Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money. I drove mainly from the downtown to the 16 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack which was in operation at that time.
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the   17  to the passenger door. One   18   kid would open the passenger door and say, “  19  , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a   20   on his way from the taxi to the entrance of the track. It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was   21   than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back.   22  , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never   23  .
Then one morning as I was   24   to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi   25  mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 26  with the passenger door right beside him. He   27  the passenger door with a flourish(夸張動作) and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
  28 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he   29 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so   30  that the boy fell on the sidewalk and I knew he was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly   31  find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his   32 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station   33 . The traffic policeman waved at me to get my car going.   34 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him one day and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so   35  that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
小題1:  
A．schoolB．stationC．officeD．hospital
小題2: 
A．sidewalkB．wayC．trackD．step
小題3:  
A．strongB．tallC．luckyD．a(chǎn)ctive
小題4: 
A．StopB．WelcomeC．HelpD．Good luck
小題5:  
A．smileB．tipC．hugD．prize
小題6:  
A．shortB．biggerC．weakerD．smarter
小題7:  
A．In factB．In generalC．In totalD．In case
小題8:  
A．gave inB．gave awayC．gave upD．gave off
小題9: 
A．pushing upB．speeding upC．keeping upD．pulling up
小題10: 
A．a(chǎn)boveB．besideC．in front ofD．over
小題11:  
A．positionB．carC．treeD．situation
小題12:  
A．closedB．openedC．kickedD．knocked
小題13:  
A．ThereforeB．SoC．HoweverD．Then
小題14:  
A．smiledB．weptC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．shouted
小題15:
A．hardB．softlyC．sweetlyD．slowly
小題16:  
A．a(chǎn)nd toB．but toC．only toD．so as to
小題17: 
A．strengthB．effortsC．courageD．work
小題18:  
A．nervouslyB．a(chǎn)nxiouslyC．madlyD．silently
小題19:  
A．So farB．From then onC．Once moreD．Just then
小題20:  
A．unavoidableB．poorC．hopelessD．challenging

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Near the third floor, I met the barrel __45 , which made my collarbone（鎖骨）broken, __46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately（大約）the same time, the barrel  _47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.   48 the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.  _49   you might imagine, I began a rapid down.
Also near the  _50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter（相遇）with the _ 51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my  _52 when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and  53 , only three vertebrae（椎骨）were broken. However, as I __54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and  _55  the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!
小題1:
A．Rather than B．Other thanC．Better thanD．Instead of
小題2:
A．connectedB．a(chǎn)ttached C．a(chǎn)ddedD．joined
小題3:
A．broughtB．carriedC．loadedD．took
小題4:
A．ceilingB．floor C．roofD．ground
小題5:
A．grabbingB．pulling C．fasteningD．holding
小題6:
A．suddenB．quick C．slowD．peaceful
小題7:
A．carelessnessB．surpriseC．excitementD．joy
小題8:
A．forgotB．had C．tookD．began
小題9:
A．slowB．rapid C．strangeD．special
小題10:
A．coming downB．going upC．going downD．coming up
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A．SlowedB．Calmed C．RelaxedD．Cooled
小題12:
A．fellB．beat C．hitD．knocked
小題13:
A．BesidesB．WithoutC．WithD．Beyond
小題14:
A．AsB．When C．WhileD．Which
小題15:
A．firstB．ground C．secondD．third
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A．in the morningB．a(chǎn)t noonC．in the afternoonD．in the evening
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A．his appearanceB．his familyC．the way he talked and behavedD．his wife
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B．to collect some stories and poems from a writer
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C．show no interest in reading at all.
D．waste a lot of paper and other materials.
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B．When they believe they can write well.
C．When they know what they want to know
D．When they can connect letters with familiar words.
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A．talk about parents’ influence on their children’s behavior
B．encourage parents to set a good example to their children
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Traffic TV
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A．0844 847 2484B．0800 587 5007
C．0844 499 6699D．0161 245 6609
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B．By going to your local bank in person.
C．By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.
D．By providing your credit card information.
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Most of us use the telephone several times a day to talk with friends or make social arrangements(安排). These calls are usually quite easy and require little planning.
Using the telephone for business purpose is different. In any organization the person on the telephone represents the company and gives an impression of the firm to the outside world.
If you want to ensure good public relations, you need to master effective telephone techniques.
You should try to give an impression of an efficient, friendly, progressive company eager to give good service.
Before calling
Choose the right time. Consider the cost, urgency and convenience. When calling overseas, you need to consider the time difference.
Check the number. A great deal of money is wasted each year on dialing wrong numbers.
Plan your call. Make a list of points and questions to be raised.
Be prepared. Gather any files, papers or information that may be needed during the call. It is unprofessional to have to say “Hold on while I look for that.”
If you have to ask a caller to hold on, keep going back and assuring him/her that you will be as quick as possible.
Avoid interruptions. Call at a time when you are unlikely to be distracted(分心).
During the call
Be courteous, polite. Make time for suitable greetings like “How are you today, Jim?” and “Did you enjoy your holiday”?
Put a smile in your voice. Remember, your caller can not see you, so use intonation to good effect and try to sound confident, decisive, helpful, and interested.
Check your notes. Look back at your notes to ensure that you have covered everything and quote figures and other data correctly.
Get feedback. Make sure the caller understands the message correctly, especially deadlines and actions that are involved.
Be courteous. Finish by thanking the caller for his or her time and trouble.
After the call
Make notes. Let it become a habit to make notes of the call and place them in an appropriate file.
Take actions. If you need to send a letter of confirmation or inform someone in your organization about any details of the call, do it immediately so that you do not forget important points.
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A．stay at your company onlyB．learn important data and figures by heart
C．get things ready for the communicationD．choose the right time and place
小題2: During the call, it is unsuitable to _____.
A．be decisiveB．be heard in low spiritsC．check your notesD．get feedback
小題3: What does the underlined word “courteous” in the passage mean?
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Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love, crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.
小題1:Country music is usually about _______.
A．everyday life and feelings
B．farmers’ feelings
C．the lives of workers
D．the lives of farmers
小題2:People began to make country song records _______.
A．in the 1920sB．in 1920
C．in the 1970sD．in 1970
小題3: Why did Country music become popular in America?
A．Because city people liked the music.
B．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives.
D．Because country music developed in the Southern Africa
小題4:Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?
A．A farmer in the countryside.
B．A person who moved to towns
C．John Denver.
D．John Denver’s brother

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