— Did you know any Chinese, Joyce, before you arrived in Beijing?

    — In fact, never _______ it.

A. have I learned          B. I have learned  C. had I learned      D. I had learned

According to a report by the China News Weekly, Chinese white collars are becoming fully occupied in the office．They pursue many of their activities in the office building, eating, doing exercise, resting, playing games or even dating．

In large cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, where economy is developing at a fast speed, office workers face an increasing work pressure day by day and many of them have begun to make office their home．

As the young generation in society, most of them are aged between 25 and 45．In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a comfortable life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary; they enjoy a flexible working schedule and a very good working environment; having a good education background, they don’t have to worry that one day they will lose their jobs．

However, only the white collars themselves know what others see as a good life is in fact a boring life．They often work for extra hours, suffer from loss of creative ability and have little time to make friends．When they go off from work late at night, sometimes they might think of asking for a leave the next day and having a holiday somewhere．However, when a new day begins, they find everything back to normal and themselves pushed by new tasks．

In fact, even if they don’t work for extra hours in the office, they have no place to go．Many of the young people are fresh from college, or have come to work in large cities from their hometowns．As newcomers, they haven’t established（建立）a social network．They have few friends to go dating．Meanwhile, many of them face a great pressure for earning money to buy a house or a car．If they cannot afford to buy these, they still have to work to pay for high apartment rents and communication fares．

The underlined sentence（in paragraph 1）probably means _____．

       A．Chinese white collars are not allowed to get out of the office．

       B．The office is crowded with Chinese white collars．

       C．Chinese white collars make the office filled with odds and ends．

       D．Chinese white collars spend most of their time in the office．

The following are all reasons why white collars want to have a rest Except that_____．

       A．they have to continue to stay at office after work

       B．they feel more and more difficult to think up a good idea

       C．they have no interest in anything

       D．they have little time to make friends

The main idea of the third paragraph is that _____．

       A．white collars are admired by other people

       B．white collars needn’t worry about losing jobs

       C．white collars can earn high salary and work freely

       D．white collars are in the lead in the way of behaving

From the passage, we can infer that _____．

       A．white collars are all workaholics who regard the office as home

       B．white collars suffer from material and mental pressure in life

       C．white collars are the models of young people in society

       D．people have a good understanding of what white collars’ life is

It was in the beautiful park____was located by the sea____we first met our new Chinese teacher．

       A．where; which B．that; which       C．that; that D．which; where

Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an “English teacher”, since almost all pupils study English from their third year. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is no other than my father. Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards（识字卡），fun English- language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs! My interest in English had certainly been awakened（唤起） when I began to learn English at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself! I was confused and even angry. I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea. At first, I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that’s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is the one who awoke my interest, who gave me confidence and who offered me much needed help.

Most pupils in China begin to learn English________.

A．in primary school        B．from parents C．at three years old              D．at home

The underline part ‘no other than my father’ in the passage probably means________.

A．like my father           B．not my father   C．my father himself                D.not only my father

From the whole passage we can see that________.

A．the girl preferred playing to learning English

B．the girl hates her father because he was strict

C．the girl is very thankful to her father

D．the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The girl’s father is her first English teacher.

B．The girl had been interested in English before going to school.

C．The girl’s father was always ready to help her with her English.

D．The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.

What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How I learned English at school

B．My father---my first and lifelong English teacher

C．The relationship between my father and I

D．I’ve made progress in English learning