—Alice has just lost her husband to heart fai...

—Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.

—Her ______ smile can’t hide her sorrow.

A. arbitrary　　　　　　 B. artificial

C. compulsory　　 　　 　 D. conventional

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—Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.

—Her ______ smile can’t hide her sorrow.

A. arbitrary                B. artificial

C. compulsory                D. conventional

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Ana, her husband Mario, and their four-year old son Antonio just moved to North Carolina. They need a temporary place to call “home” until they get settled into their new surroundings. So, Ana figured that she had better start looking for an apartment for them to stay in.

First, Ana picked up an Apartment Book at her local newspaper stand. The Apartment Book contained listings of all the major apartment complexes in her area.

Ana started by looking at the prices in the advertisements for apartments in the Apartment Book. Then, she read about the amenities that each apartment complex offered. For example, some apartments had a clubhouse, a gym (also called a “fitness center”), and a pool. After considering prices, amenities, and locations, Ana found a few apartment complexes that she liked.

Ana called the apartment complexes. She set up appointments with the apartment managers to see the apartments she found interesting. Ana made five phone calls, total. “I’ll see you then,” she said to the fifth apartment manager, and hung up the phone.

When Mario got home (to the hotel in which they were staying) from work, Ana showed him the list of apartments. “These look good,” he said.

“Mommy, let me see,” said Antonio, whom Mario had just brought home from childcare. Ana showed Antonio the pictures of the apartments.

The next day, while Mario was at work and Antonio was at childcare, Ana visited the apartment complexes. After visiting all five, she found that she liked the fifth one the best. It was near a good school system for her son, and it was near her and her husband’s workplace. She went home and discussed it with her husband, and they decided that they wanted to rent the apartment. The next day, they called the manager of the apartment complex and told him that they would like the apartment.

The manager asked them to sign a rental contract and pay a security deposit so that if any damage was done to the apartment while they were in it, the security deposit would pay for it. They signed the rental contract and paid the security deposit.

Finally, they had a place to stay.

1.Which of the following is not an amenity?

A.Clubhouse. B.Fitness center.

C.Pool. D.High ceilings.

2.What did Ana consider while looking through the Apartment Book?

A.Prices. B.Amenities.

C.Locations. D.All of the above.

3.Why is the security deposit needed when people rent a house?

A.Because it ensures that a renter will pay the rent on time.

B.Because it ensures that a renter will not have pets on the property.

C.Because it ensures that any damage done to the apartment will be paid for by the renter.

D.Because it ensures that any damage done to the apartment is kept to a minimum.

4.What do we know about Ana?

A.She was a smart and organized wife.

B.She signed the rental contract on her own.

C.She bought a home for her family in Carolina.

D.Her husband worked in a hotel.

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A widow’s wish to hear her late husband’s voice again has pushed London’s Subway system to restore a 40-year-old recording of the subway’s famous “ Mind the gap” announcement.

The underground, or the tube, first opened in 1863, tracked down the voice recording by Oswald Lawrence after his widow, Margaret McCollum, told them what it meant to her.

McCollum, 65, said she used to frequently visit Embankment tube station or plan her journeys around the stop to listen to Lawrence’s voice, even before his death. She was taken aback in November when she noticed it had been replaced by a different voice.

“Lawrence was a drama school graduate when he auditioned (试音) for a tour company. For six years after his death, I’d stay on the platform—just sit and listen to it again,” she added.

When Margaret approached the tube, she was told it had a new broadcast system and it couldn’t use the old recording anymore.

Nigel Holness, director of London Underground, said its staff has been so moved by McCollum’s story that they dug up the recording and gave the widow a copy of the announcement on a CD for her to keep. “Tube staff is also working to restore Lawrence’s announcement at the station,” he added. “It is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The tube’s ‘Mind the gap’ messages, voiced by various actors, have accompanied countless London commuter journeys since the 1960s. Train drivers and staff made the warnings themselves before that.”

“I’m very pleased that people are interested in Oswald’s old recording,” Margaret said. “He was a great London transport user all his life .He would be amused, touched, and delighted to know he’s back where he belonged.”

1.The best title for the passage is________.

A. A Replaced Recording　　　　 B. Mind the Gap

C. A Widow’s Wish　　　　　 　　 D. The Tube’s Struggle

2.The underlined phrase “ taken aback” means_________.

A. disappointed　　　　 B. annoyed

C. excited　　 　　　　 D. shocked

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The tube always uses recordings to remind passengers.

B. Oswald’s voice is great comfort to Margaret.

C. No recording can be equal to Oswald’s voice.

D. Oswald was an outstanding actor in London.

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A widow’s wish to hear her late husband’s voice again has pushed London’s Subway system to restore a 40-year-old recording of the subway’s famous “ Mind the gap” announcement.

The underground, or the tube, first opened in 1863, tracked down the voice recording by Oswald Lawrence after his widow, Margaret McCollum, told them what it meant to her.

McCollum, 65, said she used to frequently visit Embankment tube station or plan her journeys around the stop to listen to Lawrence’s voice, even before his death. She was taken aback in November when she noticed it had been replaced by a different voice.

“Lawrence was a drama school graduate when he auditioned (试音) for a tour company. For six years after his death, I’d stay on the platform—just sit and listen to it again,” she added.

When Margaret approached the tube, she was told it had a new broadcast system and it couldn’t use the old recording anymore.

Nigel Holness, director of London Underground, said its staff has been so moved by McCollum’s story that they dug up the recording and gave the widow a copy of the announcement on a CD for her to keep. “Tube staff is also working to restore Lawrence’s announcement at the station,” he added. “It is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The tube’s ‘Mind the gap’ messages, voiced by various actors, have accompanied countless London commuter journeys since the 1960s. Train drivers and staff made the warnings themselves before that.”

“I’m very pleased that people are interested in Oswald’s old recording,” Margaret said. “He was a great London transport user all his life .He would be amused, touched, and delighted to know he’s back where he belonged.”

1.The best title for the passage is________.

A. A Replaced Recording　　　　 B. Mind the Gap

C. A Widow’s Wish　　　　　　　 D. The Tube’s Struggle

2. The underlined phrase “ taken aback” means_________.

A. disappointed　　　　 B. annoyed

C. excited　　 　　　　 D. shocked

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The tube always uses recordings to remind passengers.

B. Oswald’s voice is great comfort to Margaret.

C. No recording can be equal to Oswald’s voice.

D. Oswald was an outstanding actor in London.

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Helen ________ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

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Why can’t the woman give a reply then?

A. Because she has to get her husband’s agreement.

B. Because she is not sure whether she will be free on Sunday.

C. Because she doesn’t like football matches.

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Clare has offered a _______ of $ 100 to anyone who can find her lost cell phone.

A.benefit    B. cost   C. reward    D. price

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.A woman tearfully explained _____she had recently lost her husband in a car accident.

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Mathilde and her husband turned the whole room upside down ________ the lost necklace.

A. in favor of                     B. in want of     C. in charge of        D. in search of

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