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    　　A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States．The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago．

    　　“I studied English before I left home,” she said．“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English．”

    　　Her problem is easy to understand．Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere．They have a language of their own．Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work．Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry．

    　　One such saying is “get your act together”．When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry．He may shout, “Stop making mistakes．Get your act together．” Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together．”

    　　Either way, the meaning is the same．Getting your act together is getting organized．In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action．

    　　It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began．But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry．Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes．The director may have said, “Calm down, now．Get your act together．” Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s．Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978．The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together．Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet．One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together．”

    　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people．It is “cut to the chase”．She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company．One official was giving a very long report．It was not very interesting．In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep．Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase．”

    　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material．Hurry and get to the good part．Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies．Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies．Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot．Cut is the director’s word for stop．The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now．

    　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly．

    (1)

    After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    her English was poor

    B．

    It’s easy to master English

    C．

    it’s difficult to make money

    D．

    people there weren’t very friendly

    (2)

    In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    [　　]

    A．

    A task is completed successfully

    B．

    Players perform badly in a match．

    C．

    Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie．

    D．

    Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace．

    (3)

    What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    [　　]

    A．

    Their uses

    B．

    Their meanings

    C．

    their origins

    D．

    their popularities

    (4)

    The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    life attitude

    B．

    travel journals

    C．

    language culture

    D．

    successful business

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    　　A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States．The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago．

    　　“I studied English before I left home,” she said．“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English．”

    　　Her problem is easy to understand．Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere．They have a language of their own．Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work．Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry．

    　　One such saying is “get your act together”．

    　　When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry．He may shout, “Stop making mistakes．Get your act together．

    　　Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together．” Either way, the meaning is the same．Getting your act together is getting organized．In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action．

    　　It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began．But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry．Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes．The director may have said, “Calm down, now．Get your act together．”

    　　Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s．Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978．The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together．

    　　Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet．One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together．”

    　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people．It is “cut to the chase”．

    　　She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company．One official was giving a very long report．It was not very interesting．In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep．

    　　Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase．”

    　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material．Hurry and get to the good part．

    　　Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies．Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies．Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。

    　　Cut is the director's word for stop．The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now．

    　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly．

    (1)

    After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    it's difficult to make money

    B．

    It's easy to master English

    C．

    her English was poor

    D．

    people there weren't very friendly

    (2)

    In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

    [　　]

    A．

    Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace．

    B．

    Players perform badly in a match．

    C．

    Audience is satisfied with the actor's performance in a movie．

    D．

    A task is completed successfully

    (3)

    According to the text, the expression “get one's act together” ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    was first used by a Japanese business woman

    B．

    was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978．

    C．

    originally came from a yearly report of a company

    D．

    was forbidden to be used in the government policy

    (4)

    What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

    [　　]

    A．

    their origins

    B．

    Their meanings

    C．

    Their uses

    D．

    their popularities

    (5)

    The text is most likely to be found in a book about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    life attitude

    B．

    travel journals

    C．

    successful business

    D．

    language culture

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    Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant　 31　 , “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing. ”

    　 Thomas Edison replied very　 32 , “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 　 33 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot 34　 to make a good light bulb. ”

    　 If we learn from our mistakes, then we are　 35　 . If we learn from someone else’s mistakes, then we are genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 　 36　 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small　 37 　 repeated daily.

    　 How　 38 the above lines are! Success takes 　 39 . We’ll make mistakes 40 　 we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 　 41 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence　 42 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional　 43　 , but only a few really　 44　 their true potential and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n)　 45　 life. Do you want to be exceptional?

    　 Success is a fruit which everyone wants to 　 46　 but it is not found everywhere and no one can 　 47　 it without serious efforts.

    　 Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 48　 !

    　 Success depends upon previous　 49　 , and without it we will end in failure.

