Although he is over eighty, he has a _____ head.A.neatB.mixed－upC.tidyD.clean

ill.

A．presided

B．administered

C．mastered

D．executed

A.Because

B.As

C.Although

A.if

B.since

C.although

D.while

A.attention

B.warning

C.notice

D.observation

is now a memor, it is also a real dream that never ends. ----While his love is now amemory, it is also a real dream that never ends. Although the car is old, it still runs well. Although we are a small company, we produce over 10,000 machines a year. Although I quite understand why he refused to help her, I cannot agree that he was right not to do so. Although no more than twenty-two, she was already a highly successful business-woman. Although in poor health, she continued to carry out her duties.

ho is (1)_____ only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, even (2)_____. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to (3)_____ the truth of this.

Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a comer; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite (4)_____.

(5)_____, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior. which, once broken, makes the offender immediately the object of (6)_____.

It has been known as a fact that a British has a (7)_____ for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it (8)_____.

Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom (9)_____ forecast add hence becomes a source of interest and (10)_____ to everyone.

This may be so. (11)_____ a British cannot have much (12)_____ in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (13)_____ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate—or as inaccurate as the weathermen in his (14)_____.

Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references (15)_____ weather that the British (16)_____ to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (17)_____ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it？" "Beautiful!" may well be heard, instead of "Good morning, how are you？" Although the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is (18)_____ pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. If he wants to start a conversation with a British but is at a loss to know (19)_____ to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will (20)_____ an answer from even the most reserved of the British.

A．relaxed

B．frustrated

C．amused

D．exhausted

nd was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didn't want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.

But he was unhappy. He didn't know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired.

Then one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery (陶器) factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.

He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over the world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasn't been bored since he bought the factory.

1)、The topic sentence of Para. 1 is ______.

A.Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman

B.he used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time

C.when Morgan Rees was 65, he got retired

D.reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son

2)、The topic sentence of Para. 2 is ______.

A.he didn't know what to do with himself

B.he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife

C.he was unhappy after he got retired

D.none of them

3)、Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Para. 3？

A.One day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper.

B.He bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work again.

C.He told his family he bought a small crockery factory.

D.His family was horrified and worried when they learned he bought the small factory.

4)、What is the central idea of the last paragraph？

A.Morgan Rees has worked until he is 76.

B.Morgan Rees has developed the export market and improved the profits by 200%.

C.Morgan Rees hasn't been bored since he bought the factory.

D.Since he started working again, Morgan Rees has expanded the company considerably, which has enriched his retired life.

5)、The passage mainly deals with ______.

A.why Morgan Rees bought a small crockery factory

B.how Morgan Rees lived his retired life more happily by turning to work again

C.how Moran Rees became a good businessman

D.how Moran Rees expanded the company considerably

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Do you know insurance (保险)？Buying insurance is a means by which people can protect themselves____51____large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay____52____sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only____53____will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.

The first modem fire insurance company was____54____in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just____55____most of the city, and people wanted to protect against____56____losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form. the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also____57____a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.

In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start____58____new insurance. This company, which offered life insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

Over the years, people have____59____from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has____60____kind of insurance.

______ 查看材料

A.against

B.to

C.from

D.on

three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a royal palace for the Kings and Queens of England【C2】______ the time of James I, who【C3】______ from 1603 to 1625, but is best known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the tower, princes have been murdered, traitors【C4】______ spies shot, and queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous【C5】______ was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry Ⅷ. He wanted to【C6】______ her because she could not give him a son, so he【C7】______ her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword,【C8】______ the usual axe, which can still be seen in the tower.

The tower was also the 【C9】______ of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward Ⅳ died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king【C10】______ his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, his protector,【C11】______ Edward's brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together.【C12】______ then the Duke【C13】______ that he was the new king, and he was crowned 【C14】______ the twelve-year-old Edward,【C15】______ himself Richard Ⅲ.

After that, the boys were seen less and less and【C16】______ disappeared. It is said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being【C17】______ their mouths. It is believed that Richard Ⅲ ordered their deaths, although it has never been【C18】______ In 1674, workmen at the tower discovered two skeletons, which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The【C19】______ were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children,【C20】______ the age of the Princes.

【C1】

A．seats

B．scenes

C．grounds

D．sights

Jack never showed ______ at the cinema, although I waited over an hour.

A、off

B、in

C、on

D、up