I am trying to understand _____ that makes him late for work again.

A.A. I am trying to find something for my daughter.

B.B.No, dinner is nearly ready.

C.C.That's right. I'll have that blue one

A.on

B.in

C.at

D.under

A.thermometer

B.vomiting

C.refrigeration

D.immediately

A.I am trying to find something for my daughter.

B.No, dinner is nearly ready.

C.That's right.I'11 have that blue one.

一 May I help you find something, or are you just looking？

一 __________________

A. I am trying to find something for my daughter.

B. No, dinner is nearly ready.

C. That's right. I'll have that blue one.

I am not under command.的意思是：

A.没有人指挥我

B.我不能指挥

C.我船失控

D.我不能被指挥

Complete the conversation. Choose from the answers (A-D).

Rose: Hi, Jon. I see you're working on our math homework.

Jon: I'm trying!

Rose: Well, I finished mine. I can help you.____, actually.

Jon: Maybe for you, but____

Rose: Yeah, I guess I am good at working with numbers in my head. You can use a calculator if you want.

Jon: That's a good idea. Now, I have to find it!

Rose:____

Jon: That would be great, Rose. I'll look in my bag. Can you look in my desk？

Rose: Sure. No problem.____

A、I'll give you a hand if you like.

B、It's really pretty simple

C、I'm not very good at things like that.

D、Let me show you.

Nobody’s Watching Me

I am a foot taller than Napoleon and twice the weight of Twiggy; on my only visit to a beautician, the woman said she found my face a challenge. Yet despite these social disadvantages I feel cheerful, happy, confident and secure.

I work for a daily newspaper and so get to a lot of places I would otherwise never see. This year I went to Ascot to write about the people there. I saw something there that made me realize the stupidity of trying to conform, of trying to be better than anyone else. There was a small, plump woman, all dressed up—huge hat, dress with pink butterflies, long white gloves. She also had a shooting stick. But because she was so plump, when she sat on the stick it went deep into the ground and she couldn't pull it out. She tugged and tugged, tears of rage in her eyes. When the final tug brought it out, she crashed with it to the ground."

I saw her walk away. Her day had been ruined. She had made a fool of herself in public--she had impressed nobody. In her own sad, red eyes she was a failure.

I remember well when I was like that, in the days before I learned that nobody really cared what you do . . .

I remember the pain of my first dance, something that is always meant to be a wonderful occasion for a girl... There was a fashion then for diamante (人造钻石) ear-rings, and I wore them so often practicing for the big night that I got two great sores on my ears and had to put sticking-plaster on them. Perhaps it was this that made nobody want to dance with me. Whatever it was, there I sat for four hours and 43 minutes. When I came home, I told my parents that I had a marvelous time and that my feet were sore from dancing. They were pleased at my success and they went to bed happily, but I went to my room and tore the bits of sticking-plaster off my ears and felt forlorn and disconsolate.

‘The beautician found the writer's face a challenge’, which means _________.

A．she thought it was a challenge to have such a face repaired

B．she thought it was a challenge to deal with such a face

C．the writer's face challenged the beautician's

D．it was a challenge to find the writer's face

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last yes.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again？ That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

What did the author say about her own writing experience？

A) She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B) Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C) She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D) Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.