All the machines stopped _____ with the electricity _____ throughout the factory.
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A．working; cut through |
B．to work; cut down |
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C．working; cut off |
D．to work; cut up |
You can’t imagine no one in the village _____ him and what difficulty we had ______ his family.
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A．knowing ; finding |
B．knew; to find |
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C．known; in finding |
D．to know; found |
He is perfectly _______ to live in the mountain, feeds some lovely chicken and _______ what he likes all day.
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A．popular; draws |
B．anxious; painted |
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C．proud; described |
D．content; paints |
Yesterday I ________ an old college friend in the restaurant, who was still very ________ about what he ate.
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A．came across; worried |
B．bumped into; particular |
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C．knocked into; complained |
D．ran into; curious |
Angela Chang(张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career. She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired. Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings. They fly me to the sky and give me hope.”
1.The word “invisible” in the last paragraph means “________________”.
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A．难以相信的 |
B．看不见的 |
C．隐藏的 |
D．暗的 |
2. Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.
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A．she looks very common |
B．she is too young |
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C．she doesn’t sing very well |
D．she looks young and small |
3. Which of the following is NOT right?
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A．She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow. |
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B．She has made four films. |
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C．One musician spoke highly of her. |
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D．She is not only a singer but an actress. |
4.Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.
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A．she is strong-minded |
B．people like her films |
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C．she is interested in acting |
D．she acted in the popular TV plays |
5.Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
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A．The Small Girl. |
B．Four Albums. |
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C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. |
D．A Poor Actress. |
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.What did the man do for the test?
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A．He sent e-mails. |
B．He did the cleaning |
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C．He sold computers. |
D．He filled in forms. |
2. The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
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A．disliked such a job |
B．didn’t pass the test |
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C．didn’t have an e-mail |
D．knew nothing about computers |
3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.
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A．went to look for another job |
B．asked for food from door to door |
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C．thought of an idea to make money |
D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
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A．Because he had many friends to help him. |
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B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. |
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C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. |
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D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
5.What does the story want to tell us?
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A．Computers are very important in our daily life. |
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B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. |
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C．The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man. |
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D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
