I work so hard ______my lessons that I can apply ______my ideal job in the future.

A.Meanwhile

B.In case

C.So long as

D.So far as

A、nocturnal

B、an early bird

C、a lazy bone

D、a hard stone

grade.

W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam I've been preparing for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while.

Q: Why is the woman so happy？

(17)

A．She's going away for a while.

B．She did well on the test.

C．She worked hard and earned a lot of money.

D．She's didn't have to work hard for the exam.

Max said to the manager, “Sir, may I work on this project while I’m on vacation As you well know, I have been working very hard for our company in the last eight months, and I never slack, but all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. I need some time off to relax so that I can work better.” Do you think Max can have a few days off because _____

A．hewastired

B．hehasbeenworkinghardforthelasteightmonths

C．hewantstoworkonanewproject

D．heaskedquestionsinamoreappropriateway

Passage Five

Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, "You work hard, and make a lot of money, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about".

So he became a thief--but he did not do the stealing himself. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, "That family can't have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there."

52. What Jim said can be said to be______.

A. an excuse

B. a lie

C. a joke

D. a truth

ney, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about."

So he became a thief--but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, "That family can't have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there."

The word "intelligent" in the first sentence is closest in meaning to ______.

A．clever

B．honest

C．interesting

D．modest

ard for 3 years, and now I need a long holiday. I’ll have to work for the rest of my life, so now is a good time to take a break. I’d like to travel around the world for a few months. I抳e already bought a ticket to go and visit my relatives in New Zealand. I leave on August 14th. I plan to work there for a while. On the way back from there I hope to visit an old friend of mine in America, and I want to go to Canada as well. I might stop in some other places, too. I haven抰 decided yet. When I finish travelling, I will have to get a job. I studied economics at Bristol University, and my father works in a bank, so I抣l probably work there at first. I？m not looking forward to that, but I want to buy a house one day, so I’ll have to earn some money.

(1). I want to get a job as soon as possible.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(2). I’ll first go to New Zealand.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(3). I have relatives in America.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(4). I’ll probably work in a bank.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(5). I’ll earn some money to travel around the world.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

ty television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last yes.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again？ That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A.such

B.very

C.so

D.much

A.and

B.so

C.but

D.or