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To whom it may concern,
My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then about four years ago, our youngest child went to school, and I thought I might go back to work.
Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He started to do all the things I used to do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relation firm. At first, my husband was proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she’s working for.”
But, as his joking words were becoming reality, Jim stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, Jim can do things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don’t do these things because he is unhappy.
We fought about little things, and Jim is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.
I love Jim very much, and I don’t want him to feel inferior(较差的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choo
se one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?Please help.
Yours,
Mary
1.When was the letter most probably written?
A. In 1975. B. Around 1980.
C. Four years ago. D. In 1965.
2.What shows her husband was supportive?
A. He helped look after babies.
B. He told her his experience.
C. He worked much harder.
D. He encouraged her a lot.
3.How did her husband feel when she first found her job?
A. Nervous. B. Disappointed.
C. Proud. D. Curious.
4.Jim stopped talking about her job when ___________.
A. Jim failed to do what he liked
B. she made more money than he
C. she received her boss’ praise
D. Jim had to do housework
5.What happened as her income increased?
A. She found a gap(分歧) between Jim and her.
B. She did what she had dreamed of.
C. She felt proud of herself.
D. She bought a house.
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To Whom It May Concern,
My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then about four years ago, our youngest child went to school, and I thought I might go back to work.
Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He started to do all the things I used to do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relation firm. At first, my husband was proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she’s working for.”
But, as his joking words were becoming reality, Jim stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, Jim can do things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don’t do these things because he is unhappy.
We fought about little things, and Jim is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.
I love Jim very much, and I don’t want him to feel inferior(较差的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help.
Yours,
Mary
1.When was the letter most probably written?
A. In 1975. B. Around 1980.
C. Four years ago. D. In 1965.
2.What shows her husband was supportive?
A. He helped look after babies.
B. He told her his experience.
C. He worked much harder.
D. He encouraged her a lot.
3.How did her husband feel when she first found her job?
A. Nervous. B. Disappointed.
C. Proud. D. Curious.
4.Jim stopped talking about her job when ___________.
A. Jim failed to do what he liked
B. she made more money than he
C. she received her boss’ praise
D. Jim had to do housework
5.What happened as her income increased?
A. She found a gap(分歧) between Jim and her.
B. She did what she had dreamed of.
C. She felt proud of herself.
D. She bought a house.
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Dear Doctor,
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to________home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest ________ went to school and I thought I might go back to ________ ．
My husband was very ________ and helped me to make my decision．He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ________ , and said he thought I could be a great ________ in business．After several weeks of job-hunting, I found my ________ job, which is working for a small public relations firm．At first, my husband was very ________ of me and would tell his friends, "My clever little wife can ________that company she's working for."
But as his joking words were close to ________ , my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now ________ more money than he is．I can buy my ________ clothes and a new car．Because of our joint incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always________ of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very ________ ．
We ________ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends．For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a（an） ________ ．
I love my husband very much, and I do not want him to ________ lower, but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know ________．Can you give me some ________ ? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ________ and my new career?
Please help．
"DISTRESSED"
1.A．see B．look C．stay D．leave
2.A．person B．child C．man D．lady
3.A．school B．factory C．work D．study
4.A．grateful B．supportive C．disappointed D．selfish
5.A．group B．house C．firm D．husband
6.A．success B．failure C．mother D．helper
7.A．peaceful B．useful C．present D．familiar
8.A．proud B．fond C．tired D．satisfied
9.A．sell B．compete C．hire D．run
10.A．reality B．evidence C．goal D．glory
11.A．making B．building C．producing D．growing
12.A．cheap B．important C．own D．informal
13.A．dreamed B．believed C．agreed D．supposed
14.A．encouraging B．confident C．unhappy D．certain
15.A．communicate B．fight C．solve D．inspect
16.A．question B．absence C．life D．end
17.A．gain B．feel C．belong D．suffer
18.A．what B．where C．why D．how
19.A．duties B．education C．suggestion D．advice
20.A．boss B．child C．friendship D．husband
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阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成材料后面的三个小题。
Dear Doctor,
My husband and I got married in 1990 and for the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and bring up our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.
My husband agreed and helped me to make my decision. He said he thought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job—working for a small public company. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company.”
