６级考前冲刺试题一
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Ensure Food Safety? following the outline given below. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
1. 近年来，食品安全事件层出不穷
2.“问题食品”出现的原因
3. 你认为如何才能保障“食品安全”
How to Ensure Food Safety?
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four
choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the
information given in the passage.
Trapped: the former couples who can’t afford to move on
Middle-income couples, recently identified by the Conservatives as the ―struggling middle‖, are increasingly unable to afford to separate when their relationships end, according to a new study.
Almost half the counsellors surveyed at Relate, the charity that specialises in relationship counselling, say an increasing proportion of the 150,000 clients they see each year are being forced to remain living together despite having decided to split up. Couples with children are more likely to find themselves trapped than those without, but both groups are increasingly finding it impossible to bear the cost of setting up different homes.
―When we talk about Relate’s clients, we are not talking about people on low incomes. We’re talking about people in employment, on average to above-average incomes,‖ said Ruth Sutherland, the charity’s chief executive.
Sutherland said the charity, which began life as the Marriage Guidance Council 75 years ago, had never seen this demographic of clients struggling with their finances to such an extent that moving into two homes and getting on with their lives was an impossibility.
―These are people who could previously afford to move away from each other when their relationship broke down,‖ she added. ―But now, they are stretched just to pay their mortgage (抵押贷款) on top of the rising cost of living. When their relationship breaks down, they find they can’t afford two mortgages, on top of the cost of running two homes.‖
Sutherland said that for parents, the cost of childcare was another devastating(毁灭性的) factor. Parents in the UK spend an average of 27% of their salary on childcare, compared with a European average of 13%. Twenty-five hours of nursery care a week for a child aged two or under costs on average ￡5,000 in England, rising to between ￡6,000 and ￡15,000 in London.
―To pay for the increased child care demands that come with being a single parent has become a pipe dream for many people, even those in well-paid jobs,‖ said Sutherland.
Richer couples could find themselves in the same predicament (困境) as the difficult economic climate continued, Suther land predicted. ―I would not be surprised at all to see the problem creeping up the salary band,‖ she said. ―This era of austerity (节俭) we’re in is not like other hard times we have lived through.
―In the past, we’ve had a dip and then recovery, but now we’re in unknown territory about the length of time people are going to have to cope with debt, job insecurity, pressure from work and
the mounting cost of childcare.
―The only thing we know is that people are going to have to cope with these problems for lo nger than they would ever have done so before.‖
At least 40% of Relate counsellors said they were seeing more couples split up than two years ago, with money worries cited as a major cause.
―It’s vital for the future of our children, and thus the future he alth of our nation, that estranged (疏远的) parents manage their separation well,‖ said Sutherland.
―Children learn about relationships at home. If they see their parents undermining each other, arguing and being vindictive, then that’s the foundation on whic h they will build their own relationships. It’s not only the adults who, if stuck in a toxic situation, are going to be damaged.‖Which is why, said Sutherland, she was so concerned by another finding in Relate’s survey: that separated couples are increasingly unable to afford to complete their counselling courses.
At least 80% of counsellors said increasing numbers of clients were unable to afford to ―properly start or conclude‖ their counselling programmes, despite being offered short, intensive courses of four to six sessions, charged from ￡6 to ￡45 an hour, depending on their income.
Over 70% of Relate counsellors said money problems including debt, a lack of disposable income, unemployment and rising living costs had worsened for their clients in the last two years.
Almost 90% of counsellors said money worries made their clients depressed, with 80% saying couples argued more as a result and 65% saying it affected their clients’ physical health.
―Let’s all be clear about the real cost of austerity: the impact of being in a relationship that isn’t working is toxic. It is harmful to your children and it permeates every other aspect of your life,‖ said Sutherland. ―If the government wanted to protect the mental health of the country, both now and in the futur e, they would target these cuts differently.‖
The rate of family breakdown in the UK was revealed in October statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions showing that 79% of children under one live with both birth parents. This drops to 55% by the time the children reach 15.
Nearly a quarter of people have continued to live with a partner, or know someone who has, because they couldn’t afford to live apart, according to a 2010 report from Shelter. ―We also know that relationship breakup is a major ca use of homelessness,‖ said Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter.
The 2012 total cost of family breakdown to the UK was ￡44bn, up from ￡42bn in 2011, according to a recent study by the Relationships Foundation. The study looked at the cost of family breakdown in five key areas of public policy: tax and benefits, housing, health and social care, civil and criminal justice, and education and young people not in education, employment or training (Neets). It concluded that the annual cost for each taxpayer was now ￡1,470.
―The government’s austerity policies are making things worse, and it doesn’t make sense economically,‖ said Sutherland. ―What we want is for them to do a relationship and family impact assessment for every policy they consider introducing.‖
Robb said the ―shortage of affordable housing in this country is being felt further and further up the income scale‖.
―We’re hearing from couples moving in together too fast to help with housing costs but then unable to move out if things go wrong because they can’t afford to live on their own. This has a huge impact on people’s home lives,‖ he added.
Robb said the housing crisis is ―the result of … more and more people chasing fewer and fewer homes, which has pushed up house prices and rents far faster than wages have risen.
―Our research also shows that more and more people are putting off having children because they can’t find an affordable home,‖ he said. ―Something is badly wrong when people who are working hard still face a constant struggle to get a decent place to live.‖
Caroline Davey, director of policy at Gingerbread, the charity for single-parent families, said families in the low- to middle-income bracket were ―increasingly struggling financially‖. ―When a couple separates this financial squeeze can make it impossible for them to forge new lives separately,‖ she said.
―With wages stagnating, higher risk of redundancy, spiralling living costs, and many families without any savings to speak of, it can be simply unachievable for a separating couple to afford to run two homes rather than one. The only alternative for some families is to continue living in the same home but as separate households.‖
Davey warned: ―This situation could become more commonplace in future as the financial downturn bites ev en harder on families across the income scale.‖
She added: ―Action is needed across a number of areas, for example strengthening the role of local authorities in supporting access to private rented accommodation, reversing the harshest housing benefit cuts, and sustained job creation.‖
A spokeswoman for the Treasury said: ―The government has taken action to help people with the cost of living, including freezing council tax and fuel duty and cutting income tax for 25 million people by raising the personal allowance. Action taken to reduce the deficit has helped to keep interest rates near record lows. And we have extended the offer of 15 hours free education and care a week for disadvantaged two-year-olds, to cover an extra 130,000 children.‖
1. When their relationships come to an end, more couples are unable to _______.
A) begin a relationship in the same city
B) stay calm and control their emotions
C) afford their children’s education fee alone
D) take on the burden of running two homes
2. What do we know about Relate’s clients from Ruth Sutherland’s remarks?
A) They are from middle income class.
B) Most of them end up with divorce.
C) They all need help in finding a job.
D) They are single with low incomes.
3. Why don’t people move away from each other when their relationship breaks down?
A) They are reluctant to leave for a strange environment.
B) They have to take care of their aging parents together.
C) They don’t have enough money to set up two homes.
D) They fear that their separating may hurt their children.
4. According to the passage, paying the increasing cost of childcare now _______.
A) is becoming the leading cause of divorce
B) takes up half of parents’ salaries on average
C) has become unlikely for many single parents
D) is not a big deal for parent with a high salary
5. People’s managing their separation well is very important for _______.
A) the family’s economic development
B) their children’s future relationship
C) the fame of counselling organizations
D) the stability of the whole society
6. According to Sutherland, being in a relationship that isn’t working _______.
A) results in millions of mental illnesses
B) affect people’s physical health only
C) is more harmful to children than adults
D) influences every aspect of people’s life
7. What is a major cause of homelessness according to a 2010 report from Shelter?
A) Minimal public assistance.
B) The end of a relationship.
C) National increase in poverty.
D) Lack of stable employment.
8. Sutherland suggests that the government should assess the impact on
_____________________________ before introducing a policy.
9. Robb’s research revealed that an increasing number of people decide not to
_____________________________ until they can afford a home.
10. Davey warned that in the future, couples separating but still living in the same house may be
_____________________________.
Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the
conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a
pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and
decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
11. A) How to help their parents. C) How to spend a summer vacation.
B) How to take computer courses. D) How to celebrate the last day of school.
12. A) At his apartment. C) In the woman’s home.
B) In a hotel nearby. D) In his friend’s dormitory.
13. A) She has finished her thesis.
B) A special day is coming over soon.
C) The man was elected the chair of the department.
D) There is something special about their school.
14. A) There were a lot of good books. C) The books were too expensive to buy.
B) He bought a lot of books over there. D) There were many people at the book sale.
15. A) The man’s glasses have been fixed already.
B) The man may pick up the glasses on Friday.
C) The man may pick up the glasses on Wednesday.
D) The man’s glasses have been fixed within a week.
16. A) Lisa might be able to help. C) Sandy is busy with her engagement.
B) Lisa is always on the Internet. D) Sandy is working on her lab reports.
17. A) He exaggerated his part. C) He played his part quite well.
B) He was not dramatic enough. D) He performed better than the secretary.
18. A) An open door. C) A private room.
B) An open discussion. D) A closed door.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Albania. C) Romania.
B) Hungary. D) Czechoslovakia.
20. A) Tomorrow. C) Immediately.
B) Next month. D) Towards the end of the month.
21. A) He may make a lot of friends there.
B) He wants to visit his relatives there.
C) He may do some market research there.
D) He may enjoy the beautiful scenery there.
22. A) Sell medical facilities. C) Establish personal contracts.
B) Further personal contacts. D) Investigate personal contracts.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) Social activities. C) Language activities.
B) Cultural activities. D) Sports activities.
24. A) Tuesday. C) Thursday.
B) Wednesday. D) Friday.
25. A) ￡5. B) ￡30. C) ￡50. D) ￡55.
Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spoken only once. After
you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked
A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a
single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) They have to take a lot of courses.
B) They don’t need to go to labs.
C) They take a very light class load.
D) They have much free time for independent study.
27. A) To establish a good image and a high reputation.
B) To smoothly present their results and research.
C) To make themselves confident and brave.
D) To develop a creative mind.
28. A) To make friends with their peers. C) To get the latest information.
B) To get on well with their colleagues. D) To do research into other areas.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) The degree they disrupt the computer. C) The space they occupy in the Internet.
B) The way they reproduce and spread. D) The target they mainly attack.
30. A) It first appeared in 1988. C) It first broke out in Britain.
B) It traveled via e-mail messages. D) It was meant to steal documents.
31. A) They don’t damage computer systems.
B) They need to attach themselves to other files.
C) They could spread on their own through computer networks.
D) They replicate themselves when data is shared with another computer system.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) The components and functions of films.
B) The standards used to value a film.
C) The whole process of movie-making.
D) The future development of the movie industry.
33. A) Musical score. C) Special effects.
B) Clothing design. D) The credits.
34. A) It can make all the audiences crazy. C) It can spoil the image of an actor.
B) It can affect the fashion of the world. D) It can make an ordinary person leap to fame.
35. A) It was made during World War II. C) It reflects things in World War II.
B) It was made for politicians. D) It was made for peace lovers.
Section C
Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the
second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact
words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in
the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have
just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is
read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The social effects of job-sharing are likely to be beneficial, since it attempts to match work opportunities to a wider variety of lifestyles. The (36) _________ of one full-time and one part-time
spouse might become much more common: which was the husband and which was the wife would vary according to taste, time of life and career (37) _________.
What exactly is job-sharing? The Equal Opportunities Commission (38) _________ it as ―a form of part-time employment where two people (39) _________ share the responsibility of one full-time position.‖ Salary and benefits are (40) _________ between the two sharers. Each perso n’s terms and conditions of employment are the same as those of a full-timer. If each works at least 15 hours a week, then they enjoy certain (41) _________ rights that ordinary part-time workers do not have.
Part-timers usually earn less per hour than a full-timer, and have fewer benefits and less job (42) _________. They have virtually no career prospects. Employers often think that working part-time (43) _________ that a person has no ambitions and so offer no chance of promotion.
(44) ___________________________________________________________________ and that does not mean just married women. As Adrienne Broyle of ―New Ways to Work‖—formerly the London Job-Sharing Project —points out: ―(45) ___________________________________________________________________‖.
―A growing number of men want to job-share so that they can play an active role in bringing up their children. It allows people to study at home in their free time, (46) ___________________________________________________________________. Job-sharing is also an ideal way for people to ease into retirement‖.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest
possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
America's for-profit colleges are under fire, and the Obama administration is preparing tough new regulations for them. Although recent scandals suggest higher education needs to be better regulated, discriminating against the for-profit sector could do wider damage.
The notion that profit is too dirty a motive to be allowed in a business as fine as education is pervasive(普遍存在的). Even Britain's Conservatives, determined though they are to introduce radical educational reforms, have drawn the line at allowing for-profit schools to get state funding. America has generally been more liberal; and, with the state and non-profit colleges cutting back, the
for-profit sector has been doing startlingly well. In 2008-09 some 3,000 for-profit colleges educated 3.2m students—59% more than three years earlier, and 11.7% of all students.
Yet recent government reports suggest that some of these colleges have a troublingly familiar business model: selling a low-grade product to people who are paying with subsidised government loans. The Department of Education reported that most students at many of these universities were defaulting on their loans. Similarly, an investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that even leading for-profit colleges such as Kaplan and the University of Phoenix had engaged in dishonest practices to recruit students and encourage them to borrow large sums to pay for their courses.
Among the most contentious (有争议的) of the new rules due to be introduced on November 1st is a ―gainful employment‖ requirement that would make a course eligible for gover nment loans only if enough current or past students are repaying their loans. The for-profit colleges maintain that they have high drop-out rates because their students are poorer than those in the state and non-profit sector, and that the gainful-employment rule will simply reduce access to higher education for poorer people.
Constructive suggestions are rare in a debate that has mixed a lot of rhetorical cant with a big principle. The cant is more obvious. The American right cites Barack Obama's proposals as another sign that he hates capitalism. Yet not only abuses plainly occurred but for-profit colleges are hardly poster children for free enterprise: they are already heavily regulated, not least because most of the loans to students are provided by the government. The left, from its non-profit redoubts, claims that these are big businesses exploiting the little guy.
The principle? Concentrate on the quality of the education, not the ownership. All sorts of colleges seem to have been guilty of shabby marketing. They should be treated the same. Good rules should apply to non-profit and for-profit colleges alike. Singling out for-profits for special attention risks depriving students, and America at large, of the full benefits in innovation and cost-effectiveness that the profit motive has generally brought to higher education. That really would be ―socially destructive‖.
47. In most people’s eyes, pursing profit in education is very _____________________.
48. Though Britain’s Conservatives decide to take a big step in education reform, they refuse to
provide for-profit schools with _____________________.
49. According to the Department of Education report, most students of many for-profit colleges failed
to pay _____________________.
50. According to the ―gainful employment‖ requirement, what conditions must a course meet to get
government loans?
51. The author thinks the profit motive brings in _____________________ to higher education.
Section B
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
―HAVE Americans become complacent (自满的) in the face of terrorism?‖ asks the Washington Post’s Juliet Eilperin. The answer appears to be a qualified yes:
A Gallup poll released Monday —which was conducted early April —found zero percent of Americans volunteering “terrorism” as the country’s most important problem. Terrorism has ranked at 1 percent or below in six separate priorities polls conducted before the Monday Gallup poll, compared to above 20 percent in the year after the attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon....
Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said the fact that Americans have not been on a heightened state of alert r ecently shows that “life just normalized after the attacks and following the creation of a rather elaborate counterterrorism program.”
“That is the objective of effective policies,” Zelizer wrote in an e-mail.
Nicely put. The relevant question here seems to be: should Americans become complacent in the face of terrorism? Or, to phrase it less provocatively: is "complacent" really the word we’re looking for here? How about "calm", "level-headed", or "judicious"? The bombing in Boston on Tuesday was gruesome, awful and pointless, and it naturally riveted the nation due to its attention-grabbing setting. But that kind of attention-grabbing setting is precisely what terrorists seek out, with the aim of distorting the public’s perceptions of the actual threat. Pl anting two bombs at the Boston Marathon is a sick, twisted act of mass murder, but it doesn’t necessarily augur(预示) any more widespread campaign of terrorism, and it doesn’t imply the need for major behavioural or policy changes.
Unsurprisingly, there are those who would find it politically useful to plunge Americans back into a state of paranoia(妄想狂). Steve King, a conservative congressman from Iowa, is trying to
figure out some way to use the bombing to stem the tide of immigration reform. Ms Eilperin i nterviews Orrin Hatch, a Republican senator from Utah, and finds him in old 2002 mode: ―You’re dealing with evil people who are very hard to control, and frankly there are sleeper agents that we’ve found in the past that have been here for years, and they show up and you had no idea." Sleeper agents?
I mean, there were those Russian ones, but frankly if the Kremlin wants to spend millions of rubles launching Anna Chapman’s modeling career, that doesn’t seem like anything the American people should be overly concerned about.
So far, the response to the bombings has been admirable precisely because it has been rather low-key. Politicians and most news agencies have refrained from speculating on the identity of the bombers. People have been loth to draw far-reaching conclusions in the absence of data. If the American people can maintain that dispassionate attitude, it could go a long way towards reducing the incentive for people to commit acts of terrorism in the first place.
52. Juliet Eilperin cited Monday’s Gallup poll results as evidence that ______.
A) most Americans are deeply worried about the national security
B) people are still in great pain over the loss of their families in 9/11
C) American people have become complacent in face of terrorism
D) few people are satisfied with the current anti-terrorism campaign
53. Terrorists exploded bombs in Boston with intent to ______.
A) produce widespread fear
B) attract national attention
C) influence government decisions
D) discourage foreign investment
54. How does the author see the two bombings at the Boston Marathon?
A) It shows that the whole country is in great danger now.
B) It proves the failure of the past anti-terrorism campaign.
C) It suggests that people should be alert to dangers around.
D) It is not a sign that more terrorists attacks will happen.
55. Steve King is trying to take advantage of the Boston bombing to ______.
A) stop the immigration reform
B) embarrass Democratic Party
C) raise public awareness about terrorism
D) panic foreigners into leaving America
56. What can help discourage people from commit acts of terrorism according to the author?
A) Good media coverage of the events.
B) Strict security checks on immigrants.
C) Public staying calm facing terrorism.
D) Government stopping foreign aid.
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Given that a good year in the haute couture (高级定制女装) business is one where you lose even more money than usual, the prevailing mood in Paris last week was sensational. The big-name designers were falling over themselves to boast of how many outfits they had sold at below cost price, and how this proved that the fashion business was healthier than ever.
Jean-Paul Gaultier reported record sales, "but we don't make any money out of it," the designer assured journalists backstage.
"No matter how successful you are, you can't make a profit from couture," explained Jean-Jacques Picart, a veteran fashion PR man, and co-founder of the now-bankrupt Lacroix house.
Almost 20 years have passed since the Alice in Wonderland economics of the couture business were first exposed. Outraged that he was losing money on evening dresses costing tens of thousands of pounds, the couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer published a detailed summary of his costs. One outfit he described contained over half a mile of gold thread, 18,000 sequins(亮片), and had required hundreds of hours of hand-stitching in an atelier (制作室). A fair price would have been ￡50,000, but the couturier could only get ￡35,000 for it. Rather than riding high on the foolishness of the super-rich, he and his team could barely feed their hungry families.
The result was an outcry and the first of a series of government —and industry-sponsored inquiries into the surreal (超现实的) world of ultimate fashion. The trade continues to insist that couture offers you more than you pay for, but it's not as simple as that. When such a temple of old wealth starts talking about value for money, it isn't to convince anyone that dresses costing as much as houses are a bargain. Rather, it is to preserve the peculiar mystique (神秘), profitable associations and threatened interests that couture represents. Essentially, the arguments couldn't be simpler. On one side are those who say that the business will die if it doesn't change. On the other are those who say it will die if it does.
Huge in its costs, tiny in its clientele (顾客) and questionable in its influence, it still remains
one of the great themes of Parisian life. In his book, The Fashion Conspiracy, Nicholas Coleridge estimates that the entire couture industry rests on the whims of less than 30 immensely wealthy women, and although the number may have grown in recent years with the new prosperity of Asia, the number of couture customers worldwide is no more than 4,000.
To qualify as couture, a garment must be entirely hand-made by one of the 11 Paris couture houses registered to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Each house must employ at least 20 people, and show a minimum of 75 new designs a year. So far, so traditional, but the Big Four operators — Chanel, Dior, Givenchy and Gaultier — increasingly use couture as a marketing device for their far more profitable ready-to-wear, fragrance and accessory lines.
57. It can be learned from the first paragraph that ______.
A) The haute couture business is expanding quickly.
B) The haute couture designers claim losses in their sales.
C) The haute couture industry begins to make profit.
D) The haute couture businessmen are happy with their profit.
58. What is said about Jean-Louis Scherrer in the passage?
A) He was still in a good financial position.
