Why did Edmund keep an eye on Laura？

A.keep company with

B.part company with

C.keep in touch with

D.stay in touch with

A.He enjoyed the snow in winter

B.He had bitten the master’s children in the leg

C.He felt hot in the house

D.He grew too big for the master to keep

Why did you keep me () outside for so long？

A. wait

B. to wait

C. waiting

D. to waiting

Why did the old lady wantto give money to Bryan？

A.Sherecognized Bryan was a friend of hers．

B.Shewanted to pay him for the new tire．

C.Shetried to keep clear of trouble．

D.Shethought he might get angry．

A．Because his only son was right there under the ruins．

B．Because he heard his son crying for help right under the ruins．

C．Because he remembered the promise he had made to his son．

D．Because his son promised to be with him forever．

B.Because software companies were not sure about the sales of the games for business computers

C..Because no managers could be tolerant of computer games

D.None of the above

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality 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.

Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest？

A) She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

B) She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C) She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D) She had won a prize in the previous contest.

听力原文：M: Hello, professor Johnson.

W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today？

M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn't coming out right. What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me when I participate in.

W: What sport did you choose？

M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.

W: What are you going to say about skiing？

M: That's the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country.

W: So why is that a problem？

M: I'd like to start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods. I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn't as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy, but that's not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out. But now I don't know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It's not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That's different.

W: Then you'll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country skiing is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out？ Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That's common, right？

M: Yeah, I guess so.

Questions:

19. What is the topic of the man's writing assignment？

20. What problem does the man have while working on his paper？

21. What does the woman say is common in writing papers？

(20)

A．Beautiful scenery in the countryside.

B．Dangers of cross-country skiing.

C．Pain and pleasure in sports.

D．A sport he participates in.

A.to keep; close

B.to keep; open

C.keep; opened

D.keep; closed

A.A. kept rich people

B.B. rich people did keep

C.C. did rich people keep

D.D. rich people kept