I have been teaching violin lesson for over 20 years. Over the years, I’ve never had the _________ of having a prodigy（神童）though I have taught some talented students. However, I’ve had my _________ of what I call “musically challenged” pupils.
One such student was Robby. He _________ the sense of tone and basic rhythm. But he made every effort to do the _________.
Over the months he tried and tried while I listened and tried to _________ him. Then one day Robby stopped coming to my lessons. I guessed that he might _________.
Several weeks later I mailed to the students’ homes for the upcoming concert. To my _________, Robby asked me if he could be in it. And I was _________ by his sincerity and persistence（坚持）.
The night for the concert came. I put Robby _________ in the program. I thought I could always __________ his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.
__________ Robby came up onto the stage. He __________ that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto 21 in C Major. He __________ himself and started his play. His fingers were __________ on the keys. After six minutes he ended in a grand crescendo（高潮）and the audience were all on their __________ in wild applause.
Robby stood up, __________ and said, “My mom had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born __________ and this is the first time she heard me play. So I wanted to make it __________.”
There wasn’t a __________ eye in the gymnasium that evening, for Robby taught all of us present the meaning of __________ and persistence.
1.A.advantage B.choice C.chance D.time
2.A.idea B.share C.dream D.purpose
3.A.lost B.got C.made D.lacked
4.A.practice B.work C.program D.music
5.A.stop B.encourage C.amuse D.promise
6.A.give up B.give in C.break up D.break down
7.A.anger B.surprise C.excitement D.disappointment
8.A.inspired B.caught C.persuaded D.trusted
9.A.up B.down C.last D.first
10.A.change B.save C.remove D.support
11.A.Suddenly B.Carefully C.Silently D.Confidently
12.A.acknowledged B.pretended C.announced D.informed
13.A.comforted B.dressed C.laid D.seated
14.A.light B.clumsy C.short D.slow
15.A.hands B.seats C.feet D.voices
16.A.bowed B.thanked C.cried D.relaxed
17.A.poor B.deaf C.dumb D.lame
18.A.special B.important C.interesting D.true
19.A.clear B.red C.dry D.tearful
20.A.luck B.hope C.life D.love
Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village ,but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way.
1.An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all, in Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest.2..
Many countries rules about what you should wear and what you shouldn’t wear. In Muslim countries, you shouldn’t reveal(暴露) the body, especially women, who should wear long blouses and skirts.3.Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.
In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax ,and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat.4..
In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions.5.If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China ,you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.
A.In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house.
B.What will you do when travelling abroad?
C.In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.
D.You should include your company name and your position.
E.How should you behave when meeting someone for the first time?
F.However, in Britain, it’s usual to have a business meeting over breakfast.
G.It is very important for you to behave properly
You’re in your office when you learn there’s someone with a gun wandering outside. You can hear gunshots and screams. What do you do?
That’s the challenge for users of a new virtual (虚拟)reality program called SurviVR, designed to train employees how to deal with an active shooter situation in the workplace. The program works with HTC Vive, the virtual reality headset released earlier this year.
An active shooter situation is when an armed person or people actively shoot in a small, populated area with the intention to kill. There were 20 such situations in the United States last year and 20 the year before, according to FBI statistics, resulting in a total of 231 deaths. This year saw the deadliest active shooter situation in US history, with 49 people killed in a nightclub in Orlando.
In the training situation, users have four choices. They can lock themselves in the office. They can hide, perhaps in the office closet. They can run for an exit. Or they can use something in the office—a computer or a cup a pair of scissors-as a weapon to fight the shooter. This is an improvement on standard active shooter training. Gallo says, which typically teachers people to lock themselves in place and hide. The ＂lock down＂ method is often ineffective, he says, and has resulted in many deaths in recent years.
In the training’s basic level, no one gets killed. But as the trainings become more advanced, players who make a wrong choice be shot. There’s no blood; the screen simply turns black slowly.
If this sounds terrifying, that’s the point, says Gallo. There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with employees relaxed and even enjoying themselves. To teach people what they really need to know for an active shooter situation, they need to be scared.
＂SurviVR will take the fear and turn it into confidence.＂ Gallo says.
1.What’s the author’s purpose of describing a dangerous scene in Para. 1?
A.To attract the readers’ attention on the new virtual reality program.
B.To show the challenge that the readers are required to face.
C.To warn the readers of the possible dangers in the working place.
D.To inform the readers of the correct response in such a situation
2.What is the suggested response in the standard active shooter training?
A.Fighting the shooter
B.Running for the exit
C.Using a computer as a weapon
D.Locking down
3.What does Gallo think of the training programs involving role play with toy guns?
A.Searing B.Violent
C.Ineffective D.Helpful
4.What would be the best title?
A.A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter Training
B.What Should You Do When Meeting Gunshots in the Workplace?
C.How to Deal with an Active Shooter Situation?
D.Employees Need to Be Scared of the Workplace Violence.
In our daily life, many of us feel stressed more or less. Some like this pressure and work better because of it. Others are not comfortable with any stress at all; they soon become unhappy if they feel stressed. Sometimes stress can lead people to do things they wouldn’t usually do, such as overeat, smoke, drink, or use drugs. Stress, however, is a very normal part of life.
