—He ________ put a lot of hard work into it.
Business is becoming more and more demanding. Therefore, a various skill set seems to be a must for a company to keep its operation.I'm going to prove that a person should equip himself with different skills and that further education is of necessity throughout his life.
As can be seen, small mid medium companies are becoming very popular. This is very different from the past. In the past, a company tended(往往会) to have a really large structure in which each employee was responsible for a specified set of related jobs. In other words, an employee today tends to have various responsibilities.
Secondly, it is very popular for a person to work in different Improving profits(收益) is always a concern for businesses.unnecessary expenses can be reduced. Therefore, employees work in different companies at the same time, which results in their having to adapt to different jobs.
Finally, further education can also be a good chance for job seekers to gain competitive advantages. For example, when considering, two candidates(候选人), whoever has a higher education will have more chances of getting employed.
In conclusion, having various jobs is more advantageous and to gain that, one must continuously study during his life. This trend is becoming more and more popular.
A. Therefore, he needs to continuously improve his skills.
B. Further education helps job seekers to have more advantages.
C. One of the many methods is to keep employees on a part-time basis.
D. Firstly, it allows employees to have more than one role in a company.
E. Firstly, an employee now should deal with different positions in a company.
F. However, some people still wonder if a single job is better than several jobs.
G. Employers are interested in what an employee can do and his potential (潜能).
Snowflakes dancing in the sky, it was an awfully cold winter. Mary felt as gray as the sky outside. She struggled to get by the tough winter because her bills went up while her income went down.
Her refrigerator sat empty. Her only food consisted of peanut butter, bread and bananas, only enough for two sandwiches. Worse still, it would be four days before she got paid. As Mary prepared to sit down and eat half of her remaining food, she heard a knock at the door. Who could it be on such a freezing night? Robbery scenes from films flashed across her mind. Then Mary shook her head and laughed at her foolish thought-no robber would choose her as a target. Opening the door, she saw a stranger standing outside, body trembling with cold.
"Madam, sorry to disturb you, but I'm lost and get stuck in the snow. Could you please spare a piece of bread?" the stranger asked cautiously and politely in a weak but deep voice.
"I'm afraid not," said Mary, "but I could make you a peanut butter and banana sandwich."
"That sounds wonderful," the stranger answered. "Mind if I wait here on the porch?"
"Yes, I do mind," Mary replied, "but you could come in and eat it at the table."
Not expecting both food and warmth, the stranger entered the house eagerly. Mary hurried off to the kitchen for the last four pieces of bread, peanut butter, and bananas. In a few minutes, she returned and invited him to sit down to eat what she could offer. After eating, the man thanked and said goodbye to her.
Looking outside, Mary hesitated a moment and said, "If you don't mind, you can sleep on the sofa." "That would be good enough," responded the man gratefully.
Mary went into her room, and locked the door. The next morning, when she woke up, she remembered the man. "How will I tell him I have nothing for breakfast?" she asked herself. She dressed, unlocked, and opened the door slightly.
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To her surprise, the man was nowhere to be seen.
……
Mary opened the envelope and found a letter.
Please let me know how many are coming, .
As the world around them is changing, teenagers continue to need guidance and support from both parents. Studies show that teens who have an active relationship with their fathers are less likely(可能的) to involve themselves in dangerous behaviors and more likely to succeed in school and develop higher self-worth, because their fathers go beyond social expectations to devote attention to them.
Peer(同龄人)pressure has always been a big part of the teens' experience. Even the best father can't completely protect their kids from the growing influence of their peer group. However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗)the more bad effects of peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.
Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad. Swiss researchers discovered that if Dad attends church, even though Mom doesn't, 44 percent of the kids are still more likely to keep going to church as adults. But if Mom goes regularly and Dad never shows up, only 2 percent of the kids continue to attend. Teenagers face a lot of difficult choices, especially in their later teens. Fathers don't get to make those choices for them, but they can be influenced. For example, teenagers can learn a lot from their parents' concern on what to do when they finish high school. Should they go directly to college and, if so, where? Should they consider going to trade schools, joining the army or looking for a job? A father's guidance brings a long-term perspective that teens often lack to these important decisions.
In the past two hundred years, people have caused many kinds of animals to die out. People keep building houses and factories in fields and woods. As they spread over the land, they destroy animals' homes. If animals can't find a place to live, they die out. Sixteen kinds of Hawaiian birds have become extinct for this reason. Other animals, such as the Florida Key deer, may soon die out because they are losing their homes. Hunters have caused some animals to become extinct, too. In the last century, hunters killed all the passenger pigeons in North America and most of the buffaloes(水牛) .
Pollution is killing many animals today, too. As rivers become polluted, fish are poisoned. Many die. Birds that eat the poisoned fish can't lay strong, healthy eggs. New birds aren't born. So far, no animals have become extinct because of pollution. But some, such as the bald eagle (白头鹫) and the brown pelican(鹈鹕), have become rare and may die out.
Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of changes in climate. The places where they live become hotter or cooler, drier or wetter. The food that they eat cannot grow there anymore. If the animals can't learn to eat something else, they die. Dinosaurs (恐龙) may have died out for this reason.
Henderson Island is a tiny, unpopulated（无人居住的）island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,3,000 miles from major city centers. Though it is half the size of Manhattan, more than 19 tons of plastic waste litter its white, sandy beaches.
Researchers estimate(估计) that it has the highest concentration of waste of any place in the world with a total of over 37 million pieces of trash in all on the small island. For every square meter you walk, on average you'll find 672 pieces of trash.
Mismanaged waste from land goes into waterways, which feed into larger rivers, which in turn empty into ocean. In this way, plastic from far inland can travel many miles to the coastline, bringing an estimated 9 million tons of plastic every year.
Meanwhile, ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of animals every year. Nearly 700 species have been reported to be affected by it. Species of all sizes, from zooplankton（浮游动物）to whales, now eat microplastics, the bits smaller than one-fifth of an inch across.
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It can’t be a coincidence_________ four jewelry sores were robbed in one night.
A. why B. what C. which D. that
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said. “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said.” Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
29.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_________.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
30.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer's purpose D. decided to help the writer
31.From the text, we can learn that the writer was _________.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
The baby，________health was ruined after taking the medicine，was only one year old.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
Directions： Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column (ONE is extra).
When we talk about happiness， we’ll naturally relate it to 71 or pleasant emotions. Many people consider happiness to be their ultimate (最终的) goal in life that they will spend their whole lives 72 . Then how can we achieve happiness？
One effective way is to try to 73 in good spirits anytime and anywhere. Contrary to the belief that happiness comes hand in hand with much wealth， money is never enough to 74 happiness. What we simply need to do is 75 the precious things we have in life， such as good health， family and friends. The secret to obtaining happiness is perfectly explained in the proverb “Happy is he who is content (知足的)” .
76 staying optimistic， one can also gain happiness by 77 something meaningful. For instance， doing charity work and volunteering to help those in need can give you a sense of happiness as you realize you are doing your part for a better world.
Never quit seeking after happiness because of the fear inside or the 78 outside. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness and will surely find it with enough courage and 79 .
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, 71 (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 72 their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were 73 (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early 74 the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I 75 (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best 76 (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was 77 (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe 78 very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she 79 (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought 80 (they) food, clothes and shelter.
As a boy who is always described as being unmanly, I often have conversations with others like this:
Them: “Why do you 41 like that?”
Me: “I don’t 42 understand—act like what?”
Them: “Like a(n) 43 ! Why do you feel the need to move like a fairy and have a womanish voice?”
At first, I wouldn’t know how to 44 . Now I know better; I simply call them out and then have a quick 45 chat that goes something like:
“Why is it that having a 46 voice and very expressive body movements is considered to be ‘girly’? Another 47 is why being ‘girly’ is a negative feature? If anything, it 48 be a praise. Women are amazingly talented and manage to 49 to society in many ways!”
Anyway, I never understand why my communication-based actions are 50 with a specific gender (性别) . I don’t know why some girls get side-eyed when they decide not to wear a dress to a formal event.
Once I asked a mother carrying a cute baby, “Is it a girl or a boy?” She looked at me 51 impatience, and said, “She’s 52 a girl; look at the 53 of her clothing.”
Now, I guess people who act outside of their gender roles like me are seen as threatening because we 54 a system that generally forces us to choose to be one way or another. 55 , there is no “middle ground” that is accepted in society when people express one’s gender.
Some girls don’t want to wear makeup, and some boys 56 to wear makeup— 57 it! I have only been alive for 18 years, 58 it is extremely evident that enforced gender roles do not only affect those who 59 the gender roles like me, but also those who give their blood, sweat and health just to fit in with them. The world would be a less 60 place if we could simply recognize that gender and gender expressions are not fixed concepts.
41. A. act B. lie C. ask D. joke
42. A. easily B. completely C. widely D. poorly
43. A. hero B. baby C. actor D. girl
44. A. perform B. teach C. respond D. fight
45. A. educational B. friendly C. traditional D. interesting
46. A. deep B. loud C. soft D. fine
47. A. problem B. question C. belief D. opinion
48. A. could B. would C. might D. should
49. A. stick B. belong C. return D. contribute
50. A. compared B. associated C. mixed D. covered
51. A. in B. out of C. with D. at
52. A. naturally B. luckily C. probably D. clearly
53. A. color B. price C. size D. material
54. A. create B. challenge C. introduce D. operate
55. A. Unfortunately B. Surprisingly C. Eventually D. Uncertainly
56. A. love B. happen C. plan D. have
57. A. hand over B. run into C. get over D. look into
58. A. and B. though C. because D. but
59. A. build B. enjoy C. break D. improve
60. A. beautiful B. difficult C. amazing D. developed
