[单项选择]

Ted got a better job and left the school before Mrs. Wolcox had him expelled（）

A. disgraced
B. degraded
C. executed
D. ejected

[简答题]There is no better school than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve my performance next time. Never again will I contribute to my downfall by refusing to face the truth and learn from my past mistakes. Because I know: gems cannot shine without polish, and I can not perfect myself without hardship. Now I know that there are no times in life when opportunity, the chance to be and do, gathers so richly about my soul when it has to suffer cruel adversity. Then everything depends on whether I raise my head or lower it in seeking help. Whenever I am struck down, in the future, by any terrible defeat, I will inquire of myself, after the first pain has passed how I can turn that adversity into good. What a great opportunity that moment may present to take the bitter root I am holding and transform it into fragrant garden of flowers. Always will I seek the seed of triumph in every adversity.

[填空题]Every night before going to bed, Mr. Smith goes around the house _______________(以确保所有的门都锁上了).

[单项选择]When he left ______ college, he got a job as ______ reporter in a newspaper office.
A. /; a
B. /; the
C. a; the
D. the; the

[单项选择]The young man ______ before he went to see Mr. White. [A] called his uncle [B] made a telephone call to Mr. White’s children [C] didn’t know Mr. White wanted to stay there until the end of the month

[填空题]

Before offering you a job, employers usually ask for

[简答题]Before getting a new job, people should think about

[填空题]What was his third job He got a job as ______ .

[填空题]Paula
"I had been on a cruise before I got married and loved it," Paula S. of Brooklyn, N. Y., says. "1 wanted to go again because I knew how exciting it can be, but I could not convince my husband. He thought he would be bored. Imagine! Finally, he agreed when I put together a group of friends to go with us. He had the time of his life and was planning another cruise before we got home. If you are hesitant about taking a cruise, I say, do it. I guarantee you will love it. When you take your first cruise, and the many journeys aboard ship in the years to come, you will have wonderful memories of your own."
Mrs. Johnson
Two well-traveled couples from different parts of the country, who were friends form school days, decided to celebrate their 50th birthday by taking a cruise together. "We had heard so much from our friends about the service on a cruise ship, it seemed like the right atmosphere for a special occasion like ours," Mrs.

[单项选择]What job does Mr. Smith probably have
A. She doesn’t know how long they will have to wait.
B. They are going to be in Wuhan at eight.
C. They are going to be very late.
D. The train doesn’t go to Wuhan.