It was a very brave decision to quit her job and start her own business.（）

A.concerns

B.is to

C.is about

D.concludes

“He is a very brave man.” “Yes, I wish I ___ his courage.”

A、have

B、had

C、will have

D、would have

It is physically impossible for a well-educated, intellectual(理性的), or brave man to make money the chief of his thoughts; as physically impossible as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them. All healthy people like their dinner, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives. So all healthy-minded people like making money but the main object of their lives is not money; it is something better than money.

A good soldier, for instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad for his pay very properly so, and justly grumbles (抱怨) when you keep him ten months without it; still his main motion of his life is to win battles, not to be paid for winning them.

So of doctors. They like fees no doubt-ought to like them; yet if they are brave and well-educated, the entire object of their lives is not fees. They, on the whole, desire to cure the sick, and they are good doctors, and the choices were fairly put to them would rather cure their patients and lose their fees than kill him and get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men, their work is first, their fee second, very important always, but still second.

The main idea of the text is that _______.

A．people can't live without money.

B．money is as important as work.

C．the main object of the people's lives should not be money but work.

D．the entire object of the people's lives is making money.

A good soldier, for instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad of his pay--very properly so, and just complains when you keep him ten months without it; still, his main opinion of life is to win battles, not to be paid for winning them.

So of doctors. They like fees no doubt--ought to like them; yet if they are brave and well educated, the entire object of their lives is not fees. They would rather cure their patient and lose their fees than kill him and get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men; their work is first, their fees second, very important always, but still second.

The main idea of this passage is that ______.

A．money matters more than work

B．money is not necessary at all

C．money is as important as work

D．money comes second to work in importance

When I was young, my mother brought me up to be very careful to avoid hurting myself, and perhaps as a result, I was very afraid of pain. I had very bad teeth, so I had to go to the dentist twice a year and had a lot of fillings (补牙)done. In those days nothing much could be done about the pain, and I used to fear those appointments for weeks ahead.

But then, during my time in the army, I became an officer, and in the desert I got what was called a desert sore (沙漠疮)on one of my hands. I went to the army doctor. Doctors did not yet know how to cure desert sores in those days, so no sooner had the doctor looked at mine than he took out a pair of sharp scissors and put them in methylated spirit (甲基化酒精)to clean them.

As he came towards me with those sharp scissors, several thoughts went through my head at great speed: "Even though I'm afraid of pain, I'm an officer now, so I know what to do.If I want to lead people into battle, I must be brave myself, so let's get it over!" The doctor started to cut the desert sore off my hand, and to my astonishment it was nothing like as painful as I had expected, although one's hands are one of the most sensitive parts of one's body.

After that victory over myself, I decided that the amount of pain one could bear depended largely on one's attitude of mind, and I have proved it to myself many times since then. I was very pleased when, many years later, I read medical reports confirming my idea.

1.Which of the following is probably the reason for the writer to be afraid of pain？()

A.His mother was seriously ill.

B.He was brought up to be very careful to avoid hurting himselfby his mother.

C.He had very bad teeth.

D.He could do nothing when his mother was ill.

2.When the doctor started to cut the desert sore off the writer's hand,()

A.he didn't feel any pain.

B.his hands are the most sensitive parts of his body.

C.he had a painfUl experience as before.

D.his feeling was not as painfUl as before.

3.According to the writer, the amount of pain one can bear is mainly decided by.()

A.one's attitude of mind

B.whether one is brave or not

C.whether one has a good doctor

D.whether one is seriously ill

4.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage？()

A.Some people think women can stand more pain than men.

B.The writer was an officer in the army.

C.The writer went to the army doctor because he had a toothache.

D.When the writer was young, he had to go to the dentist twice a year.

5.According to the last paragraph, why was the writer very pleased？()

A.Because the medical reports proved that his idea about pain was right.

B.Because he was no longer afraid of pain.

C.Because his idea was quoted by medical report.

D.Because he made a great contribution to the medical world.

1.A parrot can be trained to do all the following but ____.

A、talk

B、help its owner

C、sing

D、create a lively atmosphere

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the easy raising of the parrot？ ____

A、It eats very little.

B、Its food is inexpensive.

C、It does not need a house sitter.

D、It does not require daily walks as dogs do.

3.The word "tameness" in the passage means ____.

A、the quality of being brave or unafraid

B、the quality of being kind or warm-hearted

C、the quality of being uncontrollable or fierce

D、the quality of being gentle or trained

4.The word "jungle" probably means ____.

A、boundless desert with very little plant life

B、large apartment building with pleasing surroundings

C、wild land overgrown with thick bushes and trees

D、snow-covered mountain top in very cold areas.

5.The writer ____.

A、likes the parrot

B、dislikes the parrot

C、does not like nor dislike the parrot

D、values the parrot highly

Petra

It ____1____ one night at our local nightclub. I was dancing, and suddenly I ____2____ the feeling that someone was watching me. I looked around and saw a boy on the other side of the room staring at me. I ____3____ to be brave and walked over to him. Hans was very shy but we had a drink and started talking. We just clicked and we quickly became friends.

Ricardo

It was New Year’s Eve and I ___4____ some people around to my house to celebrate. I planned a quiet party but my friends brought other friends and by twelve o’clock there were lots of people. I was ____5____ some drinks in the kitchen when I noticed this woman on her ____6____. She didn’t seem to know anybody, so I ____7____ over to her and ____8____ myself. She said, “So you’re not Antonio, then!” She was at the wrong party– she had made a____9____ with the address! I asked her to stay and we got on really ____10____…and now we’re together.

1、A、came

B、happened

C、went

2、A、had

B、felt

C、sensed

3、A、told

B、liked

C、decided

4、A、invited

B、loved

C、asking

5、A、washing

B、making

C、playing

6、A、side

B、self

C、own

7、A、ran

B、went

C、leaned

8、A、introduced

B、asked

C、talked

9、A、fuss

B、wrong

C、mistake

10、A、good

B、well

C、fine

A.brave

B.a brave

C.braves

D.the brave

Reading Comprehension

Directions:There are two passages in this part． Each passage js followed by some questions

or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D． Youshould decide on the best choice．

Questions 56 - 60 are based on Passage One:

Passage One

How should one invest a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀) ？ Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate is．Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market．Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past．Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques．

I sometimes woncler wl:cat a being from another planet might report back about our wayof life． “The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound． It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands． Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control．This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves． ”

Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time． Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of day according to the beating of their own hearts． They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout the time． So it seems that the first clocks were human beings．

However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time．

They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun．They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour-glasses, and invented water-clocks．Indeed, any serious student of antiques should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past．

Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home． After all, if you are going to be ruled by the time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit？

According to the passage, collecting antique clocks ()．

A． can hardly keep the value of your savings

B． will cost much of your money

C． may increase your wealth

D． needs your bravery

A、anyone brave

B、brave anyone

C、someone brave

D、brave someone