【C11】A．tinsB．cansC．roomsD．places

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．for

W: Yeah, the place I'm in now is a real down.

M: It was OK when I was there.

W: Oh, the boiler keeps breaking and when it does, we loose the heat for several days at the time.

M: Why doesn't the owner replace it？

W: Well, she said it's cheaper to keep fixing it. She's a nice enough person, just the sort of stingy'. In any case, I'm sick of being cold.

M: Can you get your deposit back if you move？

W: If I give two-month notice, I can get the whole thing back.

M: So what kind of place are you looking for？

W: I think I'll try to get into one of those high-rises near the university there's nothing really special but at least they are new and functional.

M: I heard of those buildings are pretty noisy. The walls are thin and you can hear everything that's going on in the other apartment.

W: Oh, that will never do.. I need some place quiet to finish my thesis. I guess I'H have to look some more ads. Maybe new isn't necessarily better.

M: Why don't you try some of those apartment in Winsor？ They're supposed to be nice.

W: Oh, aren't they awfully' expensive？

M: Not really:, you'll be surprised at how reasonable some of them are. The problem would be out there is that the bus doesn't run that way.

W: That'll definitely be a problem. I can't afford a car fight now. I guess I'd better check a few of the places here in the city before I make a decision.

(20)

A．It's too noisy.

B．It's not convenient to the university.

C．The heating system is defective.

D．The owner is unpleasant.

M: It's not chemistry and it's not on the final exam. I can't read it now!

Q: What is the man probably doing？

(19)

A．Shopping for shoes.

B．Writing an article.

C．Reading the magazine.

D．Studying for a chemistry test

B．Families are bigger than before.

C．Families are not as popular as before.

D．Members of families don't keep in touch with each other.

A．we should save time

B．we should value time

C．we should budget time

D．we should preserve time

A．The understanding of time.

B．The concept of time.

C．The value of time.

D．The paradox (矛盾) of time.

Yet some people wonder if our inner values matter anymore. After all, hasn't our noted bank executive succeeded in every visible way, despite his transgressions (过错,犯罪)？

This question demonstrates a quandary (因境) of our modern life. Many have come to believe that the only things we need for success are talent, energy and personality. But history has taught us that over the long haul, who we are is more important than who we appear to be.

During the nation's first century and a half, almost everything in the literature of success and self-help focused on what could be called the character ethic. Such eminent figures as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson made clear their belief that we can only experience tree success and happiness by making character the base of our lives.

After we moved into the industrial age and after World WarⅠ, the basic view of success shifted to what we could call the personality ethic. Success became more a function of charm, skills and techniques that, at least on the surface, lubricate (使润滑) the process of human interaction. Rather than struggle with thorny issues of right and wrong, we turned to making things run smoothly.

Some of that philosophy expressed itself with harmless but superficial maxims such as "Smiling wins more friends than frowning." Other ideas were clearly manipulative or even deceptive-faking interest in others' hobbies so they will like you, for instance.

With a value system based solely on skill and personality, we find heroes in athletes, musicians and in powerful business executives. But despite the admiration we feel for these achievers, we shouldn't necessarily look upon them as role models. While skill is certainly needed for success, it can never guarantee happiness and fulfillment. These come from developing character.

According to the passage, character is______.

A．your integrity

B．your personality

C．a guide in your life

D．your sense of good

A．Because they are told only talent, energy and personality are necessary to success.

B．Because they are confused by the success of some people of unsound character.

C．Because they no longer pay attention to inner values.

D．Because they can't understand why successful people also conunit crimes.

B．Take little luggage with them.

C．Arrive early for boarding.

D．Undergo security checks.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG