An old lady was living next door. I heard her（）as I passed her room last night.

A . sadder B . sad C . sadly D . sadne

A . was B . is C . are D . were

Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by women. A man's secretary became his personal servant, in charge of remembering his wife's birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to the dry-cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep away people he did not wish to speak to; and, of course, typing and filing and taking shorthand. Now all this may be changing again. The microchip(芯片) and high technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much of the routine clerical(文书的) work that secretaries did. "Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again because it will involve the high-tech work and then men will want to do it again. " That was said by one of the executives(male) of one of the biggest secretarial agencies in this country. What he has predicted is already under way in the U. S. Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine (乏味的) , will there be a male takeover？ Men should be careful of thinking that they can walk right into the better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as men—not just because they can buy negligees(妇女长睡衣) for the boss's wife, but because they are as efficient and well trained to cope with word processors and computers as men. Before 1914 female secretaries were rare because they______. A．were less efficient and less trained than men B．were looked down upon by men C．would have disturbed the other office workers D．wore stockings and were not as serious as men

When I was young, every Indian had at least three names during his lifetime. His first name was given to him at birth. It described something that had happened at that time. Each Indian was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn money for himself. But his friends would always give him a name of their own. No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen. The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy. His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. When he returned he would be given his tribal name by the chief. If he had done well, he would be given a good name. But if he had done poorly, he might be given a bad name. A man was given many chances to improve his name, however. If in a later battle he was very brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better name. Some Indians had as many as twelve names - all good and each better than the last. All names given to one Indian belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one else could use them. Even he himself could not give them away. This was because no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so. According to passage, Indian names were important because they ______. A．described the character of a man B．described the appearance of a man C．were never used by other people D．told us his profession

A．having taken B．taking C．to have taken D．to take

A. The boy’s being educated B. The boy being educated C. The boy was educated D. The boy who was educated

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Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the years, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called "Sixty Plus," which focused on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood. Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grand-children. She told him to listen to young people's music and to watch the most popular television shows. "It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world," says Mrs. Douglas. "That means questioning and listening——and listening is not what oldsters do best," she continues, "Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters, teenagers, or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don't give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well." Anna Douglas understands the problems of old people ________. A．because she likes their music B．because she has grandchildren C．because she watches their television programs D．because she is old herself

A.she had the heels of her shoes repaired by him B.he did a good job to the heels of her shoes。 C.she went into his shop every few days to talk with him D.he taught her all important piece of wisdom

One day he saw an empty (空的) train and lie climbed (爬) in. It's lied no difficulty in starting it with his feet. goon the train was traveling at forty miles (英里) an hour. The railway officials (官员) could see tile boy in the wain and tried to stop the wain. The train arrived at a small station a little away from the town and then the boy drove it back. When he was near the town. a worker caught up with (追上) the train and stop it. At flint he was very angry (生气). hut he laughed when the boy said simply. "I like trains. "Well. I'm glad you don't like planes？ the worker said. An eleven-year-old boy wished lo he ______. A．a plane driver B．a train driver C．a teacher

A．regretted B．without regard to C．took no notice of D．neglected

A．pass B．past C．passing D．passed

A．A.lain B．B.lay C．C.lying

An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off.The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened.I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!” Then the captain came.He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane.The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.”But she continued to hide. So the captain turned and started to go back.Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again.But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!” (1)An old lady had ________. A.glasses B.a blanket over her head C.a coat D.a basket (2)A.She didn’t want to ________. A.take it off B.turn it off C.get on D.talk about it (3)________ spoke to her. A.The air hostess B.The man next to her C.her husband D.one of her friends (4)The old lady had never been ________ before. A.abroad B.home C.in a plane D.in hospital (5)The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________. A.to fly again B.to travel C.to go abroad D.to go home