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A.wentforB.WentwithC.wentalongD.3.-----WheredoesMr-----I’mnotsure,buthisEnglishA.suggestsB.sounds4.IttomethatIshouldpayavisittomyfriendJanenextweek.A.happenedB.supposedC.provedD.oc5.Whenthetelephonerang,hejustandwenttosleepagain.A.turnedupB.turneddownC.turnedoverD.turnedoffA.whatB.as7.Hehastreatedyoubadly;,heisyourbrotherandyoA.butB.eventhoughC.stillD.or8.-----Tomshouldhavearrivedherehalfanhourago.A.shouldB.hadn’t9.WomensmallchildrA.lookingafterC.wholooksafterD.ha10.SheanovellastA.wastranslatingB.tranC.hadtranslatedD.h11.HestayinginBritainforsometimetoimprovehisspokenEnglish.A.appreciatedB.consideredC.minded12.Lookatthepeoplewholivearoundhere—themajorityofthemover60.A.see;offB.put;offC.get;offD.take;off15.ThescientistwassotheexpA.amazedatB.absorbedinC.cauti16.Manycountries_______greatsignificance_______theintroductionofnewtechnologyaA.contribute;toB.attach;toC.put;upD.turn;toNatesufferedadevastatingblowwhenhelosthisjob.Hisbosshadspokenrudely,“Yourservicesarenolongerneeded.”Nateleftthebuildingfilledwithdespair.Bythetimehereachedhome,hewasinadeepdepression.Whenheenteredhishouse,heblurtedouttohiswifeSophia,“Ilostmyjob.Iamacomplete,utterfailure.”Atensesilencefollowed.ThenasmilecreptacrossSophia’sface.“Whatgreatnews!”sheresponded.“Nowyoucanwritethebookyouhavealwayswantedtowrite.”“ButIhavenojobandnoprospect(hope)ofajob,”heobjected,completelywithouthope.“IfIstruggletobeanauthor,thenwhatwillweliveon?Wherewillthemoneycomefrom?”Sophiatookherhusbandbythehandandledhimtothekitchen,openinoutaboxthatwasfullofcash.“Whereonearthdidyougetthis?”Natebelong?”“It’sours!”Sophiareplied.“Ialwaysknewthatonedayyouwouldbecomeagreatwriterifonlyyouweregiventhechance.FromthemoneyyougavemeforhousekeehavesavedasmuchasIcouldsoyouwouldhaveywholeyear.”Whatasurprise!Whatencouragement!Whatawife!Theunemployedhusconcentrateonwritingthatyear,andthenovelhewrotebecamealiterarymasterpiece.TheisTheScarletLetter.SophiahadanHawthornefromapoorclerkintoaworldfamousm1.WhatwouldbethebeA.Agreatwriter’sstruggleC.GreatencouragemenD.Failureisthemotherofsuccess21.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphsuggeA.SophiawasverydisappointedtB.NatewastoosadtospeakanymoreC.SophiawasthinkingofhowtoencourageNaD.bothhusbandandwifehadnoideawhatto3.SophiasavedmoneyA.SheknewherhusbandwouldlosehisjobonedayB.sheknewtheirlifewouldbeindiC.shewasverycarefulwithD.shewastryingtohelpherhusbandineverypossible4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatSophiawas.A.kindandbraveB.carefulandencouragiC.helpfulandwarm-heartedD.cleveranPassageBLondon----Sheep,liketurkeysandostriches,arenotconBritishscientistssaidlastWednesdayhumansmayhaveunderestimatedthewoollycreature.TheycouldbemuchsmarterthanwethinResearchersattheBabrahamInstituteinCambridge,southernEngland,theanimalshaveagoodmemorysystemandareextremelygtheythinkisasuresignofintelligenBehaviouralscientistKeithKendrickandhisfriendstrained20sdistinguish(區別)25pairsofsheepfacesandusedelectrodes（電極）tomeasuretheirbrainactivity,whichshowedtheycouldremember50facesforup“Iftheycandothatwithfaces,thefactisthattheyhavetohavereasonableintelligence;otherwise,whichisthepointofhavingasystemforrememberingfacesandnotrememberinganythingelse?”KendrSohoursofseeminglymindlesseatinggrassmaynotbesomindlessafterKendrickbelievessheepgottheirreputation(名聲)asdumb(unaunintelligence)animalsbecausetheyliveinlargegroupsanddonotappeartoindividuality(個性)andarefrightenedofjustabouteverything.“Allanimals,includinghumans,oncetheyarefrightened,don’ttendtoshowsignsofintelligentaction,”heexplInresearchreportedinthesciencejournalNature,Kendrickandhisteamshowedthatsheep,likehuman,haveaspecializedsysteminthebrainwbetweenmanydifferentfaceswhichlookextremelysimilar.“Themostimportantfinding(ofthestudy)isthattheyareable,bothfromabehaviouralpointofviewandfromlookingatthewaythebrainisorganized,torememberalargenumberofindividualsforaverylongtime,”saidKendrick.“Itisaverystrangesystem.Theyareshowingsimilarabilitiesinmanywaystohuman.”5.FromthefirstparagraphwecanfindthatA.peopleusedtothinksheeparesmarterthantheotB.peopleusedtoraisesheepinawrongwayC.peopledon’tconsiderD.peoplehavedonealotofresearchonsheepA.scientistshavelearnedalotaB.scientistshavelearnedlittleaboutsheep’sintC.scientistcan’tdoanythingmoD.scientistsdonothavetoresearchanimals’m7.AsisknowninthepB.itisnotrightforpeopletoraiseC.whensheepeatgrassinthefieldtheirmindsmaybeactiveD.ifpeoplefeelfrightened,theymaybecomemorebrave8.Whenscientistsfoundthatsheepshowsimilar______A.interestingB.worryingC.movingD.frighteningPassageEJoewantedabicycle.Hehadaskedhisparentsforthemoneyandtheyhadsaimakethemoneyhimself.Buthow?Joethoughtaboutthisashewalkedhome.Notmanypeowantedtoaskchildrentoworkforthem.Maybehecouldclearawaysnowthiswassummer.He’dhavetowaitalongtimeforthabecausehehadnotooltodotheworkwith.ThenJoesawoneofhisclassmates,Dick,deliveringnewspapers.“Icoulddothat,”hethought.“MaybeIcouldevengetabicycleimmedirantocatchupwithDick.Joeaskedalotofquestionsaboutgettingajobasanewspaperboy.Helearnedthatitwaspossibletoearntwenty-fivedollarseachweek.Helearnedthatthejobto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