Fay:Hi, Jerry. I’m thingking of applying ______1.a job with a multinational(跨国的) company, but I’m worried about having an interview in English. Can you give me any good tips?
Jerry:Hmm. That’s a tough one. I guess the first thing is to try to make _______2.good impression.
Fay:That sounds good. But _______3. (serious), how canI do that?
Jerry: To begin with, you should firmly shake the interviewer’s hand and keep eye contact while _______4. (greet) him or her with a smile.
Fay:Ah, “body language” is really important, isn’t it?
Jerry: Yes. The second thing is to be confident. You gain ________5. (confident) from being prepared. You should learn a little bit about the company before the interview. Find out what they do, how long they’ve been in business, _______6.their business motto is, that kind of thing.
Fay:I never _______7. (think) about that before. You’re smart, Jeery! But what should I do ________8.I can’t remember an English word when I’m answering a question?
Jerry:In ________9.case, you have to paraphrase. In other words, you have to explain what you want to say.
Fay:That’s very _______10. (help), Jerry. Thanks very much. Ah, one more thing. Should I ask about the salary during the interview?
Jerry: No, either let them bring up the topic of money, or wait for a second interview. Good luck!
Fay:Thanks!
It was the district sports meet．My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a(n) ________injury．I had _________ whether or not I should attend the meet．But there I was, _________43 for the 3,000-meter run．
“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off．The other girls rushed _________ me．I felt _______ as I fell farther and farther behind．
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd．It was the loudest ________I had ever heard at a meet．The first-place runner was two laps (圈) in front of me when she crossed the finishing line．“Maybe I should _________,” I thought as I moved on．_________, I decided to keep going．During the last two laps, I ran _________ and decided not to _________ in track next year．It wouldn’t be worth it, __________ my foot did heal．
When I finished, I heard a cheer _________ than the one I’d heard earlier．I turned around and _________, the boys were preparing for their race．“They must be cheering for the boys．”
I was leaving __________ several girls came up to me．“Wow, you’ve really got courage!” one of them told me．
“Courage? I just __________ a race! ” I thought．
“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl．“We were cheering for you．Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained __________．I decided to __________ track next year．I realized strength and courage aren’t always _________ in medals and victories, but in the __________ we overcome．The strongest people are not always the people who win, __________ the people who don’t give up when they lose．
1.A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier
2.A．expected B．supposed C．imagined D．doubted
3.A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty
4.A．from behind B．ahead of C．next to D．close to
5.A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
6.A．cheer B．whisper C．cry D．noise
7.A．slow down B．drop out C．go on D．speed up
8.A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
9.A．with delight B．with fear C．in pain D．in advance
10.A．keep B．arrive C．race D．attend
11.A．even if B．only if C．unless D．until
12.A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder
13.A．well enough B．sure enoughC．surprisingly enough D．strangely enough
14.A．while B．when C．as D．since
15.A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost
16.A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience
17.A．hold on B．turn to C．begin with D．stick with
18.A．measured B．praised C．weakened D．increased
19.A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases D．tiredness
20.A．or B．nor C．and D．but
Erik rang his grandparents’ doorbell and silently wished the next four hours would go by quickly. He didn’t want to give up his entire Saturday afternoon at his grandparents’ house where there were no kids in the neighborhood.
“_______1. There’s tea and cake in the dining room, ” Grandma Bethany said, opening the door.
Cake? At least the first ten minutes would go by quickly. Suddenly Erik found a strange-looking key on the dining table. “_________2.”
“It opens the best room in this house,” Grandpa Bill whispered. “It’s the room I go to when your grandmother tries to make me help with the dishes.”
“__________3.” Erik asked.
“It’s a game room,” Grandpa Bill said. “Take the key and see if you can find the room.”
Erik stared at the key which looked old. Erik decided the oldest things in the house were probably upstairs in the attic(阁楼). He headed past the dining room and to the stairs.
Grandpa Bill shook his head._________ 4.
Erik thought about the oldest part of a house. “The basement! __________5.” He rushed to the basement door and opened it.
The basement was one giant room with a pool table(台球桌) in the middle.
“Wow!” Erik said.
“Ever learn to play pool?” Grandpa Bill asked, coming down the stairs.
“No,” Erik said.
“Well then, take a cue(球杆) and I’ll teach you. ”
Erik smiled. The next four hours were going to fly by.
A: You’re right on time.
B: It’s the first part that’s built.
C: What’s so special about the room?
D: What are you doing there, Erik ?
E: Grandpa Bill, what’s this funny key for?
F: Erik knew that meant he was going the wrong way.
G: Erik turned on the light and walked up the stairs.
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film, The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and worn his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody, like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational film about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared—there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on the television and hear that famous voice.
1.Who made Donald Duck cartoons?
A. Mickey Mouse.
B. Clarence Nash.
C. Walter Disney.
D. Pluto.
2.When did the first Donald Duck film appear?
A. In 1933 B. In 1934
C. In 1966 D. In 1965
3.Who was Clarence Nash?
A. A cartoonist.
B. A writer.
C. A film maker.
D. The man who made the voice for Donald Duck.
4.Where do today’s children see Donald Duck cartoons?
A. In new cartoons.
B. At the cinema.
C. On television.
D. In the theatre.
5.Why did people like Donald better than Mickey Mouse?
A. Probably because he was lazy and greedy.
B. Probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody like Mickey.
C. Probably because he lost his temper very easily.
D. Probably because he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews.
As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors’ conversations with patients in the next room.
During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job.” In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them.
After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.
1.When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be ___.
A. a surgeon B. an army man
C. a sailor D. a life-saver
2.At the age of 14, Sanders ___.
A. worked as a doctor by cleaning the medicine bottles
B. met some doctors who were very friendly to him
C. was interested in talking with patients
D. remained together with the doctors
3.His experience in the Army proved that ___.
A. he was good at medical operations on the wounded
B. he succeeded in teaching people how to save their lives themselves
C. a doctor was the happiest man
D. his wish of being a life-saver could hardly come true
4.Having proved his skill to himself, Sanders ___.
A. wanted to live a simple life like a countryman
B. came to realize that he was really working for his countrymen
C. taught himself life-saving
D. was highly respected by the old doctor
5.When the war was over, he ___.
A. learned from an old doctor because he was popular
B. started to hate the sight of blood while working
C. served the countrymen under an old doctor who needed someone to help him
D. had few chances to be a “life-saver” because he was younger
A young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife and a servant did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled. Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”
1.The young man went to a town ___.
A. to study
B. to work
C. to see his relative
D. to spend his holiday
2.He played a joke on the servant because ___.
A. he hated him
B. he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him
C. he wanted to get pleasure
D. he liked to show off himself
3.When the young man played a joke on him, the servant was not angry but smiled because ___.
A. he liked the young man’ s action
B. making the young man laugh is his job
C. he was afraid to be fired
D. he thought he shouldn’t be angry with a child
4.What did the servant do in return to the young man?
A. He stole something from the house.
B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He had a fight with him.
D. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.
5.Why did the young man stop playing jokes on the servant?
A. Because the servant showed kind and nice behaviour to him
B. Because the servant told him the truth
C. Because he wanted to be a good man
D. Because his father told him to do so
