1 . 你堂兄建华在国外学习，你们经常用英文通信。他即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否回国工作征求你的意见。请根据下列提示回信：
1. 建议他回国；
2. 你的理由是：学有所用，就业容易；照顾父母。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 行文应连贯，内容应完整；
3. 开头语与落款已为你写好。
June 8^th
Dear Jianhua,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks ago. ___________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes,                                                                             

Minghua

2 . O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.     b. Worked in a bank.             c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.       e. Had a newspaper Job.          f. Learned to write stories.

A．c. e. b. d. f. a

B．e. c. f. b. d. a

C．e. b. d. c. a. f.

D．c. b. e. d. a f.

2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because

A．they had surprise endings	B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor	D．they were about New York City

3. O. Henry went to prison because             .

A．people thought he had stolen money that was not his

B．he broke the law by not using his own name

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．people thought he had taken money from the newspaper

4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A．He was well-educated.	B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor.	D．He was very good at learning.

5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A．His life inside the prison.	B．The newspaper articles he wrote.
C．The city and people of New York.	D．His exciting early life as a boy.

3 . The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may”. He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

1. In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of______.

A．EBC programs.	B．EBC money.
C．both B and A.	D．Robert’s department’s programs.

2. “Your request is out of the question.” Here “out of the question” means______.

A．possible.	B．impossible.
C．with some question.	D．without any question

3. Robert decided to make more programs because_________.

A．“the FC” disliked him

B．he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.

C．he wanted to show himself off.

D．the members of his department wanted him to do so.

4. Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

A．Nobody.	B．The listeners.
C．Robert.	D．The Financial Controller.