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us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly
after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for
Sam"s being late-serious illness at home-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn"t work any
longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone
was hard at work. Sam"s supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his
hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I"m Sam Maynard. I"m applying for a job, which, I understand, became
available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"
The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam
Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.
It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting the other fellow to
do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it"s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to
discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians
on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
B. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
C. He was busy applying for a new job.
D. Because he got up late.
B. tried to set up
C. tried to hold back
D. gave out
B. It wasn"t the first time that Sam came late for his work.
C. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
D. All people lose life"s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
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How to use your NatWest Servicecard.
As a Switch card, it lets you par for all sorts of goods and services, wherever you see the Switch logo.
The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have
enough money or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it. It is also a cheque guarantee (担保) for up to the
amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 each machines
across the UK.
How to use your NatWest Cashcard
You can use your Cashcard as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo.
It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide.
You can spend or withdraw (提取) what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.
Using your cards abroad
You can also use your Servicecard and Cashcard when you"re abroad. You can withdraw cash machines
and pay for goods and services wherever you acc the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed. We take a commission
charge (手续费) of 2.25% of cash withdrawal you make (up to &4) and a commission. Charge of 75 pence
every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee
of 2.65%.
How to use your Nat West Credit Card
With your credit card you can do the following:
* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.
* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the Mastercard or Visa logos.
* Collect one AIR MILE for every ￡20 of spending that appears on your statement (结算单).
(This does not include foreign currency or traveler"s cheques bought,interest and other charges.)
B. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish
C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit
D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK
B. ￡5.25
C. ￡4
D. ￡5.3
B. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.
C. You can use the card in any shop across the world.
D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveler"s cheques.
B. use your cards abroad
C. draw cash with your cards
D. play your cards right
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.
Answer: Many people have asked me this question. 2 Here I will give you several tips for learning English.
3
First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and
no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, "Do I really want to learn
English?" If you can"t answer "yes" to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you"re ready
and willing to learn.
Set goals(目标)
To learn English well, you must set some goals. 4 It will also help you to see your progress. Ask
yourself,"What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?" Think about what your goals are, and
review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.
Practice, practice, and practice.
After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete
whose goal is the Olympics must train daily, you as a language leaner must practise language every day to
make progress toward your goal. 5
B. I think it is not easy to learn it well.
C. Make friends with some Americans online.
D. Reading is a very good way to learn new words.
E. The answers are as different as the people asking the question.
F. The more you practise, the more progress you will make.
G. Having goals will help you remember what areas you want to work on.
commonest are news reports. We get them in themselves, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas
also show us newsreels. The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper
closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions (服装), sports,
books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are
news items which are very amusing.
A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains (包
含) a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs, the first paragraph is in fact a summary (总结)
of the news item. It gives all the necessary information, what, when, where, how and why. The other
paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually
spoken by them are within inverted commas (引号). Often there are photographs to go with the news to make
it more interesting.
B. to watch a color TV
C. to read today"s newspaper
D. to listen to the music over radio
B. they are easy to get
C. they have got pictures to go with the news
D. they provide all sorts of news in them
you"d better ______.
B. start from the second paragraph of the news report in today"s newspaper
C. look through the whole news report in today"s newspaper
D. talk with people who have seen the accident
B. always writes very short news reports
C. often prints pictures to go with the news
D. sometimes provides long and important news
B. news reports
C. happenings to people and their surroundings
D. the length of a news report
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容完成1-10小题，每空不超过3个单词。
Being a Happy Teenager by Australian writer Andrew Mathews useful. In his book, Matthews tells us how
to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers. There are many subjects such as parents and
friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and learn to forgive others. The book tells us of useful
skills such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better.
Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result of praise from other people. But you
can still be happy when there is no such "good thing". Success comes from a good attitude. If you learn from
problems, you will have success in the future. Some schoolboys have problems such as being too tall or too
short. But Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive (积极的) way. If you
are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes
take less room in your bedroom!This is Matthews" most important lesson: you choose to be happy!
| About the writer | Name: 1 Nationality (国籍): 2 |
| 3 of the book | Being a Happy Teenager |
| Content(内容) of the book | How to have 4 , and 5 of teenagers |
| The book tells us | We should stop being 6 and learn to 7 How to make 8 . Success comes from 9 . |
| The most important 10 | Choose to be happy |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Getting material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Donald and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Donald wouldn"t get home until eight or nine o"clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted to have a farm here," says Donald,"and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It"s taken some getting used to, but it"s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it"s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier." Liz, however, is not quite sure."I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I"m not really a country girl, but I suppose I"m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all." | |
| 1. When Donald was a reporter he _____. | |
| A. lived in central London B. disliked his job C.missed his children D. was well paid | |
| 2. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm _____. | |
| A. was easy to organise B. has improved family life C. was extremely expensive D. have been a total success | |
| 3. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph means _____. | |
| A. Child-caring. B. Liz"s advice. C. Downshifting. D. Liz"s job. | |
| 4. The underlined word"downshifting" in the second paragraph means _____. | |
| A. repairing your car by yourself B. spending money carefully C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week |