Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job, I decided I   1  look for one all by myself and   2   them about it till I'd get one. I had seen an agency advertised   3   a local paper, so   4  there was no one about to say “ Where are you going? ”, I rushed out of the house   5  it. I was widely   6   and was nervous as if I   7  on the stage. Finding the place quite easily, I tore up three flights of stairs, and swung breathlessly  8   a door which said “ Enter without knocking, if you   9  . ”　　

The simple atmosphere of the office   10  me, and I sat carefully down on the edge of a chair. The woman at the desk   11  looked at me for a while through her   12  , and I was about to move my feet   13  I realized that she was questioning me in a low voice. I answered softly and I started to feel   14  helpless.

She made   15  to me in a way that she wondered   16  I was looking for this sort of joB．I felt even more helpless when she told me that it   17  difficult to get a job without   18  or reference. Then I heard her say, “  19  , I've got someone in the office at   20   moment who might suit. ”

1．A．would       B．ought       C．wanted     D．liked

2．A．told    B．not tell     C．not told    D．not to tell

3．A．on      B．at     C．for   D．in

4．A．as soon as B．as to        C．far    D．as

5．A．search for B．in search of     C．finding    D．looked for

6．A．excited      B．worried    C．exciting   D．worrying

7．A．was going B．were coming   C．was coming     D．were going

8．A．through     B．by    C．in     D．to

9．A．pleased      B．pleasant   C．please      D．pleasure

10.A．calmed       B．excited     C．moved      D．frightened

11.A．opposite     B．against     C．back        D．face

12.A．glass   B．glasses     C．eyes D．eye

13.A．while B．before      C．after        D．when

14.A．rather  B．fairly       C．too   D．little

15.A．it        B．that C．know       D．it known

16.A．how    B．why C．whether   D．where

17.A．were   B．should be        C．would be D．was

18.A．experience B．experiment      C．time        D．money

19.   A．In a fact          B．As a matter of fact

       C．As to fact               D．As a matter

20.A．a very        B．very a       C．very the   D．this very

Philips openly admitted __________ an alcohol (酒精) problem and he was not admitted __________ the drivers’ club.

A. to have; to          B. having; to      C. to have; as  D. having; as

—Dear, I can find a better job if I go to Germany, maybe.

— Don’t be silly. ________, you know.

A. Actions speak louder than words              B. A golden key can open any door

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush      D. Better late than never

We redheads are well known for our bad tempers. Now it seems there is scientific backing for our particular complaining as well.

Scientists in the United States studied a group of 144 dental patients almost half of whom had red hair. They found that the red-haired group were more sensitive to pain and as a result were twice as likely to avoid visiting the dentist.

Previous research had shown that redheads were more resistant to the effects of local anaesthesia(局部麻醉) than people with other hair colours.

The scientists say that this red-haired sensitivity to pain stems from the actions of a gene called MC1R. This is responsible for the production of melanin which gives skin and hair its colour. In about five percent of white people the gene is mutated(突变) leading to fair skin and red hair.

Researchers say there are some people with the gene in the brain and that this could affect pain sensitivity.

Professor Daniel Sessler from the Cleveland Clinic in the United States is one of the authors of the study. He says the research is a considerable scientific breakthrough.

"Red hair is the first phenotype(表现某一显性特征之生物个体或群体) of anaesthetic requirement in humans. And what I mean by phenotype is an external(外部的) characteristiC．

"So suppuse you are walking down the street and you see someone who's a little older and a little younger - that tells you nothing about their anaesthetic requirement. You see a man and a woman - that tells you nothing about their anaesthetic requirement. But you see a redhead - aha! You know that person is going to require 20 percent more general anaesthesia."

From my own personal experience I would say that there is some merit to this ideA．I have found that I have had to ask dentists for extra anaesthetic in the middle of procedures.

Some dentists argue that a greater sensitivity to pain might actually benefit redheads and drive them to see the dentist more quickly. In my own case I can prove that is definitely not true.

We learn from the text that red- haired group are _______________.

A．easily influenced by the sense of pain and need more anthaethetic reqiurement

B．usually more sensitive to some painful things

C．just well-known for their good temper and strong pain sensitivity

D．good-looking with fair skin and red hair

What do the scientists think this red-haired sensitivity to pain results from?

A．melanin which is responsible for the production which gives skin and hair its colour.

B．the mutated gene leading to fair skin and red hair基因

C．some persons with this gene in the brain

D．an external characteristic of a person.

According to Professor Daniel Sessler, the most amazing thing about the anaesthetic requirement in humans which can be judged by ______.

A．someone’s age and hair  

B．someome’s gender and figure

C．someone’s teeth and the skills of the dentist

D．someone’s external charateristic

We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _____.

A．redheads need less anaesthetic in the operation

B．the results of this red-haired sensitivity to pain will be the same

C．the writer is a red-haired person

D．redheads have many benefits of being red-haired

_______ originally as the biggest defense work in ancient China, the Great Wall today has become one of the must –see places for visiting foreign leaders to the country in the past six decades. Obama is the fifth US president _______ the man-made wonder.

A．Having been built; visiting     B．Being built; visited

C．To build; having visited   D．Built; to visit

By the time we arrived at the station, the train has left.            (    ) ____________

A     B       C                       D      

      in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.

A. It requires     B. It is required     C. What requires     D. What is required

Every evening after dinner, if not        from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.     A. being tired B. tiring   C. tired    D. to be tired

The country life he was used to _____ greatly since the opening policy.

A. change  B. has changed C. changing  D. having changed

--Are you going to be a sailor when you leave school?

        ---I’m afraid not.When I am at the sea, I always feel sick.