[单项选择]I was lucky because I had turned my back on （）, pursuing instead common-sense reality.
A. illustration
B. illusion
C. imagination
D. imitation

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I am a very lucky girl and my family is the nicest in the world. Mummy and Daddy are important of course and when we’re out we have to behave properly but when we’re at home we play and laugh and have lots of fun. "You spoil them!" Mummy says, and she frowns and folds her arms in front of her but then she laughs and kisses him so I know she’s not really serious. We have all sorts of games like the one where the hall is the world and the tables and chairs are different countries. Then Daddy tells us all about his travels, but he says the best thing was when he met Mummy and fell in love with her. "Now that’s a happy ending," he says.
He’s a wonderful Daddy and is always nice and funny. When Mummy sighs and says she’s getting lots of white hairs he laughs and says, "I’ll be getting them soon and then we’ll be two little old people nodding off on the terrace together", then he hugs her till she che
A. boast of her nice Daddy and Mummy
B. compare the ways to tell bedtime stories
C. depict a loving and harmonious family
D. explain why she is happy all the time

[单项选择]Man: I missed the bus again today because I turned my alarm clock off in my sleep. I don’t know what to do.
Woman: Try putting it far away from your bed so that you have to get up to turn it off.
Question: What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Turn the alarm off.
B. Sleep in alarm.
C. Move his alarm clock.
D. Go to bed earlier.

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Dear Mr. Wong,
This is my first day back from my trip to Asia. I wanted to send you a note right away to thank you for the warm hospitality and help you provided during my visit. You and your staff demonstrated incredible professionalism, kindness, and talent in all your efforts. The presentation to the leadership team was unanimously well received.
My two trips to Singapore over the last three months have solidified my opinion and belief that you and your team are definitely the right choice for our next groundbreaking project. I feel very confident that you will spearhead a very successful initiative for us.
I will formally prepare the proposal details to send to my Chief Executive Officer, and I recommend we take the next step and formalize a contract for this upcoming project with you. Once that has been drafted, I would like you and your senior members to take a trip to our offices here in New York to review the final details together. We will make al
A. To request a further update on the information discussed while he was in Singapore
B. To show his appreciation for the friendly reception and treatment during his trip
C. To set up an appointment to meet with the president of Adventure Media Services
D. To notify Mr. Wong that he will be making a trip to Singapore to check out the operations

[单项选择]I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ______is perfect.
A. vision
B. horizon
C. outlook
D. perspective

[单项选择]I had my hair cut at the（）around the corner.
A. barber
B. barbers
C. barber’s
D. barbers’

[单项选择]—I have just had my watch repaired.
—How much did they（　）you for that
A. cost
B. Charge
C. spend
D. take

[单项选择]B Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic. Before Word War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects. I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these ob
A. just rends about other peoples observations and discoveries.
B. Come up with solutions in most natural ways.
C. Has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic.
D. Lacks some of the qualities required of scientist.