Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and 　36 behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up 　37 .

Tommy, an only child, had 　38 been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother 　39 that his recent failing grades 　40 a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible 　41 ?

Tommy’s mother came in and 　42 one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father 　43 and was surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.

As I gave a detailed 　44 of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the 　45 words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. 　46 somehow the words wouldn’t come.

I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained 　47 in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single 　48 scribbled (乱写) over and over.

Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word 　49 it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for 　50 seemed a future life.

At last he folded the paper carefully and 　51 his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her 　52 and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but 　53 seemed to notice.

In this way I used the words to 　54 that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper 　55 with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said, “Dear Mother; Dear Daddy; I love you. I love you. I love you.”

36. A. satisfying　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointing D. surprising

37. A. the others　　　　　 B. the other　　　　　　　　　 C. another one D. each other

38. A. never　　　　　　　　 B. rarely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. always D. usually

39. A. hope　　　　　　　　　 B. believe　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trust

40. A. stood for　　　　　　 B. looked for　　　　　　　　 C. cared for D. made for

41. A. happiness　　　　　 B. cruelty　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. selfishness D. divorce

42. A. got　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sat　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seated

43. A. reached　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arrived D. went

44. A. account　　　　　　　　　　 B. record　　　　　　　　　　 C. writing D. paper

45. A. common　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　　　 C. mistaken　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

46. A. So 　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

47. A. letter　　　　　　　　　 B. sheet　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message D. schoolwork

48. A. word　　　　　　　　 B. article　　　　　　　　　　　 C. phrase D. sentence

49. A. threw　　　　　　　　 B. took 　　　　 　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

50. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

51. A. reached for　　　　 B. hunted for　　　　　　　 C. kept off D. searched for

52. A. faces　　　　　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. head　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. nose

53. A. both　　　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

54. A. reunite　　　　　　　 B. unite　　　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keep

55. A. lined　　　　　　　　　 B. colored　　　　　　　　　　 C. written D. covered

从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

publish　　　

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A． popular　　　B． business　　　C． unite　　　D． puzzled

unite　　　

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A．freely　　　B． fly　　　C． native 　　　D． unit

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

How are you getting on with your English?

Very well．I think I can ______ it in a few years．　　　

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A．unite　　　B．finish　　　C．master　　　D．good at

　 The law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them.

　 The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men.

　 They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children.

　 All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unite.

　 The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in work places such as factories. It is a sort of work women do.

　 Make a list of low-paid of jobs_ then consider who does them.

　 Try nurses, secretaries, cleaner, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies, and child care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there?

　 Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start.

　 So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer--- because they are women.

　 This is not going to be put right overnight. But the Government, which employs a lot of them,, and other bosses have to make a start.

　 It is disgraceful(可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st Century still treating women like second-class citizens.

41. Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and be paid equally as men ____.

　 A. after 25 years　                              B. according to the law

　 C. as a result of the Equal Pay Act　　  D. because women are as strong as men

42. We can learn from the text what the problem really matters is ____.

　 A. that the women interrupt a career to have children

　 B. what sort of work women do

　 C. because they are women

　 D. what an unfair pay women get in workplaces.

43. Which of the following best describes the writer’s idea?

　 A. Women should get equal pay for equal work to that of men.

　 B. Women should strengthen加强 themselves.

　 C. The Government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.

　 D. Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.

44. When the writer says “This is not going to be put right overnight”, he means ____.

　 A. we must solve the problem very quickly.

　 B. there is not completely fair thing all over the world.

　 C. we need a long time to change the unfair reality.

　 D. the problem that women lose will be solved soon.

45. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

　 A. Work to give women a fair pay deal.

　 B. Time to change the situation.

　 C. Equal work, equal pay.

　 D. Should women be treated like second-class citizens?