We had guests last night who have not stayed              1.              

in a B&B hotel ago. They did not want breakfast           2.              

because that they were going out early in the              3.              

morning. They came back lately and had some             4.              

tea.I came into the living room and saw one of             5.              

them just to through the kitchen door but turn              6.              

on the light. He was looking for a glass the                7.              

cupboard. He had no ideas that the kitchen was             8.              

not for guesls. I just smiled to me and thought,             9.              

“What can I do? We are guests after all.”                 10.              

It’s a top secret.

-Yes, I see. I will keep the secret _____ you and me.

A. with              B. around                      C. among       D. betweed

Black holes _____ not be seen directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.

A. can                   B. should                         C. must                      D. need

Send my regards to your lovely wife when you _____ home.

A. wrote                                 B. will write                              

C. have written                   D. write

A typhoon swept across tiffs area with heavy rains and winds _____ strong as 113 miles per hour.

A. too               B. very           C. so              D. as

Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

    Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __1__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

    __2__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __3__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __4__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __5__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

    He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __6__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __7__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __8__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __9__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __10__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

1. A. run                       B. pass                          C. move                               D. travel

2. A. Besides                  B. Despite                     C. Without                    D. Beyond

3. A. attitudes           B. beliefs                       C. goals                        D. positions

4. A. shortcoming           B. harm              C. benefit                        D. interest

5. A. emotion                 B. pain                     C. fear                          D. will

6. A. bring about           B. set about                   C. put up                       D. make up

7. A. afforded                B. appointed                   C. offered                     D. arranged

8. A. positive                  B. approving                  C. strong                       D. mixed

9. A. escape                   B. decrease                    C. shrink                       D. end

10. A. generally             B. especially                   C. actually                     D. presently

“When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is King, ’’said John Wanamaker, who in l876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of me world’s first department stores. This revolutionary concept __1__ the face of retailing (零售业) and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today.

But convincing as that slogan was, __2__ the shopper was cheated out of the crown. __3__ manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on advertisements to get most information about products. Through much of the past century, ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a __4__ number of publications. Now media choice, has __5__ too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources-especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse. __6__ the internet, the consumer is finally seizing power.

As our survey shows, __7__ has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops. Many firms already claim to be “customer-driven” or “consumer-centered”. Now their __8__ will be tested as never before. Taking advantage of shoppers’ __9__ will no longer be possible: people will know-and soon tell others, even those without the internet-that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior. The internet is working wonders in __10__ standards. Good and Good and honest firms should benefit most.

1. A. changed           B. maintained                 C. restored       D. rescued

2. A. in time                   B. in truth                     C. in case        D. in theory

3. A. Just as                  B. The moment         C. If                D. Although

4. A. 1imited                  B. minimum                  C. sufficient      D. great

5. A. disappeared            B. existed                      C. exploded      D. survived

6. A. According to         B. Thanks to                  C. But for       D. Apart from

7. A. consumer power                    B. product quality               

C. purchasing habit                     D. manufacturing efficiency

8. A. information            B. investment                 C. claims               D. shops

9. A. generosity         B. knowledge                 C. curiosity            D. ignorance

10. A. raising                B. lowering              C. abandoning         D. carrying

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.

    The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.

    Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.

    Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

1. What is Cara's father?

A. An engineer.   B. An official.    C. A moviemaker.     D. A professor.

2. According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.

A. on every Thursday in April                                                              

B. a holiday for girls of all ages

C. a day for girls to know about jobs                            

D. a day for girls to get a job easily

3. On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.

A. she learned to use scales                                                                    

B. she worked as an actress

C. she went to work with her aunt                                                          

D. she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A. Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl                                                    

B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C. Children's Day and Work Day                                                 

D. Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women

Nervous suspects (嫌疑犯) locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.

    Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as grays and browns of the 20th-century police cell (牢房) and have used colour psychology to decorate them.

    Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of ￡5 million, has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia(幽闭恐怖症). Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness.

    The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.

    Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness. It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration.

    Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness. Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.

    Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an “energy force”. She said: “Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication.”

    Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red, on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression. Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells. Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate. In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.

1. The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might _____.

A. let suspects keep their balance                                                 

B. help suspects to confess their crimes

C. make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court             

D. enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours

2. Which of the following colours should NOT be used in cells according to me passage?

A. Pink.          B. Yellow       C. Blue.         D. Red.

3. Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?

A. Scanning equipment.  B. Royal blue lines.       

C. Glass doors.        D. Yellow frames.

4. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A. the relationship between colours and psychology          

B. a comparison of different functions of colours

C. the use of colours in cells to affect criminals’ psychology

D. scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison

The “Bystander Apathy Effect” was first studied by researchers in New York after neighbours ignored-and in some cases turned up the volume on their TVs-the cries of a woman as she was murdered (over a half-hour period). With regard to helping those in difficulty generally, they found that:

(1) women are helped more than men;

(2) men help more than women;

(3) attractive women are helped more than unattractive women.

Other factors relate to the number of people in the area, whether the person is thought to be in trouble through their own fault, and whether a person sees himself as being able to help.

    According to Adrian Furnham, Professor 0f University College, London, there are three reasons why we tend to stand by doing nothing:

(1) “Shifting of responsibility”－the more people there are, the less likely help is to be given. Each person excuses himself by thinking someone else will help, so that the more “other people’ there are, the greater the total shifting of responsibility.

(2) “'Fear of making a mistake'’－situations are often not clear. People think that those involved in an accident may know each other or it may be a joke, so a fear of embarrassment makes them keep themselves to themselves.

(3) “Fear of the consequences if attention is turned on you, and the person is violent.”

    Laurie Taylor, Professor of Sociology at London University, says: “In the experiments I’ve seen on intervention (介入), much depends on the neighborhood or setting. There is a silence on public transport which is hard to break. We are embarrassed to draw attention to something that is happening, while in a football match, people get involved, and a fight would easily follow. ”

    Psychotherapist Alan Dupuy identifies the importance of the individual: “The British as a whole have some difficulty intervening, but there are exceptional individuals in every group who are prepared to intervene, regardless of their own safety: These would be people with a strong moral code or religious ideals.”

1. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Pretty women are more likely to be helped.     

B. People on a bus are more likely to stop a crime.

C. Religious people are more likely to look on.     

D. Criminals are more likely to harm women.

2. Which factor is NOT related with intervention according to the passage?

A. Sex.     B. Nationality.                 C. Profession.    D. Setting.

3. Which phenomenon can be described as the “Bystander Apathy Effect”?

A. When one is in trouble, people think it’s his own fault.

B. In a football match, people get involved in a fight.

C. Seeing a murder, people feel sorry that it should have happened.

D. On hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.

4. The author wrote this article ______.

A. to explain why bystanders behave as they do                

B. to urge people to stand out when in need

C. to criticize the selfishness of bystanders                                  

D. to analyze the weakness of human nature