The team of tourists managed to ________ through the desert，with one female hurt.

A. take it easy 　　　　　　　 B. make their way

C. try out 　　　　　　　　　 D. subscribe to

 

--- Is there any possibility of the film ____ in Paris International Festival?

--- Not in the least, because the audience generally think little of it.

　 A. trying out　　 B. tried out　　 C. to try out　　 D. being tried out

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　36 ．She got up very early and arrived at the _37_ at twenty to twenty to eight．She _ 38 the door open and found nobody there．"I'm the _39 to arrive．" She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 　40 a large bunch of flowers on it．They were fresh．She 　41___ the flowers from the desk and smelled them．

Oh, how lovely!"" Nancy 　42 joyfully．She then looked round for a 　43　 to put them in． Somebody has sent me flowers the _ 44___ first day?'" She thought happily．" But who could it be?" She began to wonder．The day passed very _45_ and Nancy did everything with great interest and __46__．For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers．And then she _47_ herself in her work．Then came another Monday．When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a （an）_48___ bunch of flowers there．She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones．

The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 49 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 50 ．

One Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 51　 a plan to the general manager's office．She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 52 ．She happened to see on the desk a big note book on which were _53_ "Records of Manager' meetings" , and glanced at the　 54　 pages．Suddenly her eyes fell on these words;" in order to keep the secretaries 55　 the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk．" Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist．

36　 A．depressed　 　　 B．encouraged　　 　　 C．excited　　　　 　 D．surprised

37．A．office　　　 　　 B．workshop　　　 　　　 C．classroom　　 　 D．bookshop

38．A．forced　　 　　 B．pushed　　　　 　　 C．turned　　　　 　 D．knocked

39．A．last　　　 　　　 B．second　　　　 　　 C．third　　　　　 　 D．first

40．A．uncover　 　　　 B．smell　　　　　 　　 C．find　　　　　 　 D．pick

41．A．picked up　 　　　 B．threw away　　　 　 C．stared at　　　 　　 D．took up

42．A．cried　　　 　　　 B．laughed　　　　 　　 C．wept　　　　 　　 D．replied

43．A．jar　　　　 　　　 B．box　　　　　　 　　 C．bottle　　　　 　 D．vase

44．A．happy　　 　　　 B．very　　　　　　 　 C．funny　　　　 　　 D．quite

45．A．slowly　　 　　 B．normally 　　　　　　　 C．quickly 　　　　　　 D．hardly

46．A．wisdom　　 　　 B．bravery　　　　 　　　 C．passion ate　　 　　 D．enthusiasm

47．A．buried　　 　　　 B．dressed　　　　 　　 C．devoted　　 　　　　 D．seated

48．A．old　　　　 　　 B．red　　　　　 C．blue　　　　 　 D．new

49．A．special　　 　　 B．angry　　　　　 　　 C．strange　 　　　　 D．difficult

50．A．sender　　 　　 B．receiver　　　　 　 C．manager　　　 　　 D．waiter

51．A．send for　　 B, hand out　　　　 　 C．try out　　　　 D．hand in

52．A．news　　　 　　 B．directives　　　　 　 C．gifts　　　　 　　 D．receipts

53．A．marked　　 　　　 B．written　　　　 　　 C．pressed　　　 　 D．signed

54．A．closed　　 　　 B．damaged　　　 　　　 C．pinned　　　　 D．half-opened

55．A．at home　 　　　 B．on time　　　　　 　 C．in high spirits　 　　 D．in low spirits

　 There is a popular saying, "All of us have a Guardian Angel, guiding us".

　　 Some of the greatest success stories of 1　 have followed a word of　 2　 or an act ofconfidence by a loved one or a　 3 　friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might not have listed Nathaniel Hawthome among the great 4　 of literature. One cold evening when Nathaniel, a 5　 man, went home to tell his wife, Sophia, tbat he was a failure and had been fired from his job in the customs. she 6　 him with a cry of joy.

　 "Now," she said 　 7　 , "you can write your book!"

　 "Yes?" replied the man, with 8 confidence, "and what shall we 9　 while I am writing it?" To his 　　 10　 , she opened a drawer and pulled out a sum ofmoney.

　 "Where on earth did you get that?" he asked.

　 "I have always known you were a man of 11 ," she told him. "1　 12　 that someday you would write a great novel. So every week, out ofthe　　 13　 you gave me for housekeeping, I saved a little bit. So here is enough to　　 14 us for one whole year."

　 From her trust and　　 15　 came one ofthe greatest novels ofAmerican literature, The Scarlet Letter.

l. A.Chinese　　　 B.English　　　　　　 C.maths　　　 　　D.history

2. A.enjoyment　　 B. encouragement　　 C. kindness　　　 D. delight

3. A.trusting　　 B. merciful　　　　　 C. cautious　　　 D. intelligent

4. A.books　　　　 B.novels　　　　　　 C.names　　　　　 D.nicknames

5. A. successful　 B. courageous　　　　 C. sorrowful　　 D. heartbroken

6. A. bugged　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. comforted　　 D. loved

7. A. sadly　　　　 B. willingly　　　 C. proudly　　　 D. intentionally

8. A.little　　　　 B.much　　　　　　 C.no　　　　　　 D.less

9. A. stick to　　 B. try out　　　　 C. take up　　　 D. live on

10.A. amazement　　 B. satisfaction　　 C. expectation　 D. disappointment

11.A. business　　 B. writing　　　　 C. talent　　　　 D. marketing

12.A. knew　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. understand　　 D. dream

13.A.time　　　　　 B.room　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　 D.money

14.A.lead　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　 C.last　　　　　 D.leave

15.A.confidence　　 B. experience　　 C. competence　　 D. guidance

Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　35　 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 　36　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 　37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 　38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 　39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

The day passed very 　41　 and Nancy did everything 　42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43　 herself in her work.

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　44　.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　45　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 　46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　47 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 　48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 　　　49　 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.

35. A. depressed　　 　　 B. excited　　 　　　 C. encouraged　　　 　　 D. surprised

36. A. pushed　　　　　 　 B. forced 　　 　　　　C. turned　 　　　 　　　 D. knocked

37. A. that　　 　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　 　　　 C. there　 　　　 　　　　 D. where

38. A. old　 　　　　　　 　 B. fresh 　　 　　　 C. good 　 　　　 　　　　 D. sweet

39. A. looked up　　 B. looked at　　 　 C. looked around 　　　　　　 D. looked down

40. A. happy　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. very 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　 　　　　 D. quite

41. A. slowly 　　　　　　 B. normally　 　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　 　　　　　 D. hardly

42. A. at　　 　　　 　　　 B. in　　 　　　　　 　 C. for　 　　　　 　　　　 D. with

43. A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made

44. A. sender 　　　　　　 B. receiver　 　　　　　　　 C. manager　　　 　　　　　 D. waiter

45. A. send for　　　　　　 　　 B. hand out　 　　　　　　　 C. try out 　　　 　　　　　 D. hand in

46. A. asking for　 　　　　　　　 B. waiting for 　　　 C. looking for 　 　　　　 D. searching for

47. A. marked 　　　　　　 　　　 B. given　　 　　　　　 C. used　　　 　　 　　　　　 D. signed

48. A. glanced at 　 　　 B. stared at 　　　　　　　　 C. glared at　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. looked at

49. A. has ordered B. has said C. has decided D. has demanded