I don’t think John saw me; he _____ into space.

A. just stared         B. was just staring         C. has just stared           D. had just stared

Susan was expecting her favourite singers, but to her disappointment, ____ appeared.

A. some                B. none                        C. everyone                  D. no one

Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy’s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield．Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested．

       Pearman put his head close to the window．“Come on, mister．Give me a chance．I need a job,” he said．Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy．In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious．

       “My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, ”said Pearman．“But I said, “ No, he’s a

businessman．I need to give it a shot．”

       Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel．Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him．

       Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings．In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy’s loans．

       “Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, “says Pearman, ” And I took advantage of it．I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left．But there is no future in washing windshields．”

       Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people．“But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says, “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody．But I’m glad I did in this case．”

When Pearman first appeared before Fredy, ．

       A．Fredy took him as a beggar

       B．Pearman was told to do it later

       C．Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it

       D．Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man

When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if          .

       A．Pearman was really hardworking

       B．Pearman was really looking for a job

       C．Pearman’s conditions were truly scrious

       D．Pearman was really interested in washing windshields

By saying “he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3)”, Pearman’s friends meant.

       A．Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job

       B．Fredy was making fun of Pearman

       C．Fredy wanted to help the poor

       D．Fredy was tired of being stopped

Pearman is now            .

       A．in charge of Fredy’s loans

       B．still washing car windshields

       C．full – time employed at the hotel

       D．arranging dinner parties for the hotel

What can we learn about Fredy?

       A．He helps those who will work hard themselves．

       B．He likes to give his help to anyone in need．

       C．He always gives help to the unemployed．

       D．He is easily moved by poor people．

Years ago while lying in my hammock （吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence．Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor' s 10 - year - old daughter' s rabbit．For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard．I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast．

       The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower．Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．

       Back to the hammock and JD．Within the hour the neighbor' s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage．Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: " D - A - D - D – Y！！！"

       Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage．Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do．

       Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl's rabbit and put it back in its cage?"

The girl was shocked because _____．

       A．the rabbit was killed by someone

       B．the rabbit was too clean

       C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage

       D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage

That day the girl ran to the cage _____．

       A．because her rabbit was there

       B．because she．had a habit of going there to see her rabbit

       C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again

       D．．because the rabbit was dead

We can infer that the rabbit ______．

       A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it

       B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it

       C．was in the cage playing with the dog

       D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog

According to the story, the writer _____．

       A．was helpful to his neighbor    B．did a smart thing

       C．was honest                   D．made a mistake

目前，就业形式越来越严峻。就业压力不仅是大学生无法回避的事实，也是高中生需要考虑的问题。就此你校编辑部开展了一次题为“就业危机对高中生的启示”的英语征文活动。请你根据以下提示，写一篇征文，阐明你的观点。

1. 努力学习，拓宽知识面；

2. 发展才能，提高个人素质；

3. 加强合作精神，培养团队意识；

4. 了解社会需求，做好人生规划；

5. 你的观点……

注意：1. 词数100左右；

      2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

      3. 文章开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

          What We High School Students Learn From the Job-hunting Crisis

As we all know, the employment situation is getting more and more serious now. Being high school students, what can we learn from it?

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Things like eye contact and hand gestures _____ great importance in situations such as job interviews.

A. take in         B. take off        C. take on         D. take down

--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．

       --- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all．

       A．the; the    B．/; /         C．/; a         D．the; a

Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry next year in Westminster Abbey, _______ Princess Diana’s funeral was held.

A. when            B. which                C. where          D. as

We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do．Let’s       it．

       A．keep up with                 B．do away with    

       C．get down to            D．look forward to

One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of  36  would be considered a very poor family. On their  37  from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”

“It was  38 , Dad .”

“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah?” said the son.

“So what did you  39  from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that  40  to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has  41  end. We have lanterns（路灯）in our garden and they have the  42  at night. We have a  43  piece of land to live on and they have fields that go  44  our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they always serve  45 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have  46  around our property（财产）to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”

With this the boy’s father was  47 .

Then his son  48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how  49  we are.”

Too many times we  50  what we have and only pay attention to what we don’t have. What is one person’s  51  object is another’s most valuable thing. It’s all  52  on one’s perspective (视角).Think about what would happen if we all gave  53  for what we have,  54  worrying about what we don’t have.

Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and  55  your friends. So do be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to!

A. which                  B. that                          C. what                       D. how

A. arrival                  B. return                      C. coming                    D. reach

A. shameful               B. disappointing           C. surprising             D. great

A. suffer                   B. regret                       C. hear                           D. learn

A. reaches                 B. gets                         C. arrives                     D. flows

A. much                    B. some                       C. no                           D. another

A. stars                     B. lights                          C. darkness                  D. torches

A. smooth                 B. full                        C. large                        D. small

A. through                B. within                     C. beyond                    D. across

A. themselves            B. visitors                    C. friends                    D. us

A. dogs                     B. walls                       C. soldiers                   D. policemen

A. discouraged           B. satisfied                   C. delighted                 D. speechless

A. explained             B. announced                   C. informed                 D. added

A. poor                     B. wealthy                   C. lucky                          D. proud

A. think of                B. forget                      C. remember            D. consider

A. valuable                B. useful                      C. priceless                  D. useless

A. based                    B. relied                  C. decided                   D. laid

A. love                     B. concern                    C. thanks                     D. interests

A. more than         B. along with                C. instead of                D. except for

A. especially              B. besides                    C. specially                  D. only