[填空题]Linda:
Linda was born in the 1960s. Her mother always accompanied her. There was never a day that Linda did not come back home and find her mother waiting for her. Her mother was involved with the parents’ organization at school and was her Girl Scout leader. Though the family was not better-off financially, Linda always wore beautiful dresses. Her mother was an excellent dressmaker.
Sophie:
Sophie is 31 years old and has worked for a publishing company for several years. A vacancy for a presidential position has just opened. Sophie is one of the five people applying for this position. The other four applicants are all men that have been at the company approximately as long as she has. Sophie has applied for promotions before but she has been passed over each time by male candidates. Sophie feels she has been discriminated against just because she is a female. She feels motherhood is viewed by the company as a negative factor in jo

[填空题]Linda:
Linda was born in the 1960s. Her mother always accompanied her. There was never a day that Linda did not come back home and find her mother waiting for her. Her mother was involved with the parents’ organization at school and was her Girl Scout leader. Though the family was not better-off financially, Linda always wore beautiful dresses. Her mother was an excellent dressmaker.
Sophie:
Sophie is 31 years old and has worked for a publishing company for several years. A vacancy for a presidential position has just opened. Sophie is one of the five people applying for this position. The other four applicants are all men that have been at the company approximately as long as she has. Sophie has applied for promotions before but she has been passed over each time by male candidates. Sophie feels she has been discriminated against just because she is a female. She feels motherhood is viewed by the company as a negative factor in jo

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My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was serf-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous
A. She was born in a small town in southern Italy.
B. They immigrated to America in 1962.
C. They lived in Chicago.
D. At 18, she graduated first in her high school class.

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Tornadoes(龙卷风)and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into Trumbull County on Saturday evening. The storms were dramatic and dangerous.
George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel (漏斗状的)cloud was behind him. "I stopped the truck and watched the funnel cloud. It was about 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a while. It was moving toward Bradley Road and then suddenly it disappeared. "Snyder said.
Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on Saturday. In Trumbull County, a tornado turned trees onto their sides. Some trees fell onto houses and cars. Other trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down.
Amanda Sym check was having a party when the storm began. "I knew something was wrong, "he said. "I saw the sky
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[单项选择]The mother says that her daughter would be frightened to death if the door of the house is left opened.
A. is left open
B. were left opened
C. was left open
D. was to be opened

[单项选择]The mother insisted that her children on not coming back home later than ten o’clock.
A. not to come
B. not come
C. not coming
D. will not come

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Mother Nature Shows Her Strength

Tornadoes (龙卷风) and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into Trumbull County on Saturday evening. The storms were dramatic and dangerous.
George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel (漏斗状的) cloud wets behind him. "I stopped the truck and watched the funnel cloud. It was about 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a while. It was moving toward Bradley Road and then suddenly it disappeared," Snyder said.
Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on Saturday. In Trumbull County, a tornado turned trees onto their sides. Some trees fell onto houses and cars. Other trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down.
Amanda Symcheck was having a party when the storm began. "I knew something was wrong," she said. "I saw the sky go green and pink (粉红色). Then it s
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned