We are so busy that we had to () our vacation till next month.
A.put away
B.put down
C.put off
D.put out
A.put away
B.put down
C.put off
D.put out
第1题
A.struggle
B.playing
C.trying
D.to try
第2题
A、Let’s have a cup of tea, and then discuss the plan.
B、I am not clear.
C、No hurry.
D、I’m too busy to do anything.
第3题
A.Yes, it's so quiet as we expected
B.Well. it's pretty busy this aftemoon
C.Don't mention it
第4题
—Jeff, I'd appreciate it if you could help me with the opening speech I'm giving next week.
—___________________________, but I'll have some time between five and six p.m.
A.Don’t mention it
B.Yes, it’s so quiet as we expected
C.Well, it's pretty busy this morning
第5题
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us as we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends are lost—no television! So they don't know what to do. On such evening our house is very full as they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games. Yes, life is possible without television.
The author's friends like______.
A.sitting and playing chess in the evening
B.attending classes in the evening
C.listening to music in the evening
D.watching television in the evening
第6题
听力原文:M: You look so unhappy. What's wrong?
W: Oh, we've got such a lot of homework again!
M: Yes. Terrible, isn't it?
W: I never have time now to do what I like.
M: And I used to watch TV a lot, but I'm too busy now with all this homework. By the way, have you finished your writing'?
W: Yes. But it took me ages to write it. I spent more than two and a half hours on it last night.
M: I have not done it yet. I did not start it until half past eight last night because I had to do the math exercises first. There wasn't time to finish it. I'll have to do it tonight.
W: Good luck!
(13)
A.She has to watch TV a lot.
B.Too much noise again.
C.She never has enough time to have a rest.
D.Such a lot of homework again.
第7题
When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who do know English food are a-ware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that sometimes it is terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food-we eat to live, we do not live 1o eat. So we don't generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. You can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns, where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors come to London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of food, so why should they complain about it?
Why are visitors to Britain always complaining about English food?
A.Because they don't eat in an English home.
B.Because the restaurants they go to serve foreign food.
C.Because they don't know what they eat is not real English food.
D.Because people in large towns are too busy to provide them with English food.
第8题
听力原文:Friend: I tried to phone you yesterday.
Diane: Oh, sorry. I was busy all day and then I went to London in the evening for a meal with some friends.
Friend: Did you take your car?
Diane: I left it at home. Parking's such a problem. But the underground was closed for repairs so I had to take the bus. It was quite slow.
Friend: Did you go to your favourite Spanish restaurant?
Diane: I was hoping to try some Mexican food but my friends booked a table in a Chinese place.
Friend: Was it expensive?
Diane: Quite cheap actually, and the food was very good — but it's only a small restaurant so a lot of people had to wait for tables — and it was quite noisy.
Friend: You didn't stay there and talk afterwards then!
Diane: We went for a walk along the river. It was too late for the cinema.
Friend: Didn't you get wet? It reined here all evening.
Diane: The wind was very cold but it stayed dry.
Friend: And then it snowed during the night!
Diane: That was after I got home. But I had a really good evening!
Listen to Diane talking to a friend about a trip to London.
For questions 11-15, tick (√) A, B or C.
You will hear the conversation twice.
Diane went to London by
A.car.
B.bus.
C.underground.
第9题
"Of course, we can not imagine a life without any friend", said Jeff, one of the researchers from the research program, "but when it comes to friends, it is definitely not a matter of the more, the better". He also pointed out that with our growing up, the life situation in front of us will become complicated, and some of the friends, especially those we made while doing business, will turn out to be more like a burden than a support, which may sound surprising to those who haven't put too much thought into this issue.
If you are really busy, and some friendships seem to have nothing to offer you at the moment, maybe you can consider cooling the relationship for a while. When these friends invite you to a social gathering and you do not have the time to do so, decline such invitations politely. When they call you for a casual chat, and you are really having your hands full at that particular time, try to control that call to a time period acceptable for you.
We use the term "to cool some friendship", because we are by no means indicating a utilitarianism attitude towards friendship--an attitude that the value of a friend would be determined by whether or not he/she is useful for us. We agree with the general belief that friendship should be kept as something pure and lasting. What we are suggesting here is how to find a balance between the quality and quantity of friends.
So, for those friendships we cooled off for a while, if you don't want to cut them off completely, you can organize some gatherings with a few such friends on a quarterly or even yearly basis. By doing so, you can keep several friendships going on at once.
Which of the following factor is NOT mentioned when discussing the persons interviewed in the research?
A.What kind of job they are doing.
B.How old they are.
C.How much money they earn per year.
D.Whether they are married or not.
第10题
Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators some people may look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, contemplating, researching. We should all remember that great scientific discoveries occurred by chance. Newton wasn't working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have someone "lazy" build the car or stove we buy, particularly if that "laziness" were caused by the worker's taking time to check each step of his work and to do his job right. And some- times, being "lazy"--that is, taking time off for a rest--is good for the overworked students or executives. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor who is simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic. So be careful when you're tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting, or planning his or her next work.
The main idea of the passage is that______.
A.laziness is a sin
B.there are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy
C.laziness is the sign of deep-seated emotional problems
D.lazy people do more careful work