A traveler hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station. Suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room.
"Look here, boy," he said to the bellboy, "run up to my room and see if I have left a parcel on the table there. Be quick about it."
The boy ran upstairs. Five minutes passed. The traveler was walking up and down the hall, looking very angry. At last the boy appeared.
"Yes, sir," he reported to the traveler," you have left the parcel there, it's right on the table in your room."
1.The traveler _______.
A. ran down the street
B. came downstairs hurriedly
C. ran so quickly that he fell down
D. came into the hotel hall very quickly
2.Whichh statement is true?
A. He had to pay his bill and arrived at the station in 15 minutes .
B. It took him 15 minutes to go to the station from the hotel.
C. He could pay his bill in 15 minutes and then go to the station .
D. He had nothing but 15 minutes.
3.According to the passage, a bellboy is _____.
A. a boy whose work is to ring the bell
B. a boy who plays with a bell
C. a boy whose work in a hotel is to help guests with their bags
4.The traveler asked the boy _____ .
A. to go upstairs
B. to look for his parcel
C. to fetch the parcel he had left in his room
D. only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room
5.Five minutes later, the boy ______ .
A. ran up to the room
B. came downstairs
C. reported to the traveler in the room
D. came down to the hall but brought nothing back
One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.
He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag , and he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨架）to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
1.Who wrote the story?
A. Rupert's teacher. B. The neighbor's teacher.
C. A medical school teacher. D. The teacher's neighbor.
2.Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
A. He needed it for the summer term in London.
B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
3.What happened at the airport?
A. The skeleton went missing. B. The skeleton was stolen.
C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.
4.Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?
A. He was angry. B. He thinks it very funny.
C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert.
5.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.
B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.
C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.
D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.
Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long. “Geili” and “Fuyun”, last year’s biggest creations, are actually ____36____ on Internet now. What’s popular now is “hold steady”.
The term（术语）comes from the very Taiwanese TV show ____37___ includes Miss Lin (Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to ____38___ like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. Although the lecture is mainly a mockery（嘲笑）of the fashion world, ____39____ Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.
____40___ steady is one of the qualities the public has been ____41____ lately ____42___ pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy.
The quality was ____43____ by a girl named Su Miaoling this year, who ____44___ in the TV singing competition “Super Girl”. ____45____ herself with confidence on stage, she kept ____46____ when others got anxious.
“I like your poise(淡定). Very few people on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users named Su “Sister Poise”.
Poise is also appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a ____47____ person.
Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton was ____48____ as the one of the Ten Best Mannered People for the way ____49____ she showed herself in the public. The Duchess of Cambridge was also appreciated ____50____ this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding. That is good news for many because she has prove ____51____ true that poise is not born, but it can be got with a bit of ____52____.
About-personal-growth.com, a foreign website on personal growth guidance, gives ____53___ on how to stay poised.
“Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practise yoga ____54___; say to yourself “I choose to be calm in any situation”; write down your encouragement daily to ____55____ the goal,” reads the site.
1.A. fashionable B. outdated C. hot D. popular
2.A. which B. where C. that D. who
3.A. sound B. feel C. look D. act
4.A. yet B. however C. but D. and
5. A. Held B. Hold C. Holding D. Being held
6.A. looking for B. looking back on C. looking at D. looking down
7.A. as B. so C. with D. though
8.A. explained B. exhibited C. equipped D. exchanged
9.A. turned down B. turned around C. turned on D. turned up
10.A. Taking B. Giving C. Carrying D. Earning
11.A. nervous B. upset C. frightened D. cool
12.A. well-behaved B. well-organized C. well-done D. well-balanced
13.A. called B. elected C. chose D. selected
14.A. which B. in that C. how D. in which
15.A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. former
16.A. that B. what C. it D. this
17.A. effect B. effort C. affect D. afford
18.A. advices B. lectures C. tips D. courses
19.A. regularly B. commonly C. usually D. normally
20.A. set B. make C. have D. achieve
I have many foreign friends, some are businessmen.
A．of them B．from which C．who of D．of whom
He used to ______ cards, but now he is used to _______ a walk after supper.
A. play; taking B. playing; take C. play; take D. playing; taking
She is considered ___________ the work ahead of time.
A. finishing B. to finish C. having finished D. to have finished
