1.If someone has an accident in the afternoon, you should ____________.
A. Phone 37499 B. Ensure no one enters the danger area
C. Report to the Police station at J J Thomson Ave D. Call an ambulance on 1-999
2.Where do you think you can find this notice?
A. In the Assembly area B. At the Fire station
C. At the University D. At Turner Hospital
3.Anytime you hear the fire alarm, you should _____________.
A. go to the Assembly area B. phone the Fire brigade on 37499
C. use the red ‘break glass boxes’ D. make sure the fire alarms aren’t being tested
All writers dream of success. Yet some writers turn their back on success the moment it comes along. J.D. Salinger, the American author, is a good example.
On the face of it, the future did not look promising for the teenage Salinger. He seems always to have been running away from something. First it was school, then he dropped out of New York University. Finally, after failing to find a career in his father’s food import business and dropping out of yet another college he decided that his destiny was to be a writer. In the same year he joined a writing class at Columbia University which was taught by Whit Burnett, founder and editor of a magazine called Story. The March-April issue contained a story written by Salinger entitled ‘The Young Folks’. In it there are early versions of the moody, selfish youths that appear in his later fiction. Soon, his stories were appearing in various mass-circulation magazines but it was the famous New Yorker which he dreamed of, believing that publication within its covers would indicate his future potential as a serious writer.
Salinger has a huge reputation around the world yet it rests mainly on just one novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1951, it soon became highly popular with teenagers who identified with the hero’s powerful sense of dissatisfaction. Its success made Salinger a public figure. Most writers, of course, would welcome this. Salinger, however, hated it and refused it. He moved to a small house in Cornish, New Hampshire, where he lived away from society until his death in 2010 at the age of 91.
For Salinger, fame and artistic honesty were not the same thing. Some people become writers because they wish their works to speak for themselves. Salinger appears to have been disgusted by the idea that he had become the spokesman for a generation. In death he has perhaps achieved his highest goal: to be out of the spotlight, represented only by his work.
1.According to the article, J.D. Salinger is an example of _____________.
A. a selfish and moody youth B. a serious writer who hates fame
C. a famous American author D. someone who lives away from society
2.Salinger’s career as a writer improved greatly and his reputation was assured after he ____________.
A. failed to pursue a career in business
B. attended a writing class at Columbia University
C. published the novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’
D. became a spokesman for young people
3.Which event in his early life confirmed his status as a serious writer?
A. Publication in a magazine.
B. Being taught by Whit Burnett.
C. Having a story accepted by the ‘New Yorker’.
D. Dropping out of New York University.
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He 36 the first interview; the director did the last interview.
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “ 37 .”
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away 38 I was born, so my mother paid them all.”
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director 39 the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever 40 your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “ 41 . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. 42 , she can wash clothes faster than me.”
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his 43 of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt 44 but happy with mixed feelings.
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands 45 . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had 46 his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother 47 when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him 48 his academic years.
After finishing cleaning his mother’s 49 hands, the youth quietly washed all the 50 clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen 51 and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and 52 in your house?”
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what 53 is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”
The director said, “This is what I am looking for 54 a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the 55 of others. You are hired.”
1. |
A. |
qualified |
B. |
failed |
C. |
passed |
D. |
won |
2. |
A |
Nothing |
B. |
Few |
C. |
Some |
D. |
None |
3. |
A |
since |
B. |
when |
C. |
although |
D. |
once |
4. |
A |
requested |
B. |
persuaded |
C. |
demanded |
D. |
begged |
5. |
A |
assisted |
B. |
had |
C. |
watched |
D. |
helped |
6. |
A |
Seldom |
B. |
Sometimes |
C. |
Never |
D. |
Rarely |
7. |
A |
Meanwhile |
B. |
Besides |
C. |
However |
D. |
Somehow |
8. |
A |
chance |
B. |
luck |
C. |
desire |
D. |
idea |
9. |
A |
strange |
B. |
different |
C. |
excited |
D. |
unfamiliar |
10. |
A |
skillfully |
B. |
shyly |
C. |
politely |
D. |
slowly |
11. |
A |
glanced |
B. |
noticed |
C. |
accepted |
D. |
considered |
12. |
A |
shook |
B. |
shouted |
C. |
moved |
D. |
fell |
13. |
A |
during |
B. |
along |
C. |
through |
D. |
with |
14. |
A |
damaged |
B. |
ruined |
C. |
broken |
D. |
wounded |
15. |
A |
worn |
B. |
used |
C. |
dirty |
D. |
dusty |
16. |
A |
hands |
B. |
eyes |
C. |
ears |
D. |
cheeks |
17. |
A |
found |
B. |
enjoyed |
C. |
expected |
D. |
learned |
18. |
A |
appreciation |
B. |
understanding |
C. |
regret |
D. |
sympathy |
19. |
A |
about |
B. |
of |
C. |
in |
D. |
on |
20. |
A |
sufferings |
B. |
happenings |
C. |
doings |
D. |
surroundings |
一Mary said Mark started the fight and that David simply defended himself.
一 I don’t believe it. Those two hate each other. Anyway, ___________.
A. It takes two to tango.
B. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
C. Attack is the best means of defense.
D. You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
Not until he questioned the manager several times ___________ that the engineer-in-chief had gone to an important meeting.
A. did he tell B. he told C. was he told D. he was told
Staff are allowed to take a ten-minute break every two hours to relax, use the bathroom or do ___________ else is necessary.
A. something B. anything C. whatever D. what