Passage1

Mostpeoplethinkofracingwhentheyseegreyhounds（灰狗）andbelievetheyneedlotsofexercise.Theycan

actuallybequitelazy!Greyhoundsaregoodatfastracesbutnotlong-distancerunning.Theydoneedregularexercise

buttheyliketorunforashortburstandthengetbackonthebedoracomfortableseat.Anothermisunderstandingis

thatgreyhoundsmustbeaggressive（好斗的）becausetheyarebiginsize.Infact,greyhoundslovepeopleandaregentle

withchildren.

Greyhoundscanlivefor12-14yearsbutusuallyonlyracefortwoorthreeyears,andafterthattheymakegreatpets.

Theydon'tneedalotofspace,don'tmakealotofnoise,anddon'teatalotfortheirsize.

Normally,greyhoundscanbeastallas90cm.Thereis,however,asmall-sizedgreyhound,whichstandsonly33cm.

Greyhoundscomeinavarietyofcolors.Greyandyellowish-brownarethemostcommon.Othersincludeblack,white,

blue,redandbrownoramixofthese.

Greyhoundshavesmoothbodycoats,lowbodyfatandareveryhealthy.Becausethey5reslim（苗條的）theydon't

havethelegproblemslikeotherdogsthesameheight.Buttheydofeelthecold,especiallysincetheywouldmuchrather

beathomeinbedthanwalkingaroundoutside.

1.Thetextiswrittenmainly.

A.totellpeoplehowtoraisegreyhoundsB.toletpeopleknowmoreaboutgreyhounds

C.toexplainwhygreyhoundsareaggressiveD.todescribegreyhoundsofdifferentcolors

2.Itcanbeinferredthatgreyhounds__________.

A.lovebigdoghousesB.likestayinginbedallday

C.makethebestguarddogsD.needsomeexerciseoutdoors

3.Whydoestheauthorsaythatgreyhoundsmakegreatpets?

A.Theyarebiginsize.B.Theyliveaverylonglife.

C.Theycanrunracesforsometime.D.Theyarequietandeasytolookafter.

4.Ifyoukeepapetgreyhound,itisimportant__________.

A.tokeepitslimB.tokeepitwann

C.totakespecialcareofitslegsD.totakeittoanimaldoctorsregularly

Passage2

Manyyearsago,whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver,Iwasdrivingtomyparents'homein

MissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation（力口油土占）about50milesfromOklahomaCity,whereIwasplanningto

stopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister（"攵款臺），Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewho

werealsopayingforgas.

Itookoff,buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.Istoppedand

wonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaid

theywouldtakemetomyfriend's.Wechattedonthewayintothecity,andwhenIgotoutofthecar,thehusbandgave

mehisbusinesscard.

Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingme.Soonafterward,IreceivedaChristmaspresentfrom

them.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.

Yearslater,Idrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.Inlateafternoon1returnedtomycarandfound

thatrdleftthelightsonallday,andthebattery（電池）wasdead.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership-a

shopsellingcars-wasrightnextdoo匚Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.

“JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?”Iaskedandexplainedmytrouble.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomy

carandstartedit.Theywouldacceptnopayment,sowhenIgothome,Iwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceiveda

letterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.Noonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyou,anditmeantalot,

hesaid.

“Thankyou,,一twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.

5.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity.

A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparents

C.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscar

6.Thewords“tookoff5'underlinedinParagraph2mean””

A.turnedoffB.movedoff

C.putupD.setup

7.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?

A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.Thecouplesenthimabusinesscard.

C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendfbrhelp.

8.Thebatteryoftheauthor'scarwasdeadbecause.

A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholeday

C.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistance

9.Bytellinghisownexperiences,theauthortriestoshow.

A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblems

C.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks

Passage3

AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.Itshowsthatmost

studentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedby

speaking.Writingincreasedasaproblemasstudentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthattheywerenow

expectedtohandin.Readingremainedasasignificant（顯著的）problem.

Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Although

manystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation（動機），weconsidereditimportanttonote

whatseemedtoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglish

teachingintheirowncountry.Tousethesamemethodwouldbeself-defeatingbecauseitmightreducemotivation,

especiallyifithasfailedinthepast.Therefore,adifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.

Varietyofactivitywasalsoseenasawayofmaintaining（保持）orincreasingmotivation.Severalyearsagowehad

onetimetablethatoperatedthroughout,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabout

halfwaythroughthetenweeks.Thisleduptoamajorre-think,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressed

languageneedsofthestudents.

10.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Foreignstudentshavemoreproblems.

B.TherearemanywaystoimproveEnglish.

C.Teachingshouldmeetstudents5needs.

D.Englishlearningproblemsshouldbestudiedagain.

11.Writingbecameabiggerproblemwhenforeignstudents.

A.hadtowritetheirpapersB.becamebetteratspeaking

C.becamelessinterestedinreadingD.hadfewerproblemswithlistening

12.Wemayinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat.

A.differentteachingmethodsshouldbeused

B.grammar-basedteachingseemstobeencouraging

C.Englishcoursesarenecessaryfbrforeignstudents

D.teachingcontentshouldbechangedhalfway

13.Theword"it"underlinedinthelastparagraphrefersto"

A.re-thinkB.activityC.motivationD.timetable

Passage4

PhillipIslandPenguins（企鵝）

TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomefbruntoldgenerations.GettoPhillipIslandinplentyoftimeto

watchasummersunsetatSummerlandBeach-thestageisattractivelysettoseetheLittlePenguinleavewaterand

stepontoland.

?LeaveMelbourneat5:30pmfbradirectjourneytoPhillipIsland

?SeetheGippslandarea-GuinnessBookofRecordsplacefbrtheworld'slongestearthworm（蚯蚓）

?JourneyalongthecoastalhighwayaroundtheBaywithFrenchIslandandChurchillIslandinthedistance

?CrossthebridgeatSanRemotoenterPhillipIsland—naturalhomeforLittlePenguinsandmanyanimals

,Takeyourplaceinspecialviewingstands（看臺）towatchthedailyeveningperformanceofthewildLittle

Penguins

UltimatePenguins（+U）

Joinagroupofupto15.Thisguidedtourgoestoanattractive,quietbeachtoseeLittlePenguins.Youcansee

penguinsatnightbywearingaspecialpairofglasses.

Adult（成人）$60.00Child$30.00

ViewingPlatformPenguinPlus（+V）

Morepersonalizedwildlifeviewinglimitedto130peopleprovidingcloserviewingofthepenguinarrivalthanthe

mainviewingstands.

Adult$25,00Child$12.50

PenguinSkybox（+S）

Joinagroupofonly5inthecomfortofaspecial,higher-upviewingtower.Gainanexcellentoverviewof

SummerlandBeach.

Adult16yrs+$50.00

14.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfbr?

A.Scientists.B.Students.

C.Tourists.D.Artists.

15.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLittlePenguins.

A.havebeenonPhillipIslandfbryearsB.keepaGuinnessrecordfbrtheirsize

C.aretrainedtopracticedivingfbrvisitorsD.liveinlargegroupstoprotectthemselves

16.Howmuchwouldacouplewithonechildpayfbracloserviewingtour?

A.$37.50.B.$62,50.C.$180.00.D.$150.00.

Passage5

Myfriend,EmmaDaniels,spentthesummerof1974travelinginIsrael.DuringhermonthlongstayinJerusalemshe

oftenwenttoacafecalledChocolateSoup.Itwasrunbytwomen,oneofwhom-Alex-usedtoliveinMontreal.One

morningwhenEmmawentinfbrcoffee,whilechattingwithhernewfriendAlex,shementionedthatshehadjust

finishedthebookshewasreadingandhadnothingelsetoread.Alexsaidhehadawonderfulbookshemightlike,and

thathe'dbehappytolendittoher.Ashelivedjustabovethecafe,hequicklyranuptogetit.Thebookhehandedto

EmmajustminuteslaterwasMarkings,abookbyaformerSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations（UN）.

