When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always ______.A.under wayB.on the wa
When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always ______.
A.under way
B.on the way
C.in the way
D.by the way
When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always ______.
A.under way
B.on the way
C.in the way
D.by the way
A. wash up
B. wash away
C. washing up
D. washing away
When the businessman got back to his office, he said to his secretary, "I told you it should be a twenty-minute speech !"
"That's what I gave you ," she answered, "the original and two copies. The original for you to read at the meeting, and two copies for the files, after you have checked them."
What was the secretary asked to do?
A.To give a speech instead of the businessman.
B.To type a one-hour speech for the businessman.
C.To choose a speech from a book of speeches and type it.
D.To make up a speech from some others and type it.
Hi, Joe,
How are you? I'm sitting on the balcony of my hotel. I am looking at Hyde Park in London and I am thinking about my life here. I am having a wonderful time. I like my job-it is very interesting, and my colleagues are great. I love London it's busy, noisy, crowded and exciting. The cinemas, theatres, pubs and restaurants are really nice, but they're too expensive! I think the people in London are very friendly (surprise!) and I've got some new friends.
What the weather like in Shanghai? Is it raining? Here it's lovely! It isn't foggy! The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It's very warm.
And it is my birthday today.
But I am missing you all in Shanghai. COME AND VISIT!
Love,
Xiaoyan
26. What does Xiaoyan stay in London for?
A. She is having a holiday.
B. She is working.
C. She is visiting some of her colleagues.
27. What are Xiaoyan's London colleagues like?
A. They are very important.
B. They are very serious.
C. They are very nice.
28. What does Xiaoyan think of London?
A. She thinks it is relaxed.
B. She thinks it is cheap.C. She thinks it is exciting.
29. What does Xiaoyan think of people in London?
A. She thinks they are interesting.
B. She thinks they are friendly.
C. She thinks they are surprising.
30. What's the weather like in London when Xiaoyan is writing this letter?
A. It is warm.
B. It is foggy.
C. It is cloudy.
Vision is the most important sense for safe driving. Yet, drivers using cell phones are likely to"look at" but not "see" objects. It is said that drivers using cell phones look but fail to see up to 50percent of the infornmtion while driving. Drivers are looking out of the windshield, but they do notreally deal with the situation on the road.
Although the public appear to be turning against cell phone use while driving, many admit theyregularly talk or text while driving. The police say that nine percent of the drivers at any given timeare using cell phones, and about one in four car accidents are directly related to cell phone use.
Using cell phones while driving has become a serious public health threat (威胁). A few stateshave passed laws making it unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while driving, but these laws give the false message that using a hand-free phone is safe. What was the woman doing when the car accident happened?
A.She was busy pressing buttons.
B.She was talking on her cell phone
C.She was looking at the red light ahead
D.She was looking for something in the car
The word "vision" (Paragraph 2 ) refers to the sense ofA.taste
B.touch
C.hearing
D.Sight
What is the percentage of the car accidents caused by drivers using cell phones?A.9%.
B.25%.
C.45%.
D.50%.
What do we know about the laws making it unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while driving?A.They are not perfect.
B.They are not necessary.
C.They are not practical.
D.They are not important
“When I’m on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud,because this is the first taxi service only for women,” says 31yearold Shanti Sharma, who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.
The last couple of months, since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus, have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.
“After this case,our workload has increased so much,” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”
Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰), and worse, especially on public transport.
Sharma, a single parent with three daughters, has been working as a taxi driver since 2011, when the service was first set up, and it has changed her life. This is the first time that she has earned enough—about 250 a month—to support her family.
Of course, she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out, ” she says.“I’m usually the only woman in the parking lot, so I just stay inside the car.”
It’s not much better when she is out on the road. Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason. They’ll try to overtake you. I’m always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”
The company behind Cabs for Women by Women, Sakha Consulting Wings, had a number of goals when it set up the service .It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money. By putting women in charge of technologies, it also wanted to change people’s attitudes, and open up boundaries for women.
21、The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women _____.
A、is greatly needed at present in India
B、causes a hot debate in India
C、was set up in 2012
D、is free of charge for women
22、Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women?
A、Because it is cheap.
B、Because it is safe.
C、Because it is famous.
D、Because it is convenient.
23、What do we know about Sharma?
A、She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi.
B、She lives in harmony with her husband.
C、She has regretted becoming a taxi driver.
D、She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver.
24、What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A、The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women.
B、The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women.
C、People’s attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women.
D、The background information of Cabs for Women by Women.
Though Mum is very busy, she always______ some time every day to read to her children.
A.sets off
B.sets in
C.sets aside
D.sets up
A.to prepare
B.preparing
C.to be prepared
D.being prepared
A.to prepare
B.to be prepared
C.preparing
D.being prepared
A.to write out; answering
B.to write out; to answer
C.writing out; to answer
D.writing out; answering
But the hoisting game is not what it used to be. Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today never know if they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings of so many department stores above the most desirable goods.
As if that was not trouble enough for them, they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.
Selfridges was the first big London store to install close-circuit videotape equipment to watch its sales floors. In October last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using as evidence a videotape clearly showing a couple stealing dresses. It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment.
When the balls, called sputniks, first made an appearance in shops it was widely believed that their only function was to frighten shoplifters. Their strange appearance, the curious holes and red lights on and off, certainly made the theory believable.
It did not take long, however, for serious shoplifters to start showing suitable respect. Soon after the equipment was in operation at Selfridges, store detective Brian Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman secretly putting bottles of perfume into her bag.
As she turned to go, Chadwick recalled, she suddenly looked up at the sputnik and stopped. She could not possibly have seen that the camera was trained on her because it is completely hidden but she must have had a feeling that I was looking at her. For a moment she paused, then she returned to the counter and started putting everything back. When she had finished, she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store.
(1)Why is January a good month for shoplifters?
A、Because the shop staff will serve them.
B、Because they are not excellent thieves.
C、Because there are so many people and the staff are busy.
D、Because there are so many wonderful goods in the shops.
(2)Sputniks are to __________________.
A、frighten shoplifters.
B、entertain customers.
C、show the performance of the shoplifters.
D、make films that can be used in evidence.
(3)The woman stealing perfume __________________.
A、checked at the cosmetics counter
B、sensed that Brian was watching her
C、saw the hidden camera
D、was thinking what the sputnik was for
(4)Why the woman opened her bag towards the camera?
A、To show she was sorry for what she had done.
B、Because she was afraid of being arrested.
C、To show she didn’t steal anything.
D、Because she didn’t want the things she had picked up.
(5)The author believes that __________________.
A、shoplifters respect sputniks now
B、to play the hoisting game, you need to be talented
C、the theory in paragraph 5 tells us how sputniks work
D、the case last October let other shops realize sputniks is useful