HOW TO BOOK

Booking opens for Beckett Shorts on 8 September.

BY TELEPHONE

For credit card(信用卡)bookings. Calls are answered.

BOX OFFICE

01789 295623 9am－8pm(Mon－Sat)

0541 541051(24 hours, 7 days, no booking charge).

BY FAX

For credit card bookings. Please allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required.

BOX OFFICE

01789 261974 or 01862 387765

BY POST

Please enclose(附上)a cheque or credit card details together with an SAE or add 50p to the total amount(总额)to cover postage. Please send to the Box Office, RST, Stratford?upon?Avon, CV376BB.

Booking opens for all other plays on 19 September.

IN PERSON

BOX OFFICE

RST hall, 9∶30am－8pm(Mon－Sat)(6pm when theatres are closed).

OVERSEAS BOOKING

The easiest method of payment is by credit card.You can also pay by: Eurocheque(

up to ￡500)with your card number written on the back.

PAYING FOR YOUR TICKETS

CREDIT CARDS

We accept ?Visa, Master card, American Express and Diners Club.? Please give t

he card number, name and address of cardholder.

CHEQUES

Cheques and postal orders should be payable to: Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

1.In which of the following ways of booking does one probably have to pay extra money?

A.In person.         B.By telephone.       C.By fax.         D.By post. 

2.One has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he／she pays__________.

A.in person          B.by telephone        C.by fax          D.by post 

3.What is a useful number to call at 11am Sunday?

A.01789 295623       B.0541 541051          C.01789 261174   D.01862 387665 

Most people seem to be passive at work. They do what they are told to do, and they don’t do what they are not told to do. In the end, one thing results: unmotivated (不积极的) people.

     We’re employed to think. In fact, no matter how many times our bosses disagree with us, it is our responsibility to think for the company. There are lots of times when I disagree with my boss, and sometimes we even end up having arguments; however, I still offer my suggestions whenever I don’t agree.

     Spending more time thinking also helps us to be more efficient (高效的) and helps to reduce our chances of frustration (挫败). Before I do something, I usually need some time to think about it to make sure that what I’m doing makes sense. This can be as long as a few days when a project is big, or as short as only a few seconds for a simple task. After thinking about a project, it sometimes becomes clear that a simple task could achieve the same result. In those cases, not only did I save myself from possible frustration, but I also felt happy and satisfied that I saved valuable resources for my company.

     With so many people not taking time to think, it’s no wonder that many people are unmotivated. Today, I encourage you to think things over whenever you have a chance. At first, it might take a while, but once it becomes a habit, you will feel more motivated as you will be more valuable to the company.

It is suggested in the passage that people should _____.

      A. stop arguing with their bosses

B. seize every chance they meet

C. present views to their companies

      D. avoid big projects

According to the passage, spending more time thinking _________.

A. is a waste of time and resources

B. can help people understand what others do

C. can help people impress their companies

      D. is a good way to improve efficiency

The author wrote this passage to ________.

      A. persuade people to do what they are not told to do

B. encourage people to be more motivated

C. show people how to give different opinions

      D. tell people how to form good thinking habits.

 It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ______ at work.

A. negative           B. lazy           C. positive              D. powerful

Thanks a Million, Dad
I was born disabled.A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck.By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk.
When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy （脑瘫）.A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body.
But no son of my dad' s was going to be disabled.Every morning before breakfast and every evening before bed, my dad placed me on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg.The muscles were shrunk and twisted together.Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape.
But my dad' s exercise of passion didn't stop there.For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party.When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a-set of boxing gloves.We put them on.My dad kept on beating me mercilessly.Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw.I "begged him to stop. He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world.
That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn't picked for Little League. Two weeks later.Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played.Dad coached us and made me a pitcher （棒球投手）.
The power of my dad' s love guaranteed I walked and more.In high school, I became a football star.
In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all.He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps （镊子） at birth had damaged my brain.
My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago.But all that counts is the bottom line.After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled.

1. 1.

   What caused the author' s disability?

   1. A.
      A failed operation.
   2. B.
      The doctor's forceps.
   3. C.
      An accident in a game.
   4. D.
      Shrunken and twisted muscles.
2. 2.

   What do we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      The author has a talent for boxing.
   2. B.
      The author achieved a lot thanks to his father' s love.
   3. C.
      The author became a baseball star with the help of his father.
   4. D.
      The author doesn't think his father should be so strict with him.
3. 3.

   Paragraph 3 suggests that the author' s father____.

   1. A.
      wouldn't give up hope easily
   2. B.
      believed his son was a normal child
   3. C.
      blamed the doctors for his son' s disability
   4. D.
      couldn't accept the truth that his son was disabled
4. 4.

   The author wrote the passage to ____.

   1. A.
      remember his father
   2. B.
      encourage disabled children
   3. C.
      show the difficulty the disabled face
   4. D.
      give advice to the parents of disabled children

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

 As we all know, traveling can be an excited experience．Let me give you some

advices about the things that you have to pay attention．You can find out more

about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out．You needn’t take too

many money．Though it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using bank cards is

much more reliable．In additional, it will be necessary for you to take an umbrella in

case of it should rain．And if you are to travel abroad, you’d better understand the

cultural differences．Keep this in mind that being politely in foreign countries can

help you had a wonderful trip．

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从36~55个题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 It was in my high school science class．1 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

A  36  came，“Nice shirt，”I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said，“That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg’s mother works for my family．We were going to  37   that shirt away，but gave it to her 38 ”. I was speechless I wanted to hide．

I  39  the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened．She then dialed her 40  ,“I will no longer work for your family，”she told him．That night．Morn told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore：she knew her life’s 41  was something greater．

The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．He told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Morn decided to  43  a university.

After the first year in college，she went back to the personnel manager．He said，“You are  44  ，aren’t you? I think I have a 45  for you as a teacher’s assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  46 ”Mom accepted the opportunity very 47

For almost five years，as a teacher’s assistant．she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit，feeling  48  ．Then one day，the personnel manager and the principal 49  in her classroom．The principal said．“We have watched how you  50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard．working  51  over the last five years．We are all in agreement that you 52  be the teacher of this class．”

My mom spent more than 20 years there．  53 her career，she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the  54  comment made in the classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle  55  situations and never give up．

A．noise         B．voice            C．sound            D．tune

A．get           B．take             C．carry            D．throw

A．otherwise     B．anyhow          C．instead           D．actually

A．settled       B．pushed           C．stored            D．stuck

A．teacher       B．employer         C．director          D．adviser

A．purpose      B．encouragement     C．achievement      D．victory

A．went        B．met              C．worked           D．stayed

A．visit         B．continue          C．attend            D．prepare

A．serious       B．fortunate         C．careful            D．responsible

A．career        B．duty             C．position           D．part

A．1earning      B．judging           C．obeying          D．imagining

A．patiently      B．eagerly           C．successfully       D．skillfully

A．upset         B．frightened         C．guilty           D．ashamed

A．looked up     B．went up           C．took up          D．showed up

A．believe       B．protect            C．treat             D．receive

A．spirit         B．intention          C．action            D．attempt

A．must         B．would             C．might            D．should

A．At           B．During            C．On               D．With

A．worthless      B．thoughtless        C．hopeless          D．helpless

A．challenging    B．different           C．dangerous        D．strange