B) He was one of the best-known couturiers.
C) He was very angry as he was losing money.
D) He stopped producing haute couture dresses.
59. The outfit which Jean-Louis Scherrer described ______.
A) was worth the price that was paid for it
B) cost more to make than it should have
C) should have cost the customer than it did
D) was very ugly and never sold to anyone
60. According to the passage, there are arguments over ______.
A) the history of haute couture
B) the future of haute couture
C) the real costs of haute couture
D) the necessity of change in haute couture
61. What is the author’s tone toward haute couture business?
A) Somewhat ironical.
B) Quite supportive.
C) Fairly friendly.
D) Rather indifferent.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that
best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a
single line through the centre.
Scientists and philosophers of science tend to speak as if ―scientific language‖ were intrinsically precise, as if those who use it must understand one another’s meaning, 62 they disagree. But, 63 , scientific language is not as different from ordinary language 64 is commonly believed; it, too, is 65 to imprecision and ambiguity and hence to 66 understanding. Moreover, new theories (or arguments) are 67 , if ever, constructed by way of clear cut steps of induction, deduction, and 68 (or falsification). Neither are they defended, rejected, or accepted in 69 straight forward a manner. 70 , scientists combine the rules of scientific 71 with a generous mixture of intuition, aesthetics, and philosophical commitment. The importance of 72 are sometimes called extralogical components 62. A) even if C) though
B) unless D) if
63. A) in question C) in fact
B) in relief D) in prospect
64. A) that C) which
B) as D) so
65. A) susceptible C) immune
B) subject D) related
66. A) imperfect C) impersonal
B) perfect D) personal
67. A) nearly C) rarely
B) merely D) totally
68. A) verge D) justice
B) verification D) certainty
69. A) so C) too
B) such D) very
70. A) In brief C) In practice
B) In advance D) In company
71. A) psychology C) archaeology
B) methodology D) theology
of thought in the discovery of a new principle or laws is generally 73 . We may recall Einstein’s 74 : ―To these elementary laws there leads no logical path, 75 intuition, supported by being sympathetically in 76 with experience.‖ But the role of these extralogical components in persuasion and acceptance (in making an argument 77 ) is less frequently discussed, partly 78 they are less visible. The ways in which the credibility or effectiveness of an argument depends on a(n) 79 of common experiences, and 80 extensive practice in communicating those experiences in a common language, are hard to see precisely because such commonalities are taken for 81 . Only when we step out of such a ―consensual domain‖ —when we can stand out on the periphery of a community with a common language. 72. A) those C) that
B) which D) what
73. A) acknowledged C) abandoned
B) confessed D) refined
74. A) description C) invention
B) creation D) mind
75. A) but rather C) but only
B) no more than D) less more than
76. A) pursuit C) proportion
B) touch D) terms
77. A) convincing C) ensured
B) wordy D) unreasonable
78. A) since C) so
B) because of D) because
79. A) need C) desire
B) intention D) realm
80. A) in C) to
B) on D) with
81. A) certain C) granted
B) sure D) example
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
82. ___________________________ (要不是有这个周密的计划), the project could never be
completed in time.
83. ___________________________ (鉴于我们长期的业务伙伴关系), we can consider a price
reduction.
84. It is decided by the government that ___________________________ (建立纪念碑来纪念这位
民族英雄).
85. ___________________________ (提前确认一下预定情况), or it will be regarded as cancellation
automatically.
86.The importance of traffic safety ___________________________ (无论怎么强调都不为过).
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参考答案及录音文本
参考答案
Part I Writing
【参考范文】
How to Ensure Food Safety?
In recent years, there have been frequent reports about unqualified foods, such as contaminated milk powder, poisonous rice, water-injected meat and so on. The food problem arouses such great panic among people that they begin to doubt the safety of any food at the market.
Many reasons contribute to the present food problems. The most important one is that some catering businesses discard such basic principles as being law-abiding and faithful. They go after the biggest profit eve n at the cost of consumers’ health. Moreover, some local food safety authorities do not take their full responsibilities to inspect the food quality. Besides, some consumers blindly believe in what the catering businesses have promised in advertisements.
A s to me, since food is a major source of nutrients essential for people’s health, it is important to take measures to ensure its safety. First, the catering businesses should be more strict with themselves, and improve their management standards. Second, food safety authorities should carry out a specialized sanitation inspection system on those catering businesses and impose scrupulous checks on food. Third, consumers themselves should learn to resist the lure of the exaggerated advertisements and pay more attention to the food quality.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. D)
2. A)
3. C)
4. C)
5. B)
6. D)
7. B)
8. relationship and family 9. have children 10. more commonplace
Part III Listening Comprehension
11. C) 12. C) 13. A) 14. A) 15. B) 16. A) 17. A) 18. D)
19. D) 20. D) 21. C) 22. B) 23. C) 24. D) 25. C)
26. A) 27. B) 28. C)
29. B) 30. B) 31. C)
32. A) 33. C) 34. B) 35. C)
https://www.doczj.com/doc/388456627.html,bination 37.requirements 38.defines 39.voluntarily
40.divided 41.employment42.security 43.means
44.But job-sharing bridges that gap and offers the chance of interesting work to people who can only work
part-time
45.There are various reasons why people decide they want to job-share and so have more free time
46.and means that disabled people or those who otherwise stay at home to look after them, can work
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
47. dirty
48. state funding
49. their loans
50. Enough current or past students are repaying their loans.
51. benefits in innovation and cost-effectiveness
52. C) 53. B) 54. D) 55. A) 56. C)
57. B) 58. C) 59. C) 60. D) 61. A)
Part V Cloze
62. A) 63. C) 64. B) 65. B) 66. A) 67. C) 68. B) 69. A) 70. C) 71. B)
72. D) 73. A) 74. A) 75. C) 76. B) 77. A) 78. D) 79. D) 80. B) 81. C)
Part VI Translation
82. But for / Thanks to the careful plan
83. In light of / In view of our long-standing / long-term
84. a monument (should) be built in memory of the national hero
85. Confirm the reservation beforehand
86. cannot be emphasized too much /overemphasized
录音文本
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. M: I can’t believe it! The last day of school is finally here. What are you going to do this summer, Alice?
W: Well, I intended to take some training courses for computer, but Dad encourages me to do some internship in his restaurant.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
12. M: I have to find some place to live in tonight, because I locked my key in my room.
W: That’s bad. Why not come with us to our h ome? We have a vacancy for guests.
Q: Where will the man sleep tonight?
13. M: Helen, how can I help you?
W: Well, it’s not about school, Dr. Hampton. I want to have a few people over for a dinner party to celebrate finishing my dissertation, and we’d like to invite you especially, since you’re chair of the department.
Q: What does the woman hold the dinner party for?
14. W: You went to the big second-hand book sale in town yesterday, didn’t you? Was there much of a selection to
get excited over?
M: Was there? I wish I had brought enough cash with me.
Q: What does the man imply?
15. M: Hello, this is Jack Richards. I’m calling to see whether my glasses have been fixed yet. I sent them to you last
Wednesday.
W: Hi, Mr. Richards. We have to order a part for your glasses, so the earliest they could be with you is Friday.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16. M: I was going to ask Sandy to help me with these lab reports, but she seems to be always engaged. I just don’t
know why.
W: Oh, that’s because she is always on the Internet, chatting with her friends. Why don’t you come with me and see if Lisa is available?
Q: What does the woman imply?
17. M: So, Mary, how did you like the film you saw yesterday?
W: Well, generally speaking, it was quite good. The part of the maid was played wonderfully, but I thought the man who played the salesman was too dramatic to be realistic.
Q: How does the woman feel about the man?
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案（文都版） Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Question 47 to 51 are based on the following passage often assumed musical Highly proficient musicianship is hard won. Although it’s evidence that this isn’t the case. While it seems ability us inherited, there’s abundant that at birth virtually everyone has perfect pitch, the reasons that one child is better than another are motivation and practice. Highly musical children were sung to more as infants and more encouraged to join in song games as kids than less musical ones, long before any musical ability could have been evident. Studies of classical musicians prove that the best ones practiced considerably more from childhood onwards than ordinary orchestral players, and this is because their parents were at them to put in the hours from a very young age. The same was true of children selected for entry to specialist music schools, compared with those who were rejected. The chosen children had parents who had very actively supervised music lessons and daily practice from young ages, giving up substantial periods of leisure time to take the children to lessons and concerts. The singer Michael Jackson’s story, although unusually brutal and extreme, is illumination when considering musical prodigy(天才). Accounts suggest that he was subjected to cruel beatings and emotional torture ,and that he was humiliated (羞辱) constantly by his father, What sets Jackson’s family apart is that his father used his reign of terror to train his children as musicians and dancers. On top of his extra ability Michael also had more drive. This may have been the result of being the closest of his brothers and sisters to his mother. “He seemed other said of him. She different to me from the other children —special,”Michael’s m may not have realized that treating her son as special may have been part of the reason be became like that. All in all, if you want to bring up a Mozart or Bach, the key factor is how hard you
写作 作文范文：Greed or Greet? The earth has nurtured generations of human beings, offering us with every resource to survive and prosper. Nowadays, with the explosion of population and boom of economy, human’s rel entless exploitation of natural resources has caused crisis of exhaustion of energy and resources. The remark “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” gives out a warning for us all. The ecosystem has remained balanced until man becomes obsessed with their ambition to conquer Nature and they are blinded by greed. On one hand, they are so economy-oriented that they ignore the protection of environment. Increasing pollution not only causes serious problems such as global warming but also could threaten to end human life on our planet. On the other hand, man exploits and abuses non-renewable energy and resources for the sake of developing economy. If man insists on extracting natural resources recklessly, it will be too dreadful to face the consequence. Let us remember that only when we shake off greed and heal the earth can we build a better home for ourselves and our future generations. 【快速阅读】 美国工业制造 1-7 DADAAAB 8 higher 9 the immigrants 10 doing more themselves 听力 11. Why she could not get through to him. 12. He has difficulty finding affordable housing. 13. A code number is necessary to run the copy machine.
新目标版2020届中考英语模拟试卷（一）B卷 一、请听下面8段对话。每段对话后面有一小题。从题中所给的A、B、 (共8题；共8分) 1. （1分）What does the sign say? A . No Feeding． B . No Smoking． C . No Photos． 2. （1分）听对话，选出最佳选项（） Why does the woman look pale? A . She is seriously ill. B . She had an accident. C . She saw an accident. 3. （1分）How does Jack improve his spoken English? A . By watching English movies. B . By listening to tapes. C . By reading English books. 4. （1分）What does Jim have to do? A . Do he dishes. B . Do his homework. C . Do some cleaning. 5. （1分）对话和问题根据选出正确答案 A . Some pears. B . Some oranges. C . Some orange. 6. （1分）What is the boy going to do? A . To see a movie. B . To help with the housework. C . To do some sports. 7. （1分）Where are they going on Saturday? A . Shanghai.
