20、Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the shop assistant asked you to buy it? Have you ever been afraid to ask someone for an appointment?

    Many people are afraid to assert themselves （坚持主见）. Dr. Alberti, author of Stand Up and Speak Out, thinks it’s because their self-respect （自尊心） is low. “Our whole system （体制） of society is designed to make people less confident,” says Alberti. “There’s always a person who knows more and better around us—a parent, a teacher or a boss. These people often chip away at （削弱） our self-image （自我形象）.”

    To help people assert themselves, Alberti and other scientists offer AT courses where people learn that they have a right （权利） to do so. They learn to speak out and feel good doing so. They learn to be more active without hurting other people.

    In one way, learning to speak out is to get over fear. A group taking an AT course will help the shy person lose fear. And AT even encourages the need to share （分享） so that even the shy person wants to tell others how he feels.

    Whether you speak out depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may be afraid to do so. But, why should you? AT says once you can learn to speak out, you will gradually feel good about yourself.

1．The author asks some questions in the first paragraph in order to     .

A．find out the answers

B．make a survey

C．ask for some advice

D．introduce the topic

2．The underlined phrase “talk back” in the first paragraph means     .

A．criticizing somebody

B．answering to show disagreement

C．talking behind somebody’s back

D．fighting with somebody

3．One thing that AT does NOT do is     .

A．help people to get over fear

B．remind people of their right to assert themselves

C．teach people to assert themselves without respecting others

D．help people to feel good about themselves

4．What’s the author’s attitude towards AT courses?

A．肯定的          B．否定的         C．冷漠的       D．怀疑的

5．The most suitable title for this passage would probably be     .

A．The AT courses

B．Speak out for yourself

C．The sadness of shy people

D．The importance of self-respect

18、We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to  1  a car because we had sold the one we had in England before leaving home. Yesterday the sales office called us to say the car was ready （准备好）. I had experienced a model like it before, but as I was not yet  2  driving in this city, my wife did not want me to get it  3  so we went to fetch it together. After we paid for the car, they told us that there was  4  petrol （汽油） to take us to a garage, where we could fill up （加油）. The nearest garage to the office was about 1000 meters away and we got there  5 . But when I turned into the main road, I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing towards me. I got out of  6  as fast as I could by backing into （倒车） the garage once more and the man behind me  7  me.

   “It’s such a problem to remember to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said with a smile.

1．A．borrow                     B．drive                       C．buy                        D．rent

2．A．sure of                            B．pleased with            C．interested in            D．used to

3．A．by myself                 B．right away            C．in a hurry                D．on the way

4．A．little                         B．enough                   C．much                            D．no

5．A．lately                B．directly          C．safely            D．slowly

6．A．their way                  B．the garage            C．their sight               D．the car

7．A．caught                    B．cheered                   C．shouted at               D．chatted with

17、A．根据上下文，从方框中选出合适的句子完成对话。

A: Excuse me.  1

B: Yes and you are …

A:  2  This is my membership card （工作证）. Would you please show me your passport?

B．OK!  3

A: Welcome to Guangzhou, Mr. Smith. I’m so happy that you are the first guest I will receive.

B: Thank you, Miss Wu.  4

A: Let me help you. Please take our car. It is waiting for us just at the entrance.  5

16、Take it easy, boys and girls. The difficult questions      only 10% of all the questions in this exam.

A．fill up              B．take away           C．make up            D．set up

15、－My brother’s ill in hospital.

－I’m sorry      that.

A．hear           B．hearing            C．heard            D．to hear

14、－It seems that my parents sometimes don’t understand me.

－Talk with them more often and you’ll      them.

A．come up with                                      B．agree with 

C．get on well with                                   D．be angry with

13、You      be hungry already—you had lunch only two hours ago!

A．wouldn’t         B．can’t          C．mustn’t         D．needn’t

12、Jack is a careful driver, but he drives      of my friends.

A．more carefully                                     B．the most carefully

C．less carefully                                       D．the least carefully

11、－     did your uncle leave his hometown?

－He      for nearly twenty years.

A．When; has left                                     B．When; has been away 

C．How long; has left                               D．How long; has been away