_____ things as they were, he always enjoys every day of his life.

A. Taking                    B. To take             C. Take                 D. Taken

At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape（錄像帶）he ________ and admitted everything.

A. broke up　　 B. broke away　　 C. broke down　　 D. broke in

Eventually, the president had to leave office ________ public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation.（ ）

A. in favor of　　　　　 B. in response to

C. in return for　　　　 D. in honor of

We have to __________finding a solution.

A. set about　

B. set down　

C. set out　　　

D. set up

Soon a team of 200 v_____ arrived in the area to help the wounded, homeless in the earthquake without any pay.

Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).

　 Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

　 After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.

　 Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.

　 Everyone witnessed something exemplary in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.

1. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because________.

A. he wanted to thank them for all they had done

B. he wanted to know more about then

C. he wanted the waitress to thank him

D. he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness

2. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because____.

A. she was asked to perform to the guests

B. she wanted to show off her wonderful skills

C. she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author’s dad

D. she wanted to attract more and more guests

3. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?

A. He gave something to author’s dad.

B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.

C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.

D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.

4. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.

A. funny　　 B. understandable 　　　 C. worthless 　　 　 D. honorable

5. The passage mainly tells us that we should ____.

A. learn to be grateful to others 　 B. find ways to thank others

C. try to learn from each other　 　 D. respect soldiers and waitresses

--I don't think we have met before.

--Yes, once at a party, but we___________.

A. weren't introduced　　　　　　 B. didn't introduce

C. haven't introduced　　　　　　 D. were not introducing

I can 　　　 be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.

A. seldom 　　　 B. ever 　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. always

If women are mercilessly exploited(剝削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability(穩(wěn)定耐用)? That is for you to decide.

1. Designers and big stores always make money_________.

　 A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

　 B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions

　 C. by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

　 D. because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

2. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________.

　 A. a waste of money　　　　　　　　　 B. a waste of time

　 C. an expression of taste　　　　　　　　 D. an expression of creativity

3. New fashions in clothing are created for ___________.

　 A. the commercial exploitation of women

　 B. the women's strength of character

　 C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

　 D. an important contribution to society

4. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" ( Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four), the writer means that ___________.

　 A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

　 B. women are better able to put up with discomfort

　 C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

　 D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

Do you like tea or coffee? ______.

A. I prefer tea to have coffee　　　　

B. I would rather have tea than coffee

C. I would rather have tea than to have coffee

D. I would have tea rather than to have coffee