“ Want my help？ When pigs fly.” What does the underlined expression mean？ （)

Letter A

Dear Etty Kit,

My roommate's family wants me to have Thanksgiving dinner with them in their home. I accepted the invitation, and I'm excited about going, but I'm a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I'm a little afraid of making mistakes.

Should I bring a gift, such as candy(糖果) or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I'm thankful for their kindness?

Yours sincerely,

Confused

Letter B

Dear Confused,

It's a good idea to bring a small gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you might bring a bottle of wine if you know that the family drinks it.

You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don't get there early. If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.

Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don't know about choosing the correct fork, knife, or spoon ,just watch the other people ,and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don't be shy about asking the person next to you. It's better to ask than to be quietly uncomfortable and nervous.

If you like the food, say so. Of course, you'll thank the host and hostess for the meal and for their kindness. It's also a good idea to send a card or thank-you note the day after.

Yours,

Etty Kit

According to these two letters, which of the following statements is true?

A．Confused was glad to visit his roommate's house.

B．Confused was a little worried because he had no money for presents.

C．Confused should arrive at his roommate's house as late as possible.

D．Confused should eat the food up even if he didn't like the food.

A、should

B、must

C、have

D、had better

A: You are a sophomore at college and you aren't very successful in the study of English, especially in building up your vocabulary. No matter how hard you try, some English words just escape your mind when you want to use them. So you come to your teacher's office for help.

  B: As an experienced teacher of English, you know the trouble your students have and are ready to help.

  You may use the following words and expressions:

  vocabulary     remember    keep in mind    jot down

  no matter how    context     meaningful

  Could you help me with ...

  I have trouble with ...

  My big problem is ...

  ... escape my mind ...

  What does ... mean?

  I'll give it a try.

  That's not unusual.

  Have you ever tried ...?

  ... become more meaningful ...

  ... learn them in the context.

  I wish you success!

A、The girl will also fall in love with him when he succeeds academically and economically in the future

B、The girl will also love him when he wakes up from his dream

C、The girl will truly love him too in his dream one day

D、He will not love the girl even she wants to love him when he is successful.

听力原文：M: Hello, Julie. What ere you doing here? Drawing money?

W: No. I only want to put some money in my deposit account. Not very much, but I'm trying to save.

Q: What is the woman doing?

(13)

A．She is drawing.

B．She is getting some money from the bank.

C．She is depositing money in the bank.

D．She is .saving someone.

听力原文：M: Hello, Julie. What are you doing here? Drawing money?

W: No. I only want to put some money in my deposit account. Not very much, but I'm trying to save.

Q: What is the woman doing?

(13)

A．She is drawing.

B．She is getting some money from the bank.

C．She is depositing money in the bank.

D．She is saving someone.

History shows it is only when the economy is in the mud that Americans feel free to do what they want to do. As the author J. K. Rowling said so succinctly in her 2008 address to Harvard graduates, failure can mean a "stripping away of the inessential. " When she was an impoverished single mother, she started to write her magical tales: " I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. " This doesnt mean it is an uplifting experience to be unemployed, of course. But it may mean we ease up on some of the judgment that springs from the false idea that a person without a job has not just hit bad luck or a poor economy—but is a failure. Having a job is hardly the only, or best, measure of a life. It may also mean we can accept plateaus, understand that a life has troughs we can climb out of, and that a long view is the wisest one. A recession is a great reminder that all of us need to learn, as Samuel Beckett said, to " fail better. " Which means rethinking what we really want to do with our lives, who we want beside us, and how we measure worth. Think of poor Willy Loman. Today his grandchildren might be proud.