When I began planning to more to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences. Ignoring there 　1 , I got there in July 2010. Soon after I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 　2　 my living experience.

Determined to do this 　3　 I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found little response (回应).

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 　4 there were my job opportunities (机会), The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 　5 . As I was about to leave, a man who bad been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 　6　 . Nearly ten minutes later, he returned, He asked me about my plants and encouraged me to stay positive. Then he offered me to Royal Oak to 　7 a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a 　8 feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had 9 resumes (简历). Seeing this, the man stopped at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 　10 copies. He also gave me some suggestions on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 　11 . The following day I received a call from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always 　12 to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1. A. doubts　　　　 B. concerns　　　　 C. instructions　　　　 D. reasons

2. A. of　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. on my own　　 B. on my way　　　 C. by any chance　　　 D. by the day

4. A. why　　　　　 B. wherever　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 D. whenever

5. A. director　　 　 B. attitude　　　　　 C. language　　　　　 D. manner

6. A. for ever　　　 B. at any time　　　　 C. as usual　　　　　 D. for a while

7. A. pick out　　　 B. search for　　　　 C. take on　　　　　　 D. give up

8. A. dull　　　　　 B. good　　　 　　C. guilty　　　　　　 D. general

9. A. made use of　　 B. taken care of　　 C. run out of　　　　　 D. become tired of

10. A. right　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. former　　　　　　 D. different

11. A. lonely　　　　 B. funny　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　 D. satisfied

12. A. turns off　　　 B. goes over　　　 C. gives back　　　　 D. looks up

He _____ be quite rich but something must have happened to him.His wife no longer loves him.

　 A．would　　 　 B．used to　 　 C．wouldn’t　　 　　　　　 D．didn’t use to

I finally got to the r　　　 of the problem.

—When will you leave for Paris for a visit?

　　— next month.

　　A. Until B. After C. At D. In

________ more and more people may refer to the Internet for the latest news, it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear.

A. When　　 　 B. As　　　　　 　 C. Since　　 D. While

Tom should love ________his little sister to the theater this evening.

A. to be taken 　　　B. to take　 　　　　 C. being taken　 　　D. taking　

A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal(正面的)attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒)about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late-serious illness at home-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. Yes, the boss was, as Sam entered the office at9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室);everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job. Which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"

　　The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

　　Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected(忽略), means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no," criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is away to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员)on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力)than people in any other forum.

1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?

　A. Because he was ill.　　 B. Because he got up late.

C. Because he was caught in a traffic jam. 　 D. He was busy applying for a new job.

2.The main idea of this passage is ____.

　A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor 　 B. humor is important in our lives

　C. early bird gets the worm 　　　　 D. humor can solve racial discriminations.

3.The phrase "clamped off" n paragraph 3 means____.

　A. tried to hold back　 B. tried to set　 C. charged　 D. gave out

4.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

A. Many lose life's battles because they are lacking in a sense of humor.

B. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for work.

C. Sam was supposed to arrive at his office at8:30.

D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems

Einstein’s theory was found to be _______ too advanced to understand.

A. very　　 B. quite　 C. fairly　 D. rather

You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of______。

A．date　　　　 B．shape　　　　 C．order　　　　　 D．balanee

以Is Failure a Bad Thing 为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

　 1．失败是常有的事;2．人们对失败有各种不同的态度; 3．我对失败的态度.

　 字数：120左右

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