2017年成人高考专升本英语真题及参考答案 第1卷(选择题，共125分) I.Phonetics ( 5 points) Directions:In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and iden-tify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answerby blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. penalty B. moment C. quarrel D. absent 2. A. sympathy B. material C. courage D. analysis 3. A. starvation B. suggestion C. satisfaction D. situation 4. A. donkey B. turkey C. money D. obey 5. A. revise B. consist C. advertise D. visit Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure ( 15 points ) Directions : There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 6. Jonathan and Joe left the house to go for__ after supper. A. walk B. the walk C. wallks D. a walk 7. He pointed at the new car and asked, "___ is it? Have you ever seen it before?" A. Why B. Where C. Who D. Whose
DUANG~~DUANG~~DUANG~~，又到一年CET。说到四六级，你第一反应是裸考刷分？还是abandon？是单词书本？还是逝去的青春？考过的，满满都是回忆；将要考的，给你们加油鼓劲！ 2013年英语六级真题及答案汇总 目录 2013年6月英语六级真题及答案 (2) 2013年12月英语六级真题及答案 (25) （为了这份资源，我也蛮拼的）
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案 Part ⅡListening Comprehension Section A 1. C M: The biological project is now in trouble. You know, my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed. W: Why don’t you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【听前预测】 1．四项均以动词原形开头。 2．两项提到同事(colleague)。 结论：对话应该是工作场景，可能提问接下来要怎么做或建议某人做什么。 2．B M: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome? W: She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【听前预测】 1．四项提及两个人物——Mary和Nancy。 2．三项均与服饰、时尚有关(style，dress，fashion)，两项与购物有关(buying，shopping)。 结论：对话很可能与买衣服有关，注意区分两个人物的行为。 3．A M: You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave, are you?If we don’t pick up George and Martha in 25 minutes, we will never get to the theater on time. W: Oh, didn’t I tell you? Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not go tonight. Q: What is the woman probably going to do first? 【听前预测】 1．四项均以动词原形开头。
山东省 2019 年普通高等教育专升本统一考试英语试题 本试卷分为策I 卷和策II 卷两部分,共12 页。满分100 分。考试用时120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、座号填写到试卷规 定的位置上，并将姓名、考生号、座号填（涂）在答题卡规定的位置。 2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号，答在本试卷上无效。 3.第Ⅱ卷答题必须用毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置；如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 第Ⅰ卷 PartⅠ Listening Comprehension.(1 point each,20 points) Section A Directions: In will section, you will hear 8 short conversations. 41 the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question there will be a pause, During the peruse, you must read the four suggested answers marked A) B) C) and D), and decide which is the best answer Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet . Short Conversations 1. A. His car was hit by anothercar. B.H e was hurt while involved insports. C.He fell down somestairs, D.While crossing a street he was hit by acar.
2013年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this party you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "Good habits result from resisting temptation." You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. A Nation That's Losing Its Toolbox The scene inside the Home Depot on Weyman Avenue here would give the old-time American craftsman pause. In Aisle 34 is precut plastic flooring, the glue already in place. In Aisle 26 are prefabricated windows. Stacked near the checkout counters, and as colorful as a Fisher-Price toy, is a not-so-serious-looking power tool: a battery-operated saw-and-drill combination. And if you don't want to do it yourself, head to Aisle 23 or Aisle 35, where a help desk will arrange for an installer. It's all very handy stuff, I guess, a convenient way to be a do-it-yourselfer without being all that good with tools. But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship. This isn't a lament (伤感) - or not merely a lament - for bygone times. It's a social and cultural issue, as well as an economic one. The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship -
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) why Roman Holiday was more famous than Breakfast at Tiffany’s. B)why Audrey Hepburn had more female fans than male ones. C)Why the woman wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn. D)why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn. 2. A)Her unique personality. B)Her physical condition. C)Her shift of interest to performing arts. D)Her famil y’s suspension of financial aid. 3. A) She was not an outgoing person. B)She was modest and hardworking C)She was easy-going on the whole. D)She was usually not very optimistic. 4. A)She was influenced by the roles she played in the films. B)Her parents taught her to symbolize with the needy. C)She learned to volunteer when she was a child. D)Her family benifited from other people’s help. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the recording you have just heard. 5. A) Give a presentation. B)Rise some questions. C)Start a new company. D)Ateed a board meeting. 6. A) It will cut production costs. B)It will raise productivities. C)No staff willl be dismissed. D)No new staff will be hired. 7. A)The timeline of restructuring.
