Since I don’t like surfing the Internet, shall I go to the library instead ______ the information we need?

—We need a person badly to think up such an idea .

    —        the new comer have a try ?

       A．Shall       B．May        C．Should     D．Need

Dear Sir

I’m interested in the furnished （备有家具的）house near Dedham which you made known in yesterday’s paper, for my husband and I are coming to England in June and need accommodation（住所）for three months. Would you please tell me exactly where it is and give me details （细目）of bus and train services in the area ？We need a house on a busy street. And I would also like to know about the local（当地的）shops. Do the local shops still supply? I know they did ten years ago. 

I would be thankful also if you would tell me whether you supply sheets etc, and whether a laundry（洗衣房）calls at the house. The rent （房租）you ask sounds reasonable for the size of the house. How do you like it paid? Weekly, monthly or in advance （提前）？

I would be thankful for an early reply.

Yours

Pamda Smith

1．Pamda Smith got the news about the house from      . 

A．local shops         B．a newspaper      C．her friends          D．a telephone

2．Most probably, Mr and Mrs Smith      . 

A．are coming to England from America        B．want to live in a beautiful place

C．are very rich                D．once lived in Dedham ten years ago

3．How do they need a house on a busy street?

A．The rent is the cheapest   B．There is a laundry

C．They like the busy area very much    D．They don’t want to drive

4．Which of the following is not true? Mr. and Mrs. Smith     . 

A．are not clear about the rent      B．Want to be in England for three months

C．will be on holiday in England    D．do not want to wash their clothes

5．In the passage, the word “accommodation” means      . 

A．cool weather     B．good service      C．furnished rooms         D．beautiful scenes

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?After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)  21  typewriter and settled down to work．

    After a year or so, however, Tom began to  22  himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by  23  what he wrote．But Tom determined to put his dream to the test —  24  it meant living with uncertainty and fear of  25 ．This is the shadowland of hope, and  26  with a dream must learn to live there．

    One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n)  27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year．” $6,000 was  28  money in 1960．It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more． 29 , he could write on the side． 30  the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something  31  his senses．He had dreamed of being a  32  — full time．“Thanks, but no,” Tom said  33 ．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”

    After Tom got off the phone, he  34  everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Tom put the cans and cents into a  35  bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”

　　Finally his work was  36  in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that  37  writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．

　　Then one day, Tom  38  a box filled with things he had owned years before． 39  was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he  40 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．

A．excellent   B．used C．expensive    D．priceless

A．regret  B．hate C．doubt    D．trust

A．selling B．buying   C．reading  D．appreciating

A．Now that    B．What if  C．As if    D．Even though

A．success B．failure  C．perspiration     D．loss

A．someone B．none C．nobody   D．anyone

A．boss    B．assistant    C．manager  D．writer

A．false   B．little   C．real D．high

A．However B．Still    C．Besides  D．Therefore

A．As  B．But  C．If   D．Because

A．hurt    B．destroyed    C．cleared    D．struck

A．driver  B．assistant    C．writer   D．dancer

A．hesitantly  B．firmly   C．slowly   D．hurriedly

A．pulled out  B．pulled apart C．pulled back  D．pulled down

A．cloth   B．metal    C．plastic  D．paper

A．written B．published    C．completed    D．punished

A．few B．great    C．famous   D．poor

A．sought  B．searched C．found    D．picked

A．Above   B．Below    C．Outside  D．Inside

A．called  B．pictured C．described    D．reminded

  All schoolchildren should have "happiness" lessons up to the age of 18 to combat(fight) growing levels of depression, according to a senior Government adviser.

   Pupils should study subjects such as how to manage feelings, attitudes to work and money, channeling (引导) negative emotions and even how to take a critical view of the media, said Lord Layard, a professor of economics at the London School of Economics.

   The proposal comes only days after the Government said that lessons in manners—including respect for the elderly and how to say "please" and "thank you" should be taught in secondary schools to combat bad behavior.

   Lord Layard said, "Learning hard things takes an enormous amount of practice. To play the violin well takes10,000 hours of practice. How can we expect people to learn to be happy without massive amounts of practice and repetition?"

   It is believed that at least two percent of British children under 12 now struggle with significant depression. Among teenagers, the figure rises to five percent. AUNICEF study involving 21 developed countries showed that British children were the least satisfied with their lives, while the World Health Organization predicts that childhood psychiatric (精神)disorders will rise by 50 percent by 2020.

   In a speech at Cambridge University, Lord Layard said the Government's lessons in manners did not go far enough. "We need a commitment to producing a major specialism in this area, with a serious teacher training program," he said.

   However, happiness lessons have been criticized by academics. Frank Furedi, a sociology professor at Kent University and author of Therapy Culture, said, "In pushing emotional literacy, what some teachers are really doing is abandoning teaching. They are giving up and talking about emotions instead, so that children value all this non-discipline-led activity more than math, English or science. What is amazing about this is that time and time again, research says that it does not work. "

Frank Furedi believes that ______.

A. happiness lessons should be taught to children

B. happiness lessons are just a waste of time

C. formal teaching can go side by side with happiness lessons

D. formal teaching should not give way to happiness lessons

We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. the British Government hasn't fully realized the problems with British students

B. Lord Layard thinks little of the Government's lessons in manners

   C. British students are not well-behaved enough

   D. lessons in manners have brought about positive changes in British students

Which of the following methods does Lord Layard use to show learning to be happy takes practice?

A. Comparison.    B. Description.     C. Argument.   D. Analysis.

What does Lord Layard think of the Government's lessons in manners?

A. They are quite enough to solve the present problem.

B. They can hardly meet the special demands of education.

C. They are only focused on a major specialism.

D. They will probably end up in failure.

What do we know about British children from the passage? 

A. They are the least happy among 21 developed countries.

B. They suffer depression at an earlier age.

C. They are the easiest to suffer childhood psychiatric disorders.

D. Their standard of living is the lowest among 21 developed countries.