A few years later,i found my hometown completely _______.
A.changed
B.changing
C.to be changed
D.to change
A.changed
B.changing
C.to be changed
D.to change
听力原文:M: You've been here three years. Have you had much of a chance to travel?
W: Not much. I planned to go to Florida last December, but I had to postpone the trip. Then a few months later I finally made it there.
Q: When did the woman go to Florida?
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A.Three years ago.
B.This year.
C.Last year.
D.During December.
A.looked down upon as
B.looked upon as
C.thrust upon as
D.become interested in
听力原文:W: Hello, Martin. Have you seen the e-mail that Frank sent around?
M: Yes. It makes me very nervous. He want us to clean out our files. I thought that we are under a court order to keep everything.
W: That is my understanding also. It seems to me that we are taking big risk by destroying evidence, even if it may incriminate us later on.
M: But you know Frank. He had that problem in Texas a few years ago and he doesn't want to go through it again.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A.Receiving an e-mail
B.Martin's mental problem
C.Cleaning out the files or not
D.The court order
The Erie Canal is mentioned in the passage because()
A.it ended just a few years later in a tremendous failure
B.it suffered from competition from railroads and trucks
C.it proved to be less profitable than its investors expected
D.its success led to the great American canal boom in the 1830s
听力原文: Well, to answer your question, I knew I wanted to be an actor since I was just a little boy. I started performing in plays when I was just 6 years old. I did a few productions at my local theater and later moved onto commercials. Doing the shows was really fun, but going to auditions was terrible. I always felt really bad when I didn't get picked, and I didn't like the rejection, but that's just part of what comes with being an actor. It's all worth it when you get a part that's really satisfying, like when I got a part in my first Broadway musical when I was 16. Up until now I have been in 13 films, 4 musicals, and at least 30 plays. My favorite will always be the stage, but I enjoy other things as well. I really just enjoy all areas of entertainment.
What is the speaker's occupation?
A.A singer
B.An actor
C.A producer
D.An announcer
One day I was out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the 【33】______ followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit 【34】______ so I called Spot and we both hid 【35】______ a bush where we could see but not be 【36】______ . After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and 【37】______ oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it was 【38】______ upside down! A few seconds later my dad and Auntie June came running 【39】______ the river bank, both wet 【40】______ . Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My dad got really angry 【41】______ me for not trying to catch the boat as it went past. Luckily, 【42】______ , the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let them 【43】______ my sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June both made me 【44】______ not to tell Mum what had happened 【45】______ she would be worried.
【26】
A.on
B.across
C.in
D.by
Everyone predicted that we'd break up one day. We were determined to prove them wrong and were engaged when we were 19. The evening I proposed was like something from a romantic novel. I chose my moment and asked the magic question: "Jody, darling, will you marry me?" Her answer was a few tears of happiness.
A year later, we had a typical, big wedding ceremony and Jody really did look the perfect bride in her white gown. We had a great time at Lake Taho for our honeymoon and came back and settled down to married life. Jessica, our daughter, was born, according to plan, two years after we were married and that was when our problems began.
We were both delighted to be parents, but somehow we just grew further and further apart from each other. Eventually, after four years, we separated and then, divorced. I still see Jessica regularly. I'm really sad about our divorce, but I guess everyone was right: we were too young when we started going out together and, the truth is, we were never really compatible.
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A.10 or 11.
B.14 or 15.
C.12 or 13.
D.19
How to Be a Successful Businessperson
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Here's astory about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 res-taurants.
Zubair Kazi was born in Bhatkal,a small town in southwest India. His dream was to be an airplanepilot,and when he was 16 years old,he learned to fly a small plane.
At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to the United States.He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry in California. Instead, he ended up working for a compa-ny that rented cars.
While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental(租赁的)company,he frequently ate at a nearby KFCrestaurant. To save money on food,he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months,he worked as acook's assistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. "I didn't like it,"Mr,Kazi says,"but I always did the best I could. "
One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day,Mr. Kazi did the work of allthree people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant. A few months later,the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard asthe manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.
A few years later,Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant wasdirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restau-rant. For the first six months,Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a. m. t0 10 p. m. ,seven days aweek. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant,remodeled the front of the building,and improved thecooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. If someone had to wait more than ten minutesfor their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.
A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought threemore restaurants that were losing money. Again, he cleaned them up,improved the food,and retrainedthe employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit,too.
Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants,but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for morepoorly managed restaurants to buy. "I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and find it's a mess, "Mr.Kazi says. "The only way it can go is up. "
When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to
A.sell cars
B.own a restaurant
C.become a good cook
D.be an airplane pilot
Nowadays most peopledecide quite earlywhat kind of work they would do. When I was at school,We ha to choose 11_________ When we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. "In the future. science will earn a lot of money." my parents said. 12_________ l tried to learn physics and chemistry,but in the end l decided that I 13_________ a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn't happy at school. "I didn't think you were." said my mother." 14_________ "said my father. "Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job. "
I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. 15_________ of them could sugget anything. but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later 16_________ was still in bed. someone telephoned. "ls that Miss Jenkins?" a man's voice asked. " I 17_________ your hobby is photography and I've got a job that might interest you in my clothe factory. My name is Mr. Thomson." He seemed pleasant on the phone so I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot 18_________ goodbye. "Good luck!" my mother said to me.
I arrived 19_________ early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been waiting a long time. "No, not long." I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he offered me a job - not as a photographer though, 20_________ a model!
11.A.what be studied B.what should study C.what to study D.what studied
12.A.In three years B.For three years C.After three years D.Three years
13.A.never would be B.would be never C.would not be ever D.would never be
14.A.I didn't either B.Nor I did C.So didn't I D.Also didn't I
15.A.Not all B.Neither C.Nor D.Both
16.A.since B.while C.before D.whereas
17.A.understand B .recognize C.suggest D.inform
18.A.speaking B.to say C.to speak D.saying
19.A.a lot B.much C.a bit D.more
20.A.as B.being C.to be D.but
听力原文:W: Could I hand in my paper a few days later?
M: I'm afraid that's out of the question.
Q: What does the man mean?
(19)
A.The paper must be turned in on time.
B.The question wasn't very clear.
C.He should ask a different person.
D.His request was made too late.