I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1   he thought he was able to be so much more    2   than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)   3   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to   4  milk from the fridge when he    5   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    6   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful    7   you have made! I have    8   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9  . Would you like to get down and    10   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” The little boy learned that if he    14   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15  !

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be    16  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17   for learning something new, which is,    18  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't   19 ,” we usually learn something    20   from it.

1.                A．why           B．what           C．when D．how

 

2.                A．capable        B．able           C．creative  D．original

 

3.                A．coincidence     B．experience      C．incident  D．conflict

 

4.                A．carry          B．bring           C．remove   D．fetch

 

5.                A．fell            B．lost            C．escaped  D．dropped

 

6.                A．rather than      B．instead of       C．other than D．in place of

 

7.                A．picture         B．mass           C．map D．mess

 

8.                A．rarely          B．happily         C．frequently D．angrily

 

9.                A．got            B．suffered        C．done     D．received

 

10.               A．jump          B．play           C．enjoy D．lay

 

11.               A．failed          B．successful       C．fantastic   D．painful

 

12.               A．strong         B．tiny            C．thin  D．weak

 

13.               A．get it          B．put it          C．try it  D．make it

 

14.               A．controlled      B．possessed       C．occupied  D．grasped

 

15.               A．example        B．teaching        C．lesson D．instruction

 

16.               A．anxious        B．nervous        C．fearful    D．afraid

 

17.               A．situations       B．opportunities    C．occasions  D．turns

 

18.               A．after all        B．above all        C．first of all  D．in all

 

19.               A．do            B．finish          C．go   D．work

 

20.               A．worthy         B．costly          C．valuable   D．interesting

 

 

This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it --- either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you stand out from other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.

The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:

Supporting the teacher

Supporting the pupil

Supporting the school

Supporting the curriculum

The salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:

London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052

Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992

Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088

Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016

The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)

Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!

100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. That’s why we’ll happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. It’s easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915.

1.How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?

A．Go to the night school.                   B．Go to the full-time school.

C．Study at home at any time.                D．Study at weekends or vacations.

2.What’s the teaching assistant’s task?

A．Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.

B．Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.

C．Helping promote effective learning and teaching.

D．Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.

3.If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______.

A．downtown Wales                       B．the fringe of London

C．outer London                          D．downtown London

4.How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?

A．￡35             B．￡310            C．￡345            D．￡460

 

One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dried up well. The animal cried   16  for hours as the farmer tried to  17  what to do. Finally, he decided that the animal was  18  , the well needed to be covered up, and  19   the donkey just wasn’t worth the  20  , so he invited his neighbors to  21   and help him bury the donkey in the well. They all held shovels (铲) and begin to shovel  22   into the well. At first, the donkey  23   what was happing and  24   cried pitifully. Then, to everyone’s  25  , he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked  26   into the well and was  27   at what he saw.  28   each shovel load of dirt that hit his back, the donkey  29   something surprising. He shook it off and took a step up! As the farmer’s neighbors  30   to shovel dirt  31   the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. The donkey stepped  32   over the edge of the well! As with the donkey,  33   is going to shovel dirt  34   you, all kinds of dirt. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, by never giving 35  .

1.A. happily           B. hardly        C. sadly           D. greatly

2.A. carry out        B. think out         C. leave out       D. watch out

3.A. young             B. small           C. old     D. large

4.A. rescuing         B. killing         C. selling        D. buying

5.A. money            B. effort         C. praise         D. time

6.A. come around     B. come over    C. come down   D. come to

7.A. stone     B. earth          C. dirt             D. soil

8.A. realized          B. found         C. heard         D. saw

9.A. again     B. ever           C. never         D. once

10.A. joy       B. amazement    C. disappoint ment    D. excitement

11.A. off       B. down          C. up      D. over

12.A. astonished        B. sorry         C. worried D. angry

13.A. With             B. As      C. For              D. On

14.A. did       B. had             C. made          D. considered

15.A. began          B. stopped C. started      D. con tinued

16.A. at the top of     B. on top of       C. at the foot ofD. in front of

17.A. luckily          B. successfullyC. hard               D. easily

18.A. life       B. world         C. time             D. work

19.A. off     B. on      C. up               D. down

20.A. up       B. away           C. in      D. out

 

Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.

　  People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!

1.What’s the main difference on dinner table between China and West is ___________.

A．On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.

B．The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

C．You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.

D．You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.

2.If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?

a. a set of four cold dishes.

b. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.

c. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.

d. serving soup.

A．acbd             B．cabd             C．acdb             D．cadb

3.According to the passage, we can infer that ___________.

A．Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork.

B．Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate.

C．People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.

D．Chinese think it polite to put food into the plated of the guests with their own chopsticks.

4.The sentence, in passage 2, “you should say so in good time” means ______________.

A．you should say so happily

B．you’d better say so

C．you should say so early

D．you should say so kindly.

5.The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to ______.

A．show the politeness to the guests.

B．put food into the plates of their guests

C．share the food together

D．show the genuine friendship and politeness

 

I'd been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tire. So I had to stop and get the tools to  36 the problem. It certainly wasn’t  37 doing this with a white shirt and suit on.

Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled  38 from behind me. A man got out and offered to  39 me. Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos（纹身）on his arm, I became  40 as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But  41 I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the  42 . While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This had  43 me.

Then, without  44 , it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I  45 agreed. When I settle into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. “Are you all right?” She turned around to me. “Yes, I am.’’ I replied with much  46  when seeing an old woman there. It must be his Mom, I thought. To my  47 , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you  48 with the tire. ”“I am grateful for his help, ” I said. “Me, too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he  49 at the church and tutored disadvantaged students.

The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed me tire. I tried to offer him money and of course he  50 it. It was shameful that I judged people by the way they  51 . As we shook hands I began to apologize for my  52 . He said, ‘‘I experience that same  53 often. People who look like me don’t do nice things. I  54 thought about changing the way. But then I saw this as a chance to make a  55 . So I’ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me. If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did?’’

1.                A．find           B．make           C．fix   D．avoid

 

2.                A．useful          B．easy           C．wise D．lucky

 

3.                A．up            B．out            C．on   D．round

 

4.                A．carry          B．lift             C．drive D．help

 

5.                A．discouraged     B．frightened       C．disappointed   D．astonished

 

6.                A．when          B．until           C．as   D．before

 

7.                A．tire            B．suit            C．expression    D．shirt

 

8.                A．embarrassed     B．concerned      C．discouraged   D．puzzled

 

9.                A．warning        B．realizing        C．knowing  D．waiting

 

10.               A．directly        B．happily         C．hurriedly  D．unwillingly

 

11.               A．fear           B．satisfaction      C．relief D．excitement

 

12.               A．regret         B．amusement     C．surprise   D．delight

 

13.               A．working        B．repairing       C．fighting    D．struggling

 

14.               A．studied         B．performed      C．grew D．volunteered

 

15.               A．refused        B．kept           C．ignored   D．left

 

16.               A．behaved        B．spoke          C．looked    D．thought

 

17.               A．selfishness      B．stupidity        C．weakness  D．disability

 

18.               A．life            B．incident        C．reaction   D．change

 

19.               A．hardly         B．actually         C．finally D．probably

 

20.               A．point          B．start           C．remark    D．comparison