Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.

“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.

1. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?

A．He was out of work                      B．He was bored with his job

C．He wanted a higher position               D．He hoped to find a better boss

2.What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?

A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre              B．a wild man was pushing a car

C．a terrible accident happened              D．an old man’s car broke down

3.Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?

A．He was also to be interviewed              B．He needed a traveling companion

C．He always helped people in need           D．He was thankful to Jimmy

4.How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?

A．He was sorry for the other applicants

B．There was no hope for him to get the job

C．He regretted helping the old man

D．The interviewer was very rude

5.What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？

A．Where there is a will, there’s a way

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed

C．Good is rewarded with good.

D．Two heads are better than one

 

Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long.

Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love".

Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice.

Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.”

Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency. "

5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________.

A. it is popular at home and abroad   B. it is their tradition

C. it saves time                   D. Russian women have a strong love of it

6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________.

A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner

B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing

C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing

D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker

7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________.

A. nervous        B. proud            C. shameful        D. curious

8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss

B. Kleshko is a man out of date

C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses

D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或所给单词的首字母，在句子的横线上写出各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.It’s a fine day. Let’s go ___________(户外，野外) to enjoy the sunshine.

2. She saw him coming but she __________ (不理睬) him.

3.__________(事实上), on second thoughts, I don’t think I will go out with him..

4.We learned that he was _________ (遭受) from cancer.

5.The general _________(命令) his men to attack the city.

6.They keep in touch with each other since they ________(毕业) from college.

7.He is a _______(可靠的) man, so we can depend on him.

8. The lifeboat was sent out to ______(营救) the sailors from the sinking ship.

9.Believe it or not, Mary’s sister suddenly ______(爆发) into crying when we were eating.

10.In the traffic accident, two were killed and three got _______(伤害，损害).

 

The general ordered that the thief＿＿＿＿.

A. be punished     B. would punish  C. would be punished     D. should punish

根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
Bill，Emy，Ben，Brigitte和Susan五个人想购买杂志。阅读下面六本杂志(A、B、C、D、E和F ) 的介绍，选出符合各人需要的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
注意： 该题要求做在答题卡上。选择E，则涂黑A+B, 选择F，则涂黑A+C
【小题1】Bill travels a lot when he was younger．Now that he has stopped his work，he enjoys reading about foreign people，places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world．
【小题2】 
Emy is a university student studying Italian and Politics．She doesn’t have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information．
【小题3】Ben serves as an assistant to the general manager of an American company in Los Angeles．He is very interested in management and the use of high technology．
【小题4】
Up till now Brigitte has never traveled far so this year she has decided to go abroad for the first time．The travel agent suggests that she should read about various countries first before choosing her holiday．
【小题5】Susan likes shopping．She is interested in buying clothes and she needs to be offered advice on clothes．

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B．World Travel This weekly magazine can bring the world to your home．Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine，full of color photographs，is your window to the world．

C．Self Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc．，Self is a handbook devoted to women’s overall physical and mental health．Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”．in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non—models and the “Eat—Right Road Map”．with tips on how to eat properly．

D．Foreign Parts

The weekly magazine tells what you need to know if you’re thinking of traveling．Helpful advice on what to pack and what to buy once you’re there．Lots of color photos to help you choose the best hotel, the cheapest flights and a special guide to different climates each week．
E．Wired
This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer，business，design and education industries．Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc，Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people’s lives．
F．Europe News
The weekly magazine keeps you in touch with what’s happening．Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the week’s most interesting news stories．Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers．