When I was about 12, I had a(an) __31__, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too __32__, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her __33__ I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me __34__, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you __35__ wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are __36__. Think it over. __37__ no attention to the other things she said.”

I did __38__ he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list __39__ to my dad. He refused to __40__ it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. __41__ something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but __42__ the truth and do __43__ you think is right.”

Many years have __44__. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your __45__.

31. A. enemy          B. sister                  C. partner             D. friend

32. A. lot                B. many                  C. much            D. bit

33. A. as much as      B. as often as         C. as long as         D. as soon as

34. A. quickly         B. angrily                    C. fast                   D. quietly

35. A. just               B. ever                       C. even                   D. never

36. A. good              B. true                       C. nice                  D. wonderful

37. A. Put                   B. Pull                       C. Pay                 D. Pick

38. A. like                   B. as if                      C. as though            D. as

39. A. against                      B. with                      C. from                  D. back

40. A. take               B. make                  C. bring                 D. remember

41. A. Before             B. When                   C. After                  D. Since

42. A. hear              B. listen                  C. see              D. look

43. A. how                     B. when                     C. what                 D. why

44. A. passed             B. past                      C. through              D. been

45. A. money          B. heart                  C. life                     D. effort

情景对话

　　Dick: Hello, Jim, Is your homework finished?

　　Jim: Yes, it is.

　　Dick: I'm doing my homework. I'm not able to answer some questions, I require a dictionary to answer them. Will you lend me your dictionary?

　　Jim: Yes, I will. 1 ?

　　Dick: I lost mine just yesterday.

　　Jim: 2 ?

　　Dick: Yes, My name and the name of our school are written on it.

　　Jim: Then you'll find it soon.

　　Dick: 3 . But I must finish my homework this evening.

　　Jim: 4 I'll bring my dictionary to you.

　　Dick: Thank you very much.

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The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research(调查) shows that the British are only about average (平均数) at waiting politely in a queue. The French are the best. It's the Germans who don't have a good habit (习惯) of standing in line. They can't stand to wait for anything. They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesn't seem to be moving fast enough. Sadly it never moves fast enough for them.
     The experts studied 940 people across Europe. They watched secretly as they waited in line-to get tickets, to order fast food and to wait for the bus. They found people who are good at forming (排成) queues feel that they move along faster. For example, in Britain, the average waiting at a queue needs about three and a half minutes. In Germany or Sweden people hate waiting in line. In fact, people spend double the time as the British in queues. They get to the front of the queue without thinking about others, so they waste others' time.
     The expert who did the research had asked a person to break into a queue to see what people would do. In Britain, people shouted loudly at him, but when he said," I' m terribly sorry. I didn't realize there was a queue. Do go before me. " People smiled and said. "Oh, that's all right, one more won't matter much. "It was also found in France, where 80％ of the people didn't mind standing in line. only if they were treated politely. While in Germany everyone was angry and wore an unhappy face. The expert said, "If only they could learn from the British and the French to think of queuing as an exercise in making the best of an unhappy thing, they might find that the queue then moves faster. "
1. The research shows that the people in ____are the most polite in standing in line.
    A. Sweden        B. Britain       C. France       D. Germany
2. The Germans spend more time than the British in queues because they _______.
    A. always talk a lot with others     

B. like waiting in line

C. don't follow the rule of queuing 

D. don't know the rule of queuing
3. According to the research, which of the following is TRUE ?
    A. The British didn't care about the queue jumper.
    B. The Germans were angry with the queue jumper.
    C. The French treated the queue jumper badly.
    D. The Swedish enjoyed themselves while queuing.
4. From the last sentence we know the expert wished the Germans could_______.
   A. have a good habit of standing in line   

B. save others' time while queuing

C. move quickly when queuing         

D. take exercise in queues
5. The result of the research shows that_______.
    A. people in Europe hate waiting in line
    B. standing in line is a kind of exercise
    C. there are always queue jumpers all over the world
    D. people good at standing in line think they move along faster