(1)    Fred Hill was 74 years old and died in prison. The death of Fred was recorded by a leading article in the Times newspaper. He was in   1   for the 32nd time. Why? Not for any great   2   , but for a reason you may

find difficult to understand. You see, Fred was a motorcyclist who   3     to wear a crash helmet.

      He believed that he was a    4    motorcyclist without a crash helmet. More importantly, he believed that,    5    , the decision to wear a crash helmet was his to take. It was not for the State to tell him what to do.  So Fred   6    on his old motorbike with no helmet, over and over again.

      The police knew him. They turned a   7   eye when they could. But often they had no   8   . And in the court they had to send him to prison because he refused to pay the fines. They usually   9   him to 30 days. But the last time, they gave the old man two months. Some way through the sentence, Fred   10   a heart attack and died.

       Was he heroic? If he was, he was a most unlikely hero.   11     perhaps we do need someone to look out for the little liberties( 自由), the sort of thing which the greater boring mass of "public   12   "considers  too silly, too undignified(有损尊严的), not worth   13   about. The sort of thing there are no votes in for anyone.  Fred Hill    14    an individual freedom,  which is a freedom to do things that the public generally considers to be silly,   15   , immoral or unnecessary.

1. A. trouble   B. place                        C. hospital                    D. prison

2. A. disease   B. achievement             C. event                       D. crime

3. A. denied       B. refused                     C. tended                      D. preferred

4. A. skilled        B. safer                        C. fastest                      D. unique

5. A. believe it or not    B. now and then    C. right or wrong   D. sooner or later

6. A. went out    B. went away                C. went off                   D. went ahead

7. A. black     B. blind                        C. bright                      D. bigger

8. A. supporters   B. choice                      C. evidence                   D. response

9. A. held       B. arrested                    C. awaited                    D. senteiaced

10.A. caught     B. contracted                C. developed                 D. suffered

11. A. But      B. And                         C. So                           D. Because

12. A, opinion     B. idea                         C. perspective               D. view

13. A. demanding   B. bothering                 C. feeling                            D. suffering

14. A. asked for     B. showed off               C. begged for                D. stood for

15. A. harmful      B. beneficial                 C. positive                    D. natural

 

(2)      In future trade the key development to watch is the relationship between the industrialized and the developing nations.  The   1    World countries export their mineral deposits and agricultural products, which bring them    2   foreign exchange. Tourism has also been greatly   3   for the rapid development of some   4   nations. Many Third World nations with high    5   and low wages have seen an emigration (移居) of workers to the developed nations. Western Europe has   6   millions of such workers from Mediterranean countries. The developing nations   7   when these workers bring their savings and their acquired technical skills back home.  Many developing nations benefit when Western nations   8    manufacturing in their countries to take   9   of cheap labour.

         10   economies mature, economic growth rates tend to level off(稳定). The rate of   11   growth is levelling off today in Western nations. This levelling-off    12  leads to non-growth markets.  A point of saturation(饱和) sets in--technology and reform have seemed to achieve the impossible,   13   then how much further can it go? Herman Kahn, in his book The Next 200 Years, says that a shift in priorities will have to occur for industrialized nations.    14   is the creation of money and jobs essential； it is rather the improvement of the   15   of life that must be our concern.

1. A. First     B. Second                     C. West                        D. Third.

2. A. desired    B. possible                    C. available                  D. precious

3. A. acceptable    B. reliable                    C. responsible               D. countable

4. A. independent     B. powerful                  C. industrialized            D. developing

5. A. export      B. unemployment          C. development             D. improvement

6. A. exploited   B. refused                     C. received                   D. specified

7. A. lose         B. endure                            C. suffer                       D. profit

8. A. establish       B. build                        C. seek                         D. find

9. A. shortage    B. hold                         C. advantage                 D. welfare

10. A. Before     B. As                           C. Though                    D. Whereas

11. A. economy     B. mankind      C. society         D. population

12. A. relatively     B. sometimes                C. eventually                D. hardly

13. A. or      B. but                          C. for                           D. so

14. A. No longer  B. No doubt                  C. Of course                 D. So far

15. A. quality    B. rhythm                     C. expectation               D. change

(3)     Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch. As they mostly are too far from   1   to go back there for lunch, they are obliged to   2   other arrangement for their midday meal.

       Many large firms have a canteen( 自助餐厅) for their   3   . In such canteens the food served is plain but   4    , and although there is some variety of choice, the number of   5   is usually small.  The employees themselves fetch their dishes from a counter at which they are   6   . There they can find a tray on which to   7   their knives, forks, spoons,   plates, cups, saucers,   8   , of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is      9   and may consist of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables, with fruit or a pudding of some pattern   10   dessert. Some firms that do not run a canteen    11    their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐劵), which many restaurants will   12   in place of money.

           13    there are so many people at work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal may cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds,  14   the restaurant and the food chosen.    15   , one can generally get a meat, or at least a snack, in a pub.

