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When he was a little over twenty years old, Carver thought he was ready to _____ forward into the future. There was a college in the Minnesota town _____ his wandering life had taken him to. He was sure that _____ washing clothes he could _____ enough money to attend school. He was full of excitement _____ the thought of learning new subjects. _____ he went to the office _____ “Entrance Application (报名处)” and said he _____ like to be a student there. The man in the office looked at him _____ his glasses and told him that the college did not ______ colored people.
How was Carver ______ as he walked out of the office? We can ______ that at first he felt breathless. But we ______ know that some time later he tried again in the ______ state of Iowa. He asked ______ to enter Simpson College. This ______ a white woman behind the desk asked him some questions about high school subjects. She thought ______ and ______ to show her ______. And then she said, “All right, my boy, I’ll give you a ______.”
1.A. speed B. look C. step D. throw
2.A. where B. which C. when D. in which
3.A. when B. through C. by D. while
4.A. collect B. spare C. find D. make
5.A. upon B. at C. for D. by
6.A. But B. However C. So D. Yet
7.A. listened B. signing C. naming D. marked
8.A. might B. would C. could D. had
9.A. under B. above C. over D. from
10.A. receive B. take C. allow D. enter
11.A. thinking B. looking C. feeling D. finding
12.A. be sure B. come to the conclusion C. judge D. imagine
13.A. should B. must C. do D. have to
14.A. other B. neighbouring C. another D. promising
15.A. allowing B. being allowed C. to permit D. to be permitted
16.A. while B. moment C. time D. instant
17.A. a number B. a while C. a little D. a few
18.A. laughed B. let out a cry C. nodded D. burst into tears
19.A. anger B. satisfaction C. sorrow D. celebration
20.A. position B. change C. chance D. luck
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.她睡眠不足眼眶都黑了。（lack）
2.他老是手撑着头，所以人们不喜欢他，而喜欢Debbie .( prefer to )
3.她的肢体语言让人感到舒服，而他的身体语言让人走开。（While）
4.我必须集中精力做这个新的任务，因为它很艰巨。（concentrate）
5.Rose 瞥了一眼手表，提醒女儿上学别迟到了。（glance, remind）
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In the film Annie Hall,Diane Keaton and Woody Allen have just met and they want to impress each other. While they are talking their inner thoughts appear in sub-title on the screen: Listen to me—what a jerk (fool). "He probably thinks I'm stupid. " Thoughts like these kill a conversation. So don't try to impress other people. Just relax and be yourself.
2.
When you talk to someone you show that you are interested in the conversation. So you don't have to talk about deeply important things. Just talk about simple things like the weather or a television programme that you saw last night. If the other person wants to talk, these obvious things will soon lead into other more interesting things.
3.
TV journalist Barbara Walters recalls that when she was younger, she met the author, Truman Capote. She wanted to tell him that she liked his book. However, she thought that he must be tired of hearing that, so she just mumbled "How do you do?" and turned away. She forgot that everybody likes to receive a compliment and it's an easy way into a conversation, especially if you follow it up with a question: "I really liked your book. How long did it take you to write it?" "What a nice jacket! Where did you buy it?"
4.
Your face and your body can communicate much more than your words. If you stand with your arms folded or if you keep looking around the room, the conversation will quickly end, because you will look uninterested. Instead, you should make eye contact, keep an open posture and smile. If you send out friendly messages, you will get friendly messages back.
5.
A Victorian lady once compared the two British prime ministers, Gladstone and Disraeli. "When you speak to Mr. Gladstone," she said," you think he is the most interesting man in the world. But when you speak to Mr. Disraeli, you feel that you are the most interesting woman in the world. " People like you are fascinating if you ask questions that allow them to do so.
A.Pay compliments
B.Turn the spotlight on others
C.Relax and be yourself
D.Use friendly body language
E.Start with the obvious things
F.Pay attention
Frank Smith woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. "Oh, no!" he thought to himself. "Another day at that office; a boss who shouts at me all the time. "
As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was very excited when he opened it and read the letter inside. "Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You, have won half a million pounds. "
Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street. At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. "Please explain why you are so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake," replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye. Find someone else to shout at. "
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. "Mr. Smith," one of them said, "We're from Bigwood Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake. .. "
1.What do we know about Frank? .
A. He was a lazy man B. He was a lucky person
C. He didn't get a high pay D. He didn't get on well with his boss
2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought .
A. someone had come to make an apology
B. someone had come to give him the money
C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools
D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck
3.On hearing "there's been a terrible mistake" Frank was most likely to be .
A. disappointed B. worried
C. nervous D. encouraged
4.The story tells us the truth that .
A. don't count your chickens before they are hatched (孵化出)
B. good luck is always against a lazy fellow
C. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools
D. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job
Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language. Another way is by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant "man". Another meant "horse".
To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This means that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
Now you can see that Indians didn't need to learn each other's language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
1.For signaling, an Indian held .
A. a blanket in front of him by the corners
B. the corners of a blanket and swang it in front of him
C. one side of the blanket and let someone else hold the other side
D. the blanket corners and ran from one side to the other
2.An Indian used a mirror to .
A. warn someone of danger B. get the attention of someone far away
C. send messages in code D. all of the above
3.The underlined word "pony" in the fourth paragraph probably means " ".
A. camel B. goat
C. horse D. donkey
I heard the story about a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking ,"This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting trip. The friend would load(装弹药) and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had obviously done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, "This is good!" to which the king replied, "No, this is NOT good!" and sent his friend to prison.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人肉之野蛮人)caught him and took him and his men to their village. They tied his hands, piled some wood, set up a wooden pole and tied him to the pole. As they came close to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious(迷信的), they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the prison to speak with his friend. "You were right", he said, "it was good that my thumb was blown off. " And he told the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to prison for so long. It was bad of me to do this. ""No," his friend replied, "this is good!" "What do you mean, 'this is good!' How could it be good that I sent my friend to prison for a year?" "If I had NOT been in prison, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!"
1.Cannibals did the following except that they .
A. caught the king and took the king including his men to their village
B. tied the king to the pole and came close to set fire to the wood
C. noticed that the king was missing a thumb and untied the king
D. never ate anyone who was less than whole but except a king
2.From the passage, we can infer that .
A. the king's friend was a person who was whole
B. the king's friend was a person who was less than whole
C. the king's friend was set free but punished later
D. the king's friend was superstitious, weak and honest
3.The best title of this passage should be
A. This Is Good B. King and Friend
C. African King D. Cruel Cannibals
