Cats are animals of habit. They like to go to sleepy about same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have natural clock inside them that tells them when sleeping. Besides their regular sleep, cats take naps(打盹). Some scientists think that people should also take cat nap. The habit would do good for people's health. Cat naps helped build up energy in the body. Since cats have moods(情绪) like these of people, scientists believe that people can improve their moods with cat-napping. People might become more happier and more active.

现今，大城市普遍存在着交通问题。它不仅给人们的生活和工作带来不便而且还威胁到了人 们的生命安全。请以“Traffic Problems in Big Cities”为题，根据以下内容提示完成作文：

1.  描述两个常见的交通问题；

2.  简要分析导致这些交通问题的主要原因；

3. 根据你的分析，从社会规范(rules and regulations)和个人行为两方面谈谈你得到的启示(不少于两点)。

注意：1．词数：120 左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Nowadays, traffic  problems  are  common  in  big cities_______________ _____________________________________________________________________

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假如你叫李平，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你十一假期过的怎样。请根据表格中的信息给他回信， 说明你在十一假期中的安排。

活动：休息 理由：学习紧张，缺少锻炼和休息

看望乡下的祖父母 帮助他们做点家务，并给他们谈了身边的新鲜事

和朋友进行短途旅游 欣赏大自然，呼吸新鲜空气

注意：词数100左右。（国庆节the National Day)

Dear Tom,

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Ping

The Internet can be a great way to connect with people. The latest web craze is social networking on websites such as MySpace. More than 65 million young people use online social networking sites.

That cyberspace(网络空间)trend is causing problems in school, however. In a recent survey, nearly 36 percent of school administrators said that social networking sites troubled learning in their districts. Should school districts ban sites like MySpace?

Teachers are worried that some students use social networking to post personal information and to cyber bully(恐吓)other students. One of the biggest dangers comes from people who find out kid’s personal information.

Many districts have blocked students from accessing or using social networking sites from school computers, and some have suspended(暂缓)students for posting harmful material on those sites from their home computers. Nearly two-thirds of US kids have computers in their homes, according to the US Census Bureau.

“It is important to keep in mind that just blocking access to social web sites at school is not the end of the story,” warns NSBA executive director Anne Bryant, “Most of the misuse of these sites takes place at home but still affects the classroom.”

Some educators aren’t as quick to pull the plug on social networking. They say the main problem with sites like MySpace is that students don’t understand the dangers involved in using them. “Many students are posting personal information about themselves without regard to who has access to that information,” Jim Hirsch said, “Schools should focus on educating their students and their parents on how to be safe online.”

Experts argue that too many schools are forbidding students to use social networking web sites without thinking about their educational benefits. “Social networking web sites can help connect students in the United States to their peers in other countries, providing invaluable lessons in foreign cultures,” explains Hirsch.

29．Where do students usually misuse social networking sites?

A. At the teacher’s office.

B. At the net bar.

C. At the classroom.

D. At home.

30．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 may mean ___________.

A. some educators are in favor of students’ using social networking sites

B. some educators can’t block students from accessing social networking sites

C. some educators can’t connect social networking sites easily

D. some educators find it difficult to close social networking sites

31．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The Internet can’t be a good bridge to get along well with students.

B. There are some students threatening other students by using social networking.

C. Most of the misuse of these social web sites takes place at school and affects the home.

D. Too many schools allow students to use social networking sites without Question.

32．What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Lessons Online?                B. Friendship Online?

C. Dangers Online?                D. Information Online?

61.I can convince you that he's even more handsome________ (本人)than in his pictures.

62.Twenty years ago, his father was very rich and was________(拥有)a farm.

63.It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money____ (交换)favors to them.

64.The young lady________(发出) a cry of surprise when she saw something strange moving in the dark.

65.We've made our plans, and now we must ________ them  ________.(付诸行动)

66.It still remains a mystery why some people ________(习惯于)  certain flower fragrance while others are not.

