Dear Mr. Perkins,

    We would like to introduce ourselves. Our company was organized only two years ago, but we are one of the largest boat companies in California. As you know, your son has bought a boat from us recently, and I think you know how pleased be is with our product. Also, John Webb, one of your son's friends, has bought a boat from us and, we understand, is very happy with his boat. We are always happy to know that our customers are satisfied. We are writing to you now because, as you know, your son has decided to buy a larger boat, and we need your signature on the loan (贷款) papers. The loan application has already been signed by Danny. As you will see, there is one form to fill out, and there are three contracts to sign. Danny’s 26-foot boat was returned to our San Pedro Dock yesterday, and we are pleased to say that the new 36-foot “Challenger” will be delivered in two weeks from today. It is being inspected by our manager right now. The auto-pilot (自动领航仪) has already been installed by our mechanic. It looks as though everything will be ready in time for delivery. All we need are the signed contracts from you.

   Thank you.

                                                           Tony Valention

56. The main aim of the letter Tony wrote to Mr. Perkins is to __________.

    A. tell him to sign the contracts                   B. thank him for buying a new boat

    C. tell about something of his company        D. ask him to pay for his boat right away

57. The underlined word “contracts” means ________.

    A. application forms from the buyers                  B. letters sent by the sellers

    C. formal agreements having the force of law      D. designs of a new product

58. From the passage we can see that the boat company __________.

    A. isn’t an old one                                     B. is a world-famous one

    C. is developing slowly                                 D. has to advise customers to buy its boats

     Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it  36  . Albert Einstein was  37  to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to  38  . I should give up on it and settle for something else.”  39  , he wrote the two most famous papers while  40  as a patent（专利）office worker. After the   41  , there was not any major  42  in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

     If you want to work as an artist and are  43  as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who  44  one day to become an artist. That puts the  45  you love somewhere Off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as  46  , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is  47  to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That  48  plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺)  in the  49  hours.

     While seeking the work you love,   50  helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be  51  the ideas Of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened  52  the possibilities, you can make a final  53  and select the work you love as your own.

     Doing the work you love  54  that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the  55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

The boss said to the secretary, “If you work well, you ______ have a rise.”

       A. must                        B. ought                       C. would                      D. shall

In science fiction we read of flying saucers travel through _____ space, so people want to have ______ better knowledge of the universe.

    A. the ; a                  B. / ; /                      C. the ; /                 D. / ; a

If you _____your promise, the results will be sure to satisfy you.

    A. carry out               B. carry on                        C. keep on               D. keep out

―― There are ______ such books here.

―― I only need ______ these books on this shelf.

    A. eight dozens ; one dozen                             B. eight dozens of ; one dozen of

    C. eight dozen ; one dozen                               D. dozens of ; one dozen of

Michael never dreamt of ______ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

     A. being a chance                                             B. there’s a chance

    C. there to be a chance                                     D. there being a chance

How many men does your uncle _____ for him?

A. have worked            B. have to work           

C. have working           D. have been working

_______ for two miles, the car broke down.

    A. I drove my car          B. Having run              C. To have driven          D. Having driven

―― What about the person?

―― Seldom in all my life _____ such a _______ person.

       A. I met; determining                                        B. I have met; determining

C. did I meet; determined                                  D. have I met; determined