单选题Milk That Paid a Medical Bill One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school found he had only one thin dime (10分钱) left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you? You don"t owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled (感到困惑). They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor"s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it; then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words: "Paid in full with one glass of milk." Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."

单选题Reading the job ad, he wondered whether he was eligible to apply for it.

单选题Why People Use Pseudonyms You can't choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names (51) they feel unhappy about them. However, some people do (52) this course of action—particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes it's for purely (53) reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neflali Reyes. He didn't want his father to (54) he was writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. (55) other times the reason may appear eccentric; take the case of the Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa, (56) wrote under 75 different names. The reason is "When I use a different name, I always write in a different way," he explained. In most cases, (57) ,the reason is for social, historical, political, or cultural reasons. Here are some of most (58) . The person's real name is jus (59) long and difficult to remember. Let's be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as (60) to remember as just plain "Madonna". And short names are much easier to remember: William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele. Sometimes names are changed for marketing (61) .For example, if a name sounds too "foreign", it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a (62) . So in the film world, Ramon Estsvez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artist's doesn't sound very attractive—Chad Everett does (63) a lot better than Raymond Cramto. Artists sometimes (64) the name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmennan changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. Another reason may be practicality: in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To (65) this situation the situation they sometimes gave themselves men's names, so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published!

单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}} Reading Poem No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed", until it has been read aloud by someone,teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling "interpretation" of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it. I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analyzing" it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is "a criticism of life", "a heightening of life, enjoyment with others". It is "an approach to the truth of feeling", and it "can save your life". It also deserves a place in the teaching of languages and literature more central than it presently occupies. I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else, But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

单选题Helen will leave {{U}}immediately{{/U}}. A.far away B.right away C.right here D.soon

单选题Stem cell therapy seems to have great prospects．

单选题Men older than the journalist never hesitate to talk about their fat problem, yet they would be displeased if their family members tell them the truth.

单选题they only have a limited amount of time to get their points across.

单选题 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题。{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} {{B}} How Do American Consumers Borrow?{{/B}} Young consumers often have not established their credit ratings. Many do not have steady incomes. They might have difficulty borrowing money from an agency in business to make loans. Parents or relatives are usually their best source of loans. Of course, the parents or relatives would have to have money available and be willing to lend it. You might even get an interest-free loan. However, a parent or relative who lends should receive the same interest as any other lender. There are disadvantages in borrowing from parents or relatives. One is that they may not insist on you paying back the money by a certain time. As a result, you might let the loan drag on. This is especially true if you are not required to pay interest. This is not a way to develop good credit habits. For most consumers, the cheapest place to borrow is at a commercial bank. Banks are a good source of installment loan which may run for 12 months or up to 30. Most banks also make single-payment loans to consumers for short periods—30,60,or 90 days. The newest type of bank loan is one that a depositor can get simply by writing a check. It is usually called something like "ready credit" or "reserved checking." It works like this. A depositor is given a limited amount of credit, usually between ＄500 and ＄1,000. He or she may write checks up to the amount allowed. Once a check has been written, the amount of the check becomes a loan. Usually no charge is made for interest until the loan is made. A typical interest rate is 3 cents per ＄100 per day, or just under 1 percent a month. Suppose that you used ＄100 of your credit and repaid it in 30 days. The cost would be 90 cents. If you repaid it in 10 days, the cost would be only 30 cents. The advantage of borrowing from a bank is that banks generally charge lower rates than most other lenders. One reason is that banks have more strict credit requirements than most other lenders. A consumer must have a fairly good credit rating to get a bank loan.

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单选题Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because

单选题A notably short man，he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.

单选题If the symptoms {{U}}persist{{/U}}, consult your doctor. A. insist B. persevere C. continue D. resist

单选题Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment .

单选题After the {{U}}collision{{/U}}, he examined the considerable wreck to his car.

单选题As the headmaster made a long speech, the ceremony was prolonged by ten minutes.

单选题Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.

单选题The whole idea to build a deluxe hotel here sounds insane to me. A. reasonable B. sensible C. crazy D. unbelievable

单选题Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of right living?

单选题When a great deal of word processing is {{U}}carried out{{/U}}, standard letters and documents can be stored at once.