I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum 1 me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been 2 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was 3 me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 4 to leave its warmth and 5 to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself 6.
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 7. I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 8, but was still too big for my appetite that day. I kept telling myself that I 9eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) 10 day. Besides maybe it would 11 me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the 12 made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t 13, so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had 14 time, so I thought we could practise parking. I 15, with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 16. I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving 17 site.
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 18 I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The 19 that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The 20 of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1.
1. A.
  cried　　
2. B.
  woke　
3. C.
  told
4. D.
  shouted
2.
1. A.
  up　　　　
2. B.
  over
3. C.
  out　　
4. D.
  in
3.
1. A.
  smiling at
2. B.
  worrying about
3. C.
  looking at
4. D.
  talking with
4.
1. A.
  sad
2. B.
  eager　　　　
3. C.
  unwilling　
4. D.
  willing
5.
1. A.
  convenience　
2. B.
  friendship
3. C.
  quiet　　　
4. D.
  comfort
6.
1. A.
  out of bed　
2. B.
  onto bed
3. C.
  into bed
4. D.
  in bed
7.
1. A.
  eat
2. B.
  rest　　　　　
3. C.
  drink　
4. D.
  work
8.
1. A.
  large　　　　
2. B.
  small　　　　　
3. C.
  delicious　
4. D.
  good
9.
1. A.
  might
2. B.
  could　　　
3. C.
  should
4. D.
  hated
10.
1. A.
  important　
2. B.
  necessary　　
3. C.
  lucky　
4. D.
  ordinary
11.
1. A.
  calm
2. B.
  hurt
3. C.
  stop
4. D.
  like
12.
1. A.
  milk
2. B.
  bread　　
3. C.
  smoke　
4. D.
  smells
13.
1. A.
  work　　
2. B.
  do
3. C.
  calm
4. D.
  use
14.
1. A.
  little　
2. B.
  plenty of
3. C.
  no
4. D.
  a little
15.
1. A.
  cried
2. B.
  succeeded
3. C.
  failed
4. D.
  left
16.
1. A.
  back
2. B.
  gone
3. C.
  there
4. D.
  greater
17.
1. A.
  start　　　　
2. B.
  office
3. C.
  race
4. D.
  test
18.
1. A.
  try
2. B.
  turn
3. C.
  car
4. D.
  chance
19.
1. A.
  happiness
2. B.
  pride
3. C.
  confidence
4. D.
  disappointment
20.
1. A.
  tears
2. B.
  lines
3. C.
  smiles
4. D.
  eyes

　　What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.

　　 I had an auto repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always 5 it.

　　 Well, then, suppose my auto repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 7 . In a word where I have to work with my 8 , I'd do poorly.

　　 Consider my auto repairman 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf and dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀 ). 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20 .” And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1. A. failed　　　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　　　　 D. chose

2. A. an average　　　　 B. a total　　　　　　　　　　 C. an exam　　　　　　　　 D. a number

3. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. possibly　　　　　　　　 C. certainly　　　　　　　　 D. frequently

4. A. Then　　　　　　　　 B. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

5. A. fixed　　　　　　　　 B. checked　　　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　　　　　 D. changed

6. A. answered　　　　　　　　　　 B. practiced　　　　　　　　 C. designed　　　　　　　　 D. tried

7. A. teacher　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　　　　 C. winner　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fool

8. A. brains　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

9. A. again　　　　　　　　 B. as usual　　　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as well

10. A. lies　　　　　　　　　　 B. jokes　　　　　　　　　　 C. news　　　　　　　　　　 D. tales

11. A. bought　　　　　　 B. tested　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

12. A. cutting　　　　　　 B. hammering　　　　　　 C. waving　　　　　　　　　　 D. circling

13. A. nodded　　　　　　 B. raised　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

14. A. brought　　　　　　 B. packed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sold

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

16. A. What　　　　　　　　 B. How　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　 D. Which

17. A. imagination　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　 D. information

18. A. trying　　　　　　　　 B. proving　　　　　　　　 C. practicing　　　　　　　　 D. examining

19. A. for sure　　　　　　　　　　 B. at once　　　　　　　　　　 C. in fact　　　　　　　　　　 D. right now

20. A. clear　　　　　　　　 B. silly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　 D. smart

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　　The IAB continues to grow…

