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Unit 4 Making the news

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture，but when and where________yet.

A．hasn’t been decided C．isn’t being decided

B．haven’t decided D．aren’t decided

2．The headmaster________all the teachers not smoke in the office. A．told

B．announced

C．called

D．demanded

3．—It seems that westerners seldom give their friends financial help.

—Maybe.For them________friendship is mostly________matter of providing emotional

support and spending time together.

A．/；the

B．the；a

C．/；a

D．a；the

4．You’d better cut your hair short.Our school does not________long hair. A．approve of students wore B．approve students to wear C．approve of students to wear D．approve of students wearing

5．I hope you will keep us________ of how you are getting on with your work. A．informed

B．informing

C．to inform

D．inform

6．—The floor is dirty.Can anyone clean it? —________I do it all the time. A．Don’t mention it. C．Not sure.

B．Why you? D．Not me again.

7．Mary is________to leave as soon as possible. A．hurried

B．anxious D．nervous

C．worried

8．I shall stay in the hotel all day________ there is news of the missing child. A．in case

B．no matter

C．in any case

D．in case of

9．—Why can’t I smoke here?

—At no time________in the meeting room. A．is smoking permitted

B．smoking is permitted D．does smoking permit

C．smoking is it permitted

10．All the pupils are sitting silent，with their mind________ on the story the teacher told them.

A．absorbed

B．lost

C．concentrated

D．concentrating

11．________a good knowledge of English，he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.

A．So as to require C．So as to acquire

B．In order to require D．In order to acquire

12．After three months of hard work，my son managed to ________ his classmates in math. A．be ahead of

B．ahead of

C．over

D．the head of

13．If you ________ puter games，you’ll have to finish your work in the garden. A．will play

B．are playing

C．are to play

D．played

14．________ read newspapers for pleasure，but also to improve their minds. A．Not only old men C．Not only do old men

B．Not only old men do D．Old men not only do

15．At weekends I sometimes get up early and sometimes I don’t.________，you see. A．By the way

B．To tell the truth D．Last but not least

C．It all depends Ⅱ.完形填空

It’s a small gas station that has snacks，drinks，cigarettes，and candies.The young man behind the counter knows his__16__by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal__17__.He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is__18__. One day，three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could，__19__not intending to pay for it.He hit the “panic button”，then went over the counter and__20__the front door.It was obvious they were homeless，and equally obvious that they weren’t going__21__with their ill-gotten gains.They__22__the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were__23__the way. Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that__24__.“We have food in the back，expired(到期) but still__25__to eat.If you need food，you__26__have some.”

They were told to__27__what they had dropped and put them back，and then asked to straighten out the mess.They were just doing that__28__the police arrived.The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer__29__. This wasn’t what they had__30__.They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done.Shocked，they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three__31__people walked out with all the__32__their arms could hold.They were__33__that，if they needed to e back again，they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in.He would be the__34__person in the world to claim he was a hero.But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a__35__amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.

16．A.friends 17．A.respect 18．A.slow 19．A.bravely 20．A.opened 21．A.nowhere 22．A.hid 23．A.in

B．neighbors B．pride B．busy

C．customers C．wisdom C．heavy C．hardly C．closed

D．passengers D．privilege D．swift D．obviously D．broke D．everywhere D．dropped D．by D．hungry D．unique D．need D．hand in D．since D．important D．admired D．quicker D．food D．persuaded D．worst D．full

B．reasonably B．locked

B．somewhere B．lifted B．on

C．anywhere C．swallowed C．off

24．A.anxious 25．A.safe

B．cautious B．easy B．can

C．courageous C．sweet C．should C．pick up C．before C．reliable

26．A.must 27．A.hold up 28．A.when 29．A.popular 30．A.wanted 31．A.dirtier 32．A.money

B．hand out B．after

B．necessary B．desired B．cleaner

C．expected C．cleverer C．drinks C．ordered C．best C．small

B．cigarettes B．warned B．last B．fair

33．A.reminded 34．A.first

35．A.large Ⅲ.阅读理解

I am a good mother to three children.I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

I no longer consider myself the center of the universe.I show up.I listen.I try to laugh.I am a good friend to my husband.I have tried to

make marriage vows(誓约) mean what they say.I am a good friend to my friends，and they to me.Without them，there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here’s what I want to tell you today：get a life.A real life，not a desire of the next promotion(提升)，the bigger paycheck and the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not alone.Find people you love，and who love you.And remember