【B18】A．ofB．withC．inD．from

A．change

B．check

C．chase

D．charge

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

B．They were too dressy.

C．They were uncomfortable.

D．They were not charming enough.

W: Of course, David! Let's find a quiet comer over there.

M: The manager asked me to tell you that he appreciated your efforts last year very much.

W: Thanks, David. That makes me feel a lot better. I try my best, you know. You can tell him that I am grateful for his confidence in me.

M: Yes, I'll certainly pass that on to him. Your sales figures for the last two years have been remarkably good.

W: Manchester is a good area to work in. There are a lot of businesses opening all the time. I try to make contact with the managers as soon as I know a new company is starting up. "The early bird catches the worm!" as they say.

M: I'm sure that's true, but there is more to it than that, isn't there. Susan？ You seem to be very confident and this helps your sales.

W: Yes, I've been working on that for some time. I think that if I appear confident and successful, people are more likely to buy our goods.

M: Well, you certainly seem successful at that. Your sales figures prove that. I was wondering if you could give a short talk tomorrow afternoon on the idea of being confident as a sales representative. Do you think you could put together something on that topic？

W: I think I could manage. I'll work on it this evening.

M: I would be grateful if you could do that for me. I'm sure the others would benefit from that kind of talk.

W: About how long do you want me to speak for？

M: Something like 20 minutes, if that's all right？

W: And what sort of thing do you want me to talk about？

M: Oh. How to build up your confidence, present yourself to customers, that sort of thing.

W: I'll work on it later then, David.

M: Thanks, Susan...let me take your coffee cup back for you. I think it is about time we got back to the conference.

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A．In Manchester.

B．In London.

C．In Birmingham.

D．In Belfast.

The geologic time period we are now living in is known as the Holocene. This epoch began about 11,000 years ago which was the end of the last glacial period and the end of the Pleistocene epoch. The Pleistocene was an epoch of cool glacial and warmer interglacial periods which began about 1.8 million years ago.

Since the glacial period known as the "Wisconsin" in North America and "Warm" in Europe when over 10 million square miles(about 27 million k㎡) of North America, Asia, and Europe were covered by ice, almost all of the ice sheets covering the land and glaciers in the mountains have retreated. Today about ten percent of the earth's surface is covered by ice; 96% of this ice is located in Antarctica and Greenland. Glacial ice is also present in such diverse places as Alaska, Canada, New Zealand, Asia, and California.

As only I1,000 years has passed since the last Ice Age, scientists can not be certain that we are indeed living in a post-glacial Holocene epoch instead of an interglacial period of the Pleistocene and thus due for another ice age in the geo logic future. Some scientists believe that an increase in global temperatare, as we are now experiencing, could be a sign of an impending ice age and could actually increase the amount of ice on the earth's surface.

The cold, dry air above the Arctic and Antarctica carries little moisture and drops little snow on the regions. An in crease in global temperature could increase the amount of moisture in the air and increase the amount of snowfall. After years of more snowfall than melting, the Polar Regions could accumulate more ice. An accumulation of ice would lead to a lowering of the level of the oceans and there would be further, unanticipated changes in the global climate system as well.

Our short history on earth and oar shorter record of the climate keeps us from fully understanding the implications of global warming. Without a doubt, an increase in the earth's temperature will have major consequences for all life on this planet.

Which of the following is the best title for the passage？

A．Has the Pleistocene Epoch Ended？

B．Another Ice Age in the Aeologle Futurn Is Coming？

C．The Ice Ages: Are They Over？

D．Glacial Ice Will Be Present in Different Places？

A．usually

B．sometimes

C．rarely

D．seldom

A．96 percent of the earth's surface is covered by ice.

B．Over 10 million square miles of the earth's surface axe covered by ice now.

C．Almost all of the ice sheets covering the land and glaciers in the mountains have been hidden.

D．Most of the ice on the earth's surface is located in Antarctic and Greenland for the time being.

A．former

B．latter

C．present

D．future

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

B．Because she could stay at a hotel at a discount

C．Because she might be able to get course credits for her work.

D．Because it'd give her a chance to make a lot of money immediately.