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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?” __71__.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. __72__. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them．His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick．Without stopping to think, the lad（少年）offered to take his place．__73__

__74__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑） his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）．When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. __75__. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.

F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

Attention Tim Hortons

Stainless Steel Travel Mug Owners

Lid Recall-15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug

A fault at the cup has been recognized. The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug, and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking. Therefore, we have given an immediate lid recall notice.

This Recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons 15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2002 and January 2003. The bottom of the mug is stamped with distributor's (经销商) name, "ThermoServ". There is no printing on the handle of the mug.

At Tim Hortons, we value our customers' safety above anything else. So, whether your lid is leaking or not, in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons (excluding Esso Tim Hortons), where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safety. The new lids will be available February 1, 2003; please do not use your mug until you exchange the lid.

Here's what you do:

* Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one.

* New lids will be available February 1, 2003.

* Return your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store (as of February 1, 2003).

* Your lid will he exchanged for a new lid.

If you prefer to return the entire mug, bring it back at any time for a full repayment.

If you have any questions regarding this recall, please contact us at:

Toll Free Number: 1-888-601-1616

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

Tim Hortons

67. This advertisement is trying to ________.

A. introduce a new type of mugs             B. persuade people to buy a new lid

C. inform people of exchanging a lid         D. warn against the danger of using the mug

68. The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who ________.

A. often travel around                     B. have 15 oz Stainless mugs

C. want to buy 15 oz stainless mugs         D. are selling the mugs

69. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. People should stop using the mug immediately.

   B. People can get the money back if they return the mug.

C. People with questions can call the company free of charge.

D. People can return the lid between October 2002 and January 2003.

70. From the passage we can learn that Tim Hortons ________.

A. is a club for travelers                    B. wants to make more money

C. cares about the customers' safety          D. is an organization helping customers

A third of Britons are overweight, states a report published in January by the Royal College of Physicians, the result of an 18-month study. About five per cent of children weigh too much, and are likely to stay that way for life; in the mid-twenties-age-long group the proportion(比例) of the middle-aged population half are overweight.

    Fat people risk severe health problems, says the report, including high blood pressure, breathlessness and various forms of heart disease. Smoking is particularly risky for overweight people.

    The safest way to lose weight is to eat cereals, bread, fruit and vegetables, and cut down on fatty meals, butter and sweet foods. Fad（目前流行的）diets so far more than good; slimming machines that vibrate muscles have not been proved useful; saunas merely remove a little body water, and health farms, says the report ,serve as expensive holidays.

    Exercise is most important to health, the report emphasizes; though it doesn’t necessarily reduce weight; it keeps the correct proportion of body muscle. And it isn’t only for the young ; from middle age a minimum of 20 minutes of gentle physical jerks should be practiced three times a week.

    The report advocates several public health measures to fight the common existence of overweight in this country. They include an increase of tax on alcohol to reduce its increasing, and dangerously fattening, consumption; and the provision of more sports facilities by local authorities. Britain’s doctors, the report concludes, must learn to be more sympathetic and specific in their advice to the overweight, encouraging a change in eating habits on a long-term basis and taking into account the many-often-complex-reasons why fat people are fat.

63. The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the cause of Britons’ overweight.  

B. how to avoid getting overweight

C. Britons’ overweight problem.   

D. the relations between overweight and health problems.

64.According to the report, a person is most likely to stay fat for the whole of his life if he _____.

A. gets fat in the twenties          B. gets fat in his middle age 

C. is born fat                    D. gets fat when he is a child.

65. The report thinks that exercise _____.

A. is a way to reduce weight.                     B. sometimes increases weight 

C. is a sure way to keep one healthy        D. can convert（转化）fat to muscle

66. The report points out that drinking too much alcohol____.

A. will also cause one to get fat             B. will cause one to do less sports 

C. will make one forget the fact that he is fat.  D. will lead one to bad eating habits

It was shortly before midnight, and Dr. Patricia was getting ready for bed. The phone rang. On the other end of the line was a woman about to break a promise.

