I’ve been wrestling with Chinese（)for ten years now.

A.in how

B.in which

C.in what

D.in that

A. surprised

B. sorry

C. glad

D. excited

A.figure out

B.look at

C.get out

D.put up

A. Surely I am _______ any exam.

B. busy with

C. afraid of

D. ready for

E. interested in

.

A、to promote

B、having been promoted

C、having promoted

D、to be promoted

— I’ve been trying to call my Mom and Dad for almost an hour, but_______________.— They

— I’ve been trying to call my Mom and Dad for almost an hour, but_______________.

— They must have hung up the phone improperly.

A. the line is always busy

B. the line is always taken

C. the phone is always busy

D. the phone is always used

per over nothing.

-().

A.Really？ I have good reasons.I haven't been getting much sleep, either.

B.I'm sorry.I shouldn't have blown up like that.

C.You'd better not push yourself too hard, or you'11 get sick.

听力原文： My first semester of college was the worst I've been through. I had made plans during the summer to share an apartment with two of my close friends from high school. But before we moved in，problems started developing.

One of the two girls I was to share an apartment with was going to work instead of going to college。 However，a week before we were to move in，she found out that she didn't get the job. She is forced to live at home and look for work. The rest two of us lasted for a month and then agreed that we couldn't make it with the higher monthly rent payments. I started looking around.

I found another apartment and the rent wasn't bad. The place was noisy，but it was the best I could afford for the time. However，one day when I returned，I saw smoke coming from the back of the house. The cottage had caught fire，and my room was a burned mess。I was once more out of a place to stay.

I finally gave up looking around and moved home. I had to drive forty miles to school every day，so I almost spent as much on gas as I would have on lodging. I was very bored I almost lost the will to study. It had been really a bad semester!

(33)

A．To look for two of her close friends.

B．To stay at home and study.

C．To share an apartment with friends.

D．To move out and live alone.

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.

one and call a ten-figure number,it must begin with 010 Got that—010？You can please yourself about the other seven figures.”I called the number 010 3612597A few moments later I heard a man's clear voice at the other end.The voice said,“Kikri 2597 Don Flower speaking.”I said,“Hello,Mr.Flower.I'm Robert West,and this call to you is one of my birthday presents.I'm thirteen today——”“Oh,that's great.Many happy returns of the day!Where are you calling from,Robert？You sound very clear.”“I'm at home in London.Where are you？”“You're in London!Well,well——I've never had a call from London before.I live in Kikri,in Australia.About a hundred miles from Kikri,actually,but it's the nearest place.I've got a small farm here,with about ninety thousand sheep on it.You ought to come and visit me one day.”“I'd like to,very much.Your farm must be very big,Mr.Flower,if you've got ninety thousand sheep on it.” “Well,there may be only eighty thousand by now.I'm not too sure.There's not a lot of feed for them,you know,and two of my wells have gone dry this month.So we've been driving the sheep around a bit.If you go straight across the middle of my farm,it's a hundred and ten miles.That isn't a great size for a farm in Australia,but it's big enough for me!”We talked for three minutes,and it was very interesting.I gave Mr.Flower my telephone number.He promised to ring me on my birthday next year.

1“You can please yourself about the other seven figures”means _______.

A.say “please” when you call the number

B.feel pleased to make the call yourself

C.choose the other seven figures yourself

D.be pleasant when you dial the other seven figures

2When Mr.Flower said “You're in London!Well,well—”,he was _______.

A.very surprised

B.very well

C.very sorry

D.out of breath

3Mr.Flower has been driving his sheep around a bit because _______.

A.his farm was too small for ninety thousand sheep

B.his farm was only 110 miles straight across the middle

C.he was afraid someone would steal more of his sheep

D.there wasn't enough feed or water on his farm for the sheep

4Which detail from the passage shows that Australia is a big country？

A.One must dial a 10-figure to reach Australia.

B.Mr.Flower lived one hundred miles from Kikri.

C.Mr.Flower now had only eighty thousand sheep on the farm.

D.Mr.Flower's farm isn't considered a big one in Australia.

5The best title for this passage is perhaps _______.

A.London-Kikri

B.A Birthday Present

C.Robert West and Don Flower

D.A Phone Call

p to meet him.

Peter: Excuse me, are you Mr. Henry Smith？

Henry: Oh, you must be Peter.

Peter: () Mr. Smith.

Henry: Nice to meet you, too.

Peter: How was your journey？

Henry: ()

Peter: Our car is in the parking lot. Shall we go to the hotel first？

Henry: Yes. I really need a good rest. And, Peter, could you do me a favor？

Peter: Yes, of course.

Henry: I wonder if you could help me take my suitcase and box to the car. ()

Peter: My pleasure, sir. (Trying to lift the box) You've put the whole of America into your box. They are really very heavy, ha-ha! Please stay here while I get a cart.

Henry: By the way, do you know where I can get mints here？ It seems there's no store around.

Peter: I know where the store is. Would you like me to get some mints for you？

Henry: ()

Peter comes back, and they walk out of the gate.

Henry: Oh, it's good to see the sun! I'm always worried about Beijing's haze.

Peter: Yes, () That'll be a nice change, won't it？ A big improvement on what we've been having.

Henry: That's great! I think all this sunshine is just too good to be true!

选择合适的单词或短语完成句子。

A. Pretty good, but a little tiring.

B. It seems to be clearing up.

C. They are too heavy for me to carry.

D. That's very kind of you.

E. Nice to meet you.