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A.set
B.landing
C.land
D.to land
A.set
B.landing
C.land
D.to land
A.It goes
B.Take it away
C.Go
D.To go
A. (), she’s a big girl now.
B.After all
C.Above all
D.First of all
E.For all
A.will be having a meeting
B.have a meeting
C.am having a meeting
D.will have a meeting
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions froma list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Each choiceshould be used only once. Maria is a failure as a n 1 . The Reverend Mother sends her off in answer t 2 a letter from a retired naval captain for a g 3 for his seven children. There is aloofness in Captain Von Trapp; however, it is just a disguise for the sadness caused by his wife’s death. Maria teaches the children to sing and brings vitality b 4 to the large house. The Captain loves singing and thanks Maria for what she has done for his family. He calls o 5 his engagement with the beautiful Baroness for he realizes that he has f 6 in love with Maria, and so has Maria. They get married and go on their h 7 . When they come back, the Nazis attempt to draft Captain Von Trapp i 8 the Naval Forces of The Third Reich. After their sensational p 9 at the music festival and with some help from the abbey, the Von Trapps escape o 10 the Alps into Switzerland.
The Basics of Import and Export
Importing and exporting is transferring goods from one country to another while paying attention to the laws and requirements of bringing goods out or into that country. If you want to import in large quantities for commercial purposes, you’ll need to have the consent of the local customs department and the right paperwork. Import and export are the basics of international trade. If you are looking forward to starting your own business in the field of importing and exporting business then here are some tips for starters.
Foreign embassies provide nice programs and a great deal of information about their goods to promote exporting. You can find out exactly what it is you are looking to buy. If you are exporting, you can approach your local department of trade and see what plans they have on offer to promote exports. Besides, you should consult the tax department to find out if there is a particular process to setting up an importing and exporting company and what documentation you will require. It is also necessary that you find out about any licensing requirements for importing and exporting of goods. Some countries do not allow their goods to go to a certain country and vice versa, this is known as an embargo. In this way, you can make sure that there are no embargoes with the country you are looking to trade with.
1. International trade refers to both import and export.
2. Only after the local customs department agrees, could you start your own business in the field of import and export.
3. Foreign embassies do nothing to help promote exporting.
4. If you are exporting, you can turn to no one for help.
5. Some countries do not allow their goods to go to a certain country.
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and tedious training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the chauffeur to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her elocution lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
1. Usually only students who ____are accepted.
A、have received good education
B、are hard-working
C、are talented and promising
D、are good-mannered
2. The reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ().
A、actors are very determined people
B、the course at the drama school lasts two years
C、acting is very hard work
D、there are already too many actors
3."Then she got angry and said she would call the police". This sentence shows that ().
A、She totally disbelieved the proposal
B、The man acted with an ill purpose
C、The man forced her into his big car
D、She was a nervous woman
4. Why is an assistant stage manager's job difficult?()
A、Because he has to do everything
B、Because he has to work long hours every day
C、Because he will not be happy
D、Because he has to wait for another chance
5.The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to ____.
A、once in a full moon
B、once for a while
C、once for a long time
D、once and for all
"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.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband.She wanted to dress up as a ghost (鬼,鬼魂) and as she had made her costume (化妆舞会上的化装服) the night before,she was impatient to try it on.Though the costume consisted only of a sheet,it was really splendid.After putting it on,she went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. ,
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door.She knew it must be the baker (面包师).She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table.Not wanting to frighten the poor man,she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair.She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall.Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man.Mrs. Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter (水表读数).She tried to explain the situation,saying “It’s only me.” But it was too late,the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.When Mrs. Richards walked towards him,he fled, closing the door heavily behind him.
(1).The reason for Mrs. Richards’ excitement that day was that().
A、 she had sent her children to school
B、 she was to attend an evening party
C、 she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
D、 she had made a special costume the night before
(2). Mrs. Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to().
A、 make sure that the costume fitted her well
B、 frighten the person who was knocking on the door
C、 find out if she had finished the costume
D、 receive the bread and do some cooking
(3).The man who was knocking at the door was ().
A、a baker
B、a thief
C、her husba
D、an electricity man
(4).What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?()
A、He entered just as Mrs. Richards had told him to.
B、He did not do anything as Mrs. Richards had expected him to.
C、He stepped directly towards the store-room.
D、He went straight in so as to find Mrs. Richards
(5).The man _________and that made him cry out and run away.()
A、 thought he must have met a ghost
B、 recognized Mrs. Richards
C、 found out Mrs. Richards was walking towards him
D、 thought that Mrs. Richards must have recognized him
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and tedious training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the chauffeur to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took t he producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her elocution lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
1).Why is an assistant stage manager's job difficult?()
A、Because he has to do everything.
B、Because he has to work long hours every day.
C、Because he will not be happy.
D、Because he has to wait for another chance.
2).Usually only students who ()are accepted.
A、have received good education
B、are hard-working
C、are talented and promising
D、are good-mannered
3).The reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ().
A、actors are very determined people
B、the course at the drama school lasts two years
C、acting is very hard work
D、there are already too many actors
4)."Then she got angry and said she would call the police". This sentence shows that ().
A、She totally disbelieved the proposal
B、The man acted with an ill purpose
C、The man forced her into his big car
D、She was a nervous woman
5).The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to().
A、once in a full moon
B、once for a while
C、once for a long time
D、once and for all
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