Linda was a few minutes late. Wilson1 the office when she got there. His secretary told her he 2 back in a few minutes. She 3 sit down and wait for a few minutes in outer office.
　　"I'll never get this job," she 4 herself. For a moment she wanted to5 the building. Just then, Wilson came6 the door and hurried into his office. A few minutes 7 his secretary took Linda in and introduced her,
Linda apologized 8 . Wilson didn't seem to 9 .They chatted casually (随便地) for a few seconds and then 10. He 11 her letter of application.
　　"You've never worked in radio or television before,12? "he said. Now she was 13 that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her 14 questions.
　　 15he seemed impressed with her other qualifications(资格).She was 16when he asked her if she could start soon. "I wonder if you'd mind 17 next month?" he asked 18.19 seemed she had got the job 20 .
1. A. had left 　　B. has left 　　　 C. was left 　　　 D. would be leaving
2. A. had been 　 B. came　　　　 C. was 　　　　 D. would be
3. A. should 　　 B. had to 　　　 C. would 　　　 D. was able to
4. A. told 　　　 B. spoke　　　　 C. said 　　　　 D. talked
5. A. run out 　　 B run of　　　 C. run out of 　　 D. run away
6. A. through 　 B. across 　　　 C. cross 　　　　 D. along
7. A. latest 　　 B. last 　　　　 C. late　　　　　 D. later
8. A. to being late　B. for being late　C. to be late　　　 D. for the late
9. A. mind　　　 B. listen　　　　 C. notice　　　　 D. hear
10. A. took down with business　　　 B. came down to business　

C. settled down with business　　 D. got down to business
11. filled out　　　 B. took out 　　 C. sent out 　　　 D. threw away
12. A. haven't you 　B. do you　　 C. have you 　　　 D. don't you
13. A. even more sure 　　　　　　 B. much sure　　

C. even sure of 　　　　　　　 D. sure of
14. A. a few such 　B. a few more　 C. much a few 　　 D. more a few
15. A. As her surprise 　　　　　　 B. To her surprised　

C. For her surprised　　　 　 D. To her surprise
16. A. even more surprise 　　　　 B. even much surprise　

C. even more surprised 　　　　D. even much surprised
17. A. starting 　　　B. to start　　　C. start 　　　　 D. started
18. A. by a smile 　　B. with a smile　C. by smile 　　　D. with smile
19. A. It 　　　　　 B. This　　　　C. That 　　　　 D. He
20. A. not at all 　　 B. after all　　　C. all 　　　　　 D. after that

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong in one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as A 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. “No one would have known, ”said Wobum’s instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t a difficult decision:“The prize wasn’t ours to take. ”

Coin Stars

“College students are lazy, but they also want to help, ”says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40 000 for charities(慈善机构），which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $9. 5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

1. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

A. Took photos of Doran. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B. Had a meeting with Doran.

C. Returned the prize to the organizer. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. Apologized to Wobum High School.

2. Greg Rota’s decision shows that he was ________________.

A. honest　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite　　　　　　　　

C. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. friendly

3. The underlined word  “Change”  in the second paragraph means ________________.

A. Idea　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Decision　　　　　　　　  

C. Cups　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Coins

4. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

5. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because ________________.

A. the school asked for it

B. he had no need for that much money

C. the school had helped him in the past

D. he wanted to be remembered by the students

Electric trains _____ steam trains in England several decades ago.

A took the place of 　　　　　　　　　 B instead of

C took place of　 　　　　　　　　　 D took the place

Giving Back

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong in one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as A 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. “No one would have known, ”said Wobum’s instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t a difficult decision:“The prize wasn’t ours to take. ”

Coin Stars

“College students are lazy, but they also want to help, ”says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40 000 for charities(慈善机构），which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $9. 5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

1. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

A. Took photos of Doran. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B. Had a meeting with Doran.

C. Returned the prize to the organizer. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. Apologized to Wobum High School.

2. Greg Rota’s decision shows that he was ________________.

A. honest　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite　　　　　　　　

C. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. friendly

3. The underlined word  “Change”  in the second paragraph means ________________.

A. Idea　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Decision　　　　　　　　  

C. Cups　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Coins

4. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

5. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because ________________.

A. the school asked for it

B. he had no need for that much money

C. the school had helped him in the past

D. he wanted to be remembered by the students