It is important to understand that stress doesn’t come from an event itself, that is, from the things that are happening in our lives. It comes from the meaning we give to what has happened. For example, a crying baby may be stressful to one person, but it may not bother another person at all; a traffic jam may be stressful to one person while another person may be able to stay calm.
We can experience stress any time we feel we don’t have control. It can come from a feeling that we can’t do anything about a situation. Basically, it is the body’s way of showing anxiety or worry.
Stress is not just caused by our mental or emotional condition. It is also influenced by how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercise, and whether we can relax.
The key point of relieving the stress is that we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives. Once we have found it, we should try to change that part of our lives. If we believe that we can control stress, we can begin to control our lives. Then we can start to use stress in a positive way.
1.According to the text, ________ can cause stress.
A.overeat B.smoke
C.a traffic jam D.a hard test
2.The author mentions the example of a crying baby in order to ________.
A.explain that stress is everywhere
B.tell different people react to stress differently
C.help people learn that stress comes from an event
D.give the definition of stress
3.What does the author suggest dealing with stress?
A.Finding the cause and making changes.
B.Controlling the emotions.
C.Having enough sleep.
D.Taking some drugs.
4.From the text, we can conclude that ________.
A.if someone has stress he will do something wrong unavoidably
B.anyone can experience stress when he is out of control
C.one will feel no stress at all if he gets enough physical exercise
D.one is sure to work better because of the stress
BUDGET FOR ENGLISH SCHOOL’S VISIT TO DALIAN
I. TEACHER COSTS
| Details(eg. Mode of transport, hotel/hostel) | Cost per person | Total |
Travel | Per person × 4 | UK flight to Dalian (via Beijing) ₤887 | ₤3548 |
Local Travel |
| ₤15 | ₤60 |
Accommodation |
| ₤65 | ₤2260 |
|
| Sub-total ₤5868 (school will cover the cost of one teacher; so will ask for ₤4401) |
II. PROJECT COSTS
| Description and cost per item | Total |
Materials | Teaching materials ₤250 | ₤250 |
Communication | Telephone calls | ₤75 |
Cost of the staff | ₤180 (per person per day) ×4×8 days | ₤5760 (school will cover the cost of one teacher; so will ask for ₤4320) |
| Sub-total: ₤6085 |
GRAND TOTAL (I+II) | ₤11,953 |
1.How many teachers will visit Dalian?
A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.
2.How much is the school budget for this visit?
A.₤5868. B.₤6085. C.₤11,628. D.₤11,953.
3.How much will the school actually ask for this visit?
A.₤4401. B.₤4320. C.₤8721. D.₤11,628.
We knew Sylvia and Jack had problems with their flats, but we hadn’t been told the details. Not until they came for a weekend in October, that is.
At dinner on the Friday evening Kitty said, “You wrote that the flat wasn’t quite what you expected. Of course it could be too small. You’re sharing with another couple, aren’t you?”
“Were sharing, Mother,” Slyvia replied.
“It really wasn’t necessary,” Jack explained proudly, “I’ve had a big rise, and we can easily manage. It’s much better to be independent.”
“Oh, much,” I agreed.
“What was the trouble?” Kitty asked, impatient and unwilling to let her go.
“Nothing much,” Sylvia said, “The flat is fine. It was the other couple, Sally and Tom Ford. You’ve never seen such an untidy pair. We shared the sitting room and the kitchen and the bathroom anfd got fed up with the mess of it all.”
“And what made it worse,” Jack put in, “was that they accused us of the same sort of thing. Tom and I nearly came to blows when he locked up some of their wedding presents we were all using, as they used ours, naturally.”
“You take a chance when you make a sharing arrangement.” Kitty said.
“I am in my own flat,” Sylvia said, “Sally and Tom left a month ago.”
“We could have left instead,” Jack said, “But why we should leave? After all, the flat was in our names, not theirs. We were glad to see the back of them.”
Two weeks later Kitty and I returned their visit for lunch on Sunday. It was the first time we had been to their flat. To say that we were shocked is not true, because we know our daughter extremely well. The flat had fairly recently been in quite good condition; it was now a chaos. I did not know how anyone could possibly live there. But Sylvia noticed nothing.
1.Who was Kitty?
A.The owner of the flat.
B.Jack’s mother in law.
C.Sylvia’s mother in law.
D.The author’s good friend.
2.Sylvia’s response to Kitty shows that ________.
A.she was not getting along well with the other couple
B.she was really expecting to live in her own flat
C.she felt tired of cleaning and tidying up their rooms
D.she managed to drive Sally and Tom out of the flat
3.What did Kitty mean by saying “You take a chance … sharing arrangement.”?
A.Sylvia and Jack would take steps to deal with the problems.
B.Syliva and Jack were lucky to learn to share with others.
C.Sylvia and Jack might have problems when living with others.
D.Sylvia and Jack loved to manage their own affairs.
4.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.Sylvia and Jack were spoiled by their parents
B.Sylvia and Jack were a pair of great ability
C.Sylvia and Jack had fights with Sally and Tom
D.Sylvia and Jack were in fact an untidy pair