67.Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award________ (代表)him.

68. The food is not very good in this restaurant，but we shall just have to ________ (容忍,忍受)it.

69. He wants very much to go to college，but he  ________ (担心)not passing the entrance examination.

70. I've ________(订阅) an electronic magazine via e­mail and it will be sent to my e­mail box every week.

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, and has long been a favorite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center.

With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round. And of course, as it is in Scotland, there are a wide range of whiskies to try!

However, there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism. Each year, the Edinburgh Festival takes place in the city. In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theater, opera and dance at six major theaters and concert halls—and several smaller ones—throughout the city. Whatever your cultural tastes, you are sure to find something to enjoy.

Local talent is always represented at the Edinburgh Festival giving Scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition from a wider audience.

In addition, orchestras (管弦乐队) and theater companies come from all over the world to perform at the prestigious (有名望的) festival. Last year saw the arrival of orchestras from the United States and Germany.

The festival has now become an important part of Scotland’s economy as well as its culture. Last year’s festival generated over ￡130 million expenditure in Edinburgh alone, and across Scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival.

The festival is so popular that it has become, in some ways, a victim of its own success. The huge interest in performing there led to the setting up of a rival (竞争的) festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Fortunately, demand for live entertainment during the summer is so great that both festivals continue to thrive (兴旺).

The Fringe tends to feature mostly comedy and experimental works. Yet it can lead to great things ---- many famous and successful comedians and artists, such as Rowan Atkinson, better known as TV’s Mr. Bean, started their careers in small venues at the Fringe.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. The festival is economically important for Scotland.

B. Many people in Scotland rely on the festival for their jobs.

  C. Local performers challenge bands from all over the world.

D. One is sure to find something to enjoy during the festival.

5. What does the underlined part“a victim of its own success” most probably mean?

  A. A prestigious band for its successful performance.

B. An unsuccessful performance without good preparation.

  C. An orchestra from another country performing in Edinburgh.

  D. A festival that causes trouble for itself because of great success.

6. What we can learn from the passage is that ________.

A. the Edinburgh Festival attracts audience across the world

  B. both festivals win good recognition from a wide audience

  C. the Fringe was set up in the hope of accepting the challenge

  D. many comedians and artists took off overnight at the Fringe

7. Which of the following can be the best titlefor this passage?

  A. Edinburgh ------ A City of Culture          B. Edinburgh ------ A Tourist Attraction

  C. Edinburgh ------ A Political Center          D. Edinburgh ------ A Place to Try Whiskies

 In China today, _______ car is becoming _____ popular means of transportation.

   A. a; the                          B. a; /                           C. the; the             D. the; a

 _____of the danger in the street, she had to go home with a friend ______ her.

A. Warning; following                              B. Having warned; following

C. Having been warned; following                     D. Warned; followed

The autumn wind sent the _____ leaves on the ground _____ in the sky.

       A. fallen; flying     B. falling; to fly          C. fallen; flown            D. falling; flew

81.With_______ _______ ______ _____ _______ ________, some animals are facing the danger of dying out.(cut) 由于越来越多的森林被砍伐,一些动物正面临着灭绝的危险。

82.Popularly__________ ______ _________ _______ _____ _______ American films ever made, The Godfather is a milestone of cinema. (recognize) 

《教父》被普遍认为是美国有史以来最好的影片之一,是电影界的一个里程碑。

83.I don’t know________ __________ ____________ in the novel that made him burst into tears.(what) 我不知道是小说中的什么东西使他突然泪如泉涌。

84.Had we not used an out-of-date train schedule, we_________ _________ _______   the train.(miss) 要不是用了一张过期的列车时刻表,我们就不会误了火车。

85.In response to the audience’s great demand, the play_______ ________ ________ ______　in the theatre twice a week.(put) 应观众的强烈要求,这部戏将会在这个剧院每周上演两次。

A couple in South Carolina has been eagerly seeking an organ donor. They haven’t found one   36   . But they did find something else: friends.

Larry Swilling and his wife Jimmie Sue have been happily   37   for 56 years. So happily, in fact, that Larry has now come to realize he can’t   38   without his wife. “She’s my heart,” he said. The problem with Jimmie Sue is that she   39   a kidney(肾). Jimmie Sue was born with only one, and now that doesn’t   40   . She needs a transplant but neither her husband, nor anyone tested in her family, is a   41   match.

Jimmie Sue is trying to get on a donor list, but the   42   is about two or three years long and that’s for a kidney from a dead donor. Transplant patients who get their kidneys from living donors tend to live   43   . That is why Larry decided to try to ask for it, from total strangers.

“I don’t  44   what people think,” Larry said. He tells his wife, “I’m going to   45   you a kidney.” And on the street, wearing a signboard “Need kidney for my wife”, he’s not shy in asking  46   :“Could I use your kidney?” For the last couple weeks, Larry, at 77, has been walking all over his

hometown and the surrounding towns-basically  47  a kidney. He didn’t really think it would work.   48   he said, “I had to do something.” He didn’t feel   49   when the phone rang. “I’m willing to donate a kidney for your   50   ,” one caller said. “I’d like nothing more than to help you out,” said another.

Believe it or not, over the last few days the   51   hasn’t stopped ringing. Hundreds of people who either saw his sign or heard about it have   52   . One volunteer said, “I’ve got two, but I   53   need one.” Larry hasn’t found a match for his wife, but at least he has already had enough volunteers and   54    enough awareness to save someone. “If I get a kidney, it’s fine. If I don’t, I hope someone else does,” the wife said. And that’s why Larry is still out there, appealing to the   55   of strangers for the love of his wife.

36.A. already           B. yet              C. still           D. also 

37.A. married           B. done             C. worried         D. lived

38.A. work              B. laugh            C. argue           D. live

39.A. adds              B. lacks            C. misses          D. spends

40.A. work              B. stop             C. finish          D. affect

41.A. comfortable       B. healthy          C. improper        D. suitable

42.A. making            B. buying           C. waiting         D. needing

43.A. shorter           B. worse            C. longer          D. easier

44.A. care              B. absorb           C. doubt           D. believe

45. A. give             B. sell             C. get             D. borrow

46.A. doctors           B. passers-by       C. acquaintances   D. donors

47.A. staring at            B .arguing over C. depending on    D. begging for

48.A. But               B. So               C. Because         D. Since

49.A. careless             B. melancholy     C. helpless        D. selfless

50.A. daughter            B. wife            C. son             D. mother

51.A. bell              B. clock            C. door            D. phone

52.A. volunteered          B. encouraged     C. entertained     D. gained

53.A. gently            B. greedily         C. only            D. hardly

54.A. lifted            B. raised           C. demonstrated    D. displayed

55.A. sorrow            B. kindness         C. sadness         D. happiness

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.

It’s the Thought That Matters

This past Christmas was one of the best I have ever had. This was made possible by my sister, Amy. She is eight years older and has already made it into “real world”.

My sister bought me three wonderful gifts,   41   only one would capture my heart forever. First she   42   me the smallest. Because Amy is careful with her actions, I knew this was her   43   favourite. It was a bottle of perfume. I was happy with it, yet   44   about what lay ahead. Next she handed me a box. After      45   away the wrapping paper, I found a stylish and expensive sweater. I was deeply moved that my sister was so   46  . Then she handed me the  47   gift. Judging by the familiar size and   48  , I knew it was a CD. It was the soundtrack to the movie “Rocky”, with songs inspiring to all athletes, dreamers…I   49   loved it, but not as much as I would after what my sister explained to me.

She was   50   to a knee injury that   51   me half of my soccer season. I desired to be with my team-mates and   52   each minute I sat on the bench. I tried hard, hoping my knee injury would heal soon. This was what led my sister to buy that CD.

