13.Beth could () her coat because it had large red buttons.( )

49.I expect her to ()her obligation.

A. carry off

B. carry away

C. carry on

D. carry out

21.Our car was held up for more than 40minutes， () caused us to come late.

A. that

B. SO

C. thus

D. which

27.During the ()two decades， research has greatly expanded our knowledge about the sleep and dreams.( )

A. pass

B. passed

C. past

D. pasted

3、A centuries-old tradition， illustrated in a modern children＇s book， link the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read. ＇The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see.He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book. The little girl had just turned five.”Stand up， little one， ＇he asked the girl softly.＇l did this for your mother， your/uncles， your older brother， and now you!’ Then. He handed the book to her.Taste!＇ She touched the honey with her finger and put it into her mouth.＇What＇s that taste?＇ the grandma asked. The little girl answered， ＇ Sweet!＇ Then all of the family said in a single voice， Yes， and so is knowledge， but knowledge is from the bee that made that sweet honev. vou have to ao after it throuah the pages of a book!＇ The little girl knew that the promise to read was at last hers.Soon she was going to learn to read.”This is the beginning of a profoundly moving children＇s book entitled Thank You， Mr. Falker. In this book， Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read， inspired by the honey on the book.It wasn＇t until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the help that she needed to finally unlock>the magic of the written word. Reading this book， we are in fact acquainted with some enduring traditions of child education that stress the importance of verbal capacity at a very early age. The child learning to read is admitted into a collective memory by way of books. And with the printed words that are active with meaning， the child becomes acquainted with a common past which he or she renews， to a greater or lesser degree， in every reading. Much as the author of the book Thank You， Mr. Falker puts it， “ Almost as if it were magic， or as if 1ight poured into her brain， the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never hzd before···And she understood the whole thing.··Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf， the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago.She spooned honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness···Then she held the book， honey and all， close to her chest. She could feel tears roll down her cheeks， but they weren＇t tears of sadness-she was happy， so very happy.”5.The last paragraph implies that the happiness of the little girl came from()( )

A. the honey she tasted

B. the ability to read books

C. the book her grandpa had shownher

D. the collective memory that accepted her

1、In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age， but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true _11()women， and even more so if the inquirer is a man. However， it is very _12()to ask children their age， and some adults may not mind being asked either. In fact， some elderly people are quite happy to _13()their age， especially if they feel they look young for their age. Nevertheless， it is not very wise to ask a direct question like “How old are you?”.If elderly people want to talk about their age， they may easily14()_the topic themselves， and ask the other person to guess how old they are . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness， though rather than 15() that they look very old. Even tbough Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are， this does not _16() that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask _17()for the information， or else they may try to 18() the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational_19()and the number of years of working experience may provide some clues， but this is not always the 20().18.( )

A. approach

B. address

C. solve

D. take

43.What do you ()to do about the problem now that this solution has failed.

A. attempt

B. think

C. pretend

D. intend

41.His great intelligence will () him to get a scholarship to college.

A. be able to

B. be ably to

C. be ability to

D. enable

1、We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by _11() everything up， we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump _12()bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and <13()them through breakfast so they won＇t miss the bus. At the dining table， you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything()14()，you hurry to the car， thinking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way15(). Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic，you reach your workplace， rushing into the building and _16() up the stairs three at a time， arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take_17()deep breaths. Then， you instantly remember that the ()18()you didn＇t finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by l0＇clock in the morning. Yet it seems that the _19() we go， the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do， _20() at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.11.( )

A. speeding

B. setting

C. waking

D. looking

20.It＇s()( )for people under 17 to drive a car in Britain.

A. legally

B. illegal

C. illegally

D. be legal

2、It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact， it seems that a little more politeness could save businesses £ 5 billion every year. Frequently hearing the phrase” thank you” or” well done” means the same to staff as modest pay rise. Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs. In this way the business companies can save the cost of finding new employees. A third of 1， 000 workers surveyed by a consulting firm said they did not get thanked at all when they did well—and a further third said they were not thanked enough. In both cases， staff said they felt undervalued， meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere. The result of the survey shows that there would be around f 5.2 billion loss in productivity if the employees felt less appreciated.According to the firm， praising staff has the same positive effect as a 1 per cent pay rise—and works out much cheaper for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their bosses was important to them， but only a quarter said they were actually owen as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that those in blue-collar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well. But it seems that they most need such praise. In regional terms， Scottish staff felt most undervalued.Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However， workers in the North-East are less impressed by being praised by the boss， as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done”regularly.Older employees and women need the most reassurance， according to psychologist Averil Leimon. She said that words of praise did more than creating a pleasant place to work—they could even promote profits.1.The survey indicates that politeness could save businesses a huge amount of money every year because().( )

A. politeness makes employees expect pay rise

B. politeness is less likely to make staff work harder

C. politeness helps employers find proper employees

D. politeness helps employers reduce the cost of staff employment