Those old soldiers never laugh or smile and t...

Those old soldiers never laugh or smile and try to appear very serious ________ what they are　 　　　　　　　　 ________ is very funny.

A. as though; making fun of

B. even if; looking on

C. even though; talking about

D. in case; laughing at

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All people, whether they are old or young, rich or poor, have been trying their best to help those ______ after the disaster.

A. in need    　　　　　　 B. in vain　　　　　　　　

C. in horror　　　　　　 D. in place

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How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness or injury so ______ that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to lift your ______ and improve your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is ______ to you.

So laugh your way to happiness.______ it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing. Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system,______ the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.

If you are facing an illness, having a positive life opinion and a ______ of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can ______ enjoyment to your work and home life and ______ your daily stress.

Certainly, it can be ______ to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to ______ on the positive and treat for the good things ______ in your life can help ______, but if you are struggling with negative emotions that you just can’t seem to ______, there are tools that can help.

There are so many things out there to smile about and ______ you have to do is find ______. Practice looking for the bright ______ of every situation. Avoid the negative: don’t ______ yourself with your own problems—or ______ others for their “shortcomings”. And don’t pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own “Laugh for Health”______ - anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that ______ to you.

1.A. proudly　　 B. seriously　　 C. carefully　　 D. freely

2.A. burdens　　 B. spirits　　 C. loads　　 D. values

3.A. beneficial　　 B. changeable　　 C. suitable　　 D. harmful

4.A. However　　 B. Whenever　　 C. Whatever　　 D. Whichever

5.A. helping　　 B. making　　 C. letting　　 D. causing

6.A. taste　　 B. sense　　 C. knowledge　　 D. joy

7.A. adjust　　 B. adapt　　 C. apply　　 D. add

8.A. improve　　 B. arise　　 C. cancel　　 D. reduce

9.A. hard　　 B. awful　　 C. energetic　　 D. helpful

10.A. absorb　　 B. put　　 C. focus　　 D. interview

11.A. carefully　　 B. thankfully　　 C. particularly　　 D. differently

12.A. remarkably　　 B. accidentally　　 C. frequently　　 D. purposefully

13.A. seek　　 B. stress　　 C. accept　　 D. overcome

14.A. all　　 B. that　　 C. how　　 D. why

15.A. it　　 B. that　　 C. how　　 D. why

16.A. side　　 B. plan　　 C. aspect　　 D. future

17.A. depend　　 B. abandon　　 C. load　　 D. ban

18.A. praise　　 B. miss　　 C. approve　　 D. blame

19.A. ambition　　 B. summary　　 C. message　　 D. collection

20.A. appeal　　 B. apply　　 C. center　　 D. assume

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Is there something that you’ve always wanted to try but just never had the time? Well, make plans to try it now since you are on summer vacation. Not all vacations call for taking a tour bus to take photos of famous landmarks. Some vacations allow you plenty of opportunities to learn.

The most difficult aspect of a learning vacation may be choosing one because the possibilities are endless. If you enjoy cooking，various companies can take you to Italy，France，Spain，Mexico or even Peru. Once there，you can learn to prepare the local cuisine(烹饪)．Trips are often planned to fit in with local food festivals or special events.

The term “learning vacation” often brings language to mind.The best way to learn a language is in an environment where it’s spoken. Study Spanish，French or English. Or attempt a more unusual language like Polish，Estonian or Thai. You’ll be able to learn about the country and absorb the culture at the same time.

If you are fond of sports，you can polish your skills or learn new ones.Golf and tennis schools welcome players of all levels.If you want a bigger thrill，you can learn to surf，go climbing or race cars.It’ s even possible to learn the art and techniques of bull fighting while on vacation!

You can also discover our inner artist.Many places offer painting classes in different mediums.The scenic locations of the schools offer plenty of subjects that provide inspiration for practice.

If you prefer capturing the world on film，take a photography vacation.Travel with a small group to photograph beautiful animals or scenery. You can also practise your technique on people or at historical sights.

Once you decide on a vacation，choose a company carefully.Request names of recent customers you can contact，and then ask them for an evaluation.The more you know before you go，the better prepared you’ll be. Then go out and learn something!

1.Why is it hard for you to decide on a learning vacation?