人教版2020届中考英语模拟试卷（八）B卷 姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________ 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） (共1题；共15分) 1. （15分）完形填空 When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything. I didn't understand and wondered why1had such a big influence2a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult. But now,3I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel4to express my own opinion on this saying. I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences. There're are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice. I once read this sentence, "To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better5yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world."I was shocked. It made me think about6itself. There are so many things around us that7our will. We can't force life to follow our wishes. The earth won't stop turning no matter whether we8it or not. What we can do is just to make9suit the world. I think we should learn to accept10life gives us, no matter whether it's the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy. The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite. I'm deeply moved by this beautiful song. I always try to11every pleasant thing in my life, but now 1 see that I don't catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more likely that they slip by(流逝) and leave you12regretful. I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are others I should13such as my parents, friends, and so on. They all pay attention to my growing up,14it's just a little progress. Everyone has his or her. Own15towards life, positive or negative. It doesn't matter, I think there is one rule that should be obeyed and that's to make this world better. （1） A . man B . time C . thing D . parent （2） A . about B . with C . on D . in （3）
单选题 1(2分)、 2 Reading ____ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A、 rectifies B、 prolongs C、 minimizes D、 furnishes 参考答案：D 2(2分)、 2 I fell and hurt myself while I ________ basketball yesterday. A、 was playing B、 am playing C、 play D、 played 参考答案：A 3(2分)、 2 We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no ________ but to take a taxi. A、 way B、 choice C、 possibility D、 selection 参考答案：B 4(2分)、 Measles(麻疹) ________ a long time to get over. A、 spend B、 spends
take D、 takes 参考答案：D 5(2分)、 2 He asked the waiter ________ the bill. A、 on B、 of C、 for D、 after 参考答案：C 6(2分)、 When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your ____ so that he can make a diagnosis (诊断). A、 indications B、 signs C、 symbols D、 symptoms 参考答案：D 7(2分)、 2 I forgot to return the book to you yesterday. So I _____________today. A、 might do it B、 must do it C、 had to do it D、 must have to do it 参考答案：B 8(2分)、 2 The electric fan has blown away the terrible smell in the hall, ______?
2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第一套完整版） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 Whether to Attend a Vocational College or a University? It’s an undisputable truth that virtually all high school graduates will encounter the choices between a vocational college and a university. And when it comes to this question, students’ ideas are not cut from the same cloth. In point of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, my advices are as follow. In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the two choices have its own superiorities. For instance, a vocational college specializes in cultivating human resources with practical capabilities; while a university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different fields. Then it does follow that high school graduates should have a clear picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses. In addition, interest is the best teacher and it’s also the premise of learning on one’s own initiative. Thus interest must be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled one will be. In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no one-size-fits-all answer for the question. The key lies in a clear cognition, accurate self-positioning and the interest of oneself. Only then can every one find a right path that works best for us. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad. C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed. 【答案】A
辽宁省营口市2018届中考英语模拟试题（一） 考试时间120分钟，满分150分 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第I卷（客观性试题共55分） Ⅰ. 单项选择。（共20分，每小题1分） ( )1..—Who is ____ girl behind the tree ? —Which one ? The one with ______ umbrella ? A. a; the B.an; an C. the; a D. the; an ( )2.About ______ of the land ______ covered with trees and grass. A. three fifths; are B. three fifths ; is C. three fifth; are D. third fifths; is ( )3.Though she often makes her little brother ___ , she was made ___ by him this morning. A. cry ; to cry B. to cry ; cry C. cry ; cry D. cry ; crying ( )4.I don’t knowwhen you ______ to Mary’s party.When you go, ______as well A. go ; I will go B. will go ; I will go C. will go ; I go D. go ; I go ( )5.. ----What do you think of the new bridge? ---- I have never seen ________ before. A. so a long one B.such a long one C. so long one D. a such long one ( )6.Now many people smoke and get ill. So we must do something ____them __smoking. A to stop, to B stop , from C to stop , from D stop, to ( )7.The baby is sleeping . We try ______ him up . A.to wake B. waking C. not to wake D. not waking ( )8.—Is this Mr. Li’s car ?—It ___be his car . His is an American car , but this is a Japanese car. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t ( )9. Let’s go to Kunming for vacation. It’s ______ too hot ______too c old. A. either …or B. neither …nor C. both …and D. not only… but also ( )10.---Could you tell me ___ yesterday ? ---Because my bike was broken on my way here.
2018年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及答案 )125分第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共 I. Phonetics(5 points） Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked a, b, and https://www.doczj.com/doc/388456627.html,pare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1.A.capt ai n B.sust ai n C.cont ai n D.ret ai n 2.A.pen sion B. mis sion C.ten sion D.revi sion 3.A.actr e ss B.busin e ss C.exc e ss D.endl e ss https://www.doczj.com/doc/388456627.html, b ination B.climbing C.bam b oo D.am b ition 5.A.bl ew B.cr ew C.s ew D.J ew II. Vocabulary and Structure( 15 points) Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 6. asked two passers-by how to get to the new railway station, but of them knew it. A.none B.either C.neither D.both 7. —The boss wants to talk to you. He seems unhappy with your performance. —Oh,I be in trouble. I hope he won't fire me. A.must B.can C.should D. would 8. my daughter reaches the age of eighteen she can apply for driving license. A.Unless B.Because C.Since D.Once 9. I'll consider Ms. Smith tonight, but I am not sure if I have the time. A.to see B.seeing C.to have seen D.see 10. The train to arrive at 11: 30, but it was an hour late. A.was supposed B.is supposed C.supposes D.supposed 11. Bob doesn't look his age. I think he's somewhere . A. in forty B. in forties C. in his forty D. in his forties 12. I feel very excited the thought of joining my family in a week. A.on B.for C.at D.in 13. a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. A. Finding B.Having found C.We finding D.We found