Betty: What a foolish thing I've done! I broke my watch. Rose: It's really unfortuna

Susan: Betty, we'd like you to join us at a buffet party next Saturday.

Betty: ___________, Susan. What time do you expect me to be there？

A、I'd love to

B、No way

C、By no means

D、I'm afraid not

might be useful to take some class time today to discuss it. Betty, you speak several languages, don't you？

W1: Yes, Professor Baker, I speak Spanish and French.

M: And what helped you most in learning those languages？

W1: What helped me most ... well, I studied both languages in high school, and I'm still studying Spanish here at the University, but I think that travel has probably been the most help to me. You see, I've been lucky in that I've lived in Europe. Believe me, I didn't speak very well before I moved there. What do you think of this, Jill？

W2: You're right, Betty, after studying a language, practice is very useful. When you live in a country where the language is spoken, it's ideal. But, you know, sometimes it's difficult to make friends in a new place, even then the people are very friendly.

W1: Yes, I know what you mean. Especially if you don't speak the language too well. I had some problems when I first moved to Europe.

W2: And, of course, some people are shy.

W: That's true.

W2: Professor Baker, whether or not I'm in a country where the language is spoken, I always go to the movies, and whenever I can, 1 watch TV or listen to the radio in the language I'm trying to learn.

W2: Me too. And reading is another way to learn. Books are good, but I think that newspapers and magazines are even better.

M: Probably the best way to learn is to combine all of these ideas: traveling, talking with people, going to movies, watching TV, listening to the radio, and reading books, newspapers and magazines. What do you think？

W1: I agree with that, Professor Baker.

W2: So do I. But I don't believe that it's possible to take advantage of practice opportunities without some knowledge of the language first.

W1:Sure. First it's a good idea to study grammar, vocabulary...

W2: ... and listening, perhaps even reading.

W1: Then practice is very, very helpful.

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A．Language laboratory.

B．Traveling.

C．Studying in high school.

D．Going to movies and watching TV.

beautiful big bungalow and she bought herself a very expensive pearl necklace

The following summer, the Burwoods decided to throw a party. Early on the afternoon

of the party, Betty took her new silk dress out of the wardrobe and put her expensive pearl

necklace on her dressing-table ready to put on in the evening. Then, she went to see how the

preparations for the party were going

The catering company had just arrived - a cook, Mrs. Moore, and her two helpers,

Nancy and Harriet. They were all in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had

brought with them. Soon, the fourth member of the team, Charlie Chivers, arrived on his

bicycle

By six o' clock, everything was ready. The garden looked magnificent - with small

round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades. The food and drink was all laid out in the

kitchen, ready to be brought out when the guests arrived

At ten past six, Betty went to her bedroom to get ready. She showered and put on her

best silk dress. It was when she was brushing her hair that she realized that her pearls were

not on the dressing-table. "Bill," she said, "have you moved my pearls？" "No, dear,"

answered Hill, "where were they？" "1 put them on the drussing-tabie this afternoon and

they're not here now. ""Are you sure？" asked Bill. "Maybe you put them down somewhere

else, or maybe you,ye moved them"

For a quarter of an hour they searched for the missing pearls, but couldn't find them

anywhere. It was then that they decided they must call the police

Soon, Inspector Morgan arrived and started to question all the suspects

Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers 协 Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the

Answer Sheet

i. Why could Betty afford an expensive necklace？

2. Why did she take her necklace out early in the day？

3. How many people were there in the catering company？

4. What do you think was in the boxes？

5. Did the Burwoods call the police after they couldn't find the pear's？

Read again and then fill in the following blanks numbered 6-10 with the information from the passage. Write you answers on the Answer Sheet

arold.How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa, talking？

What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about？

Betty shrugs.Talk？ We’re friends.

Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear.Women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(情感危机).“Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives”.

“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says , interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”.

“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings.Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”

6.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that() .

A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B.women have so much to share

C.women show little interest in ballgames

D.his wife is difficult to talk to

7.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to ().

A.a male friend

B.a female friend

C.her parents

D.her husband

8.According to the text, which type of behavior. is NOT expected of a man by society？()

A.Ending his marriage without good reason.

B.Spending too much time with his friends.

C.Complaining about his marriage trouble.

D.Going out to ballgames too often.

9.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph？()

A.Men keep their innermost feeling to themselves.

B.Women are more serious than men about marriage.

C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

D.Women depend on others in making decisions.

10.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers on() .

A.happy and successful marriage

B.friendships of men and women

C.emotional problems in marriage

D.interactions between men and women

Dear Tammy,

It seems like ages ago that we were in Dalian．Now, on Easter break, I have a moment to repeat on our wonderful trip--aided by photos that document how much fun we had--and how much food we ate.

I was proud for Draw Richard to see the strong ties that have been established between our institutions--and what a bright, talented group of Chinese faculty we have had in Meredith．She was impressed as well she should be.

I want to thank you for your lovely fruit bowl and flowers, your gracious attention and comprehensive campus tour, the lovely atmosphere at your flat, and the beautiful place mat and chopstick set．We've decided to take the latter to England, to our flat in Bath, where we regularly eat Chinese take-out and have some reminders of our friends in Dalian.

Until we meet again, please take care of yourself．Good luck in your move to a new flat and good luck On your doctoral work．

All the best，

Betty

Betty,do you have some clothes ______ ？

A．to wash B．to be washed C．washing D．washed

A.sells

B.is selling

C.was selling

D.has sold

Betty is beautiful. She is ______ to be a good fashion model in the future. (promise)

aceship one day.

A. with

B. in

C. by

D. at

A.The

B. A

C. An

D. /