But as his joke was becoming true, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions (升职) and pay increases, and I can earn more money than he can. I can buy my own clothes and new car.
But things begin to change. My husband is not happy. My husband is very unkind to me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very much, and I don’t want him to feel bad, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Can’t you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help me.
Mary
请根据阅读信息填写第54，54题, 一空一词并回答第56题。
1.According to the passage, when was the letter most probably written?
The letter was written after____________.
2.What does the phrase in paragraph two “job hunting” mean?
“Job hunting” means__________ ____________ __________.
3.What is the dilemma（两难）of the working woman?
_______________________________________________________________________________
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When my husband and I got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 a.m. However, I worked during the ______. So as he came home from work each morning, I was getting ready to ______.
We had very little ______ then, so when Valentine's Day(情人节) came around that first year, I knew we couldn't ______ anything for each other. After he left to go to work the night before Valentine's Day, I decided to ______ and make a Valentine's Day card for him. I ______ wrote a poem on the front of the card. When he came home the next ______， I felt foolish as I handed him the card, ______ that he wouldn't laugh at it. When he had finished ______ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. Then he reached down into his pocket. When he pulled his ______ out, he was holding ______.
He told me that he had ______ it for me during his lunch hour, but he had been ______ to give it to me because he thought I might think it was ______，and that I might laugh at it.
It was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝). ______ I had stayed up all night making him a valentine card, he had been cutting out a ______ for me. I still have the aluminum heart, and I ______ it in my desk. Every time I see it, all those ______ come flooding back to me. Over the years, we've been able to buy each other very nice, ______ presents for Valentine's Day. But none has ever been as dear or ______ as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.
1.A. day B. night C. weekend D. holiday
2.A. cook B. leave C. rest D. help
3.A. time B. chance C. money D. energy
4.A. buy B. choose C. find D. borrow
5.A. look out B. call back C. slow down D. stay up
6.A. still B. only C. even D. again
7.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening
8.A. imagining B. hoping C. guessing D. noticing
9.A. studying B. reading C. examining D. playing
10.A. hand B. foot C. arm D. leg
11.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
12.A. written B. drawn C. made D. invented
13.A. surprised B. happy C. angry D. afraid
14.A. wrong B. difficult C. dangerous D. stupid
15.A. Before B. Though C. While D. If
16.A. heart B. card C. toy D. book
17.A. change B. keep C. cut D. divide
18.A. problems B. pains C. memories D. choices
19.A. strange B. special C. expensive D. satisfying
20.A. meant B. proved C. influenced D. explained
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To Whom It May Concern:
Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!
As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also add the nutrients to the grass outside the new employees’ sauna(桑拿房).
Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely hugged paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling (涂鸦) is on the increase, and the quality of pencil Woman Ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.
Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.
Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.
Sincerely yours,
Eleanor Lightly
Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist
ABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it
1.Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?
A. How To Magazine.
B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.
C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.
D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.
2.Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?
A. A religious, peasant-like life.
B. A simple, slow-paced life.
C. A life away from paper and pencils.
D. A life of hard work and security.
3.Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company?
A. Replacing the hand work system with modern technology.
B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.
C. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.
D. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.
4.What is the purpose of writing this letter?
A. to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.
B. to complain about the bad working condition.
C. to persuade people to live a simple life.
D. to express his thanks for the good advice.
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I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was going to be a long flight. Around me were some __ "Where are you headed?" I asked.
"Lakes Air Base. We'll be there for special training, and then to the front."
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _____for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one.
As I ___ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. "No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch." I looked around at the other soldiers. ___ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and ___ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. "Take box lunches to all those soldiers," I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she ____ me, "My son is a soldier in the front... it's almost like you are doing it for him."
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.
After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _____by a man. "I saw what you did and I want to be __ of it." With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers _____he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his _____, and said, "I want to_____your hand." I stood and took his hand. With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier. _____, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of ____ that I never forgot." I was a little bit ____ when applause rang out from all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man _____another twenty-five dollars in my hand.
When we ____ I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away __ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Seeing the soldiers _____at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked __ to my car, I prayed for their safe __ .