The woman was her mother’s neighbor. Flora Harris had made the neighbor swear(发誓) she wouldn’t tell her daughter she’d had a heart attack and was in the hospital, for fear her daughter would worry. The neighbor wisely decided to disobey orders.

Harris desperately wanted to get to the hospital immediately, but she couldn’t. She lives in Washington, D.C., and her mother lives in California.

For the past year and a half, Harris has gone to Los Angeles every other month to take care of her mother. Flora Harris takes care of her husband, James, who’s 91 and has Alzheimer’s disease. They live in their own home, and caregiver comes to help them a few hours a day.

Harris is one of many Americans facing the heartache of how to take care of aging parents from afar. She’s often worried, not to mention extremely busy with a demanding job, two teenage daughters and the frequent trips to California.

In some ways, Harris is lucky, She has the resources to make the trips to Los Angeles.

Plus, Harris is a doctor who treats the elderly.

“But it’s still tough,” she says. “I can foresee what the next few years are going to look like, and it’s not a pretty picture. My father’s going to need diapers(尿布). There will come a time when he won’t recognize me and he’s easily excited. I worry he’s going to be violent and hurt my mother.”

So what do you do when you live a continent away from your aging, sick parents? There are no magic answers. You can hire someone to help, but you can’t outsource it completely.

60.Why was the woman thought to have broken a promise?

A. She failed to take care of Flora.         

B. She was not supposed to call Harris at midnight.    

C. She couldn’t go to hospital on time.

D. She told Harris about her mother’s illness.

61. What can we learn about Patricia Harris from the passage?

A. She thinks it harder to look after her parents the next few years.

B. Her parents cannot take care of themselves at all.

C. She cannot do a demanding job.

D. She cannot afford to go to California often.

62. What ’s the main idea of this passage?

   A. Aging people in the US are increasing.

   B. The rate of heart disease is high in America.

   C. It is difficult to take care of aging parents from afar.

   D. Harris advises on looking after aging parents from afar.

A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.

　　In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!

　　A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of them have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!

56. What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?

A. on the beach 　　　　　 B. in a hurry

C. on the spot　　　　　　　 D. in no time

57. Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they _____.

A. can see the films before most people see them in the cinema

B. can see more film stars

C. can pay less than other people

D. can write anything they like

58. Why did the men break the reporter’s camera?

A. The reporter took their picture

B. They did not like him at all

C. They were afaid of his camera

D. The camera was in the way

59. A reporter’s work becomes dangerous when _____

A. there is a flood or a riot

B. there is an interview with the prime minister

C. there is a football match

D. he is seeing a horror film

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37__ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his __38__ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __53__ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                         B. sign                       C. board                       D. note

37. A. cashes                B. treasures                C. pennies                    D. coins

38. A. pocket                B. can                        C. backpack                 D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                       C. already                     D. yet

40. A. put on            B. put out                   C. put off                     D. put back

41. A. in case                B. now that                 C. so that                     D. as though

42. A. mix up                B. show up                 C. fill up                D. make up

43. A. changed                     B. prepared                 C. supported                 D. reached

44. A. what                        B. why                       C. where               D. how

45. A. realized               B. recognized       C. felt                          D. discovered

46. A. though                B. but                         C. yet                           D. still

47. A. average               B. successful       C. harmonious            D. beautiful

48. A. After all               B. In the long term C. Of course              D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                        B. disappointed            C. lucky                       D. strange

50. A. effective                    B. brave                     C. surprising                 D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When              C. While                D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                     D. prove

53. A. Look into                   B. Search for       C. Deal with               D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                  B. adventure               C. future               D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                     B. charge               C. skip                         D. drop

—I had been worried about English before the final exam, but I got an A!

—_____

A.      Wish you good luck!        B. Sounds great.

C.      Congratulations!           D. You shouldn’t have worried about it.

The two old sisters, _____ so long, held each other and burst into tears.

  A. being separated          B. having been separated   

C. having separated         D. had been separated

 CCTV—5 will offer a(n) _____ broadcast to help football fans to see the match at the same time.

  A. living      B. alive      C. live       D. lively

 At the railway station, my friends waved goodbye to me _____ the train was out of sight.

  A. before      B. until       C. as         D. since