[单项选择]When the author talks about generations in the first paragraph, he seems to


A. be speaking very highly of his own Generation.
B. be sympathetic with his own generation.
C. criticise his own generation for its shortcomings.
D. believe his previous generations share one thin

[单项选择]After long talks about pay, the managers and workers reached a(n) ______.
A. settlement
B. decision
C. conclusion
D. arrangement

[单项选择]The passage mainly talks about ______.


A. the impact of mobile phone signals on health
B. the negative impact of current signals on health
C. the long-term effects of mobile phones on health
D. the possible causes of the impact of mobile phones

[单项选择]In the passage the writer mainly talks about ______.

[单项选择]The first paragraph mainly talks about ______.


A. differences between science fiction and other literature
B. definition of science fiction
C. the popularity of science fiction
D. the effect of science fiction

[单项选择]In the sixth paragraph, when talking about empowerment, the writer means that ______.

[单项选择]When invited to talk about his achievements, he refused to blow his own ______ and declined to speak at the meeting.
A. trumpet
B. whistle
C. bugle
D. flute

[单项选择]When did she have time but nothing to write about

[单项选择]When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.
A. grow
B. wrap
C. hide
D. test

[单项选择]When he was asked about the missing camera, the boy ______ ever seeing it.
A. refused
B. denied
C. opposed
D. pretended

[单项选择]When we were about to get away a police car came to the front door.


A. 当我们正要离开的时候，一辆警车来到了前门。
B. 我们正准备离开，一辆警车来到前门。
C. 当我们正要逃跑的时候，一辆警车来到了前门。
D. 当我们大约要走的时候，一辆警车来到了前门。

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Passage Two
When I was about 12 I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn’t a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not"
True I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it
"Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being skinny), but a good number I could - and suddenly wanted to - change.
For the
A. The girl benefited from her father's advice.
B. The girl was very often angry with her father.
C. The girl's father loved other people's advice.
D. The girl was easily hurt by her father.

[单项选择]When he was a young man, he traveled about the world ______.
A. on its own
B. of its own
C. on his own
D. of his own

[单项选择]Nobody______ when I complained about the food, so nothing was done about it.


A. turned to me
B. relied on me
C. backed me up
D. held me up