A．Because it is hard for you to make plans.

B．Because the possibilities are unlimited.

C．Because there are many good foods from abroad.

D．Because there’re too many food festivals or events.

2.The advantage of learning a language in its native country is that ________.

A．the environment is fit for you to use the language

B．you are able to learn the original foreign language

C．native speakers offer you a lot of chances to practise

D．you can learn the language and experience its culture

3.Which of the following sports suits you if you don’t like thrills?

A．Car racing.        B．Playing tennis.        C．Rock climbing.        D．Surfing.

4.The purpose of writing the text is to ________.

A．advertise some popular summer programmes

B．encourage readers to have a good time relaxing

C．offer some tips on how to enjoy a learning vacation

D．attract more readers to spend summer time learning

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The soldiers had just moved to the desert, and as they had never been in such a place before, they had a lot to learn.

As there were no trees or buildings in the desert, it was, of course, very hard to hide their trucks from enemy planes. The soldiers were, therefore, given training in camouflage. They were shown how to paint their trucks in irregular patterns with pale green, yellow, and brown paints, and then to cover them with nets to which they had tied small pieces of cloth.

The driver of the biggest truck had a lot of trouble camouflaging it. He spent several hours painting it, preparing a net and searching for some heavy rocks with which to hold the net down. When it was all finished, he went for lunch.

When he came back from his meal, he was surprised and worried to see that his camouflage was completely spoilt by the truck’s shadow, which was growing longer and longer as the afternoon advanced. He stood looking at it, not knowing what to do.

Soon an officer arrived, and he, too, saw the shadow, of course.

“Well,” he shouted to the poor driver, “What are you going to do about it? If an enemy plane comes over, the pilot will at once know that there is a truck there.”

“I know, sir,” answered the soldier.

“Well, don’t just stand there doing nothing!” said the officer.

“What shall I do, sir?” asked the poor driver.

“Get your spade and throw some sand over the shadow, of course!” answered the officer.

1.From this passage you can know ________.

2. Which of the following is right?

3.The soldier was surprised and worried because ________.

4. What do you think of the ending of the story?

5.What do you think of the ending of the story?

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We've all heard the old saying，“Sticks and stones can break my bones，but words can never hurt me.” Don't you believe it？Words are powerful，and they can hurt—a lot. In fact，if you're not careful，you can even hurt yourself，by using the wrong word in your writing.

Recently a friend sent me a copy of an e-mail she received from the customer service department of her credit card company，after she contacted them with a question about her account. She was happy with their positive response. But as I read the e-mail，one line jumped out at me：“In lieu of good customer service...”

Did they really mean they were offering her a few extra reward points instead of good customer service？I doubt it. More likely，what the customer service department meant to say was，“Because good customer service is important to us...” followed by the details of what they were doing to make sure she remained a happy customer.

So why didn't the writer say that？I can only guess that perhaps the writer liked the phrase “in lieu of”，thought it sounded more interesting than saying “because”，and so used it—without bothering to check the true meaning.

Have you ever done that？Try to impress others with a big word，only to find out you've used the word incorrectly？It's just the opposite effect，isn't it？You may impress people all right，but it's not the impression you were going for.

When you write，remember to choose your words carefully. People may still disagree with what you say，but they won't be able to dismiss you because you made careless mistakes in how you said it.

1.What's the writer's purpose in giving the saying?

A．To amuse the reader.     B．To persuade the reader.

C．To support a conclusion.  D．To lead to the topic.

2.What does the phrase “in lieu of” most probably mean?

A．Because of   B．In honour of   C．Instead of      D．In favour of

3.According to the writer，the customer service department ______.

A．didn't prefer to use familiar words to attract customers

B．didn't express what they really meant

C．didn't need to offer their customers extra reward points

D．succeeded in impressing their customers

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Are you fond of laughing and smiling? Do you like laugh and smile? How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness____ injury so seriously that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to lift your ____ and improve your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is ____ to you.

So laugh your way to happiness. ____ it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing. Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system, ____ the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.

If you are facing an illness, having a positive life opinion and a ____ of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can ____ enjoyment to your work and home life and ____ your daily stress.

