Recently, these companies have _____ some workers because of the drop in economy.

       A. hired  B. dismissed  C. refused  D. employed

(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（江苏卷）)E

  Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

  My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

  At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later I returned to school-walking on my own!

  When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

  Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the word-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an in income of $ 1 billion a year.

   You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

71.What Kemmons’mom often told him during his childhood was_______.

A.caring   B.moving   C.encouraging   D.interesting

72.According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A.Doctors.    B.Nurses.         C.Friends.    D.Mom.

73.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A. His terrible experience in the hotel.

B. His previous business success of various levels.

C. His mom’s support.

D. His wife’s suggestion.

74.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’mother?

A. Modest ,helpful and hard-working.      B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.      D.Strict, sensitive and supportive.

75.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A. Self-confidence, had work, higher education and a poor family

B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

I should like to try that coat on, but I don t know if it is my ____.

A. length   B. measure C.size  D. pattern

学校即将举行以“Turning a bad mood（心情）into a good one ”为题目的英语作文比赛，请按下列要求定一篇100词左右的记叙文或议论文。

记叙文                                    议论文

“I like you more than her, my dear.” “You mean more than _____love her or more than she loves _____?”? 　

A. you, me      B. she, you?     C. I, me        D. I, you

_____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.

　　A. Seeing; frightened    B. Seeing; frightening

　　C. Seen; frighten        D. To see; frightening

New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.

A. being fully accepting    B. fully accepting

C. having fully accepted　　D. fully accepted

_____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it.

A. Having stolen    B. Having been stolen  　　

C. Stolen      D. Stealing

Do you consider it any good _____ the truck again ?

A. to repair        B. repairing       C. repaired       D. being repairing

下列4幅图描述的是一位高三学生Billy，在上周五的下午，放学后象往常一样去约朋友Jack上网吧的情形。请你以Billy的身份据此用英语写一篇日记，并谈谈你的感想。日记的开头己为你拟好。

  注意： 1. 词数： 80--120之间

         2. 参考词汇：College Entrance Examination（高考）

April 28,2008   Friday                                                        Fine

I went，as usual，to my friend Jack’s classroom after school，and I found him still busy working at his lessons.