Never before () see such a terrible car accident on the road!

A.did I see

B.I had seen

C.I saw

D.had I seen

A. did I

B. I have

C. have I

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A.knew the effects of war

B.went in for politics

C.liked to save the wounded in wars

D.were willing to be soldiers

traditional-age college freshmen are "more materialistic and less altruistic(利他主义的)"than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

Not surprising in these hard times, the student's major objective "is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life". It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.

Interest in teaching, social service and the "altruistic" fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.

That's no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree.

While it's true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions- be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.

Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run!

But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom(对讲机): "Miss Baxter", he says, "could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong？"

From the long-term point of view, that's what education really ought to be about.

According to the author's observation, college students ______.

A．have never been so materialistic as today

B．have never been so interested in the arts

C．have never been so financially well off as today

D．have never attached so much importance to mutual sense

pre pared to be frightened. Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for three years had given her the courage to make the flight.

She sat in her seat, her hands gripping its arms, her seat belt already fastened. The air hostess was talking, telling everyone what to do in case of emergency, showing them where their .life-jackets were. The plane was crowded, every seat was full. From her window seat, getting out in a hurry would be impossible, thought Ann. In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air？

The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind. She looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed. She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane before it left the ground, but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine. I must scream, she told herself, and put her hands over her eyes.

There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift. The noise died down. Carefully she opened her eyes. Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above, so beautiful that she stared in wonder, hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.

Ann thought she would be frightened because ______.

A．she had never flown before

B．she had a fear of being in high places

C．she hadn' t made proper preparations.

D．she was naturally timid

ver the Thames as you travel to London from the sea, is the most famous of them all. What makes Tower Bridge so exciting？ Why do visitors come from all over the world to see it？

The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle. It does this to let the big ships through to the Pool of London. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.

On its north side stands the Tower of London itself. Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is only about one hundred, it was built in the 1890s. By1850, everyone agreed that a bridge across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued about the new bridge for another thirtyyears. This took so long because they had two big problems.

l. Tower Bridge is().

A. about one thousand years old

B. the oldest and the most famous bridge in London

C. the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London

2. The Tower of London is().

A. across from the Thames

B. on the north of Tower Bridge

C. in the middle of Tower Bridge

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage()？

A. You can see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air at anytime.

B. By 1850 everybody thought it most necessary to have a bridge built across the Thames near the Tower.

C. It took the designers thirty years to argue about the bridge before it was built.

4. Why is the bridge open in the middle()？

A. To make it special.

B. To attract (吸引) more people from the world to see it.

C. To let the big ship through to the Pool of London.

5. How long was the Tower Bridge built()？

A. A thousand years.

B. A hundred years.

C. Five thousand years.

his overalls, looking for the new packet of Marlboro he bought that morning. It was not there.

It was as he swung around to look in his toolbox for the cigarettes that Eddie saw the lump. Right in the middle of the brand new bright red carpet, there was a lump. A lump the size of a packet of cigarettes.

"I've done it again？ said Eddie angrily. "I've left the cigarettes under the carpet？

He had done this once before, and taking up and refitting the carpet had taken him two hours. Eddie was determined that he was not going to spend another two hours in this house. He decided to get rid of the lump another way. It would mean wasting a good packet of cigarettes, nearly full, but anything was better than taking up the whole carpet and fitting it again .He turned to his toolbox for a large hammer.

Eddie didn't want to damage the carpet itself, so he took a block of wood and placed it on top of the lump. Then he began to beat the block of wood as hard as he could. He kept beating, hoping Mrs. Vanbrugh wouldn't hear the noise and come to see what he was doing. It would be difficult to explain why he was hammering the middle of her beautiful new carpet... The lump was beginning to flatten out.

After three or four minutes, the job was finally finished. Eddie picked up his tools, and began to walk out to his car. Mrs. Vanbrugh accompanied him. She seemed a little worried about something.

"Young man, while you were working today, you didn't by any chance see any sign of Armand, did you？ Armand is my bird. I let him out of his cage, you see, this morning, and he's disappeared. He likes to walk around the house, and he usually just comes back to his cage after an hour or so and gets right in. Only today he didn't come back. He's never done such a thing before, it's most peculiar..."

"No, madam, I haven't seen him anywhere," said Eddie, as he reached to start the car.

And he saw his packet of Marlboro cigarettes on the panel, where he had left it at lunchtime....

And he remembered the lump in the carpet...

What did Eddie want to do when he had finished fitting the carpet？

A．To have a cigarette.

B．To hammer the carpet flat.

C．To put back his tools.

D．To start work in the dining room.

smuggling anything into the country. Every morning，except at weekends，he (11) see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier， (12) a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see (13) he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always (14) to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw，he never found (15) ，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was smuggling something，but he was not (16) 鱼to imagine what it could be.

Then one evening，after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets (17) usual，he said to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things (18) this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully？ I'm an old man，and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to (19) . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ”The factory worker did not say anything for (20) . Then he smiled，turned to Henry and said quietly：“Bicycles. ”

A. should

B. might

C. would

D. must

I'll never forget ______ (see)the musical comedy in New York．