2．Like it or not there is always ________ of one kind or another in our daily life in this competitive society.

　　　 A. pressure　　　　　　　　　 B. reputation　　　　　　　　 C. standard　　　　　　 　　　 D. permission

A． pressure。

名词辨析。不管你喜欢不喜欢，在当今竞争社会里，我们日常生活中总是存在着各种各样的压力。Pressure“压力”；reputation“名誉”；standard“标准”；permission“允许”，根据句意，A正确。

1．Experience is a great _______ when you’re looking for a job.

　　　 A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. importance

C. assistant　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

D．advantage.

阅历在找工作时是一项优势(advantage)。本题易误选B。

12.　 这些衣服正在橱窗里展览。

The clothes _____________________ in the shop window.

11.　 无论你在做什么，不要错过这次展览.

_________________, don’t miss this exhibition.

10.　 务必要来参加我们的聚会。

___________________ come to our party.

9.　　　 南希喜欢安静而柔和的音乐。

Nancy likes music _____________________________________.

根据中文意思完成句子。

8.　　　 这首老歌使我想起了我的奶奶。

This old song ________________________ my grandmother.

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

My friend Elisa owns the largest collection of Barbie dolls I have ever seen. She has altogether 1.________ more than 300 Barbie dolls. She treats them more as good friends than dolls. She is 2.________ with them every day. For example, she curls their hair and keeps their clothes 3.________ clean. In fact, Elisa’s whole family takes good care of the collection. Her mother sews beautiful dresses 4.________ the dolls and last year her father built a beautiful display glasshouse. It is big enough for the entire collection. Elisa is now 5 years old. More Barbie dolls will not stop her collection 5.________ she is ten years old. Elisa says that some day when she is old 6.________, she will sell her Barbie doll collection for a large sum of money which will be enough for her 7.________ and even her marriage. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?