Emmahadneverreadit,norhadsheeverboughtacopy.But,whensheopeneditup,shewasflooredtoseeherown

nameandaddressinsidethecoverinherownhandwriting（筆跡）.Itturnedoutthatthesummerbefore,ataconcert

backinMontreal,EmmahadmetaCalifornianwhowasintownvisitingfriends.Theydecidedtoexchange（交換）

addresses,butneitherofthemhadanypape匚Themanopenedupabookhewascarryinginhisbackpack（背包）and

askedEmmatowritehernameandaddressinside.WhenhereturnedtoCalifornia,heleftthebookbehindinMontreal,

andhisfriendAlexkeptit.WhenAlexlatermovedtoJerusalem,hetookthebookalong.

17.AlexlentEmmathebook,Markings,.

A.toshowhisfriendlinesstoher

B.toshowhisinterestinreading

C.totellherabouttheimportanceofUN

D.toletherwritehernameandaddressinside

18.HowdidEmmafeelthemomentsheopenedthebook?

A.Pleased.B.Satisfied.C.Worried.D.Surprised.

19.WecanlearnfromthetexttheCalifornian.

A.metEmmaataconcertB.invitedEmmatoaconcert

C.introducedEmmatohisfriendD.leftEmmahisbackpack

20.Whowassupposedtobethefirstownerofthebook?

A.AnofficialoftheUN.B.Acoffeeshopowner.

C.Afriendoftheauthor's.D.Alex'sfriendformCalifornia.

Passage6

TheincidenttookplaceonSunday,the25thofJune.Onthatparticularday,asouthwindhadbeengusting（勁吹）on

andoffallmorning.Itwasnotstrongenoughtocauseusanyconcern,sowecarriedonwithourdailywork,not

suspectingwhatwasabouttohappen.

Thestormgaveusverylittlewarning.Blackcloudsloomedoverthedistanthorizon（地平線）sosuddenlythatwe

weretakenbysurprise.Eventhen,wewerenotreallyworried,asthecloudsseemedtobemovingoverourhouseand

towardsthedistantmountains.Then,justasthecloudshadmovedinland,thewindsuddenlyswungaroundinafiill

circleandwewerefacingamajorstorm.

Instantly,wewerebusilypreparingfbrtheworst.Thewholefamilyhadexperiencedsuchastormbeforeand

everyonerememberedthedamageithadcausedtostockandcrops.Therewasverylittlewecoulddoaboutthecrops.

Butweneededtoprotecttheanimalsincasetheriverfloodedagain.Myolderbrothercalledhissheep-dogandbegan

drivingoursmallflockofsheeptohighergroundabovetheriver.Iftheriverflooded,theyshouldbesafethere.

Inthemeantime,myfatherwasmendingashedroofthathadpartlyfallendownaftermanyyearsoffineservice.If

thetinflewoff,itcoulddamagethehouse.Myyoungerbrotherbeganhurriedlycarryingfirewoodundertheshelter.My

jobwastohelpMumboardupthewindows.Ifthestormdevelopedintoacyclone（旋風），theboardswouldprotectthe

glass.

Thestonnragedfbrfourhours,pouringmorerainonusthanwehadseeninthelastfiveyears.Asexpected,theriver

brokeitsbanksandcameslowlyuptowardsthehouseandthestock.

Then,justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,thestormstoppedassuddenlyasithadbegun.Theanimalsweresafe,

andtheroofwasstillnailedon."All'swellthatendswell,“saidmymother.

21.Whentheblackcloudsappearedsuddenlyinthedistance,.

A.thefamilyweresurprisedB.theywereextremelyworried

C.theywerepreparingfbrtheworstD.theyfacedthestormbravely

22.“Therewasverylittlewecandoaboutthecrops,5indicatesthat.

A.littledamagewouldbedonetothecropsB.theyhadeverythingreadyfbrthecrops

C.theyfeltunabletoprotectthecropsD.thecropsshouldbesafeenoughthere

23.Theunderlinedword"stock"inthethirdparagraphrefersto.

A.moneyownedbythefamilyB.goodsforsale.

C.suppliesfbrfamilyuseD.farmanimals

24.Itcanbeinferredfromwhatthemothersaidthat.

A.theyhadnodamageatall

B.everythingwentbeyondtheirexpectation

C.everythingwasundercontrol

D.thefamilycouldhavesutleredagreaterloss.

Passage7

May:HappeningsfromthePast

May5,1884

IsaacMurphy,sonofaslaveandperhapsthegreatesthorseriderinAmericanhistory,ridesBuchanantowinhisfirst

KentuckyDerby.Hebecomesthefirstriderevertowintheracethreetimes.

May9,1754

BenjaminFranklin'sPennsylvaniaGazetteproducesperhapsthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon（漫畫），showinga

snakecutinpieceswiththewords"JohnorDie“printedunderthepicture.

May11,1934

Thefirstgreatduststorm（沙塵暴）oftheGreatPlainsDustBowl,theresultofyearsofdrought（干旱），blowstopsoil

allthewaytoNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.

May19,1994

JacquelineLeeBouvierKennedyOnassis,formerfirstladyandoneofthemostfamouspeopleofthe1960s,diedof

cancerinNewYorkCityattheageof64.

May24,1844

SamuelF.B.Morsetapsoutthefirstmessage,“WhathathGodwrought?”overtheexperimentallong-distance

telegraph（電艮）linewhichrunsfromWashington,D.C.,toBaltimore,Md.

25.WeknowfromthetextthatBuchananis__________.

A.Isaac'sfatherB.awinninghorse

C.aslavetakingcareofhorseD.thefirstracinghorseinKentucky

26.WhatisthetitleofthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon?

A.JoinorDie.B.PennsylvaniaGazette.

C.WhatHathGodWrought.D.KentuckyDerby.

27.InwhichyeardidtheformerfirstladyJacquelinedie?

A.1934.B.1960.C.1964.D.1994.

28.Whichofthefollowingplaceshastodowiththefirsttelegraminhistory?

A.Washing,D.C.B.NewYorkCity.

C.Kentucky.D.Pennsylvania.

Passage8

Iwas9yearsoldwhenIfoundoutmyfatherwasill.Itwas1994,butIcanremembermymother5swordsasifit

wereyesterday:"Kerrel,Idon'twantyoutotakefoodfromyourfather,becausehehasAIDS.Beverycarefulwhenyou

arearoundhim.^^

AIDSwasn'tsomethingwetalkedaboutinmycountrywhenIwasgrowingup.Fromthenon,Iknewthatthis

wouldbeafamilysecret.Myparentswerenottogetheranymoreandmydadlivedalone.Forawhile,hecouldtake

careofhimself.ButwhenIwas12,hisconditionworsened.Myfather'sotherchildrenlivedfaraway,soitfelltometo

lookafterhim.

Wecouldn'taflbrdallthenecessarymedicineforhimbecauseDadwasunabletowork.Ihadnomoneyforschool

suppliesandoftencouldn'tevenbuyfoodfordinner.Iwouldsitinclassfuelingcompletelylost,theteacher'swords

muffledasItriedtofigureouthowIwasqoinetomanage.

Ididnotsharemyburdenwithanyone.IhadseenpeoplereacttoAIDS.Kidslaughedatclassmateswhohad

parentswiththedisease.Andevenadultscouldbecruel.Whenmyfatherwasmovedtothehospital,thenurseswould

leavehisfoodonthebedsideeventhoughhewastooweaktofeedhimself.

Ihadknownthathewasgoingtodie,butaftersomanyyearsofkeepinghisconditionasecret,Iwascompletely

unpreparedwhenhereachedhisfinaldays.Sadandhopeless,IcalledawomanatthenonprofitNationalAIDS

Support.Thatday,shekeptmeonthephoneforhours.Iwassoluckytofindsomeonewhocared.Shesavedmylife.

Iwas15whenmyfatherdied.Hetookhissecretawaywithhim,havingneverspokenaboutAIDStoanyone,even

me.Hedidn'twanttocallattentiontoAIDS.Ido.

29.WhatdoesKerreltellusaboutherfather?

A.Hehadstayedinthehospitalsincehefellill.B.Hedependedonthenursesinhisfinaldays.

C.Heworkedhardtopayforhismedication.D.Hetoldnooneabouthisdisease.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?

A.Kerrelcouldn'tunderstandherteacher.B.Kerrelhadspecialdifficultyinhearing.

C.Kerrelwastootroubledtofocusonthelesson.D.Kerrelwastootiredtohearherteacher'swords.

31.WhydidKerrelkeepherfather^diseaseasecret?

A.Shewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.B.ShethoughtitwasshamefultohaveAIDS.

C.Shefoundnoonewillingtolistentoher.D.Shewantedtoobeyhermother.

32.WhydidKerrelwritethepassage?

A.Totellpeopleaboutthesufferingsofherfather.

B.ToshowhowlittlepeopleknewaboutAIDS.

C.Todrawpeople'sattentiontoAIDS.

D.Torememberherfather.

Passage9

Iwasthemiddlechildofthree,buttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneitherside,andIhardlysawmyfatherbeforeI

waseight.ForthisandotherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely.Ihadthelonelychild'shabitofmakingupstoriesand

holdingconversationswithimaginarypersons,andIthinkfromtheverystartmyliteraryambitions（文學，志向）were

mixedupwiththefeelingofbeingisolated（孤獨）andundervalued.IknewthatIhadanaturalabilitywithwordsand

apoweroffacingunpleasantfacts,andIfeltthatthiscreatedasortofprivateworldinwhichIcouldgetmyownback

formyfailureineverydaylife.

However,thequantityofseriouswritingwhichIproducedallthroughmychildhoodwouldnotadduptohalfa

dozenpages.Iwrotemyfirstpoemattheageoffourorfive,mymothertakingitdowntodictation.Icannotremember

anythingaboutitexceptthatitwasaboutatigerandthetigerhad"chair-liketeethM—agoodenoughexpression.At

eleven,whenthewarof1914-18brokeout,Iwroteapoemwhichwasprintedinthelocal（地方的）newspaper,aswas

another,twoyearslater,onthedeathofKitchener.Fromtimetotime,whenIwasabitolder,Iwrotebadandusually

unfinished"naturepoems”.Ialso,abouttwice,attemptedashortstorywhichwasafailure.Thatwasthetotalofthe

would-beseriousworkthatIactuallysetdownonpaperduringallthoseyears.

33.Theunderlinedword”it”inparagraph2refersto.

A.thequantityofseriouswritingB.thewriter'sfirstpoem

C.thewriter'schildhoodD.thetigerinthepoem

34.Fromthetext,welearnthatasalittleboythewriter.

A.hadnoplaymatesB.showedhisgiftforwriting

C.putoutlotsofpoemsandstoriesD.gothisfirstpoempublishedin1916

35.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewriter?

A.Hewasleastfavouredinhisfamily.B.Hehadmuchdifficultyintalkingwithothers.

C.Hehadanunhappychildhoodforlackofcare.D.Hislonelinessresultedinhisinterestinwriting.

Passage10

AnsweringtheCommunityNeedsofOurCity

TheSilverCityCouncilrecognizesthatcitizenshavecertainneeds.Tobettermeetyourneeds,wehavemadeseveral

changestocommunityfacilitiesin2004.Thischartshowshowwehavetriedtomakeyourlifebetter.

TransportEducation

☆Threestationsforthesuburbshavebeenaddedtothe☆Textbookswillbefreetoallprimarystudentsin2004!

westerntrainservice.☆Rentalforprivateschoolshasbeenreduced.

☆20newbusesforthesouthernlinewerepurchasedin☆Teachersreportthatthe6nohat,noplay'rulehasbeen

January.successful.

☆50percentofcitybus-stopshavebeenupgraded.

☆Busestotheeasternsuburbswillrunevery15minutes.

CommunicationProtectionandSecurity

☆Broadbandcableisnowavailabletoallpartsofthe☆Extrapolicenowpatrol（巡邏）thetouristareas.

city.☆50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetaken

☆AllofthenewGovernmentbuildingsare'smart'-wiredupdutiesinthecityarea.

forbettercomputerservice!

MedicalFacilitiesEntertainment/Recreation

☆Thenewstate-of-the-artNightingaleHospitalwas☆TheJohnStreetbasketballcourtshavebeen

openedinJune.re-surfaced!

☆Toovercomeashortageoftrainedmedicalstaffat☆ThenewCentralCommunityBuildingopenedinMay.

DoverHospital,10doctorshavebeenemployedfrom☆5,000newfictionbookswereboughtfbrtheSilverCity

overseas.Library.

☆SomefacilitiesatStationStreetHospitalhavebeen

upgraded.

36.Thepublicnoticeisfrom.

A.thecommunityB.thelocalgovernmentC.thecitizensD.atravelagency

37.Thenoticeismainlyabout.

A.theworkcarriedoutbythepeopleofSilverCityB.thefacilitiesavailableinSilverCity

C.someimprovementsinSilverCityD.informationforinterestedtourists

38.AllthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A.bothresidentsandtouristscanenjoymoresecuritynow

B.StationStreetHospitalhadout-datedfacilitiesbefore2004

C.primarystudentshadtopayfortheirtextbooksin2003

D.DoverHospitalisstillshortoftrainedmedicalstaff

39.WhichofthefollowingchangeswouldtouriststoSilverCitybemosthappywith?

A.Travelbooksareprovidedinthenewlibrary.

B.TravelingbytrainismoreconvenientinSilverCity.

C.FreemedicaltreatmentisavailableatStationStreetHospital.

D.Therearemorepoliceofficersondutynow.

Passage11

GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjob.Vinnotafootballcommentator（評論員），though-justan

EnglishteacherinJapan.

IcametoJapantwoyearsago,anddidn'tthinkIwouldstay,butJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenendup

livingherelungerthanthe、planned.Ithinkit'sbesttoteachinabiggercitywherethereareotherforeignerstomix

with,ratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.Manypeople

choosetoliveinTokyo,ofcourse,whichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI'dsaythatforgeneralqualityofliving,

citiesneithertoolargenortoosmall,likeSapporowhereIlive,arebetterchoices.

IteachEnglishprivately,whichmeansVmmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteaching,it's

wellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirst,becauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterfbrit.Theproblemwithprivate

teachingisfindingstudents;ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule（日程表）ofprivatelessons,soIstartedout

teachinginschoolspart-time.

Mostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfiill-timefbrbigEnglishconversationschools.Thesalaryisfinetoliveon,

butwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudohere.

Theschoolsarereluctanttotaketimeoff-eventeacherswithticketsfbrtheEngland-Argentinagamehadtrouble

gettingthedayoff.

40.FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewriterlikestolivein.

A.TokyoB.asmalltownC.acityofmiddlesizeD.abigcity

41.Accordingtothewriter,onehadbetterfirsttodoprivateteachingbetter.

A.takeaTEFLcourseB.decidehisorherownlessons

C.findstudentsD.buildupafullschedule

42.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat__________.

A.therearemanyforeignersinJapanB.Japanisgoodfbrnightlife

C.theycanteachEnglishprivatelyinJapanD.Japanhassomethingmoreattractivethanexpected

43.Theunderlinedword"reluctant”inthepassagemayprobablymean.

A.kindB.unwillingC.freeD.careless

Passage12

CafeHub

NexttotheCastleliesTheHub,homeoftheEdinburghInternationalFestivalandoneofthemosttalkedaboutspotsin

town.Ourcafeisopeneverydayfbrmouth-wateringlunches,snacksandfinedining.Comeinandenjoythe

atmosphereofTheHuborwatchtheworldgobyfromourbeautifulterrace.

TheHub,Castlehill,RoyalMile,Edinburgh.Open