Certainly, it can be ____ to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to ____ on the positive and treat for the good things ____ in your life can help remarkably, but if you are struggling with ____ emotions that you just can' t seem to ____ , there are tools that can help.

There are so many things out there to　　 smile about and ____ you have to do is find ____ . Practice looking for the bright __ of every situation. Avoid the negative: don't ____ yourself with your own problems ——or ____ others for their “shortcomings”. And don't pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own “Laugh for Health” ____ anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that ____ to you.

1.A.but B.or C.yet D.still

2.A.burdens B.spirits C.loads D.values

3.A.beneficial B.changeable C.suitable D.harmful

4.A.However B.Whenever C.Whatever D.Whichever

5.A.helping B.making C.letting D.causing

6.A.taste B.sense C.knowledge D.joy

7.A.adjust B.adapt C.apply D.add

8.A.improve B.arise C.cancel D.reduce

9.A.hard B.awful C.energetic D.helpful

10.A.absorb B.put C.focus D.interview

11.A.carefully B.thankfully C.particularly D.differently

12.A.negative B.active C.strong D.positive

13.A.seek B.stress C.accept D.overcome

14.A.all B.that C.how D.why

15.A.it B.that C.this D.one

16.A.side B.plan C.activity D.future

17.A.depend B.abandon C.load D.ban

18.A.praise B.miss C.approve D.blame

19.A.ambition B.summary C.message D.collection

20.A.appeal B.apply C.center D.assume

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Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.

Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.

It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.

The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in – and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.

That's why slight differences in conversational style – tiny little things like microseconds of pause – can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems – even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.

1.What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?

A. Betty was talkative.

B. Betty was an interrupter.

C. Betty did not take her turn.

D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.

2.According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?

A. Americans.　　　　　　 B. Israelis.

C. The British.　　　　 D. The Finns.

3.We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing

B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US

C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes

D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence

4.The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. being willing to speak one's mind

B. being able to increase one's power

C. being ready to make one's own judgment

D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently

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A nurse took a tired and anxious soldier to the bedside of an old man, “Your ________ is here.” She had to repeat the words several times ________ the patient’s eyes opened.

Heavily drugged with sleep because of the ________ of his heart attack, the old man could ________ see the uniformed soldier. The soldier held the old man’s hand, expressing a(an) ________ of love and encouragement. All through the night the soldier sat there beside the bed, ________ him words of love and strength. Now and then the soldier said a few ________ words. Along towards dawn, the old man ________.

Finally, the nurse offered words of sympathy（同情）, but the soldier ________ her.

“Who was that man?” he asked.

The nurse was ________. “He was your father,” she answered.

“No, he wasn’t,” the soldier replied. “I never saw him before.”

“Then ________ didn’t you say something as I took you to him?” asked the nurse.

“I knew ________ there had been a mistake, but I also knew he ________ his son for his last moment, and his son just wasn’t here. Knowing he was too ________ to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I ________.”he answered.

1.A. doctor　　 B. brother　　 C. lawyer　　 D. son

2.A. before　　 B. since　　 C. in case　　 D. so that

3.A. power　　 B. mess　　 C. pain　　 D. stress

4.A. hardly　　 B. clearly　　 C. possibly　　 D. certainly

5.A. effect　　 B. message　　 C. evidence　　 D. thought

6.A. allowing　　 B. finding　　 C. reminding　　 D. offering

7.A. dramatic　　 B. strange　　 C. gentle　　 D. violent

8.A. fell asleep　　 B. passed away　　 C. dropped down　　 D. woke up

9.A. interrupted　　 B. suspected　　 C. blamed　　 D. forgave

10.A. annoyed　　 B. ashamed　　 C. surprised　　 D. satisfied

11.A. how　　 B. why　　 C. when　　 D. where

12.A. as usual　　 B. by chance　　 C. for ever　　 D. right away

13.A. needed　　 B. hated　　 C. recognized　　 D. forgot

14.A. afraid　　 B. weak　　 C. crazy　　 D. shocked

15.A. doubted　　 B. hesitated　　 C. relaxed　　 D. stayed

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Happiness often comes to those 　　 try to help others and do something worthwhile.

A whom　　　　　　 B. who

C. what　　　　　　　 D. which

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