1.A.strangers B.soldiers C.attendants D.passengers
2.A.available B.reasonable C.convenient D.special
3.A.prepared B.sent C.reached D.paid
4.A.None B.Some C.Many D.All
5.A.lent B.showed C.handed D.charged
6.A.advised B.greeted C.inspired D.thanked
7.A.praised B.stopped C.attracted D.discovered
8.A.one B.kind C.part D.much
9.A.as B.though C.till D.unless
10.A.tongue B.arm C.head D.hand
11.A.feel B.seize C.shake D.check
12.A.Once B.Later C.Recently D.Frequently
13.A.performance B.kindness C.bravery D.wisdom
14.A.embarrassed B.relieved C.overjoyed D.satisfied
15.A.threw B.found C.took D.left
16.A.separated B.landed C.paused D.chatted
17.A.in B.for C.through D.without
18.A.training B.shouting C.gathering D.marching
19.A.casually B.anxiously C.disappointedly D.lightheartedly
20.A.arrival B.return C.flight D.escape
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Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and that would be all right for me.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I thought a nice new girdle (紧身衣）would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large party girdle. The clerk found the box with the describe girdle marked “LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four-degree days, I suppose, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I popped open the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't go very well with my red face, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass., turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?*' he shrugged his shoulders .
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神甫)was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.Why didn't the writer buy a loose dress?
A. Because she was too thin.
B. Because it was too hot then.
C. Because she thought she could become a little thin within a month.
D. Because a tight one was a little cheaper.
2.What does the writer want to express by saying “Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag”？
A. How difficult it was to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag
B. The difficulty I had in patting on the tight dress.
C. How foolish I was to put on such tight dress.
D. How foolish I was to put so many potatoes in such a bag.
3.Which word can be best described the author?
A. optimistic (乐观的） B. beautiful
C. ugly D. careless
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Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn’t match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket__________.
A. 4 weeks later B. 4 weeks earlier
C. a fortnight earlier D. a fortnight later
2.What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress ?
A. To make herself thinner B. To buy a large size girdle
C. To put on some weight D. To shake herself into it
3.What can we know about the author ?
A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress .
B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle .
C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness .
D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help .
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A. A Funny Wedding B. A Wise Decision
C. A Tight Situation D. A Fierce Fight
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Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many ________. The owner of the shop, Mr. Smith, greeted Jim and May when they ________. May said, "We would like to buy a dog." "Ah, well, our shop is not very ________," Mr. Smith told her. "So we only have two dogs to choose ________."
They asked Mr. Smith to ________ them the dogs. Mr. Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup, ________ Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to ________. They couldn’t agree on a dog. May ________ they race home for it. The one who ________ the race could choose the dog.
Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace（鞋带） was loose. When May __________, he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as __________ as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so __________ behind that he couldn’t even see her. Jim finally got home. He was _______ but happy. He knew he was the __________. May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they __________ the pet store together. However, when they arrived they _____ saw Teacup. They asked Mr. Smith where Buster was.
Mr. Smith gave them a(n) __________ that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought Buster.
Jim looked at May, and she couldn’t help ________. Jim __________ and turned back to Mr. Smith. "Sometimes you win the __________, but not the prize!" Jim smiled sadly. "We'll take the Chihuahua, please."
1.A.dollar B.goods C.animals D.foods
2.A.smiled B.talked C.shouted D.entered
3.A.famous B.bad C.lovely D.big
4.A.from B.in C.by D.over
5.A.lend B.find C.return D.show
6.A.unless B.if C.but D.so
7.A.quarrel B.share C.discuss D.fight
8.A.said B.thought C.suggested D.asked
9.A.failed B.succeeded C.won D.lost
10.A.looked up B.looked down C.set off D.sat down
11.A.strangely B.hard C.harder D.happily
12.A.far B.high C.short D.big
13.A.excited B.tired C.surprised D.disappointed
14.A.ruler B.brother C.loser D.winner
15.A.watched over B.looked for C.returned to D.broke into
16.A.only B.gradually C.hardly D.never
17.A.lie B.explanation C.suggestion D.idea
18.A.crying B.shouting C.tearing D.smiling
19.A.guessed B.watched C.sighed D.laughed
20.A.word B.world C.praise D.race
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se one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?