[填空题]______(当她感到压抑时)，a good cry usually made her feel better．

[单项选择]Newly married couples are usually good listeners but become ______ as the years go by.
[A] poor [B] poorer [C] poorest [D] less poor

[简答题]The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields.

[单项选择]Diana made a lot of effort to persuade her parents into（）to her going to the United States to study business administration in MIT.
A. contending
B. contesting
C. contenting
D. consenting

[单项选择]This skirt was made （）your mother （）her own measure.
A. for; to
B. for; for
C. to; to
D. for; by

[单项选择]This skirt was made（　）your mother （　）her own measure.
A. for; to
B. for; for
C. to; to
D. for; by

[单项选择]Martha has made up her mind to buy her favorite furniture, disregard how much money she would pay（）.
A. no matter how much it costs
B. no matter how much does it cost
C. no matter how it costs
D. no matter how does it cost

[单项选择]How does Lisa feel about her work
A. Satisfied.
B. Frustrated.
C. Annoyed.
D. Confident.

[填空题]How did Ann feel after she opened her eyes

[单项选择]The（）improvement in her typing has made her boss very pleased.
A. distinct
B. distinctive
C. distinguished
D. distinguishing

[单项选择]

How does the woman feel about her books
A. They are too heavy and she can’t carry them.
B. They are too many and she can’t read them all.
C. They are too difficult and complex.
D. She feels too tired to read.

[单项选择]How does the woman feel about her suggestion
A. It’s helpful.
B. It’s interesting.
C. She regretted her suggestion.

[单项选择]How did Jenny feel when she began her first speech
[A] Confident. [B] Guilty.
[C] Ashamed. [D] Nervous and unsure of herself.

[单项选择]How did Pania feel when she began her first speech（）
A. Nervous and unsure of herself.
B. Calm and confident of herself.
C. Courageous and forceful.
D. Distracted and reluctant.

[单项选择]

People usually regard a good modern newspaper as a remarkable material for reading. Because it provides a large range of news contains, from local crime to international politics, from sport to business, from editorial page to feature articles, which aims to attract different readers. Besides, the way people read it also contributes to make the newspaper become more remarkable. The readers tend to glance or skim it, instead of reading it completely or straight through.
The thing that brings the various contains together in one newspaper is its topicality (时事性), which means the immediate relation to what is happening in a certain locality at the moment. However, the rapid speed of production also means that some articles appear in a newspaper only has the transient (短暂的) value. Not two people actually read the same paper. What each person does is to put together his own selection and sequence out of that day’s newspaper to made up for his own newspaper.
There
A. The Topicality of a Newspaper.
B. The Importance of Reading a Newspaper.
C. The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper.
D. How to Read a Newspaper Efficiently.