After mentioning what was behind the   53  , Amy played the CD for me. Even though I had heard those songs a thousand times, each note struck me as if it was   54  . It played in my soul and on my emotions. I   55   breathlessly, as the words “Trying hard now. It’s so hard now” sounded through the room. It   56  me in a way beyond the happiness most gifts could bring. I couldn’t   57   crying and hugged my sister. Knowing that my sister had   58   my problem so deeply made me realize that I am the   59   little sister in the world. I had never received a gift with so much   60   behind it! I’ll cherish it forever.

41. A. and                 B. but                       C. which                   D. for

42. A. handed            B. bought                  C. made                    D. sent

43. A. most               B. less                      C. least                     D. more

44. A. anxious           B. excited                  C. delighted               D. curious

45. A. putting            B. tearing                  C. carrying                D. giving

46. A. helpful             B. fashionable            C. rich                      D. generous

47. A. rest                 B. last                       C. other                    D. favourite

48. A. color               B. style                     C. pattern                  D. shape

49. A. immediately     B. slowly                  C. suddenly               D. secretly

50. A. explaining        B. replying                C. referring               D. talking

51. A. paid                B. stopped                 C. took                     D. cost

52. A. enjoyed           B. valued                   C. suffered                D. spent

53. A. gift                 B. story                    C. sweater                D. Christmas

54. A. alive                B. new                      C. strong                  D. familiar

55. A. listened            B. danced                  C. laughed                 D. remembered

56. A. harmed            B. gave                     C. broke                   D. touched

57. A. burst               B. hold                      C. help                      D. prevent

58. A. found              B. got                       C. felt                       D. solved

59. A. luckiest           B. cleverest               C. bravest                 D. best

60. A. hardship          B. thought                 C. money                  D. experience

假设你是某单位的网络管理员， 请就如下现象拟一份通知：

最近，名为WannaCry的勒索病毒席卷全球多个国家的网络系统，造成金融、教育、医疗等行业的严重损失。为避免感染，请按以下要求操作：

1.断网开机；

2.开机后应安装补丁和防御软件后才能联网；

3.备份电脑中的重要文件资料；

4.对于不明链接、文件和邮件要提高警惕，加强防范。见通知者请互相告知。

参考词汇：(1) patch programs   n. 补丁 (2) backup  v.备份

注意:  (1) 词数不少于100；

(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3) 通知的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Notice

Recently, a computer virus named WannaCry …____________________________

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Computer Department

May 15^th, 2017

CAREER OPPORTUNITES

（1）Full-time Secretary Position Available: Applicants should have at least 2 year's experience and be able to type 60 words a minute．No computer skills required．Apply in person at United Business Ltd, 17 Browning Street, Leeds．

（2）Part-time Job: We require three part-time shop assistants to work during the evening．No experience required, applicants should be between 18 and 26 years old．Call 0115665643 for more information．

（3）Computer Trained Secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? If you want to know more about us, call 0457996754．

（4）Teaching Assistants Needed: Hania's Playshool needs 2 young teaching assistants to help with classes from 9 to 3 pm．Applicants should have references．For more information please visit www．Haniaplayschool．com．uk．

（5）Weekend Work Available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part-time on weekends for Rubberlast Group Ltd．Duties include answering the telephone and giving customers' information．For more information call us at 0113—6741326．

（6）University Positions Open: The University of Bristol is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction．Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, English, Economics or History．Please call the University of Bristol for more information．

（7）Home Delivery Representative: We are looking for someone who has excellent customer care, communication skills, a sales background with at least one year's experience and is a good team player with creative ideas．In return we offer a starting salary of $ 20,000 and 25 days paid holiday per year．For more information please call Direct Delivery Team of Yorkshire Post on 0113—2388318．

24．Which position is most suitable for a retired person?

