I had been told that she was really nice but she was ______ nice when I met her.

   A. anything but                   B. something but

   C. nothing but                    D. everything but

    The first thing I do when I wake up is make a mental list of all things I have to do that day : I’m very organised ! Then I get up and have my bath．Often my best matchmaking ideas come while I’m in the bath．Sometimes I have a really good idea about who might be good with whom．

    Before I did matchmaking （媒人） , I was a social worker, but I knew I wanted to do something without bosses telling me what to do and that I am good at dealing with people．Also I had seen too many broken marriages and too many people go downhill because they were so lonely．So I gave up my job, did a bit of research and started the matchmaking business in 1970．

    Over the last few years we’ve been doing introductions throughout Europe as well as here in Britain．Europeans went to meet British people．For every 100 people who come to us, about 65 will settle down．We keep going until clients （委托人） find someone that they get on very well with．We’re great triers．Of course there are impossible people, those who will never settle…

    Sometimes I end up giving advice to clients．A few months ago, we had a highly paid scientist with a very nice face, but every woman refused to meet him a second time, It soon became clear that he did not like changing his shirts．So I had to be very honest and frank and told him, “But a woman can’t start to love you if your shirt smells．” The job is most satisfying when I get a call from a couple telling me they have fallen in love．

1．What does the author mean by saying “I’m very organised”? ______．

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A．She is especially capable of organising things．

B．She has a fixed plan for her everyday activities．

C．She likes to remember things she has to do．

D．She always finishes what she does on time．

2．What was the personal factor that made the author change her job? ______． 

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A．She was warm and kind-hearted

B．She could understand people better than others

C．She liked to make her own decisions

D．She was interested in social problems

3．The author’s description of her work in the third paragraph suggests that ______．

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A．She worked hard and would not give up easily．

B．She tried hard in doing introductions throughout Europe．

C．She tried hard in doing introductions throughout Europe．

D．She liked the British people to get married with the Europeans．

4．Who are those people who are “impossible” and “will never settle”? ______．

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A．Those who make things impossible for themselves

B．Those who always travel around

C．Those who find it hard to live in one place

D．Those who can never find a partner for marriage

       After 21 years of marriage, I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s idea. “I know that you love her,” she said one day, taking me by surprise. “But I love YOU,” I protected. “I know, but you also love her.”

       The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked.

       My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, then said, “I would like that very much.”

       That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on.

       She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. “I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed,” she said, as she got into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”

       We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print.

       “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said.

       “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I responded.

       During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation—nothing extraordinary—but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

1．From the text, we can learn that the writer is_____.

       A．a regular moviegoer                                    B．a wealthy businessman   

       C．a frequent visitor to his mother                     D．a busy and middle-aged father of three

2．Why was the mother surprised when getting invited?

       A．She was already in bed                                B．She rarely got invited

       C．She never expected such a call                            D．She seldom watched late night movies

3．Why did the writer feel nervous when he drove to meet his mother?

       A．He was eager to find out how his mother liked the date.

       B．He was excited to express his love for his mother.

       C．He hadn’t seen his mother after he was married.

       D．He didn’t tell his wife that he was to visit his mother.

4．How would the man feel after the dinner?

       A．He should take his mother to a movie some other time.

       B．He should meet his mother’s friends.

       C．His mother wants more invitations.

       D．His mother enjoys spending time with him.

Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The     36   thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a     37   sales experience. Every person in the room    38   her hand.

When she knew details, we learned that the     39   situations had one thing in common. It     40   that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the     41   promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.

The example I     42  with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool     43   because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been     44   . Too much chlorine（氯气）,    45   one manager.

I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his     46   had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the     47   is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my     48   in the adult pool, which did not     49   me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.

The pool has     50  a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.

In work and in life, it is really important not to     51   something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your   52    . At worse, you could lose your job.    53   , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to     54   your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you     55  the universe.

1.                A．last            B．first            C．latest D．only

2.                A．good           B．miserable       C．bad  D．wonderful

3.                A．raised          B．rose           C．arose D．aroused

4.                A．negative        B．supportive      C．positive   D．pessimistic

5.                A．appeared       B．noticed         C．seemed  D．presented

6.                A．seller          B．buyer          C．shopper  D．assistant

7.                A．told           B．shared         C．held D．spoke

8.                A．roughly         B．correctly        C．naturally  D．precisely

9.                A．closed         B．turned         C．switched  D．forbidden

10.               A．announced      B．claimed        C．declared  D．exclaimed

11.               A．colleagues      B．fellows         C．customers D．children

12.               A．point          B．subject         C．sense D．truth

13.               A．friends         B．students        C．kids  D．cousins

14.               A．supply         B．afford          C．provide   D．undertake

15.               A．gained         B．acquired        C．hurt  D．lost

16.               A．promise        B．serve          C．accommodate  D．explain

17.               A．mood          B．relationships     C．feelings   D．learning

18.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Therefore D．Besides

19.               A．abandon        B．continue        C．change    D．conduct

20.               A．command       B．demand        C．contain    D．control