Now I still keep in touch with my friends in Australia（)e-mail.

A.dawned

B.realized

C.rely

D.Keep

Nurse: Hello! How are you feeling now？

Client: I have still had ()(头疼) , when are my relatives allowed to visit me？

A.headache

B.absolute

C.intravenous

D.worry

Tony:That would be great. Working in a bank will be well-paid.

Gnace:（）What are you doing now？

Toay: l am an intern at 1BM Company, and I plan to go to university nest year.

Grace: Good luck. Let's keep in touch

A、l am not sure yet.

B、I hope so.

C、What is you major？

D、I think you are right.

n the closet (衣橱)？”Jessica asked.“A skeleton in the closet？”her mother paused thoughtfully.“Well it's something that

you would rather not have anyone else know about.For example if in the past someone in Dad's family

had been arrested for stealing a horse it would be 'a skeleton in his family's closet'.He really wouldn't

want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family？” Jessica's father said with anger.“Your family history isn't so good you

know.Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes？ ”“Yes but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as

prisoners.” “Gosh sorry I asked.I think I understand now ”Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner the house was very quiet.Jessica's parents were still angry each other.Her mother was

ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband who hid behind newspaper pretending

to read.When she finished she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's

closet.Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt a bony arm stuck out from the dark

depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint (晕倒) waking

only when Jessica's put a cold wet cloth on her forehead.She looked up to see the worried faces of her

husband and daughter.

“What happened？ Where am I？ ”she asked.“You just destroyed the school's skeleton Mum”

explained Jessica.“I brought it home to help me with my health project.I meant to tell you but it seemed

that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica

looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.“They're both crazy” she thought.

1.According to Jessica's mother“a skeleton in the closet”means ______.

A.a family honor

B.a family secret

C.a family story

D.a family treasure

2.What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2？()

A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners

B.They were the earliest people living in Australia

C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia

D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days

3.Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.

A.knocked

B.frightened

C.injured

D.surprised

4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home？

A.She was curious about it

B.She planned to keep it for fun

C.She needed it for her school task

D.She intended to scare her parents

5.Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_______.

A.they were crazy

B.they were overexcited

C.they realized their misunderstanding

D.they both thought they had won the quarrel

he 5 questions (No.41 through No.45) that follow. The answevs (in not more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

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They hope the user will______________the account.

I made a pledge to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage.For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.Totally loving.No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio.The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of heir wives.Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will.A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did.Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased.Maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read.Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach.I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went.Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums.Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed.I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however.Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter？” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t？”

“What do you mean？”

“Well… that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago … our doctor… did he tell you something about me？ Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying？”

It took a moment for it all to sink in.then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms.“You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

26.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means “_________”.

A.unintentionally

B.inevitably

C.impressively

D.unconditionally

27.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.

A.with his family

B.with Evelyn

C.alone

D.with his children

28.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____________.

A.she looked lovely in her new clothes

B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C.he was determined to be a good husband

D.she was seriously ill

29.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong？

A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

30.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.

A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

tell them I mostly travel alone.

"You're so brave!"

Why is it that a woman travelling alone, as I have often done for months at a time, is perceived to be "brave", whereas men who travel alone are entirely unremarkable？

You are only brave when you are afraid of something but still do it anyway.I have never been afraid of travelling alone.

The first time I travelled alone was when I was19.I was due to travel in Europe with a friend at the end of the summer.She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna.It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself.I kept going.I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself.It was weird at first, but later I stopped worrying about it.

When I got back to Ireland after that trip, I felt proud of myself.I had done something I had assumed would be hard, and it had turned out to be not hard at all.

That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own.I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary.The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I've met along the way.I may have set off alone each time but I've encountered many people who became important to me.I met my husband in Kathmandu, Nepal.I met lifelong friends in Australia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India, Indonesia and many other places.

(1)What makes the author puzzled when she tells people of her experience？()

APeople's disbelief.

B.People's response.

C.People's approval.

D.People's criticism.

(2)What does the author say about her first time to travel alone？()

A.It was a trip by design.

B.She had to choose to go by herself.

C.It was harder than expected.

D.She set off all alone.

(3)What do the underlined words "solo travel" in the last paragraph mean？()

A.Group Travel.

B.Travelling with friends.

C.Travelling alone.

D.Travelling with music.

(4)How has the author benefited from her travel？()

A.She has overcome her fear of travelling alone.

B.She has written a couple of books.

C.She has received a great many gifts.

D.She has met many people all the way.

ome from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone call break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked in hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, and restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:

Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.

A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is a clothing store. When customers wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.

Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London？

A．It takes skill,

B．It's a full-time job.

C．It's admired worldwide.

D．It pays well.

n feel theneed to appear competent in all 26,while women worry only about the skills in which they'veinvested _ 27_.Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time，and the woman is likely tojump in，while the man is likely to say he's not feeling too well.

Ironically，it is often success that leads people to flirt with failure.Praise won for _ 28_a skillsuddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose.Rather than putting their reputation on theline again，many successful people develop a handicap—drinking，_ 29_，depression—that allowsthem to keep their status no matter what the future brings. An advertising executive 30_ fordepression shortly after winning an award put it this way:“Without my depression，I'd be a failure now;with it，I'm a success 'on hold.’”

In fact，the people most likely to become chronic excuse makers are those 31 _ with success.Such people are so afraid of being 32a failure at anything that they constantly develop onehandicap or another in order to explain away failure.

Though self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now and then,in the end，researchers say，it will lead to_ 33_. In the long run，excuse makers fail to live up to theirtrue_ 34_and lose the status they care so much about. And despite their protests to the _35they have only themsclves to blame.

A) contrary F) labeled K) potential

B) fatigue G) legacies L) rcalms

C) heavily H) mastering M) reciprocal

D) heaving l) momentum N) ruin

E) hospitalized J) obsessed o) viciously