It is interesting to go on a trip to another country, but sometimes there are problems when we don’t　 1　 the language （语言）very well. It may be　 2　 for us to talk with the people there. We may not know　 3　 to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may get off the bus at the wrong place　 4　 we can not understand what the conductor （售票员）says. We may not know how to buy the things we need in a　 5　 . In a foreign country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how　 6　 to tip （给小费）waiters or taxi drivers When we have difficulty, we might not know how to ask for　 7　 . It is not pleasant to have an experience （经历）like that. 　　8　 a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to say. We　 9　 to enjoy （喜欢）our life in the country, and then we may be　 10　 to leave. That’s almost the same experience to everyone who is visiting another country.

　　（　　）1．A. read 　　　　　　  B. write 　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　    D. spell

　　（　　）2．A. nice 　　　　　　  B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. boring 　　　　　　   D. relaxing

　　（　　）3．A. how 　　　　　　 B. why 　　　　　　　　  C. where 　　　　　　   D. who

　　（　　）4．A. because 　　    B. that 　　　　　　　　   C. so 　　　　　　　　    D. then

　　（　　）5．A. school 　　　　  B. hotel 　　　　　　　　  C. store 　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

　　（　　）6．A. often 　　　　    B. many 　　&n
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bsp;　　　　    C. soon 　　　　　　　　 D. much

　　（　　）7．A. question 　　    B. example 　　　　　　 C. help 　　　　　　　　  D. survey

　　（　　）8．A. Before 　　　　  B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. For 　　　　　　　　   D. In

　　（　　）9．A. want 　　　　　　 B. wish 　　　　　　　　  C. need 　　　　　　　　 D. start

　　（　　）10．A. sorry 　　　　  B. happy 　　　　　　    C. relaxed 　　　　　　  D. tired

 

Gloria is a famous hostess（女主持人）of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．（A）The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked,“"Would you like a job in the bookstore?”She needed to start saving for（B）_______，so she said yes．

Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs; she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed（C）anxious．Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride（D）she felt in having helped her customer（顾客）．

Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family was so（E）______that they could not afford（花费得起）an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

Gloria persuaded（说服）her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast, some doctors called，offering to（F）carry out the operation for free．

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand end say,“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，and that（G）她应该帮助他们更好地理解这个世界．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为：

The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked ______ ______ like a job in the bookstore．

2．在（B）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：______;______

3．写出画线部分（C）和（F）的同义或近义词语：______; ______

4．句中画线部分（D）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将画线部分（G）译成英语：____________________________________

Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．The man behind the counter，John Smith，asked if she’d like a job．She needed to start saving for college，so she said yes．

    Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs：she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

    One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed anxious．Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride(自豪)she felt in having helped her customer(顾客)．

    Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family could not afford an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

    Gloria persuaded(说服)her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast，some doctors called，offering to perform the operation for free．

    Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold his repaired hand and say，“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

    At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers，not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her，but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，helping them understand the world better．

1．When did Gloria get her first job?

  A．A few years before college．

  B．Several years after college．

  C．When she was studying at college．

  D．When she was working in the TV station．

2．In which part—time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

  A．Cleaning in the hotel．

  B．Selling books in the bookstore．

  C．Serving coffee in the student union．

  D．Making maps for the Forest Service．

3．What does the word“she“in the third paragraph refer to (所指)?

  A．The boss．      B．The woman．        C．Gloria．          D．The doctor．

4．How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

  A．Her boss agreed to raise money．

  B．She paid for the operation herself．

  C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．

  D．Her news report affected some doctors．

5．What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

  A．Helping people through her work．

  B．Reporting interesting stories．

  C．Being able to do different jobs well．

  D．Paying for her college education herself．

One day I was putting some donated tents into my truck when something sharp got into my left eye．Immediately l fell down and knew it was ___1___．

I was taken to a ___2___ and the doctors there operated on me but couldn't ___3__ my eye．When they told me the news，I really wanted to die．Everything seemed __4___ in front of me．

Even after I got my man-made eye，I still felt very sad．To make things worse，I lost my __5___ as a transportation officer because of worries about my driving ability．

But one morning，I woke up and the __6___ was on，and there was a l6-year-old girl．She had been seriously burned on her legs and was learning to ___7___ again．She wore a big smile，saying，“You can never give up．” It seemed that she said this specially to ___8__．At that moment，I felt ___9___ and thought，“This is just an eye．Get over it．”

Soon I really got over it and ___10___ myself．It’s almost 12 years since my accident，and now I can do anything that I used to do．No one can even ___11___ I have a man-made eye，because the new one is so good．And ___12___ I haven’t got my old job back，I’ve got my driving license（执照）again．

So be cheerful in face of any bad ___13___．You will never truly know yourself until you have been tested by a very difficult situation．No matter how ___14___ your problem is，just keep up．Now I have only one eye，but I see things a lot more ___15__．

1．A．safe                B．bad               C．true             D．late

2．A．store                B．school             C．hotel              D．hospital

3．A．test                B．open              C．save                    D．cover

4．A．dark                B．natural             C．bright              D．meaningful

5．A．truck                B．tent               C．job                D．license

6．A．light                 B．radio              C．recorder           D．TV

7．A．sing                B．walk              C．write            D．read

8．A．doctors              B．drivers            C．me              D．herself

9．A．encouraged           B．frightened        C．tired               D．pleased

10．A．changed            B．hurt             C．taught           D．helped

11．A．describe            B．find             C．explain            D．promise

12．A．because           B．after               C．though                  D．unless

13．A．behavior             B．luck             C．influence           D．habit

14．A．serious             B．simple            C．strange            D．silly

15．A．difficultly           B．carefully           C．differently          D．clearly