She’s an only child, but they didn’t really __________ herA.hurtB.damageC.spoilD.harm

What does the word “proverb” mean?

A.Familiar sayings.

B.Shakespeare’s plays

C.Complaints.

D.Actors and actresses

did she live to be 107?” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators (电梯) , and so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking. On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars. The Vienna survey may help to explain __________ .

A. the complaints of people in apartment houses

B. the cause of Mrs. Groeger’s death

C. the longevity of people like Mrs. Groeger

D. the image of cities in general

To _________ their new shampoo, they are selling it at half price for a month

A.progress

B.proceed

C.promote

D.propose

His parents __________ him the opportunity to go to university

A.ignored

B.neglected

C.refused

D.denied

od to be true: a country where everyone is satisfied! So, ___46___ that young people everywhere are gifted social critics, I sought out some university students and ___47__ what issues young people were ___48___ . I was stunned to learn that the main problem students there see is with employment. IN a country that’s made good work conditions a(n) ___49___ , this came as a real surprise. Even more stunning was the fact that it wasn’t unemployment ___50___ these students were worried about --- it was a shortage of highly paid management positions ___51___ to fresh university graduates. As the students expressed their resentment toward the older generation for “ ___52___ all the good jobs” and their bitterness over the thought of struggling to ___53___ on an entry – level salary, I couldn’t help ___54___ my own early employment experiences. I had graduated with honors form. a good school, but my first job was doing door – to – door market research for a salary that just barely allowed me to get by. For some reason I never doubted that I’d ultimately ___55___ a better job. I simply accepted that a young person who was just starting out would have to struggle a bit at first. (216 words)

46. A. thinking B. to see C. knowing D. found

47. A. inquired after B. inquired of C. inquired into D. inquired

48. A. worrying B. concerned about C. concerned with D. cared about

49. A. priority B. choice C. must D. importance

50. A. which B. whom C. the D. that

51. A. preferred B. limited C. supplied D. available

52. A. taking on B. taking up C. taking over D. taking to

53. A. earn B. make ends meet C. survive with D. live with

54. A. calling back B. memorizing C. looking back on D. recalling on

55. A. end up with B. end with C. end in D. end on

--- Could I use your dictionary for a moment? --- __________ .

A.It’s well

B.It doesn’t matter

C.By all means

D.I have no idea

For a successful business, friendly and __________ staff are essential

A.sufficient

B.effective

C.efficient

D.respective

__________ all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it

A.As for

B.Besides

C.Except

D.Despite

to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings – battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown (推翻) or killed – took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. The phrase “subscribe to” in the first paragraph means “__________”.

A. go to the newspaper stand and buy

B. send their own news stories to

C. agree to buy for a specific period of time

D. become faithful readers of

--- That man alone over there – who is he? --- __________ .

A.He is a student

B.He is Doctor Took

C.A driver, I suppose

D.He’s drunk