He was so lavish with his money that he is now poor.

waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood," Good morning, sir; and what has brought you out so early this morning？" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, "But why are you out so early in the morning？" "Well, sir." said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite." The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on with the group of friends, all amused, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

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A．To get a little exercise.

B．To take in some fresh air.

C．Hoping to get something to eat.

D．To visit the rich owner.

from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir; and what has brought you out so early this morning？" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, "But why are you out so early in the morning？"..."Well, sir," said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite". The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

This is a story about ______.

A．a rich man who owned a big wood

B．a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C．a clever man who got something to eat for his breakfast

D．an Irish hunter with a large family

I am not sure that I can draw an exact line between wit and humor (perhaps the distinction is so subtle that only those persons can decide who have long white beards), but even an ignorant person may ex- press an opinion in this matter.

I am quite positive that humor is the more comfortable and livable quality, for humorous persons, if their gift is genuine and not a mere shine upon the surface, are always agreeable companions. They have pleasant mouths turned up at the corners, to which the great Master of Marionettes has fixed the strings and he holds them in his nimblest fingers to twitch them at the slightest jest. But the mouth of a merely witty man is hard and sour. Nor is the flash from a witty man always comforting, but a humorous man radiates a general pleasure.

I admire wit, but I have no real liking for it; it has been too often employed against me, whereas humor is always an ally. It never points an impertinent linger into my defects. A wit's tongue, however, is as sharp as a donkey's stick—I may gallop the faster for its prodding, but the touch behind is too persuasive for any comfort.

Wit is a lean creature with a sharp inquiring nose, whereas humor has a kindly eye and a comfortable girth. Wit has a better voice in a solo, but humor comes into the chorus best. Wit keeps the season's fashions and is precise in the phrases and judgments of the day, but humor is concerned with homely eternal things.

The distinction between wit and humor is______.

A．of no particular importance

B．solely a matter of opinion

C．subtle

D．exact and important

听力原文： Here is a story. A participant in the long-distance race got his shoes filled with sand when he was crossing a beach. He had to stop to get the sand out hastily before he resumed running. Unfortunately a grain of sand remained rubbing the sole so that his steps became increasingly painful. Reluctant to halt and get rid of the sand, he continued to run in spite of the pain until he could stand no more. He dropped out of the contest just a few yards from the finishing line. As he managed to get out of the shoe painfully, he was surprised to find the cause of his lasting pain was only a grain of sand.

It seems that the greatest obstacle on one's way forward may not be a high mountain or a deep valley but a grain of sand that is hardly visible. To avoid blame on a minor fault one may tell a lie. That adds a burden to a heavy heart and weighs it down. In the days to come he will have to make up one story after another to cover the lie he told and the fault he committed. Thus he will never be able to free himself from lasting anxiety, worry and regret, to the ignorance that all his sufferings come from only a grain of sand -- the first lie he told.

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A．He got injured.

B．He was exhausted.

C．He was knocked down.

D．He could no longer stand the pain.

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Pat O'Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir; and what has brought you out so early this morning？" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, "But why are you out so early in the morning？"..."Well, sir," said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite". The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

This is a story about ______.

A．a rich man who owned a big wood

B．a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C．a clever man who got something to eat for his breakfast

D．an Irish hunter with a large family

A、Her beauty

B、How socially unsuitable a match she is for him

C、How much he adores her family

D、How much money he will lavish on her

听力原文：M: Well, Sally. Why do you look unhappy？

W: Oh,Hill, 1 have just had a quarrel with Mr. Smith.

M: What on earth was it about？

W: Well, I have made three bad mistakes so far this week, so he got very angry with me.

M: But I don' t understand. You are usually very careful and never make mistakes.

W: I' m just so tired. I don' t know what I' m doing.

M: Why？ Have you been going to bed late these days？

W: No,I'm usually in bed at about eleven. But I' ve been woken up at about hair post four every morning. And than I cannot go beck to sleep again.

M: Why？

W: It's my new neighbor, the milkman next door. He gets up at half past four and he always turns the radio on loudly. And it' s difficult to ask him to mm it down. 1 don' t know him yet.

M: If you don' t want to see him, write Mm a letter. 1'11 help you write the letter.

W: OK. Let's try.

Why was Sally unhappy？

A．She could not sleep at night.

B．She could not talk to the milkman.

C．She had quarrelled with Mr. Smith.

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese.

For this reason, no style. of conversation is more extensively acceptable than the narrative. He who has stored his memory with Slight anecdotes, private incidents, and personal peculiarities, seldom fails to find his audience favourable. Almost every man listens with eagerness to contemporary history; for almost every man' has some real or imaginary connection with a celebrated character, some desire to advance or oppose a rising name. Vanity. often cooperates with curiosity. He that is a hearer in one place, qualifies himself to become a speaker in another; for though he cannot comprehend a series of argument, or transport the volatile spirit of wit without evaporation, he yet thinks himself able to treasure up the various incidents of a story, and please his hopes with the information which he shall give to some inferior society.

Narratives are for the most part heard without envy, because they are not supposed to imply any intellectual qualities above the common rate. To be acquainted with facts not yet echoed by plebeian mouths, may happen to one man as well as to another and to relate them when they are known, has in appearance so little difficulty, that every one concludes himself equal to the task.

A、He wished his body to serve as food for crows and vultures

B、He wished to be buried under the ground with lots of parting gifts

C、He wishes to be buried in nature without a coffin or any ornaments

D、He wishes to seek fairness and truth after his death

A) underlined

B) devoted

C) effect

D) successful

E) influence

F) inquired

G) Sparked

H) flashed

I) induces

J) collision

K) consensus

L) obligation

M) charge

N) rousing

O) rising

Have you ever heard of Jon Stewart？ He is currently one of the most popular comics on television. His pessimistic view of the politics and government(1)laughter, thought and even anger. He has a clever wit that often runs into(2)with some government policies. His whole show is(3)to making fun of the nonsense that occurs in politics. But, what makes his show so(4)is his ability to tell his jokes with intelligence.

"It's not just comedy," said one media expert. "His comments have a lot of(5)over a very large audience in America. He has a lot of political power."

Recently Stewart was a guest on a news show about politics. The host journalist(6)a heated debate when he(7)about Stewart's responsibility to the American public. Stewart argued that while the content of the script for his show may be political in nature, his primary(8)is to entertain. The host journalist, however, emphasized the political influence of his performance. The argument ended up(9)anger from both parties. The incident(10)how sensitive some people can be to what others find funny. It also showed how important comedians have become to politics. Collocation