Although Mike worked ______ , he could ______ support his family.A．hard, hardB．hard, hardl

A. For 5 years.

B. For 4 years.

C. For 3 years.

A.stay and work

B.stayed and worked

C.to stay and work

D.to be stayed and worked

A.since

B.unless

C.if

D.although

A、Even

B、While

C、Although

D、However

A、Although

B、Even

C、In spite

D、In case

The school term was short so that the children could not help on the farm. Although the whole family worked, and life __10__was not easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.

● XP is （1）of interesting twists that encourage one to think -- for example, how about "Test and then code"？ I’ve worked with software companies and a few IT organizations in （2）programmer performance was measured on lines of code delivered and testing was measured on defects found ---- （3）side was motivated to reduce the number of defects prior to testing. XP uses two types of testing: unit and functional.（4）, the practice for unit testing involves developing the test for the feature prior to writing the code and further states that the tests should be automated. Once the code is written, it is immediately （5）to the test suite bringing instant feedback.

（1）A. filled B. stuff C. pack D. full

（2）A. them B. where C. that D. which

（3）A. both B. neither C. no D. either

（4）A. whereas B. Although C. However D. And then

（5）A. subjected B. submitted C. sent D. suffered

Ian and Shiree are a very unusual couple. Although they (16) in the heart of London , they try to grow as much of their own food as possible. At the moment they (17) an allotment from the local council to grow food on, but they plan (18) more land soon. "We (1 9) growing our own food five years ago" , said Ian , "Since then we (20) about half of the vegetables we need and a quarter of the fruit. We (21) on the allotment for three years. We (22) our own garden before that. " They do not plan to stop there though , "By this time next year we (23) enough land to grow about 75 % of our food" , said Ian. Why do they do this？ "We (24) about the chemicals used to grow our food" , said Shiree. "More and more people (25) the same in the future" , predicted Shiree.

16. A. live B. lived C. have lived

17. A. rent B. will have rented C. are renting

18. A. bought B. to buy C. buying

19. A. started B. would start C. have started

20. A. grew B. have grown C. have been growing

21. A. work B. had worked C. have been working

22. A. used B. had only used C. have only been using

23. A. will have bought B. will buy C. are going to buy

24. A. are worrying B. will worry C. worry

25. A. are doing B. are going to do C. will have done

听力原文： A person's social prestige seems to be determined mainly by his or her job. Occupations are valued in terms of the incomes associated with them, although other factors can also be relevant—particular the amount of education a given occupation requires and the degree of control over others it pro vides. The holders of political power also tend to have high prestige.

Unlike power and wealth, which do not seem to be becoming more equally shared, the symbols of prestige have become available to an increasing number of Americans. The main reason is the radical change in the nature of jobs over the course of this century. In 1900 nearly 40 percent of the labor force were farm workers and less than 20 percent held white-collar jobs. At the beginning of the 1980s, however, less than 5 percent of the labor force worked on farms and white-collar workers were the largest single occupation al category. Blue-collar workers, the largest category in the mid-fifties, now constitute less than a third of all workers. The increase in the proportion of high-prestige jobs has allowed a much greater number of Americans to enjoy these statuses and the life-styles that go with them.

(33)

A．Power.

B．Academic degree.

C．Wealth.

D．Diligence.

When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn't use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued (发行).

On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final.When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell us why. At2 o'clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.

England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.

1. This passage mainly tells us __________.

A、the author and her brother used to like stamps very much

B、the author had a very kind mother

C、the author and her brother had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps

D、their mother used to support them by working in the post office

2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ________.

A、during the week

B、on Saturdays

C、on Sundays

D、for six days

3. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ________.

A、during the week

B、on Saturdays

C、on Sundays

D、for six days

4. What does the sentence "We were over the moon." mean？

A、We jumped high.

B、We were extremely happy about it.

C、We watched the moon for a long time.

D、We couldn't sleep the whole night.

5. What is the best title for this passage？

A、My Childhood

B、My Mother

C、A Precious Stamp

D、A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps