Vocabulary
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
1． —I believe that you can deal with everything.
—You’d better not count ______ me for that.
in
against
on
with
2．Your advice was very helpful, and I feel more ______ about my job.
confidential
confident
confidence
confiding
3． Are you OK, Kate? You ______ funny.
hear
listen
heard
sound
4． Nowadays, people are _____ great pressures.
in
under
with
on
5．Water was found at a ______ of 30 meters.
depth
deep
deepness
deeply
6．I ______ eating alone.
unlike
dislike
inlike
antilike
7． I was ______ if you could pay me early.
wandering
wondering
wanting
missing
8．Do you feel you make ______ friendships easily?
lasted
lasting
last
lasts
9．We need some ______ workers.
experience
experiencing
experienced
experiential
10． —Thank you so much. I really owe you a lot.
—Oh, I’m happy to help you ______. I’m sure you’d do the same for me.
out
up
off
down
11．It is too loud. Could you turn ______ the TV?
off
on
down
up
12．You’d better think twice before making any ______.
choose
chosen
choice
choosing
13．She likes to ______ the latest fashions.
keep
keep up
keep with
keep up with
14．As a child, did you enjoy taking things ______ to see what made them work?
part
divided
apart
open
15．Do you feel ______ when you are with strangers?
ease
easily
at ease
in ease
16．She told me ______ the homework on time.
finish
to finish
finished
finishing
17．—Are you ready? I’m coming.
—Oh, I’m sorry to let you ______, but I’ve just received an urgent task.
off
back
against
down
18． —What do you do?
—I am an ______.
accountant
account
accounting
accountent
19．—Would you mind if I open the window? It’s getting ______ in here.
stuffy
cold
noisy
annoyed
20．Mr. Smith was ______ and immediately received the invitation.
delighted
delight
delightful
delightsome
Grammar
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
21． Would you mind ______ the present for you?
my mail
me mailed
my mailed
me mailing
22．— Would you mind opening the window?
—________.
No, I wouldn’t.
No, I’d rather not.
Yes, I’d rather.
Yes, I am.
23． I really wish I ______.
will go
go
could go
have gone
24．We went to a party last night. I wish Mary ______ there.
would be
were
was
had been
25． It is our wish that Tom ______ in the experience.
succeeded
succeed
succeeds
will succeed
26．You’d better _____ on me for that.
don’t count
not to count
not count
didn’t count
27． We are supposed _______ tomorrow.
to go to see my mother
to going to see my mother
go to see my mother
went to see my mother
28．Would you mind if I _____ this window?
opening
opened
to open
to be opened
29．They will_______ tell you the news soon.
can
be able to
can be able to
be able
30．You’d better ________ your homework ahead of time.
to finish
finish
not to finish
to finishing
31．I wish I _____ as much about records ______ Judy.
know, as
know, like
knew, as
knew, like
32．Is there anything I can do ______ you a hand?
give
to give
for giving
to giving
33． I wish Mr. Li were here. He ______ how to fix the machine.
will know
knew
is knowing
knows
34．John, it sounds _____ you’re getting into a rut.
as
/
like
that
35． I wish it _____ so much in England.
won’t rain
didn’t rain
doesn’t rain
hadn’t rain
36． I am supposed ______ to basketball practice.
to go
to going
go
going
37．I wish I ______ with you last night.
would go
would have gone
could go
had gone
38． It is pretty cold. You\’d better ______ on my coat.
put
to put
putting
to putting
39．How I wish he ______ much kinder to me.
was being
will be
were
was
40． I wish I _____ you yesterday.
did see
seen
had seen
were to see
Dialogue
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
41．–Sorry I can’t come to your party tonight. I have a big exam to study for.
– Oh, gee, I know how that is. Well, good luck on your test.
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Thank you for your coming.
Thanks for being so understanding.
The same to you.
42．– What subjects do you have for today?
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–May I borrow your politics book today?
We have English, Chinese, politics, physics, chemistry and geography. Why?
We have English, Chinese, history, physics, chemistry and geography. Why?
We have English, Chinese, history, physics, politics and geography. Why?
43．– How often do you have your hair cut?
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Usually twice a month. But when I’m busy, maybe once a month.
My mother sometimes does it. And my brother does it for me, too.
I usually go the barber’s.
44．–Are you too busy to have lunch?
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–Well, you’d better have something to eat. I could pick up a sandwich for you to have at your desk.
I’m afraid so. You’d better go without me.
No. Actually I’ve already had my lunch.
On the contrary, I’ve been ready to go out eating with you.
45．– Maybe I could help you print out the report and photocopy it.
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Yes, she will finish the report tomorrow and get some photocopies.
Please fetch my photos when you pass by the camera shop.
Oh, I’d really appreciate it if you could, but I don’t want you to ruin your evening.
Reading
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
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Everybody loathes it, but everybody does it. A recent poll showed that 40% of Americans hate the practice. It seems so arbitrary, after all. Why does a barman get a tip, but not a doctor who saves lives?
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In America alone, tipping is now a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting rationally ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The conventional wisdom is that tips both reward the efforts of good service and reduce uncomfortable feelings of inequality. The better the service, the bigger the tip.
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Such explanations no doubt explain the purported（传说的）origin of tipping — in the 16th century, boxes in English taverns（酒馆）carried the phrase “To Insure Promptitude（敏捷, 迅速）” (later just “TIP”). But according to new research from CornellUniversity, tipping no longer serves any useful function.
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The paper analyses data from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The correlation between larger tips and better service was very weak: only a tiny part of the variability in the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service. Customers who rated a meal as “excellent” still tipped anywhere between 8% and 37% of the meal price.
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Tipping is better explained by culture than by economics. In America, the custom has become institutionalized: it is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In a New York restaurant, failing to tip at least 15% could well mean abuse from the waiter. Hairdressers can expect to get 15-20%, the man who delivers your groceries $2. In Europe, tipping is less common; in many restaurants, discretionary（任意的, 自由决定的）tipping is being replaced by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all.
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How to account for these national differences? Look no further than psychology. According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell paper’s co-author, countries in which people are more extrovert（喜社交的）, sociable or neurotic（神经质的） tend to tip more. Tipping relieves anxiety about being served by strangers. And, says Mr. Lynn, “in America, where people are outgoing and expressive, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off. “ Icelanders, by contrast, do not usually tip— a measure of their introversion, no doubt.
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While such explanations may be crude, the hard truth seems to be that tipping does not work. It does not benefit the customer. Nor, in the case of restaurants, does it actually stimulate the waiter, or help the restaurant manager to monitor and assess his staff. Service people should “just be paid a decent wage” which may actually make economic sense.
46．Which is true according to the passage?
It is regulated that the customers must pay a tip if they want to get good service.
There exists the tipping custom in each country.
In some countries, tipping has become an industry.
More and more people are in favor of tipping.
47．What can we know about the origin of “tip”?
It originated from the English inn service.
The original purpose of tip was to ensure that waiter could get more money.
The waiter threatened the customers with bad service if no tips were given.
It originated in a small English village.
48．We can get the information from the article that ____.
tipping is very popular in European countries
in Asian countries tipping never existed
tipping is more popular in America than in Europe
tipping is popular in America because the Americans are much richer
49．People who dine in a New York restaurant _____.
are not expected to give any tip to the waiter or waitress
had better tip more than 15% so as not to be shamed
may be looked down upon when offering a considerable tip
are thought of as generous if they tip 15%
50．The author thinks that ____.
tipping can benefit greatly a country’s economic growth
tipping can ensure the quality of service a customer receives
tipping can improve a country’s cultural environment
tipping is not conductive tertiary industry
