— Beijing or Shanghai? What did you mean?   

— We were talking about _______ go to college.

A. how to   B. where to    C. whether to  D. when to

More surprising,perhaps, than the present difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving.As Skolnick notes,Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a drop in the early 1915s,the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be taken in this pro?marriage context: some 30 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains by far the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty?five years ago, the typical American family was made up of a husband, a wife, and two or three children.Now,there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s former marriage, or the husband’s, or both.Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses (配偶).

Thus, one can find every type of family arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the persent marriage;  marriages with “full?time” children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with “full?time” children from the present marriage and “part?time” children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half?brothers, and half?sisters.It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are great changes from the traditional nuclear family.But even so, even in the midst  of all this, there remains one constant: Most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

13.By calling American marrying people the author means that .      

A.Americans are more traditional than Europeans  

B.Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans

C.there are more married couples in U.S.A. than in Europe

D.more of Americans,as compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age

14.Divorced Americans        .

A.prefer the way they live 

B.will most likely remarry   

C.have lost faith in marriage          

D.are the vast majority of people in the society

15.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s American families?

A.Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.

B.A typical American family is made up of only a husband and a wife.

C.Americans prefer to have more kids than before.     D.There are no nuclear families any more.

16.“Part time”children        .

A.spend some of their time with their half brothers and some of their time with their half?sisters

B.spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriage

C.are shared between the two former spouses          D.cannot stay with “full?time” children

17.Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, .

A.the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage

B.the functions of marriage remain unchanged      

C.most Americans prefer a second marriage   

D.most divorced Americans would rather not remarry

The impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Employers often decide to hire someone in the first three minutes of the interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude (态度) and manners.

A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important. A smile shows a confident (自信的) and positive attitude.

When you introduce yourself, make eyes contact with the interviewer. Some interviewers offer a hand??shake. Others don’t.

Try to be as natural as possible. But pay attention to your body language. The way you sit, walk, gesture, use your voice and show feeling on your face are all parts of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself and the situation you are in. Are you feeling positive about yourself? Your abilities? Your interest in the job?

Speak clearly and loudly enough. Show interest and enthusiasm in your voice. When you speak, look at the interviewer. Also don’t say negative things about yourself, or former employers.

Listen to questions carefully. If you don’t understand a question, ask the interviewer to repeat or explain.

"I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch that."

"I’m not sure exactly what you mean."

Almost everyone is nervous in a job interview. Interviewers know that. They don’t expect you to be totally calm and relaxed. But they expect you to try to control your nervousness. They expect you to show confidence in your ability to do the job.

At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer for her or him. It’s a good idea to send a short thank-you letter right after the interview, or deliver it by hand.

Phone the company if you have not heard anything after one week. Ask if they have make a decision about the job.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. you should always put on a smile when meeting the employer

B. you should stand still with respect before the employer

C. the first impression is very important in an interview

D. employers understand and like employees’ nervousness

2. Why should we pay attention to our body language?

A. Because it can help us win the employer’s positive impression.

B. Because it can help us feel about the employer.

C. Because it is needed by our employer.

D. Because we need it to improve our feeling.

3. The main purpose of the passage is ________.

A. to give you some advice on the art of finding a job

B. to tell from wrong about job interviews

C. to explain why we should do something about an interview

D. to suggest not being shy in an interview

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Friendly Smilew。   B. Making a Good Impression

C. Don’t Be Nervousw。 D. Sending a Thank-You Letter

Every day 25 million U.S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation’s school children are transported to and from school safety.

Even though the number of school bus accidents is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done-particularly whether seat belts should be compulsory.

People in favour of seat belts on school buses-many of them parents and medical organizations-argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce fatality and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.

People who object to seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) safety requirements set in 1977. They also believe that many children won’t wear seat belts anyway, and that may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children.

A new Research council report on school bus safety suggest that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.

  The report sponsored by the Department of transportation at the request of Congress, re

views seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses.

1.According to the passage, the “school bus” is .      

A.the bus offered by the school and different from the public bus

B.the bus that has no difference from the public bus

C.the bus that is driven by the students

D.the bus that is not safe

2.According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control of the school buses “safety”?

A.A new Research Council.           B.The Department of Transportation.

C.The Medical Organization.         D.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

3.It may be inferred from this passage that .       .

A.many of the opponents(反对者) of seat belt installation are parents and officials of the Department of Transportation

B.proposals of seat belts on school buses would be seriously considered

C.an alternate safety device (raising seat backs four inches) may be taken into consideration

D.The Department of Transportation may either take the idea of seat belts or other measures when it reviews the whole situation  

4.The title below which best expresses the idea of the passage is“”.

A.Making School Buses Even Safer for Children     B.Seat Belts Needed on School Buses

C.Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures         D.Safety in and around School Buses

As______unemployment is very high nowadays, it’s very difficult for people to find______work.

       A. the; 不填        B. the ; a           C. 不填； 不填            D. an; the

The vegetables didn’t taste very good.They＿＿＿＿too long.

A.had been cooked     B.were cooked  C.had cooked     D.cooked

—— Why? Tom, your shirt is so dirty!

—— Mum, I ＿＿＿＿＿ my storeroom downstairs。

A.cleaned     B.have worked  C.was cleaning     D.have been cleaning

—— Have you watered the flowers?

—— No, but ＿＿＿＿＿.

A.I am     B.I’m going   C.I’m just going to     D.I will go

—— I will come to attend your lecture at 10：00 tomorrow.

—— I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I＿＿＿my guests in my office.

A.is being met     B.will meet  C.will be meeting     D.will have met

How long ＿＿＿＿＿ to finish your composition?

A.will it take you     B.will take you  C.you will take it     D.you will take