— Oh, _______________! But can’t you go another day?
A.that’s a problem
B.that’s a loss
C.that’s a pity
D.that’s a question
It was strange to feel my past life almost __6__ away as I entered this brand-new phase of my life. I didn’t know how to __7__ myself during my first couple of months at Penn because everything that defined me was back in California. I felt __8__ from my college friends because they only knew the college me. How could they really know me without knowing what Mission Boulevard looked like late at night with the Niles hills in the background? How could they know me without knowing the friends who I had __9__ to Japan with or the friends I had gone to school with since kindergarten? How could they know me if they hadn’t met my family? How could they know me, or I them, if we didn’t know one another’s __10__ experiences?
A. drop B. journeyed C. unique D. define
E. complex F. realizing G. disconnected H. self-defining
I. drifted J. lying K. transition L. adjusted
M. fast-moving N. transported O. lack
A.derived from
B.came to
C.built up
D.based on
national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. The holidays have all been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends—that is? Saturday? Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States such as New Year’s Day or Christmas Day or the day? when we remember the first settlers of the United States? called Thanksgiving Day are celebrated all over the country. During these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay home and celebrate with their families.
Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 4 weeks a year. This usually depends on how long you’ve been working for a company? what type of position you have? whether you have a very high position or a very important position and it’s difficult to find someone to replace you. In this case? you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once. Usually the more time you spend working for a company? the more time you may get for a vacation.
1.The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have a ____weekend almost once a month.
A.5-day
B.2-day
C.3-day
D.4-day
2.Workers in the United States sometimes work from.()
A.Monday to Saturday
B.Tuesday to Sunday
C.Thursday to Friday
D.Tuesday to Friday
3.Which statement is NOT true according to this passage?()
A.Only a few shops remain open on New Year’s Day
B.Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day
C.Days on vacation must be more than all the holidays in a year
D.All the workers have a half-month vacation
4.The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that ().
A.no one can be found to take his place
B.he hasn’t a most high position
C.he plays an important role in his work
D.he hasn’t been working for his company for a long time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?()
A.Holidays in the United States
B.Vacation in the United States
C.How Do the Workers Spend Their Holidays
D.Something About the Holidays and Vacation in the U.S
Mary's father approved of(A) she staying(B) in the United States for another year(C) in order to work toward(D) her M.A.
A.back
B.front
C.left
D.right
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41.Why does the Gmail Team write to the Gmail user?
Because the user hasn’t used his/her Gmail_______for quite some time.
42.What kind of storage the user’s account now has?
It now has 5,000 megabytes of_________________________storage.
43.How many languages are available in the Gmail interface now?
__________________________________________________________.
44.What may happen to the user’s account if it is inactive for 9 months?
The Gmail team may have to_______________the user’s account.
45.What is the purpose of the Gmail team in sending this email?
They hope the user will______________the account.
A.easily
B.lonely
C.nearly
D.likely
First of all, living at college gives me a sense of responsibility and of being on my own. My parents aren't around to say, "No, you're not going out tonight," or "Did you finish your homework?" Everything I do has to be my decision, and that makes me responsible for my own life. During the second week I was at college, I had to go out and look for a bank where I could open an account. And when I got to the bank, I had to decide whether to have a checking or savings account and whether or not to get a credit card. Decisions! Decisions! Friendly people are another thing I like about college. On the first day I came to Marymount University here in Virginia from New York, I was a bit confused about where I was going. My mother and I drove in. We did not know the building we were supposed to go to, but the guard was very nice. With a smile, he told us what building we were looking for and where we could park our car. My room was on the first floor of New Gerard, and I knew I had to go through some glass doors, but my mother and I didn't know which ones. Some students saw me and asked, "Are you a new student?" When they found out I was looking for New Gerard, one said, "Oh, just follow us; that's where we're going." Even now I feel comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with.I do like a lot of things about college, but that doesn't mean I don't think about things at home. Although I like college, I can still get homesick. New York is a very good place, too! And sometimes I miss it!
6. The text is perhaps written by ________.
A. a new student
B. a new teacher
C. a foreign reporter
D. a foreign visitor
7. What does "gives me a sense of responsibility" in the first sentence of Paragraph 2 mean? It means it makes me feel ________.
A. responsible for my parents.
B. responsible for my teacher.
C. responsible for the school.
D. responsible for myself.
8. One thing that he liked was ________.
A. the comfortable dorm
B. finding his way around
C. his studies as a first year student
D. the friendly people
9. What is New Gerard?
A. It's a student's name.
B. It's a teacher's name.
C. It's a dorm's name.
D. It's a school's name.
10. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People in Marymount University are friendly.
B. The writer likes the new experience in the university.
C. The writer drove to Marymount University with his mother.
D. The writer is not homesick
Five days off work is a harsh penalty for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm? Baxa said, "Any time you take money away from someone, it is a harsh punishment. The driver makes $14 an hour. Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost. "
Yes, that comes to $560, a tidy sum. But we know that people in the private sector are fired for far less every day. If the people who run the CTA think that the loss of a week's pay is more than enough, I offer them a sporting proposition: Give me a bus. Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus, and I'll slam the door shut, stop the gas pedal and take them for a fast one-block jog. And I'll pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it. Any takers? Mr. Baxa? Anybody? I didn't think so.
1.The nurse half-entered one of the buses because____.
A、the bus they wanted didn't stop there
B、she wanted the driver to stop the bus
C、she wanted to get some information from the driver
D、she and her uncle couldn't wait any longer at the corner
2.The reason why the woman trotted alongside the bus was that____.
A、she couldn't get herself away from the bus
B、the driver closed the door before she heard the answer
C、she was dragged by the bus driver
D、she wanted to get the driver's badge number
3.How many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when the bus driver finally let her off? ____
A、Almost one block.
B、Almost two blocks.
C、Probably three blocks.
D、Probably five or six blocks.
4.The bus driver's punishment was____.
A、being dismissed from the CTA
B、being out of work for a week
C、paying a fine of $560
D、working without pay for five days
5.Why did the author offer a sporting proposition? ____
A、Because the CTA paid little attention to the incident.
B、Because the bus driver had not been fired.
C、Because he wanted to threaten the CTA people.
D、Because he thought the penalty was not a harsh on
A、Sorry, you can’t.
B、No, you can’t.
C、Sorry, he is on another line now.
D、No, I don’t know.