Once there was a girl called Arachne who was very proud of her skill at weaving. Many people came to see her 　 1　 her threads in red, blue, green or yellow that made her 　 2　 　　　　　　　

pictures glow with life. “The goddess Athene 　 3 　 have given you such a gift,” they said. But Arachne tossed her head. “No,” she replied 　 4 　 “I’ve taught myself everything I know. ” 　 5 those words, the goddess Athene decided to teach her a lesson. First she 　　 6　　 herself as an old woman and 　 7 　 Arachne’s door. When she opened it, the goddess warned her, “You shouldn’t compare yourself with the great Athene. You should be more 　 8 　 .” At that Arachne grew very angry. “ Let her come here and have a 　 9　 with me. Then we’ll see who’s better at weaving! ” 　 10　 Athene threw off her disguise and the contest began.

　 All day the two contestants wove bright 　11　 into marvellous pictures. Arachne’s was definitely 　 12　 in skill and design. At that Athene grew 　 13　 angry that she hit Archne. At once the girl became smaller and smaller. Her head disappeared and her body became 　 14　 . Her human arms and legs disappeared to be replaced with twice as many thinner insect-like　 15　 . As Arachne ran to hide, Athene laughed 　 16　 “You may live, Arachne, but you will do your weaving 　 17　 from now on. ” Hearing those words, Archne began to　 18　 a thread and to weave a pattern in the air. She had become the first　 19　 . Since then she has continued to recreate her lost 　 20　 beautiful masterpiece in her webs, and all other　 spiders have followed her.

1. A. color 　　　　　　　 B. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. print 　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

2. A. taken 　　　　　　　 B. woven 　　　　　　　　　 C. drawn 　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

3. A. should 　　　　　　　 B. could 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

4. A. proudly 　　　　　　　　　 B. angrily 　　　　　　　　　 C. kindly 　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

5. A. Saying　　　　　　　 B. Finishing　　　　　　　　 C. Hearing 　 　　　　　　 D. Listening

6. A. disappointed 　　　　　 B. disguised 　　　　　　　　　　 C. discouraged 　　　　 D. disaffected

7. A. took on 　　　　　　　　　 B. put on 　　　　　　　　　 C. turned on 　　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked on

8. A. careful　　　　　　　 B. humble 　　　　　　　　 C. proud 　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

9. A. conversation 　　　　　 B. fight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. competition 　　　　　 D. meeting

10. A. Immediately 　　 B. Fortunately 　　　　　 C. Hopefully 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Generally

11. A. colors 　　　　　　　　　　 B. threads 　　　　　　　　 C. wool 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feather

12. A. superior 　　　　 B. inferior 　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excellent

13. A. such 　　　　　　　 B. too 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. very 　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

14. A. longer　　　　　　　 B. prettier　　　　　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rounder

15. A. heads　　　 　　 B. eyes 　　　　　　　　　　 C. legs　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ears

16. A. unhappily 　　　 B. uncertainly 　　　　　 C. untruly 　　　　　　　　 D. unkindly

17. A. on the ground B. in the air 　　　　　　　 C. at home 　　　　　　　 D. on the wall

18. A. preserve 　　　　 B. press 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare 　　　　　　　 D. produce

19. A. mosquito 　　　　 B. fly 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spider 　　　　　　　　　 D. insect

20. A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. on day was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　1 .She got up very early and arrived at the 　2　 at twenty to eight. She 3　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 　4　 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 　5　 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 　6　 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 　7　 joyfully. She then looked round for a 　8　 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　9　 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

The day passed very 　10　 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 11　 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 　12　 herself in her work.

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a（an） 　13 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 　14　 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　15　.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　16　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 　17　  his directives .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 　18　 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 　19　 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 　20　 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.

1. A．depressed           B．encouraged             C．excited            D．surprised

2. A．office                 B．workshop               C．Classroom       D．bookshop

3. A．forced                B．pushed                   C．Turned           D．knocked

4. A．last                    B．second                   C．Third              D．first

5. A．uncover             B．smell                      C．Find               D．pick

6. A．picked up           B．threw away            C．stared at          D．took up

7. A．cried                  B．Laughed                 C．wept               D．replied

8. A．jar                     B．Box                       C．bottle              D．vase

9. A．happy                B．very                       C．funny             D．quite

10. A．slowly              B．normally                 C．quickly           D．hardly

11. A．wisdom            B．bravery                  C．passion           D．enthusiasm

12. A．buried              B．dressed                  C．Devoted          D．seated

13. A．old                   B．Red                       C．blue                D．new

14. A．special              B．angry                     C．strange          D．difficult

15. A．sender              B．receiver                  C．manager          D．waiter

16. A．send for           B．hand out                 C．try out            D．hand in

17. A．asking for          B．waiting for           C．looking for     D．searching for

18. A．marked             B．written                   C．printed            D．signed

19. A．closed              B．damaged                C．pinned            D．half-opened

20. A．at home            B．on time                  C．in high spirits   D．in low spirits