I went home, _____ she stayed at the station.
A.but
B.or
C.so
D.and
A.but
B.or
C.so
D.and
Mom is always there; she had soup ready in the breakfast room by the time that Ann and Jim and I get home. Ann and Jim have never gone in for the cafeteria, either. Our house in only about a ten-minute walk from the school building, so we can make it back in plenty of time.
There's something about eating in the cafeteria--and not leaving the high school from morning until afternoon -- that feels a little like being in prison. By the end of the morning, I've got to get out of the building. And Mom never seems to mind fixing lunch for us; she never suggests that we eat in the cafeteria.
It's really the only time we have to be alone with her. In the morning Dad's there, and by the time I get home after messing around(混时间) after school, he's usually at home from work. So the time that Mom and I talk together is usually at lunch.
I feel sorry for the students who eat in the cafeteria every day. It would drive me mad, I don't know if their moms just don't like to cook for them in the middle of the day, or if they actually like the cafeteria and the cafeteria food.
When the author was in junior high school, ______.
A.he never ate in the cafeteria
B.he ate in the cafeteria sometimes but not often
C.he always went back for lunch
D.he often ate in the cafeteria
It' s already 5 o' clock now. Don' t you think it' s about time ______ ?
A.we are going home
B.we go home
C.we went home
D.we can go home
Philip: Hello! Is that you, Tom?
Tom: Yes, (56)
Philip: I can't believe I (57) you at last. And what have you been doing?
Tom: Yeah, I haven't been home a lot lately. And I've had a lot of work and social engagements. Oh,
Philip, (58) to London?
Philip: I just came back about a week ago, I (59) by phone several times, but you were not in.
Tom: Sorry, Sorry. Did you have a nice holiday, then?
Philip: Lovely. I went to Scotland and traveled around.
Tom: (60) ! I need a holiday indeed.
Philip: Well, I suppose so.
Tom: Oh , somebody's at the door. I have to go. And I have to say " good-bye'. Nice talking to you.
Philip: Same here, bye-bye.
56.
A. when did you get back
B. What a surprise I got
C. How I admire you
D. I am Tom
E. got hold of
F. got through
G. this is Tom
H. tried to contact you
Mark went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area's city councilwoman (女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman. It was too much for Mark. "The problems are too big," he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, "I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here."
On his way back, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery hag and baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn't have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "Thanks!" she said. "You've got great timing (适时) !"
"Just being neighborly (友好的) ," Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus passed by. On one of them was "Small acts of kindness add up." Mark smiled and thought, "Maybe that's a good place to start."
In the first paragraph, Mark thought that______.
A.nobody was so able as to solve these problems
B.many people were too selfish to think about others
C.he was not in the position to solve such problems
D.he already had more than enough work to do
Jim was a greedy boy. He enjoyed having good food. One day when he came to have breakfast, he found there was only bread and grufel(麦片粥). So he didn,t want to have any. Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat. He put his hands on his stomach and said,“ I’ ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don’ t want any breakfast now. ” His mother said,“ I’ m sorry to hear that. Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine. You know his house. ”Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus. Jim got off the bus after five minutes, ride. He didn’ t go to see Dr. Jones. He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home. When he got home, his mother asked him,“What did Dr. Jones say,my boy?” Jim answered, “He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache. So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine.
Now Jim’ s mother knew what Jim ’ s stomachache meant.
What did Jim, s mother give him for the breakfast that day?
A.Bread
B.Cake
C.Gruel
D.Both A and C
______That day Dr. Jones.A.gave Jim some medicine
B.went to see Jim
C.didn’ t meet Jim at all
D.advised Jim to buy some cakes
______At last Jim’ s mother.A.gave her son some good food
B.knew her son had told a lie
C.bought some medicine for her son
D.bought some cakes for her son
Jim is a boy marked by his______.A.cleverness
B.honesty
C.greed
D.naughtiness
Mr. Hill works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Jack. Mr. Hill does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Jack's seventeen birthdays.
Last week Mr. Hill had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it ,out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Just then, there was a knock at the door. He opened the door, to find a policeman standing on the door-step.
"What have I done wrong?" Mr. Hill asked himself. "Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?"
"Hello, Uncle," said the policeman, "My name is Jack."
Mr. Hill ______.
A.works in a bank by himself
B.lives in a bank and works by himself
C.lives by himself and works in a bank
D.lives in a bank by himself
He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well.
The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept.At lunch time, too, he kept out of the way.By the time of the dinner, however, he became so hungry that he could even have eaten paper.
“I can't stand this any longer,”he said to himself.“I must have something to eat.” At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him.When he was quite satisfied, he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter."Bring me the bill," he said to the waiter.
“The bill?” said the waiter in surprise.
“Yes,” answered the traveler.
“There isn't any bill here.” Said the waiter.“On this ship, meals are already included in the ticket.”
31.The traveler thought that he().
A.would find no food served on board
B.could not get home_ without having meals on board
C.could do without any food before he got home
D.would not be allowed to eat on board
32.“He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell,” means ()
A.he did not hear the lunch bell
B.he heard the lunch bell but didn't go for lunch
C.he put something in his ears to close them
D.he did not know it was the lunch bell
33.The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not().
A.feel well
B.know the time for lunch
C.hear the lunch bell
D.have the money
34.What did the traveler mean when he said “I can't stand this any longer.”? ()
A.I can't understand it.
B.I can't stay hungry any longer.
C.I can't keep my feet on this place any longer.
D.I must sit down for a while.
35.He became so hungry that he().
A.went to sleep
B.ate paper
C.went to the dinner-table
D.kept out of the way
A.that
B.those
C.ones
D.one
Rat race rebels
Most of us are trapped in a nine-to-five office routine and many of us would like to escape. We interviewed three people who have said “No!” to this rat race…
Fiona
After university, I was on the dole for a few months. I didn’t have any money, so I was really pleased to get an office job… but it was very boring! I gave it up and went to do voluntary work for the VSO – Voluntary Service Overseas – in Rwanda. I teach old people and children to read and write. It’s not the most comfortable of jobs but it’s great to be doing something of real use for once.
Andy
I used to be a freelance news journalist. It was very stressful and I had to travel a lot. I applied for loads of other jobs with no success, so I started to think about my real interest – football! Now, I work from home and write football articles for press agencies around the world. It’s a full-time job but I have much more free time. I’m my own boss and I can get up when I want!
Emma
I used to be a teacher and I worked 40 hours a week. Then, I saw the movie American Beauty and thought I could change my life too! I did a course in acupuncture and shiatsu massage. I took four years to get qualified but now I have set up my own business. Shiatsu is very popular these days because people are so stressed and you can earn quite good money.
1、Emma didn’t have a job for a while.
2、Andy has turned an interest into a profession.
3、Fiona has her own company.
4、Fiona feels she is doing something useful.
5、Andy was influenced by a film that he saw.
Which of the following is right?
A.After getting into the plane Henry found his seat and sat down at once.
B.Henry sat down in }lis seat and fastened the seat belt without any help.
C.Thanks to the air hostess, Henry knew how to find his seat and fasten the seat belt.
D.With the help of the hostess, Henry got into the plane.