When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in1at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago.2, I was a maid.
I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had3jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company:4pay, air-conditioned office, the gold standard for summer jobs, as most of us dreamed of. When that5, the only option left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My6attitude reflected my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets,7bed sheets, dusting, eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who8left a tip. I thought it was beneathme. My maid work was average9 the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left any water10on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena would hunt you down when she11, as I found out firsthand. She’d ended her lecture to me with “12some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, and all the other experienced maids. Their devotion to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a13of their character stuck with me throughout my14career after graduation. I learned a lot from them during those four summers.
Not a week would go without one of them15some firm but friendly advice: “Where’s your commode brush? You don’t have one? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?”
Their pride in a job well done was reflected in how they treated16. They left the building at the end of the day in nice dresses and17makeup. They looked like they could have been attending an afternoon tea. And,18often, they were smiling and laughing, cheerfully greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and19, a job will be well done. I believe there is20in any job if you work hard and try your best.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      cleaning
   2. B.
      housekeeping
   3. C.
      serving
   4. D.
      managing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      In short
   2. B.
      In brief
   3. C.
      In other words
   4. D.
      On the other hand
3. 3.
   1. A.
      winter
   2. B.
      summer
   3. C.
      awful
   4. D.
      permanent
4. 4.
   1. A.
      extra
   2. B.
      poor
   3. C.
      average
   4. D.
      good
5. 5.
   1. A.
      fell over
   2. B.
      fell through
   3. C.
      fell down
   4. D.
      fell off
6. 6.
   1. A.
      negative
   2. B.
      right
   3. C.
      excellent
   4. D.
      casual
7. 7.
   1. A.
      making
   2. B.
      spreading
   3. C.
      changing
   4. D.
      doing
8. 8.
   1. A.
      frequently
   2. B.
      rarely
   3. C.
      occasionally
   4. D.
      willingly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      before
10. 10.
    1. A.
       drops
    2. B.
       signs
    3. C.
       tracks
    4. D.
       marks
11. 11.
    1. A.
       visited
    2. B.
       arrived
    3. C.
       left
    4. D.
       returned
12. 12.
    1. A.
       take
    2. B.
       obtain
    3. C.
       reject
    4. D.
       make
13. 13.
    1. A.
       reflection
    2. B.
       truth
    3. C.
       gratitude
    4. D.
       award
14. 14.
    1. A.
       special
    2. B.
       general
    3. C.
       different
    4. D.
       professional
15. 15.
    1. A.
       taking
    2. B.
       following
    3. C.
       offering
    4. D.
       refusing
16. 16.
    1. A.
       others
    2. B.
       themselves
    3. C.
       customers
    4. D.
       co-workers
17. 17.
    1. A.
       expensive
    2. B.
       cautious
    3. C.
       cheap
    4. D.
       careful
18. 18.
    1. A.
       more
    2. B.
       least
    3. C.
       most
    4. D.
       less
19. 19.
    1. A.
       frustration
    2. B.
       regret
    3. C.
       prejudice
    4. D.
       satisfaction
20. 20.
    1. A.
       respect
    2. B.
       aspect
    3. C.
       challenge
    4. D.
       failure

