Do plan to arrive ______or a few minutes early for a job interview.

1. His son is (luck)______________ enough to have been admitted to this large company.

2. After an (introduce) _______________ by the manager, we’ll go on with the day’s discussion.

3. We must keep the manager (inform)______________of the advertising campaign.

4. It is suggested that the president of the Union (make) _________________ a speech on behalf of all workers.

5. Having been badly damaged by the earthquake, the town has to be (rebuild)__________ .

6. With such a short time (leave)_________, it’s impossible for us to finish this complicated experiment.

7. The local economy depends (heavy) _________ on the exports of manufacture’s goods.

8. The proposal about the annual sales (discuss) ___________at the next board meeting.

9. If your neighbors are too noisy, then you have a good reason to make your (complain)______________.

10. Lily tends to get very (patience)__________ if you ask her more than two questions.

III. Reading Comprehension (30’)

Directions: Read the following passage and then choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

Task 1

When it comes to human resources, hiring highly-skilled staff is not usually enough for a company to function successfully. Besides the knowledge in their particular fields, employees must always have additional skills—those of co-operation. In the case that work tasks can only be carried out by communicating with people, accepting common decisions, solving problems, sharing information and helping one another, teamwork skills are vital.

While some jobs may require talent, the ability to work as a team is learned

了弊端。人们可以通过网络做他们喜欢做的一切，诸如打游戏、聊天。有些人甚至与聊天者谈起了恋爱，这就是所谓的网恋。

尽管网恋比较新颖，但仔细分析过后不免有些荒唐。这些年轻人没有意识到他们双方并不彼此了解。据报道，每年都有网友被那些专门通过网络做非法勾当的人欺骗。

毋庸置疑，网络给我们提供了各种各样的信息，而网恋只不过是网络这个虚幻世界的产物。一方面，我们应该使网络更好地为我们服务;同时就网恋而言，客观对待、冷静分析才是明智之举。

世界上拥有竹子最多的国家，被称为竹子的王国。竹文化长久以来深深根植于中国人的思想中。对中国人民来说，竹子是美德的象征。它反映了人的灵魂和情感。中国古代的学者对竹子非常敬重。这就解释了为什么历史上有那么多的著作和绘画都是以竹为主题的。

西岸， 面积960万平方公里。中国人口约13亿,是世界上人口最多的国家,有56个民族(nationalities)。中国历史悠久，幅员辽阔，景色壮丽，自然资源丰富，文化璀璨。1949年，中华人民共和国成立。经过半个多世纪的发展，中国在政治、经济、科技、文化、教育等方面取得辉煌的成就，为世人瞩目。

位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清(the qing dynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美，如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是中国的瑰宝。也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。

佳茶具(tea set)来待客。主人在陪伴客人饮茶时，要非常注意茶壶以及客人茶杯中的茶水剩余量。通常，如茶已喝去一半，就要添加茶水，随喝随添，使茶水浓度(concentration)不变和温度适宜。在饮茶时也可适当佐以点心、糖果、菜肴等，达到调节口味和缓解饥饿感之功效。

《大堰河》

《大堰河》是著名诗人艾青创作的诗集。收录了《大堰河——我的褓姆》等9篇作品。1936年完稿。全诗分为四部分。作者通过对自己的乳母的回忆与追思，抒发了对贫苦农妇大堰河的怀念之情、感激之情和赞美之情，从而激发人们对旧中国广大劳动妇女悲惨命运的同情，对这“不公道的世界”的强烈仇恨。