What（) you（) he’ s the murderer？

–– How is your brother these days？

–– He hasn’t been too well recently.

–– ______What’s the matter？

–– I think he ’s been overworking.

A: It ’ll be pleased to hear you ask after him.

B: That ’s not too bad.

C: I ’m sorry to hear that.

D: I ’ te ll him what you said.

A.What's the matter

B.May I help you

C.Is there anything

D.Who are you ​

_. He must have spent quite a bit of money on it. I didn't know you and Bruce were such close friends.

A．Good news

B．Good idea

C．Wow. It's awful

D．Wow. It's gorgeous

are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen？ .... When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend？ Or did he envy my luck？" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it' s too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog？" There' s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn' t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn' t think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn' t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says agree with the tone of voice？ His posture？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

This passage is mainly about ______.

A．how to interpret what people say

B．what to do when. you listen to others talking

C．how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people

D．why we go wrong with people sometimes

other time he would have said,"【22】, "but 'his leg hurt, and it was a long【23】home. He got【24】The big car started off in a burst of speed. "I【25】who you are," the man said after hesitating for a moment. "I know you're the fellow who makes the【26】on the team. With your working hard, they【27】. Without, they lose. It's as【28】as that." The man【29】up into his pocket and took out a new $ 100 bill (纸币) "There's more where this came from, if you know what I【30】, "he said, breaking into a sly (狡诈的) smile.

(56)

A．clothes

B．looks

C．van

D．motorcycle

听力原文：M: Jean, were you able to get that report all typed up？

W: Not yet, Mr. Black. Mrs. Farnsworth asked me to type some letters for her. I'll be finished pretty quick and then I'll start on that.

M: Don't forget I need it first thing in the morning. I have to take it along to Chicago to the regional meeting.

W: Don't worry, I'll get it done. My husband's on a business trip too. He's in Detroit today, and tomorrow he'll be in Boston. So I'm planning to stay late. After it's typed up I'll leave it on your desk. I should be finished by 8:00 pm.

M: I'm sorry to keep you so late.

W: It's all right, Mr. Black. I don't mind at all. Besides, I can use a little extra money. My husband's birthday is next month. I want to buy him a new watch.

M: What kind are you going to get him, a Bulova？

W: No. I thought I'd get a Rolex, or an Elgin. I don't really know much about watches.

M: I've got one of those Seiko digitals. I really like it.

W: Do you think my husband would like one like that？

M: I'm sure he would. The only problem is that it's a little bit heavy.

W: If it's that good, I think I'll go ahead and get him one.

M: Well, at least he won't get a tie. That's what I usually get.

W: Remember, it's the thought that counts.

(20)

A．Chicago.

B．New York.

C．Boston.

D．Detroit.

English." But the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." the foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes indeed, you speak English very well." But the Chinese student still kept saying "No. "In the end the foreigner gave up and was at a loss what to say. What's wrong with the student's answer？ It is because he did not accept a compliment＜赞美的话＞as the English people do. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "no". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he said "Thank you", that would mean he was too proud. According to the western culture, if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say "Thank you". If someone says to a woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off a bad thing. But in the west, if you are modest and say" No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", then the others will take it for granted that you really cannot do it. If you often say "no", you will certainly be looked down upon by others. If asking for a job, one says something like "Let me have a try on the job" instead of "Yes, I can certainly do it," he or she will never expect to get it. So in the west one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.

Why was the American surprised at the Chinese student's answer？

A．Because he wondered whether the student could really speak good English.

B．Because he could hardly hear what the student had said.

C．Because he wouldn't like others to say "No".

D．Because the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the western countries.

One day a lawyer's (律师) wife fell iii and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see tile woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill (账单). So he said to the man, "But if I do cure (治愈) your wife I'm afraid you may not pay me."

"Sir," said the lawyer, '" here I have $ 500. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I will give you all this."

The doctor was now sure of the payment and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it was soon clear to him that he could do little. She was badly iii, and though he gave her some medicine to take, she soon died.

He told the lawyer he was very sorry, then asked for the money.

"Did you kill my wife.'？" asked the lawyer.

"Of course not," said the doctor.

"Well, did you cure my wife？" asked the lawyer.

"I'm afraid that was impossible," answered the doctor.

"Well then, since you didn't kill her and you didn't cure her, I have nothing to pay you."

Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house he stopped because ______.

A．the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills

B．the lawyer had a bad name

C．he knew, well he couldn't cure the lawyer's wife

D．it was well-known that the lawyer would not be willing to pay what he should

I (21) by Mr. J. Gerald Cowcamper's house one day and was greeted by a rather old looking dog. She was a gentle beast who (22) her tail as she pushed her nose against my hand.

"What's her (23) ？" I asked.

"I call her 'Dog Face'," replied the old (24) .

" (25) do you call her that？" I inquired.

"Isn't it obvious？" asked Mr. Cowcamper.

"Not really."

Mr. Cowcamper cradled the old animal's head in his hands. "If you (26) at just the right angle, you can see that she seems to have a dog's face," he (27) .

"But she is a (28) !" I said.

"Shhhh!" Mr. Cowcamper responded with the loudest whisper I have ever (29) . "Don't let her hear you say that!

I said (30) , because I didn't know what to say.

21 . A. stopped

B. ran

C. went

D. carried

Jim was a greedy boy. He enjoyed having good food. One day when he came to have breakfast, he found there was only bread and grufel(麦片粥). So he didn，t want to have any. Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat. He put his hands on his stomach and said，“ I’ ve got a stomachache，Mum，and I don’ t want any breakfast now. ” His mother said，“ I’ m sorry to hear that. Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine. You know his house. ”Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus. Jim got off the bus after five minutes, ride. He didn’ t go to see Dr. Jones. He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.

Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home. When he got home, his mother asked him,“What did Dr. Jones say,my boy？” Jim answered, “He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache. So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine.

Now Jim’ s mother knew what Jim ’ s stomachache meant.

What did Jim, s mother give him for the breakfast that day？

A.Bread

B.Cake

C.Gruel

D.Both A and C

______That day Dr. Jones.A.gave Jim some medicine

B.went to see Jim

C.didn’ t meet Jim at all

D.advised Jim to buy some cakes

______At last Jim’ s mother.A.gave her son some good food

B.knew her son had told a lie

C.bought some medicine for her son

D.bought some cakes for her son

Jim is a boy marked by his______.A.cleverness

B.honesty

C.greed

D.naughtiness

smuggling anything into the country. Every morning，except at weekends，he (11) see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier， (12) a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see (13) he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always (14) to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw，he never found (15) ，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was smuggling something，but he was not (16) 鱼to imagine what it could be.

Then one evening，after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets (17) usual，he said to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things (18) this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully？ I'm an old man，and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to (19) . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ”The factory worker did not say anything for (20) . Then he smiled，turned to Henry and said quietly：“Bicycles. ”

A. should

B. might

C. would

D. must