[单项选择]Passage Two 　　Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house．So far as the children were concerned，they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination．He stirred Maggie’s anger，however，So that she often said to her husband，“It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener．’’ 　　In fact James came once a year，unexpectedly，around eight o’clock in the evening，and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother．His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed．Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them．He took no notice of them，as if he was unable to see children，at least until the time came for him to go．Instead，after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, "You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie." Such was his regard for her. 　　Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, b
A. loss
B. wonder
C. lucky thing
D. terrible thing

[单项选择]Passage Two 　　Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house．So far as the children were concerned，they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination．He stirred Maggie’s anger，however，So that she often said to her husband，“It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener．’’ 　　In fact James came once a year，unexpectedly，around eight o’clock in the evening，and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother．His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed．Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them．He took no notice of them，as if he was unable to see children，at least until the time came for him to go．Instead，after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, "You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie." Such was his regard for her. 　　Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, b
A. he was a man difficult to please
B. she never knew when he was coming
C. she was too busy looking after her children
D. he never stayed long enough for a meal

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Dear Professor Mike Whitney,
We are very glad to hear that you are attending an international conference in Beijing. We are writing this letter to inquiry the possibility of inviting you to deliver a lecture on American literature for our postgraduate students on the evening of March 15.
We have long been noticed that you have done a lot of substantial and creative work in this field. Two of your books have become textbooks for our students for several years. So all of us believe your lecture will benefit our students and teaching staff alike.
If you can manage to come, please tell US the number of your flight and we will meet you at the airport. If you can’t make it, please also let us know.
We are looking forward to your coming.
Sincerely yours,
Xie Li
Invitation
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Information about the professor: 1. Professor Whitney has

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[单项选择] Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts (干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home—country found itself faced by flood and starvation. Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear. This does no
A. The benefits of trees.
B. Trees and soil protection
C. The various uses of trees.
D. Different attitudes toward trees.