To Whom It May Concern:
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.
My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."
But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.
We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.
I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior（自惭形秽）, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help. "Distressed"
45.The letter was most probably written ________.
A. in 1975 B. around 1980 C. four years ago D. in 1965
46. Her husband ________ when she first found her present job.
A. was very critical of her B. felt disappointed
C. was proud of her D. was happy but critical
47. What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?
A. scolding B. criticism C. prize D. advancement
48. As her income increased, ________.
A. she found a gap（分歧）emerged（显露）between her and her husband
B. she bought more clothes and a house
C. she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of
D. she felt very proud of herself
Trogmire Troll was dealing with a crisis. The new girl in class really liked him a lot. Trogmire was not happy about it.
Trogmire’s good friend, Tremor Troll, tried to comfort him.“What’s the big deal? I think Treasure Troll is kind of cute. And she seems to be nice enough.”
Trogmire swallowed his last bite of salad and glared at Tremor.“Then why don’t you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting all by herself at the other end of the cafeteria. March over there and ask her to be your sweetie-poo!”
“She’s crazy about you, not me,”Tremor replied.
“Well, I don’t want any girlfriend, especially not a weird（古怪的）,annoying one like her!”Trogmire growled（to make a sound to show anger）.
Tremor wouldn’t give up.“The only thing annoying about her is that she keeps writing you those notes and she stares.”
“Annoying love notes!”Trogmire interrupted. He took another sip of milk.“Did you notice those strange brown eyes? Why aren’t they normal red or pink?”
Tremor took another look at Treasure.“I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly hair is quite pretty. Besides, she’s very sweet and that’s what really matters.”
Trogmire stuck out his tongue.“I think I’m going to be sick! I’d better save my apple pies for later.”He crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket. “The fact is, I have a problem. That girl is getting on my nerves!”
Tremor followed Trogmire’s example and decided to save his apple pies for later. However, he carefully placed the bag into his lunch box.“Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem?”Tremor asked.
“I’m going to be mean and rude to her,”Trogmire announced.“I’ll call her names and make ugly faces at her.”
“That’s how you treat everyone,”Tremor reminded his friend.
Trogmire nodded.“It’s time that Treasure got to know the real Trogmire Troll!”
41.How did Treasure Troll feel about Trogmire Troll?
A. She didn’t like him because he was rude.
B. She was annoyed by his strange appearance.
C. She didn’t have any strong feeling about him.
D. She liked him a lot.
42 .How did Trogmire feel about Treasure?
A. He felt annoyed. B. He enjoyed the attention.
C. He didn’t realize that she existed. D. He was crazy about her.
43.Who did Trogmire want for a girlfriend?
A. No one. B. Tremor’s sister. C. Treasure Troll. D. Weird girl from another class.
44.Which statement is true?
A. Trogmire pretended to be rude in order to make Treasure stop liking him.
B. Tremor thought that looks were more important than personality.
C. Tremor thought that Treasure was cute.
D. Trogmire offered his apple pies to Treasure to make her sick.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 21 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 22 in good health, or 23 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 24 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 25 the title. Therefore, the scissors（剪刀）would 26 before they start, 27 halfway done when I find out the 28 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 29 .You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 30 up. But you know the future is unpredictable（不可预料）—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 31 .Thus you are 32 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 33 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 34 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 35 is like: we are often 36 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 37 we get into another. The latter may be more important than the 38 and give rise to a divided mind. I 39 remember a philosopher’s remarks:“When one door shuts, another opens in life.”So a casual（不经意） 40 may not be a bad one.
21. A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
22. A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
23. A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report
24. A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause
25. A. on B. for C. without D. off
26. A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stop
27. A. or B. but C. so D. for
28. A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
29. A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
30. A. given B. held C. made D. picked
31. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
32. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck
33. A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does
34. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
35. A. study B. society C. nature D. life
36. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
37. A. before B. after C. until D. as
38. A. following B. next C. above D. former
39. A. still B. also C. once D. almost
40. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
－What made Susan so angry?
－____ in the rain for a long time.
Being kept waiting B. Being kept to wait
C. Because of waiting D. She was kept waiting
—— Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here.
——________, as a matter of fact
A. Go ahead B. Yes, my pleasure C. Yes, I do D. Come on
I’ve been working all day, but I feel as if I _______ nothing.
A. have been achieved B. were achieving C. had achieved D. am achieving
