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  The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his friend's favourite newsstand. Johnson24      the sales?man selling the newspapers gently,but in return he re?ceived poor25       . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when Johnson26      the latenight edition. Accepting the27      ,Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed28      that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street,Devin asked, " Does he always treat you so 29       ?"

  "Yes,30       ，he does," Johnson responded. "And are you always so 31        and friendly to him?" "Yes,I am!" Johnson32      as they turned a corner. "Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?" Johnson 33      ,"Because I don't want him to decide how I am go?ing to 34       .”

  Who35      how you are going to act? Is it your cir?cumstances or the difficult people in your life that deter?mine your36       ？When we allow our conflicts to 37        us,we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our on?ly priority.38      ,it doesn't really matter how we treat one another.  For example,we'll say, "This 39      is causing me problems right now so I don't care about excising 40      ,selfcontrol,and loving kindness. Inste

I want to let him know how 41        I am because of his tion."

  We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken,the way we handle conflicts will influence our 42       long time. Will you only respond to the momentary ci or will you be more concerned about the 43        of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how will behave when the pressure is on?

24. A. praised   B. paid C. invited   D. greeted

25. A. service   B. harvest   C. instructions   D. scores

26. A. printed   B. requested   C. completed   D. took

27. A. newspaper   B. record   C. radio   D. food

28. A. encouraged   B. disappointed   C. relieved   D. worried

29. A. separately   B. seriously   C. quickly   D. rudely

30. A. obviously   B. originally   C. unfortunately   D. finally

31. A. content   B. smart   C. energetic   D. kind

32. A. struggled   B. hesitated   C. continued   D. watched

33. A. ordered   B. wondered   C. advised   D. explained

34. A. work   B. act   C. arrive   D. write

35. A. decides   B. imagines   C. answers   D. doubts

36. A. responses   B. appearance   C. growth   D. progress

37. A. wound   B. control   C. cheat   D. kill

38. A. Instead   B. Again   C. Therefore   D. Besides

39. A. exam   B. person   C. trip   D. enemy

40. A. pressure   B. power   C. duty   D. patience

41. A. proud   B. glad   C. angry   D. fearful

42. A. lives   B. experiments   C. friendship   D. team

43. A. time   B. value C. use   D. nationality 

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  There is a huge power in knowing how to make adjustments in life. 19.        The key is in knowing where the adjustment is needed and how much.

  Whatever your station is in life,everyone will face what I call the 3Cs：changes,challenges and choices. The following are some simple but powerful tips to help you make effective life adjustments.

   A. 20      .

  Most people see with their eyes but few people know how to observe. The difference between seeing and ob?serving is like the difference between reading and stud?ying. One factor in helping you to listen better is to hear not only what people say but also what they don't say. Reading body language and voice inflection can help you listen between the lines. All these play an effective role in helping you to think with your eyes and ears.

   B. Learn to go with the flow.

The people who learn to make the best life adjustments can develop the habit of going with the flow. 21.        Notice people who can go with the flow and you will find a person with sharp instincts he or she de?pends on.

   C. 22.         

If you can keep an attitude of preparation for 3Cs,you'll have the best chance of making effective life adjust?ments.

As the saying goes,if you stay ready,you do not have to get ready. 23      .

   A. Learn to think with your eyes and ears.

   B. Be prepared for changes,challenges and choices.

   C. In fact,it's possible to turn failure into success by making the right adjustments.

   D. In fact,people who have the ability to make the best life adjustments are happy.

   E. That's the best advice for anyone who wants to make the best life adjustments and win！

   F. The best way to do that is to trust your instincts. The more you do that,the more they will work for you.

   G. So,what's one of the key factors for people who fail to make life adjustments when faced with 3Cs?

  When her five daughters were young,Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (團結) .To show this,she held up one chopstick,representing one per?son. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next,she tied several chopsticks together,representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chop?sticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.

  Helene An and her family own a large restaurant bus?iness in California. However,when Helene and her hus?band Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975,they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother,Diana,who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon after?wards,Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However,Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.

  Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves,but one by one,the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other,they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elizabeth explains , " Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity,and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family,there is no business."

  Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996,with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a smaJJ restaurant,they had big dreams,and they worked together. Now they are a big success.

15. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show      

   A. the strength of family unity

   B. the difficulty of growing up

   C. the advantage of chopsticks

   D. the best way of giving a lesson

16. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family      

   A. started a business in 1975

   B. left Vietnam without much money

   C. bought a restaurant in San Francisco

   D. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles

17. What can we infer about the An daughters?

   A. They did not finish their college education.

   B. They could not bear to work in the family business.

   C. They were influenced by what Helene taught them.

   D. They were troubled by disagreement among family members.

18. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

   A. How to run a corporation

   B. Strength comes from peace

   C. How to achieve a big dream

   D. Family unity builds success

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 Pride and prejudice for the modern woman Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice,Jane Austen's most famous work,might be updated₉200 years on.

  Austen's popularity is rooted in her in?telligence. But today she would certainly have 'had a very different life,as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion--.

It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men,however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.

  "My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, "have you heard that the local store,standing empty for so long,is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"

  Her dull and indifferent (漠不關心的) husband re?plied that he had not.

  "But it is,it is," she replied excitedly.

  Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.

  "Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.

  "Well,clearly you think it matters to your silly little head--- so I'd better listen."

  "Well,my dear,the rumour (傳言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England? though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month."

  "What is her name?"

  "Bingley."

  "Is she married or single?"

  "What a question!And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys."

  "How so? How can it possibly affect them?"

  "My dear love,those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going."

  "Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place."

  "Nonsense, my love,how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a firstrate degree and some sort of business qualification,I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys!Perhaps you might give her a call."

  "Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks,after all. She may even offer you a job."

  "Oh,that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it,I think I'll go along all the same."

And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company.

  ...It would remain the case,of course,that Mrs Bennet would be one of the very few women on the company board,that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues” her bonus of a more " female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shor?ter than theirs. Still? she'd no doubt have enjoyed Da?vos―and might even have hobnobbed (攀談) with influ?ential figures.

11. Which of the following is TRUE according to the pas?sage?

   A. Austen was born 200 years ago.

   B. Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice,

   C. Austen's success lies in her wisdom.

   D. Austen's updated work gains popularity.

12. The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs Bennet       .

   A. had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley

   B. felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley

   C. was extremely anxious to meet Bingley

   D. had a great curiosity about Bingley

13. In the eyes of Mrs Bennet,Bingley surely needed one of their boys to    .

   A. get married to

   B. work for her

   C. help her move in

   D. take over her store

14. What does the writer intend to tell us?

   A. Women with brains can also be as successful as men.

   B. Women have to pay a high price for success.

   C. A judgement must be made free from prejudice.

   D. Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.

10. In terms         his own situation,he has to give up this chance.

9.        (settle) in a peaceful way,everything returned to normal again.

8. The famous singer sang the song once     be?cause her fans liked it so much.

7. The manager asked the secretary to show the guests    and then they had a talk.

6. Parents should teach their children to behave        (proper) in public.

5. In the dry weather,once a fire breaks out,it will spread in all        (direct) quickly.