Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think 61 matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, 62 are smart and strong-willed, are very likely 63 (succeed). The reason 64 this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for 65 same reason.

   What happens to the 66 children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, 67 , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 68 (different). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in 69 lives. They usually 70 (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

The quality of education in this small school is better than ______ in some larger schools.

(2019·广东高三“六校联盟”第一次联考)The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is one of the world's   ________ (large)  art museums.

 ---Guess what ,we’ve got our visas for a visit to the Austria this fall.

---How nice! You            a different culture then.

A. will be experiencing   B. have experienced     C. have been experiencing   D. will have experienced

 I wonder if you could go with me to the cinema.

Don’t disturb me. I _________ a composition all the morning and haven’t finished yet.

   A. write          B. was writing       C. have written    D. have been writing

Andy never wanted to go to bed on time. His parents had explained to him how important it was to go to bed early and get a good rest. But Andy paid no attention to them, and they didn't know what to do until one weekend when they were visiting Andy's grandparents.

Grandpa Peter heard all about it and said, "This sounds like a job for Tubby." They loaded the cat onto the car and returned home.

That night, at bedtime, the same problem arose. Andy didn't want to go to bed, and even though his parents waited a while to see if Tubby would solve the problem, nothing happened. Andy's father began to complain.

Hours later, Andy finally decided to go to bed. But what a surprise when he entered his bedroom! Tubby was in his bed, pot-belly in the air, sound asleep.

Andy tried to move the cat, but there was no way. That night he hardly slept, lying on one tiny corner of his bed.

The next day the same thing happened, even though Andy was much more tired from not having slept. When the third day arrived, he had understood that if he wanted to sleep in his bed, he would have to get into it before Tubby did. That night, when his parents only started hinting (暗示) at the topic of bedtime, Andy rushed upstairs and dived into bed. His parents couldn't believe it. They knew nothing about Tubby in the bed, nor did they understand why Andy went to bed on time, without complaint. They were so happy about this that they stayed up quite late, celebrating.

1. By saying "This sounds like a job for Tubby", Grandpa Peter means that Tubby______.

A. has the same problem as Andy      B. can help solve Andy’s problem

C. often stays up late on weekend      D. always likes playing with small boys

2. Andy's parents' attitude towards his change can be described as______.

A. uneasy       B. ridiculous        C. cautious        D. joyful

3. What is the author's purpose of writing this text?

 A. To tell us a fun life story.             B. To teach us how to keep pets.

   C. To advise us to make friends with pets.  D. To encourage us to form good habits.

Fay: Hi Jerry. I’m thinking of applying 61. _________ a job with a multinational(跨国的) company, but

I’m worried about having an interview in English. Can you give me any good tips?

Jerry: Hmm. That’s a tough one. I guess the first thing is to try to make 62. _______good impression.

Fay: That sounds good. But 63. ______(serious), how can I do that?

Jerry:To begin with, you should firmly shake the interviewer’s hand and keep eye contact while 64.______(greet) him or her with a smile.

Fay: Ah, “body language”is really important, isn’t it?

Jerry: Yes. The second thing is to be confident. You gain 65. _______(confident) from being prepared. You should learn a little bit about the company before the interview. Find out what they do, how long they’ve been in business, 66._______their business motto is, that kind of thing.

Fay: I never 67._________(think) about that before. You’re really smart, Jerry! But what should I do 68.______ I can’t remember an English word when I’m answering a question?

Jerry: In that case, you have to paraphrase. In other words, you have to explain what you want to say.

Fay: That’s very 69._______(help), Jerry. Thanks very much. Ah, one more thing. Should I ask about the salary during the interview?

Jerry: No, either let them bring up the topic of money, 70._____wait for a second interview. Good luck!

Fay: Thanks!

 Last Saturday, I went to the bank. The   41   , a gentleman, replied to my polite “Good morning.” I sat in front of him.

  42   , minutes passed and nothing happened. Then I passed my form to him. He was busy with his work. After a few   __43   , he took my form and started   __44_  in it. I sat there wondering why they had   45   if they still work by hand.

After   46_ for a few more minutes, I asked if my work was done. The moment I   __47   the question, I felt as if I had just thrown a bomb (炸弹) on him. He   48   , “Nothing is done! It will take   49   !”

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been   50   there for long,   __51   . The tea had turned cold.   52   I felt he must be thinking every person came hurriedly to get the work done. Nobody felt the need to   53   him. So he must be   54   – “Another person was pushing(催促) me.” So I said, “Sir, have your tea. No hurry.” He looked up – we had never made eye contact before. I saw a   55   person there, another man who   56   hard as I.

Both of us sailed in the same   57   . I knew he also missed the small things like lying in a warm bed for minutes. He   58   , “It’s my job; you are not in a hurry but somebody else may be in a hurry.”

This touched me. All the time I considered him a robot, who worked for my convenience, but today I   59   I was wrong. I will be friendlier to people like him and be thankful that they are   60   there for us.  

41. A. policeman       B. cleaner         C. clerk            D. manager

42. A. Therefore            B. Otherwise       C. Although      D. However

43. A. minutes              B. hours                C. days         D. weeks

44. A. using           B. filling         C. creating       D. drawing

45. A. computers            B. machines         C. workers          D. robots

46. A. waiting              B. sleeping             C. laughing         D. thinking

47. A. copied               B. noticed         C. finished         D. heard

48. A. thought              B. agreed           C. argued           D. shouted

49. A. paper                B. time                 C. energy           D. imagination

50. A. leaving              B. crying           C. speaking         D. standing

51. A. unknown          B. untouched        C. disabled         D. displeased

52. A. Finally         B. Slowly           C. Certainly        D. Suddenly

53. A. thank                B. comfort          C. shock       D. greet

54. A. disappointed         B. angry            C. surprised        D. glad

55. A. strange          B. normal               C. different        D. great

56. A. tried            B. worked           C. struggled       D. fought

57. A. boat             B. room             C. community        D. city

58. A. continued        B. corrected       C. stopped              D. smiled

59. A. realized         B. wondered         C. expressed       D. recognized

60. A. sometimes        B. often                C. always               D. never