Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ___,?
Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ___, and many girls envy her.
A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor
Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ___, and many girls envy her.
A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor
A.wrecked
B.collapsed
C.decayed
D.fired
A、Gaston
B、Maurice
C、the beast
D、Mrs. Potts
Li: Hello. I'm ringing about the flat advertised in today's STAR. ()? Mrs. Green: Yes, it is. Two or three people have rung up about it, but nobody's been to see it yet.
A.Is it still available
B.Is it still empty
C.Is it still free
D.Is it still blank
Richard:You've given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu:______
A、I'm glad you enjoyed it.
B、Oh,I'm afraid I didn't cook very well.
C、Come again when you are free.
D、It's not necessary for you to say so.
Wang (guest): That was a delicious dinner. Mrs. Willis (hostess): ______ Would you like to go to the living room now? It's more comfortable there.
A.Thank you. Don't mention it
B.You're welcome
C.Not so delicious, I'm afraid
D.I'm glad you enjoyed it
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文:Interviewer: Mrs.. Leech, can you describe some of the things your school does with aggressive children?
Mrs. Leech: Well, you must realize that when he comes here he is meeting other aggressive children, and aggressive children all together usually sum each other up.
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: And they find that aggressiveness here doesn't pay off because you can be jolly sure there's one tougher and worse than he is.
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: So I usually have, eh,... I say usually,...
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: Sometimes have organized fights. I...
Interviewer: Organized fights? You actually...
Mrs. Leech: Yes.
Interviewer: You actually encourage the children to ...
Mrs. Leech: We have a ring and we have a bell.
Interviewer: A boxing ring?
Mrs. Leech: Yes!
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: And er... they must conform, they must keep to the rules, and when they have either lost or won, we discuss after a) what it is like to be the winner and b) what it is like to lose. And we carry on with our discussion and go on to what it is like in life.
Interviewer: Hmm.
Mrs. Leech: We must win or lose and we must do each very gracefully.
Interviewer: Can you give some reason why children are aggressive.
Mrs. Leech: If a child is one of six or seven children.., er... it's pretty sure that he is naughty and aggressive because he is crying out for attention and in this large family he's found that a jolly good way of getting attention is to shout, be naughty. At least mummy turns round and says, "Be quiet,...
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: Be a good boy, or you'll get this or that.
Interviewer: So some children are aggressive simply in order...
Mrs. Leech: To gain attention!
Interviewer: To gain...
Mrs. Leech: Aggressiveness usually is that. It's...
Interviewer: Uhumm.
Mrs. Leech: It's really the children crying out and saying, "Look at me, please."
Interviewer: Umm.
Mrs. Leech: I'm not saying it's the answer in all circumstances but it usually is.
Interviewer: Can you give some of the advantages of your school, as compared with ordinary schools.
Mrs. Leech: The classes are smaller for one thing.
Interviewer: How small?
Mrs. Leech: Er... we only have groups up to five or six.
Interviewer: Uhumm. And in a normal school?
Mrs. Leech: Oh, well.., that varies, of course, but it could be thirty to forty.
Interviewer: Uhum.
Mrs. Leech: Urn... here he does have individual attention every day.
Interviewer: Er... do you think the work is important?
Mrs. Leech: I du. Er... without our unit or something similar...
Interviewer: The unit is the school?
Mrs. Leech: Yes, the whole unit.
Interviewer: Uhum.
Mrs. Leech: I think a lot of children would be left and then perhaps at the age of sixteen, we wonld have our juvenile delinquent. I'm not saying we're curing them all.
Interviewer: Uhum.
Mrs. Leech: But I think at least with the unit available to these children, they have had a chance to make good.
Interviewer: Ummm.
Mrs. Leech: I'm not saying it always pays off, but they have had a chance.
What sort of children attend Mrs. Leeches school?
A.Naughty and violent.
B.Slow and retarded.
C.Wicked but clever.
D.Deserted but aggressive.
8. According to the article, "She's blue today" probably means ______ .
(13)
A.She is mad today.
B.She turned into blue today.
C.She is happy today.
D.She is sad today.
A Happy Family and a Long Life
When Japan's Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world's oldest woman. But Mrs. Hongo seemed to have had a perfectly【36】lifestyle, and there seems to be no particular reason for her to have lived so long. She enjoyed things that are sometimes considered to be【37】, such as drinking tea, coffee and even a small amount of alcohol every day, although she did not smoke. So【38】was her secret?
After getting married, she stayed on Kagoshima, the island where she was born, helping her 【39】on his farm during her long life. Mrs. Hongo gave birth to seven children, lived through three wars, and【40】a volcano eruption on Kagoshima in 1914,【41】her eventful life, she was happy and hated being away from her family. She always kept a close relationship with all seven of her children, and in fact, when she could no longer look【42】herself, she went to live with one of her daughters, Shizue, and her family.
Then, at the end of her【43】life Airs. Hongo seemed to think more about her early life than the present, and sometimes【44】to recognize close relatives and friends who visited her. She preferred to live in the【45】, and talk about her very happy childhood. Was happiness the secret of her long life?
(36)
A.normal
B.usual
C.common
D.casual