    A．Part-time Shop Assistant．

    B．Teaching Assistant in Hania's Playschool．

    C．Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd．

    D．Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol．

25．If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university （English degree）, which jobs can you apply for?

    A．Job 1, 2 and 7                                     B．Job 2, 3 and 5

    C．Job 4, 6 and 7                                     D．Job 3, 4 and 6

26．Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement?

    A．University Positions at the University of Bristol．

    B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire

    C．Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool．

    D．Full-time Secretary position at United Business Ltd．

  When people first walked across the Bering Land Bridge thousands of years ago, dogs were by their sides, according to a study published in the journal Science.

   Robert Wayne of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Jennifer Leonard of the Smithsonian Institute, used DNA material—some of it unearthed by miners in Alaska—to conclude that today’s domestic dog originated in Asia and accompanied the first humans to the New World about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. Wayne suggests that man’s best friend may have enabled the tough journey from Asia into North America. “Dogs may have been the reason people made it across the land bridge,” said Wayne. “They can pull things, carry things, defend you from fierce animals, and they’re useful to eat.”

   Researchers have agreed that today’s dog is the result of the domestication(驯化) of wolves thousands of years ago. Before this recent study, a common thought about the precise origin of North America’s domestic dog was that Natives domesticated local wolves, the descendents(后代) of which now live with people in Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 48.

   Dog remains from a Fairbanks-area gold mine helped the scientists reach their conclusion. Leonard, an evolutionary biologist, collected DNA from 11 bones of ancient dogs that were locked in permafrost(永冻层) until Fairbanks miners uncovered them in the 1920s. The miners donated the preserved bones to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they remained untouched for more than 70 years. After borrowing the bones from the museum, Leonard and her colleagues used radiocarbon techniques to find the age of the Alaska dogs. They found the dogs all lived between the years of 1450 and 1675 A.D., before Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov who were the first known Europeans to view Alaska in 1741. The bones of dogs that wandered the Fairbanks area centuries ago should therefore be the remains of “pure native American dogs,” Leonard said. The DNA of the Fairbanks dogs would also expose whether they were the descendents of wolves from North America.

   Along with the Fairbanks samples, the researchers collected DNA from bones of 37 dog specimens(标本) from Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia that existed before the arrival of Columbus. In the case of both the Alaska dogs and the dogs from Latin America, the researchers found that they shared the most genetic material with gray wolves of Europe and Asia. This supports the idea of domestic dogs entering the New World with the first human explorers who wandered east over the land bridge.

   Leonard and Wayne’s study suggests that dogs joined the first humans that made the adventure across the Bering Land Bridge to slowly populate the Americas. Wayne thinks the dogs that made the trip must have provided some excellent service to their human companions or they would not have been brought along. “Dogs must have been useful because they were expensive to keep,” Wayne said. “They didn’t feed on mice; they fed on meat, which was a very guarded resource.”

41. The underlined word “remains” is closed in meaning to ______.

  A. leftover food     B. animal waste     C. dead bodies    D. living environment

42. According to the study described in Paragraph 4, we can learn that ______.

  A. ancient dogs entered North America between 1450 and 1675 AD

  B. the 11 bones of ancient dogs are not from native American dogs

  C. the bones discovered by the gold miners were from North American wolves

  D. the bones studied were not from dogs brought into North America by Europeans

43. What can we know from the passage?

  A. Native Americans domesticated local wolves into dogs.

  B. Scientists discovered some ancient dog remains in 1920s.

  C. Latin America’s dogs are different from North America’s in genes.

  D. Ancient dogs entered North America across the Bering Land Bridge.

44. The first humans into the New World brought dogs along with them because ______.

  A. dogs fed on mice

  B. dogs were easy to keep

  C. dogs helped protect their resources

  D. dogs could provide excellent service

45. What does the passage mainly talk about ______.

  A. the origin of the North American dogs

  B. the DNA study of ancient dogs in America

  C. the reasons why early people entered America

  D. the difference between Asian and American dogs

 He suggested to Tom that he ______ the problem another way, and his expression    

   suggested that he______.
   A. should solve; agreed   B. solve; agree   C. solved should agree   D. solved; agreed

A developer edition of Sony’s augmented reality smart glasses will go on sale in ten countries next month, the tech giant has announced.