    　 When you are　 50　 , please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

    31. A. celebrated　　 B. complained

    C. explained　　　　 D. answered

    32. A. confidently　　　 B. madly

    C. carelessly　　　　　 D. angrily

    33. A. remembered　　 B. refused

    C. learned　　　　　　 D. ordered

    34. A. test　　 B. ignore

    C. invent　　　 D. use

    35. A. healthy　　 B. enthusiastic

    C. intelligent　　　 D. generous

    36. A. shown　　 B. prevented

    C. recorded　　　 D. practiced

    37. A. errors　　 B. machines

    C. jobs　　　　 D. steps

    38. A. common　　 B. strange

    C. familiar　　　　 D. true

    39. A. effect　　 B. time

    C. drugs　　　　 D. roles

    40. A. as though　　 B. so that

    C. unless　　　　　 D. if

    41. A. keep　　 B. attempt

    C. give　　　　 D. see

    42. A. depends on　　 B. sets aside

    C. turns down　　　　 D. sets up

    43. A. appearances　　 B. experiences

    C. qualities　　　　　 D. feelings

    44. A. own　　 B. realize

    C. provide　　 D. research

    45. A. active　　 B. hard

    C. rich　　　　　 D. average

    46. A. sell　　 B. draw

    C. eat　　　　 D. praise

    47. A. achieve　　　 B. watch

    C. offer　　　 　　D. recognize

    48. A. story　　 B. excuse

    C. key　　　　 D. plan

    49. A. preparation　　 B. influence

    C. life　　　　　　　 D. generation

    50. A. powerful　　 B. wonderful

    C. successful　　　 D. hopeful

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    Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

       Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”

       If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.

       How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?

       Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.

    Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!

    Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.

    When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  

    A. celebrated              B. complained     C. explained          D. answered

    A. confidently            B. madly               C. carelessly         D. angrily

    A. remembered           B. refused           C. learned              D. ordered

    A. test                       B. ignore               C. invent               D. use

    A. healthy                  B. enthusiastic        C. intelligent          D. generous

    A. shown                   B. prevented          C. recorded            D. practiced

    A. errors                    B. machines           C. jobs                  D. steps

    A. common             B. strange           C. familiar             D. true

    A. effect                    B. time                  C. drugs                D. roles

    A. as though            B. so that               C. unless               D. if

    A. keep                   B. attempt             C. give                  D. see

    A. depends on            B. sets aside           C. turns down        D. sets up

    A. appearance             B. experiences        C. qualities            D. feelings

    A. own                   B. realize               C. provide         D. research

    A. active                    B. hard                  C. rich                  D. average

    A. sell                    B. draw                 C. eat                    D. praise

    A. achieve                  B. watch                C. offer                 D. recognize

    A. story                         B. excuse               C. key                   D. plan

    A. preparation            B. influence           C. life                   D. generation

    A. powerful            B. wonderful         C. successful          D. hopeful

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    Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __16_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

    Thomas Edison replied very __17_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _18__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _19__ to make a good light bulb.”

    If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _20__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __21__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __22_ repeated daily.

    How __23_ the above lines are! Success takes __24_. We’ll make mistakes _25__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __26__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __27__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional _28__, but only a few really _29___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _30__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?

    Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _31__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __32_ it without serious efforts.

    Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _33__!

    Success depends on previous __34__, and without it we will end in failure.

    When you are __35__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  

    1.                A．celebrated      B．complained      C．explained D．answered

     

    2.                A．confidently      B．madly          C．carelessly D．angrily

     

    3.                A．remembered    B．refused         C．learned   D．ordered

     

    4.                A．test            B．ignore          C．invent    D．use

     

    5.                A．healthy         B．enthusiastic      C．intelligent D．generous

     

    6.                A．shown         B．prevented       C．recorded D．practiced

     

    7.                A．errors          B．machines       C．jobs D．steps

     

    8.                A．common        B．strange         C．familiar   D．true

     

    9.                A．effect          B．time           C．drugs D．roles

     

    10.               A．as though       B．so that         C．unless D．if

     

    11.               A．keep          B．attempt        C．give  D．see

     

    12.               A．depends on     B．sets aside       C．turns down D．sets up

     

    13.               A．appearance     B．experiences     C．qualities   D．feelings

     

    14.               A．own           B．realize         C．provide   D．research

     

    15.               A．active          B．hard           C．rich  D．average

     

    16.               A．sell            B．draw           C．eat   D．praise

     

    17.               A．achieve        B．watch          C．offer D．recognize

     

    18.               A．story          B．excuse         C．key   D．plan

     

    19.               A．preparation     B．influence       C．life   D．generation

     

    20.               A．powerful       B．wonderful      C．successful D．hopeful

     

     

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