His words made me __________ with embracement.

esent job for another one．

W：Don't be too sure．He just won the big prize from the company．

Q：What can be inferred from the woman's words？

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A．Jack is sure to quit his job.

B．Jack is a changeable person.

C．Jack will not change his job.

D．Jack likes telling jokes.

Translate the following paragraphs into proper Chinese: When it came to my turn, I noted how tired he looked. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and hard. I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine. "Hello, Grandpa," I whispered. His eyes slowly opened. "Hello, my friend," he said, with a brief smile. His eyes closed again and I moved on. I was standing by his rosebush when an uncle came to tell me that my grandfather had died. Remembering Grandpa's words, I reached deep within me for those special feelings that had made up our friendship. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had meant about never saying goodbye --- about refusing to give in to the sadness.

efore taking on the responsibility of a home and children？

M: Will you stop trying to talk me out of getting married？ I've made up my mind and nothing you can say will change it.

What does the woman want the man to do？

A．Travel a lot when young.

B．Be more responsible for his home.

C．Change the idea of getting married.

D．Make up his mind to be married.

听力原文：W: I don't think you can build your model in less than a week.

M: Catherine made hers in three days.

W: That's because she got her brother to help her.

M: Won't you be helping me as well？

What does the man mean？

A．He built a model a week ago.

B．He completed his model quickly.

C．He will finish his model with her help.

D．He thinks she can use less time.

mpson, who was born in 1980. First of all, thanks for joining us.

M: With pleasure.

W: Perhaps you'd tell us about your memories of your first holiday away from home？

M: Oh...Yes...um...at the age often, I think it was, yes, I went to stay with an aunt at the seaside. Well, it wasn't a very happy experience. I felt very homesick at first.

W: And what about your first day at school7 Can you remember that？

M: Yes, I can. Er...I was five years old and I wanted to take all my toys with me, but they wouldn't let me do it. In the end it was agreed that I could take my Teddy...er...but only on the first day.

W: Oh, I see. What about your school days7 Were they happy ones7

M: Well...er...I didn't have a very good time at school. I wasn't very bright, you see. And the teachers didn't seem to like me, but I made a lot of friends and some of them I still keep in touch with. One of them I married.

W: Oh, that's wonderful. Well, did you have a favorite teacher？

M: Yes, my first teacher was very kind.

W: And who was your worst teacher？

M: Mr. Goodman. He pulled your ear if you made a mistake or talked inclass.

W: Thank you very much, Jack.

M: You are welcome.

Why does the man think that his first holiday away from home wasn't very happy？

A．He wanted to take all his toys with him, but couldn't do it.

B．He felt very homesick.

C．He didn't like the sea.

D．He couldn't keep along well with his aunt.

听力原文：W: Is that the guy who likes playing all those practical jokes？

M: That's him. He has come to visit me this weekend, which is great, but he has decided to bring four friends along with him. I was hoping that someone could get me out of this jam by having two of them sleep at his place.

Q: What seems to be the man's trouble？

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A．He is often made fun of by his friends.

B．He doesn't like the jokes his friend makes.

C．He hates his life being interrupted by his friends.

D．His place is too small to put so many friends up.

A.which; what

B.that; that

C.what; how

D.as; which

？

W: In what way do you mean, Bill？

M: Well, in every way. In pronunciation, in the words they use, and even in their grammar.

W: You mean when somebody says, I ain't never seen nothing like it or something like that？

M: Oh no, I don't mean that sort of thing at all. You'd expect to hear a badly- educated person say that. No, I'm talking about ordinary people like you and me, people who're supposed to be well educated, in fact.

W: Can you give me a ...

M: An example？ Certainly. Let me see. Yes. Suppose I'm about to leave somebody after a meeting. He might say to me "Where are you going to？" Perhaps with the idea of giving me a lift in his car.

W: Well？

M: Well, that's just what I mean: "Where are you going to？ Why doesn't he just say？ Where are you going？" It's quite unnecessary and incorrect to add "to".

W: Oh, so that's the kind of thing that bothers you! That's no big deal.

M: Well, all I know is that English is going to the dogs, and as far as I can see, people like you are doing nothing to stop it.

Which of the following is NOT an evidence of some people's carelessness in daily communication？

A．Their intonation is poor sometimes.

B．Their choice of words is poor.

C．Their speech is full of grammatical mistakes.

D．They fail to pronounce some words properly.

ne younger, facing one another against a background of temples and pyramids. The father was speaking as he performed the oil ceremony for his son. I became excited in the possibility of performing a visiting ceremony【31】my son in Africa. For the next six days I privately wondered what【32】to use in such a ceremony. Gradually the words【33】me. By the time we arrived in Cairo, I was ready. I told my son that there was a ceremony I wanted to【34】him in the tombs in Egypt. His eyes shone with【35】. But I wondered if he would still be receptive after my next statement. In the dream I remembered that the son was oiled, as it【36】, with a dry substance. I took this to mean that powder【37】 oil was used. But what powder？ I ruled out ground grass and flowers, and finally settled on sand. Sand represents the Sahara, and sand also【38】the remains of the ancient people of Egypt. That made philosophical【39】to me, but in the real world, young adults or almost anybody for that matter,【40】disinclined to have sand poured on their hair.

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A．for

B．and

C．as

D．with

听力原文： My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. "Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great." Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself: "You will do something great." He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, "Is this what you were talking about, Dad？ Should I keep going？"

A long way from 12 now, I realize my father would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, someone else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail — they're only afraid of failing us. They do not worry about being disappointed. Their fear — as mine was until my father's letter — is of being a disappointment.

Give your child permission to succeed. If you don't have children, then write a letter to someone who looks up to you. You know who they are. They're writing for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: "Don't worry; you'll do something great." Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What happened to the speaker as mentioned in the passage？

27. According to the speaker, what are children afraid of？

28. What do we know about the speaker from the passage？

29. What is the main purpose of the passage？

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A．He lost his father when he was young.

B．He worked hard before he read his father's letter.

C．He asked his father's permission to believe in himself.

D．He knew what his father wanted to do from the very beginning.