wanders D．rushes
19.A.depend on B．reflect on
C．spy on D．watch on
20.A.experience B．job
C．challenge D．business
Finally, I entered the university. Because of my careful savings, I did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to work harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. I even decided to take a class at a community (社区)college. This class at the community college saved me $650. It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.
During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园) admissions office answering phones. This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out. The overall situation looked hopeful as I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1 600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had$1 600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost, but the loss of time to make money; however, I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.
This experience has shaped me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (伦理). Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar. It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.
1.Where did the writer probably work parttime before attending the university?
A．In a restaurant. B．In the tennis camps.
C．In a company. D．In the admissions office.
2.The writer took a class at a community college mainly because ________.
A．she wanted to save money
B．life there was relatively easy
C．summer time was tiring
D．it was required by the university
3.The writer's major concern about the trip to Israel was that ________.
A．her mother would not give her approval
B．she would fail to get credits in Israel
C．a wellpaid summer job would be lost
D．$1 600 couldn't be drawn out in time
4.The passage is mainly about how the writer ________.
A．made money on the college campus
B．managed to make full use of her vacation
C．was forced to support herself by her mother
D．was shaped by working parttime through college
Our special thanks go to thousands of volunteers, without ________ tireless work, none of this would be possible.
