Such a fierce dog __ that we had to wait outside before we could get into his yard．
A．has he had B．did he have
C．he had D．he has had
It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they __ for me.
A．had done B．did C．would do D．were doing
Luckily, the man escape death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning.
A．hardly B．gently C．slightly D．narrowly
Directions: Write an English composition in 120～150 words according to the picture and direction given.
近年来学习英语热持续升温，许多幼儿园开设了英语课。然而，许多专家认为孩子不宜过早学习外语，应该先学好中文，请就幼儿园是否应该开设英语课谈谈你的看法并说明理由。
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.我忘了提醒他面试的时间。(remind)
2.那所学校规定学生不可以将手机带入校园。(it)
3.当你紧张的时候，深呼吸可以帮你冷静下来。（breath）
4.微软公司确认，他们找到了新的合作伙伴以对抗竞争对手苹果公司。(confirm)
5.在西方，超过18岁的年轻人独立生活被认为是理所当然。（take for granted）
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal contact which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing-powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but also a social meeting place.
A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff were concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.
Every morning the manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise, and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise. They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
1. Why is it a pity that there are fewer old-fashioned general stores now? _____________________________.
2. The shopkeeper was often the most well-informed person in the neighborhood because _____________________________.
3. The words “… a flood, a fire, a birth and a death …” in the last sentence refer to _____________________________.
4. What must the manager do every morning? ___________________________.
