Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail ro

Molly Wilson (1) a dancer and a mother for many years when she (2) to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she (3) as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she (4) (A) a member of a pop dance team.

She (5) , and (6) she had children she retired from show business to bring them (7) . They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried (8) I had never sailed (9) . I was not bored, but I (10) some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.3”

1) A. is B. was C. has been

2) A. decidesB. decided C. had decided

3) A. had trained B. had been trained C. was trained

4) A. became B. had become C. has become

5) A. gets married B. got married C. had married

6) A. before B. when C. after

7) A. downB. up C. out

8) A. although B. however C. because

9) A. before B. ago C. since

10) A. met B. had met C. has meet

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team

She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.

She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do？ How did I do it？ But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."

21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title？ ()

A.Very ordinary

B.Very unusual and surprising.

C.Not special

22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()

A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()

A.group of people

B.part of the training

C.part of the route of sail

24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5？ ()

A.not exact

B.difficult

C.not smooth because of huge waves

25.The last paragraph suggests that()

A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.

B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey

C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip

A.is

B.will have been

C.had been

D.may have been

A.A.Was I

B.B.Were I

C.C.If I am

D.D.If I had been

A. People were concerned about the number of bees.

B. Several cases of Zika disease had been identifie

C. Two million bees were infected with diseas

D. Zika virus had destroyed some bee farms.

Bee Ltd was extremely perturbed by the news, especially as it had acquired the contract to supply all of the

accountancy body’s study manuals and had already incurred extensive preliminary expenses in relation to the publication of the new manual.

Required:

In the context of the law of contract, advise Bee Ltd whether they can take any action against Arti.

(10 marks)

A.Mr. Wilson had at least two daughters

B.The house had been rented to someone else a week before

C.Mrs. Wilson was almost blind

D.Mr. Pompei was practicing racial discrimination

Mrs. Wilson and her daughters went to look at the house. Sure enough, there was a For Rent sign in the window. A woman next door told them that the owner was Antonio Pompei, who owned a bakery farther up the street.

Mrs. Wilson has great difficulty walking for she is almost blind, so she waited in the car while her daughters went along to the bakery. The daughters met Mr. Pompei, who agreed to rent the house. However, the daughters wanted to see the inside of the house before they agreed to rent it. One of the bakery employees went with them to the house, where he met Mrs. Wilson.

All three women liked the house and returned to the bakery to tell Mr. Pompei that they would rent it.

When Mr. Pompei saw Mrs. Wilson, he quickly walked out of the bakery. He had not realized Mrs. Wilson was Indian. Her daughters look more like their father, who is of a different ethnic(种族) origin. The next day, Mrs. Wilson and her daughters returned to the bakery in an attempt to rent the house. Because of her blindness, Mr. Wilson was helped out of the car and guided into the bakery by one of her daughters. Mr. Pompei told the women that the house was already rented.

The Wilsons suspected discrimination. As soon as they got home, Mrs. Wilson phoned Mr. Pompei, without identifying herself, Mr. Pompei lost his temper.

Mrs. Wilson complained to the Human Rights Commission. Their examination discovered that the tenants who did rent the house had not even seen it at the time when Mrs. Wilson visited it. They applied to rent it a full week after Mrs. Wilson had applied.

(1)According to the passage, Mrs. Wilson was _____________.

A、to rent the house for her daughters

B、to rent the house for someone else

C、to rent the house for her family

D、to sublet (转租) the house

(2)According to the passage, we are certain that Mr. Wilson was _____________.

A、an Indian

B、not an Indian

C、an Asian

D、from India

(3)Mrs. Wilson found Mr. Pompei’s discrimination by _____________.

A、complaining to the Human Rights Commission

B、making the bakery owner angry

C、making an unidentifiable phone call

D、pretending to be a woman of wealth

(4)In the end Mrs. Wilson couldn’t rent the house simply because _____________.

A、she was of Indian origin

B、she needed assistance while walking

C、the owner of the house asked for more money

D、she was almost blind

(5)Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE？

A、Mr. Wilson had at least two daughters.

B、The house had been rented to someone else a week before.

C、Mrs. Wilson was almost blind.

D、Mr. Pompei was practicing racial discrimination.

1.Linda was a few minutes late, so she had to wait for a few minutes in the office. ()

2.Linda thought she would never get this job at first. ()

3.Linda has never worked in radio or television before.()

4. Wilson’s secretary seened impressed with her other qualifi cations.()

5.Wilson asked Linda to start to work the following month.()