Task 2 : Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished state

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

If you ever have a chance to go to Finland (芬兰), you'll probably be surprised to find how "foolish" the Finnish people are.

You can go anywhere for one dollar, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, a

The word "foolish" in the first paragraph probably means ______.

A．friendly

B．crazy

C．stupid

D．funny

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

In April 1985, the management of the Coca-Cola Company announced its decision to change the flavor of the company's flagship brand. This decision was made based on the fact that Pepsi consumer research discovered in blind taste tests that a majority of

What do you think is the best title for this passage？

A．Consumers' Loyalty to the Old Coke Brand

B．Competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi

C．New Coke — A Lesson in Brand Loyalty

D．Always Coca-Cola

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

One winter afternoon a bear met a fox. The fox was carrying a fish. "What a fine fish!" said the bear. "How do you catch it on a winter day？ The fox didn't want the bear to know that he really had not caught the fish himself. He said, "Go to the pool a

The bear saw the fox was carrying ______.

A．a fish

B．a bird

C．a snake

D．a cat

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog, Gelert.

One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which is

Gelert was ______.

A．a cat

B．a wolf

C．the Prinee's enemy

D．a dog

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

In old times, people wondered about the changes of seasons, about the stars, the moon and the sun. They could not explain these things, and so they made up "why" stories about them.

The ancient Greeks told about Demeter, the goddess of agriculture,

The ancient Greeks explained ______.

A．how the year was divided into four seasons

B．how Demeter's daughter was saved

C．why they loved Demeter and hated Hades

D．why they had a winter season

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant seeks to persuade the employer to employ him or her. A job applicant has the responsibility for ascertaining(确定)certain types of information prior to the interview.

For whom is the passage most likely written？ ______

A．An employee.

B．An employer.

C．An interviewee.

D．An interviewer.

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant seeks to persuade the employer to employ him or her. A job applicant has the responsibility for ascertaining (确定) certain types of information prior to the intervie

For whom is the passage most likely written？

A．An employee.

B．An employer.

C．An interviewee.

D．An interviewer.

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

For some employers, the policy of lifelong employment is particularly important because it means that they can put money and effort into their staff training and make them loyal to the company. What they do is to select young people who have potential

The purpose of lifelong employment is to ______.

A．adjust the needs of the company to its employees

B．make employees loyal to their company

C．select the best skilled young employees

D．keep the skilled staff satisfied

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

The British policeman has several nicknames (绰号), but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "cop" meaning "to take" or "capture", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19th centur

The British policeman has ______ nicknames mentioned in the passage.

A．several

B．two

C．three

D．many

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Holiday Homes in Mallorca

Holiday apartments in Mallorca sailing and fishing port—quiet even in summer season. Beautiful rooms with views of the sea and mountains, yet near shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles are for hire. Sailing and sports club

If we have a holiday for sailing and fishing, we should go to ______.

A．Kibbutz

B．Italy

C．Mallorca

D．Israel