He asked them to come to his office one _________.

A. at a time                B. at one time             C. at no time               D. at all times

He asked them to come to his office one _____.

A．at a time          B．at all time          C．at times           D．at one time

 

A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. First she told them how the student made a difference to her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold letters which read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”

Afterwards the teacher told the students to do a class project to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgement ceremony.

One of the boys in the class went to a junior manager in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons, and told him what it was all about.

Later that day the junior manager went in to see his boss, who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a bad-tempered fellow. He sat his boss down and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior manager asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, “Well, sure.

The junior manager took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss’s jacket above his heart. Then he gave him the last extra ribbon, and repeated what the boy had told him.

That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, “The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in my office when one of the junior managers came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius. Then he put this blue ribbon that says ‘Who I Am Makes A Difference’ on my jacket. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I want to honor you.”

“I’m really busy around all day and when I come home I don’t pay a lot of attention to you and sometimes I scream at you, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. You’re a great kid and I love you!”

The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn’t stop crying. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, “I was planning on committing suicide tomorrow, Dad, because I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”

72. What does the blue ribbon in the passage indicate?

A. Recognition of you from others.      B. Appreciation for what you’ve done for others’

C. A sign of love and being loved.         D. A symbol of respect.

73. Why was the boss surprised at what the junior manager said and did?

A. Because the boss was usually bad-tempered.

B. Because the junior manager was not afraid of his bad temper.

C. Because he didn’t expect his juniors to appreciate him.

D. Because it embarrassed him to wear such a blue ribbon.

74. The change in the boss implies that ____________.   

A. positive comments work better than criticism

B. blue ribbons are a good sign of understanding between people

C. he would never be bad-mannered to his employees

D. everybody can make a difference to the world

75. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Who You Are Makes a Difference           B. Blue Ribbon, a Sign of Acknowledgement

C. Bad Temper Can Be Changed                  D. Appreciation Can Prevent Juvenile Suicide

 

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What kind of boy is Jack?

[　　]

A．A very lazy boy.

B．A very bright boy.

C．A very naughty boy.

2．What are the two speakers talking about?

[　　]

A．Something about “do - it - yourself” in America.

B．The high labour costs in America.

C．The people's living conditions in America.

3．How long is it since the man speaker saw the woman speaker last?

[　　]

A．Two years.　　B．Only one year.　　C．Three years.

4．Why did the student feel sorry?

[　　]

A．Because she lost the map of Africa her teacher gave her.

B．Because she failed to hand in her school work in time.

C．Because she was late far school again.

5．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．They are next - door neighbours.

B．They are school teacher and student.

C．They are family members.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What have we learned from what Mr Clark said?

[　　]

A．It's safe for the aged to plan cycling tour.

B．You are always as young as you feel.

C．A hearty breakfast will do us good.

7．What are the two speakers doing?

[　　]

A．They are having a lecture on daily life.

B．They are getting ready to advertise many bikes for sale.

C．They are having a face - to - face interview.

听第7段对话，回答第8、9题。

8．Where did the man speaker want to go?

[　　]

A．Scotland.　　B．France.　　C．Italy.

9．What is the woman speaker like?

[　　]

A．She is very tall.

B．She is very rich.

C．She is very short.

听第8段对话，回答第10至12题。

10．What did Mr Thorogood say in his Annual Report?

[　　]

A．Chinese is as widely spoken as English sooner or later.

B．English is almost certain to be the language of space.

C．Chinese is learned as a foreign language in many countries now.

11．Why didn't Mr Thorogood mention if English would become the official language of the EEC?

[　　]

A．He dared not say.

B．He was asked not to say.

C．He was not willing to say.

12．Where did this conversation take place?

[　　]

A．In a language school.

B．In a studio.

C．In an office of the EEC.

听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。

13．Why are the majority of foreign girls working in Britain au pairs?

[　　]

A．It is an excellent system.

B．They can be well paid.

C．They can get more chances to learn English.

14．What did the girls sometimes complain?

[　　]

A．It's hard to meet young people of their own ages.

B．Some families didn't give them a chance to learn English.

C．They couldn't become members of English families.

15．What did the man speaker mainly mention in the conversation?

[　　]

A．Several do's and don'ts of an au pair agency.

B．Some of the problems facing au pair girls in London.

C．Something about newspaper reporters in London.

16．What did the man speaker want to know at the end of the conversation?

[　　]

A．Why did the girls feel quite content in spite of everything?

B．Why did the girls continue to come over in their thousands?

C．Why did very few girls keep in touch after they went back home?

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Where did the traffic accident happen?

[　　]

A．Near Mercy Hospital of the city.

B．In front of a police station.

C．A crossroads near Polar and Chestnut Streets.

18．What was Bobby Lane doing at that time?

[　　]

A．Running after the speaker's car.

B．Playing with a ball in the street.

C．Lying in the street.

19．How many persons were mentioned in the speech?

[　　]

A．Eight.　　B．Seven.　　C．Six.

20．Why wasn't the speaker charged by the police?

[　　]

A．The boy wasn't seriously injured.

B．It wasn't the speaker's fault.

C．The boy was taken to the hospital immediately.