News came from the sales manager ______ the new product had been selling well in the local market fo

A.origins

B.sources

C.ways

D.places

A.whose

B.which

C.what

D.that

A.source

B.origin

C.basis

D.foundation

Lisa: You look great. Any good news？

Alex: I just came back from my vacation.

Lisa: Wow, ! Maybe I should take a vacation,_________too.

A． I didn't see it

B． good for you

C． I didn't find it

D． hard to believe

A.before

B.when

C.until

D.after

program to get international __31__ , American officials believed they should reply the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in __32__. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA __33__ were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s purpose had to be changed, __34__ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to __35__ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was called “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know __36__ English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA __37__ a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken __38__ of course, it is special English.

In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most __39__ program is the news report. News from around the world flies into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in __40__ cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to prepare news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

31. A. business B. culture C. support D. information

32. A. same B. short C. English D. German

33. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials

34. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that

35. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support

36. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough

37. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped

38. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly

39. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common

40. A. all B. major C. American D. news

A.originally

B.regularly

C.repeatedly

D.generally

It's safe to say that Pat 'came from ______ family.

A. an Indian

B. a rich

C. a poor

D. a black

arithmetic(算术 ). But their knowledge of history and geography(地理 ) was very poor.

Once the French ambassador (大使 ) in Rome was giving a ball (舞会 ) to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs(外交部长 ) came very late. A young lady, who was well acquainted with him, saw him enter the ball-room(舞厅 ) and asked why he was so late.

“You see,” said the Minister, “there has been a little accident at the King’s palace.”

The curious young lady asked the Minister to tell her what had happened at the King’s palace.

“Oh, nothing important,” answered the Minister. “The ambassador of Brail (巴西 ), who was to be presented to the King, forgot to take his credentials(外交使节所递的国书 ) with him and was obliged to go back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brail we should have had to wait at least six months for them.”

“Is Brail so far from Rome ？” asked the lady, who knew very little geography.

“It is in the New World ,” said the Minister.

“In the New World ？” repeated the lady in great astonishment.

“Yes, in the New World,” answered the Minister in a sarcastic(讽刺的 ) tone, “which was discovered by Christopher Columbus(哥伦布 ).”

When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could:

“Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news？ A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus.”

6.The Italian foreign minister came to the hall very late because _______.

a. someone was hurt in the King’s palace

b.he had had something to do at home

c. he was reluctant to come to the hall

d. he was delayed by a little accident

7. What happened at the King’s palace？

a. The ambassador left his credentials in Brail.

b. The King was late; the Brazilian ambassador had to wait for him.

c. For some reason the ambassador had to go back to Brail.

d. The Brazilian ambassador forgot to take his credentials with him.

8. Where did the ambassador leave his credentials？

a. In his office

b. In Rome

c. In the hotel

d. In Brail

9. The reason why the young lady shouted her announcement was that ________.

a. she was the hostess of the ball

b. she was well acquainted with the Minister

c. she had never heard about Columbus

d. she wanted to broadcast the surprising news

10. Her announcement showed she was ____________.

a. clever

b. thoughtless

c. knowledgeable

d. Ignorant

-- How good the news is for you!

-- ______________.

A.You are kind to tell me

B.I'm glad to see that

C.It's kind of you to say so

D.It's nice to hear from you