We find it easy to love those who are _________ or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable.v

A . confirm B . conduct C . control D . confuse

A . they are glad to salvage the anchor B . the HARBOUR OFFICE has been advised that the anchor has been gotten out of water C . the LOCAL SALVAGE COMPANY can hardly salvage the anchor D . both HARBOUR OFFICE and LOCAL SALVAGE COMPANY will be contacted to salvage the anchor

W: Yes, but what did they do with that leisurely pace. ？ All that most people had to think about was where the next meal was coming from. What problem did she mention？ A．They had too much stress. B．They had nothing to do in their spare time. C．They were worried about their meals. D．The pace was terrible.

我知道在这样一个小地方找到一家旅店很难，但我不希望在公园的长椅上露宿一夜。

—You will hear five recordings. —For each recording, decide what the main reason is for the phone call. —Write one letter (A—H) next to the number of the recording. —Do not use any letter more than once. —After you have listened once, replay each recording. A booking a table B cancelling a meeting C placing an order D selling something E offering a lift F congratulating someone G checking an address H making an appointment

Down-to-earth persons may be【34】______members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance "【35】______to their heads". They do not consider themselves to be better persons than【36】______of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 【37】______without cause, is said to have "his nose in the air". There is【38】______way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. Americans【39】______another expression that means almost the same as " down-to-earth". The expression is " both-feet-on-the-ground". Someone【40】______both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good understanding【41】______reality. He has what is called "common sense, " he may have dreams, 【42】______he does not allow them to block his knowledge of【43】______is real. The opposite kind of【44】______is one who has his " head-in-the-clouds". A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer【45】______mind is not in the real world. 【46】______, such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually【47】______a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very【48】______ to have both feet on the ground.【49】______we have both our feet on the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly【50】______others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong. (31)

It wasn’t always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working till late in the office every evening and often bring work home at the week end. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look hack, I can’t imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all, no time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complained that she never saw me and I had no time for, family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together again and to start a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed a horrible dream. (23) A．He was a gardener. B．He worked in an advertising agency. C．He worked on a farm. D．He ran a village shop.

A．potato B．apple C．pineaplle D．orange

Among isolated peoples ,who are not often reached by traders from outside ,commerce usually means barter ,which is a direct exchange of goods .Perhaps it is fish for vegetables or meat for baskets .For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed ,but there is often something that everyone wants ,such as salt to flavor food, shells for necklaces ,or iron and copper to make into tools. These things — salt ,shells or metals — are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today. Salt may seem rather a strange material to use as money ,but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetables ,it is often an absolute necessity .Cakes of salt ,stamped to show their value ,were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and they can still buy goods in parts of Africa. Cowrie seashells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World. These were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean ,and were traded to India and China. In Africa ,cowries were traded right across the continent from East to West .Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar ,an Australian silver coin which was once accepted as currency (货币) in many parts of Africa. Metal was used as money in many parts of the world .Iron ,in lumps ,bars or rings is still used in many countries instead of money .It can either be exchanged for goods ,or made into tools or weapons. The early money of China ,apart from shells ,was of bronze ,often in flat ,round pieces with a hole in the middle ,called ‘ cash ’.The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old — older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean. Nowadays ,coins and notes have supplanted nearly all the more picturesque forms of money ,and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still store it for future use ,primitive money will soon be found only in museums. 1.Nowadays we think of money as() . A.pieces of metal or metallic paper B.made of either metal or paper C.some printed notes and papers D.round and flat sheets of paper 2.In some parts of the world a traveler might go hungry() . A.even if his money was of the local kind B.even if he had no coins or notes C.if he did not know the local rate of exchange D.even if he had plenty of ready money 3.What can we infer from the passage？ A.Isolated peoples exchange goods by means of barter. B.Salt cakes are taking the place of picturesque forms. C.Seashells could be traded with Maria Theresa dollars. D.The Chinese were among the earliest users of metal ‘ cash ’. 4.Primitive types of money will be used (). A.to replace more picturesque forms B.as exhibits to be shown in public C.at local country markets and shops D.as entrance tickets in museums

A、the analysis of the salinity of ocean waters B、the causes of the variation in oceanic salinity C、the importance of the changes in oceanic salinity D、the different forms of salts in ocean waters