Man. I am looking for an apartment with a monthly rent to around two hundred dollars in this neighborhood. Can you give me some advice on that？ Woman: Well, it's rather hard to find anything for less than three hundred dollars around here. Rents are lower in suburbs, but you need transportation if you choose to live there. Question: What do we learn from the conversation？

A、bother B、bitter C、bake D、band

A . to keeping you B . to kept you C . to have kept you D . kept you

A . reduced B . increased C . normal D . half

A . reduced B . increased C . normal D . half

W: Yes, now that all the students are returning, the only apartments left are distant and expensive. What is the man's problem？ A．He doesn't like his neighbor． B．He is dissatisfied with the present apartment． C．He lived in a near and cheap apartment．

A．A novel about a president. B．A political science book. C．A history book about election.

A．She doesn't have enough room to host a party. B．She's not used to living in such a big apartment. C．She doesn't know what to bring to the parry. D．She can't attend the party.

A．to cut it with B．to cut with it C．with it to cut D．with it cutting

A．The apples and pears might not be so good. B．The apples are not as good as the pears. C．The apples and pears are very good. D．The apples and pears are as good as they look.

A．aren"t I B．ain"t I C．am I D．isn"t it

A. M: B. Q: C.A D. B．A E. C．Some F. D．High-quality G.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it." On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately. 6. The story took place ______. A. in France B. in the United States C. in Germany D. in England 7. Which of the following is true？ A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl. B. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase. C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him. D. The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich. 8. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl？ A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. He fell in love with her. C. Her birthday was coming soon. D. They were going to get married. 9. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man？ A. He looked very excited. B. He was poorly dressed. C. He looked pale and sad. D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase. 10. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______. A. the girl was in love with him B. the girl looked beautiful C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through D. the girl was happy and gay

A．He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher. B．He will wash the dishes himself instead. C．He will help Bill to translate the manual. D．He himself will operate the dishwasher.

In the 1700s, height and weight became an important part of beauty. During the time of the French Revolution, many women used to wear corsets, belts that made their waists appear much slimmer. In England in the 1500s, makeup became an important part of beauty. Some women used to paint their .face white. They thought this made them more attractive. Later, in North America, some women used to eat arsenic, a dangerous poison, to make their faces whiter. By the 1860s, American women started using makeup to make themselves more charming. In the 1890s, Americans discovered that bicycle tiding could actually improve their appearance! They exercised in order to look and feel better. The popularity of bicycle riding even led to a change in fashion. American women began to wear shorter skirts instead of the. traditional long, full ones. Although diet and exercise are still popular ways of improving one's appearance, there are some parts of the body that cannot change without the help of a cosmetic surgeon. In the past, American women used to spend weeks repeating words that started with the "P" because they wanted to change the shape of their mouths. Today a cosmetic surgeon can reshape the nose or lips in a few hours. Rhinoplasty, the reshaping of nose, can greatly improve a person's image. Surprisingly, cosmetic surgery has been used for centuries in China and India. Today it is used in many countries to improve the outlook of people who have been hurt in fires or in car accidents It is also used to improve the appearance of children who are born with physical problem. Questions: 15.What is the topic of the lecture？ 16.What did women in North America do to improve their appearance in 1890s？ 17.What do you think is the speaker's attitude towards rhinoplasty？ 18.Which statement is NOT true according to the lecture？ (35) A．Why people will take plastic surgery. B．How cosmetics develop in its long history. C．How the change of fashion led to the development of cosmetic surgery. D．How people from all over the world make themselves look better.

对 错

A．他们总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。 B．有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子, C． 我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。 D．它们就是些好看的图案。