and I’ve always 3) _________________.”

d Hong Kong with his friendAli．After they checked in thehotel, they began to discuss what they wanted to do first．Scott had alot ofinformation booklets(小册子) with himto help them decide． "What Id like to do is to go toKowloon and visit the shops, "said Ali．"Ive been looking forward to buying a watch whilewe are here．" "Yes, "agreed Scott．"Idlike to do some shopping as well．Things are very cheap here．Butmaybe weshould leave that until later．There are so many other things to do．To beginwith, Id liketo take a boat trip round the harbor(港口) and look at all the ships．" "Thats a good idea, "said Ali． "Or we could take the railway to the top of the hill．Ive always wanted to do that．" "Me, too, "agreed Scott． "But maybe it would be better to leave that until the evening so that we can see,the sunset over theharbor．" Suddenly(突然)Ali looked at his watch．"My goodness!" he cried out． "Its 12 oclock already and we havent doneanything at all．" Scott and All were talking about__________

A.where they may get moreinformation

B.which hotel they will stayat

C.what they should do first

ng freshmen. And Ive discovered something quite elemental: all young people have knowledge-thirsty minds that can be awakened and encouraged to examine the world they inhabit in.【M1】______ So why do we hear so many professors describe their pupils so hostile to learning？ Ill stipulate the obvious:【M2】______ colleges want good students. Because by that, they【M3】______ generally mean highly SATs and GPAs. Sadly, this【M4】______ expectation continues at college where, as Harvards Harvey Mansfield states, professors believe "that what theyre doing the research on is exactly what students【M5】______ need to know. How best to get more students into college and get them thinking？ A start would be to abandon the constrictions of academic fields. I know of a class that a【M6】______ professor invites the students to ponder human nature. They cites Alexander Hamilton, who wrote that human【M7】______ beings are "ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious." And then Thomas Jefferson, who held that "morality, compassion, and generosity are innate elements in the human constitution." This is a discussion worth of a【M8】______ college course, in which every one of us can bring information and insights to the analysis. This can also happen in the sciences. Thus theres a geology course that starts the professor saying, "After this semester, you 11【M9】______ never look at a rock in the same way again." Of course, the students are expecting to put in a lot of hard work. But【M10】______ teachers like that make them willing to do it.

【M1】

e been under a lot of pressure lately. W: Whats up？ M: Ive got a million things to do. Im busy at work. Im working on the house too, you know. Im trying to fix it up. I need to finish it before winter. Just lots of deadlines. W: Any way I can help？ M: Thanks, but not really. Its just things I have to do. W: Well, you need to manage that stress a little better. Are you getting any exercise？ M: Who has time？ W: You really should ride a bicycle to the store, or walk to work a couple of days a week, or go swimming at the community centre. It helps me to get exercise when Im busy. M: That is a good suggestion. Its just the time, you know. Im always thinking of what I should be doing. W: No wonder you cant sleep. A lot of people learn to meditate or learn yoga. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress. M: Yoga？ Maybe Ill call the community centre. They might have some classes there. W: You know, another thing you can do is to take vitamins. You use up a lot of vitamins and you dont get them in your meals all the time. They wont help the stress, but they might help your body handle it better. You really should take vitamins every day. M: Yeah, I should get some. Thanks. W: How about going out with Rosa and me this Friday？ Itll do you good. M: You know, youre right about all of this. Lets go somewhere Friday night, have dinner, see a movie. Thatll be fun. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. Whats the mans problem？ 13. What does the woman suggest the man do to deal with stress？ 14. What does the woman say about vitamins？ 15. What does the man suggest doing this Friday night？12．

A．Learn to meditate or learn yoga.

B．Walk to the supermarkets.

C．Go mountain-climbing once a week.

D．Take part in a bicycle race.

today about the way the company is organised. At the top above me, theres the Board of Directors. Their job is to administrate the company, make general policies, and so on. There are two kinds of Directors, actually. One kind is what we call non-executive Directors, which means that they are standing in various parts of the business world and are in a position to help the company to succeed. They only appear when there are meetings of the Board, and some of them are on the boards of other companies at the same time. But the second lot of Directors — the Executive Directors — are full-time employees of the company. Most of them are managers of our various departments. The absolute head of the company, of course, is the Chairman of the Board. He is appointed by the Board, and his job is to take the chair at meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors, and to represent the companys interests at outside functions. He does not take much part in the running of the business. He leaves me to get on with the job. Mind you, not all chairmen are like that. Our last one was a real pain, always wanted everything done in his own way and he kept on interfering. Then theres me, the Managing Director, or MD for short — as long as you dont think Im a Doctor of Medicine. Now, my job is to coordinate the policies decided by the Directors and see that they are carried out. I do this through the various managers of departments. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What is the main topic of the talk？ 17. Who is responsible for chairing the meetings of the shareholders？ 18. What is MD short for？17．

A．The Chairman of the Board.

B．The Managing Director.

C．The General Manager.

D．The Executive Director.

r husband were ecstatic.【C2】______were her parents. Joan expected her older sister, Sally, to be just【C3】______delighted. Joan had always worshiped Sally—the beauty and the star of the family—and【C4】______at her achievements. But since the babys arrival, the sisters have become【C5】______Joan feels hurt that Sally seems completely【C6】______in little Andrew. Sally, who had no children, claims that her younger sister "acts【C7】______no one ever had a baby before". Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the sudden【C8】______in their family roles is the real cause of the current【C9】______Joan has finally【C10】______her dominant older sister—and Sally doesnt like it! Their present distance may be【C11】______but study shows that childhood rivalry doesnt just exist during the childhood. It can【C12】______a strong ingredient in sibling (兄弟姐妹) relationships throughout life. In a study at the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women were asked how they felt【C13】______their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted【C14】______similar feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were sufficiently intense to have【C15】______their entire lives. Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive and affectionate—yet still need to【C16】______Two brothers I know【C17】______killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the【C18】______they are the best of friends. My own younger sister never fails to tell me when Ive【C19】______weight.... However, shes a terrible cook and that【C20】______me.

【C1】

A．to

B．in

C．at

D．for

What is intelligence(智力)anyway？ When I was in the army I【C1】______an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against【C2】______of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not【C3】______have scored more than 80.【C4】______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always【C5】______it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a【C6】______In a world where I have to work with my hands, Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man【C7】______He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man【C8】______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made【C9】______movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【C10】______his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the【C11】______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀).【C12】______do you suppose he asked for them？" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, " Why , you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. Ive been【C13】______that on all my customers today, but I knew【C14】______Id catch you. " "Why is that？" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldnt be very【C15】______" And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

【C1】

A．failed

B．wrote

C．received

D．chose

A.Noun

B.Verb

C.Adjective

D.Adverb

A.Four

B.F ive

C.Twelve

D.Fifteen

A.so tall

B.a such tall

C.such a tall

Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "Ive done this ______"？

A．before

B．yet

C．recently

D．again