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1. 1.

   The above is most probably________．

   1. A.
      a report
   2. B.
      a letter
   3. C.
      an announcement
   4. D.
      an advertisement
2. 2.

   What is really true according to the above?

   1. A.
      Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance．
   2. B.
      An important person of the firm has just had an accident．
   3. C.
      Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident．
   4. D.
      Unfortunately the important person has become disabled．
3. 3.

   Whom might the writing be mainly for?

   1. A.
      An important person in a firm．
   2. B.
      An employee of a firm．
   3. C.
      The boss of a company．
   4. D.
      Readers of a newspaper．
4. 4.

   Why would the pay be doubled?

   1. A.
      Because two persons are doing one job of the same．
   2. B.
      Because the important job is worth double pay．
   3. C.
      Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid．
   4. D.
      Because the double pay is for two persons．
5. 5.

   Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured．

   1. A.
      will pay for all the cost of treatment and the lifelong income
   2. B.
      will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime
   3. C.
      won’t get much from the firm
   4. D.
      will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense

Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering (口吃) makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.

The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.

As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.

“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.

“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. “It's a serious disability.”

Most stammerers face bullying (欺负) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.

George VI’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don’t like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.

Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.

1.The author writes the first 3 paragraphs to           .

A. show how harmful stammer is for common people

B. introduce a famous movie winning great awards

C. tell the story of the king who suffers from stammer

D. draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer

2.We learn from the passage that           .

A. stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplace

B. Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammerer

C. stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the world

D. the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet

3.According to Norbert Lieckfeldt,           ．

A. the voice of stammering people cannot be heard

B. people who stammer do better in work than school

C. there are a lot of things that stammering people can give to us

D. the serious problem of stammering remains unseen and unheard

4.The paragraph that follows the last will probably talk about           ．

A. the success the king made by overcoming stammer

B. the medical treatments given to the stammerers

C. doctors’ opinions upon the serious stammer problem

D. how popular the movie The King’s Speech will become

The girl that Peter had thought of _______ someone to be avoided finally became his soul mate.

A．to               B．upon             C．in               D．as

One night, a young school teacher had a dream．In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world  26 ．How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 27 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 28  will you provide so that he can become one of the truly  29 leaders?"

The young teacher 30  in a cold sweat．It had never 31  to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person  32  in his dream．Was he preparing them to  33  to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my  34 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 35 began to develop a plan in his mind．

His teaching 36．Every young person who walked through his 37 became, for him, a future world leader．He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be．He 38 the best from his students, yet tempered （使缓和） it with compassion （同情）．He taught each one 39 the future of the world depended on his instruction．

After many years, a man he taught rose to a 40 of world prominence （著名）．Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 41 ．

Children are  42  messages we send to a time and place we will never see．Believe that one child's  43  may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 44 ．For no young person will ever be 45 to you again．And you will never be the same．

One night, a young school teacher had a dream．In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 26 ．How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 27 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 28 will you provide so that he can become one of the truly 29 leaders?"

The young teacher 30 in a cold sweat．It had never 31 to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person 32 in his dream．Was he preparing them to 33 to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my 34 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 35 began to develop a plan in his mind．

His teaching 36．Every young person who walked through his 37 became, for him, a future world leader．He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be．He 38 the best from his students, yet tempered （使缓和） it with compassion （同情）．He taught each one 39 the future of the world depended on his instruction．

After many years, a man he taught rose to a 40 of world prominence （著名）．Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 41 ．

Children are 42 messages we send to a time and place we will never see．Believe that one child's 43 may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 44 ．For no young person will ever be 45 to you again．And you will never be the same．

26．A．businessman B．teacher C．leader D．doctor

27．A．intelligence B．wealth C．memory D．name

28．A．food　　　　　　 B．education C．stage D．power

29．A．polite B．rich C．brave D．great

30．A．nodded B．stopped C．awoke D．stood

31．A．shown B．turned C．given D．occurred

32．A．described B．reported C．saved D．born

33．A．lead　　　　　　 B．rise C．point D．stick

34．A．appearance　　　 B．teaching C．accent D．driving

35．A．possibly B．immediate C．regular D．gradually

36．A．stayed　　　　　 B．changed C．formed D．paused

37．A．classroom　　　 B．village C．company D．dream

38．A．accepted　　　　 B．took C．expected D．kept

39．A．unless　　　　　 B．because C．only if D．as if

40．A．type B．position C．cause D．case

41．A．best B．smartest C．strongest D．busiest

42．A．strange B．short C．living D．flying

43．A．nationality B．habit C．grade D．future

44．A．break B．happen C．end D．return

45．A．ordinary B．similar C．important D．familiar