Pre-orders for the SmartEyeglass, costing $840 (£620), are now being taken in the UK and Germany, with Japan and the US to follow shortly. The black-framed glasses are compatible (兼容的) with recent Android operating systems. Last month Google announced that it was withdrawing its smart glasses for redevelopment. Sony’s initial model will come with a software development kit to encourage people to design apps for it, the company said.

  The glasses, which weigh 77g, contain an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, image and brightness sensors, 3-megapixel camera and a microphone. They also come with a controller, designed to be attached to clothing, which contains a speaker, touch sensor and the device’s battery. Text is displayed in front of the wearer in monochrome green.

  Apple chief executive Tim Cook has been open about his dislike of glasses as a wearable device. “We always thought that glasses were not a smart move, from a point of view that people would not really want to wear them,” he told the New Yorker. “They were intrusive (闯入的), instead of pushing technology to the background, as we’ve always believed.”

  Stuart Miles, founder of tech site Pocket-lint, said: “I think 1Sony is] wasting their time, energy and effort.”

  “Google Glass obviously needed a complete rethink... I can’t see how something thick-rimmed and more invasive-looking than Google Glass is going to catch on.

“People are keen on wearables like fitness bands and watches, but they care about their faces. Wearing something on your head is a lot stronger than wearing something on your arm,” he added. “The industry keeps pushing it but consumers just don’t want it.”

29. In which countries people can get the SmartEyeglass first?

A. The US and Japan.    B. The US and the UK.  

C. The UK and Japan.    D. Germany and the UK.

30. The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. introduce an accelerometer developed by the Google company

B. tell the people that the SmartEyeglass will go on sale

C. people like the glasses very much

D. the SmartEyeglass is less than 840 yuan

31. What can be inferred from what Stuart Miles said?

A. He supports Sony’s efforts to develop the SmartEyeglass.

B. He cares more about his clothes and face.

C. He dislikes the SmartEyeglass.1111]

D. He really wants to wear them.

No one understood cholera and every time it came, thousands died. Neither its cause 61.______ its cure was understood. Queen Victoria's doctor, John Snow, wanted to find 62.______ how it was caused. When the disease came to London again in 1854, Snow noticed that most of the 500 people 63.______ died had drunk water from a water pump in Broad Street.

Two other deaths were linked to the Broad Street outbreak. A woman and her daughter used the water from Broad Street pump and died. With the 64.________(support) evidence, he was able to announce 65._______ certainty that the water carried the virus.

He concluded that the water was 66.___________(blame) and found that the pump's water came from a river 67.__________(pollute) by the dirty water from London dirty. After he told the 68.____________ (astonish) people to remove the handle from the pump and stopped people from using the pump, people 69.___________ (gradual) stopped dying.

Snow suggested all source of water should be checked and water companies take care not to supply people with dirty water. In this way, cholera ___________(defeat).

The Way We Do Things Round Here

        Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, "Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us." That "quite" saddened me. I thought he was saying "we're kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else." Then I discovered that in American English "quite" sometimes means "very", while in British English it means "fairly".

        So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don't just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.

        Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.

        Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.

32. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought                 .

   A. the American bank didn't think much of him

   B. the American bank might hire another person

   C. it's difficult to get used to American culture

   D. it's easy to misunderstand Americans

33. The word "highlights" in Paragraph 2 probably means                 .

   A. encourages                           B. helps to narrow

   C. increases                            D. draws attention to

34. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?

   A. Ask the native people for help.

   B. Understand and accept them.

   C. Do things in our own way.

   D. Do in-depth research.

35. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are                 .

   A. Italians         B. Greeks           C. Germans          D. the British