___ she never got my letter at all.

Polly: Franco, who do you take after in your family？

Franco: Definite1y my mother.We’re both quite moody and impatient.We used to argue a lot when I was growing up, because she’s quick-tempered.Also, we’re both tall and thin.

Polly: Do you 1ook like her as well？

Franco: No, I 1ook like my dad, but he's very ca1m.I am more romantic.What about you？

Polly: People say I 1ook 1ike my mum.We've got the same nose, unfortunately.But I' m not 1ike

her in other ways.She's shy whereas I'm much more sociab1e.I 1ove being with my

friends and meeting new peop1e, but she hates it.I' m more 1ike my dad, I think.What

about you, Mary？

Mary: I' m a natural optimist, just like my dad.He is never pessimistic.I always think that everything wi1l work out well in the end and so does he.I’ve got the same sense of humour as my mum.We both laugh at stupid things.I suppose I look a bit like my grandmother.We've got the same smile, and we both have very dark hair.

1、Franco’s () is tall and thin.

A.mum

B.dad

C.daughter

2、Franco’s dad is().

A.quick-tempered

B.romantic

C.calm

3、Polly’s mum is() and() meeting new people.

A.sociable; loves

B.shy; hates

C.shy; loves

4、Mary is a (n) (), just like her dad.

A.optimist

B.pessimist

C.artist

5、Mary has the same() like her grandmother.

A.eyes

B.nose

C.smile

They discussed what Mother and I should do during the day, what Santa Claus should give a fellow for Christmas, and what steps should be taken to brighten the home. There was that little matter of the baby, for instance. Mother and I could never agree about that. Ours was the only house in the neighborhood without a new baby, and Mother said we couldn't afford one till Father came back from the war because it cost seventeen and six. That showed how foolish she was. The Geneys up the road had a baby, and everyone knew they couldn't afford seventeen and six. It was probably a cheap baby, and Mother wanted something really good, but I felt she was too hard to please. The Geneys' baby would have done us fine. Having settled my plans for 'the day, I got up, put a chair under my window, and lifted the frame. high enough to stick out my head. The window overlooked the front gardens of the homes behind ours, and beyond these it looked over a deep valley to the tall, red-brick house up the opposite hillside, which were all still shadow, while those on our side of the valley were all lit up, though with long storage shadows that made them seem unfamiliar, stiff and painted.

The boy usually felt ________ early in the morning.

A．frightened

B．cheerful

C．worded

D．puzzled

A.went for

B.went by

C.went over

D.went with

I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life () so excited.

A.did I feel

B.I felt

C.I had felt

D.had I felt

A.I never dream

B.Never do I have dreamed

C.Do I never dream

D.I never dreamed

A.should

B.used to

C.was going to

D.was afraid to

A.went for

B.went by

C.went with

D.went over

Nobody’s Watching Me

I am a foot taller than Napoleon and twice the weight of Twiggy; on my only visit to a beautician, the woman said she found my face a challenge. Yet despite these social disadvantages I feel cheerful, happy, confident and secure.

I work for a daily newspaper and so get to a lot of places I would otherwise never see. This year I went to Ascot to write about the people there. I saw something there that made me realize the stupidity of trying to conform, of trying to be better than anyone else. There was a small, plump woman, all dressed up—huge hat, dress with pink butterflies, long white gloves. She also had a shooting stick. But because she was so plump, when she sat on the stick it went deep into the ground and she couldn't pull it out. She tugged and tugged, tears of rage in her eyes. When the final tug brought it out, she crashed with it to the ground."

I saw her walk away. Her day had been ruined. She had made a fool of herself in public--she had impressed nobody. In her own sad, red eyes she was a failure.

I remember well when I was like that, in the days before I learned that nobody really cared what you do . . .

I remember the pain of my first dance, something that is always meant to be a wonderful occasion for a girl... There was a fashion then for diamante (人造钻石) ear-rings, and I wore them so often practicing for the big night that I got two great sores on my ears and had to put sticking-plaster on them. Perhaps it was this that made nobody want to dance with me. Whatever it was, there I sat for four hours and 43 minutes. When I came home, I told my parents that I had a marvelous time and that my feet were sore from dancing. They were pleased at my success and they went to bed happily, but I went to my room and tore the bits of sticking-plaster off my ears and felt forlorn and disconsolate.

‘The beautician found the writer's face a challenge’, which means _________.

A．she thought it was a challenge to have such a face repaired

B．she thought it was a challenge to deal with such a face

C．the writer's face challenged the beautician's

D．it was a challenge to find the writer's face

— I’m afraid I’ve got to be running along. See you later.— ().

A、Very well.

B、My pleasure.

C、See you.

D、Never mind.

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team

She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.

She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do？ How did I do it？ But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."

21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title？ ()

A.Very ordinary

B.Very unusual and surprising.

C.Not special

22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()

A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()

A.group of people

B.part of the training

C.part of the route of sail

24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5？ ()

A.not exact

B.difficult

C.not smooth because of huge waves

25.The last paragraph suggests that()

A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.

B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey

C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip