Mr. Brown, who was not easily surprised, was quite ______ when he heard the result of the
A.taken aback
B.given over
C.brought about
D.turned up
A.taken aback
B.given over
C.brought about
D.turned up
第1题
Who might Mr. Brown be?
A.A school doctor.
B.A teacher.
C.A library assistant.
第2题
听力原文:M: Do you know where Mr. Brown is?
W: He's in with the manager.
M: I wonder what they are talking about.
W: The next stage of the project, I think.
Who are the two speakers?
A.Mr. Brown' s colleagues.
B.Mr. Brown' s workers.
C.Mr. Brown' s students.
第3题
Richard Brown, President
Document Makers Salem,
MA 34588
Dear Mr. Brown:
As someone who (141) with your company for over 3 years, we were very disappointed to see the documents you produced for our latest Drivers Co. publicity campaign.
As our written agreement stipulated, we expected full color leaflets with explanatory texts, but instead, we found that black and white photos had been included in the prepared leaflets. I think you will agree that a (142) problem exists.
We would like you to send out a (143) to provide us with the promised color coverage, or provide us with a refund.
Yours truly,
Thomas R. Smith,
Director
(41)
A.are working
B.will work
C.worked
D.has worked
第4题
What aid will Britain increase?
A.Overseas deployment aid.
B.Overseas development aid.
C.Overseas investment aid.
D.Overseas humanitarian aid.
第5题
Dear Mr. Brown,
Thank you for your letter of 6 September regarding Mr. John Green who has been employed by this company for the past 10 years.
Mr. Green served his apprenticeship (学徒) with Vickers Tools Ltd. in Manchester, followed by a three-year course of engineering for Production Engineers. He is technically well—qualified and for the past five years has been our Assistant Works Manager responsible for production and related business in our Sheffield factory. In all his job duties he has shown himself to be hard-working, responsible and in every way a very dependable employee.
I can strongly recommend Mr. Green as I feel sure that if he were to be chosen to manage your factory in Nairobi he would bring to his work a true atmosphere of teamwork, which would be found necessary and helpful by all who would work with him.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Smith
1. How long has Mr. Green been employed by the writer's company?
For ().
2. What kind of course did Mr. Green take?
A three-year course in engineering for ().
3. What job position has Mr. Green held in the past five years?
4.What does the writer think of Mr. Green as an employee?
He is hard-working, () and dependable.
5.What is the purpose of this letter?
To () Mr. Green to manage a factory in Nairobi.
第6题
听力原文: The British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has announced plans to increase overseas development aid. Mr. Brown who was giving details of the government's spending plans for the next three years said that the development budget would rise to around twelve billion dollars annually. The figure will still be below the UN aid target for development aid, but according to the Treasury, Britain should achieve that by 2013.
What aid will Britain increase?
A.Overseas deployment aid.
B.Overseas development aid.
C.Overseas investment aid.
D.Overseas humanitarian aid.
第7题
Thomas R. Smith Drivers Co.
3489 Greene Ave.
Olympia, WA 98502
Dear Mr. Smith,
I was very (141) to read your letter of August 17 dealing with the issue of incorrectly produced publicity leaflets. As someone who values your business, I have already begun to find a(an) (142) to resolve this problem.
My top photographer will call you to arrange an appointment at your earliest possible convenience to retake photos in full color. Also, we will deduct another 15 percent of the bill for the misunderstanding. Thank you for your (143).
Sincerely,
Richard Brown
President
(41)
A.disappointing
B.disappointment
C.disappointed
D.disappoints
第8题
听力原文:W: Good evening, Mr. Brown, and welcome to the program.
M: Thank you!
W: I wonder if you could tell listeners more about the work you do?
M: Certainly.
W: Mr. Brown, I gather that you work for a company developing software for reading electronic books?
M: That is so.
W: Do you think there is much future in that?
M: Well, people buy music online, so why not books?
W: You have to read electronic books on a machine, don't you?
M: That is so, although of course you might be able to print them out on a printer.
W: So why should people read a book on an expensive machine when they can buy a cheap copy and carry it around with them and read it whenever they like?
M: That is an interesting point. People need time to become aware of the value of e-books.
W: Is it true that at the Frankfurt Book Fair, in 2000, there was a prize for the best books published in electronic form?
M: Yes, that is true, the prize was worth $100,000.
W: Who put up the money for the prize?
M: Err, software companies such as Microsoft and Adobe.
W: I suppose they are trying to encourage publishers to get the e-book business off the ground.
M: That's probably true.
(23)
A.At a television studio.
B.On a radio program.
C.In a job interview.
D.In a factory.
第9题
How much was the man's estate worth?
A.Nothing.
B.Under two thousand dollars.
C.A million dollars.
D.Over two million dollars.
第10题
Charles Schulz and the Popular Comic Strip "Peanuts"
Millions of people around the world who loved the comic strip "Peanuts" were sad when Charles Schulz died in February, 2000. He was 77 years old. The artist who created Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy had retired a month earlier because of poor health.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Other Characters in "Peanuts"
Charles Schulz drew "Peanuts" for fifty years. The comic strip first appeared in seven American newspapers in 1950. At that time, the subjects were all children and animals. They still are. People love these characters because they demonstrate the failings and strengths of all human beings. For example, Charlie Brown usually cannot get things right. But he tries his best. And he never stops trying.
The animated cartoon, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", has appeared on television since 1965. In it, Charlie Brown has to choose a Christmas tree for a special Christmas program. He gets a small ugly tree because he feels sorry for it. But the other children laugh at it. They say Charlie Brown has failed again to do something right. Then in preparing for the show, one of the children tells about the true meaning of Christmas. The other children decide that maybe they can make Charlie Brown's tree look beautiful.
Other children often criticize Charlie Brown. He suffers many losses and rejectionsjust as people sometimes do in real life. His baseball team always loses. He keeps trying to kick a football, but never succeeds. His friend Lucy keeps pulling the ball away. But he continues to believe that some day she will let him kick the ball.
Charlie Brown has a dug named Snoopy who may be even more popular than Charlie. Snoopy is a funny character. He sleeps on top of his dog house. Snoopy is always trying to write the great American novel. But he cannot get beyond the first line of his book. He writes: "It was a dark and stormy night" again and again. Snoopy dreams of himself as a pilot searching for the Red Baron, a famous German fighter pilot in World War One.
There are other memorable characters in the "Peanuts" comic strip. Lucy mistrusts everyone. She often seems angry. Schroeder plays a small toy piano every year he celebrates the birthday of com poser Ludwig yon Beethoven. Linus always carries a blanket to feel secure. Peppermint Patty is good at sports. She likes Charlie Brown very much and is the only one who calls him "Chuck".
Charles Schulz said he saw himself in some of his characters. He recognized himself in Charlie Brown's continued failures, in Snoopy's humor, in Lucy's moments of anger, and in the insecure feelings of Linus. Some of the situations in "Peanuts" seem to have developed from Mr. Schulz's own life experiences.
In 1967, the "Peanuts" characters starred in a musical play. "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" was first performed in New York City. It later became the most produced musical in America. A new production opened on Broadway in New York in 1999. The actors in the Broadway version of the musical sing a song called "Happiness".
Charles Schulz
Charles Schulz brought happiness to millions of people. He was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father was a barber who cut men's hair. When Charlie was five, his teacher told him: "Some day, Charles, you are going to be an artist." But he some times had trouble with his school work. In high school, he was poor at sports. He was afraid to ask a girl to go out with him. His high school publication rejected some of his drawings he hoped it would publish.
At age 17, Charles began studying art. He took a class by mail from a Minnesota art school. This was the only art education he ever had.
Then came World War Two. Mr. Schulz served in the United States Army. During this period he very much enjoyed a comic strip about soldiers called "Will
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