1.Buying a train ticket doesn't necessarily    (確保) you a seat.

 What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are proba?bly better at some school subjects than others.1  A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career.2 So it is important to do well at school. On the other hand,you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard.3  Knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

 4 If nothing else,you may have learned how to get to work on time,to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. Just as important,you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the in?side in a part-time job.

 Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. 5Your school record,for instance，may not be too good,yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

A.He may do well in his future work.

B.It is more bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist.

C. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job,they may have indi?rect value.

D.These may show strengths that you can use in your work.

E.Your school must have taught you the skills.

F.A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work.

G.If you have had a part-time job on Saturday or in the summer,think what you gained from it.

 It was a winter morning,just a couple of weeks before Christmas. While most people were warming up their cars,Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometres away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually did. After putting in 10 hours of labour,he returned to find his bike gone.

  The bike,a black Kona 18 speed,was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品雜貨) ,saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

  I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the news?paper and told them our story. Shortly after that,several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike,then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honour that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another,but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we,too,can share with others. No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

   A.The man's job was bike racing.

   B.It was their only possession.

   C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

   D.They used it for work and daily life.

2.We can infer from the text that         .

   A.the couple worked 60 hours a week

   B.people were busy before Christmas

   C.the stranger brought over the bike

   D.life was hard for the young family

3.How did people get to know the couple's problem?

    A. From radio broadcasts.   B. From a newspaper.

   C. From TV news.   D. From a stranger.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

   A.The author's husband often parked the bike beside the back door.

   B.The author used to get to work by bike.

   C.Several strangers offered bikes to them,but they only accepted one of them.

   D.Somebody had stolen their bike before,but soon returned it to the author.

5.What do the couple learn from their experience?

   A.Strangers are usually of little help.

   B.One should take care of his bike.

   C.News reports make people famous.

   D.An act of kindness can mean a lot.

 Early in the morning,I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horri?ble as well as 1  . What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the 2   of her husband.

  A few minutes later,I heard the truck 3 its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest,but failed to make any __4__ . Finally she put me down in a(n) 5 place. Maybe she didn't want me to die from lack of air;she untied the bag.

  I 6 out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

  It turned out that my owner meant to 7 me. I saw my owner on the truck,which was going farther and farther away. So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner,who suffered liver cancer,looked at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself 9  my owner everywhere;I saw him lie in his dying bed,and she all   10  .

  I ran as fast as I could. And the 11  I saw her wave to me,my eyes became wet. I wouldn't blame her for treating me like this for she was such a(n) 12 lady. She seemed even somewhat 13 at his leaving her alone,try?ing many ways to 14 the pains of losing him. She 15 his pictures and clothes,and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only 16 thing to remind her of him. 17 later,I am pretty sure that she would re?alize how mad she was to do this.

  The truck finally stopped when I was almost 18 . She ran up to me and hugged me 19 I heard her 20 ，"I know you are a present he left to me.”

1.A. happy   B. excited   C. delighted   D. puzzled

2.A. death   B. absence   C. separation   D. departure

3.A. run   B. begin   C. start   D. operate

4.A. sense   B. difference   C. effort   D. trouble

5.A. usual   B. dark   C. familiar   D. strange

6.A. ran   B. walked   C. struggled   D. rushed

7.A. desert   B. harm   C. punish   D. sell

8.A. into   B. at   C. in   D. to

9.A. guide   B. follow   C. support   D. bring

10.A. in peace   B. in silence   C. out of breath   D. in tears

11.A. time   B. way   C. direction   D. moment

12.A. cruel   B. unfortunate   C. unfavourable   D. unfriendly

13.A. depressed   B. sad   C. angry   D. calm

14.A. prevent   B. remove   C. bear   D. kill

15.A. burned   B. kept   C. sold   D. hid

16.A. walking   B. moving   C. existing   D. blessing

17.A. But   B. And   C. Thus   D. Then

18.A. made out   B. knocked out   C. left out   D. worn out

19.A. tightly   B. patiently   C. desperately   D. sadly

20.A. shout   B. whisper   C. speak   D. talk

go wild about, in other words, put into prison, consist of, take over

1.Like some of my classmates, I cannot live up to my teachers' expectations________，I let them down.

2.In many American universities?the total work for a degree_________thirty-six courses, each of which lasts for one semester(學期) .

3.There is no doubt that Internet shopping will_________ as long as custom- ers can make sure of its safety and quality.

4.The boy used to_________ that popular singer,but now he spends most of time on his studies.

5.He was_________ two years ago and now he has been set free.

5.The poor boy was separated from his mother_________ force,

4.There's no doubt_________ she will accept the invitation.

3.I prefer to watch TV_________go to see a film in the cinema.

2.Most of my family are good at music. It is_________ the blood.

1.Hiking was the highest spot__________________their holiday.