When you answer questions in a job interview, please remember the golden rule: Always give the monkey exactly 　　　 he wants. 

A. what        B. which           C. when            D. that

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    One afternoon just before Christmas, an old gentleman was wandering through the city center. The    1    were all filled with good things and crowded with    2  shoppers. The children were    3    all the toys on display in windows, and the old man suddenly saw a dirty boy sitting on the pavement    4    bitterly. When the    5  old man asked him    6    he was crying, the little boy told him that he had    7  a ten penny piece that his uncle had given him. At once the old man    8    a handful of coins. He   9   out a shiny new    10    penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, and    11    his eyes, he cheered up at once.

    An hour or so    12    the old man was    13    his way back home    14    the same road. To his    15    he saw the little boy in the same    16    , crying just as bitterly as before. He went up to the boy and asked him if he had lost the ten penny piece he had just given him as    17   . The boy told him that    18    he had not lost the second coin, but he still could not    19    the first one. “If I could find my own piece,” he said tearfully. “I'd have twenty    20    now.”

    1．

A. streets　　　　　　　　　　    B. road

C. houses　　　　　　　　　　    D. shops

    2．

A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　  B. angry

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　  D. surprised

    3．

A. looking for　　　　　　　　  B. looking at

C. looking after　　　　　　    D. looking on

    4．

A. singing　　　　　　　　　　   B. shouting

C. laughing　　　　　　　　　　  D. crying

    5．

A. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite

C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

    6．

A. why　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as

    7．

A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent

C. missed　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

    8．

A. pulled out　　　　　　　　    B. pulled on

C. put out　　　　　　　　　　   D. pushed on

    9．

A. selected　　　　　　　　　　  B. chose

C. picked　　　　　　　　　　    D. elected

    10．

A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. two

C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　    D. ten

    11．

A. opening　　　　　　　　　　  B. drying

C. cleaning　　　　　　　　　　  D. washing

    12．

A. later　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. after

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. earlier

    13．

A. leaving 　　　　　　　　　　  B. walking

C. making　　　　　　　　　　   D. giving

    14．

A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

    15．

A. delight　　　　　　　　　　    B. surprise

C. disappointed　　　　　　    D. satisfaction

    16．

A. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. street

C. road　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shop

    17．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. well

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. ago

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A. actually　　　　　　　　　　   B. finally

C. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   D. really

    19．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. find

    20．

A. pence　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. penny

C. pieces　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. coins

My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes ___1___ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2___ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __3__.I'm the principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha.He not only taught me to think, he __5__ me, as much by example as___6__， that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__.

Neither of us could know how our __8__ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, then the department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__， he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.

Five years ago, I became the __16__ of DeMatha.Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could__17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes, I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.

1．A.mostly　　　B．exactly　　　C．only　　　D．simply

2．A.explain     B．predict       C．speak     D．teach

3．A.keep       B．achieve       C．choose   D．take

4．A.preparing   B．discovering   C．wondering  D．realizing

5．A.assisted    B．reminded      C．advised   D．convinced

6．A.words     B．action        C．explanation  D．models

7．A.the others  B．everyone       C．others   D．anyone

8．A.relationship  B．position      C．situation  D．condition

9．A.pointed    B．named         C．given    D．taken

10．A.already      B．yet       C．still  D．again

11．A.foolish      B．surprising  C．uncertain  D．challenging

12．A.promoted    B．accepted  C．supported  D．welcomed

13．A.advice      B．information  C．notice   D．thought

14．A.Otherwise  B．Therefore  C．Furthermore  D．Instead

15．A.choice     B．opportunity  C．occupation  D．possibility

16．A.teacher     B．principal  C．officer      D．clerk

17．A.live       B．look     C．depend       D．take

18．A.rich      B．little     C．valuable       D．endless

19．A.Once     B．Even if  C．Unless       D．Until

20．A.fortunate  B．curious  C．innocent      D．satisfied

Sometimes people come into your life ．You know that they will help you　 out who you

are or who you want to become·You never know 　 these people may be，possibly your roommate，neighbor，or even a complete stranger．But when you　 eyes with them，you know at that very moment they will　 　your life in some way．

??? And sometimes things happen to you that may seem　 at first，but in reflection you find that without them you would have never　 your potential ability．

??? Everything happens for a　 　．Nothing happens by chance or　 good luck．Illness，injury，love all occur to test the　 of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like? a　 road to nowhere ．The people affecting your life，and the　 and failure you experience，help to create who you are and who you become．? 　 the bad experiences can be learned from，for they are　 the most important ones·If someone loves you，love them back unconditionally，because they are　 you to love．If someone hurts you，　 them，for they have helped you learn about　 and the

importance of being cautious．

??? Make every day 　 ．Appreciate every moment，for you may never be able to 53 it again·Tell yourself you are a great individual and　 yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no　 ． Most importantly，if you LOVE someone，tell him or her，for you never know what tomorrow

may have in store．

1.A. figure 　???? B. take 　??? C. give 　??? D. speak

2.A. where　????? B．how 　?? C．who 　?? D. what

3.A．fill 　?????? B．lock　　? C．cover 　? D. close

4.A．value 　??? B．affect 　?? C．love 　?? D．waste

5.A. exciting 　?? B. inspiring 　 C. inviting 　? D. challenging

6.A. realized 　??? B.lacked 　?? C．controlled D. tested

7.A. profit 　???? B. fact 　????? C. reason 　? D. result

8.A. in need of 　 B. on behalf of 　C. on account of D. by means of

9.A. degrees 　?? B. limits 　???? C. influence 　D. condition

10.A. smooth 　?? B. snowy 　??? C. busy 　?? D. heavy

11.A. sense 　??? B. incident 　?? C. success 　 D. feeling

12.A. So　??????? B. Yet　?????? C. Thus 　?? D．Even

13.A. probably　?? B. exactly 　? C. certainly 　D. rarely

14.A. persuading 　B. allowing??? C. teaching 　D. forcing

15.A. warn ????? B. forgive 　?? C. scold　 ?? D. charge

16.A. agreement? B. society 　??? C. right 　?? D. trust

17.A. count 　? B. mean 　???? C. go ??????? D. change

18.A. save 　??? B. experience 　C. share 　D. miss

19.A. hold on 　 B. care for 　?? C. think of 　D. believe in

20.A. efforts 　? B. beliefs 　??? C. regrets 　D. directions

—Do you think you could do without help?

　 —______. This is not the first time for me.

A. Take care　　　 B. Hurry up 　 C. Not exactly　　 D. Don’t worry