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I am a person who doesn’t like waiting. I don’t like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be . And of course, I don’t like waiting rooms.
, I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an crowded world can only mean one thing – more waiting.
this, I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends. In short, I am looking for what I call “waiting-in-line” .
These are volumes that contain materials for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another is that they be 
enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket. that the rain would keep most people away, I was to see that the place was filled with . Every checkout was open – and jammed! But I can my pocket book and go to work.
The more the world demands that I , the more I learn from my waiting library. Look at the followings: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts. I have learned interesting and enriching things and much from these books.
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the along with six or seven people. The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed . “Young man, just be ,” she said to me.
No problem. I quietly opened my dictionary prose(散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers me as a bookish, lonely soul. But did they realize that I was enjoying the of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.
1.A. dismissed B. delayed C. disappeared D. delighted
2.A. Furthermore B. However C. Despite D. Besides
3.A. actually B. importantly C. increasingly D. accurately
4.A. Instead of B. Apart from C. Rather than D. Owing to
5.A. rooms B. goods C. reasons D. books
6.A. searched B. afforded C. designed D. charged
7.A. convenience B. requirement C. agreement D. distinction
8.A. small B. pretty C. active D. vivid
9.A. Believed B. Determined C. Puzzled D. Convinced
10.A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. satisfied
11.A. shoppers B. readers C. employees D. volunteers
12.A. put out B. set down C. send for D. take out
13.A. suffer B. wait C. watch D. read
14.A. advantage B. benefit C. knowledge D. patient
15.A. counter B. pocket C. market D. service
16.A. about B. away C. over D. across
17.A. polite B. patient C. careful D. helpful
18.A. thought B. looked C. regarded D. treated
19.A. certainly B. obviously C. secretly D. hardly
20.A. relation B. moment C. company D. novel
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I am a person who does not like to wait．I don' t like lines, being put on hold when making a phone call, arriving at an appointment to find that my companion will be delayed and of course, I don * t like waiting rooms．
However, I realize that my agony(痛苦） will not be good for me, as an increasingly, crowded world can only mean one thing—more waiting．
Owing to this, I have taken a measure and decided to turn my disappointment to productive ends．In short, I am looking for what I call "waiting in line books"．
These are books that contain material designed for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of．Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket．
The other day I went to the supermarket．Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers．Every checkout was open—and jammed! But I could take out my pocket book and go to work．
The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library．Look at these titles: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts．I have learned interesting and enriching things and much knowledge from these books．
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the counter along with six or seven other people．The one female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed about．"Just be patient," she said to me．
No problem．I quietly opened my dictionary of prose （散文） and poetical quotations． Perhaps the other customers regarded me as a bookish, lonely soul．But little did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson．
1.According to the passage, the world ______．
| A．needs to produce many materials to use | B．is becoming more and more crowded |
| C．loses tracks of story line increasingly | D．is crowded with shoppers everywhere |
2.How did the author overcome his agony of waiting?
| A．By reading books designed to be read in shortened words． |
| B．By arriving early for an appointment． |
| C．By taking measures to produce some books for readers． |
| D．By keeping most people away from the supermarket for some reasons． |
3.Which of the following can't be carried in the author's pocket?
| A．One Hundred Things Every American Should Know |
| B．The Poetry of Robert Frost |
| C．Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers |
| D．Homer and Ben Johnson |
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．The author succeeded in changing his agony into fun． |
| B．The author was a bookish and lonely soul. |
| C．Six or seven employees in the store were busy in rushing about． |
| D．There were fewer customers in the supermarket on rainy days． |
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___ Mr. Smith is waiting to see you. He appears to be quite ____ important person.
| A．/; an | B．A; an | C．The; the | D．The; / |
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1.Every body is waiting (焦急地） outside the waiting room.
2.People who receive kindness are (很可能）to pay it back to the giver.
3.Mozart was a great (conduct ) remembered by the whole world.
4.I like to sit on the campus, (观察，观看）students playing games.
5.Linda`s mother had her (收养） by a rich woman because she couldn`t look after her.
6.If you finish reading the book, (放回原处） it on the shelf, please.
7.To our (entertain ), Jim passed the driving test for the first attempt.
8.He is famous for (混合，结合）Chinese musical traditions with western forms and instruments.
9.China received messages of (祝贺）from all over the world.
10. (上瘾的） to playing the computer games, the little boy has lost interest in his lesson.
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—Have you received a reply to your job application?
—No．I ______．
A． waited B． am waiting
C． have waited D． had been waiting
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- Jerry, sorry to have kept you wait.
- It doesn’t matter, but I ________ you ________ later than me.
A. didn’t think, would be B. am thinking, will be
C. thought, had been D. never thought, would be
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Who does the woman have to wait for?
A.Her sister. B.The man. C.Her parents.
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____ she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her.
| A．Wherever | B．However |
| C．Whichever | D．Whoever |
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Still waiting for little green men to make contact? Don't hold your breath.
A leading astronomer has concluded there probably aren't any aliens out there – meaning we are absolutely alone in the universe.
Even though there may be tens of thousands of other distant planets similar in size to Earth, the conditions on them are likely to be too hard to support life-forms such as ET.
Dr Howard Smith, a senior astrophysicist at Harvard University, believes there is very little hope of discovering aliens and, even if we did, it would be almost impossible to make contact.
So far astronomers have discovered a total of 500 planets in distant solar systems – known as extrasolar systems – although they believe billions of others exist.
But Dr Smith points out that many of these planets are either too close to the sun or too far away, meaning their surface temperatures are so bad that they could not support life. Others have unusual orbits which cause vast temperature variations, making it impossible for water to exist – the most important thing for life.
Dr Smith said, "We have found that most other planets and solar systems are wildly different from our own. It means it is highly unlikely there are any planets with intelligent life close enough for us to make contact." But his suggestions contradict other leading scientists who have claimed aliens almost certainly exist.
Only last month Professor Stephen Hawking said the fact that there are billions of galaxies out there made it reasonable to think there were other life-forms in the universe.
Researchers from the University of London have recently suggested that aliens could be living on as many as 40,000 other planets. But Dr Smith said: "Any hope of contact has to be limited to a relatively tiny space around the Earth, reaching maybe 1,250 light years out from our planet, where aliens might be able to pick up our signals or send us their own. But communicating would still take decades or centuries."
1.By saying ＂don’t hold your breath＂, the author advised the reader not to _____.
A．keep silent B．give up C．expect so D．be afraid
2.Dr Smith concludes there probably aren’t any aliens because other planets _____.
A．are too far away from the earth
B．are different from the Earth in size
C．don’t have rich natural resources
D．don’t have a suitable living environment
3.Researchers from the University of London are mentioned to show that ______.
A．they have better explanations about aliens
B．aliens certainly exist on many planets
C．they disagree with Dr Smith’s suggestion
D．aliens can pick up signals from the earth
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A．There must be other life forms in the universe.
B．We can communicate with aliens in decades.
C．The chances of finding aliens are slight.
D．Many other planets are quite different from the Earth.
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---Who are you waiting for?
--- ______ us a lecture in half an hour.
A. The professor wants to give B. The professor will give
C. The professor is about to give D. The professor to give
enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.