One day Mrs. Smith was going out to her shopping. 1. ________

She closed the door and locked it careful. 2. ________

Then she put out a note for the milkman on the door: 3. ________

Nobody is at home. Don't leave anything. 4. ________

When she got back in the evening, she found that5. ________

her door open. When she went into house, she 6. ________

found there was nothing leaving in the house. She 7. ________

saw the note still on the door, so more words were 8. ________

added: Thanks! You haven't left 9. ________

anything! That was the result for her note. 10. ________

I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of1. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final2. During the test, the girl3next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me4. I had an extra pen. She showed me that5was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been6, the teacher asked me to7in the room when all the other students were 8. As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about9it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand10your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调)the fact11people do something dishonest, they are really12themselves. She made me promise that I would think13about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could14, I walked out of the room wondering15she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked16I was copying answers17the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t18anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.
19I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor20letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      panic
   2. B.
      invasion
   3. C.
      action
   4. D.
      trouble
2. 2.
   1. A.
      test
   2. B.
      lesson
   3. C.
      class
   4. D.
      papers
3. 3.
   1. A.
      rising
   2. B.
      standing
   3. C.
      living
   4. D.
      sitting
4. 4.
   1. A.
      why
   2. B.
      whether
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      that
5. 5.
   1. A.
      she
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      hers
   4. D.
      it
6. 6.
   1. A.
      turned in
   2. B.
      handed
   3. C.
      given out
   4. D.
      marked
7. 7.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      read
   3. C.
      study
   4. D.
      stay
8. 8.
   1. A.
      talking
   2. B.
      studying
   3. C.
      dismissed
   4. D.
      expected
9. 9.
   1. A.
      how
   2. B.
      why
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      what
10. 10.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       by
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       with
11. 11.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       that when
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       whether
12. 12.
    1. A.
       punishing
    2. B.
       amusing
    3. C.
       believing
    4. D.
       cheating
13. 13.
    1. A.
       well
    2. B.
       highly
    3. C.
       seriously
    4. D.
       honestly
14. 14.
    1. A.
       stay
    2. B.
       leave
    3. C.
       continue
    4. D.
       refuse
15. 15.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       whether
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       why
16. 16.
    1. A.
       as though
    2. B.
       at
    3. C.
       even if
    4. D.
       that
17. 17.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       from
    4. D.
       at
18. 18.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       mentioned
    3. C.
       answered
    4. D.
       realized
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Long before
    2. B.
       As long as
    3. C.
       Even though
    4. D.
       Just as
20. 20.
    1. A.
       unless
    2. B.
       by
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       for

Michel is a young girl who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped 1many criminals2using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already so interested in the 3in her friends’ handwriting 4she would spend hours5them.. after6college she went to France for a special two-year class in7at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is8for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover9of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own10, but she also has machines11help her12different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 13great help to the14.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good sign of15kind of person the writer 16.”I wouldn’t go out with a fellow17I didn’t like his handwriting,” she says. But she adds she 18 in love with her future husband, a young policeman 19she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be all right, 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      search
   2. B.
      follow
   3. C.
      catch
   4. D.
      judge
2. 2.
   1. A.
      with
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      like
   4. D.
      by
3. 3.
   1. A.
      differences
   2. B.
      same
   3. C.
      way
   4. D.
      method
4. 4.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      as to
   4. D.
      so that
5. 5.
   1. A.
      writing
   2. B.
      setting
   3. C.
      uncovering
   4. D.
      studying
6. 6.
   1. A.
      finishing
   2. B.
      attending
   3. C.
      starting
   4. D.
      finished
7. 7.
   1. A.
      books
   2. B.
      handwriting
   3. C.
      tongues
   4. D.
      letter
8. 8.
   1. A.
      possible
   2. B.
      safe
   3. C.
      easy
   4. D.
      impossible
9. 9.
   1. A.
      most
   2. B.
      all
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      little
10. 10.
    1. A.
       hands
    2. B.
       mind
    3. C.
       head
    4. D.
       eyes
11. 11.
    1. A.
       they
    2. B.
       those
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       with which
12. 12.
    1. A.
       carry out
    2. B.
       give out
    3. C.
       look out
    4. D.
       make out
13. 13.
    1. A.
       of
    2. B.
       to
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       for
14. 14.
    1. A.
       teachers
    2. B.
       people
    3. C.
       police
    4. D.
       students
15. 15.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       all
    3. C.
       which
    4. D.
       to which
16. 16.
    1. A.
       is
    2. B.
       becomes
    3. C.
       belongs
    4. D.
       changes
17. 17.
    1. A.
       whether
    2. B.
       if
    3. C.
       after
    4. D.
       unless
18. 18.
    1. A.
       felt
    2. B.
       dropped
    3. C.
       caught
    4. D.
       fell
19. 19.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       before
20. 20.
    1. A.
       however
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       too
    4. D.
       either