单选题—I lost my ticket, but ______ the travel agent gave me another one.A actuallyB firstlyC luckilyD exactly

A

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left at message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more and impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room----if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly.

56. Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary?

1． Though I failed in the exam last term，my teacher gave me an important _________That was a beautiful smile．

A．gift

B．book

C．note

D．letter

A.the

B.a

C.an

D.bland

A.Right.

B.Wrong.

A:Have you sent the fax to the travel agent?

B:_____

A.Yes,I have

B.Yes，I do

C.Yes. I've done

Not until I got to the railway station ______my ticket missing.

A. I did find

B. did I find

C. I found

D. had I found

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it21 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.22, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 23 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 24 they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve 25.” I’d been so well respected

26I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very 27 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 28 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything 29 me.

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I 30 the same final, so he was 31 when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 32 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band—I 33 went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 34. My life had been so much devoted to 35 for so long, and I felt 36 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

37 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being 38 Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional 39and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 40 it is to achieve real balance in life.

21. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left

A.so

B.that

C.what

D.which

--How can I book a cheap hotel?

--If I were you, I'd phone a travel agent.

A. Right

B. Wrong

I was worried about my math, but Mr. White gave me an A. ()

A. That's an easy course.

B. Congratulations!

C. Mr. White is very good.