Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.

There was  51     for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52   , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!

Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55   in them. "

1.A. from Monday to Friday   B. at the weekends

C. on weekdays               D. from morning till night

2. A. dangerous     B. happy        C. angry                D. free

3. A. got off           B. got into    C. got out of           D. got to

4. A. someone       B. everyone     C. no one               D. either

5. A. on                B. to               C. from                 D. until

6. A. nothing       B. something        C. anything             D. everything

7. A. read or write     B. eat or drink     C. cook             D. know the time

8. A. was not there    B. was not closed   C. was not working      D. was working

9. A. nearly 24    B. about 40         C. more than 60         D. over 94

10. A. pans             B. beds          C. exits               D. telephones

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My birthday was a few days ago. Now I’m 24 years old and I’m  1  with teaching. I didn’t remember my birthday until the morning of the 1st. It was just like an ordinary day, no presents, no party, no cake... When I was  2   , I always felt sad that almost nobody remembered my birthday, not even my family. But now I don’t    3  any more, especially this year, from my birthday to next day, not much     4 . This month I have several foreign students   5   Chinese with me. I give lessons privately, so I need to do quite a lot of work before each lesson. So far I’m getting more    6   in teaching foreigners Chinese, and I think it’s a very cool job. When I was at  7 , I wanted to follow these native English speakers. They can   8  to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even though they’re not real teachers. I complained Chinese people didn’t have as many chances as people from the West. But now things are  9  . As China is becoming stronger, Chinese is becoming more and more    10  and maybe in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries. I’ll study more and get ready.

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　　根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10分，每小题1分)

　　Mr. Green works in an office in Chicago 21 Saturday, he went to the office to some work. When he got on the elevator, it stopped between the 22 .Mr. Green could not get out of the elevator. He started to 23 , but no one 24 him. Then Mr. Green remembered that it was a holiday in America. No one was going to come to work 25 Tuesday.

　　There was 26 for him to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat 27 drink, Mr. Green slept for most of the time. Early Tuesday morning, his 28 came to work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was 29 , Mr. Green came out. He was cold, weak cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for about sixty-four 30 ! Now Mr. Green says, “I will only use elevators if they have a telephone in them.”

从对话后的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。
A:     1      
B: I’m not feeling well.
A: You’ve been like this since you got here, haven’t you?
B:     2     
A: Do you know why?
B:      3   It’s awful. One day it’s hot, but the next day it’s rainy. No matter what I wear, I’m never dressed properly.
A: You haven’t learned to predict the weather here. I’ve been here for eight years, and I never get sick .
B:    4     
A: Well, there’s a weather hotline. Every morning you can call it to find out what the weather will be like during the day.
B: I know that hotline, but I’ve never called it. I’ve heard it’s expensive.

补全对话 从方框中所给的选项中选择正确的句子补全以下对话（10分）

A:Hello! May I speak to Sally?

B:  38  May I take a message?

A:Yes. This is her friend Maria calling. Would you please ask Sally to bring a VCD of popular songs to the evening party tonight?

B:  39  Wait a moment. I’ll get a pen to write this down.“Maria called. You should bring a VCD of popular songs to the evening party tonight. Is it right?”

A:Yes.  40  You may also tell her to call me back if she has a chance.

B:All right.  41 

A:My number is 2385729. Now I’ll say it again 2-3-8-5-7-2-9.

B:OK, I think she will see the message when she comes back.

A:  42  Goodbye.

B:Bye-bye.

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