1. A. office      B. home                       C. work place               D. town

2. A. make        B. cancel                      C. propose                    D. change

3. A. employees     B. employers                C. customers                 D. clients

4. A. limited       B. necessary                  C. full                          D. adequate

5. A. fruits       B. diners                      C. dishes                      D. waiters

6. A. talking     B. served                      C. paid                         D. waiting

7. A. clean        B. wash                        C. change                            D. carry

8. A. but         B. and                          C. yet                           D. for

9. A. delicious      B. time-consuming        C. inexpensive                     D. expensive

10. A. like     B. with                         C. as                            D. after

11. A. afford     B. delight        C. prepare                    D. provide

12. A. think      B. accept                      C. receive                     D. deliver

13. A. When    B. As                           C. While                      D. Whether

14. A. depending on    B. decided by                C. looking at                 D. made in

15. A. Moreover     B. However                  C. Thus                        D. But

 

Cloze  4

      A gesture that many people do not understand uses the thumb(拇指). Most Westerners will sometimes  1   that they like something by holding out a hand with the thumb sticking up in the air. This is called giving someone or something the "thumbs-up".    2   , only one thumb is used, so it should   3   be "thumb-up".

      The usual explanation of this gesture is not really   4    . It states that in Roman times when people at a circus( 马戏团 ) were   5   with the way a gladiator( 角斗士) had fought, they showed the   6   that they

 were pleased by giving the "thumbs-up"    7   .  When they were not pleased, they gave the "thumbs-down" gesture. When a gladiator was given the "thumbs-up', the emperor allowed him to    8    . When a gladiator was given the "thumbs-down', the emperor ordered him to be killed.

       This   9   is not correct. The error is caused .by a wrong translation from the Latin words "pollice, verso".  This means "turned thumb".  It doesn't say which way the thumb is   10  --up or down.    11    , the gesture used by spectators to   12    a gladiator’s life was called the "compressed thumb" (pollice verso). In this   13   the spectators actually hid their thumbs in their hands so that there would be no   14   which way they were pointing. When the spectators pointed their thumbs towards the gladiator, they probably meant the gladiator should be killed. When they did not show their thumbs   15   , they probably meant that he should be allow to live.

1. A. show      B. say                          C. consider                   D. think

2. A. Though     B. Moreover                 C. Therefore                 D. However

3. A. really     B. simply                            C. probably                  D. mostly

4. A. wrong     B. likely      C. correct                            D. sufficient

5. A. unhappy   B. pleased                     C. surprised                  D. unfortunate

6. A. spectators  B. gladiator                  C. Westerners                D. emperor

7. A. movement    B. language                  C. signal                       D. warning

8. A. fight      B. live                          C. be hanged                 D. be killed

9. A. explanation  B. order                       C. gesture                     D. translation

10. A. kept     B. hidden                            C. held                         D. turned

11. A. In fact     B. For example             C. In other word           D. At the same time

12. A. kill    B. save                         C. lose                         D. devote

13. A. direction  B. time                         C. gesture                     D. place

14. A. mistake    B. problem                   C. idea              D. surprise

15. A. after all    B. at all                        C. above all                  D. in all

 

Cloze  5

Success often depends on your performance at an interview. For those who are well prepared, it can be a   1   experience but for others it can be a   2   time. Love them or hate them, though, your job prospects are largely dependent on your interview   3   .  It's not unusual for a company to have fifty or sixty applicants fora job, so if you are asked to attend    4   , you are a serious contender(竞争者) being seriously   5   for the post.

Usually companies give you at least a day's notice of an interview, so use that time to   6   yourself well. Read through the job description and any other information sent to you,  and prepare answers to as many questions as you can   7     .

At the interview, try to present a"   8   "version(版本) of yourself. You need to   9   the employer that you can do the job,    10    you mustn't appear over-confident.  Being pleasant, however, doesn’t mean that you should  11   with everything that the interviewer says. Most companies want to elect someone with his or her own   12    .

It's also important to make sure that you really listen to what is being asked. In your preparation you will have rehearsed answers to a number of imaginary questions,  but you must   13    your response to suit the questions.

It's worthwhile spending a few moments after the interview   14    your performance. You can do this best   15   you know the result. What aspects of the interview went well? What do you need to improve? What would you do differently next time?

1. A. common     B. positive                    C. first-hand                 D. discouraging

2. A. terrifying    B. agreeable                  C. appointed                 D. convenient

3. A. skills             B. craft        C. proficiency               D. qualifications

4. A. a class         B. a meeting                 C. an interview             D. a ceremony

5. A. trained          B. wanted                     C. applied                     D. considered

6. A. fix                   B. shape                       C. polish                      D. prepare

7. A. worry about       B. think of                    C. refer to                    D. ask for

8. A. pleasant             B. modern                    C. dramatic                   D. different

9. A. confirm          B. prove             C. convince                  D. guarantee

10. A. so                 B. and      C. but                          D. therefore

11. A. do                 B. agree     C. go through               D. be satisfied

12. A. opinion            B. belief      C. character                  D. personality

13. A. give              B. shift      C. find                         D. tailor

14. A. having           B. attending       C. analyzing                 D. directing

15. A. until          B. before                      C. when                       D. unless