I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn't far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn't used the Hotel Riviera before, but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn't have enough rooms. In the end the manager phoned other hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone but in four different hotels. By this time the coach had gone so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don't know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn't me.

(1) What is the writer trying to do?

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(2) Why weren't any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera?

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A．A conference was taking place there.

B．There were more people in the group than expected.

C．Someone had forgotten to book them.

D．Someone had said they were not needed.

(3) Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists?

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A．Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel, had given our rooms to other people.

B．The hotel we were taken to wasn't good enough so we asked to change to a different one.

C．We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel.

D．The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they knew nothing about us.

(4) Who cancelled the rooms by phone a few days before?

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One  of  the  qualities  that  most  people  admire  in  others  is  the  willingness  to  admit  one's  mistakes.

It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that，”and it is even

harder to say，“I was wrong, and you were right about that.”

I  had  an  experience  recently  with  someone  admitting  to  me  that  he  had  made  a  mistake  fifteen years  ago.  He  told  me  he  had  been  the  manager  of  a  certain  grocery  store  in  the  neighborhood where  I  grew  up，and  he  asked  me  if  I  remembered  the  egg  cartons  (箱子).Then  he related（提到） an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.

I  was  about  eight  years  old  at  the  time，and  I  had  gone  into  the  store  with  my  mother  to  do  the weekly  grocery  shopping.  On  that  day，I  must  have  found  my  way  to  the  dairy  (乳品的)  food department where the incident took place.

There  must  have  been  a  special  sale  on  eggs  that  day  because  there  was  an  impressive  display  of eggs  in  dozen  and  half-dozen  cartons.  The  cartons  were  stacked(堆放)  three  or  four  feet  high.  I must  have  stopped  in  front  of  a  display  to  admire  the  stacks.  Just  then  a  woman  came  by  pushing her  grocery  cart  and  knocked  off  the  stacks  of  cartons.  For  some  reason，I  decided  it  was  up  to

me to put the display back together，so I went to work.

The  manager  heard  the  noise  and  came  rushing  over  to  see  what  had  happened.  When  he appeared，I  was  on  my  knees  examining  some  of  the  cartons  to  see  if  any  of  the  eggs  were broken，but to him it looked as though I was the criminal（罪犯）.He severely scolded（责骂）

me  and  wanted  me  to  pay  for  any  broken  eggs.  I  protested(抗议)my  innocence  and  tried  to explain，but  it  did  no  good.  Even  though  I  quickly  forgot  all  about  the  incident，obviously  the manager did not.

61.The author was___________when he wrote this article.

A. about 8　　　　 B. about 23  C. about 18  D. about 15

62.Who should have been blamed for knocking off the stacks of cartons？

A. The woman  B. The manager.

C. The author.  D. The author's mother.

63.When the manager scolded him，the author____________. 　　.

A. was frightened and cried  B. felt the manager was right

C. did not say anything  D. tried to explain

64.It can be inferred that the author____________. 　　.

A. regrets arguing with the manager for what he didn't do

B. has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years ago

C. would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg sale

D. expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she made

When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was   36  , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my   37  . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re   38   my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in   39   ……”

He didn’t finish the   40  , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was   41  . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.

Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade   42   because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being   43   in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this   44  .

   But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my   45   in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to   46   an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest   47   of his knowledge and it would have been   48  to other students. How could I   49   give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

   I know  50   reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like   51   too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up  52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is  _53  enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.

   Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did   54   him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55 him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

1.A. wise           B. right            C. grateful         D. upset

2. A. files         B. books            C. records          D. notes

3.A. lowering       B. correcting       C. changing         D. making

4.A. though         B. why          C. where                D. if

5. A. sentence      B. work         C. exam             D. lesson

6. A. good          B. false            C. special              D. impressive

7.A. remove         B. change           C. stand                D. add

8.A. brave          B. adventurous  C. successful           D. honest

9.A. remark         B. complaint        C. praise               D. achievement

10.A. crime         B. mistake      C. doubt                D. guilty

11.A. make          B. find         C. correct              D. avoid

12.A. reaction      B. sense            C. sign             D. reflection

13. A. unfair       B. cruel            C. tough                D. funny

14.A. reluctantly   B. responsibly      C. impossibly           D. impatiently

15. A. actively     B. secretly     C. voluntarily          D. curiously

16.A. receiving     B. paying           C. earning          D. returning

17. A. benefits     B. honors           C. awards               D. gifts

18.A. pleasure      B. reward       C. content          D. honor

19.A. protect       B. influence        C. discourage           D. separate

20. A. improved B. encouraged       C. blamed           D. ruined

 

When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was   36  , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my   37  . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re   38   my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in   39   ……”

He didn’t finish the   40  , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was   41  . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.

Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade   42   because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being   43   in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this   44  .

   But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my   45   in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to   46   an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest   47   of his knowledge and it would have been   48  to other students. How could I   49   give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

   I know  50   reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like   51   too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up  52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is  _53  enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.

   Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did   54   him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55

him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

1.A. wise           B. right            C. grateful         D. upset

2.A. files          B. books            C. records          D. notes

3.A. lowering       B. correcting       C. changing         D. making

4.A. though         B. why          C. where                D. if

5. A. sentence      B. work         C. exam             D. lesson

6.A. good           B. false            C. special              D. impressive

7.A. remove         B. change           C. stand                D. add

8.A. brave          B. adventurous  C. successful           D. honest

9. A. remark        B. complaint        C. praise               D. achievement

10. A. crime        B. mistake      C. doubt                D. guilty

11.A. make          B. find         C. correct              D. avoid

12.A. reaction      B. sense            C. sign             D. reflection

13. A. unfair       B. cruel            C. tough                D. funny

14.A. reluctantly   B. responsibly      C. impossibly           D. impatiently

15.A. actively      B. secretly     C. voluntarily          D. curiously

16.. A. receiving   B. paying           C. earning          D. returning

17. A. benefits     B. honors           C. awards               D. gifts

18.. A. pleasure    B. reward       C. content          D. honor

19.A. protect       B. influence        C. discourage           D. separate

20.A. improved      B. encouraged       C. blamed           D. ruined