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Truth and honesty is the best policy, which shows the importance of honesty. What are the benefits of honesty? If you are honest to _, they will be honest to you in return. When you are sad, they will comfort you. When you are
__ trouble, they will help you. Honesty is regarded as the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation.
__ is usually better to be honest than dishonest. Sometimes honesty may get you in trouble or hurt someone, but on the whole
_(tell) the truth is less harmful than lying. Dishonesty can result in guilty feelings,
_ (cause)distrust among people and even ruin your reputation. One of the
__(bad) things about lying is that it causes a guilty conscience(良心). As
_ result, people will not trust you any longer and you will lose your reputation and all your friends. Do you still remember the boy
__ cried wolf for several times so no one would trust him? At last all his sheep
__(eat) by the wolf. His dishonesty brought him shame as well as damage. So to sum up, honesty not only brings us honor and friendship, but
__ material gains. Honesty is the best policy we can take.
语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Worker: Customer Service, Anthony Grant speaking. can I help you?
Customer: I can’t believe this is happening! I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday, today I found that you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we’re taking off on Saturday. It’s only three days away. What am I
(suppose) to do?
Worker: I’m really sorry, madam. I (check) it right away. Would you please tell me your order
?
Customer: is CE29.
Worker: Er, just a moment. I do apologize, madam. There does seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag (send) to you by over-night mail right away. It shall arrive by this Friday. It will be
time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any
(convenient) caused by out mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.
Customer: OK. Well, thank you.
Worker: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail Order Company. I hope you have wonderful vacation.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
The passage is about a letter written by Li Qiang who is taking up the prize that ______ won last year. At first he was nervous and ____
___ (certain) about the journey. However, with Wang Ping’s guiding, Li Qiang __
____(transport) into the future safely. Hit by a lack of fresh air, his head ached and he tried to make the necessary ___
___ (adjust) to this new situation. Soon he was back ____
___ his feet again ___
__ flew after Wang Ping in a hovering carriage ___
____ (drive) by computer. Arriving at Wang Ping’s house, Li Qiang was shown into __
___ large room with a green wall made of trees, ___
___ leaves provided the room with oxygen. ___
___ (exhaust), Li Qiang slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
On receiving my learner’s permit a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. However, wasn’t until two days ago that Dad allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination
(be) Orewa, a beautiful seaside town.
That morning I made sure I had everything ready for the journey, nothing could have prepared me for my family’s complaints.
“Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel so tightly.” I (call) by a nervous voice from the backseat.
“Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic,” ordered another voice from the seat next me.
How (annoy)! To satisfy them, I stepped hard on the accelerator (加速器), and within a second, an
(anger) voice began to yell again.
“Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above l00km/h?” I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved and stopped (tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much
(easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the worried expression I (wear) since childhood meant sure failure. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to change that expression on my face left by so many years of
(hard). It called for a complete change in my view on life. Here is the method I tried.
Each morning during a fifteenminute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out, however, that it couldn't be a (force) smile developed just for the purpose of putting dollars in my pocket. It had to be
honesttogoodness smile from down deep inside, an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let's see starting off with a good fifteenminute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day.
entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail
(get) the same smile
return from the person I met. I also found that it pleased people when I passed them on the street to give them a cheerful smile.
Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have ever smiled in your life, see how much better you feel and look. It's one of the best ways I know to stop worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found
more welcome everywhere.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于3个单词)。
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more
(throw) away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways (bring) down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett Packard and other
(company) now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and (recycle) their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws
(be) that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers
(easy) to repair and upgrade (升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.
computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish
someone else's useful things and cut down waste, too.