-- What made her so upset?

-- ______ she failed in her examination.

A．What             B．That              C．Because          D．Whether

He studied hard, _____ the exam.

A．aim at passing      B．aiming passing      C．aiming at passing    D．aim to pass

Medicine shouldn’t be kept where it is _____ to children.

A．possible          B．obtainable         C．enable            D．accessible

The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying _____here.

A．as three times much                     B．as much three times

C．much as three times                     D．three times as much

I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn't get through. Her brother ______ on the phone all the time.

A．has been talking    B．was talking         C．has talked         D．talked

The factory produced many famous cars, none of _____shipped to foreign countries.

A．which            B．it                C．them             D．that

--Are you a teacher?

--No, but I ________.

A．used to           B．was used to        C．used to be         D．used to do

 —I am leaving for the States tomorrow for a holiday, Caroline!

—           

A．All the best!                           B．Take your time.

C．Well done!                            D．That’s OK.

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．

"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"

My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1.                A．turned into      B．broke into       C．came across   D．met with

2.                A．a female clerk    B．a boy clerk      C．a girl clerk D．an old man

3.                A．buy            B．find            C．see  D．have

4.                A．His face        B．The room       C．His eyes D．The fire

5.                A．the worst       B．the right place    C．the wrong D．the best place

6.                A．curious about    B．aware of        C．sensitive to    D．attached to

7.                A．push           B．force           C．look D．drag

8.                A．Hold up         B．Just you wait     C．Hold on   D．Hang up

9.                A．on his face      B．to my surprise    C．for some reason    D．to some degree

10.               A．when          B．as if           C．even if    D．while

11.               A．beliefs         B．stories         C．values D．mysteries

12.               A．hardly          B．only           C．no more than   D．not merely

13.               A．day after day    B．day by day      C．the other day   D．to this day

14.               A．passion         B．salesmanship    C．enthusiasm D．job

15.               A．serve on        B．care for        C．wait upon  D．deal with

16.               A．accidentally     B．occasionally     C．finally D．disrespectfully

17.               A．Yet            B．So             C．Then D．For

18.               A．enthusiastic     B．unconcerned    C．different  D．responsible

19.               A．wore of        B．wore on        C．wore over D．wore off

20.               A．response       B．realization      C．conclusion D．circumstance

A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice．According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords（声带）can heal．

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. "It's a proud moment for all of us," his wife told DNAIndia.com．

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm．Don't get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity．But his record—singing for 80 hours straight—is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records．

Granted, I'm not qualified to speak on the subject．I've got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any．Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley（集成曲）of pop songs．

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure．He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades（荣誉）．The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake．

To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, "What was it all for?"

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese．

After all, records are made to be broken．

1.From the text, we can conclude that the author _________．

A．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

B．feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

C．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

D．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

2.Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to ________．

A．become an international celebrity

B．know all about Guinness records

C．practice a great deal

D．bear great stress for fear of injury

3.We can infer from the article that ________．

A．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

B．Burbure’s wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

4.The author’s attitude to some Guinness world records is ________．

A．positive           B．impressed         C．negative          D．touched