　　Over the past 3 years, the IAB(Interactive Advertising Bureau)has experienced great growth and is now looking to add new industry leaders to our 12-member team．Member companies include：AOL, Disney(ABC/ESPN．com), DoubleClick, Forbes．com, Google, MSN, NY Times．com, Yahoo and over 200 others．

　　The IAB is looking for people who are driven and have a strong idea to help the industry and the IAB members to grow better．Also we are developing programs that will impact the industry for the next 100 years．

　　If you refer a friend to the IAB you could get ＄1000．Send your friend’s resume to us．

　　The following positions are currently available：

　　Assistant Marketing Manager

　　The Interactive Advertising Bureau(IAB)is looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager who will work with the director, in creating programs around events, membership, research and product launches．

　　Director of Public Policy

　　The IAB is looking for an experienced and driven director of Public Policy who will be responsible for providing leadership to our membership．The role will be concentrated on organizing and coordinating the IAB membership．

　　Role will report to the CEO and will work closely with members of the board and membership in addition to other IAB department heads．Public Policy is viewed as an increasingly critical role for the IAB．

　　Director, Public Relations

　　The IAB is seeking a seasoned public relations professional who will lead all public relations, corporate communications, media relations and some internal communications efforts on behalf of the IAB．This role is extremely high-profile and serves as the primary voice of the IAB．This position is relied on to continue to build and maintain IAB’s image as the leading interactive trade association．

　　Role would be the sole PR practitioner and will report to the VP of Marketing and the CEO．

　　Manager, Interactive Design

　　The IAB is seeking a professionally trained interactive designer experienced in developing high-concept and original designs for websites, project logos, newsletters, and email marketing campaigns．

　　For a full job description, Click here(．doc file)

(1)

This article ________．
[　　]
A．	may be from a business part in a newspaper
B．	may be from a magazine
C．	is trying to introduce the IAB
D．	may be from a website

(2)

If you are planning to work for the IAB, at first you should ________．
[　　]
A．	refer a friend to the IAB
B．	design a developing program for the IAB
C．	make up your mind to help the IAB
D．	accept the interview by the IAB

(3)

If you were CEO of the IAB, ________．
[　　]
A．	director of the public policy would report to you
B．	the new manager would work with you
C．	you would decide who could be hired
D．	you would design an interview to test the new comers

(4)

If you really turn director of the public policy, you will ________．
[　　]
A．	help create programs around events
B．	work with some IAB leaders
C．	be on behalf of the IAB
D．	serve as the primary voice of the IAB

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Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.
During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors”, Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play “Macbeth”, Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity（强度）of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.
Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare’s knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.
It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of “critic”, “mountaineer” and “eyeball”. Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including “pomp and circumstance（装腔作势）” from “Othello”, “full circle（绕圈子地）” from “King Lear”, etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major language in the world.
Shakespeare became a wellknown writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off

1.
From the passage, we can see that ________
1. A.
  Shakespeare was hardworking when he was a student
2. B.
  many of Shakespeare’s works were influenced by earlier writings
3. C.
  the experience of living in London had no effect on Shakespeare’s works
4. D.
  Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works
2.
Why could Shakespeare’s works survive his time?
1. A.
  Because there were so few people writing plays in his time
2. B.
  Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do
3. C.
  Because his works were rich in imagination and language
4. D.
  Because he was a rich and influential person of his time
3.
Shakespeare’s greatest influence should be on 　　　　
1. A.
  paintings
2. B.
  television
3. C.
  the English language
4. D.
  music and dance
4.
The passage is mainly about 　　　　
1. A.
  an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works
2. B.
  the main features and styles of Shakespeare’s plays
3. C.
  Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture
4. D.
  how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture