When Tom was about to speak,his father looked at him,__________ to stop him.
A.as regards
B.as to
C.as for
D.as if
A.as regards
B.as to
C.as for
D.as if
Philip: Hello! Is that you, Tom?
Tom: Yes, (56)
Philip: I can't believe I (57) you at last. And what have you been doing?
Tom: Yeah, I haven't been home a lot lately. And I've had a lot of work and social engagements. Oh,
Philip, (58) to London?
Philip: I just came back about a week ago, I (59) by phone several times, but you were not in.
Tom: Sorry, Sorry. Did you have a nice holiday, then?
Philip: Lovely. I went to Scotland and traveled around.
Tom: (60) ! I need a holiday indeed.
Philip: Well, I suppose so.
Tom: Oh , somebody's at the door. I have to go. And I have to say " good-bye'. Nice talking to you.
Philip: Same here, bye-bye.
56.
A. when did you get back
B. What a surprise I got
C. How I admire you
D. I am Tom
E. got hold of
F. got through
G. this is Tom
H. tried to contact you
Visiting the Bank
Last week Tom Walker arrived in London where his company has a new office. His company started up six months ago in Hong Kong. Now they are expanding their business in Europe. He had to open a new bank account for his company at ABHK Bank. When he arrived at the bank, he couldn't find where to open an account. He asked at the customer service desk. They told him to go up to the Foreign Department on the fourth floor. The bank which has a branch in Hong Kong arranged everything for him. They transferred the funds, and completed everything electronically. He thought thanking was very efficient Then the bank manager Introduced him to their accountants who advise companies about international taxation.
21. Where is Tom Walker's company?
A. Hong Kong
B. Beijing
C. London
22. When did his company start?
A. One year ago.
B. One year before
C. About hail a year ago
23. Where did he open a new account?
A. At the customer service desk
B. in the Foreign Department
C. In the Accounting Department
24. What did the Hong Kong branch send to London?
A. Money
B. Papers
C. Books
25. What do the accountants help with?
A. Keeping books
B. Directors' reports
C.Tax laws
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his flat. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes--and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note.
I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a burglar, I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!
Tom read the burglar's suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.
What did Tom Smith write about?
A.Animals.
B.Policemen.
C.Children.
D.Soldiers.
A.waited, happened
B.have waited, has happened
C.had waited, was happened
D.had been waiting, had happened
A.talked
B.had been talking
C.had talked
D.would talk
When talking to a Westerner, however, you have to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.
If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say, "Oh, you're a pig!" Most Westerners will be quite understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.
You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.
A.they worship pigs best of all
B.they consider pigs as bad animals
C.they aren’t used to talking about pigs
D.they don't like the topic about pigs at all
When filling the forms, Dr. Ginoux felt depressed because______.
A.she didn't perform. enough operations
B.some operations were unsuccessful
C.she didn't get advice from the selection committee
D.she was doubtful about her previous operations
A. What happened?
B. Nice to meet you.
C. please take it easy.
D. No trouble at all.
E. Coffee, please.
F. I forgive you.
G. But he panned to.
H. Can I have the bill?
56. Tom: Hello, first let me introduce myself. I'm Tom Hall, I am in charge of MAP Advertising.
Tony: ______, I' m Tony Blair.
57. Student A: I am very grateful to you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there.
Student B: ______.
58. Child: Mom, I'm very sorry, really. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Mom: It's OK. ______. Do behave yourself next time!
59. Guest: Waiter! ______, please?
Waiter: Yes, sir. Here is the bill. The total is 200 yuan.
60. Doctor: ______? You don't look well.
Patient: I broke my left leg when climbing the mountain yesterday.
One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she ______.
A.is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves
B.does not like children herself
C.needn' t worry about food for her children
D.can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog?" There' s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn' t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn' t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn' t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.how to interpret what people say
B.what to do when. you listen to others talking
C.how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D.why we go wrong with people sometimes