John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批发)company together just after graduation from college the same year. ___1____ worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the ____2___ of manager but John remained a(n) ____3___  employee. John could not take it any more, so he ___4____  his resignation(辞职信）and complained the boss did not know how to____5___  hard-working staff.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “ I have a ____6___  .1 hope you can do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your ____7___  ."John didn't ___8___  . The boss asked him to go and find out anyone ___9___  watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. The boss asked _____10__  it cost per kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to __11_____  to the boss that the melon was $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he asked Bobby to do the same thing. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person sells watermelons, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg. He has 340 melons ____12___.  Every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality." John was very __13_____ and realized the___14____  between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign _____15__  to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks___16____  and explores in depth. ___17____  exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out a chance and catch it to___18___  his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, __19____  another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times, then how ___20____  you win?

The decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses.

London is one of the world’s outstanding cultural and trade center. You will live in one of the world’s great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements in which to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at English language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English language Institutes is to develop students’ English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.

Supported by computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen course of study, you will receive excellent service and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the most of your stay in London. Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and make friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us ! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.

The phrase “life-long benefit” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. advantages in study            B. good in daily life

C. good in all life                D. use in work

The writer invites you to join their English Language course, because __________.

London is really a good place for learning English

you can enjoy a special foreign culture

London is a great international trade center

Computers can teach you to learn English well

the main purpose of the text is ________.

to introduce something about London

to let know the importance of learning English

to tell us the skills of learning English

to tell us that education in London is free

This passage is a (n) ________.

A. story       B. novel        C. letter        D. advertisement

John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批发)company together just after graduation from college the same year. 1 worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the 2 of manager but John remained a(n) 3 employee. John could not take it any more, so he 4 his resignation(辞职信)and complained the boss did not know how to5 hard-working staff.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “ I have a 6 .1 hope you can do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your 7 ."John didn't 8 . The boss asked him to go and find out anyone 9 watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. The boss asked 10 it cost per kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to 11 to the boss that the melon was $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he asked Bobby to do the same thing. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person sells watermelons, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg. He has 340 melons 12. Every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality." John was very 13 and realized the14 between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign 15 to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks16 and explores in depth. 17 exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out a chance and catch it to18 his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, 19 another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times, then how 20 you win?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      All
   2. B.
      Either
   3. C.
      Neither
   4. D.
      Any
2. 2.
   1. A.
      post
   2. B.
      condition
   3. C.
      situation
   4. D.
      department
3. 3.
   1. A.
      normal
   2. B.
      usual
   3. C.
      ordinary
   4. D.
      common
4. 4.
   1. A.
      turned in
   2. B.
      turned out
   3. C.
      turned over
   4. D.
      turned off
5. 5.
   1. A.
      train
   2. B.
      value
   3. C.
      practise
   4. D.
      respect
6. 6.
   1. A.
      demand
   2. B.
      request
   3. C.
      command
   4. D.
      question
7. 7.
   1. A.
      attitude
   2. B.
      thought
   3. C.
      mind
   4. D.
      consideration
8. 8.
   1. A.
      leave
   2. B.
      laugh
   3. C.
      agree
   4. D.
      refuse
9. 9.
   1. A.
      selling
   2. B.
      buying
   3. C.
      checking
   4. D.
      cutting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       which
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       what
11. 11.
    1. A.
       report
    2. B.
       inform
    3. C.
       answer
    4. D.
       predict
12. 12.
    1. A.
       after all
    2. B.
       at all
    3. C.
       in all
    4. D.
       above all
13. 13.
    1. A.
       regretted
    2. B.
       impressed
    3. C.
       moved
    4. D.
       disappointed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       similarity
    2. B.
       problem
    3. C.
       difference
    4. D.
       interest
15. 15.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       so
    3. C.
       or
    4. D.
       but
16. 16.
    1. A.
       many
    2. B.
       little
    3. C.
       less
    4. D.
       more
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Results
    2. B.
       Effects
    3. C.
       Businesses
    4. D.
       Opportunities
18. 18.
    1. A.
       finish
    2. B.
       get
    3. C.
       achieve
    4. D.
       abandon
19. 19.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       though
20. 20.
    1. A.
       might
    2. B.
       could
    3. C.
       would
    4. D.
       should

When I was a child, my parents taught me the difference between good and bad behavior by showing me specific examples. My mother told me that you don’t   36   other kids because you would not like    37   if they hit you. That makes   38   . But, if my mother told me to be “nice” to someone, it was too vague for me to   39  . But if she said that being nice               40    delivering daffodils to a next door neighbor, that I could understand.

I believe that doing practical things can  41    the world a better place. When I was in my twenties I thought a lot about the meaning of life. At the time, I was getting started in my  42     of designing more humane facilities for animals at big farms and slaughterhouses(屠宰场). Many people would think that to even work at a slauterhouse would be inhumane, but they   43   that every human and animal   44   dies. In my mind, I had a(n)   45    of a way to make tht dying as   46   as possible.

Back in the 1970s, I went to fifty different feedlots and big farms in Arizona and Texas and       47   them work cattle. I cataloged the parts of each facility that ­  48   effectively. I took the best loading ramps, and other components and  49     them into an ideal new system. I get great   50   when a farmer tells me that my corral (畜栏)  51   helps cattle move through it quietly and   52  . When cattle stay calm, it means they are not scared. And that makes me feel I’ve    53   something important.

Some people might think if I could snap my   54   I’d choose to be “normal”. But, I wouldn’t want to give up my    55    to see in beautiful, precise pictures. I believe in them.

1.A. knock                            B. hit                                      C. beat                                  D. strike

2.A. this                       B. which                                C. it                                        D. that

3.A. sense                      B. difference        C. sail                       D. way

4.A. recognize            B. realize                              C. know                                 D. understand

5.A. meant                           B. minded                   C. missed                              D. admitted

6.A. give                      B. turn                                   C. make                                 D. take

7.A. job                                 B. career                              C. trade                                 D. industry

8.A. regret                           B. remember                       C. forgive                    D. forget

9.A. constantly           B. eventually                        C. immediately           D. directly

10.A. description                B. scene                                C. picture                             D. image

11.A. peaceful           B. calm                                  C. quiet                                 D.silent

12.A. required                    B. asked                                C. promised                         D. helped

13.A. solved                         B. worked                   C. acted                                D. conducted

14.A. collected          B. gathered                          C. assembled                       D. met

15.A. satisfaction                B. expectation                     C. explanation                     D. presentation

16.A. aim                     B. intention                          C. plan                                   D. design

17.A. hardly                         B. difficultly                          C. easily                                D. happily

18.A. reached                     B. accomplished                  C. adapted                            D. polished

19.A. fingers                        B. hands                                C. arms                                  D. feet

20.A. skill                    B. possibility                         C. talent                                D. ability